"Wait, then why did you never show yourself again after that great battle?"
"I sent plenty of people around the world to look for you back then."
Indra narrowed his eyes at Black Zetsu before him and suddenly spoke.
Of course, Black Zetsu had already thought about how to answer that question.
Indra had failed back then, the Sage of Six Paths was still alive, and Asura had inherited Six Paths Power.
Who knew what would happen if he kept operating out in the open?
One thing Black Zetsu could be certain of was that after Indra and Asura's battle, Hagoromo had absolutely been secretly investigating the reason for Indra's change.
If he had contacted Indra then, the story might have ended right there instead of ever reaching this point.
He had not seen through it back then, but later, Black Zetsu gradually realized that Hagoromo was one seriously devious brat.
Never mind all the contingencies he had left behind-when he passed Six Paths Power to Asura back then, had his Rinnegan ever deactivated?
He claimed he had already passed his power to Asura, but the big red ring on his head and the purple ripples in his eyes had not diminished one bit.
Indra and Asura's fight was a matter between his two sons, so he would not interfere.
No!!!
He had interfered!
If Hagoromo had not passed Six Paths Power to Asura, how could that pathetic little brother have possibly beaten Indra?!
And all that talk about bonds.
There had clearly only been a handful of people at the final battle. How could they possibly have had that much chakra?
Hagoromo had absolutely been pulling strings behind the scenes!!!
At that thought, a hint of pity crept into Black Zetsu's gaze as he looked at Indra.
"Because of