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Chapter 133: Black Zetsu
Land of Rain, Amegakure Ninja Village
The fine rain continued to fall incessantly. It was the same hall, with the same customised wheelchair, but now Nagato appeared emaciated.
"Nagato, long time no see."
"It's been a long time, Daimyo George." Nagato looked up and smiled. "Can it really succeed? Your promise?"
It seemed that Nagato, prompted by George, had investigated during this time. The key was the rapid changes in the Land of Fire and the increasingly prosperous lives of ordinary people; these changes could not be faked.
"Of course. Have you learned the Rinne Rebirth technique yet?" George asked.
"I've learned it, but Yahiko's bodyā¦" Nagato replied, glancing at the Deva Path that had walked out.
"It doesn't matter. It's not time for that yet. Before we proceed, there's someone who needs to be dealt with first." George waved his hand, and the space in front of him crackled as if a mirror were shattering.
At that moment, Konan entered the hall, carrying food. Noticing the empty room, her heart began to panic. One should know that Nagato typically wouldn't leave this hall casually at such a time.
Inside the Mirror Dimension.
"Come out, Zetsu!" George called, directing his gaze toward a flowerpot beside the hall.
"Hehehehe, you must be the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Lord. How did you discover me?" A figure with a yin-yang face, whose upper body was hidden by leaves, emerged from the foliage.
This was due to his movement; as long as he was within George's perceptive range, any movement would be noticed by George, including the flow of chakra.
This ability was a product of the Speed Force. Of course, George wouldn't explain this to others.
"I'm not interested in explaining much to you. Since you're out now, are you ready to die?" George stated, throwing three short knives.
"You underestimate my ability, Daimyo. All land is my body," Black Zetsu replied, easily dodging the attack.
As he spoke, he prepared to activate a jutsu and hide underground. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't merge into the ground as he had before.
"What's going on?" Black Zetsu wondered, reaching out to touch a nearby plant. He found he could still merge with it, but only with the plant.
After reemerging, he unleashed several kunai in all directions, only for them to halt half a meter from the wall, unable to touch it.
Seeing Nagato and George watching him, Black Zetsu turned and shouted, "Nagato, as the leader of Akatsuki, are you just going to watch me get killed by an outsider?"
"Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, there's no need to continue pretending. I know you both very well. This includes you, Black Zetsu. Although your quest to save your mother over the past thousand years is touching, your existence is blocking my path," George said.
"How do you know about me?" Black Zetsu asked, intrigued.
"I must admire you, Black Zetsu. Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito, and even Nagato were merely pawns in your game. The descendants of the Senju and Uchiha clans have been fighting incessantly because of you.
You made Uchiha Madara believe you were a product of his will and manipulated Uchiha Obito, that pathetic individual who still doesn't realise you controlled him. When Uchiha Madara entrusted the Rinnegan to Nagato, you were undoubtedly nearby,"
George continued, seemingly indifferent to Nagato's grim expression. "What's laughable is that Uchiha Madara, who plotted for years, didn't even realise he was just a vessel you sought."
"You really know everything. Although I don't know who you are, you will die today." Black Zetsu declared as he began to form hand seals to activate a jutsu. However, what he considered to be forming many seals in one second was a mere joke in George's eyes.
Before Black Zetsu could fully form his jutsu, George reappeared behind him. In an instant, Black Zetsu was sliced in half at the waist, and his hands detached from his shoulders.
"Thud." The sound of his limbs hitting the ground echoed through the hall.
If one were unaware, they would truly believe that Black Zetsu was killed. In reality, George knew this was just a disguise.
George formed hand seals, and several energy chains emerged from the ground, wrapping around Zetsu's body. Black Zetsu, who had been playing dead, realised he was about to be sealed and immediately transformed into a puddle of liquid from White Zetsu's body.
Unfortunately, not even nano-sized insects could escape, so where could he run? George didn't give Black Zetsu a chance to activate mental parasitism.
Looking at the puddle of black liquid the size of a Tesseract in his hand, George flipped his hand and placed it into the Chaos Space.
As a consciousness split of Otsutsuki Kaguya, Black Zetsu was difficult to kill, but George was not included in that difficulty. Once taken into the Chaos Space by George, Black Zetsu's fate was sealed.
The moment Black Zetsu disappeared from this world, a slight tremor occurred on the moon. This made the remaining Otsutsuki, Toneri, very nervous, but fortunately, the tremor quickly subsided.
Inside the Rain Ninja Village hall, George and Nagato reappeared instantly.
