Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 220 The Kaleidoscope Awakens for the Second Time... Obito!
Ah Fei's words were as casual as ever, carrying a light and airy feel that made him seem unreliable.

Obito indeed disregarded Tobi's words.

"What do you know? You're nothing but an artificial creation, a derivative of the Gedo Mazo, a low-grade copy of Hashirama Senju! The power you possess is Wood Release, what do you know about eyes, yet you dare to spout nonsense here?"

Obito, in despair, let out a muffled roar from within Tobi: "All your actions are nothing but following orders, completely devoid of your own thoughts and will. You betrayed me, what right do you have to lecture me so ridiculously?!"

No one could truly understand the despair in Obito's heart.

It should be noted that not long ago, he was ambitious and wanted to transform his eyes into the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and then combine them with the White Zetsu cells or Hashirama cells in his body to finally obtain the Rinnegan and stand at the same level as Madara!

And he'll be younger and stronger than Madara! Then we can go to the Land of Rice Fields and capture that wild Ten-Tails, and he can become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki at any time.

In fact, Obito's original plan was to capture the nine tailed beasts scattered throughout the ninja world, stuff them into the Gedo Mazo, and then devour the resurrected Ten-Tails to become a being comparable to the Sage of Six Paths.

He has the Rinnegan, the Ten-Tails, and everything the Sage of Six Paths has.

Even if we take a step back, we can use the power of the Rinnegan to control and absorb that little Ten-Tails. That would be a good option. Even if we can't compare to the Sage of Six Paths at his peak, we could at least compete with other Otsutsuki.

But all these meticulous plans, wild fantasies, and ideals of changing the ninja world shattered like bubbles, and shattered so suddenly and... absurdly!
It was so absurd that Obito even suspected it was all an illusion. The world was too cruel to him, full of traps, and he was the one who fell into them the most, stepping into several in a row, the kind that he couldn't jump out of no matter how hard he tried.

"Whether it's you, Madara, or Kaedeji... none of them are good! With two-faced bastards like you in this ninja world, it's doomed sooner or later!"

Obito cursed hysterically, his face beneath the mask contorted in a grotesque grimace, spitting out saliva. Yet, the center of the vortex in the mask remained a dark void, devoid of any Sharingan red light.

The resentment of the blind seems to be of no use—it seems.

Tobi kept moving at high speed with Obito, listening quietly. Finally, when Obito calmed down, or rather, when he fell back into despair, he said again, "The battle over there is over. Want to know the result?"

"What? You lowly creatures dare to get involved in their fight?"

"Don't speak so harshly. You don't understand now, but you'll understand soon enough. Let me tell you about their battle first. There's something you'll definitely care about... Kaedeji used the Complete Susanoo, put it on the wooden doll, and suppressed Madara."

"This is impossible!!"

Obito instinctively roared. What was more terrifying than despair was that someone had used his power to achieve the results he had always dreamed of!
"I've spent so much time trying to fuse my eye powers, and he's only taken my eyes for a short while. How could he possibly obtain the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? This is absurd. He doesn't even have Indra's chakra. Indra—"

“Perhaps he had already made his move against Itachi, or perhaps he didn’t even need to target Indra’s reincarnation, since he already possessed Indra’s chakra,” Tobi replied.

Obito was unwilling to accept this cruel reality. It was a blow to his shattered self-esteem even more than the sight of a ghost. He was filled with grief and indignation and then fell into complete silence.

I'm numb, completely numb. Let them all be destroyed. So in the end, all that's left is the clown—the one who runs around everywhere, schemes and plots, and works the hardest and most diligently?

Kaede Tsukasa did not deceive him. To obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, one must use Indra's chakra. However, he never said that Indra's chakra could only be obtained from Indra's reincarnation. So, after all his efforts over such a long time, even ignoring the great war in the Land of Rice Fields and focusing on exploring the Limited Tsukuyomi, he finally locked onto Itachi and determined that Itachi was the Indra of this generation.

Afei waited a while longer before saying, "I told you, you will get even more powerful eyes in the future."

“Stronger? That’s a superior version of the Rinnegan or Byakugan. Whose eyes should I gouge out, Nagato’s or Otsutsuki’s?” Obito said in a low voice.

"No need. You don't need to gouge out anyone's eyes. You can have the Rinnegan yourself, at least that's the information I have, although I can't be sure, the information is too fragmented..."

