[The Mountain Graveyard]
Black Zetsu was busy beneath the massive feet of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
He stood beneath the enormous statue, and below it was a huge pool of water, packed full of dense clusters of White Zetsu.
Ever since Nagato parted ways with them, he had stopped supplying extra energy to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Because of this, the White Zetsu soaking in the water now had their strength greatly reduced, far from reaching the level needed to be put into real combat.
Not to mention starting the massive Fourth Ninja World War, even facing an ordinary ninja village, they probably would not be able to break in.
Even so, Black Zetsu had no better options at the moment, unable to find a more effective solution in a short time.
Now even the revival item that was crucial to Madara, the Rinnegan, had been destroyed by Rengoku.
If he wanted to revive his mother, he could only plan carefully and look for another way to continue his plan.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path did not originally exist in the ninja world.
It had been sealed on the distant moon and guarded by the descendants of Hamura.
Only after Uchiha Madara successfully awakened the Rinnegan did he forcibly summon it out using summoning techniques.
However, even Madara himself only had a very limited understanding of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
With the disappearance of the Rinnegan, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had already fallen into a state of no supervision or control.
Its body was covered with layer upon layer of seals, yet the descendants of Hamura on the moon had no way of determining its exact location.
In fact, apart from the Rinnegan, there was actually another item capable of bringing the dead back to life.
That was the Giant Tenseigan, on the same level as the Rinnegan and containing even more vast and overwhelming energy.
Moreover, to make this Giant Tenseigan function, it was absolutely necessary to rely on the descendants of Hamura.
So he still needed to come up with a roundabout method.
At this moment, Black Zetsu was painstakingly searching among the many White Zetsu underwater for individuals with special abilities.
After all, ordinary White Zetsu, though still alive, had no capacity for independent thought and could be described as mentally deficient idiots.
Special White Zetsu were like Tobi, possessing independent and complete personalities as well as unique abilities.
Black, ink-like mud rapidly spread from Black Zetsu's body.
Like surging black tides, it swept across the densely packed group of White Zetsu below.
Black Zetsu had repeated this action countless times, and it had continued for several days.
However, the number of White Zetsu was simply too great. With tens of thousands in total, finding a specific target among them was no easy task.
Black Zetsu was very patient and persisted in his search.
It was just that the changes in the outside world were happening far faster than Black Zetsu had imagined.
Whether it was Obito, who had once cooperated with him, or the shifting situation of the entire ninja world, none of it was under his control or within his expectations anymore.
As the saying goes, hard work pays off. After a long period of searching, a subtle change suddenly appeared in Black Zetsu's expression.
He suddenly thrust his hand into the water and slowly lifted it up.
A White Zetsu with an especially small build was pulled out of the water by him.
Compared to the others, this White Zetsu was clearly about one third smaller in size, with limbs that looked much thinner and weaker.
"Lord Black Zetsu!"
The moment it was pulled out of the water and saw Black Zetsu, the White Zetsu immediately showed an instinctive obedience.
After all, they were weapons created to fight against the powerful Otsutsuki clan.
Therefore, their loyalty hierarchy was strictly defined.
The first object of loyalty was naturally Otsutsuki Kaguya, followed by the Black Zetsu in front of it.
"You can use the Spore Invasion Technique?"
Black Zetsu stared closely at the White Zetsu in front of him and asked in a low voice.
"Reporting to Lord Black Zetsu, I can."
White Zetsu nodded expressionlessly as it replied, its voice flat and without any emotional fluctuation.
"I have an important task to assign to you now."
"Yes!"
Black Zetsu extended one hand, and a mass of pitch-black mud-like substance surged out from his fingertips and quickly drilled into White Zetsu's head.
In an instant, countless complex words and images poured into White Zetsu's mind like a raging tide.
The information seemed to possess endless power, instantly filling White Zetsu's thoughts.
As the influx of information continued, White Zetsu's body actually began to shrink at a visible speed.
As if its life force were being drained away.
Its skin grew increasingly shriveled, and its muscles gradually withered.
In the end, its entire body shrank into a white droplet the size of a single drop of water.
Black Zetsu carefully pinched this crystal-clear droplet and walked with steady steps toward the feet of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
When he reached the area beneath the statue's foot, he stopped.
He gently pressed the droplet in his hand onto the top of the statue's foot.
At the moment of contact, the small white droplet seemed to melt into the body of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace, leaving not the slightest mark behind.
After completing this series of actions, Black Zetsu did not stop.
He took a deep breath, then extended one palm and heavily pressed it against the ground beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
At the same time, a wave of energy traveled along his arm and reached his palm.
A crisp cracking sound rang out as the dense sealing symbols covering the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seemed to be struck by a massive force.
They shattered one after another, turning into points of light that dispersed into the air.
At this point, the seals binding the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path were forcibly undone by Black Zetsu.
Once this seal was released, the people far away on the moon would easily sense the existence of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
At this moment, Black Zetsu's mind was filled with doubts about Rengoku.
He truly could not understand how Rengoku knew about his mother.
'Could it be that this Uchiha Rengoku possesses some special ability to foresee the future, like the group of toads at Mount Myoboku?'
'Otherwise, how could Rengoku be so thoroughly familiar with so many secrets?'
The more he thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed, and Black Zetsu's brows furrowed tighter without him realizing it.
After multiple clashes with Rengoku, Black Zetsu had never gained the upper hand.
If he only made one preparation, Black Zetsu felt it was not safe enough.
After thinking for a long time, he decided to make a second preparation as well.
After taking one last look at the quiet Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, he directly burrowed into the ground.
'Mother, no matter what, I will revive you.'
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