He heard the voice of Aomi surging from the depths of his heart...
Black Zetsu trembled all over, staring tremblingly at Aomi who somehow appeared in the spiritual world, screaming hysterically, "How, how did you appear here!"
"Stop calling me your foolish brother! Tell me, what did you do to Obito? And what about Kaguya!"
In a situation where the overall situation was set and powerless to Revolving Heaven, Black Zetsu was still afraid of Aomi, but compared to the times when there was still a "chance" to turn the tables...
The current Black Zetsu, showing some tendency to give up, no longer hides his emotions.
He admitted defeat, realizing that he really couldn't outplay Aomi.
"How did I appear here?"
Aomi muttered at Black Zetsu's question, shaking his head with amusement, "You really are a foolish brother... have you forgotten? If I hadn't intervened and frozen Isshiki, infusing the dojutsu and chakra into Uchiha Obito..."
"You and he would have already been devoured by Isshiki."
"Is this how you talk to your savior?" Aomi said regretfully, "A child not taught is the father's fault, but since you don't have a father, I'll blame this mistake on Kaguya..."
Black Zetsu's breath stalled.
Indeed, just as he had predicted... every time Aomi appeared before him, the outcome was actually already determined.
Kaguya was unreliable as always, clearly being ruthlessly suppressed by Aomi, not at all dependable.
Black Zetsu recalled the battlefield, even misunderstanding that Kaguya had won, and couldn't help but feel ashamed of his stupidity.
At this moment, Black Zetsu seemed to realize something...
"You, you didn't regain control of your body because of Kaguya and the two Otsutsuki's battle! You actually claimed Kaguya's power long ago, right!?"
Black Zetsu covered his head, staring fixedly at Aomi who had a gentle smile on his face, "The reason you pretended to be possessed by Kaguya initially was to entangle the emotions of all the strong people present. Your damned dojutsu had long locked onto them!"
"Yes, that's right... if you had killed the two Otsutsuki when you appeared, the shock would have been too bland... Moreover, after Kaguya personally took action and was defeated by Momoshiki and Urashiki, you then easily defeated them using her power, thus forming a contrast..."
While Black Zetsu was speaking, his facial expression increasingly broke down, "What exactly do you want? Hasn't your dojutsu extracted all the mental power of everyone in the Ninja World yet? How long are you going to torment everyone and Kaguya!"
"You're already strong enough! No one in this world is your enemy, Uchiha Aomi!!"
Black Zetsu roared, gasping after a burst of expressions, as if he had exhausted all his strength.
It had been a long time since he had expressed emotions like this...
Or rather, since being created by Kaguya, Black Zetsu lived with a mask in the Ninja World for a millennia, diligently playing the role of a puppeteer without self.
Until he met Uchiha Obito and Aomi.
Only then did Black Zetsu gradually grasped complex emotions — Uchiha Obito provided positive, Aomi brought him negative...
"There you go, getting anxious again."
Aomi tilted his head, laughed heartily, gesturing for Black Zetsu to sit beside him, "You make it sound like I'm some kind of villain... but in reality, you dare to shout at me, subconsciously understanding that I wouldn't trouble those around me, right?"
"Am I right?"
Black Zetsu's face stiffened, realizing Aomi was indeed telling the truth.
The reason he dared to shout at someone of Aomi's strength was primarily because Aomi, this enigma-like his enemy yet also like someone close, had treated him fairly well.
In Black Zetsu's view, if Aomi had opted for the most prudent approach regarding this troublesome adversary who secretly opposed him, the most sensible action would be to kill him!
The same goes for now...
In the battle surrounding the Black Water Nine Dragon Coffin, since Uchiha Obito was strengthened by Black Zetsu and decisively intervened, even stealing the Gedo Statue midway, it adequately demonstrated that Black Zetsu had always been an unreliable guy.
Rationally, Aomi had good grounds to eliminate him, Black Zetsu himself thought there's no problem...
Yet Black Zetsu's intuition leads him to sense that Aomi wouldn't settle scores with him over this...
From this perspective, Black Zetsu, although not acknowledging having a brother like Aomi, Aomi indeed acts like a good brother, watching him engage in petty actions over and over without getting angry.
Black Zetsu slowly moved to Aomi's side.
"Do you think I am strong?"
Aomi glanced at Black Zetsu sitting next to him, sitting cross-legged, chatting face-to-face with a delightful chuckle, but with a hint of solemnity in his eyes:
"No, I am not strong... what you consider 'strong' is based on the dimension of the Ninja World. In terms of power level, the pinnacle is merely Kaguya nurtured by consuming the natural energy and Isshiki's body which fed the Chakra Fruit."
"Although I've already surpassed Kaguya of that time, and my combat skills far exceed hers, making my actual combat power much stronger than Kaguya, it is still not enough."
Aomi did not hide his strength. Instead, he continued speaking in a tone tinged with a bit of worry:
"You must understand that so-called combat skills can't fight enemies across different levels... like even if you have the strongest combat experience in this world, you can't defeat Otsutsuki Hagoromo."