"Heh, so this is your purpose, isn't it? To betray me and offer me up to the person behind the scenes? Even if what you said is true, that you gave me the Rinnegan, in the end you still want to control me." Obito sneered repeatedly, but his usually dormant heart was indeed clearly disturbed.

Samsara Eye!
Who wouldn't want such the strongest eyes? This was Obito's ideal, but he also didn't believe Tobi's nonsense. If someone could betray him once, there would definitely be a second and a third time.

"I can still control you now, but once you have the Rinnegan, I will no longer be able to control you. The Rinnegan is the eye that can control the Ten-Tails, and it can easily suppress me."

As he spoke, Afei began to release Obito from his restraints, allowing Obito to directly contact the outside world.

The intense humidity in the air hit Obito's skin, and a thunderous roar came from the thick, dark clouds in the sky. The ground beneath his feet was slightly muddy, which was enough for Obito to confirm his location.

"...The Country of Rain?"

“That’s right, Land of Rain, we’re back. There’s someone who wants to see you, and he knows a little more than I do,” Afei said.

Obito suddenly turned his head. Although he couldn't see, he still had basic sensory abilities. He sensed something emerging from the ground in front of him.

At first, he thought it was a White Zetsu, but as a slight gust of wind came, he opened his hand and caught it.

"This is a Sharingan. I took it from an Uchiha clansman during the chaos. Just make do with it." The other person's voice reached Obito's ears.

Obito, ignoring his surprise, immediately stuffed the eye into his own eye socket.

A trickle of blood flowed down his face. He opened his eyes, his gaze passing through the gap between two fingers to land on the other person. He regained his sight: "I didn't expect you to still be alive, Black Zetsu."

It was Black Zetsu, the guy he had already killed with his Great Sun Spirit Eye Technique!

However, he could also see that Black Zetsu wasn't in good condition; his body had shrunk considerably, and many missing parts were visible as he stood there. Black Zetsu said, "Thanks to you, I almost died. But it's fortunate that you don't know my true strength, which gave me a chance to survive. Your Mangekyou Sharingan is very powerful, Obito."

It seems that Black Zetsu has completely disregarded his near-death experience—in reality, he has always wanted to find an opportunity to kill Obito, a fact that Obito is well aware of.

Faced with a more severe reality, this past hatred can be temporarily set aside, and people who share the same plight have no choice but to join forces.

"You made me lose most of my body, but in the end you ended up in the same situation as me. You used all sorts of means to get your eyes, and they were easily taken away. Kaede Tsukasa and Madara didn't take you seriously at all." Black Zetsu's tone was extremely cold, not sarcastic, and there was no gloating in it. His own situation was terrible.

Obito said with a sinister tone, "Are you here to mock me? In the end, you're nothing more than a clone of Kaede's will created by Tsukasa Kaede. It was Kaede who abandoned you back then, which is why I attacked you... Could it be that this was also part of the plan, and you were actually representing Kaede in negotiating with me?"

"No, that's not how it is. Many things went wrong much earlier, and it shouldn't have been like this. I originally planned to become Madara's will clone, but because I was so captivated by Kaede Tsukasa's techniques, I impulsively chose to disguise myself as his will clone."

Black Zetsu said in a low voice, "This impulse almost caused my plan, which I had been working on for thousands of years, to fail. This painful experience is my biggest lesson, but it will not happen again. My mother has already given me the latest orders."

"...?"

Obito stared silently at the black-clad figure before him, his expression a mixture of surprise and uncertainty. He then turned to look at Tobi beside him, both of whom seemed like complete strangers to him.

Black Zetsu opened his arms: "Then, let me reintroduce myself. I am Black Zetsu, the will of Kaguya Otsutsuki. I existed before the age of ninjas and have spent a thousand years working to revive my mother. I have witnessed many battles between Indra and Ashura throughout history."

"As expected, a new Otsutsuki is manipulating all of this behind the scenes! Only Otsutsuki, with their long lifespans and immense power, could force Kaede Tsukasa and Madara to disrupt their original plans and take action."

Obito quickly processed this incredibly powerful information. There was no way around it; the world had changed beyond recognition, and many old orders and perceptions had long since crumbled. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Who exactly is Kaguya Otsutsuki?"

