"Well, that's a long story."
Hagoromo looked at the curious Naruto, gave a bitter smile, and then recounted some of the details of what had happened back then.
"In short, sealing Mother back then was unavoidable, but I don't regret it."
"It's just that I failed to repay her for raising me."
If Black Zetsu had been there, he would definitely have started cursing Hagoromo out.
What did he mean, unavoidable?!
Mother must have had her reasons for doing those things and creating White Zetsu!
You were just a child, and you went and sealed your own mother over some romantic entanglements. Was that right?!
"So why exactly did the Rabbit Goddess create White Zetsu back then? Were they her slaves?"
"Mother never answered that question. She only kept looking at the sky. But they certainly weren't slaves."
Tobirama frowned.
"If they weren't slaves, then were they... an army?"
Although the White Zetsu were somewhat weak compared to the strongest fighters, they were outstanding among ordinary shinobi.
It was hard to believe that creations from a thousand years ago could surpass most shinobi today in strength.
Following that line of thought, if Kaguya hadn't been sealed by the Sage of Six Paths, just how powerful would the White Zetsu she created afterward have become?
The humans used to create White Zetsu back then probably hadn't had chakra in their bodies, had they?
At that thought, Tobirama couldn't help feeling a chill.
But what was her motive?
Why create an army? An army could only be meant to face an enemy.
Then where was that enemy?
"It looks like you've thought of it."
Hagoromo watched Tobirama's increasingly grim expression, as though he had guessed what he was thinking.
"I need to know more. Where the Ōtsutsuki Clan came from, what exactly