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None of the people present could fully understand the feelings of Uchiha Madara.
The only one who could completely understand Madara's emotions was Black Zetsu, who had been forced by Madara, because it was the origin of Madara's rage.
However...
Black Zetsu was in despair.
Who deliberately left this piece of bark!
Why was this piece of bark used to slander its mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and why did it also accuse it of once impersonating Indra's will!
Such slander...
It was deadly for it.
Now, Black Zetsu looked at the enraged Uchiha Madara and was acutely aware of the imminent crisis.
Even if it continued to insist that it was the work of another Black Zetsu, Uchiha Madara might not choose to believe it anymore, as the story of deceiving Indra was too obvious a reference!
No matter what, Uchiha Madara was undoubtedly suspecting that Black Zetsu was deceiving him in the same way it deceived Indra by impersonating his will!
But...
It really hadn't done it!
The only person it had ever deceived was Uchiha Madara!
The information on this piece of bark...
It seemed intent on destroying it!
Now, Black Zetsu was no longer worried about whether Uchiha Madara would doubt the Eye of the Moon Plan; it only feared whether Uchiha Madara would kill it on the spot!
"Black Zetsu..."
Uchiha Madara's smile was somewhat dangerous, his anger and killing intent seemed ready to be unleashed upon Black Zetsu at any moment: "Now, do you have anything to tell me?"
"Madara..."
"I am your will..."
Black Zetsu's body trembled, trying hard to maintain a smile on its face, but the smile looked particularly sinister and terrifying, making it hard to believe.
But...
It still wanted to make a final attempt to persuade Uchiha Madara?
"Oh?"
Uchiha Madara's smile widened, but it carried a hint of sarcasm: "If I'm not mistaken, you told Indra the same thing a thousand years ago when you deceived the ancestor of the Uchiha clan into reviving the Ten-Tails, didn't you? You claimed you were his will, right?"
"No..."
"It's not..."
Black Zetsu shook its head repeatedly, continuously retreating, still trying to deceive Uchiha Madara: "Madara, those were done by another Black Zetsu!"
"Really?"
Uchiha Madara's smile turned eerie, as if mocking Black Zetsu's stupidity, or perhaps mocking himself for being deceived in the past.
The strongest man in the history of the Uchiha clan suddenly sneered: "At this point, do you still want to deceive me?"
Everything was the same!
The actions were the same!
The experiences were the same!
Uchiha Madara's experiences were exactly the same as those of his ancestor Indra: both wanted to revive the Ten-Tails, both had a Black Zetsu, and both were told by this Black Zetsu that it was their will!
At this point...
How could he believe that Black Zetsu was innocent!
At this point...
Who would believe that Black Zetsu was innocent!
The anger in Uchiha Madara's heart was rising!
As the proudest man of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Madara once thought he would be the savior of the ninja world after seeing the secrets recorded on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet, believing he bore the future of peace for the ninja world. He never expected that all of this was manipulated from behind the scenes!
Suddenly, Uchiha Madara recalled what Akihara Kagura had said before their communication was cut off: Wouldn't he become a pawn after being truly resurrected?
That kid...
Had already seen the content on the bark...
That kid...
Had already known that he was merely a pawn controlled by Black Zetsu!
"The stone tablet was altered..."
Uchiha Madara coldly looked at Black Zetsu, his hand clenched into a fist so tightly that his knuckles cracked: "The Eye of the Moon Plan is fake, and you are not my will. Black Zetsu, in your fabricated dream, what exactly is real?"
"I..."
Black Zetsu kept retreating.
In the next moment!
Black Zetsu gritted its teeth, a trace of malice appeared on its face!
This object created by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki using Yin-Yang Release suddenly revealed the truth with a chilling tone: "Madara, if you say everything is false, then the most false thing right now is this piece of Senju bark!"
"Everything recorded on it is fake!"
Black Zetsu also harbored anger in its heart. It decided to first find a way to overturn the content on the bark, then figure out how to justify its own identity and continue to lure Uchiha Madara into the Eye of the Moon Plan.
"Madara, I am indeed not your will."
Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Madara and admitted something with a sinister voice: "However, I am not the will of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, the Sage of the Six Paths either..."
"Then whose will are you?"
The residual anger on Uchiha Madara's face had not dissipated!
The anger of being deceived by Black Zetsu could not possibly be quelled just like that. A man as proud as him would never tolerate being deceived!
