Naruto: Experience Pain, Start by Copying the Entire Shinobi World

Rain-Hidden Village, High Tower Hall.

The scene was so awkward it could freeze the air.

Yahiko glanced at the masked man clinging to Chihiro's leg, crying like a 300-pound child, then looked at Chihiro, who had a "I knew this would happen" expression on his face.

I feel that the authority I have worked so hard to build as a leader is crumbling inch by inch.

Nagato's purple eyes were also filled with confusion.

Pipa Juzo rubbed his eyes hard, seriously doubting whether he was hallucinating because he was too tired from helping the old ladies in the village carry rice recently.

The Prophet... has such a... um... lively and loyal follower, just like himself?

It seems my position is in grave danger!

Xiao Nan stood there, having completely given up on thinking.

She felt as if her brain had been formatted by Qian Xuan with brute force and then filled with a bunch of gibberish, causing it to completely crash.

"Cough cough."

Qian Xuan cleared his throat, breaking the suffocating awkwardness.

He reached out and patted the head of the masked man who was still rubbing against his leg, as if comforting a husky that had been caught destroying the house by its owner.

"Alright, alright, Ah Fei, stop crying. There are so many people watching, it's so embarrassing."

He turned his head and gave a kind, elder-like smile to the bewildered Yahiko and the others.

"Let me introduce you all. This is Afei, my distant cousin who ran away from home many years ago. His mind... well, he's been a little abnormal since he was a child, so please bear with him."

Distant cousin?

Yahiko and Nagato exchanged a glance; this explanation seemed... even more outrageous.

"Ah Fei, come on, get up first."

Qianxuan tried to pull the "hanger" off his leg.

"My brother and I haven't seen each other in a long time, and we have a lot to talk about. Yahiko, find us a quiet room."

"Ah... Oh! Okay, senpai!"

As if waking from a dream, Yahiko quickly led the way.

Obito then shakily got up from the ground, took off his mask to reveal a face still streaked with tears, and followed closely behind Sengen.

His docile, submissive demeanor contrasted sharply with his over-the-top, childish entrance.

Qianxuan led him past the crowd, and at the end, he turned back to add a sentence to Yahiko and the others.

"By the way, this kid's pretty tough. If you're going on a mission and need a meat shield or something, you can take him along."

Yahiko: "..."

Nagato: "..."

The members of Akatsuki looked at each other, feeling that their worldview had been shaken like never before.

……

The top floor of the tower, in a room that once belonged to Hanzo the Salamander.

Qianxuan kicked the door shut, then unceremoniously plopped down on the only chair in the room and crossed his legs.

He looked at the uneasy Uchiha Obito in front of him and got straight to the point.

"From today onwards, your mission is to protect those people below, especially Yahiko. If he loses even a single hair, I'll hang you from the top of the tower as a lightning rod."

Qianxuan's tone was calm, yet it made Obito's body involuntarily tremble.

He knew that if Brother Qianxuan said it, he would do it.

"Yes, Brother Qianxuan!"

Stand at attention and answer loudly.

"Alright, you can go out now and get to know your new colleagues."

Qianxuan waved his hand, as if shooing away a fly.

Obito said "Oh," and walked out of the room, turning back every few steps, closing the door behind him.

The room returned to silence.

Qianxuan didn't speak, but simply picked up the teacup on the table and slowly took a sip.

He looked out the window at the endless rain, as if admiring a traditional Chinese ink painting.

He is waiting.

Time passed, second by second.

A shadowy spot in the corner of the room began to slowly wriggle, as if it had come to life.

Finally, a figure, half black and half white, emerged from the shadows.

Black Zetsu.

His spiral-shaped face was expressionless, but the air around him became sticky and oppressive because of his presence.

"Lord Qianxuan..."

Black Zetsu's voice was very low, like bubbles rising from the depths of a swamp.

"Your actions have completely deviated from Lord Madara's plan."

Qian Xuan didn't even turn his head, he just chuckled softly.

"Madara Uchiha's plan? That old man's vision is too narrow."

He put down his teacup, slowly turned around, and looked directly at Black Zetsu with his calm eyes.

