Obito Uchiha cut Black Zetsu off, rejecting his suggestion outright.
In his view, he alone would be the main force in the impending Shinobi World War.
Everyone else, whether the 100,000 White Zetsu or the army of Impure World Reincarnation, was merely support, pawns for carrying out the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Only he himself truly mattered.
Even Black Zetsu was an expendable tool in his eyes.
Of course, in Black Zetsu's eyes, Obito was no different.
Both had sinister schemes of their own. Who would fall and who would remain standing at the end depended on whose plotting ran deeper.
"I understand." Black Zetsu nodded, his thoughts concealed, then turned his gaze to Obito. "You said before that the time wasn't right. Now that war is about to break out, isn't it time to get Madara's remains back from Kabuto Yakushi?"
Kabuto Yakushi had stumbled upon Madara Uchiha's remains by chance and had since held on to them as leverage, or rather, a trump card, unwilling to let them go easily.
Obito and Black Zetsu understood Kabuto Yakushi's thinking, too. They knew he did not trust them.
The two did indeed have their own reservations, so they could only let Kabuto Yakushi keep Madara's remains in his possession.
But now that they had truly reached a critical juncture, there was little reason to let Kabuto Yakushi continue holding the remains as a trump card.
Black Zetsu believed the time had come.
He also felt that if Obito asked Kabuto Yakushi now, there was still a good chance he would hand over Madara's remains.
In any case, it was no longer appropriate to leave Madara's remains with Kabuto Yakushi.
"It doesn't matter." Obito looked unconcerned; his mind was not even on the matter. "I've already spoken to Kabuto Yakushi.