Especially when he felt like a clown being played with!
"I am the will of Kaguya."
Black Zetsu's voice suddenly calmed down.
Perhaps it was to reveal its identity at this moment, or perhaps it was to fabricate a new story in a short time, Black Zetsu's mood suddenly became peaceful again.
However...
This peace lasted less than a second.
Black Zetsu looked at the bark thrown on the ground by Uchiha Madara, and its voice turned angry again: "The historical record on that bark is wrong, it blasphemes the goddess of the moon. Kaguya was never the youngest daughter of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki..."
"Kaguya..."
"Is the mother of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, the Sage of the Six Paths!"
"!!!"
Everyone present widened their eyes.
They were already shocked by the history recorded on the Senju bark, but now Black Zetsu had suddenly made a reversal!
This pitch-black creature...
Is actually the will of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!
This guy...
Has actually survived for thousands of years!
And Kaguya Ōtsutsuki is not the youngest daughter of the Sage of the Six Paths, but rather the mother of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. This reversal is too astonishing!
However...
Is all this true?
But...
Whether true or false...
When Black Zetsu said these things, it meant that it had been deceiving Uchiha Madara all along!
Uchiha Madara's face remained furious, with a cold smile on his lips: "So you have been deceiving me all along... Black Zetsu..."
"Madara, listen to my explanation..."
"The ninja world has so many secrets..."
Suddenly, a familiar sigh echoed in the room. This voice seemed somewhat helpless, as if persuading Uchiha Madara: "Madara, why bother seeking the truth? Wouldn't it be better to obediently become Black Zetsu's pawn?"
Obviously.
Akihara Kagura could not miss such an event.
Or rather, Akihara Kagura had been waiting for this moment, wanting to push Black Zetsu into a corner, which had to be done by appearing at the right time.
If he appeared too early, Black Zetsu would certainly deny its identity and might shift all the blame onto Akihara Kagura himself; if he appeared too late, Black Zetsu might rewrite the facts with another excuse.
Now...
Was the perfect time.
Black Zetsu had admitted its identity but had not yet had the chance to state historical facts.
"Akihara Kagura!"
Black Zetsu heard Akihara Kagura's voice!
"Brat…"
Uchiha Madara's expression was unpleasant, but he could tell that although Akihara Kagura's words seemed comforting, his tone was mocking.
"This guy dares to mock me like this!"
"This guy only knows I'm Black Zetsu's pawn because he read the history recorded on the Senju clan's bark. That's why he mocked me the moment I was resurrected by the Edo Tensei!"
"I always wanted to prevent Lord Madara from getting the bark..."
Akihara Kagura didn't think he was mocking Madara. In fact, his attitude became respectful: "I always tried to stop Lord Madara from being resurrected and escaping control because I was worried that after learning the secrets on the bark, he wouldn't be able to handle the psychological impact of these ancient mysteries..."
"It's such a pity..."
"All my efforts were in vain..."
Akihara Kagura's voice came from Minato's mouth. He seemed surprised by Black Zetsu's actions and asked, "Black Zetsu, why did you use the Rinne Rebirth to fully resurrect Lord Madara, freeing him from my control?"
"..."
Black Zetsu felt like cursing.
Of course, it was because I didn't know what was on the bark!
According to the history recorded on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet, the history recorded on the Senju clan's bark shouldn't be much different...
Who would have thought...
The history recorded on the Senju clan's bark is so outrageous!
"I just didn't expect..."
Black Zetsu gritted his teeth in hatred for that piece of bark: "The history recorded on the Senju clan's bark is fabricated like some rural legend..."
Moreover...
Calling it a rural legend is a compliment!
What kind of rural legend can't even get the historical relationships right and just makes things up out of thin air!
"Are you saying the contents of the bark are fake?"
Akihara Kagura's voice seemed a bit surprised, and he proactively asked, "But I have a question. How can you prove that you are the will of Kaguya?"
"..."
Everyone present turned to look at Black Zetsu.
"..."
Black Zetsu's body started trembling.
Damn it...
Why do I have to prove myself!
How am I supposed to prove my identity at this moment!
What kind of ridiculous era is this, where I have to prove the truth I've already spoken!
No...
No, that's not right...
The person who knows the contents of the bark knows!
The person who created that bark knows my identity!
