Uchiha's personal opinion

"As ordered!"

Kakuzu kowtowed again, then got up and left on his own.

"And what about me!"

Ashura couldn't wait to ask as well.

"It's like this..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said leisurely, "The Shinobi World Government is newly established, and its personnel are extremely complex, including many with treacherous intentions. If we allow them to act recklessly, it could have a serious impact on the civilians of the Shinobi World. Therefore, I plan to establish an Anti-Corruption Agency under the Imperial Household Department to be responsible for anti-corruption work..."

"no problem!"

Before Uchiha Tokumitsu could finish speaking, Ashura immediately patted his chest and said, "I can do it!"

"Then I appoint you as the Director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Is that too much to ask of you?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled with satisfaction.

"I'm not wronged!"

Asura made a solemn vow.

"That's good!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately signed the letter of appointment and handed it to Ashura: "I have already prepared the personnel for you. They are all elites drawn from the Internal Affairs Department and the Intelligence Department. I hope you can contribute to the integrity and incorruptibility of the Shinobi World Government!"

"I did this for the countless ordinary people of the ninja world!"

Ashura happily accepted the letter of appointment, but still refused to completely back down.

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't take it seriously.

After all, a powerful ninja with no foundation and an idealistic mind is definitely the most useful tool. Although he is a bit sarcastic, stubborn, and arrogant, it doesn't matter. Uchiha Tokumitsu could tame even the Two-Tails Matatabi, so he naturally wouldn't mind taming another Ashura.

"but……"

After the smug Ashura left, Uchiha Tokumitsu pondered, "There's still Indra, and he's definitely been reincarnated!"

"But who will be the reincarnation..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu hasn't found out about this yet.

However, it's not a big problem. Once we control Asura, it's the same as controlling Indra. No matter what he does, he won't be able to cause any trouble.

Nowadays, apart from politics and procreation, Uchiha Tokumitsu is most concerned about the legendary "Gedo Mazo".

"Seriously... They've already made your mother the High Priest of the Ninja World, so why hasn't the most filial son appeared yet!"

Chapter 471 A Historic Meeting

"Mother...please give me some instructions!"

As the Shinobi World Government continued to expand, after the administrative ninjas of various agencies in the Shinobi World took office, in addition to reorganizing government affairs, another important task was to build the main shrines of the Shinobi World. This task was given the same priority as building local government office buildings. Therefore, even the former Snow Country, now the Snowfield County of the Central North Administrative Region, which was located on the edge of the Shinobi World, was no exception and had a newly renovated shrine.

Since the temple had just been completed and the local authorities had not yet arranged for priestesses and other temple caretakers, it became a place where Black Zetsu would come every day to remember his mother.

It was in great inner turmoil.

Originally, it planned to use its almost infinite lifespan to outlive Uchiha Tokumitsu before making its move, but with the announcement of Uchiha Tokumitsu's accession at the Mihei Alliance meeting, Black Zetsu completely broke down.

Every night, it wanders on the ground, looking up at the moon in the sky. While receiving the moonlight that is like a mother's love, it is also caught in a great dilemma.

After the temple was completed, Black Zetsu stayed inside, looking at the statue of the Goddess of the Rabbit with a mixture of sadness and elation.

I was disheartened because of my repeated defeats, and overjoyed because my mother had finally been exonerated!

"That rebellious son, Yu Yi, must be filled with remorse right now!"

Black Zetsu felt both hatred and pleasure as he thought about this!

The thought of his rebellious brother, Hagoromo, and his descendants completely replacing the order he had established filled Black Zetsu with immense satisfaction!

So here's the question: Should Black Zetsu, the filial son who has been single-mindedly trying to save his mother for thousands of years, actually meet with Uchiha Tokumitsu, who is trying to clear his mother's name?

"But if this is just a conspiracy by the descendants of Indra, then that would be troublesome..."

Black Zetsu pondered the matter for a long time, unable to make a decision.

This is why it hesitated so much.

Although it appears to have no power, Kaguya Otsutsuki actually bestowed upon it a bloodline limit when she created it. While the situation was urgent at the time, Kaguya only intended for her 'offspring' to have some means of survival to escape the Hagoromo and Hamura brothers' blockade. Black Zetsu, however, treasured this power and was reluctant to use it, planning to use it to betray the Indra reincarnation who had been bewitched by it after the plan succeeded. Therefore, even in dangerous situations, it still had a chance to escape; however, the power bestowed upon it by its mother was a consumable resource, used only once!

"No! Lord Deguang could never be the reincarnation of Indra and Asura!"

Black Zetsu thought for a moment and solved another problem that had been bothering it: "It can't be the reincarnation of the Feathered Robe Traitor either!"

After all, Madara Uchiha was beaten to death by Tokumitsu Uchiha!

Furthermore, Uchiha Tokumitsu's aversion to Mount Myōboku is well-known throughout the ninja world, so it can be inferred from this that he is definitely not on the same side as the Sage of Six Paths!

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu quickly took out "The Sayings of De Guang (Million-Copy Commemorative Edition)" and started flipping through it.

"found it!"

Finally, Black Zetsu, relying on his fairly good memory, found the content he wanted to see and read it aloud: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

"Therefore! I want to be Deguang-kun's friend!"

With a determined look in his eyes, Black Zetsu made up his mind to come.

