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Chapter 298 The Dark Will of the Sage of Six Paths is Named Black Zetsu!

The outcome is decided.

This was Madara Uchiha's idea.

No one present could stop him anymore.

Now, Madara Uchiha just wants to see what secrets are recorded on the tree bark, treating it as a bit of fun, letting his old friend Hashirama Senju know the secrets of their clan.

There are still flaws.

This is Black Zetsu's idea.

Now Black Zetsu also wants to see what is recorded on the tree bark. It wants to use the contents of the tree bark to continue to lure Uchiha Madara into ignoring the history of the ninja world.

Besides them…

Everyone present wanted to see the piece of bark.

Because this piece of bark, passed down from the Senju clan, must contain astonishing secrets, a realm they have never touched before, especially for Tobirama Senju, a member of the Senju clan.

"snort…"

Madara Uchiha picked up the piece of bark and immediately stroked its texture. Feeling a strange familiarity, he chuckled, "This material is similar to the material of our clan's Flame Fan… It seems the Uchiha and Senju are indeed enemies…"

"..."

Black Zetsu just smiled sinisterly and remained silent.

Isn't that obvious? The materials are of course the same!

Since the Uchiha clan's Flame Fan is made from the bark of the Divine Tree, and this piece of bark is also from the Divine Tree, the two must be made of the same material!

"Madara, you don't have Wood Release chakra..."

Hashirama Senju frowned, hesitated, and then asked, "I'm also a little curious about what's recorded on the artifacts passed down through our clan..."

"It should be similar to the records on our clan's stone tablets..."

Madara Uchiha chuckled softly, extending his palm with interest: "The two extremes of Yin and Yang, the combination of positive and negative abilities, can create the myriad phenomena of the universe..."

"Hashirama, I learned this secret from the stone tablet back then, which is why I managed to obtain your flesh and blood, transplant your cells, and awaken the Rinnegan..."

"nature…"

"I have also awakened the Wood Release bloodline limit."

A wisp of Wood Release chakra appeared in Madara Uchiha's palm and landed on the tree bark. He still smiled slightly: "I shared the inscriptions on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet with you before. Now let me see the secrets of the Senju clan..."

"If nothing unexpected happens..."

Madara Uchiha looked down and said, "Could this contain secrets about stealing our clan's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and transplanting it into your Senju clan members to awaken the Rinnegan...?"

"Let me see..."

"The secret of the Senju clan..."

After Madara Uchiha awakened the tree bark using Wood Release chakra, he saw the writing moving on it. A contemptuous smile appeared on his lips: "This method of unlocking secrets can only be done using Wood Release. Are you trying to prevent the Senju clan from discovering the secrets on it?"

Madara Uchiha knew a little about the Wood Release bloodline limit.

The Wood Release bloodline is not a family bloodline of the Senju clan. Very few people in the Senju clan have awakened the Wood Release bloodline, and the only one he knows is Hashirama Senju.

This is why Konoha's technological development led to the creation of the method of transplanting Hashirama's cells; before the Warring States period, the Senju clan relied entirely on luck to awaken Wood Release...

"Um?"

Madara Uchiha frowned immediately upon seeing the opening inscription on the tree bark: "Is this another account of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, creating the world? But why does the Senju clan's secret record mention the Sage of Six Paths planting the Divine Tree?"

"Um?"

The Black Zetsu behind Madara Uchiha immediately perked up.

What kind of history is this?

What kind of tree did Hagoromo Otsutsuki plant?!

Over a thousand years ago... Hagoromo Otsutsuki... planted a divine tree in the ninja world... and received the divine tree's blessing... He distributed his chakra equally among the people... and created Ninshu...

However, when Black Zetsu looked at the bark in Madara Uchiha's hand, its expression turned somewhat sinister and ugly. This history had been tampered with!

This historical record is definitely wrong!

It was clearly Kaguya Otsutsuki who planted the Divine Tree! It was clearly Kaguya Otsutsuki who obtained the power of the Divine Tree! Why is it written as Hagoromo Otsutsuki? Was Hagoromo trying to hide Kaguya's whereabouts by altering the past history inside the tree bark?

