Chapter 280: Tobi: White Zetsu Forces, Salute Black Zetsu-Kaka!
Tobi's sudden move completely stumped even Uchiha Douhuan. Of course, he knew Black Zetsu wasn't loyal. After all, Uchiha Douhuan still understood the principle that it's difficult to be both loyal and filial.
However, for Tobi to come over and tell him that Black Zetsu wasn't loyal was still something Uchiha Douhuan found hard to process.
Nevertheless, Uchiha Douhuan still frowned without changing his expression and asked, "Who is Black Zetsu?"
"Reporting to Lord Douhuan, Black Zetsu is the fellow who has always been deceiving you by claiming to be the will of the Uchiha clan's ancestor, Indra!" Tobi said.
"What?" Uchiha Douhuan pretended as if he had just learned of this. "You're saying he's been lying to me all this time?"
"Yes, Lord Douhuan," Tobi said.
"And what about you?" Uchiha Douhuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Tobi. "Since he has betrayed me, why did you still come to tell me this?"
"That's of course because, in my heart, Lord Douhuan is the one and only sun!" Tobi said with a fanatical look on his face. "It's not just me, almost all of the White Zetsu think so! Before, we were controlled by that fellow Black Zetsu, but now we no longer need to listen to his commands."
"How did you bypass that fellow's control?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"Lord Douhuan, the existence of us White Zetsu is for the great Eye of the Moon plan. Before, that fellow Black Zetsu was of one mind with us, so even if we wanted to directly offer our loyalty to you, we couldn't bypass him. But now, he has taken the initiative to betray the Eye of the Moon plan, so we can directly pledge our allegiance to you," Tobi said with a grin.
"I see," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. After hearing what Tobi said, Uchiha Douhuan had a general understanding of the relationship between Black Zetsu and White Zetsu. As products of the God Tree, the underlying logic of the White Zetsu at the moment of their birth was to carry on the Infinite Tsukuyomi and create more White Zetsu.
And Black Zetsu, as the backup plan left by Kaguya before she was sealed, if his goal was to complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi, then he could naturally use the underlying logic of the White Zetsu to control them. But now that Black Zetsu no longer wanted to carry out the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the White Zetsu could naturally choose another leader who insisted on the Infinite Tsukuyomi to pledge their allegiance to.
"Lord Douhuan, should we bring that traitor Black Zetsu under control?" Tobi suggested at this time.
Uchiha Douhuan fell into deep thought upon hearing this, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Although he deceived me, he has also given me a lot of benefits during our years of cooperation, so..."
Uchiha Douhuan's lips moved, and he continued, "When it rains, it pours; when a mother wants to remarry, she will. Let it be."
"Lord Douhuan, you are too merciful!" Tobi was deeply moved upon hearing Uchiha Douhuan's words, and then said, "However, we White Zetsu absolutely cannot allow such a person who has betrayed you to continue to be at large! Leave him to us!"
"Eh, do as you please!" Uchiha Douhuan waved his hand.
After hearing this, Tobi also disappeared into the ground.
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On the other side, Sasuke and Black Zetsu had also temporarily reached a "cooperation." Sasuke agreed to Black Zetsu's request to use the convenience of his status to steal the Impure World Reincarnation technique from the Scroll of Seals. In return, Black Zetsu gave Sasuke a copy of a secret Sharingan technique he had stolen from the Uchiha clan's inheritance, Izanami.
After Sasuke got the ninjutsu, he went back to cultivate directly.
And Tobi, after separating from Uchiha Douhuan, went to a secret base of the White Zetsu in the Land of Lightning and gathered all the nearby White Zetsu.
After hundreds of White Zetsu had gathered in the base, Tobi also came to the center of the base and began his speech.
"Brothers, I bring you good news. That is, Lord Douhuan has accepted our allegiance!" Tobi said full of passion.
In the next moment, the stage below instantly erupted in cheers.
"But! The despicable Black Zetsu has actually betrayed Lord Douhuan! Although the merciful Lord Douhuan does not intend to pursue this fellow's betrayal, can we just watch him continue to be at large?" Tobi said.
"No!" the surrounding White Zetsus shouted in unison.
"Very good," Tobi nodded with satisfaction. "We must personally capture the fellow who betrayed Lord Douhuan. Only in this way can we truly show Lord Douhuan our loyalty!"
"But, Tobi, if we do this, for that fellow Black Zetsu, this would be a coup, right!" at this time, a White Zetsu spoke up.
