"On the Night of the Nine-Tails over a decade ago..." Black Zetsu glanced at Obito Uchiha as he spoke. "You experienced the first part yourself, so I won't say much about it."
"Start from after I left..." Obito had no interest in hearing how the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had snatched the Nine-Tails from him.
He had experienced that himself, so there was no need for Black Zetsu to belabor it. What Obito wanted to know was what had happened afterward, and why only half of the Nine-Tails had been sealed inside Naruto Uzumaki.
"After you left... the Fourth Hokage prepared to seal the Nine-Tails again... the Shinigami... split... not many people saw it at the time..."
"This time, White Zetsu accompanied Kabuto Yakushi to Konoha to gather materials and accidentally resurrected a Konoha ninja who had been at the scene. That was how they learned that the Nine-Tails had been split!"
Black Zetsu explained the whole sequence of events in full detail, and only then did Obito understand.
"I see. If that's the case, this information is worth investigating carefully."
Information recounted by a witness to the Night of the Nine-Tails who had been dead for years was indeed worth taking seriously.
If this information was true, it meant they could complete their plan ahead of schedule.
If things went smoothly, the Akatsuki could even catch the entire shinobi world off guard.
"If the other half of the Nine-Tails really is sealed inside Minato Namikaze, then all we need to do is find his remains and resurrect him, and that half of the Nine-Tails will be ours."
Obito looked somewhat excited. The problem that had troubled them for so long suddenly seemed to have a solution. How could he not be pleased?
Black Zetsu opened his mouth, wanting to