"It seems our two races have many similarities in their historical records..."

As Madara Uchiha read on, he came across the records about the God Tree and the Ten-Tails, and slowly nodded: "The origins of chakra for both the God Tree and the Ten-Tails are the same..."

"Um?"

"There are still some subtle differences..."

"However, the bark of your Senju clan records that the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, received the blessing of the Divine Tree and distributed his chakra equally among the people."

"Our clan's stone tablet records the story of a woman named Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Goddess of the Rabbit, who swallowed the fruit of the Divine Tree, and from then on, chakra existed in the ninja world. That woman angered the Divine Tree because she wanted the ninja world to have chakra, and the Divine Tree transformed into the Ten-Tails to kill her..."

This is recorded on the Uchiha's stone tablet.

Madara Uchiha also told Obito Uchiha the secret of the Ten-Tails.

"..."

Black Zetsu was suppressing his anger.

Because it knows the true origin of chakra, and that the so-called blessing bestowed upon the Sage of Six Paths is actually recorded on the stone tablet of the Uchiha clan!

The records on this piece of bark are all fake!

This piece of bark…

What exactly happened?!

However, before Black Zetsu could get angry, Madara Uchiha saw the next part, and when he saw it, a look of surprise was clearly on his face.

"etc…"

When Madara Uchiha saw what was under the bark, his face showed surprise for a moment, then a look of realization. He quickly nodded and said, "I see. I was also wondering why there was so little record of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra in the ninja world, on our clan's stone tablet. It turns out her secret was recorded on the bark of your Senju clan..."

Hagoromo Otsutsuki founded the Ninshu sect...and had three children...his eldest son Indra...his second son Ashura...and his youngest daughter Kaguya Otsutsuki...

"and…"

"There's something even more interesting..."

Madara Uchiha chuckled and looked at Hashirama Senju, whom he had subdued: "Our Uchiha clan's ancestor was named Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths, who inherited his Sage Eyes; your Senju clan's ancestor was named Ashura, the second son of the Sage of Six Paths, who inherited his Sage Body..."

"Hashirama".

"Our two clans' ancestors were actually biological brothers..."

Madara Uchiha even seemed excited as he spoke, a smile playing on his lips: "This part of history is truly astonishing and hidden..."

"How is that possible?"

Senju Tobirama's face immediately showed some surprise and uncertainty.

Who would have thought that the Uchiha and Senju clans, who were known to be perpetually at odds during the Warring States period, were actually brothers and the children of the Sage of Six Paths!

Are you kidding me!

How could the progenitor of the Thousand Hands of the Forest and the evil progenitor of the Uchiha clan be brothers?

but…

These are historical relics of the Senju clan.

If both the Senju and Uchiha clans are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, it's no wonder that they possessed formidable power and were able to dominate the world before the Warring States period!

Were our ancestors brothers?

Hashirama Senju's face showed only a hint of surprise, then he immediately felt a surge of joy: "No wonder when I first met you..."

Are the Senju and Uchiha brothers?

All the Konoha ninja present were astonished.

Although many have forgotten the Senju clan's glorious past, they still know the story of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, rivals and friends...

did not expect…

They were brothers.

"But that was a thousand years ago."

Madara Uchiha chuckled softly, then suddenly frowned and began to ponder: "No wonder I awakened the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan without any rejection reaction when I transplanted your cells..."

No wonder!

No wonder it's like this!

Everything then makes sense!

The so-called forces of good and evil are both the power of the Sage of Six Paths!

"No wonder..."

Tobirama Senju frowned, pondering something: "No wonder that brat Kagura Akihara knew that transplanting my brother's cells into the Uchiha clan wouldn't cause their experiments to fail, but would instead awaken both Wood Release and the Sharingan's bloodline limits..."

This makes sense now.

Because the Senju and Uchiha clans once shared a common ancestor, the Senju clan's Wood Release and the Uchiha clan's Sharingan can be fused into one power!

This is why that brat Kagura Akihara wanted to save the Uchiha clan. Because that brat knew that after those Uchiha were transplanted with Hashirama's cells, they could unlock dual bloodline limits and directly mass-produce a group of powerful subordinates!

