"What the hell is going on?!!"
Madara Uchiha, who had originally watched coldly with an unconcerned expression, twitched at the corner of his eye. A bad feeling rose in his heart, and his reason told him to stop Hikaru, or something major would happen.
"..."
Black Zetsu's mind had already gone blank. Even with his vast knowledge and experience, he found this unbelievable. Someone was directly absorbing the Ten-Tails' cells!!!
Was this some kind of joke?
Suddenly, Black Zetsu recalled how Hikaru had once asked Madara Uchiha for his cells. His heart skipped a beat. Could Hikaru possess some special method of absorbing other people's cells to strengthen himself?!
Looking carefully at Hikaru's meteoric rise, he had not only awakened the Mangekyo with ease, but had even acquired the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan while carrying many hidden secrets. Was that thing really so easy to obtain?
And there was Wood Release. Madara Uchiha had only been able to use Wood Release after transplanting Hashirama's cells. Since Hikaru could use Wood Release, did that mean he had absorbed Hashirama's cells?
Then he absorbed Madara Uchiha's cells and awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and the Rinnegan...
Such a possibility existed, though it sounded absurd. But now, Black Zetsu felt that even if it was absurd, the possibility was extremely high. The more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became.
"Lord Madara, no matter what, we cannot let him successfully absorb the Ten-Tails' cells. Even though we don't know how he's doing it, we must stop him!!!"
Black Zetsu believed they could not let this continue. Otherwise, given Hikaru's current situation, it was entirely possible for him to become the next Kaguya Otsutsuki or Sage of Six Paths. If that happened, their plan would be in danger.
"I know."
The look Madara