Uchiha's personal opinion

"What kind of existence does it belong to?"

Tsunade frowned, then asked in as gentle a tone as possible.

"I think... the Slug Sage should know of its existence."

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu did not say it directly, he beckoned the Special Operations Ninja Captain Elephant over, took the sketch of White Zetsu Tobi from the report in his hand, and handed it to Tsunade.

It doesn't matter whether it's given sooner or later. Given Tsunade's power and the Senju clan's influence, there's no need for Konoha to hide such low-volume documents from her.

"This thing..."

Tsunade's delicate brows furrowed even more.

"Not human."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "At least in his current state, he is not human."

He wasn't lying, he just didn't tell the whole truth, since there were too many people around and too much talk, so saying more wouldn't be of any use.

Of course, as a man-made weapon, the White Zetsu is not human; even its predecessor was an ancient human from who knows how many years ago. As for the inferior products that were bred from the White Zetsu spores, they have even less to do with humans.

However, this White Zetsu Tobi still has a basic human form. Although his face is strange, he doesn't have any strange limbs like barbs. So it seems that his "seniority" is quite high.

Tsunade's eyes flickered slightly.

She had already learned that Uchiha Tokumitsu had obtained half of this strange life form's body and wanted to ask for some, but she didn't know how to bring it up.

Uchiha Tokumitsu naturally wouldn't speak up, but after giving instructions to each department, he led his attendant ninjas back to the village.

……

"You are crazy!"

"You've leaked far too much!"

In the dark cave beneath the earth's veins, White Zetsu Tobi, now only his upper body, inserted his hands into the rock and soil, silently absorbing the power of the earth's veins. Black Zetsu, now free from possession, rolled on the ground like a lump of mud, constantly uttering various curses.

"This is utterly absurd! I really don't understand why Lord Madara would give his power to a brainless idiot like you!"

Afei stared intently at the top of the cave, a strange smile playing on his lips, ignoring Black Zetsu's angry curses.

Meanwhile, the "power bank-type" White Zetsu that Tobi "carried" with him had reverted to their original forms, lying dead on the ground.

"We don't have enough power yet, let alone a complete organization! If we reveal our existence now, it will only allow those madmen from the Tokugawa Shogunate to search the entire ninja world like rabid dogs. If we are discovered, that will be a real problem!"

"Besides, you could clearly run away! Why did you still get into a conflict with them!"

"Especially since they also revealed their Wood Release technique!"

"You deserve to die, Ah Fei!"

Black Zetsu's cursing continued unabated.

"...Are you done talking?"

Ah Fei said leisurely.

His tone suddenly lost its usual playful and comical quality.

"Ok?"

Black Zetsu was first puzzled, then flew into a rage!

How dare they question me, the "embodiment of Madara's will"? This is outrageous!

"...What do you mean by that?"

Black Zetsu's tone was unusually sinister.

If it weren't for the fact that Afei was one of their strongest fighters, they would have already taken action against him.

Of course, whether they can win is another question altogether.

"How much longer will the Eye of the Moon Project take..."

Afei pulled his hands out of the soil, then propped himself up and "inserted" his thriving fleshy buds into the soil, as if planting himself. He then grinned at Black Zetsu.

"...It all depends on the timing; how can you just casually suggest a time?"

Black Zetsu conjured a head-shaped lump of black mud and spoke, mimicking a frown.

"In my opinion, if we wait a few more decades, Nagato will probably be too old and weak and have his strength drained by the Rinnegan."

Afei said leisurely, "Therefore, the most important thing is to let Lord Madara be reborn and regain the power of his youth."

"But how can Lord Madara be reborn without the Ten-Tails?"

Black Zetsu roared, "Are you going to use up your only pair of Rinnegan to perform a forbidden technique?!"

"Without the Rinnegan... Lord Madara can only manage a draw against Uchiha Tokumitsu at best. How will he then achieve the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

"Besides, with Nagato's current strength, even if he were willing to sacrifice himself to use the Samsara Rebirth Technique, he wouldn't be qualified!"

"Do you know how hard it is for me?!"

Black Zetsu became increasingly aggrieved as he spoke, and even his voice, generated by chakra resonance, began to tremble.

After the Uchiha Tokuko Shrine's sacrificial ceremony, the unusual movements on the moon once greatly intrigued Black Zetsu.

He was trying to rescue his sealed mother, while Uchiha Tokumitsu was offering sacrifices to the Goddess of the Rabbit. Moreover, judging from the anomalies in the ninja world at that time, Uchiha Tokumitsu showed no respect for the spirit of the Sage of Six Paths. So, in a way, it turned out that he and Uchiha Tokumitsu were actually on the same side!

