The white creature and the black creature were none other than Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu, who had come here through Haku Zetsu's body.
A battle had broken out here earlier, its shock waves terrifyingly powerful, while Nagato and the other two Three Little Ones were nearby.
When the White Zetsu secretly following Nagato saw this, he feared something might happen to the Rinnegan and immediately reported it to Black Zetsu. After learning of the situation, Madara Uchiha projected his mental power into White Zetsu's body.
He had come both to watch Qingyun's battle and to protect the Rinnegan from being taken by someone else.
The first time Black Zetsu saw Qingyun, he sensed a very unusual aura about him. Deeply wary of Qingyun and afraid he would ruin his plans, Black Zetsu could not help making a suggestion when he heard Madara Uchiha muttering to himself. "Lord Madara, should we find a way to kill him before he ruins our plans?"
Madara Uchiha shook his head. "Not for now. He's powerful, and with my life force dwindling, I can only stay alive by relying on the Ten-Tails' husk. Using White Zetsu's body, I can't exert much fighting power.
"Besides, I feel he knows a great many things. If we make an irreconcilable enemy of him, something may happen to the vessel nurturing the Rinnegan.
"Furthermore, he's indifferent by nature. As long as we leave the people around him alone, he probably won't interfere with our affairs."
"But..."
Even after hearing Madara Uchiha's words, Black Zetsu remained uneasy and wanted to say more. Before he could finish, however, Madara Uchiha interrupted him. "No buts. Do as I say. Everything else can wait until I return to my prime. Our priority is finding someone who can act as my representative in