Chapter 346: The Thousand-Year-Old Corpse Buried in the Land of Snow
"Madara Uchiha, please do not resist."
"And do not ask such ridiculous questions as whether I am betraying you."
"Allow me to first introduce you to the woman standing before you…" Black Zetsu's body shrank into the sleeve of the strange woman, and a bizarre laugh came from its raspy voice. "The progenitor of chakra in the ninja world, Kaguya Otsutsuki."
"I have never heard of…"
Madara watched as Kaguya's palm pinched his chin. He wanted to forcefully twist his neck, but he was completely unable to make any movement!
This woman's strength was as formidable as her chakra!
"I know, of course you couldn't have heard of her. In the ninja world, you all believe that chakra is a gift from the Sage of Six Paths…"
Black Zetsu suddenly spat with contempt, "Have you never suspected where the Sage of Six Paths' chakra came from?"
Madara Uchiha: "…"
That was a thousand years ago! The closest he had ever come to the Sage of Six Paths was by observing that stone tablet in the clan's shrine, which was said to have been left by the Sage…
"Kaguya Otsutsuki is the mother of the Sage of Six Paths."
"A thousand years ago, the Sage betrayed his own mother. Together with his younger brother, he fought a war with Kaguya that nearly destroyed the ninja world!"
"That time, Kaguya was defeated by her two sons and was thus sealed by the Planetary Devastation. But before that, she gave birth to a mass of will…"
Black Zetsu noticed Madara's expression suddenly change. As if it had discovered something amusing, it continued, "That's right. I have always been Kaguya's will. My purpose has always been to revive her…"
"You've been lying to me all along!"
Madara looked at the Kaguya before him, two streams of tears flowing down his face. He couldn't help but say in a cold voice, "The revived progenitor of chakra, is this your trump card?"
The woman before him, judging by her current presence alone, really did have the potential to defeat Itachi Uchiha and his crow!
"Of course. Is there anyone more suitable than Mother?"
Black Zetsu couldn't help but smile and continue, "You have no idea how powerful Mother is. She is a truly immortal ninja! Speaking of which, your Uchiha clan, including your Rinnegan, are all from Mother's bloodline…"
"Hmph… Black Zetsu…"
Madara glanced at the still-dazed, weeping Kaguya and couldn't help but snort coldly. "Do you think I will still believe your words?"
"No, you will believe them."
Black Zetsu knew the man before him all too well. It recounted the various secrets of the ninja world to Madara. "Kaguya Otsutsuki had two sons, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, also known as the Sage of Six Paths…"
"Besides his Sage's Eyes, the Rinnegan, which have mysterious and unpredictable abilities, he also had his Sage's Body, which contained vast life force and chakra…"
"That's right, Madara. It's just as you think…"
Black Zetsu looked at Madara's face. It could roughly guess which person Madara was thinking of. It just let out a low laugh and continued, "The Uchiha clan obtained the Kekkei Genkai of the Sage of Six Paths, the Sharingan and the Rinnegan…"
"But for a thousand years, in the entire Uchiha clan, only you, under my guidance, have awakened the Rinnegan. To put it bluntly, you are the most outstanding and powerful person in the history of the Uchiha clan!"
"And the Senju and Uzumaki clans obtained the Sage of Six Paths' Sage Body." Black Zetsu smiled and continued, "It seems you have already guessed. Hashirama's Sage Body…"
Madara gritted his teeth. "So you're saying our Uchiha are actually a brother clan to the Senju?"
"In terms of bloodline, that was indeed the case a thousand years ago."
Black Zetsu's tone changed, his voice gradually becoming deeper. "However, the Uchiha's ancestor, Indra… and the Senju and Uzumaki's ancestor, Asura… did not have a very close relationship."
"Although people cannot go back to the past, I have personally watched history repeat itself, scene by scene… You and Hashirama… are no different from Indra and Asura…"
Black Zetsu recounted that sealed history, bit by bit, only hiding its own role in it, and instead highlighting the Sage of Six Paths' injustice…
His plan still needed Madara!