"This was recorded on the bark of the Senju clan."

Madara Uchiha raised the bark in his hand, and even brought up another insignificant matter, a hint of disdain on his lips: "The bark also records the origin of the Hyuga clan. The ancestor of the Hyuga clan was named Kaguya Otsutsuki..."

"..."

Upon hearing this name, Black Zetsu's expression suddenly tensed up!

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Black Zetsu would have really wanted to snatch the bark from Madara Uchiha's hand; it hadn't even had a proper look at the text written inside!

Kaguya Otsutsuki!

How exactly was Kaguya Otsutsuki's information recorded inside this piece of bark?!

This was a particularly tense moment for Black Zetsu, as it had to find a way to make Madara Uchiha lower his guard against Kaguya Otsutsuki through the records inside!

"How interesting..."

"I finally know some secrets..."

Madara Uchiha chuckled lightly, then began to mock the ancestor of the Hyuga clan with great interest: "This Kaguya Otsutsuki, who is only briefly mentioned in our Uchiha clan's stone tablet as the Goddess of the Rabbit, is actually the youngest daughter of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki. No wonder her name always appears in these ancient, hidden historical records..."

"!!!"

Black Zetsu was struck dumb.

and many more…

What did Madara Uchiha say?

What does it mean that Kaguya Otsutsuki is Hagoromo Otsutsuki's youngest daughter?

What is this?

What is this tree bark?

What the hell is this tree bark?!

Black Zetsu's expression was grim and cold. Suppressing its anger, it forced itself to remain calm and asked, "Madara, could you be mistaken? Is it because you only used one eye? Did you see something wrong?"

"I didn't see wrong..."

Madara Uchiha chuckled lightly, and even continued, "It's a pity that Kaguya Otsutsuki, the youngest daughter of the Sage of Six Paths, inherited nothing. That's probably why this ancestor of the Hyuga clan wasn't valued by her father, the Sage of Six Paths, and there haven't been any special records about her..."

"..."

Black Zetsu was truly enraged!

This is fucking...

What kind of bullshit history is that!

Who exactly recorded this history? Can't this kind of record at least show some respect for history? What the hell is the tree bark of the Senju clan?!

In history, Kaguya Otsutsuki was Hagoromo Otsutsuki's mother, so why does this historical record state that Hagoromo Otsutsuki was Kaguya Otsutsuki's father?

Black Zetsu really wants to kill!

What kind of behavior is this!

As Kaguya's will, Black Zetsu truly wants to kill!

Black Zetsu could not tolerate anyone's disrespect towards Kaguya Otsutsuki, especially since it knew perfectly well the hopes Kaguya Otsutsuki had placed on her child...

however…

Hagoromo Otsutsuki is here, rebelling against the Heavenly Gang!

If Hagoromo Otsutsuki sealing Kaguya could be considered a way to save the ninja world, then altering history and even changing the identities of both sides is going too far!

This piece of bark…

What kind of rubbish are they recording?!

However, Black Zetsu cannot correct these things because it has been constantly erasing Kaguya Otsutsuki's records. It is merely Madara Uchiha's will and has no right to interpret these ancient histories, as doing so would expose its flaws...

Is it trying to tell Madara Uchiha that Kaguya Otsutsuki is not some useless little daughter, but the omnipotent goddess of the rabbit?

Patience!

I have to hold back!

"Senju, Hyuga, Uchiha..."

Madara Uchiha found it quite amusing as he muttered the names of these powerful ninja clans from the Warring States period: "A thousand years ago, the progenitors of these three clans were all descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki. A thousand years later, the descendants of these three clans are all in Konoha..."

After speaking, Madara Uchiha continued reading, nodding slightly as he looked at the tree bark: "Hashirama, your clan has recorded quite a few secrets..."

Madara Uchiha was completely oblivious to Black Zetsu's increasingly grim expression, engrossed in reading the records below, and continued with great interest, "Even the bark of your clan records the story of Kaguya Otsutsuki devouring the fruit of the God Tree..."

