I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 515 The mastermind is in action!

The Land of Rain experiences rain all year round, resulting in exceptionally abundant groundwater resources.

Thanks to this, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu's [Mayfly Technique] gained tremendous room for development.

In the pitch-black depths, a strangely shaped pitcher plant is rapidly slithering deeper into the darkness.

During its stealth, Black Zetsu dared not recklessly activate its wide-range perception ability, for fear of being locked onto by the shadowy figure.

Black Zetsu is a special creature created by Kaguya Otsutsuki using Yin-Yang Release before being sealed away.

It possesses a wide range of abilities and methods, but at its core, it cannot escape the category of "chakra creature".

Therefore, Black Zetsu's sensory abilities, in terms of type, can be considered as chakra-sensing type.

This type of ninja can generally sense each other's presence.

Generally speaking, when one sensory ninja senses the location of another sensory ninja, the other ninja can also use the senses between them to pinpoint the location of the other person.

Unless the difference in perception levels between the two is too great.

For example, a frog can sense the detailed situation inside Konoha from Mount Myōboku, but a Hokage can only use a crystal ball to peep into the village's women's bathhouse...

cough cough.

Even if there is a large difference in perception levels.

A chakra-sensing ninja can at least sense whether another sensory ninja is sensing him.

Black Zetsu didn't know if the Dark Shadow possessed sensory abilities—although the fact that it knew the Flying Thunder God Technique basically confirmed this—but it was unwilling and dared not gamble on whether the Dark Shadow would discover its presence.

Black Zetsu had been lying low in the ninja world for many years without ever revealing his true identity.

"The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark"—this is what Black Zetsu considers his greatest advantage.

Black Zetsu would never want to reveal its existence unless absolutely necessary.

However, even if it is exposed now, there is a shield it can use—White Zetsu.

In fact.

Black Zetsu had already prepared contingency plans to prevent his identity from being exposed.

the reason is simple.

Black Zetsu needs to obtain a sufficiently important identity within the Akatsuki organization.

To be more precise.

Black Zetsu needs to obtain a sufficiently important identity by Nagato's side!

Who made Nagato the host of this generation's Rinnegan?

Even with Black Zetsu alone, and even with White Zetsu beside him, it would be impossible to unleash the full power of the Rinnegan.

Moreover, having only a pair of Rinnegan wouldn't be of much help in completing Black Zetsu's ultimate plan.

To save Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Rinnegan, the Gedo Mazo, the nine tailed beasts, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi technique are all indispensable!

If Black Zetsu can single-handedly shoulder the heavy responsibility of the plan to save his mother.

So back when Madara Uchiha secretly transplanted the Rinnegan to Nagato, it forcibly took it away!

But the truth is, Black Zetsu's abilities are really not that great...

Black Zetsu needs to rely on tools to achieve his dream.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were excellent tools back then.

Nagato is now also seen by Black Zetsu as a tool.

Based on Nagato's (Rinnegan), he summoned the Gedo Mazo, expanded the Akatsuki organization, collected the nine tailed beasts, revived the Ten-Tails, launched the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and successfully rescued his mother!

The above is the core outline of Black Zetsu's current plan to save his mother.

To be honest, there are quite a few problems facing Black Zetsu in this process.

But it has enough patience and energy.

Before today.

Black Zetsu originally thought that the most pressing problem it needed to solve was how to train (reform) Nagato.

After all, Nagato is too naive, too weak, and too incompetent right now!

Nagato can't even hold the position of leader of the Akatsuki organization anymore.

Not to mention implementing subsequent plans.

In Black Zetsu's view, modifying Nagato wouldn't be too difficult.

If you properly guide the other party on how to delve deeper into and utilize the power of the Rinnegan, then he will definitely be able to sit firmly on the throne of the Akatsuki organization.

Black Zetsu believed he understood the power that the Rinnegan could unleash better than anyone else.

If Nagato had truly mastered the power of the Rinnegan, the five great ninja villages, which now seem to be powerful and influential, would be nothing more than clay that could be easily molded in front of those Sage Eyes!

Even though Nagato's inherent abilities limited the power of the Rinnegan, it could not be used to its fullest potential.

But don't they even look at what kind of freaks and rascals everyone else is?

