At this moment, Obito had put his mask back on, once again completely covering himself, which prevented Black Zetsu from seeing anything.
"After all, the destruction is too great, and such destruction probably also prevented them from noticing the Four-Tails returning for now."
"Then let's hurry up and deal with the Four-Tails quickly." Madara nodded and spoke directly.
He looked at Obito and said, "You go or I go?"
"Leave it to me. It's not a problem." Obito spoke in a low voice.
The next moment, his body twisted, then disappeared from his spot.
"Hmph."
Watching Obito rush off like that, Madara snorted coldly, then looked at Black Zetsu.
"Didn't you say it wasn't far? Then let's go take a look as well. I have some questions for you."
"Is it Takemi?"
Black Zetsu followed Madara forward, also curious about what Madara wanted to ask.
Of course, what he feared most was Madara suddenly asking about 'Kaguya's Chakra' that Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki mentioned last time.
Although he had managed to gloss over that matter, and no one brought it up again, he still couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
"Not him, it's Obito."
Madara shook his head, his gaze becoming somewhat solemn.
"That kid seems a bit strange..."
"Obito, huh..."
Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it wasn't about him, and he also found Obito's situation absurd.
"Indeed, he's very strange. He suddenly awakened the 'Power of All Creation.' He himself said it was because he thought of Rin, which caused his Sharingan to become stronger, but..."
Black Zetsu felt speechless about Obito's 'thinking of Rin' explanation. But he also didn't know what was going on with Obito. There was no precedent, no information at all, and he himself was extremely confused.
"Keep an eye on him. I feel like something's off about him."
Madara wasn't annoyed that he didn't get an answer, as not knowing was normal.
"Figure out his situation. That kid gives me a dangerous feeling."
"Dangerous?"
Black Zetsu was a bit surprised. It was the first time he had heard such words from Madara, which made him extremely alert.
"I understand. I'll keep a close eye on him and find a way to uncover his secret."
"That's good."
Madara nodded, his gaze looking into the distance.
"He is not to be feared, and even with power, he seems unlikely to achieve anything great, but power is power. It's better to be careful."
Madara looked down on Obito from the bottom of his heart, but he would never ignore the threat Obito posed.
No matter how arrogant he was, he was a strong individual forged from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood of the Sengoku era.
"I understand."
Black Zetsu nodded. Although being with Madara required more caution, it also made him less mentally exhausted.
"Let's hurry up too. Let's get the Four-Tails quickly, to avoid any more unexpected incidents."
"Unexpected?"
Madara raised an eyebrow, and Black Zetsu nodded helplessly.
"Madara-sama, you should have heard that every time a mission is carried out, there's a possibility of encountering unexpected incidents. Although I don't quite believe it, we still need to be prepared."
"I feel it. This time we encountered Takemi. Could it be that we'll encounter another unexpected incident? Is it that..."
"Hmm, yes, what I'm most worried about encountering is..."
Before Black Zetsu could finish his sentence, a huge roar suddenly came from a distance.
The towering mountains at that moment seemed to be erased, and magnificent energy swept towards them. And the roar of the Four-Tails echoed throughout the entire valley.
"..."
Seeing this, Black Zetsu's mouth couldn't help but drop open.
For a moment, he really wanted to slap himself hard, and Madara also froze at that moment.
That wild Chakra, even he found it unbelievable. He looked up, and he and Black Zetsu looked at the sky together.
And under the moonlight, a hazy figure floated in the sky, as if a brilliant divine power was constantly overflowing in all directions.
"Is this..."
Black Zetsu's breathing became rapid, painful memories began to spread, and Madara also murmured,
"Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki?"
"What is that, what's going on?"
The power of the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion shook the entire valley, and its violent roar reached Iwagakure.
Ōnoki was directing everyone to clear the rubble. Although his mood was extremely bad, his reaction was the quickest.
Almost instantly, he sensed the abnormality. He looked up at the distance, his expression somewhat unreadable.
"Something's wrong again?"
Deidara was originally competing with Naruto and Sasuke. At this moment, he also sensed something.
Naruto and Sasuke also looked up, gazing into the distance. The unsettling aura made their hearts pound.
"No way."
Jiraiya, standing nearby, gulped, a bad feeling inexplicably rising within him.
"Hey, Pervy Sage!"
Without another word, Jiraiya ran towards the distance, causing Naruto behind him to shout out.
Then, the few of them immediately followed. When they reached the edge of the village entrance, they saw Takemi standing there.
"Takemi!"
Jiraiya immediately shouted, but Ōnoki descended from the sky and spoke first.
"That aura, that power, could it be…"
"Hmm, if there are no surprises, it should be him." Takemi's God Tree Clone nodded gravely and spoke in a low voice.
"After all, the intensity of the battle during the day was so high, and the Five-Tails even came out. It's impossible for him not to be attracted. And don't forget the Four-Tails hasn't arrived yet, so…"
"It really is Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki!"
Jiraiya took a deep breath and slowly uttered the name, and that name brought a deathly silence to everyone present.
Such silence made everyone feel uncomfortable, but thankfully, Takemi spoke at this moment, breaking the silence.
"Let's go take a look."
As he spoke, his entire body's Chakra erupted, and he looked into the distance.
"I also want to confirm some things…"
In his mind, he pondered a question, and this question silenced Takemi's main body.
"Is Obito trying to extort me?"
He never expected that the moment he made his move, Obito would suddenly pop out.
The roaring power pierced through Obito's body, almost instantly pulverizing him. However, he knew that Obito probably wouldn't die so easily. Otherwise, he would have died countless times by his hand already.
Sure enough, when everything returned to calm, space twisted once again, and Obito's phantom appeared. Clearly, he didn't dare to come out this time.
"It's you…"
Obito looked up at Takemi in the sky, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.
But amidst this rapidity, there was also a hint of calmness, as if he wasn't surprised at all by Takemi's appearance here.
"He really came!"
After a while, Obito gritted his teeth and spoke in a low voice.
"I was wondering if you would appear, and now it seems my premonition was correct."
"You guys caused such a huge disturbance, it would be difficult for me not to notice."
Takemi sighed faintly. He seemed immune to such situations now, and a playful look even appeared on his face.
"I just didn't expect to still run into you guys, especially since you've changed quite a bit."