Tobi looked at that White Zetsu with satisfaction upon hearing this. This little comrade was very perceptive. Subsequently, Tobi solemnly scanned the surrounding White Zetsu and, as if his words were the law of the land, slowly said:
"It's only a coup if you fail. If you succeed, it's a revolution!" Tobi said with righteous passion.
"Everyone, think about it. For so many years, we have risked our lives for Black Zetsu! But what have we gotten? Black Zetsu only treats us as disposable consumables! How can we complete the great Eye of the Moon plan with such a vermin? But what about Lord Douhuan! Lord Douhuan has given every one of us respect! In his eyes, we are all his most cherished subordinates!" Tobi said.
"Now, Black Zetsu has already betrayed the great Eye of the Moon plan, betrayed Lord Douhuan! Therefore, we absolutely cannot forgive him!" Tobi said. "I believe that in the future, Lord Douhuan will definitely be able to lead us, the White Zetsu, to recast the glory of the Eye of the Moon! And we White Zetsu can also bask in this glory! And this glory, I, Tobi, will not enjoy alone!"
As Tobi's voice fell, the White Zetsus at the scene immediately broke out into enthusiastic cheers. However, there were a few White Zetsus who looked at Tobi with eyes full of jealousy.
[This guy really deserves to die, actually stealing our chance to say the lines!]
After Tobi finished his lines, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
"So, what should we do?" at this time, a White Zetsu looked at Tobi and asked.
"Tomorrow, under the pretext of going to Black Zetsu to report on the recent movements in the Land of Lightning, we will directly act to capture him and then present him to Lord Douhuan!" Tobi said.
"But, they are now colluding with Lord Douhuan's disciple, this generation's Indra reincarnation. With just our strength, it will probably be very difficult to catch that fellow," a White Zetsu said at this time.
"Hmm, that is indeed a problem. So, we must not delay. We must fight a quick battle," Tobi said. "Tomorrow, I will go and ask for help from Lord Douhuan. If Lord Douhuan bestows a portion of his power upon us, then we can immediately capture that vermin!"
"Then let's do that. Soon, we White Zetsu will welcome a new life!" a White Zetsu said at this time.
...
The next day, Tobi found Uchiha Douhuan and told him his plan.
Uchiha Douhuan thought for a moment, then provided Tobi with several scientific ninja tools developed in Konoha's Ninja Tool Research Institute that stored sealing jutsu. At the same time, he also used the Transcription Seal technique to imprint a one-minute duration of his Yasokami no wazawai dōjutsu on the other's body, in order to ensure a successful capture.
After his falling out with Uchiha Douhuan that day, Black Zetsu, for the sake of safety, had directly hidden back in his old nest.
This was Black Zetsu's exclusive "information hub"—a secret room composed of a huge, pulsating black root nodule. It was the nerve center from which Black Zetsu had woven his thousand-year conspiracy and controlled countless White Zetsu puppets. This place was unknown even to Uchiha Madara back then. This was his last safe haven.
Black Zetsu, using the information hub, sent out a command for every White Zetsu to come and gather, and then began to wait patiently.
Soon, one White Zetsu after another drilled out from the ground. Tobi's figure was also among them.
"The situation has changed now. The missions that Uchiha Douhuan previously assigned to you are all to be temporarily suspended," after the core members of the White Zetsu had arrived, Black Zetsu said directly.
However, what responded to him was a chakra light cluster without any warning. After the light cluster exploded at Black Zetsu's feet, it instantly transformed into several complex sealing jutsu formulas, enveloping Black Zetsu within.
"Tobi?" Black Zetsu turned his head in disbelief and looked at the attacker.
Tobi ignored Black Zetsu's incredulous gaze and just waved his hand lightly. Dozens of core White Zetsu members stood at attention behind the sealing-jutsu-entangled Black Zetsu.
"White Zetsu forces! Attention!" Tobi suddenly shouted loudly. This noise directly made Black Zetsu jump in fright.
"Salute Black Zetsu-Kaka!" Tobi said with a serious face.
"Loyalty! Sincerity!" All the White Zetsu in the base immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"At ease!" Tobi put down his hand with satisfaction, and then looked at Black Zetsu.
"Damn it! Tobi! What are you doing? Are you trying to betray me, to betray the one who created you?" Black Zetsu, seeing this, was immediately flustered and exasperated and roared loudly.
