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"It's indeed fake."

Seeing this, Black Zetsu became even more certain that Devil Fruits simply did not exist.

Afterwards, Madara leisurely headed out of town, not seeming to have any health problems. Black Zetsu was relieved and disappeared into the ground to follow him.

The two traveled to a remote mountain village, where Ban stopped and sat for a while.

Black Zetsu hid behind a tree far away from him. Occasionally, some birds flew overhead, but he didn't pay attention as he hid in the shadows, occasionally observing the situation.

At this moment, Madara stood up again.

After walking for a while, Madara arrived at a secluded spot. He stopped and turned to look at the location where Black Zetsu was hiding.

"Come out, I've found you."

what?

Black Zetsu was dumbfounded. How did Madara find him?!

"You hiding in the shadows, come out on your own, or I'll have to resort to force."

As Ban spoke, he clasped his hands together, and his eyes directly formed the pattern of the Eternal Kaleidoscope.

He was furious.

If he hadn't heard the thoughts of birds and animals underground, he might not have known he was being followed.

The mighty Madara Uchiha was being followed without even realizing it, only able to discover his opponent through his Devil Fruit powers. It's possible that his opponent had been following him for some time without him noticing anything.

When Black Zetsu was summoned to reveal his abilities, he realized that Madara had truly seen through his hidden methods, and he couldn't help but question his life—why have he been so unlucky lately?

Chapter 266 Madara, I am your ancestor!

"Don't get excited. I'm from the Uchiha clan just like you. In fact, I'm your ancestor."

Madara is the person most likely to awaken the Rinnegan in a thousand years.

Just when the plan was about to succeed, such a mishap occurred. To be honest, Black Zetsu was extremely unwilling and couldn't understand how Madara had discovered him.

But thinking about these things now is useless; the key is to stabilize the spots.

"Oh?"

Ban sneered, clearly not believing what he said.

Black Zetsu was no surprise.

Madara is very vigilant. For the past ten years or so, he has been changing locations to avoid being discovered by others. Although he was only discovered this one time, it was enough to arouse Madara's suspicion.

He racked his brains, but without pausing, he stepped forward and continued, "Have you seen the stone tablet?"

"Our clan, huh? You sure know how to play the field. Regardless of whether you're from the Uchiha clan or not, what's your purpose in following me?"

Madara Uchiha's eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

"Prove that I am right, that our Uchiha bloodline is better than Ashura's, and that I am the best candidate to inherit the Ninjutsu!"

Black Zetsu was incredibly excited and put his acting skills to full use.

At that moment, Indra was with him.

"Ok?"

Ban frowned slightly.

The best candidate to inherit the Ninjutsu sect?

Back then, only two people were able to inherit the position of the Ninja Clan: Ashura and Indra.

Could it be that……

But even if this dark-skinned creature is Indra, what does it have to do with him?

Ban sneered, and the mark of the Eternal Kaleidoscope spun wildly.

Black Zetsu groaned inwardly.

This guy's personality is definitely such that he won't believe anything except himself.

His initial plan was to wait for Madara to awaken the Rinnegan and master Yin-Yang Release before finding an opportunity to make Madara believe that he was Madara's creation of Yin-Yang Release.

However, after being discovered and followed by Madara, the entire plan fell through.

"It's okay if you don't believe me, but do you want to know about the Rinnegan?"

"Reincarnation Eye?"

Ban was somewhat tempted.

He knew almost nothing about the Rinnegan; he only knew about the two-in-one upgrade from the stone tablet. If this guy in front of him was really Indra, he might know some inside information.

Of course, he wouldn't completely believe everything Black Zetsu said.

"The Rinnegan is unique to the Sage of Six Paths. Back then, the Sage of Six Paths had two sons, one was me, and the other was my younger brother Ashura. One of us inherited the Sage's eye, and the other inherited the Sage's body."

Black Zetsu rambled on and on.

Madara didn't find it annoying. Putting aside whether Black Zetsu was Indra or not, the so-called Sage Body likely refers to a body like Hashirama Senju's, which is abnormally powerful.

If the Sage's Eye is the Sharingan, then the Sage's Eye combined with the Sage Body will evolve into the Rinnegan.

This matches the description on the stone tablet.

"I don't know what the old man left behind. I suppose it's something about me and Ashura, but he certainly didn't leave me with a last word before I died..."

Black Zetsu sneered.

"What?"

Ban was somewhat curious.

"To achieve my goal, my soul will be resurrected countless times... However, things went wrong. My soul was not resurrected but became what it is now. Instead, my chakra is constantly reincarnating, and so is Ashura."

Black Zetsu sighed softly.

