[The Mountains' Graveyard]
Black Zetsu had already been back here for several days.
But Obito had not returned, and even the White Zetsu did not know where he had gone.
Sunagakure had already started recalling its ninjas who were outside the village.
Kumogakure had sent a large number of scouts into the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind to gather information.
After receiving news that Konoha had declared war, the entire ninja world became tense.
Although Konoha had not sent troops yet, once it did, the whole ninja world would be shaken.
For now, he had no time to look for Obito.
The most important thing was finding a pair of eyes capable of absorbing the Ten-Tails.
The Rinnegan had already been destroyed.
The fastest option now was the Tenseigan.
At that moment, a White Zetsu emerged from the ground, tossing a bead up and down in his hand.
"What a troublesome job."
A carefree voice sounded.
Black Zetsu immediately knew who it was.
"Why is it you?"
Tobi tossed the bead directly to Black Zetsu.
"Who else could it be? The other White Zetsu don't have a brain like mine that can tell Hyuga clan members apart."
Although Tobi acted unreliable all day long, his intelligence was different from that of ordinary White Zetsu.
Black Zetsu snorted, "How many people in the Hyuga Clan have eyes that meet the requirements?"
Tobi grinned, "There are three, but really only two."
Black Zetsu knew Tobi's personality well. The only thing he could do was go along with it.
"What do you mean?"
Tobi's appearance began to change.
First, he turned into Hinata.
"This is Hyuga Hinata. She's Toneri's target."
Then he changed from Hinata into Neji.
"This is Hyuga Neji. His talent is the best."
Finally, he turned into Hyuga Hanabi.
"This is Hinata's younger sister, Hyuga Hanabi. Her talent is on the same level as Hinata's."
"That's three people. But Neji has the Caged Bird Seal on his head, so his eyes can't be taken. That leaves only Hinata and Hanabi."
Black Zetsu found it somewhat surprising.
Having two suitable bloodlines within a single clan was already quite a lot.
Not everyone possessed bloodlines pure enough to awaken the Tenseigan.
"There are actually three talented people in this generation of the Hyuga Clan. Too bad that Hyuga Neji belongs to the Branch House."
Black Zetsu sighed.
"In a few days, Konoha's Chunin Exams will begin. Hyuga Hanabi will participate. Their exam site is always the Dark Forest."
"At that time, Namikaze Minato has arranged to meet Onoki at the Stone Mine Cave. This is our best opportunity."
Tobi reminded him.
"How did you get that information?", Black Zetsu asked suspiciously.
Logically speaking, information like that should be fairly secret.
Konoha was impossible to infiltrate right now.
The information on those Hyuga clan members had only been gathered after White Zetsu spent a long time collecting it.
Tobi curled his lips, "Konoha released that information themselves."
Black Zetsu paused, "Could they be putting pressure on Sunagakure?"
Tobi yawned, looking unconcerned, "How would I know? But it looks like Konoha hasn't started preparing for war yet. No one knows exactly what they're planning."
This was generally how things worked in the ninja world.
Different methods would be used to pressure another village.
In the end, one side might pay money or resources, and peace would be restored.
But Konoha still had not started organizing personnel.
Nobody knew whether Konoha intended to fight or not.
"Fine. Go make preparations in the Dark Forest as soon as possible. We won't have many chances."
Black Zetsu didn't care whether it was Hinata or Hanabi.
As long as he could capture one of them.
As for what Toneri wanted, he had no intention of considering it.
Right now, no one knew they were targeting the Hyuga Clan.
Otherwise, if Hinata and Hanabi stayed inside Konoha every day, it would be difficult for Black Zetsu to capture them.
"Got it."
After agreeing, Tobi added, "I'll go look for Obito again."
Without Obito around, there was really a lot less fun for him.
Black Zetsu did not stop Tobi.
He was also curious about Obito's situation.
———
The border of the Land of Grass was full of thriving vegetation.
The land there was especially suitable for growing medicinal herbs.
The Land of Grass was also a famous medicinal herb production area in the ninja world.
Besides large amounts of valuable wild herbs, there were also many cultivated herb gardens maintained by Kusagakure.
Kusagakure was one of the few ninja villages outside the Five Great Villages that had a hospital.
The village was also skilled at copying and improving all kinds of jutsu from other villages.
Among the villages beneath the Five Great Villages, Kusagakure ranked relatively high in overall strength.
However, Kusagakure connected to four different countries.
Ninjas from various places frequently appeared along its borders, making the area extremely chaotic.
In the past, Kazuma and his group had dug up many corpses along the borders of Kusagakure.
Now, Moryo had brought Obito here.
"Isn't this the Land of Grass?"
Obito asked in confusion.
"Could Kusagakure have something suitable for me?"
Moryo pointed toward Kusagakure.
"Legend says that during the era of the Sage of Six Paths, over a thousand years ago, there was a Box of Ultimate Bliss that could grant one wish to whoever opened it. Kusagakure once opened it and nearly used it to control the world."
A light flickered in Obito's eyes.
"The Box of Ultimate Bliss really exists?"
A trace of emotion appeared on Moryo's face, as if he had remembered something from long ago.
"The box exists, but there's a problem with it."
Obito became interested.
"Is it some kind of treasure trap?"
Moryo shook his head.
"No. It really can grant a person's wish. But the way it grants that wish may not be what the person imagined."
"Fulfilling wishes requires energy. This thing eats everything."
"Eats everything?"
Obito asked.
"What does that mean?"
"The box is called the Box of Ultimate Bliss, but in reality, it was the ultimate weapon of the Sage of Six Paths' era."
"It can endlessly devour enemies, pull them into the box, and turn all of them into puppets under its control."
"Once someone makes a wish using it, the power inside the box becomes linked to that person."
"They will never be able to free themselves from the box."
Obito's expression became serious.
"Then how am I supposed to use it?"
"The reason it eats everything is because, over the last thousand years, the box has accumulated a huge number of souls and emotions."
"Over all those years, how many people have been swallowed by it? What emotions would those people have after being trapped forever and never released?"
"Fear? Hatred?"
Obito's eyes brightened.
Those were all powers of the mind.
"That's right. After a thousand years of accumulation, the Box of Ultimate Bliss contains a huge amount of soul fragments and all kinds of negative emotions."
"It's just not easy to open the box."
A trace of confidence appeared on Obito's face.
"We can worry about how to open the Box of Ultimate Bliss after we find it."
For the time being, he had no intention of telling anyone about the ability of his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Even if the box was difficult to open, Obito could simply take it apart.
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