However, Black Zetsu couldn't imagine who created that piece of bark. He looked at the reincarnated Minato, as if he could see Akihara Kagura controlling things behind the scenes!
"Akihara Kagura!"
"Where did this bark come from!"
Black Zetsu suddenly realized something and demanded in a sinister tone, "Tell everyone quickly, where did this bark come from!"
"The person who used this bark to forge history must know my identity! He must have left the real history somewhere else, and that will definitely prove my identity!"
"But..."
Akihara Kagura's voice seemed hesitant. He calmly explained, "I believe the history recorded on this bark is real..."
"Kaguya Otsutsuki is scarcely mentioned in the history of the ninja world. Her fame doesn't seem comparable to the Sage of Six Paths, right?"
"The story of Black Zetsu, the dark desire split from the Sage of Six Paths' heart, wanting eternal domination over the ninja world, sounds much more convincing to us..."
"..."
The present ninjas nodded one after another.
Comparatively speaking, the version on the tree bark was indeed more believable.
Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Rabbit Goddess, did not have a particularly notable reputation in the ninja world, whereas the Six Paths Sage had a much larger reputation.
"..."
Black Zetsu was somewhat helpless.
This guy, Akihara Kagura!
Obviously, everything he said was true!
The information on the tree bark was originally false. Everything was originally false. Black Zetsu really was Kaguya's will. Could he still deceive them at this point?
Black Zetsu felt a great sense of grievance and wanted to voice it, but his mind could not afford to stop, frantically searching for a way out!
He had to find a way to survive; only by reviving Kaguya would there be hope!
Even if this generation's Uchiha Madara did not want to continue the Eye of the Moon Plan, the Uchiha clan was not extinct; waiting another thousand years was not an issue!
Of course.
It would be best if he could still make Uchiha Madara believe him at this moment!
Black Zetsu's brain was spinning rapidly.
At this moment...
How should he rewrite history?
No!
When revealing these things...
He still had to be careful not to be backstabbed!
Because the ninja world might still have the true history, he had to present a history that was convincing enough, one with no flaws!
"If you really want to know..."
"Then I'll tell you what the truth is!"
As Black Zetsu gradually calmed down, he began in a deep voice, "A thousand years ago, there was no chakra in the ninja world. The humans on this land did not know what chakra was..."
"However, one day, this world was discovered by a terrifying enemy, and a woman named Kaguya from beyond the heavens arrived first..."
"Kaguya planted a God Tree on the earth, nurturing it to bear chakra fruits, hoping to gather the earth's power to resist the enemies trying to destroy the world."
"Unfortunately..."
"War continued within the ninja world."
"No matter how humans evolved, war seemed to be an ever-present theme with them."
"Kaguya could not understand why humans initiated wars. She hoped humans could unite against the enemies from beyond but was naturally not good with words..."
"To quell the wars, Kaguya had no choice but to consume the chakra fruit. Kaguya did not want to execute these humans, so she used the power of the chakra fruit to activate the Eye of the Moon, pulling all the war initiators into the Infinite Tsukuyomi, preventing them from causing more conflicts in the ninja world and letting them live out their lives in their desired dreams..."
"So..."
Uchiha Madara frowned, seeming somewhat displeased, "At this point, do you still want to tell me that the Infinite Tsukuyomi can bring peace to the ninja world?"
"But..."
Akihara Kagura's voice came through the reincarnated soul, still convinced of his tree bark's information, "The Infinite Tsukuyomi will also extract their chakra, right?"
"Humans of that era did not have chakra..."
Black Zetsu shook his head and bit his teeth, knowing that some history could not be hidden because hidden history would have flaws. He continued to reveal the truth he knew, "However, after living out their lives in the dream, humans would gradually transform into a type of being called White Zetsu!"
"Wait..."
Uchiha Madara interrupted Black Zetsu, his gaze turning dangerous again, "Didn't you tell me that White Zetsu was a creature I cultivated using Hashirama's cells..."
"Madara, I did deceive you back then."
Black Zetsu sighed, seemingly helpless, "To make you believe in the existence of White Zetsu, I took out some White Zetsus hidden in the Gedo Statue, falsely claiming that they were cultivated from Hashirama's cells..."
"Black Zetsu..."
Uchiha Madara's gaze truly wanted to kill on the spot. He did not care about the truth of history; no matter what, he wanted to kill Black Zetsu, "How many more things have you deceived me about?"