However, the cautious nature of the old cunning man allowed him to maintain his last shred of rationality. Black Zetsu did not immediately rush to Uchiha Tokumitsu to test him, so he arranged for the strongest of them, Tobi, to infiltrate the Iwagakure spy organization, attempting to gradually replace the original Iwagakure spies with various White Zetsu, and then slowly learn about the various movements of Konoha and Uchiha Tokumitsu through the spy organization.

But not long after Afei infiltrated the Iwagakure spy organization, before he could spread his influence, Konoha's extermination forces arrived.

If Tobi had escaped on the spot, no one would have been able to find him; he might have even been able to reconnect with Iwagakure and be given a new role, thus truly integrating himself into Iwagakure's intelligence system.

But as luck would have it, Ah Fei decided to confront him head-on!

It would be one thing to fight back, but to bring out Wood Release to show off is another!

This is bad! Our presence will definitely put Konoha on high alert, and Iwagakure will also launch a massive purge of their spy organization because of the presence of Wood Release ninjas. It will be much more difficult to infiltrate again in the future!

Although the exposure of the spy organization was an uncontrollable event, Afei's brainless behavior still completely ruined what was originally a pretty good hand.

"How many tailed beasts does the Tokugawa Shogunate control?"

Suddenly, Afei asked a question.

Ignoring Black Zetsu's reaction, he proceeded to take stock: "The Two-Tails is Uchiha Tokumitsu's contracted summoning beast, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki is his puppet, and although the Six-Tails originally belonging to Kirigakure has never been brought out, it is certain that it is also under his control..."

"By the way, adding the Seven-Tails of Takigakure and the Nine-Tails that Konoha originally had, Uchiha Tokumitsu controlled a total of five tailed beasts."

Tobi stared directly at Black Zetsu lying on the ground, his expression unusually serious: "So, can we live in harmony with the Uchiha clan?"

"Although... what does that have to do with you revealing your Wood Release technique!"

Black Zetsu was speechless for a moment, then realized what was happening.

"I just wanted to confirm whether Wood Release can defeat Susanoo~"

Tobi's tone and expression returned to their usual carefree and comical manner, "After all, even Lord Madara was forced to hide underground for decades by Hashirama's Wood Release~"

"Wood Release is powerful, but the truly strongest is not Wood Release, but Hashirama..."

Black Zetsu was speechless: "Lord Madara should have mentioned this..."

That's it?

Just because of this utterly ridiculous and absurd reason, they so easily revealed their own existence?!

Such behavior is no different from that of those mindless samurai!

"By the way, what was your original form?"

Black Zetsu suddenly said something.

"Samurai, what's wrong?"

Ah Fei retorted dismissively.

"Oh, it's nothing."

It turned out to be the case.

Such brain damage was caused by the original owner of this body.

"So, you are the embodiment of Lord Madara's will, but your behavior is indeed very suspicious!"

Afei seized on Black Zetsu's weakness and questioned, "What are you really thinking? Why haven't you started pushing forward with the Eye of the Moon Project yet!"

"...Nagato is still young!"

Black Zetsu offered a defense.

"If Nagato weren't there, would the plan still need to be implemented?"

Afei retorted, "If you can't beat Uchiha Tokumitsu, are you sure you can't beat Iwagakure and Kumogakure?!"

"At worst, we can take down the One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure!"

Ah Fei grinned and grimaced, his attitude rude.

"...Once the Eight-Tails is revived, we'll start capturing it!"

Black Zetsu had no choice but to offer a brief explanation, which also bought him some time.

The resurrection time of tailed beasts varies. For example, the stronger the tailed beast, the longer it takes to revive. However, if we calculate carefully, the Eight-Tails Gyūki, which was killed by Uchiha Tokumitsu, should be about time to revive.

"Also, we still haven't figured out who the current Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails is, so Black Zetsu should be ashamed!"

Unwilling to let his advantage slip by, Afei continued to smugly reprimand the usually aloof Hei Jue.

"...It's not that I don't want to, but that White Zetsu's abilities are limited!"

Black Zetsu quickly retorted, "However, we've already identified the clan of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki; it's definitely the Uzumaki clan!"

"Do you even need to tell me that!"

Afei grinned as he propped himself up, "pulling" his newly grown, somewhat thin lower body out of the ground. He berated Black Zetsu before swaggering away using his mayfly technique.

It's so satisfying to yell and run away!

"...How did this idiot suddenly become smart?"

Looking in the direction where A-Fei had gone, Black Zetsu was very confused.