However, at this moment it began to feel a little uneasy.

Theoretically speaking, it belongs to the same generation as the Sage of Six Paths, and is the ancestor of Uchiha Tokumitsu. However, it would be impossible for it to say that when it met Uchiha Tokumitsu, and it wouldn't make sense either.

You can come up with a reason to strike up a conversation on the way, but... you can't go to meet a junior that it admires empty-handed, right? Otherwise, that would be incredibly rude!

Therefore, Black Zetsu felt that he still needed to give a gift when they met, so that his carefully crafted explanation would be convincing enough!

"The Demonic Statue of the Heretic?"

Black Zetsu's first thought was the Gedo Mazo, but it immediately dismissed the idea!

This thing is too precious! Not only is it the only one in the ninja world, but it also took so many years for Madara Uchiha to summon it from the moon to the human world, so he couldn't bear to give it away.

Moreover, Uchiha Tokumitsu is about to gather all nine tailed beasts. If he figures out the connection between the tailed beasts and the Gedo Mazo, things will get complicated!

Even worse, Uchiha Tokumitsu might dismantle the Gedo Mazo for research, and then Black Zetsu would be left with nowhere to cry!

"Rinnegan?"

No, that won't work either. We need to keep them as a trump card. Besides, Nagato is so filial, Black Zetsu wouldn't be willing to gouge out his eyes.

"White Zetsu? That's not a good idea!"

After all, Uchiha Tokuko already had this thing, and he obtained it through some questionable channels. Besides, giving it as a gift to a foolish White Zetsu could easily lead to trouble.

"scorpion?"

Another seemingly suitable candidate surfaced in its mind, but after much hesitation, it rejected it once again.

After all, Scorpion's influence was still insufficient, and he was not presentable enough. Moreover, Black Zetsu intended to make good use of his brain.

"So, what else..."

Black Zetsu lay prostrate beneath the altar, gazing blankly at the statue of the Goddess of the Rabbit.

"spot!"

Suddenly, Black Zetsu had a flash of inspiration and realized that he had found a treasure that had been forgotten without his knowledge—Uchiha Madara!

"Bandit's corpse!"

Black Zetsu became increasingly excited as he thought about it.

Since the Eye of the Moon plan has fallen through, and Madara Uchiha's corpse is no longer of any use, it's only natural to make use of it!

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha holds a particularly special position within the Uchiha clan; he might be a presentable gift... I suppose.

So, Black Zetsu excitedly returned to the underground snowfield ice cave, gave Nagato a brief explanation, and then quickly sneaked into a secret cave known only to him and Tobi, where he personally wielded his ice axe to dig out Madara Uchiha's coffin!

Furthermore, to prevent any unforeseen events from happening to Madara Uchiha's body en route, Black Zetsu meticulously filled the coffin with a pile of ice, then wrapped it with clay, and finally froze the clay solid in an ice cave. After taking thorough measures to keep it cold and fresh, Black Zetsu stretched out his body to wrap Madara Uchiha's coffin and then burrowed underground towards Konoha.

……

Just an hour after Black Zetsu left, Tobi, swaying and staggering, suddenly returned to the long-lost secret base in the Land of Snow.

It first greeted the reserved Sasori with familiarity, and then talked at length with the White Zetsu at the garrison base about the comfort of receiving offerings from the common people. However, since it had not seen any Black Zetsu, it went to ask Nagato. After receiving the same answer that he did not know, Tobi was also a little confused.

"Does Little Blackie have some kind of scheme up his sleeve again?"

Scratching his head, feeling like his brain was about to grow out, Afei stopped worrying and decided to pay his respects to Lord Ban's remains before returning to his base.

However, when Tobi arrived at the ice cave where Madara Uchiha's remains were stored, and when he saw the shattered ice, he was completely stunned!

"Madara-sama!"

Afei suddenly cried out, "Where is my Lord Madara! Where is my Lord Madara, who is so big!"

"Could it be that it's alive?!"

Then, a strange thought suddenly flashed into Afei's mind!

So it sat down and began to consider the possibility of 'Lord Madara's resurrection and departure'.

……

Black Zetsu, who had excitedly trekked all the way to the outskirts of Konoha, suddenly felt a bit apprehensive about returning home. Moreover, the strict barrier of Konoha made it feel intimidated. So it did not enter the interior of Konoha Village immediately, but instead wandered around for a while and found an excellent hiding place - Tokuko Shrine!

Moreover, Black Zetsu simply hid directly beneath the jade feet of Mother's statue!

Simply perfect!

...Aside from the fact that we never got to see Uchiha Tokumitsu!

……

After hiding under the main hall of the Tokugawa Shrine for more than ten days, on December 30th of the first year of the Kaihuang era, Uchiha Tokugawa led his followers to the shrine again to worship!

"I've been waiting for you!"

After noticing the commotion outside the hall and peeking around to observe, Black Zetsu immediately perked up, concealed his aura, and returned underground, ready to play tricks!

As with previous worship ceremonies, Uchiha Tokumitsu walked into the main hall alone after offering incense, observing the three statues inside with his hands behind his back.

With the Goddess of the Rabbit in the center, and the Uchiha ancestors and the Sage of Six Paths standing on either side, it can be considered a reunion of three generations of relatives across generations.