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

Chapter 562 Falling for the Trap!

Black Zetsu is deceiving Orochimaru again.

The union of the Senju and Uchiha clans is not the Six Paths.

The union of Asura and Indra constitutes the Six Realms!

Moreover, even so, even with the perfect fusion of Indra and Asura, it could only draw out a portion of the Sage of Six Paths' power.

The Rinnegan is an extremely important ability of the Sage of Six Paths.

But the Sage of Six Paths is not just someone who possesses the Rinnegan!

However, even if Black Zetsu was deceiving Orochimaru, no one could expose him at this moment.

Because on the ancient stone tablet beneath the Uchiha clan's Naga Shrine, the phrase "Two mutually exclusive forces, yet united as one, give birth to all things in the universe" is indeed recorded.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha verified the truth of the statement that "the combination of Senju and Uchiha can give birth to the Sage's Eye, which belongs to the Sage of Six Paths" through his own experience!

This extreme asymmetry of core intelligence is the fundamental reason why Black Zetsu was able to deceive a legendary ninja like Madara Uchiha.

Orochimaru now is just like Madara Uchiha back then.

As long as Black Zetsu holds the core information about the "Otsutsuki family," Orochimaru will never be able to tell whether these words are true or false.

The same is true.

Orochimaru still had some doubts about the veracity of Black Zetsu's claims.

He didn't suspect anything else.

His question was, "Why is it only a combination of the Senju and Uchiha?"

The Senju and Uchiha clans are indeed top-tier super clans in the ninja world, and it is said that their ancestors were indeed related to the Sage of Six Paths.

However, in the ninja world, the Senju and Uchiha clans are not the only ones who possess the bloodline power of the Sage of Six Paths!

Senju, Uchiha, Uzumaki, Hyuga, Kaguya...

It even includes the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers who devoured the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox back then.

Aren't they all descendants of the Sage of Six Paths?

Why is it that the combination of the Senju and Uchiha clans can give birth to the power of the Sage of Six Paths?

What about the Uzumaki clan?

What about the Hyuga clan?

What about the other ninja clans?

Black Zetsu immediately gave his answer to Orochimaru's question.

"Before his death, Madara had already verified the truth of this statement."

Hei Jue presents the facts and reasons.

"After Madara transplanted Hashirama's cells into his body, his Mangekyou Sharingan eventually transformed into the Rinnegan!"

"The Rinnegan, those are the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths!"

Orochimaru certainly knew about this!

But the Rinnegan isn't just a legend...

Before Orochimaru could refute him, Black Zetsu continued to present the facts and reason with him.

"Mr. Orochimaru, do you recall the name 'Nagato'?"

Nagato?

Orochimaru frowned, his mind racing, and then he found the image of a thin, red-haired child in the corner of his memory.

"About twenty years ago, I met a boy named Nagato in the Land of Rain."

Jiraiya once took in three disciples in the Land of Rain, one of whom was named Nagato.

That was during the final stages of World War II.

When Orochimaru first met the three children, the cautious Orochimaru wanted to eliminate them completely, but Jiraiya refused.

"Is there something special about Nagato?"

Black Zetsu read it aloud, word by word.

"Nagato was once the host of the Rinnegan!"

Orochimaru sensed a strong sense of resentment in Black Zetsu's words, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less about Black Zetsu's tone or feelings.

"Nagato? Rinnegan?"

Orochimaru looked at Black Zetsu with utter disbelief.

"Didn't you say before that Madara Uchiha awakened the power of the Rinnegan?"

"Yes, but Madara was already very old at that time, and his body could not withstand the powerful chakra of the Rinnegan."

Black Zetsu spoke half-truthfully, covering up Madara Uchiha's plot against Nagato, and then recounting the truth of the matter.

"Therefore, Madara carefully selected a host for the Rinnegan, and that was Nagato."

"Nagato's father was from the Senju clan and his mother was from the Uzumaki clan. He inherited his parents' powerful physical talents, and his enormous physical energy allowed him to successfully complete the task of nurturing the Rinnegan."

Even though what Black Zetsu said did make a lot of sense.

However, Orochimaru was still reluctant to believe this explanation.

If Nagato's eyes really are the Rinnegan...

Tonight, Orochimaru will have to sit up in the middle of the night, slap himself several times, and exclaim, "I deserve to die!"

What exactly did he miss in the Land of Rain back then?

Orochimaru said hesitantly.

"Nagato's hair does indeed resemble a characteristic of the Uzumaki clan..."

"If you don't want to believe it, you can contact Mr. Jiraiya."

Black Zetsu offered his advice.

"Jiraiya definitely knows about Nagato's situation back then!"

Jiraiya!

snort!

Orochimaru ground his teeth.

He will definitely find an opportunity to have a proper discussion with Jiraiya about Nagato and the Rinnegan in the future.

"etc!"

Orochimaru suddenly remembered something and raised an eyebrow.

"You just said... Nagato 'was' once the host of the Rinnegan?"

"Yes, he has now lost his Rinnegan."

Black Zetsu let out a long sigh.

"The Rinnegan that Madara transplanted to Nagato has been stolen!"

Good guy!

Orochimaru exclaimed, "Wow!"

"Is it Jiraiya? Or... Hanzo the Salamander?"

"Hanzo the Salamander is dead."

Blackie didn't quite understand why Orochimaru would suddenly call out Hanzo the Salamander's name at this moment.

That salamander was incredibly stupid; Nara Rinkazu took it out with a single ninjutsu.

He's not some big shot!

"The one who stole the Rinnegan was Nara Ranka."

Orochimaru: ...

Why is it that little bastard Nara Rinka again?

It's a case of a lingering ghost!

"So, the Rinnegan is in Konoha now?"

Orochimaru remained silent for a moment before asking a question.

"Could its new host be... Kushina Uzumaki?"

In Konoha, if we're talking purely about "chakra reserves," no one should be able to surpass Kushina Uzumaki.

Not just any ninja can seal a Nine-Tails inside their body!

"No."

Black Zetsu shook his head.

"The only thing I can confirm right now is that the Rinnegan was indeed taken by Nara Rinkei."

"As for whether Nara Rinkei kept the Rinnegan, transferred the Rinnegan, or even... destroyed the Rinnegan."

"I don't know about that."

Black Zetsu attempts to cooperate with Orochimaru, but his ultimate goal is still to save his mother!

If we could use Orochimaru's abilities to retrieve the Rinnegan from Nara Rinkei, that would be ideal.

But if Orochimaru also can't retrieve the Rinnegan from the Fourth Hokage...

Then Black Zetsu could only persuade Orochimaru to "recreate" a pair of Rinnegan.

In the current ninja world, apart from Nara Rinka, Black Zetsu only has Orochimaru as a ninja who is capable and qualified to come into contact with the Rinnegan.

of course.

We also need to keep an eye on that "Asura reincarnation" in Konoha Village.

But that person can also be contacted through Orochimaru.

"Nara's Osmanthus Blossom, Rinnegan..."

Orochimaru pondered for a long time.

He suddenly turned around and walked towards the test bench.

We can't waste any more time!

"Black Zetsu, in consideration of that [Wood Release Chakra Creation Method] from earlier, I'd like to invite the person next to you to join my experiment."

"An experiment on the reincarnation of a corpse!"

Black Zetsu watched Orochimaru's serious experiment from behind, his heart filled with pleasure.

Another tool has been deployed!

Second update.

Goodnight everybody.

(End of this chapter)