Now...
Clear my name first!
Uchiha Madara seemed to be contemplating Black Zetsu's words, seemingly unwilling to believe his plan was a sham, perhaps because the bark held more information.
"..."
Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Madara seemingly deceived for the moment, continuing to read the bark's contents, Black Zetsu's mood slightly relaxed again.
However...
Black Zetsu relaxed a bit too early.
Madara nodded thoughtfully, still reading the bark, suddenly speaking: "This bark records matters about our Uchiha Clan, and the Six Paths Sage recorded on the stone tablet about another Zetsu, even leaving the task of sealing that willful Zetsu to our ancestor Indra..."
"Then find that Zetsu and seal it!"
Zetsu immediately perked up, acting as if carrying Madara's will, expressing loyalty to Madara: "This is our plan!"
"You speak correctly..."
Madara's body shifted slightly, letting Black Zetsu stand beside him, but he had already harbored some doubts!
Before discovering the truth and before finding the Ninja World's other Zetsu, Madara was already wary, unable to completely trust the Zetsu he supposedly created!
"Hmm?"
Madara continued to look at the bark, a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "Finally it mentions the successor of the Ninja Sect. The Six Paths Sage actually left the responsibility to his elder son Indra, and passed the Ninja Sect to his younger son Asura!"
"No wonder..."
Madara's gaze fell on Senju Hashirama, snorting contemptuously: "No wonder the ancient Ninja Sect would go extinct. Now Konoha is run by the Senju Clan holding the title of Hokage, sooner or later it'll follow the same fate as the Ninja Sect in the ancient times!"
"..."
Senju Hashirama's brows furrowed deeply.
Isn't this just an arbitrary attack?
Because their ancestor Asura succeeded the Ninja Sect, does it mean it went extinct because of this? Couldn't it be due to other reasons?
"..."
Black Zetsu's mood was even more relaxed.
According to the information recorded on this bark and according to the historical memories, next should be the battle between Indra and Asura brothers...
Next...
Shouldn't have anything to do with me anymore.
"Hmm?"
"What about the continuation of the Ninja Sect?"
"Only two or three sentences about Asura succeeding the Ninja Sect?"
Madara seemed dissatisfied, flipping through the bark, wanting to know more hidden truths from its contents, which it only briefly passed over.
The next segment...
Actually mentioned Zetsu again!
Even mentioned the Uchiha Clan's stone tablet again!
[Zetsu... learned that Otsutsuki Hagoromo left a stone tablet detailing the secrets of its birth, silently altered its contents...]
Madara's face changed dramatically, his eyes suddenly turning extremely dangerous!
That stone tablet...
Is a treasured legacy of the Uchiha Clan, passed down through generations!
That stone tablet...
Had actually been altered by Zetsu!
"Stone tablet..."
Madara squinted his eyes, voice becoming frigid, even filled with an unspeakable chill: "The history recorded on the Uchiha Clan's stone tablet... the information I obtained from the stone tablet... had actually been modified by Zetsu?"
"!!!"
Black Zetsu was deeply shaken!
How could this bark know even such things!
The alteration of the stone tablet, strangely recorded in detail on this bark!
What the hell...
What can I do now?
Madara would definitely suspect the issue with the Uchiha Clan's stone tablet, what can I do now, how can I prove to Madara that the contents of the stone tablet weren't altered?
What should I do?
What should I do to manage this!
Should I say this bark is fake? That all its contents are false?
However, Madara clearly put quite some trust in the information recorded on this bark.
Because the information recorded here is more complete than what the Uchiha Clan has, especially since this bark contains revelations that make things very clear!
For instance, the relationship between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan, since both clans are brothers, their powers can merge...
Moreover...
There's no way to question the bark.
Because Black Zetsu dared not claim it isn't the Zetsu from a thousand years ago, it constantly masqueraded as Madara's will, how could it question the authenticity of an ancient bark?
This identity...
Actually became a shackle!
Black Zetsu's heart began to despair, the contents of this bark are a deep pit, making all its years of toil in vain!
Yet...
Black Zetsu's despair was still too premature.
Just when Black Zetsu was pondering how to entice Madara, Madara had already seen the next segment, which utterly shattered his composure!
[Zetsu… claimed it was a will that emerged after Indra's power strengthened… seducing Indra to attack Asura… Indra attempted to capture all the Tailed Beasts in the Ninja World to resurrect the Ten-tails...]
"Such a thing..."
"Really feels familiar..."
Madara's fist suddenly clenched tight, his eyes becoming vicious and dangerous, not even wanting to read the bark's remaining contents!
"What's wrong... Madara..."
Black Zetsu's mood tightened.
"Zetsu..."
Madara surprisingly chuckled in anger, his fingers lightly tapping his arm, smiling as he asked: "This bark records that Zetsu once lured our ancestor Indra..."
"!!!"
Black Zetsu's heart filled with panic.
Such a matter...
Also recorded in here!
Indeed, it had lured Indra to attack Asura!
"This Zetsu actually did such a thing?"
Black Zetsu calmed its mind, responding with a light laugh.
"Indeed..."
Madara looked at Zetsu's still calm smile, couldn't help but laugh and nod, yet did not expose Zetsu's deception, continuing to watch it with a smirk.
"That Zetsu's actions are quite interesting..."
"Because it only has the ability of immortality and no fighting power, it chose to masquerade as a will that emerged after Uchiha's ancestor Indra grew strong, enticing Indra to help it collect Tailed Beasts to resurrect the Ten-tails..."
"..."
Black Zetsu's mood stiffened suddenly.
Because this story was hinting far too obviously.
Also...
Madara was not a fool.
"The story of Uchiha Clan's ancestor Indra..."
Madara seemed not to suspect Black Zetsu, even laughing: "Zetsu, this really feels like a familiar story!"
"Familiar enough that it feels..."
Madara tightened his brow, seeming to think: "How to express this feeling, probably like..."
Madara, as if finally struck with realization, suddenly relaxed his brows, a murderous intent surfaced on his face, even his Chakra erupted at that moment!
"Like..."
"This story happened to himself..."