Land of Rain Somewhere, the darkness buried deep underground Cave.
The moist and cold air is full of water vapor, which condenses into beads and slowly slides down the rugged rock wall, making a monotonous and lonely ticking sound.
The man wearing an orange spiral mask, Obito Uchiha, was sitting casually on a piece of Rock.
He was like a solidified statue, with only his right eye exposed under the mask, the scarlet Sharingan, shining with an eerie luster in the darkness.
Three pitch-black Tomoes rotate silently and slowly in it, like Uzumakis peering into the abyss of reality.
The half-black and half-white Zee slowly rises from the ground, like a plant breaking through the ground.
"We have the latest information about Kakashi Hatake. He seems to have had a girlfriend recently!"
"Really?"
Obito's voice sounded, low and gentle, without any obvious ups and downs, as if it was just confirming an insignificant trivial matter.
"Kakashi, that guy, found a girlfriend?"
This sound echoed in the empty and humid Cave, and was absorbed by Rock, making it appear particularly hollow.
White Zetsu blinked his white eye and tilted his head, as if expecting to see a more intense reaction.
"The information is this, Obito."
The voice of Black Zetsu answered on your behalf.
"The subject seems to be a spy sent by Lockfront Village to Konoha. He gave up his mission in the village for Kakashi, and was finally left in Konoha. Specific information is still being collected."
After hearing this, Tomoe in Obito Sharingan seems to be spinning slightly faster.
Obito's body posture did not change at all, but the knuckles of the hand on his knee seemed to tighten unconsciously for a moment in the shadow, and then relaxed again.
"Huh..."
An extremely slight sound with unknown meaning escaped from under the mask, like a sigh or some kind of cold mockery.
He paused, his voice still maintaining that disturbing calmness.
"Did that guy... finally come out?"
He actually made the spy give up the mission for him, he is so capable, Kakashi!
"Come out?"
White Zetsu couldn't help but interrupt, with confusion in his tone.
"I thought you would be very angry! After all, he..."
"No need to be angry."
Obito interrupted White Zetsu, and his voice suddenly became clearer, revealing a firm determination.
Under that calm tone, there was finally a trace of undoubted coldness.
The pattern of Sharingan changes instantly, like a knife blade passing through the water.
"Anger is meaningless. It cannot change the past and it cannot shape the future."
He raised his head slightly, and his eyes seemed to penetrate through the thick rock formations, looking towards some illusory "other side" that only he could see.
The scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan glowed with an almost fanatical and morbid yearning in the dim light.
"Waiting for the day when Eye of the Moon Plan is realized..."
His voice became deeper, but it carried a strange, heart-stopping tenderness.
"When the light of Infinite Tsukuyomi envelopes the entire world, when dreams become the only and Eternity reality... all pain will be healed, and all regrets will be made up for.
This false reality, full of scars, betrayals, and disappointments, will disappear completely."
He paused for a moment, and the corners of his mouth under the mask seemed to outline a twisted arc where no one could see him.
"At that time, whether Kakashi or his so-called 'girlfriend'... they will all get the 'happiness' they deserve in a perfect world. And Lin and I..."
When he mentioned that name, there was a subtle, almost completely suppressed tremor in his voice, but it was immediately covered by a stronger will as cold as steel.
"... At that time, I will ask him to introduce me and Lin properly.
In the peace and happiness of Eternity, there is no pain, no sacrifice, no separation of life and death.
Lin... she would be happy for Kakashi's change, in that perfect world."
The last words, with an almost pious obsession, like a curse and a promise, fell heavily into the damp Cave.
Black Zetsu stared at Obito in silence, his half black face showing no expression, but in the depths of Yellow Eyes's pupils, a deep light of understanding and almost pity flashed.
This pity is not goodwill, but stems from the overlooking of one's own absolutely superior position. It is a coldness towards Obito who is in deep pain and vanity without realizing it.
'Yes, Obito. That's it!'
'Burn it, use your pain and despair as fuel, let it be what drives you forward.
The stronger your will to activate Eye of the Moon Plan, the better, and the crazier the better!'
Every time Obito looks gloomy and sad, Black Zetsu wants to laugh.
Those speeches sounded like wonderful recitation to Black Zetsu, and every word seemed to be telling Black Zetsu.
"Look! The tool person you found is being fooled around by you, mistakenly thinking that he is on the road to realizing his ideals and changing Shinobi World.
In fact, they are on the road to resurrecting their mother!"
After Three-Tails is resurrected, the plan to capture Tailed Beast can begin.
If the big Shinobi Villages join forces, they are still too powerful, and even if Nagato encounters them, they may not be able to get a good deal. Therefore, the arrest of Tailed Beast must be carried out with a blitzkrieg, and the big Shinobi Villages must be caught off guard.
An indescribable "pleasure" mixed with contempt and satisfaction filled Black Zetsu's cold consciousness.
He looked at Obito, who was immersed in self-movement and revenge obsession, and then thought of Madara Uchiha, who was also played by him.
'I have to say, Obito and Madara are really useful tools.'
Black Zetsu's consciousness is filled with cold mockery.
'They possess powers that are unmatched by mortals - Mangekyō Sharingan, Rinnegan, and even the power to manipulate Tailed Beast.
They are arrogant and paranoid, with their own seemingly grand ideals: Madara pursues the illusory 'true peace', while Obito is obsessed with the irreversible past.
They think they are making history and changing the world, but they don't know that they are just my pawns.'
'While they are easy to use, they also have no brains. Just like their ancestor, the stupid Indra!'
Thinking of Indra's name, Black Zetsu's consciousness rolled with contempt.
That idiot who inherited the powerful eye power of Hagoromo but only pursues power and is blinded by jealousy.
He easily provoked a fateful battle with his younger brother Asura, opening up this Ninja world full of disputes, and also laying the first Seed for Black Zetsu's Millennium Plan.
It is precisely because the descendants of Hagoromo and Hamura are so stupid that it is fitting for me, Black Zetsu, to resurrect my mother.
I've been waiting for this for thousands of years, and it's not far behind in just a few years.