After leaving that strange space and returning to the real world,
Black Zetsu still felt somewhat surreal. *Is it really over?*
He had always feared that Isshiki Otsutsuki would turn on him, even tracing back through his connection to Aniki and Mother. Unexpectedly, everything went extremely smoothly!
As soon as he returned to the original spot, a White Zetsu approached.
"How did it go? Was the negotiation successful?"
Black Zetsu asked in confusion, "You are... Aniki?"
White Zetsu nodded. "Considering he's an existence on par with Mother, we still need to be careful. He might have manipulated you somehow and tracked me down!"
Black Zetsu became serious and asked, "Indeed, we should be cautious. Did you discover anything, Aniki?"
White Zetsu slightly shook his head. "With our current strength, it's still difficult to detect whether he has done anything to you. Let's talk about it on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. With the power of the Statue, we should be able to notice some clues!"
Black Zetsu naturally had no objection. After undergoing an "evaluation" on the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, White Zetsu slightly nodded. "Looks like he was also cautious. He hasn't extended his tentacles into the outside world!"
Black Zetsu relaxed and smiled. "Looks like he really wants to work with us. He even gave us his eyes!"
"Not necessarily!" White Zetsu narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "How much time passed from when you went in until you came out? Tell me the exact time!"
Although Black Zetsu hadn't intentionally kept track of time, for beings like them, deriving the answer by reviewing memories wasn't difficult.
After a moment's thought, Black Zetsu gave his answer. "8 minutes and 31 seconds!"
White Zetsu's pupils shrank. "As I suspected, you've lost three seconds of your memory!"
Black Zetsu's heart jolted and he hurriedly asked, "Aniki, are you saying I was controlled by him?"
White Zetsu nodded and exhaled heavily. "Most likely."
In fact, this was precisely because Black Zetsu had lived long enough with abundant memories. If it were someone else being controlled by Isshiki Otsutsuki, their memories could be read instantly.
In that case, this method wouldn't stand a chance!
Black Zetsu felt somewhat panicked. "Then wouldn't he have read my memories?"
Under normal circumstances, even the mildest memory-reading Ninjutsu would at least cause spiritual damage. He hadn't felt the slightest discomfort, so logically speaking, his memories should not have been read.
However, the other party was an Otsutsuki, an existence equal to his Mother. Who knew what abilities he possessed?
"If he wanted to read them, let him read," White Zetsu calmly said. "It's not that big of a deal!"
When scheming against such an existence, there were naturally too many possibilities and uncertainties.
Moreover, experiences in this world were only for reference.
In his opinion, as long as enough intel was gathered, it would still count as a win. As for everything else, just take whatever benefits came along!
He wasn't worried, but Black Zetsu called out in a panic, "But this way, our plan will be exposed!"
White Zetsu said solemnly, "No need to worry, at least for now. Before dealing with Hagoromo and the people from the Main Family, our interests align with his. The fact that he knows our plot yet deliberately pretends not to, even giving you his eyes, proves exactly that!"
Black Zetsu had been anxious out of concern. After calming down, he regained clarity. "You're right, Aniki."
The early skirmishes were meaningless. The key lies in the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Lord Isshiki Otsutsuki wants to transform the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki into his own power, while we want the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to absorb the God Tree, ultimately becoming the vessel and nursery for Mother's descent!"
White Zetsu nodded. "Let's begin the operation! First, leave the battlefield to those pawns. Whoever moves first will surrender the initiative in this game!"
...
In Iron Country, on Three Wolves Mountain.
After hearing Lord Seiki's explanation, everyone stood there, too stunned to speak, eyes wide in disbelief.
Once Naruto and Sakura confirmed his story with their own experiences, the assembly finally began discussing, filled with excitement and awe.
"That's truly incredible. So parallel worlds actually exist!"
"No wonder Lord Seiki wanted to seal us. If news like this spreads, it would definitely cause chaos and unrest!"
"Ninja Alliance? Bringing the rival villages together? Is that really possible?"
"In that timeline, the Great Ninja World War happened eight years earlier than ours, and this Lord single-handedly ended it!"
Amidst these astonished reactions, Sasuke murmured wistfully, "In that world... did I lose nothing at all?"
Gaara whispered softly, "In that timeline, my father and Sunagakure seem somewhat different..."
After a moment of contemplation, Onoki suddenly spoke, "I realize this request might seem unreasonable... but since you ended the war in that timeline, could you also help us end the imminent war?"
Besides wanting to save effort and gain benefits for free, he also wanted to verify the truth of the claims.
After all, what the others said was too exaggerated and unbelievable!
Mizuki stepped forward, deliberately hiding the fact that Lord Seiki's true body hadn't arrived here and his clone couldn't fight at full strength. He casually fabricated, "His power is too immense—it's being suppressed by the world's will. He can only use less than a tenth of his actual strength!"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
He effortlessly stopped the fight between Raikage and Sasuke, yet that overwhelming power was still less than a tenth of his true strength?
Then how powerful was his real strength? Capable of destroying heaven and earth?
Lord Seiki didn't deny it, instead speaking seriously, "In a few more days, my power should recover partially. Still, I won't be able to directly assist you in the early stages!"
Before anyone could speak, he quickly explained, "Among the enemies, there are those whose strength rivals mine. If I step into the battle first, it would mean surrendering the initiative. I will only officially join the fight at the final stage!"
Then, Lord Seiki added one more sentence, "Of course, I'll do my best to help with intelligence and guidance!"
"Guidance?" Their minds began to race. With this Lord's power, even the Five Kage might receive significant improvements!
Raikage was slightly skeptical, "Even in taijutsu?"
Mizuki scoffed, "His taijutsu is so powerful he can tear apart Susanoo with his bare hands and kick meteors!"
Unaware that Susanoo had different levels, they assumed the Susanoo mentioned by Mizuki was of the same level Raikage had once kicked apart.
But even that was already shocking enough—not to mention kicking meteors, an unimaginable feat!
"Even the Raikage wouldn't be able to kick a meteorite with his feet!"
"Well, kicking it is technically possible, but no one can predict what might happen afterward!"
"What's going on with Konoha in our timeline? It keeps producing rogue ninja, and when we finally have a world-benefiting great figure like Lord Seiki, he gets taken out!"
Seiki gave them a motivational pep talk, saying, "Even without me, I believe you all can still defeat the enemy. You are the true masters of this world. As long as everyone unites wholeheartedly, no enemy is unbeatable!"
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