After this latest incident, Black Zetsu had expected Yin to be as clingy as ever, but that proved not to be the case.
Yin helped Black Zetsu handle the Jashin Cult's affairs as before, only coming to see him when he had nothing else to do. He would bring along various texts from the cult to read, pondering the wondrous technique formulas within.
He seemed to have finally figured things out. His skill with Sealing Jutsu soared, and he could even use the Jashin Cult's texts to improve its barrier, making it harder to detect.
Without anyone noticing, Yin had grown into a dependable fighting force. The child had finally grown up...
Watching him bustle about, Black Zetsu felt rather wistful and struggled to get used to it.
Meanwhile, Konoha continued searching relentlessly for the Jashin Cult's hideout, conducting comprehensive searches time and again. If Yin had not strengthened the barrier's defenses, they might have been discovered long ago.
But hiding like this forever was no solution. They needed to find a way to strike back.
To rescue Kaguya, they now needed two things: the Nine-Tails they had yet to capture, and the Rinnegan that had fallen into Konoha's hands.
Whichever they went after, they could not do it without enough manpower...
But now that the entire shinobi world had united, what other faction could lend them a hand?
After thinking for a long time, Black Zetsu suddenly remembered a technique called [Impure World Reincarnation] that he had once seen in Tobirama Senju's laboratory, back before the people of the shinobi world knew of his reputation.
Though this technique that reversed life and death had certain drawbacks, consuming the souls of those reincarnated, he would only be using them as cannon fodder to distract Konoha. Let their souls be consumed.