"..."

Black Zetsu's expression suddenly tensed up again!

Madara Uchiha slowly summarized the historical record above: "Because the Sage of Six Paths was considering dividing the position of successor of Ninshu between his eldest son Indra and his second son Ashura, it aroused the dissatisfaction of his youngest daughter Kaguya. That's why she devoured the fruit of the God Tree. In her anger, Kaguya swallowed the fruit of the God Tree and transformed into the Ten-Tails, activating the Infinite Tsukuyomi..."

"snort…"

"interesting…"

Madara Uchiha chuckled softly. He had finally found what he was looking for: "It seems the story of Infinite Tsukuyomi is also recorded inside the bark of the Senju clan..."

"No wonder..."

"No wonder that brat Kagura Akihara knew about my plan..."

Madara Uchiha shook his head with a cold smile and looked down at himself. His expression gradually returned to normal because although the historical records were not quite right, the content was indeed accurate.

"The Sage of Six Paths reclaimed the Ten-Tails, divided its chakra into the nine tailed beasts, and sealed away his daughter, Kaguya Otsutsuki..."

indeed.

The nine tailed beasts are the chakra of the Ten-Tails after it was split off.

Madara Uchiha was already aware of this matter, but he never expected the origin of the Ten-Tails' dismemberment to be so peculiar: "So the Ten-Tails' rampage a thousand years ago was simply a struggle over the succession to the position of Ninja Cult..."

"but…"

"Why isn't the effect of Infinite Tsukuyomi explained here?"

Madara Uchiha shook his head and continued looking at the contents recorded on the tree bark, because there was still much more to be found on the bark, and he wanted to continue exploring these ancient secrets.

"After sealing away my youngest daughter, Kaguya..."

Madara Uchiha was more interested in something else. He looked at Hashirama Senju with great interest and asked, "I'm quite curious, whose ancestor will be the successor of Ninjutsu? Hashirama, who do you think will be the successor of Ninjutsu?"

"I'm not interested in these things..."

Hashirama Senju didn't care about this at all. He never cared about power or anything like that, just like his ancestor Ashura.

However, Madara Uchiha, like his ancestor Indra, was very interested in these things that could lead to competition, and he even thought of the past struggle for the Hokage position.

"Our ancestors competed with us just like we did..."

Madara Uchiha shook his head and looked down to continue reading, but what he saw was not the successor to the position of Ninja Clan, but a record about how the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, fell into darkness after sealing his youngest daughter, Kaguya.

Black Zetsu was very interested in the secrets of the tree bark, so he quickly moved closer to Madara Uchiha. While secretly gritting his teeth and harboring resentment, he continued to read the remaining records with Madara Uchiha. He found that the records about Kaguya on this piece of bark did not cause too much trouble.

Although the bark contained many details about Kaguya, none of it posed a threat to Black Zetsu's plans, and it didn't even mention Kaguya's resurrection...

This piece of bark is merely an insult to the historical Kaguya Otsutsuki.

but…

As long as it doesn't affect the plan, Black Zetsu doesn't think it's unacceptable. He can tolerate this momentary hatred and anger, as long as the Eye of the Moon plan continues...

If Kaguya can be resurrected…

Everything will be settled in the future!

crisis…

It seems we've already weathered the storm.

Black Zetsu gradually relaxed.

"Hagoromo Otsutsuki sealed away his youngest daughter..."

"A part of darkness has sprung up from the old man's will..."

As Madara Uchiha read the records on the tree bark, his brow furrowed, and he seemed to grow impatient until he reached the last passage.

"This part of the dark will..."

"Called Black Zetsu..."

After Madara Uchiha murmured Black Zetsu's name, his body suddenly stiffened, and his gaze slowly moved to look at Black Zetsu beside him.

Black Zetsu also shifted its gaze from the tree bark. It seemed to have finished reading the text as well. Its head involuntarily moved slowly, looking at Uchiha Madara, whose eyes were cold and eerie.

This chapter can be read in conjunction with Chapter 239; it might make the reading experience even more enjoyable!

(End of this chapter)