After Uchiha Itachi's defeat, the only one left, Zetsu, couldn't hold on for long. If he didn't want to be left behind, he had only one last method.
When Zetsu's body was completely engulfed by the raging flames released by Ace, he split his body into two with lightning speed!
The black and white combined body separated into two different humanoid creatures.
The black humanoid creature "plopped" into a puddle of liquid, spreading out like a soft, diluted slime.
White Zetsu's main body stayed behind for a final desperate fight with the Whitebeard Pirates, while Black Zetsu tried to escape this dangerous situation.
"I absolutely cannot be defeated by the Whitebeard Pirates, nor can I be captured by them. I still have the mission of saving my mother."
"If my mother doesn't have me, if the true Moon Eye Plan isn't successfully implemented, then she'll be sealed on the moon forever..."
"No, this absolutely cannot happen. I've been planning for thousands of years; I can't let all my plans turn to foam."
As Black Zetsu, now a puddle of black liquid, muttered to himself, he quickly fled into the distance.
He couldn't go to underground because the ground had been turned into a sticky substance by that tall guy's ability.
This was the only escape route he could think of, and it was his last escape route.
If he couldn't escape this way, then the situation... would be far worse than imagined!
"After finally collecting two tailed beasts, after watching the plan progress step by step... I can't let it all be ruined by a suddenly appearing Whitebeard Pirates..."
But at this moment, the anxious muttering of Black Zetsu suddenly stopped.
Now a puddle of black liquid, it incredulously raised its gaze, looking at the woman who had suddenly appeared before it.
"Hehehe, I told you your body is special... Back when I was in the Akatsuki, I had my eyes not only on Uchiha Itachi but also on you. I just never had the chance."
The "woman" blocking Black Zetsu's escape route was none other than Orochimaru, presenting herself in a female form!
Driven by intense curiosity, Orochimaru had always been closely observing "Zetsu," with an unprecedented level of seriousness.
And Orochimaru's interest was, of course, in "research"!
For this reason, he even asked Whitebeard to let him join the battle, and to his surprise, Whitebeard agreed.
What surprised Orochimaru even more was that he witnessed this scene as soon as he arrived on the battlefield.
Perhaps... all of this was within Whitebeard's expectations?
Was it Observation Haki?
Orochimaru remembered that magical Observation Haki, which was said to predict the future ten seconds ahead.
If Whitebeard had mastered Observation Haki to an even higher level, maybe he could predict twenty or thirty seconds ahead?
Hehe... Anyway, Orochimaru's interest in "Zetsu" was growing.
"Damn, damn, damn..."
The entire puddle of Black Zetsu trembled. How could the Whitebeard Pirates be so troublesome?
Its only escape route was blocked by the suddenly appearing Orochimaru.
The most fatal point was... Black Zetsu's combat power was actually inferior to White Zetsu's.
Because White Zetsu was a very special all-purpose biological weapon, and in direct combat, White Zetsu's abilities were slightly stronger than Black Zetsu's.
But when it came to "strategy," "wisdom," and "ambush," Black Zetsu could easily outclass White Zetsu by a mile.
The problem was, there was no chance for it to ambush now.
Because it saw that Orochimaru had already formed a hand seal.
Several shadow clones from Orochimaru had surrounded it.
"Hehe... It seems you've weakened a bit after separating from that white creature. By the way, you should be hard to kill, right? But it doesn't matter, I'm quite proficient in sealing techniques."
"If my sealing techniques can't seal you, it doesn't matter, because there are descendants of the Uzumaki clan on the Moby Dick. I wonder if you can break the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques?"
Orochimaru's sinister smile sent chills down Black Zetsu's spine.
Damn it! I have to fight Orochimaru!
I must not be sealed or captured by him!
In its liquid form, Black Zetsu transformed into a spear and thrust forward rapidly!
As long as it could touch this bastard.
Because if it could touch Orochimaru, it could definitely control him!