"Hmm?" A trace of displeasure flashed across Tobi's face upon seeing this. He opened his mouth to correct, "Lord Black Zetsu, you should now say, 'Captain Tobi, you look very busy tonight.'"
"You..." Black Zetsu was choked with anger and didn't know what to say for a moment.
However, Tobi at this time did it again.
"White Zetsu forces! Salute Black Zetsu-Kaka!"
The White Zetsus, who had just put down their hands, raised their hands again to salute, while shouting at the top of their lungs, "Loyalty! Sincerity!"
"At ease!" After saluting, Tobi looked at Black Zetsu with an expectant expression.
At this point, Black Zetsu also understood what Tobi was trying to do. But it was clear that he was in no mood to play this kind of role-playing game with Tobi at the moment. So, he immediately roared angrily, "Tobi, are you betraying me?"
"Lord Black Zetsu, aren't you the one who betrayed the Eye of the Moon Plan?" After his performance was not responded to twice in a row, a trace of displeasure also flashed across Tobi's face. He looked at Black Zetsu and said, "Since you don't want to continue the Eye of the Moon Plan, then we naturally have to be loyal to the person who insists on the Eye of the Moon Plan."
"Damn it, have you all been brainwashed by Uchiha Douhuan? Why? Just because he plays this kind of role-playing game with you every time?" Black Zetsu roared, flustered and exasperated.
"I won't allow you to speak of Lord Douhuan like that!" At this time, a White Zetsu next to Tobi suddenly rushed out, grabbed the Black Zetsu who was bound by the sealing jutsu, and gave him a good beating.
"Old thing, although you have lived for a thousand years, now Lord Douhuan is the heir and implementer of the Eye of the Moon Plan! You are just a traitor! A traitor! If you dare to be disrespectful to Lord Douhuan again, I'll cut you into pieces and throw you into the Naka River to feed the fish!" this White Zetsu said with righteous indignation.
"Stop!" At this time, another White Zetsu stepped forward to stop the White Zetsu who had just acted. "How could you do that? Who would dare to approach Lord Douhuan if you act like this? Is the Hokage Tower a gangster's den?"
Tobi watched the two White Zetsu, who were putting on a double act, with his mouth agape. After a while, a look of annoyance appeared on his face.
Damn it! In just this short while, my scene has been stolen!
"Ahem!" Tobi coughed lightly, stopping the two White Zetsu who were enjoying their performance. He came before Black Zetsu and spoke softly:
"Lord Black Zetsu..." Tobi deliberately dragged out the word "Lord," the sarcasm in his tone exceptionally clear. "You planned for a thousand years, hiding behind the scenes and controlling everything, treating everyone, including us 'creations,' as pawns on your chessboard."
He took another small step forward. The invisible pressure made Black Zetsu's body, which was attached to the root nodule, involuntarily tense up and retreat. Those black tentacles even curled up slightly.
"But what about it? For these thousands of years, although you have been running around for the Eye of the Moon Plan, the great Infinite Tsukuyomi is still far away. And countless of us White Zetsu have been sacrificed in your one failed plot after another."
"Now..." Tobi's voice suddenly rose, carrying a declarative finality. "It's your turn! Only Lord Douhuan can lead us to complete the great Eye of the Moon Plan and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
As his voice fell, the elite White Zetsus behind him, as if receiving a silent command, instantly erupted! Several extremely tough white mycelial ropes, like poisonous snakes, shot out from different angles, accurately wrapping around Black Zetsu's main body.
Even more elite White Zetsu directly pounced on him, their hands transforming into hard, white wooden structures, carrying chakra-sealing runes, viciously grabbing at Black Zetsu's slippery black body.
"Damn it! You lowly creations! Have you forgotten who created you! Now is definitely not the time to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi! Those people from beyond the heavens will kill you along with mother!" Black Zetsu let out a hysterical roar, his body twisting and struggling madly, trying to split or merge into the shadows to escape. A strong black chakra erupted from his body, trying to shake off the restraints.
But this time, the elite White Zetsus surrounding him were obviously well-prepared.
Their power was unprecedentedly concentrated, their movements cooperated with tacit understanding. More importantly, the spores they emitted carried perfect sealing jutsu runes. Those tough white mycelial ropes, upon contact with Black Zetsu's chakra, not only were not corroded, but instead, like living things, tightened even more, greedily absorbing the resisting power.
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(End of chapter)
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