Black Zetsu believed that perhaps decades ago, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha of Konoha could have withstood the power of Nagato's Rinnegan.

other people?

They're nothing but clay chickens and earthenware dogs.

As for how to guide Nagato to delve deeper into the power of the Rinnegan, Black Zetsu has also prepared a "heavyweight package".

Take Yahiko as an example.

Yahiko is not dead.

How could Nagato become the leader of Akatsuki?

Also.

If Yahiko doesn't die.

How could the Akatsuki organization possibly develop according to Black Zetsu's wishes?

Outside the Land of Rain, many ninjas are unaware of just how bizarre the Akatsuki organization truly is.

Let me put it this way.

The current Akatsuki organization's core principle is to create world peace without relying on extreme force.

Black Zetsu is incomprehensible.

Ninjas—no, let's not even talk about ninjas anymore.

Since the formation of large-scale national organizations, is there even the slightest possibility of "world peace"?

We do not rely on extreme force to create world peace.

The ninja world transitioned from the Warring States period to the ninja village period.

It appears to be an improvement in the system.

But in fact.

In the decades since the founding of Konoha, the first ninja village, there have been three major ninja wars!

Good guy.

In the early Warring States period, it was just a struggle between small families and tribes.

The current era of ninja villages is a brutal battle between major ninja villages and major nations!

The world war among ninjas grew more and more intense with each battle.

Based on the pattern of previous Shinobi World Wars.

Black Zetsu could almost predict that the ninjas might have to fight the Fourth Shinobi World War again in the next twenty years!

At this point, the Akatsuki organization wants world peace?

Black Zetsu completely failed to comprehend Yahiko's brain development.

But it was very worried that Nagato's brain would be led astray by Yahiko into some stinking ditch of world peace...

Whether Nagato's mind is broken or not, Kuro doesn't care.

But if we lose Nagato as a tool, where can we find a suitable Rinnegan container?

Even Nagato, a chatunra ninja who combined the Senju and Uzumaki styles, almost couldn't withstand the strain of the Rinnegan.

In terms of chakra alone, how many people in the ninja world can rival Nagato?

We can't exactly summon the aged and decrepit Madara Uchiha back from the Pure Land, can we?!

however.

What Black Zetsu never expected was...

It hadn't even begun its grand plan to "kill Yahiko and install Nagato" yet.

Suddenly, the dark shadow of Konoha descended upon the Akatsuki organization.

Under normal circumstances.

Black Zetsu wouldn't be interested in ordinary ninjas.

Because he was born into the Otsutsuki family.

Black Zetsu, who is well-versed in the history of the ninja world, understands better than most the importance of "bloodline" to a ninja.

Some things are simply born that way.

If you're born without it, then you'll almost never encounter it in your lifetime...

Take a very simple example.

The First Hokage of Konoha was the reincarnation of Ashura.

Because he also came from the Senju clan and was the younger brother of Ashura's reincarnation, the Second Hokage of Konoha was also under the attention of Black Zetsu for a period of time.

But the Third Hokage?

What kind of hypocrites are the Sarutobi clan?

Even counting back eighteen generations from Hiruzen Sarutobi, you can't reach the Otsutsuki family.

Then don't get involved!

Therefore, in this situation...

Black Zetsu naturally had no interest in the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

The Sarutobi clan, the Nara clan.

In Black Zetsu's eyes, these two small families were of equal importance.

Black Zetsu originally had no intention of paying attention to the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

Even if the other party is powerful, how could it possibly interfere with its plan to save its mother?

But until that day.

Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu's primary tool, was killed by the Shadow of Darkness...

Now this guy has actually run up to his number two tool...

Black Zetsu was genuinely worried that Nara Rinka had killed Nagato again in a fit of anger.

Madara Uchiha is a prime example.

Black Zetsu cannot afford to be careless.

Madara Uchiha is dead, so be it.

The moment the Rinnegan is born, the value of the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura becomes meaningless.

But Nagato absolutely cannot die now!

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

There's an inexplicable feeling that Black Zetsu is living in the shadow of Nara's Lankai...

Although Black Zetsu really wanted to stop Nara's plan to take the crown.

However, its strength really doesn't allow it to do that.

"It seems we have no choice but to move our plans against the Akatsuki forward..."

First update...

It's very late.

(End of this chapter)