"Nagato!" Konan exclaimed, rushing to Nagato's side, concerned.
"I'm fine now," Nagato replied, looking at Konan.
"Nagato, let me treat you first. Your current physical condition is too poor," George said as he began using healing magic on Nagato.
Five minutes later, Nagato's legs started to regain sensation. Ten minutes later, he could stand on his own.
"Thank you, Lord George," Nagato expressed his gratitude, supported by Konan.
"It's nothing, Nagato. We share a common goal: to bring peace to this world. So, on this path, we need to work together," George said sincerely.
"Now, I've only healed your leg injury. The fundamental reason for your emaciation is the long-term use of the Rinnegan, which is not your own. Even though you have the Uzumaki clan's bloodline, the burden on your body is still too great."
"Is there a way to fix it?" Konan asked from the side.
"That's not difficult," George replied with a smile. "We just need to find another energy source for you, and don't resist."
After saying this, he placed his right hand on Nagato's shoulder, leaving a unique energy magic circle on his arm.
"Alright, Nagato. This is a jutsu I developed based on Konoha's Sage Mode. It can provide you with energy similar to senjutsu chakra. In this state, it will greatly increase your physical vitality, enhance agility and defence, and amplify the range of your taijutsu attacks and perception. This will dramatically improve the power of your ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. However, after each use, you will need to continuously refine energy to replenish it."
Of course, George would only share the benefits of the magic circle with Nagato; he didn't feel the need to elaborate on any hidden methods.
George then formed hand seals.
"Edo Tensei Jutsu!"
A coffin appeared from underground in front of the three. The name "Yahiko" was written on it, extremely conspicuous.
"This isā¦" Konan began, but didn't finish her thought.
"Bang!" The coffin lid fell off.
A young figure stepped out of the coffin, his face marred by clear cracks.
"Yahiko!" Nagato and Konan exclaimed in unison.
"Konan, Nagato, long time no see!" Yahiko greeted them, looking around before observing his own body. "What is this?" he asked.
"This is a forbidden summoning jutsu from another world developed by the Second Hokage. This jutsu can summon the souls of deceased ninja back to the human world and revive them in a physical form, known as Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation)," George explained.
"However, this is just the beginning. Next, Nagato will perform the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Jutsu to restore your flesh and blood body, which constitutes a true resurrection."
George had a specific reason for using Edo Tensei on Yahiko first.
Although Nagato's Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Jutsu was powerful, Yahiko had been dead for many years, and his soul had returned entirely to the underworld.
Furthermore, at that time, Nagato had not fully awakened, so he could not fully revive Yahiko on his own.
George first used the Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation) to revive Yahiko, after which Nagato performed the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Jutsu.
This was precisely the resurrection plan that the original Uchiha Madara had prepared for himself.
Thanks to the energy George provided, which was equivalent to senjutsu chakra, Nagato did not suffer a significant loss after using the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Jutsu.
As he watched the revived Yahiko reminisce happily with Nagato and Konan, George chose not to disturb them and quietly left.
Killing Black Zetsu was the main mission this time. Reviving Yahiko had the secondary purpose of gaining Nagato's trust, and discussing matters with Black Zetsu was intended to help Nagato understand the truth more fully.
Strengthening the bond among the three of them would be the best way to control them.
George reappeared outside the Hidden Mist Village. To avoid causing too much commotion, he utilised the Mirror Dimension to move through the village discreetly.
"What you're doing is useless," George said as he stepped out of the Mirror Dimension.
"Who?" Terumi Mei instantly assumed a defensive posture, looking at George as he slowly emerged. After a moment of recollection, she said, "You are the Daimyo of the Land of Fire?"
"That's right. Your intelligence work seems to have some merit. Don't be nervous; I'm here to seek cooperation," George replied, waving his hand to ease her alertness.
"So, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is indeed an excellent ninja. It seems that intelligence was correct." Although Terumi Mei lowered her defensive posture, she still held a shuriken in her hand.
George noted her caution. It was Konoha Year 57, and by calculations, Terumi Mei was around 20 years old.
With her green eyes, long, wavy brown hair partially covering one eye, and her shoulders slightly exposed, she appeared very attractive.
She was a highly capable ninja with natures in Water, Fire, and Earth chakra. Her Kekkei Genkai included "Lava Release" and "Boil Release," making her the only ninja with two Kekkei Genkai.
The Speed Force activated, and time seemed to stand still. George moved to Terumi Mei's side, took the shuriken from her hand, and wrote "You are beautiful" on a blank piece of paper with a pen he found on a nearby table.
