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

Chapter 547 Undercurrents!

"It's not inside the Nara clan's residence!"

"It's not in the strongholds of the Senju and Uchiha clans either!"

"There was no trace of Hagoromo's chakra fluctuations within the Hokage's Rock area or even the rest of Konoha!"

"Where on earth did Nara Ranke hide the Rinnegan?!"

In the shadow of Hokage Yan Yan, a strangely shaped pitcher plant poked its head out from the ground.

Black Zetsu gazed at the Hokage Building below, his figure disheveled and looking like a dog ravaged by a storm.

Confused, helpless, lost, terrified...

Even though Black Zetsu is an ancient alien monster that has lived for thousands of years, it has recently suffered too many mental shocks.

The most immediate consequence is the loss of the Rinnegan!

Black Zetsu had been plotting to obtain the Rinnegan for far too long.

In the past thousands of years, only Madara Uchiha has awakened the Rinnegan by fusing the chakra of Ashura and Indra and resonating with the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths from the Pure Land.

It could be said that all hope for saving his mother rested on those purple-circled eyes.

But unfortunately, those eyes were gouged out by Nara Rinka!

That day.

Taking advantage of Nara Rin's chakra disappearing within the Land of Rain, Black Zetsu rushed to the Akatsuki headquarters to investigate Nagato and the condition of the Rinnegan.

When he saw a pair of ordinary brown eyes set in Nagato's eye sockets.

God knows how mentally devastated Black Zetsu must have been!

Without the Rinnegan, he could not summon the Gedo Mazo, nor collect the Tailed Beasts, and his plan to save his mother seemed to have died in the womb.

Black Zetsu, who has been secretly plotting for a thousand years, will absolutely not allow such a situation to happen!

Like a dog escaping from the Land of Rain, Black Zetsu immediately rushed to Konoha, attempting to steal the Rinnegan from Nara Ranka without anyone noticing.

Black Zetsu had no idea how the Fourth Hokage of Konoha knew about the existence of the Rinnegan, nor did he know what the other party planned to do with those Rinnegan.

But Black Zetsu was confident enough to steal the Rinnegan secretly—

As long as the Fourth Hokage doesn't carry the Rinnegan with him 24/7.

When it comes to stealth skills, Black Zetsu considers himself unparalleled.

however.

Black Zetsu had secretly infiltrated the Land of Fire several days earlier, and using his unique properties, he forcibly ignored Konoha's warning and defense techniques, silently slipping into Konoha's territory.

However, after several days, Black Zetsu still couldn't find any trace of the Rinnegan!

It is a Yin-Yang Release creation of Kaguya Otsutsuki, and has an extremely keen sense of chakra.

As long as the Rinnegan is not destroyed by Nara Rin, even if those eyes are sealed in some special container, Black Zetsu can still "smell" the scent of Hagoromo's chakra.

Yes.

The Rinnegan itself contains a large amount of chakra—the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths!

But Blackie found absolutely nothing.

It not only infiltrated the Nara clan's territory, but also "visited" the Uchiha clan's Naga Shrine, and even the secret base beneath the Hokage Building.

Black Zetsu took a huge risk to explore these areas.

Unfortunately, without exception, none of these special places yielded any results.

"Did Nara Ranka destroy his Rinnegan?"

Unable to find the Rinnegan, Black Zetsu was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

If Black Zetsu had been keeping an eye on things when he escaped from Akatsuki's base, he would have discovered that Nara Rinkachi had already transferred the Rinnegan to the Slug Sage in Shikkotsu Forest.

Then it might not be so anxious.

They certainly wouldn't come to Konoha to cause trouble for themselves.

However, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu had run away too quickly and failed to notice Nara Rinka's little tricks, let alone know that the two Rinnegan had been transferred to the three holy lands.

Black Zetsu's chakra perception is strong, but not strong enough to directly sense the entire ninja world.

Now, after wasting many days searching Konoha, they have not found any chakra fluctuations of the Rinnegan.

Black Zetsu can only prepare for the worst.

"I think it's very likely."

"This is what Bai Jue Afei said from the side."

"That guy called Dark Shadow is incredibly ruthless! You know that, Madara."

During the battle at the Mountain Graveyard, White Zetsu Tobi was present and witnessed firsthand the crushing defeat of Old Man Spot at the hands of Nara Rinkei.

White Zetsu Afei didn't know if the "black-spotted" creature next to it could defeat Nara Langui—and most likely it couldn't.

It's definitely no match for the opponent anyway.

The opponent's fire-style ninjutsu was extremely effective against it.

Black Zetsu really wanted to glare fiercely at White Zetsu Afei.

However, given their current unusual position, it would be difficult for them to "glare at each other," so they had to give up.

Black Zetsu fell silent, pondering how to deal with this sudden turn of events.

The age spot died.

The Rinnegan is lost.

Nagato... he's pretty much done for now.

Black Zetsu's plan, which he had been preparing for many years, can basically be declared a complete failure.

If it can find the Rinnegan, then perhaps it can find another "Uzumaki" or "Senju"—in short, a special being with a Sage Body—to slowly nurture and continue the previous plan.

But I just can't find the Rinnegan!

Then the only option is... to start from scratch!

Let's continue our search for the reincarnations of Asura and Indra...

Seeing that Black Zetsu had fallen silent, White Zetsu Afei didn't seem to have any unusual thoughts.

The brain structure of White Zetsu is similar to that of plants.

White Zetsu Abi is also such a being.

To put it nicely, it's called "a childlike heart".

To put it bluntly, they're "heartless"!

"Dark spots, what should we do now?"

White Zetsu Tobi focused his attention on a clan's residence within Konoha Village, where the clan's emblem, a fan, confirmed the clan's identity.

"Should we go find Obito? You, or rather Madara before, seemed to have planned to train Obito, right?"

As an elite White Zetsu who has been by Madara Uchiha's side for many years, White Zetsu Tobi has a deep understanding of Madara's "Eye of the Moon Project".

At least White Zetsu Tobi knows that Old Man Madara was trying to collect all the Tailed Beasts and then unleash Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a peaceful world.

Whether it's peace or not, White Zetsu Afei can't understand.

But it knew it should obediently follow the commands of the age spots.

This is why it is now willing to follow "Black Spot".

Dark spots, just age spots! (From White Zetsu Afei's perspective)

Therefore, Bai Jue Afei chose to offer advice and strategies.

White Zetsu Tobi knew that Uchiha Obito was Madara's backup plan.

The main plan is for Nagato's side.

But now the main plan has failed.

Then it's time to make the backup plan the main one!

Bai Jue Afei thought its logic was sound.

But Black Zetsu felt there was a big problem!

It wasn't that it hadn't detected Obito Uchiha's chakra.

It could even be said that the chakra was far more powerful than previously imagined.

Based on Black's understanding of the Uchiha clan's ninjas, it can basically make a judgment:

Obito Uchiha must have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!

But this... is no use!

Obito Uchiha was not the reincarnation of Indra.

Even if he awakens the Kaleidoscope, it's virtually impossible for him to upgrade his eyes to the level of "Eternal Kaleidoscope," let alone the Rinnegan.

Those who are not reincarnations of Indra are unlikely to "awaken" the eyes of immortals unless they rely on eye gouging or transplantation.

In Black Zetsu's eyes.

Currently, Obito Uchiha and Nagato are of roughly the same value.

All of them are useless moves.

"There's no need to go find Obito Uchiha."

"Black Absolute said in a deep voice."

"I... just detected Ashura's chakra!"

(End of this chapter)