It was another peaceful day, and in the evening, Yuuki once again left his residence alone.
When Yuuki arrived at the location where he sensed a White Zetsu.
What greeted him was not just a White Zetsu, but Black Zetsu and White Zetsu together.
The moment he saw Black Zetsu, Yuuki's mind had already settled on a plan.
A brilliant smile appeared on Yuuki's face as he spoke to the Black and White Zetsu.
"Nice to meet you for the first time. You must be Zetsu of the Akatsuki Organization. I am Uchiha Tomoki, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha Ninja Village. Please guide me!"
"Hello, Konoha's Fifth Hokage, it's not our first meeting. We met yesterday."
The White Zetsu, whose mouth was quicker than his brain, immediately corrected the error in Yuuki's words.
The silent Black Zetsu, however, was wary. Only a few core members of the Akatsuki Organization knew his information, yet Yuuki had immediately identified him as Zetsu.
Who leaked the information?
Black Zetsu's first thought was the rogue Ninja Orochimaru.
"It seems the Fifth Hokage knows a lot about our Akatsuki Organization. Would you mind telling me your source of information?"
Black Zetsu's probing began, wanting to know Yuuki's attitude towards the Akatsuki Organization and how much he truly understood about it.
Upon hearing this, Yuuki didn't mind showing his sincerity first.
Recalling Keigetsu's report to him before she left, Yuuki's smile remained unchanged as he said directly,
"Of course, no problem. I obtained information about the Akatsuki Organization from your former member, now a senior researcher in Konoha, Sasori."
Yuuki then activated his Sharingan, not the Mangekyo, but merely the three-tomoe form, and continued,
"After all, before these eyes, no secrets can be hidden!"
When Black Zetsu heard 'former member,' he felt his guess was not wrong, but after hearing Yuuki's words, he was also momentarily stunned.
Sasori?
Didn't that guy die?
Even his scraps were collected by the White Zetsu!
Black Zetsu didn't think Yuuki was lying to him, so was there some secret still hidden within Sasori?
Black Zetsu could sense Yuuki's attitude, especially Yuuki's expression; Black Zetsu truly couldn't connect Yuuki with a descendant of Indra.
Perhaps he had an atavism, possessing some characteristics of the Sage Body, which would explain Yuuki's great strength.
After all, over a thousand years, Black Zetsu had seen many such things: members of the Uchiha Clan acting like descendants of Asura, and members of the Senju Clan acting like descendants of Indra.
Black Zetsu's brain was certainly not for show; he possessed the brain's strongest ability: overthinking!
After his overthinking, Black Zetsu asked Yuuki,
"So, Fifth Hokage, why did you call us here?"
Yuuki, still smiling, stated his purpose.
"Cooperation!"
As expected, Black Zetsu was also very excited about this; he had also been looking to cooperate with Yuuki.
Compared to instigating Obito to cause trouble, this direct cooperation clearly aligned better with Black Zetsu's expectations.
After all, while Obito was foolish, he wasn't brainless.
Once something was done, it would leave traces, and with Obito's help, it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't see something.
Therefore, Black Zetsu's empty eye, showing no emotion, met Yuuki's Sharingan.
Yuuki and Black Zetsu at this moment were like two peas in a pod, their eyes meeting.
A peculiar atmosphere arose between their gazes.
"Fifth Hokage, how do you wish to cooperate?"
Yuuki didn't answer immediately but looked at the White Zetsu, who was half of Black Zetsu's body.
The meaning was obvious.
Should such things be discussed in front of a subordinate?
Black Zetsu was clearly very perceptive and immediately understood the meaning in Yuuki's eyes.
Black began to gradually spread over White Zetsu's body.
"Hey! Black Zetsu, what are you doing? I can barely see! Ah! No, don't! Can't I do it myself? Now I can't even hear..."
White Zetsu's voice abruptly ceased.
Yuuki looked at the scene before him, also deep in thought.
It seems Black Zetsu is not as useless as imagined, recalling how he controlled Obito to use Rinne Rebirth in the original story, and his 'Black Tiger Steals Heart' on Madara.
Black Zetsu is not that simple!
Perhaps he truly has little combat power, as he claimed, but sometimes, strange abilities are more useful than direct combat abilities.
After all, in the original story, Obito's Kamui annoyed the protagonist group for so long, but after becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Kamui was forcibly cooled down.
Obito's combat power increased, but the level of trouble he caused greatly decreased.
"So, can you speak now?"
Black Zetsu said to Yuuki in his emotionless voice.
"Of course."
Yuuki immediately responded, still smiling, but he still didn't get to the point, instead saying to Black Zetsu,
"Before we officially begin, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"
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