Afterwards, he returned to his original position, and time resumed.
"Time Ninjutsu?" Terumi Mei immediately realised her weapon was gone. Seeing the words on the table, she understood George possessed Time Ninjutsu and realised that if he intended to harm her, she wouldn't have time to react.
This was the reason George focused on improving his strength: to ensure that others would engage with him calmly.
"I am here for an important matter. You've noticed, haven't you, the issue with the Fourth Mizukage being controlled?" George asked as he tossed the shuriken back to Terumi Mei.
"Well, I would suggest ceasing your useless efforts."
"What do you know about him? And why do you say what I'm doing is useless?" Terumi Mei asked, now feeling more at ease, since she knew he wouldn't harm her.
After all, she couldn't defend herself against him anyway.
"Would you like to know who is controlling the Fourth Mizukage?" George walked over to Terumi Mei, gently brushing the hair from her face to reveal her complete appearance, and then continued speaking.
Terumi Mei bit the inside of her cheek. She hated how easily he'd disarmed her.
No man had ever dared brush the hair from her face like that, not without consequences. And yet, some part of her didn't hate it. That only made it worse.
After the Third Great Ninja War, Terumi Mei had already noticed the abnormal behaviour of the Fourth Mizukage and had been quietly gathering power in preparation for a coup to overthrow his rule.
"I'll give you a piece of intelligence for free: the one secretly controlling Yagura is Uchiha Madara. What use is it to simply overthrow Yagura? If Uchiha Madara can control the Fourth Mizukage, he can naturally control the Fifth as wellā¦"
Terumi Mei frowned at this, feeling frustrated. The answer she had sought for so long was presented so easily, yet it seemed meaningless.
"Isn't Uchiha Madara already dead? How could heā¦" Terumi Mei couldn't easily accept George's claims.
Although George's words carried a certain degree of credibility, and no one in the Hidden Mist Village was aware that their Fourth Mizukage was being manipulated, this only added to her frustration. As George pointed out, if Uchiha Madara could control the Fourth Mizukage, he could undoubtedly control the Fifth as well.
Although Terumi Mei possessed immense confidence in her strength, she was acutely aware of Uchiha Madara, a powerful figure who once shook the entire Ren Realm.
At the onset of the ninja village establishment, when Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara were still alive, no ninja village in the Ren Realm dared to provoke Konoha.
Even if all the ninja villages united, likely, they wouldn't have had the audacity to do so. Confronted with such a powerhouse, Terumi Mei felt a chill deep within her.
"That's not for you to know," replied George.
Uchiha Obito had been controlling the Mizukage and initiating the Bloody Mist solely for revenge against Rin Nohara, but there was no need for Terumi Mei to be aware of this.
"Then what is your purpose in seeking me, Lord Daimyo?" Terumi Mei asked. She was curious about how the Daimyo of the Land of Fire had obtained this information and suspected he had a specific goal in mind.
"I want you, and the entire Hidden Mist Village."
Terumi Mei's eyes narrowed. George laughed.
"I mean politically, of course. Thoughā¦ the other meaning's not entirely off the table."
"What do you mean by that?" she asked, frowning.
"Literally. I plan to unify the entire shinobi world, and the Hidden Mist Village is naturally one of my targets," George shrugged and explained.
"Impossible! Konoha has such ambitions?" Terumi Mei exclaimed in disbelief.
"Ambition is determined by strength. And no, this isn't Konoha's ambition. It's mine. I am the Daimyo of the entire Land of Fire. Do you doubt my strength?" George retorted, his gaze locked with hers.
Terumi Mei clenched her fists. She was proud, proud of her village, her bloodline, her strength.
And yetā¦ she could not deny the fear creeping up her spine.
George studied her posture, the sharpness in her eyes. She wasn't just another beauty. If she joined him willingly, Mist would fall into place like a perfect chess piece.
If she resistedā¦ then she'd learn just how much stronger the Daimyo of Fire had become.
"Then you can't possibly stand against the entire Shinobi world!" Terumi Mei argued.
"That must be proven through action. I came here today to show you my strength firsthand. It's important to recognize reality; I prefer to merge villages peacefully rather than cause unnecessary bloodshed. So, let's go," George stated after sensing her resistance.
"Go where?" Terumi Mei inquired.
"To eliminate hidden dangers and, by the way, to let you see if my strength is indeed sufficient," George replied, taking Terumi Mei's hand as he prepared to leave the room.
"Hey, wait a minute! Don't hold my hand!" she protested.
He didn't let go.
"Come. It's time you saw what your village's true enemy looks like."
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