"Infinite Tsukuyomi? Turning everyone into idiots living in a dream? What a boring script."

Black Zetsu remained silent.

This is the sole objective that he has spent a thousand years laying the groundwork for and guiding.

Now, this man has so casually and completely denied it.

"I'm not interested in his kind of childish, peaceful games."

Qianxuan stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the city that had been reborn in the rain.

"What I want is not to put the world to sleep."

He paused, his voice taking on an almost charlatan-like, seductive quality.

"But rather, I want a true god to awaken."

"The progenitor of chakra, the goddess of the earth... Kaguya Otsutsuki."

When these words were lightly uttered from Qianxuan's lips.

Black Zetsu's body, composed entirely of pure will, froze completely in that instant.

Kaguya Otsutsuki!

That name!

This name, which even Madara Uchiha didn't know, existed only in the deepest part of his core memories: his "mother's" name!

How did he know?!

"you……"

For the first time, Black Zetsu's voice fluctuated violently.

Qianxuan, however, seemed not to notice his shock and simply waved his hand.

How I know is not important.

"The important thing is that our goals are aligned. You want to resurrect your mother, and I... want to see her."

A playful smile appeared on Qianxuan's face.

"Furthermore, your plan for Infinite Tsukuyomi is utterly foolish."

His words were like a sharp knife, cutting through Black Zetsu's understanding with precision, one stroke after another.

"Gathering all nine tailed beasts and creating such a huge commotion, that massive chakra fluctuation was like a bonfire in the dark. Do you really think... the main branch of the Otsutsuki clan wouldn't notice?"

"boom!"

The five words "Otsutsuki Honke" struck Black Zetsu's core consciousness like a thunderbolt from the heavens.

That was the deepest fear in my mother's memory!

It was a threat from the other side of the starry sky that she was willing to create an army of White Zetsu to guard against!

Even the Six Paths Sage brothers might not know this, so how did this man find out?!

At this moment, Black Zetsu's brain, which had been operating for thousands of years and was full of conspiracies and calculations, fell into complete chaos.

He is not the successor to Madara's will...

Is it...

Could it be a contingency plan left by his mother, one that even he himself was unaware of?

A final insurance policy specifically designed to correct plans and respond to crises?

Seeing the deathly silence on the black Zetsu, Qianxuan knew that the fish had taken the bait.

He sighed, a look on his face saying, "I'm very strong, but I'm also helpless."

"I would like to use a more direct method, but unfortunately... I'm not strong enough right now."

"The seal set up by your mother's two filial sons and grandsons is too troublesome. Even with the eyes of the Spotted One, I can't break it with my current strength."

This show of weakness did not arouse Black Zetsu's suspicion; on the contrary, it made him feel that everything made perfect sense.

Correct!

That's it!

He knows the whole truth, he has a grander goal than Ban, and he is also clearly aware of his own shortcomings!

Therefore, his previous incomprehensible behavior has been explained!

He wasn't sabotaging the plan; he was using his own methods to bring this deviated course back on track!

Controlling Obito was to create a more obedient tool for him!

Supporting the Akatsuki organization is to cultivate a force to fight against external enemies!

The purpose of studying the interstitial cells is to obtain greater power to break the seal!

So... so he was the one who truly understood everything!

I was wrong... I was wrong from the very beginning...

I shouldn't doubt him; I should trust him unconditionally and support him!

Black Zetsu, the greatest schemer in the ninja world, was completely outmaneuvered by his own vivid imagination and Sengen's half-truths and half-lies.

His sticky body bowed slightly to Qian Xuan.

That's the kind of attitude a subordinate would adopt when facing a superior.

"What...do you need me to do?"

Black Zetsu's voice had taken on a fanaticism that even he himself was unaware of.

Qianxuan turned around, sat back down in his chair, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"It's very simple."

"Continue to be your shadow, and help me keep an eye on this world."

"By the way, help my good-for-nothing cousin be his 'Chief Asset Transfer Officer'."

A wicked smile curled at the corners of Qianxuan's mouth.

"After all, resurrecting a goddess is very expensive."