Then, maybe it could use Orochimaru to resurrect Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama with Edo Tensei.
Nowadays, Black Zetsu believes that only these two people can face Whitebeard.
When Black Zetsu's body collided with Orochimaru's wrist, Black Zetsu was overjoyed.
Got him!
"Ninja Art: Spirit Fusion... Huh???"
Black Zetsu was utterly shocked as he watched Orochimaru extend his long tongue.
The tongue wrapped around a Kusanagi sword, which instantly severed the arm that Black Zetsu had touched.
Blood splattered all over Black Zetsu's face.
It then realized that Orochimaru was such a ruthless character, willing to abandon a perfectly good arm without hesitation!
"That was close, almost got me..."
Orochimaru's face was indeed covered in cold sweat, but his smile didn't fade, it even grew wider: "Do you think it's possible... that after studying Edo Tensei for so long, I have a deep understanding of souls and spirits?"
"The moment your body touched my wrist, I clearly felt my soul being invaded by something."
"Hehe, you really are getting more interesting. Should I call you 'Zetsu', or something else?"
As he finished speaking, Orochimaru used his intact arm to form three seals with one hand.
Then, he pressed his palm heavily on the ground.
"Ninja Art: Eight Pillar Sealing!!!"
The spilled crimson blood slowly floated up, transforming into eight ninja art spell chains in the blink of an eye.
Each chain was as agile as a snake.
They quickly wrapped towards Black Zetsu.
"What?!"
Black Zetsu was instantly horrified.
It immediately realized that Orochimaru's purpose in severing an arm was not just to escape its control.
It was also to set up a "sealing ninja art" in advance!
Only the amount of blood from a severed arm...
Could be used to perform this special sealing technique!
It suddenly realized that it might have woken up a bit too late.
Damn it...
Having lived for thousands of years and been a mastermind for so long, it was actually captured alive by the Whitebeard Pirates!
As this thought flashed through Black Zetsu's mind, the blood chains had already tightly bound it into a ball.
"Not bad at all..."
Orochimaru's already pale face turned even paler.
But he was smiling happily.
And sinisterly.
...
"Tsk... It's over."
Nagato, controlling the Six Paths of Pain, watched everything unfold.
The battlefield finally returned to its former tranquility.
The scarred ground in front of him showed how intense the battle had been.
Nagato knew very well that Whitebeard hadn't intervened at all during this process, and the two troublesome characters were dealt with just like that.
The people who posed a threat to the Akatsuki were also eliminated.
The "Tendo" controlled by Nagato had an expressionless face, his gaze shifted from the scarred battlefield, and then he locked eyes with Whitebeard on the Moby Dick.
Nagato set aside some distracting thoughts and felt it was time to talk to Whitebeard.
Under the power of the Rinnegan, "Tendo Pain" slowly floated up, catching the attention of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"That guy... he's with Konan, and she was just standing behind him. Could he be the leader of the Akatsuki?" Kisame, carrying Samehada, looked at Tendo floating a hundred meters high.
This height was even higher than the deck of the Moby Dick.
Kakashi frowned and immediately noticed something unusual.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "That guy's eyes look strange... What kind of eyes are those?"
"Those eyes look pretty high and mighty!" Marco shaded his eyes from the sun with one hand and looked up, laughing, "What does he want to do?!"
Under everyone's gaze, Nagato, controlling "Tendo Pain," finally spoke: "In the ninja world, the number of ninjas and civilians who die each year due to 'war' reaches a staggering tens of thousands. The entire ninja world is constantly shrouded in the pain of war, and the word 'peace' has been overshadowed by the shadows of war and killing for countless years."
"Peace... was the original intention of the Akatsuki, and it is now the supreme ideal that the Akatsuki will do everything to achieve. But to bring peace to the ninja world, the Akatsuki alone cannot do it, at least not currently."
Tendo Pain's gaze never left Whitebeard.