"The emotions of the world are the richest. Not everyone can be as selfless as Kaguya, treating both children equally…"
"The Sage of Six Paths was clearly a bit biased towards his two children."
"The Uchiha's ancestor, Indra, was the Sage of Six Paths' eldest son. He was a genius ninja who matured from a young age and had invented jutsu and hand seals to release the power of chakra since he was a child…"
"But the steady Indra was not liked by the Sage. In comparison, he favored his lively second son, Asura…"
"For this reason, the Sage even handed over the succession of Ninshu to Asura. How unfair is that!"
"Clearly, the ending of Ninshu, you should already know…"
"Hmph! I won't believe it!"
Although Madara said so, in his heart, he was already mostly convinced. He just looked at Kaguya and said, "The so-called Eye of the Moon plan, was that also a lie to me?"
"Of course not! It's just the choice of who will cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi…"
Black Zetsu grinned and said in a deep voice, "The Eye of the Moon plan is forever our dream. Madara, don't you want to see a wider world?"
"Kaguya's power is not something you can imagine!"
"Even the life-and-death struggle between you and Hashirama, in front of her, can only be called a children's game…"
"If you don't agree…"
"…Mother will take back the chakra on your body."
The moment Black Zetsu's words fell, the Byakugan on Kaguya's face fixed on Madara's chakra pathways, and a hand pressed on his neck!
"Calm down… Mother!"
After soothing Kaguya, Black Zetsu looked at Madara and continued, "Madara, a thousand years ago, Indra's ending was the same as yours. He was defeated in a battle with Asura. He was unwilling to accept his failure…"
"So Indra chose to have his chakra reincarnated, appearing in the bodies of the powerful members of the Uchiha clan throughout the generations…"
"And you are the previous generation's reincarnate of Indra's chakra. Do you also want to continue to fail, just like your ancestor!"
"Black Zetsu…"
Madara frowned. "After saying so much, what exactly do you want me to help you with?"
"Mother needs to summon the God Tree and absorb enough chakra to be able to release the Infinite Tsukuyomi!" Black Zetsu said in a deep voice. "However, during the time the God Tree is absorbing chakra, I believe that Itachi Uchiha, Hashirama, and the others will definitely not give up the opportunity to attack!"
Madara looked at Kaguya's flawless, jade-like face and couldn't help but say, "Even the progenitor of chakra can't guarantee that she can defeat Itachi and his crow?"
"We only have one chance, don't we?"
Black Zetsu's words were a bit tactful. In reality, everyone knew that when the Ten-Tails was completely gathered, there would be no more thinking about hiding…
A final battle was only a matter of time…
But last time, after that crow transformed, it was like an adult hitting a child. It had plucked the head off a Perfect Susanoo with its bare hands, which made Black Zetsu feel a little uncertain… Did that crow have a limit?
"Do you think I can stop them?" Madara coughed a few times. "Even that fellow Hashirama, I find him very troublesome…"
"Of course I won't let you be alone…"
"Our base is backed by the Land of Snow…"
"And back then, in order to research the secrets of the Rinnegan, I specially froze the bodies of two people in the Land of Snow…"
From within Kaguya's sleeve, Black Zetsu whispered a few words, then suddenly revealed a chilling smile. "Come to think of it, no one's will, after being reanimated by Edo Tensei, can escape the control of the progenitor of chakra, right?"
"You guy…"
Madara's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're not trying to tell me that it's those two from a thousand years ago…"
"That's right!"
There was a strange tone in Black Zetsu's voice, it was hard to say if it was confident or not. "In this final battle, facing Itachi and the others, there can be no accidents!"
"I specially stole the Edo Tensei from Orochimaru… As for the sacrificial materials, perhaps the life force contained in a part of the God Tree's trunk is enough to satisfy the requirements?"
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