He quietly watched the chaos engulfing Kirigakure and Obito recklessly wasting time, straying from the plan. Resignation filled his face, and his tone carried unmistakable disapproval.
Obito tilted his head slightly. Behind his mask, his expression was cold, his tone utterly dismissive.
"What do you want? I'm busy. I don't have time for your nonsense."
Black Zetsu was at a loss for words. Full of exasperation, he spoke bluntly:
"There's absolutely no point in tormenting Kirigakure like this."
"Internal strife, massacres, the village's decline-none of it helps our Eye of the Moon Plan or our efforts to collect the tailed beasts."
From Black Zetsu's strategic perspective, this simple venting of anger, this meaningless revenge, was nothing but a waste of time.
It was nothing more than a childish tantrum.
Faced with Black Zetsu's criticism, Obito remained silent and offered no rebuttal.
He knew perfectly well that none of this had any meaning.
But he simply couldn't let it go.
He wanted revenge.
He wanted to win even the tiniest measure of justice for Rin, who had died so tragically.
Seeing his stubborn silence, Black Zetsu couldn't be bothered to persuade him further. Instead, he changed the subject, his expression turning meaningful as he dropped a piece of news powerful enough to shake Obito to his core.
"I have some news for you."
"Your teacher, Minato Namikaze, has become the Fourth Hokage."
Boom!
That simple sentence exploded like thunder in Obito's mind.
Obito, who had been cold-faced, consumed by hatred, and recklessly indulging his madness, instantly froze in place.
His body jolted, his emotions surged violently, and his pupils contracted sharply. He was utterly stunned.
The Fourth Hokage?
Minato Namikaze had become Hokage?
In that instant, countless long-buried memories of his youth came flooding back.
When he was young, his most