The scene was silent.
Uchiha Madara looked coldly at Black Zetsu.
Black Zetsu anxiously looked back at Uchiha Madara.
Black Zetsu had always been worried that the Senju Clan's tree bark might have recorded detailed history about Otsutsuki Kaguya, and had been pondering if the records on the bark would lead Uchiha Madara to doubt the Moon Eye Plan, even going as far as thinking about how to convince Uchiha to forget about it.
But!
Who could have imagined...
This piece of bark wasn't targeting Kaguya...
This piece of bark was clearly targeting me!
Now, Black Zetsu's heart was truly on the brink of collapse.
Which bastard from the Senju Clan left behind this historical record, and why does this record contain my name?
It even fabricates me as the will of the Six Paths Sage!
Where did this history come from?
Who wrote this history?
Where exactly did this history emerge from! Which bastard wrote it! Why did it appear here!
The content recorded on this bark overlaps too much with the history of the Ninja World, even many names are the same, and there are even some historical events that are real, plus this bark is a legacy of the Senju Clan...
No!
I don't have time to think about this now!
Black Zetsu realized that he couldn't dwell on these thoughts.
Because for Black Zetsu, the most important thing was to find a way to dispel Uchiha Madara's suspicions, all of its hopes were pinned on Uchiha Madara.
Now...
How should I explain...
That I am not the will of the Six Paths Sage?
"Black Zetsu..."
Uchiha Madara raised the bark in his hand with a strange smile: "The content on this piece of bark seems very interesting!"
"Could it be that in ancient times..."
Black Zetsu's lips curled into a sinister smile, and he laughed lightly: "Did a Black Zetsu like me also emerge from the Six Paths Sage?"
"It's not impossible..."
Uchiha Madara looked at Black Zetsu and also started to laugh, seemingly dispelling his doubts: "The legendary Six Paths Sage, with such immense power, creating a Black Zetsu isn't abnormal, after all, even I could create you..."
"I am a creation of your Yin-Yang Release."
Black Zetsu quickly stabilized his thoughts, nodding with a smile along with Uchiha Madara: "The Six Paths Sage also possessed the Rinnegan, it's not strange that his will and soul could create another Black Zetsu using Yin-Yang Release..."
Black Zetsu immediately thought of an excuse, taking the opportunity to smear the Six Paths Sage: "The Six Paths Sage's desire for eternal life gave rise to that other Black Zetsu, whereas I was born from your steadfast will for peace in the Ninja World..."
"Hmm..."
Uchiha Madara nodded noncommittally, his gaze returning to the tree bark, seemingly letting the matter slide: "However, it seems this piece of bark also records some stories about the Six Paths Sage's soul splitting into that Black Zetsu..."
"Oh?"
Black Zetsu's body trembled again.
Black Zetsu could only keep thinking of ways to convince Uchiha Madara that this bark was fake, lest it contain any information detrimental to itself.
However...
The latter part of the bark was full of information unfavorable to Black Zetsu.
Uchiha Madara looked at the information on the bark, his expression becoming more and more unpleasant, even turning so dark it could drip water: "Black Zetsu... is the dark side of the Six Paths Sage's heart... inherently possessing the power of immortality... but... it wants to become the master of this world..."
"So..."
"Since Black Zetsu's birth..."
"Its goal has been to revive the Ten-tails, to resurrect its little daughter Otsutsuki Kaguya, in order to control Otsutsuki Kaguya to harness the power of the Ten-tails..."
"..."
Black Zetsu's body started to tremble violently.
Though the information on the bark was strange, Otsutsuki Kaguya was not supposed to be the little daughter, she was its mother, but it was indeed aiming to revive the Ten-tails...
"Black Zetsu..."
Uchiha Madara looked at the content on the bark, with a half-smile, half-sneer, continued: "It seems our plans overlap with that Black Zetsu... By the way, where is that immortal Black Zetsu of the Six Paths Sage hiding?"
"Perhaps... in places we can't see..."
Black Zetsu's mind was racing, a thought suddenly struck, it quickly blurted out: "Could it be that Black Zetsu is behind manipulating Akihara Kagura, which is why Akihara Kagura has access to so much information, even worrying others might discover its location, so it manipulated Reanimators to try and take this piece of bark..."
What's going on with this bark!
Why does it contain so much half-true half-false content, and why are these half-truths causing me so much trouble at this time!
If Uchiha Madara starts suspecting me...
How will the Moon Eye Plan be able to proceed then!
However, Uchiha Madara was thoroughly suspicious of this matter, he contemplated the information mentioned on the bark: "If we follow the information on this bark and truly revive the Ten-tails, will we resurrect Otsutsuki Hagoromo's little daughter, Otsutsuki Kaguya?"
"..."
Kaguya is not Otsutsuki Hagoromo's little daughter!
Kaguya is Otsutsuki Hagoromo's mother!
You descendants of rebellious brats are slandering your ancestors here!
Black Zetsu cursed Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Uchiha Madara in its heart, but had to argue: "I am not quite sure either... but as long as we find the other Black Zetsu, we will know... However, the Infinite Tsukuyomi should still be able to save the Ninja World, right?"