"I see. You are just a consciousness. The lack of chakra means you cannot use most ninjutsu."

"Although you have a strong ability to hide, you are ultimately just a shadow in the dark and can never step into the light. Therefore, you yearn for an agent who can realize your ideals on your behalf."

Madara sneered.

Chakra reincarnation?

If Indra's chakra reincarnation refers to him, then Ashura's chakra reincarnation refers to Hashirama.

Absurd claims.

Madara didn't believe any of this, but from his observation, Black Zetsu was indeed just a mass of consciousness, with not even a trace of chakra fluctuation within him.

This is enough to show that he himself does not have the ability to release ninjutsu, and at most he can use genjutsu and shadow escape techniques similar to those of the Nara clan.

But what do these abilities mean to him?

Even if his physical body wasn't fully integrated, he wasn't someone these ghostly, wandering spirits could control. Besides, he really did need an assistant to walk the world in his place...

"Although I really don't want to show weakness in front of my juniors, you're right, I don't have much strength left. But in my consciousness form, I have many other abilities, such as infiltration and intelligence gathering, so I'm not entirely useless."

Black Zetsu knew his weakness, which caused Madara to lower his first line of defense. All that was left was to guide him slowly.

Although it was more difficult than originally planned, at least we were able to get things done and wouldn't be unable to complete the plan.

“Very good, you’re not entirely useless, then there’s room for us to cooperate.”

Perhaps it was the effect of the Devil Fruit's power, but Madara always felt that the guy in front of him was lying, though he couldn't quite put his finger on what he was lying about.

Oh well, it's just mutual exploitation anyway.

As for whether the other party was Indra's soul, Madara didn't care at all; he only cared about his own dream.

However, if the old immortal is truly the reincarnation of Indra, he might very well take over Indra's body after Indra advances to the Rinnegan, so we must be extremely wary of this.

The two reached a brief consensus.

However, on the other side, the battle continued in full swing.

Akabane hadn't originally planned to make a move, but Uchiha En seemed to be treating this place like a stage, already quite engrossed in performing his own script.

He didn't know the specifics of the process, but he sensed that amidst the chaos, Uchiha En intentionally drew the attention of the Jashin Cult members to them. Then, after encountering danger, he "activated" his Mangekyou Sharingan with a "resolute" shout.

To Akabane's surprise, Uchiha En's ability was Amaterasu.

The black flames burned all the remaining "Devil Fruits" to ashes. Uchiha En even activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, much to the shock of the two little ones he brought out.

Then, seeing Yan Huo fight his way through the encirclement to save the last "clan member," the two finally couldn't help but shed tears.

Akabane didn't know what was so touching about it; perhaps he was just easily moved to tears.

He didn't care about the Uchiha's script; his mind was entirely focused on what happened after Madara left, and whether he had truly awakened the power of the Devil Fruit.

Out of caution, Akabane dared not chase after them to check the situation, and could only speculate in his mind, or find another person to test on.

Therefore, he needs to leave Uchiha En and his group.

"You've activated the Kaleidoscope?"

"Yes, but our identities have been exposed, and we must leave the Water Kingdom immediately."

"Uchiha En said anxiously."

"You go back first, I'll cover your retreat."

Akabane did not hesitate.

"After the break?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"That's right, I have the Flying Thunder God Technique so I can escape at any time. Now it's my turn to protect you."

These words made Akabane feel very ashamed.

Protecting one's comrades is not wrong, but such lines are too melodramatic. Besides, he doesn't really have such thoughts; he just wants to separate temporarily so that he can test the side effects of the Devil Fruit.

"Akaba, I didn't expect this... Okay, we'll go first, you must follow."

After Uchiha En finished speaking, he grabbed the three members of his clan and ran away.

Akabane fell silent.

Why set a flag for him before he leaves?

Do you really want me to never go back?

Forget it, let's arrest them first.

Devil Fruits belong to the One Piece series, and their effects in the Naruto world are currently unknown. He is hesitant to capture opponents who are too strong, lest it cause trouble later on.

After going around in circles, he hypnotized a member of a cult.

After casually grabbing a piece of fruit from a nearby stall, Akabane led the manipulated member of the evil cult to the beach.

Ox-Ox Fruit - Bison Form.

"who are you?"

"He who gave you power, consume it."

Akabane canceled the illusion and threw the fruit to him.

The cult member caught it and then froze for a few seconds.

This Devil Fruit doesn't seem to be the kind they forged.

Is it true?

After hesitating for a second, the member of the evil god cult decisively took a bite.

It tastes terrible!

However, the moment he ate it, he felt his body undergo a dramatic change, and a strange power flowed from the fruit into his flesh.