chapter 79 part 4
But Black Zetsu and White Zetsu appeared again, coming to his door.
"How rare, it's you two... What's the matter? You wouldn't come to me if there wasn't anything."
Tsukasa Kaede glanced at the pitcher plant in front of him, forced to interrupt his cultivation.
White Zetsu said, "What's with this impatient attitude... Haven't my clones been assisting you all this time? You must have received over two hundred bodies by now, right? Although I don't know what jutsu you're cultivating, your progress certainly isn't slow."
During Madara and Tsukasa Kaede's negotiation, he had seen Tsukasa Kaede cultivate with numerous zombies simultaneously to accumulate experience and accelerate his cultivation speed.
"There has been progress, but the trouble is that even I don't know if I can successfully cast it. But that's none of your business."
Tsukasa Kaede looked at Black Zetsu.
Although this scoundrel Black Zetsu was disguised as Tsukasa Kaede's will incarnate, as long as it wasn't related to Kaguya's resurrection, Black Zetsu was the most reliable one.
"There's a special situation in the Land of Rain. Shimura Danzō has taken two squads of ninja into the Land of Rain and is extensively searching for something. Hanzo has also become aware of it and has joined in with his Hidden Rain ninja," Black Zetsu narrated impassively, seemingly without any emotional fluctuations.
But he was dying of anxiety! Black Zetsu knew, even with White Zetsu's simple mind, that these two factions were probably looking for Jiraiya for unknown reasons, and finding Jiraiya would expose Nagato.
He was going crazy. The Rinnegan shouldn't be exposed so early. What exactly went wrong?
The Great Ninja War had ended. These people's attention should be focused on recuperation and improving their strength, striving to prepare for the next Great Ninja War. Why would they run to a place like the Land of Rain and act as if they would dig three feet deep until they achieved their goal?! Black Zetsu wished he could personally intervene and kill all of them, but he didn't have absolute certainty of victory. After all, Hanzo's strength was too formidable, and he couldn't expose himself unless absolutely necessary.
So, either find a way to transfer Jiraiya, Nagato, and the others without revealing any clues, which was clearly impossible; or, Madara would act with a pile of White Zetsu to exterminate Danzo and Hanzo's forces, or Tsukasa Kaede would act to stop Danzo and Hanzo.
Madara's physical condition was too old. Even if he could use Susanoo, how many seconds could he use it? Could he guarantee that no one would escape? Thus, Black Zetsu suggested coming to Tsukasa Kaede, asking Tsukasa Kaede to handle it, with Madara observing from the shadows, ready to act.
"...That's how it is. Black Zetsu is right, worthy of being your will incarnate. Lord Madara hopes you can step in to solve the problem and definitely protect Nagato," White Zetsu said with a grin.
"I see, something so interesting has happened."
Tsukasa Kaede thought for a moment, confirming that such a thing hadn't happened in the original timeline. Therefore, this change appeared because of him, the Corpse Release ninja.
Starting from accepting the mission to find Jiraiya in the Land of Rain, a series of chain reactions led to the current result.
Tsukasa Kaede smiled, finding it all very interesting. His influence on the world's trajectory was already showing its initial signs, and in the future, it would only cause history to deviate further from its original course.
Perhaps one day, it would become completely unrecognizable? "I understand. Kaedence Madara and I have a cooperative relationship, I will take action." Tsukasa Kaede readily agreed.
"When Lord Madara is in front of you, you can barely address him respectfully, but when he's not, it's 'Madara' every time..." White Zetsu mumbled, finding him too pragmatic.
Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief and scolded, "Shut up, White Zetsu, you're talking too much again."
If Tsukasa Kaede were to act, he could at least manipulate a large number of bodies to entangle Danzo and Hanzo's forces, buying Nagato time to escape.
As for killing Danzo and Hanzo... eliminating their subordinates would already be an extraordinary performance for Tsukasa Kaede. The current Tsukasa Kaede did not yet possess the strength to kill Danzo and Hanzo.
"If I'm not mistaken, Lord Tsukasa Kaede, your eyes seem to have changed slightly," Black Zetsu said. "As your will incarnate, I am quite sensitive to your changes."
"Yes, I've obtained a good pair of eyes. They should be of some help to me for now; I can't find anything better than these for the time being anyway."
Tsukasa Kaede carefully arranged the many scattered scrolls on the ground.
Black Zetsu immediately understood that Tsukasa Kaede had equipped the Sharingan and mastered the method of activating and deactivating it.
"What a terrifying guy, not of Uchiha bloodline, yet able to do this... Is it relying on massive Life Force and Chakra for violent activation? If so, it makes sense."
Black Zetsu thought silently. The higher Tsukasa Kaede's talent, the happier he was. After all, he took no small risk by choosing to become Tsukasa Kaede's will incarnate. If Tsukasa Kaede died early due to being too weak, and he didn't get the Creation Rebirth Technique, his situation would be awkward.
Black Zetsu glanced at the scattered scrolls on the ground. Unfortunately, these scrolls were not fully unfurled, preventing Black Zetsu from seeing any useful information. Black Zetsu couldn't even figure out what was recorded on these scrolls.
"I remember when I met Madara, he warned me not to harm a person named Nagato when searching for Jiraiya... So, is he deciding to tell me some of his secrets now?"
Tsukasa Kaede scoffed, conveying clear mockery.
Neither White Zetsu nor Black Zetsu continued to discuss this.
After waiting for a while, Black Zetsu asked, "Are you planning to leave now?"
"No, I need to take a shower first, then change my clothes. These days of cultivation haven't given me any time to take care of my personal hygiene. I cannot face that Nagato looking like this."
Black Zetsu: "..."
"Lord Madara asked me to tell you that Nagato doesn't know about the Eye of the Moon Plan. He knows nothing at all, so don't mention any of it to him," White Zetsu said.
"Understood, understood," Tsukasa Kaede replied casually.
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