"The Goddess of the Rabbit, the progenitor of chakra, the first Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and also Hagoromo Otsutsuki—the Sage of Six Paths, as well as Hamura Otsutsuki and my mother."

Black Zetsu only unconsciously puffs out his chest with pride when he mentions his mother.

"Is she also searching for a vessel like Yahiko? What is her relationship with Jigen?"

“I don’t know. I was born just before my mother was sealed by Hagoromo and Hamura. In my earliest memories, there was no such person as Jigen. I don’t know what conflict he had with my mother. I can only rely on you to help me find out the truth,” Black Zetsu said. “Moreover, my mother did not die. Strictly speaking, she was just sealed away.”

Where is Kaguya sealed?

"Moon, what Hagoromo and Hamura sealed together back then wasn't the Ten-Tails, but Mother. At that time, the Ten-Tails had already become a part of Mother," Black Zetsu replied.

Obito sneered: "Didn't your mother tell you such important information? The biggest obstacle to rescuing her is Jigen, but we don't even know anything about Jigen's situation."

He didn't really trust Black Zetsu, and the information Black Zetsu provided was too explosive.

According to Kaedeji, the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura were brothers, and Hamura's forced resurrection to interfere with the ninja world's progress had been completely destroyed by Kaedeji.

There must have been someone who gave birth to these two brothers. If it was Kaguya, that would make sense—after that, the Sage of Six Paths should have become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, and a ninja was born. But there was no trace of Jigen throughout this whole process.

Jigen, such a powerful Otsutsuki, is actually on the path to resurrection. Could it be Kaguya's doing? That would make the history from a thousand years ago very interesting. These two Otsutsuki were enemies.

Moreover, to revive, or rather, unseal Kaguya, does that mean splitting the moon in two?! Who has that kind of power? Does a Six Paths level expert have the power to destroy the moon?

Obito pondered silently, beginning to doubt the Gedo Mazo again. This was something Madara summoned after acquiring the Rinnegan, and it was confirmed to be the body of the Ten-Tails, but Madara himself probably didn't know where it came from.

"If we revive the Ten-Tails, we can unseal Kaguya?"

"Resurrecting the Ten-Tails is the first step, activating the Infinite Tsukuyomi is the second step, and making the person who casts the Infinite Tsukuyomi a vessel to carry Mother's will is the third step. The order must not be wrong, otherwise Mother's will will not be able to escape from the moon."

Black Zetsu calmly said, "The information about the Infinite Tsukuyomi was personally engraved on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet. Madara followed my guidance and walked step by step on the path to the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

"Hmph, Infinite Tsukuyomi is a complete lie! It's not some ultimate eye technique for achieving peace at all, but rather a resurrection technique of the Otsutsuki! Even Madara was fooled, hahahahahaha!!! Hamura, Jigen, and Kaede Tsukasa's actions were actually to save Madara!!"

Obito suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, laughing and crying at the same time. His worldview had completely collapsed. This world was too crazy. Everything was fake, full of fraud and lies!

In a daze, Obito understood why his counterpart in another timeline had awakened the eye technique "Kamui." Was it because he deeply believed in the falseness of the real world that he wanted to be able to hide in an independent, real alternate dimension at any time?
Black Zetsu waited patiently for a long time, until the rain poured down and the water under his feet was above his insteps. Only then did Obito's eyes become bloodshot with madness again, and the three-tomoe patterns gradually began to converge and undergo a transformation.

Even Tobi, whose emotions had barely fluctuated, was utterly bewildered: "Obito, you—"

"Shut up, don't disturb him. This is a miracle in the history of the Uchiha clan. Has the brain chakra undergone another drastic change? Even the call of the soul has changed again."

Black Zetsu was also shocked. He had never seen an example like Obito, who transplanted an ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan, then had his worldview collapse and his old understanding overturned, and then re-opened a new Mangekyou Sharingan.

Blood streamed down his face as Obito slowly raised his head, half of his face already covered in blood.

"Tell me your plans, Black Zetsu." Obito's voice seemed to come from hell, calm yet incredibly distant.

"As for plans, it's actually quite simple. It's time for Tobi to show his true potential. Before receiving my mother's instructions, I didn't even know Tobi had this kind of background... Are you ready to become a Divine Tree Man, Obito?"

(End of this chapter)