Uchiha's personal opinion

"Your supreme wisdom has illuminated my once utterly dark and demonic life!"

"..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Is this something a non-human being could utter?!

This flattery is better than 90% of the Uchiha ninjas!

No wonder he could outwit Indra throughout the ages!

"very good……"

It took Uchiha Tokumitsu a while to come to his senses, then he said slowly, "I am willing to provide you with protection and a legitimate identity, and I will not pursue your momentary mistake any further..."

"Demons are not saints; it's understandable that they make mistakes, so don't blame yourself..."

"Your Majesty's grace is boundless! This humble demon is deeply grateful!"

Black Zetsu immediately pretended to cry.

Their duel was a true showdown between two award-winning actors!

"It's alright, it's alright, I understand..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu quickly offered words of comfort.

But his hands moved just as quickly.

After prying open a corner of the coffin lid, Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his foot and kicked the coffin lid open!

"boom!"

The precious nanmu coffin board was kicked and cracked!

Black Zetsu's eyelids twitched!

Good guy!

Black Zetsu couldn't help but think to himself, "This is not someone I can mess with!"

Such a hypocritical and two-faced person should be Bai Zetsu's assistant to Mother! Only in this way can we completely defeat that treacherous brother!

Black Jue immediately felt incredibly wise, truly a saint who disregarded personal grudges!

As the coffin lid was kicked open, a chill wafted out.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyebrows twitched as he looked at the frozen, but still remarkably lifelike, remains of Uchiha Madara, and remained silent.

"I found the ice in the Land of Lightning, right where Madara's body was discovered..."

Black Zetsu quickly replied, "Perhaps due to the limited conditions at the time, the preservation was not very good, but I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu stared at the slightly blackish-brown ice without uttering a sound.

Sometimes, the shape of ice can reflect its place of origin.

Especially this kind of chilling ice, which can only be mined from the depths of extremely cold snow caves!

And the icy, snowy lands of the ninja world are only a few places...

"The Land of Iron? The Land of Thunder? Or the Land of Snow?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently plotted in his mind.

But none of that matters anymore.

Once we can pinpoint the exact origin of the ice based on its shape, we can roughly locate Black Zetsu's lair! This will allow us to wipe them out in one fell swoop!

Including those still hidden Demonic Statues of the Outer Path, the Rinnegan, and a large number of White Zetsu!

"Stay calm and don't lose your composure..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

After a long while, amidst Black Zetsu's trepidation, Uchiha Tokumitsu finally spoke slowly: "Ah... my poor ancestor, to have fallen to such a miserable state..."

Black remained unmoved.

And gave Uchiha Tokumitsu's acting a failing grade.

Just as Black Zetsu predicted—

"Great! It seems he really is dead!"

"Dead, frozen stiff, in seconds!"

"Good death!"

"Wonderful!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's laughter grew increasingly grotesque.

Black Zetsu's emotions are becoming increasingly stable.

So it seems...

Is the plan working?

Chapter 474 A Cunning Mind

"How about this..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually released his chakra to pull the coffin lid back, covering the body of Uchiha Madara lying in the ice. He then looked at Black Zetsu, whose eyes were full of hope: "I accept your sincerity..."

Black Zetsu's muddy face immediately broke into an expression of great surprise.

"but!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu changed the subject, and Black Zetsu's heart immediately trembled!

"You must undergo a period of investigation. Once your background is clarified, you can live a normal life within the prescribed scope."

"That makes perfect sense!"

Black Zetsu naturally had no objections whatsoever.

As for questioning, they don't take it seriously at all.

Because it has almost never appeared in front of ordinary people or ninjas, it would be a miracle if you could find any trace of it!

As for the excuse to deal with the censorship, Black Zetsu had already thought of it—it was just a weak, cowardly little monster that happened to be somewhat cultured, with no real strength, so it was reasonable that it dared not appear in front of humans!

Therefore, it's only natural that we can't find any trace of its activities!

"By the way, what's your name?"

After Uchiha Tokumitsu put Old Man Madara and the coffin into the defensive scroll, he casually asked Black Zetsu a question.

"Your Majesty, I have no name. Why don't you bestow one upon me?"

Black Zetsu immediately followed Uchiha Tokumitsu's lead and made the request.

"...I see~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu looked thoughtful. "Since you're all black, I'll call you Kuroko!"

Are you satisfied?

"Very satisfied!"

Blackie nodded vigorously.

"Not forcing me?"

"I wouldn't dare force you!"

"That's fine then..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't mind Black Zetsu's grammatical error and nodded in satisfaction.

He was in a hurry to have someone analyze the origin of the Xuanbing (a type of ice) in Madara Uchiha's coffin, and didn't have much time to argue with this little black-haired guy.

So, Uchiha Tokumitsu casually summoned a servant ninja and ordered him to find Namikaze Minato.

A moment later, Minato Namikaze, dressed in a crisp police uniform, appeared instantly and knelt on one knee in front of Tokumitsu Uchiha.

"Your Majesty! We salute you!"

"Minister Shui, there's no need for such formalities."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, gesturing for Namikaze Minato to stand up, then pointed at Black Zetsu and said, "This is a demon..."

Minato Namikaze looked toward Black Zetsu, following the direction pointed out by Tokumitsu Uchiha.

He noticed the 'mud' as soon as he arrived, but at first he thought it was just some kind of chakra creation. He never expected it to be a legendary monster!

It seems to have little power...

Minato Namikaze glanced at Black Zetsu and silently gave it an assessment.

"Although monsters are beings outside the bounds of civilization, this little black creature is quite well-educated and admires the king's rule, so it came to serve him..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu blatantly lied: "But rules are rules after all, and vetting is still necessary."

"So, I'm leaving this matter to you."

"I will obey Your Majesty's orders! I will certainly not fail in my mission!"

Minato Namikaze immediately bowed in response.

"Kuroko, from now on you'll cooperate with Minato-kun in the investigation..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said, "As for the time... within seven days, then you'll be free!"

With the power of the Shinobi World Government, it would take at most three days to identify the production location of Xuanbing, then two days to confirm the location of the target, and one day to eliminate those uncooperative scum. On the last day, Uchiha Tokumitsu would still have time to mock Black Zetsu.

Seven days...

Black Zetsu thought for a moment and decided it wouldn't matter, since he could use his trump card to escape at any time. So he obediently climbed into the small cage that Minato Namikaze had brought and was taken back to the New District Police Station of the Police Department for questioning.

……

"Chief of the Watergate Department!"

After entering the small cage, although Minato Namikaze thoughtfully covered the cage with a black cloth, Black Zetsu could still clearly hear how others addressed him as he walked.