However, looking at the expression on his doppelganger's face, he felt his heart sinking into his heels. He knew that his other self would never joke about such absurd topics.
It was the truth. Mother is really no match for Uchiha Yue!
What an absurdity, what an absurdity!
If it were about the Ootsutsuki brothers, it would still be understandable. They had inherited Mother's power, and their victory would be understandable. But Uchiha Yue... what right did he have to do that?
Who is he anyway? How dare he defeat Kaguya Ootsutsuki, the source of all the chakra in the Shinobi world, the progenitor of Sharingan blood?
You need to understand that in a chakra-based system of forces, blood, or rather, genes, are of paramount importance. It's not that the blood of the Ootsutsuki clan grants the chakra any special, superior energy compared to ordinary people.
The fact is that the genes and blood of the Ootsutsuki clan endow the wearer with a more powerful body and spirit, which, in turn, allows them to possess a much more powerful chakra.
For Shinobi, the volume of the chakra is everything. The rest can be caught up: ninjutsu can be learned, combat skills can be honed. These are all acquired factors. Only the innate factor, the chakra, remains unchanged.
And it was Kaguya who possessed the greatest, ultimate chakra in the Shinobi world. It was absolutely impossible to defeat her by relying only on the so-called Mangekye Sharingan.
And yet, incredible as it may sound, that was the reality.
"So that's it… Wait, maybe it's not that Mother is weaker than Uchiha Yue, but that at that moment she was in a very bad condition and therefore lost to him. What if Mother had fought Uchiha Yue in full force?
"Don't delude yourself, the other me. I also had such thoughts, but now I realized my own naivety!
- why?
— Can you imagine? Chakra, vital energy, thermal and kinetic energy in the body, even the soul — Uchiha Yue absorbed any energy. And not only that, he could grow in power indefinitely. Until our escape from that world, we never found out where its limit was.
"Maybe it was the equal of an entire planet, or maybe it was something much more terrifying."…
A Black Zetsu from a parallel world spoke with a note of fear in his voice. A picture of eternal cold and dead silence surfaced in his mind. The planet beneath their feet was completely shrouded in boundless darkness. No light, no heat, no sound, no life. Only a dead, empty silence, blacker than the very abyss of space.
Would his Mother have been able to overcome such a living natural disaster, even at the peak of her might?
He wanted to believe that he was, but his cold mind kept saying, "No." An immortal monster, invulnerable to physical and energy attacks… How can you even fight with such a thing?
Not at all!
— Incredibly creepy… How could something so absurd appear in this world? It's just a Mangekye Sharingan!
— If Sharingan has such power, then why do we need the Divine Tree, why Rinnegan?
"That's why I'm saying he's an incredible monster!"
—Wait, if the Sharingan holds such terrifying potential... then the Uchiha clan... is a disaster!"
At that moment, the seriousness of the situation reached the local Black Zetsu. No one could guarantee that a new Uchiha Yue would not be born in the Uchiha clan.
— You can't leave it like that. Since Uchiha Madara is already awakening the Rinnegan, I have to destroy the Uchiha clan first. Such a dangerous clan should no longer exist in the Shinobi world!
"Are you crazy?" It was because of the destruction of the Uchiha clan that Yue turned into the monster he became! We can say that if that massacre hadn't happened, he would still be an ordinary person, and we wouldn't even know about his existence. Attacking the Uchiha clan... you must be crazy!
"No, I'm not talking about the attack you're thinking about. We can find a way to deprive the Uchiha clan of the ability to reproduce. Exterminate them from the very root!
—What are you going to do now, the other me?"
After finishing the conversation, the alien from the parallel world sprawled limply on the ground, like a puddle of mud. The local Black Zetsu, looking at his doppelganger, sighed and asked a question.
"I don't know... my mother is gone. I don't understand why I have to live now. All hope was gone.
— I came here to warn you, I just didn't want my Mother to die in this world.
Black Zetsu shook his head with an air of utter despair, as if the entire core had been taken out of him, depriving him of the will to fight.
"Help me." The mother of this world is also our Mother!
— Come on, help me. Let's resurrect her together. Besides, now we know about the existence of parallel worlds. Perhaps in the future we can find a way to destroy Uchiha Yue. Maybe Mother can still be saved in that world!
The local Black Zetsu, looking at his other self, extended his hand to him.
The situation in this world had changed, and having a reliable ally who shared his goals was a great success for him.
The alien from the parallel world raised his head and looked at his double. When he heard that his Mother could still be saved, he felt a spark of hope flash in his eyes.
— Good!
Their fists touched.
After that, they began to discuss further actions, but bitterly realized that there seemed to be nothing they could do now.
According to the experience of Black Zetsu from the parallel world, Uchiha Madara will need several more decades to truly awaken Rinnegan. Without Rinnegan, all their plans were impossible. But did they have that much time?
After all, some in the Shinobi world already knew that Uchiha Madara was not dead. What if, while waiting in the wings, they receive news of his death? That would be fun.
Once Konoha decides to strike, Madara will have to face two Senju Hashiramas who possess immortal bodies and strength at the peak of their power. In the past, one Hashirama has already defeated Madara, let alone two?
— And what should I do? What should I do?
After thinking about it, both fell into silence.
— It's a problem. Even if Madara awakens Rinnegan, it won't be easy to act. Jigen! And the current level of technology in the Shinobi world... they won't be able to defeat Uchiha Yue, but it will be quite easy for them to defeat old Madara, who has just awakened Rinnegan, or the bearer of his eyes! — said the alien.
Jigen…