Black Zetsu could tell that Obito's mental state was already on the verge of collapse. He was surprisingly able to understand Obito.
After all, his own mental state was also somewhat broken.
"Ōtsutsuki."
He certainly knew how terrifying an Ōtsutsuki was, but how could they be saved in their current state?
It would be better to remain in the seal. Perhaps there wouldn't be too many problems then.
"Do you know who he is?"
Just as he was silent, Obito looked up and stared intently at him.
"Tell me, who exactly is this guy? Who exactly is he?!"
"He..."
Black Zetsu slightly opened his mouth, but before he could finish, he suddenly felt something.
Bang—
Turning his head, he saw the head of the Gedo Statue suddenly burst out of the ground.
Its ferocious large head, with nine eyes tightly shut, and its face full of grimness and countless cracks, proved what it had endured.
Most importantly, on one side of its head, a massive gash made Black Zetsu's scalp tingle.
Fortunately, the Gedo Statue could recover, otherwise Black Zetsu would have completely despaired.
Crack, crack, crack—
The Gedo Statue's mouth slowly opened, emitting a series of ear-piercing sounds, and then a withered figure stumbled out and fell to the ground.
"Nagato?"
Obito looked on in disbelief, and joy immediately appeared in his eyes.
He saw that almost half of Nagato's body was gone. If White Zetsu hadn't been wrapped around him, he would definitely be dead by now.
But the Rinnegan was still in his eyes, which meant everything was fine.
"Go and call Konan over."
Black Zetsu, quick-witted, immediately had White Zetsu transmit Chakra to Nagato, while also saying to Obito.
"Don't... don't look for Konan."
But even in such a wounded state, Nagato remained conscious, speaking weakly.
He felt this operation was very dangerous, so he deliberately went to great lengths to keep Konan in the Land of Rain.
And it was true, he didn't want Konan to see him in this state.
"I'm fine, I need to rest a bit..."
"Now, let's talk about this so-called Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki."
Obito breathed a sigh of relief, immediately looking at Black Zetsu and asking in a low voice.
"How much do you know?"
"I actually don't know much, but..."
Black Zetsu gritted his teeth, finally deciding to say something.
"You all should have heard a story, the story of the Sage of Six Paths sealing the Rabbit Goddess..."
"Rabbit Goddess?"
Obito looked puzzled, but Nagato's eyes lit up, and he asked weakly yet eagerly.
"What about the Rabbit Goddess? Tell me quickly, is there any connection here?"
"According to legend..."
Black Zetsu actually didn't want to say anything at all, as it involved his mother, but at this point, he had no choice.
"The Rabbit Goddess actually has a surname, and her surname... is Ōtsutsuki!"
"What?!"
Nagato and Obito were instantly filled with shock. They hadn't expected such a secret.
Nagato asked even more eagerly, "Are you sure? Is this true?"
"I can't be completely sure, but I've seen it in certain ancient texts."
Black Zetsu had no choice, he could only reply this way.
In truth, he also wanted to rage and shout, saying that he was merely pretending to be Madara's will, and that scoundrel Madara didn't even know, so how could he speak carelessly?
But since things had come to this, he could only attribute it to ancient texts.
He was also extremely grateful that many records had been lost, and no one in this world knew the 'true names' of his two good elder brothers.
"This isn't the main point, so I didn't pay attention, but now seeing that guy's performance, I'm afraid..."
"That's right, that's it!"
But Nagato was especially excited at this moment, as if he had proven something.
The Rabbit Goddess of yesteryear was an Ōtsutsuki, and the 'new god' he now faced was also an Ōtsutsuki.
He didn't know if there was any connection, but he was now certain that he was walking a path belonging to the Sage of Six Paths.
"They are all Ōtsutsuki. If the Sage of Six Paths could do it, I can too... As long as I defeat him... I can be like the Sage of Six Paths and bring peace to this world!"
Nagato clenched his fists. His state made Obito utterly confused, and Black Zetsu somewhat silent.
"But this is good too..."
Black Zetsu shook his head. Although he was very displeased, having the will to fight on was more important than anything else.
"Perhaps, it is indeed time to make some decisions." Looking at Nagato, he muttered to himself.
He didn't know if Nagato could deal with Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki, but he seemed to have no other choice.
Moreover, in the current situation, he had to start working on reviving Madara. However, he didn't plan to use the Rinnegan directly, he wanted to maximize the benefits.
And Orochimaru's Edo Tensei seemed to give him an opportunity.
"Nagato needs to improve. The Rinnegan will be for him temporarily. As long as I can control him, it's fine. Besides..."
Currently, the Gedo Statue still needed to be repaired and replenished, and only Nagato could do this.
He decided to empower Nagato and have Orochimaru use Edo Tensei on Madara.
If Nagato has an accident, he can forcibly control him and use the Rinnegan to revive Madara, and at the same time, he can let Nagato test Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki.
"But this isn't enough. I still need more people."
Thinking of this, Black Zetsu turned to look at Obito next to him.
"Did you bring everyone back?"
"I brought them back, including the deceased ones." Obito nodded.
"Orochimaru's jutsu left a deep impression on me, but that guy ran away."
"I will find him."
Obito and he had thought of the same thing, which made him nod involuntarily.
Even if people were dead, they could still be used.
"Besides that, I hope you investigate the matter of the so-called Ōtsutsuki thoroughly." Obito continued to speak, his eyes full of gloom.
"That guy not only targeted the Tailed Beast Chakra but also locked onto the Rinnegan. He will undoubtedly be our biggest obstacle."
"I know, I will handle this matter properly."
Black Zetsu nodded. How to proceed with this matter was up to him, and he was also getting fed up.
However, he soon felt something was amiss. It seemed like something hadn't been done?
"Wait, only you and Nagato came back? Where are the others?"
"I brought them back. They are in the Kamui Dimension."
"Then why didn't you let them out?"
"..."
"Hurry up, or they'll really die!"
On the Konoha streets, Takemi, Deidara, and Mei Terumī were strolling around.
"Wow, you're really amazing, not only did you take down those two guys, but you could also use your Flying Thunder God to transfer attacks later. But you didn't create it just to deal with me, did you, hmm?!"
"Idiot, that's the Fourth Hokage's jutsu. What are you thinking?"
The Chunin Exams had ended, and Konoha was now busy cleaning up the aftermath of the battle. Even Iwagakure and Kirigakure ninja were assigned to help.
However, Takemi didn't need to get involved in such matters. In fact, he was given a task: to entertain the two people beside him.