"Oh? That look in your eyes... interesting. I preferred that defiant look you had just now. Could you bring it back?"
Seeing the clear change in Jigen's eyes, Baku, who wielded Dream Release and had devoted particular attention to studying psychology, naturally understood what the man before him was thinking in an instant.
As he spoke, a black wooden spike slowly formed in Baku's hand, and he gently pressed it against Jigen's chest.
"I'm still useful! That man called Tsuchimikado Getsuchō has been lying to you all along! His true identity is a Yin-Yang Release creation of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, the one you want to use!"
Sensing the threat of death, Jigen immediately cried out in panic.
"That's all? I knew about his identity long ago. I only kept him around because he really was useful.
"I'm not so blind that I can't tell whether someone is deceiving me. From the very first moment I met him, I used the power of dreams to trace Tsuchimikado Getsuchō's entire past.
"At one point in his life, he suddenly changed. What do you think... could have caused such an abrupt change?
"No one can hide from the records of dreams. Dreams are the most illusory things, but they are also the most real. Hmm, come to think of it, you should be useful too.
"You've made such poor use of your abilities. Hmm, from now on... follow me. Perhaps you'll make a decent tool."
Baku merely chuckled at those words. He had long known there was something wrong with Black Zetsu. Presumably, Black Zetsu had also realized that Baku knew something was wrong with him, which was why he had accepted without protest when Baku sent him to the Land of Rain.
For now, the two were merely using each other.
As he