Main World.
Autumn, Konoha Year 24.
British Continent, New Capital.
Imperial Palace, study.
The autumn rain pattered outside, beating against the window frame. Toyotomi Yinglang sat behind his desk, toying with a dark purple Soul Yin Stone. Moon God Kaguya sat opposite him, her silver-white hair falling to her waist, holding a cup of tea that had gone completely cold.
"Bring your third son, Black Zetsu, here." Toyotomi Yinglang set down the Soul Yin Stone. "I have a plan."
"What plan?"
"Black Zetsu doesn't know you've left the seal, nor does he know the Sage of Six Paths is still alive." Toyotomi Yinglang's voice was calm. "He's still plotting the Eye of the Moon, still guiding Madara Uchiha, still collecting the Tailed Beasts. He thinks everything will be over once he revives you."
Kaguya nodded.
"But have you ever thought about who would get that fruit if the Eye of the Moon really activated, and the God Tree collected the entire Shinobi World's chakra and produced a Chakra Fruit?"
Kaguya's brow furrowed slightly.
"The Sage of Six Paths?"
"Yes." Toyotomi Yinglang nodded. "The Sage of Six Paths is in the Pure Land, watching everything. He's harvested souls for over a thousand years. How could he pass up the Chakra Fruit? When the time comes, you'll be sealed away, knowing nothing. Black Zetsu takes the blame, you take the blame, and the fruit goes to the Sage of Six Paths."
Kaguya's expression shifted slightly.
"So we need to bring Black Zetsu here." Toyotomi Yinglang's voice was calm. "The Eye of the Moon will proceed, but the objective has changed. It won't be to revive you, but to make the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki discover each other and fight."
Kaguya fell silent for a moment.
"What about the Chakra