With a voice as majestic as a great bell, he continued, "I am Pain, the current leader of the Akatsuki... I want to invite the Whitebeard Pirates to form an alliance with us!"
"From now on, the Akatsuki will no longer have any conflicts with the Whitebeard Pirates, and the Whitebeard Pirates must not go against the ideals of the Akatsuki. Both sides will share information, resources, and connections... forming an unbreakable alliance."
"Whitebeard, give your answer!"
After saying these words, Nagato felt much better, thinking that the Whitebeard Pirates would not reject his sincerity.
After all, Nagato believed he had used the best tone possible to communicate with Whitebeard.
However, Konan had mentioned that communicating with the Whitebeard Pirates might not be so simple.
But until now, Nagato didn't feel there was anything complicated about it.
Konan must have been overthinking!
This long speech left the Whitebeard Pirates a bit stunned.
They didn't expect that this guy, who were flying so high and looking down on them, wanted to form an alliance?
But...
This guy's tone...
It seems he doesn't know how to negotiate with the "Four Emperors" of the sea!
Marco, who knew Whitebeard best, glanced at Pops.
Sure enough.
Marco saw a flash of anger on Pops' face.
"Gurarara... What an arrogant brat!" Whitebeard looked up at Tendo Pain, who was floating high above. He could tell at a glance that there were no signs of life in that special body.
Whitebeard laughed in anger, "A brat hiding in the shadows while controlling a puppet to come before me and say these things, and even wants to form an alliance with the Whitebeard Pirates?"
"Gurarara! Brat... I bet you don't know the rules of cooperating with pirates!"
Tendo Pain, floating in mid-air, was stunned when he heard this.
"Alliance... Dream on! Gurara! You brats are only fit to become a subsidiary of the Whitebeard Pirates! If you really want an alliance, come and defeat me first!"
Whitebeard roared, gripping the hilt of Murakumogiri with both hands. An unparalleled burst of Conqueror's Haki exploded from him at that moment.
Visible black lightning flickered in the air.
Gusts of wind began to blow, kicking up large clouds of dust and debris.
The clouds in the sky were scattered by the Conqueror's Haki.
Buzz—
The blade of Murakumogiri was already wrapped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, and even enveloped in a vibrating light wave.
The space around the vibrating light wave began to ripple.
The highest level of Armament Haki, the highest level of Conqueror's Haki, and the highest level of Devil Fruit awakening.
Whitebeard used them all at once in an instant.
With an extreme grin on his face, Whitebeard was ready to greet the rude brat with a New World Yonko's welcome!
As everyone knows, when an Emperor greets someone...
They start with a big move!!!
Boom!
The deck beneath his feet shattered instantly, and the massive Moby Dick trembled violently.
Whitebeard's enormous figure appeared above Tendo Pain in an instant, the spatial distortions making his crescent mustache tremble.
"So fast..." Nagato, controlling Tendo, quickly looked up. Whitebeard's speed was so fast that he could barely react!
When his eyes saw Whitebeard, Whitebeard's blade was already coming down on him!
The entire space froze!
Nagato, controlling Tendo Pain, couldn't move a finger!
"Damn..."
Was this the special way of communication Konan mentioned?
Nagato realized things were going very wrong.
He wasn't even prepared to fight Whitebeard!
He had come with great sincerity to form an alliance!
When he tried to make a move...
It was already too late!
The violent quake force shattered the atmosphere.
Tendo Pain's appearance instantly became extremely twisted and abstract, perfectly recreating the famous scene of "my art style is above yours."
The black rods embedded in his body flew out.
The Akatsuki uniform on his body shattered into ashes in an instant!
His twisted body fell rapidly like a meteor.
Until it crashed heavily into the scarred ground!
—Boom!!!
...
...
(End of Chapter)
一 一 一 一 一
You can read advanced chapters on
pat reon.com/GMadman
一 一 一 一 一
Give me your power stone,
Add this novel to your Library,
And Give me your review of this novel