"How can this be? It makes no sense! I've already obtained power as strong as the Sage of Six Paths. How can there still be someone in this World who can contend with me?"
Six Paths Madara lay on the ground, looking up at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who was looking down from above with contempt in his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.
When he was alive, no one in the entire Ninja World, except for Senju Hashirama, was his opponent; one could even say they weren't in the same league.
Later, he obtained Senju Hashirama's cells and awakened the Rinnegan, said to be the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths who created the World. If not for his lifespan, he could have single-handedly fought the entire Ninja World then and completed the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Before his death, he arranged everything, waiting for the plan to be completed and for him to be resurrected. Although there were some mishaps in between, they didn't really affect anything.
Because in the end, he was still successfully resurrected, gaining power as strong as the Sage of Six Paths. He could even defeat Senju Hashirama in one move and absorb all his Chakra.
As for the Five Kage of this era, they couldn't even defeat his Edo Tensei.
Normally, there shouldn't be anyone in this Ninja World who could be his opponent, but then Adam appeared, surprisingly able to fight him to a draw.
That much was acceptable, after all, according to the information Black Zetsu just provided, this individual was quite special and had indeed defeated Six Paths Obito, so it could barely be excused.
Besides, it was clear that he was getting weaker as the fight progressed and would soon be defeated by him.
But what was with this guy who suddenly appeared? He also possessed the power of Yin-Yang Release, and with just taijutsu, he easily suppressed and defeated him, completely beyond his expectations.
"I don't believe it!"
[Six Paths Madara roared, and with the Truth-Seeking Orb behind him, he attacked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki again.]
[Sage Art: Storm Release Light Fang!]
[Limbo: Border Jail!]
After an intense battle, Six Paths Madara was defeated again. Throughout the entire fight, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki appeared to be at ease, so much so that even the allied Ninja who arrived later could see that Six Paths Madara was no match for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
However, at this moment, they were equally bewildered.
Because they also didn't recognize Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. This guy who suddenly appeared actually beat the terrifying Six Paths Madara into his current state.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu, hidden in the shadows, was more surprised than anyone present, because he recognized Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
"I didn't expect it to be him! I didn't expect him to still be alive! This is troublesome, this is troublesome!"
Black Zetsu, the true mastermind behind everything for thousands of years, was now somewhat flustered.
He was Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's third son, or more accurately, a wisp of consciousness that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya split off before she was sealed, a wisp of consciousness split for self-preservation.
Thus, he also possessed all of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's memories, including information about this former superior, a high-ranking Ōtsutsuki.
"No, if this continues, Madara will surely lose, and Mother's resurrection will be in vain!"
After thousands of years of planning, they finally reached this point. As long as Six Paths Madara activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the God Tree absorbed the Chakra of all Ninja in the Ninja World, Mother could be resurrected in Uchiha Madara's body.
If Uchiha Madara was defeated, then finding a second suitable candidate would be difficult!
"It seems I can only take a risk now."
Black Zetsu's gaze locked onto Adam, who was watching the show.
With his strength, killing Adam would certainly be a fantasy, but he didn't need to kill Adam. He only needed to seize the opportunity to gouge out Adam's Rinnegan and give it to Uchiha Madara.
With two Rinnegan, Uchiha Madara's strength would greatly increase, and he might be able to defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Even if he still couldn't win, he could seize the chance to activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi first, and then he could backstab Uchiha Madara and resurrect Mother Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
Once Mother was resurrected, then Ōtsutsuki Isshiki would no longer be a threat.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, he really is a bit miserable!"
Adam crossed his arms, watching Six Paths Madara being completely dominated by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and couldn't help but shake his head.
He actually felt that Uchiha Madara was quite tragic too. His brother was killed, he was abandoned by his clan, he spent so many years on his plan, and he even served as a stepping stone for Black Zetsu, thinking he was the one pulling the strings, but in the end, he was just a pawn.
The key was that after his appearance, he thought he was invincible, but apart from showing off against the Five Kage, he was useless afterwards.
"This guy, does he want the Rinnegan?"
Just as he was enjoying the show, he suddenly glanced and noticed Black Zetsu stealthily circling behind him.
With a flicker of his eyes, he knew what Black Zetsu was planning.
"Since you want it, then I'll give it to you."
The Rinnegan was no longer useful to him, because Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had already appeared early, and he would soon have his own Rinnegan.
It was just right to return Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan to him, to facilitate Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's resurrection.
His original plan was to resurrect Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, then have them both suffer heavy losses, and then lure Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to appear.
Now that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had appeared early, there was no longer a need to use Ōtsutsuki Kaguya as a lure, but he felt that having one more Ōtsutsuki in hand was useful after all.
Mainly, he considered that even if he captured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and obtained the method to refine Ōtsutsuki into a chakra pills from his memories, he might not necessarily be able to refine it.
Because he was not from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and no one could be sure if it was a method that only the Ōtsutsuki Clan could perform.
If only the Ōtsutsuki Clan could refine it, wouldn't it all be for naught?
But by resurrecting Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, he could force Ōtsutsuki Kaguya to refine Ōtsutsuki Isshiki into a chakra pills for him to consume, and after consuming it, he would have Ōtsutsuki bloodline.
At that time, whether to refine Ōtsutsuki Kaguya into a chakra pills, or feed Ōtsutsuki Kaguya to the Ten-Tails to grow a fruit, or even take her as a subordinate, that would be up to him.
Reaching out and plucking out the Rinnegan, he controlled his body to regrow a new eye of his own. Adam flicked his finger, sending the Rinnegan flying towards Black Zetsu, who was stealthily approaching him from behind.
"Not good, I've been discovered!"
The vigilant Black Zetsu saw something being flicked towards him by Adam, immediately knowing that his sneak attack had been exposed, and instantly turned to flee in fright.
Although Adam's strength was slightly inferior to Six Paths Madara, he was definitely not someone Black Zetsu could deal with.
A sneak attack would have been fine, but now that he was discovered, he could only flee quickly.
Otherwise, if he were killed, Mother Ōtsutsuki Kaguya would never be able to be resurrected.
However, just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly froze as if a magic spell had been cast on him.
Because he had clearly seen what was flicked towards him.
It wasn't a kunai or shuriken-like weapon, but precisely the Rinnegan he was going to sneakily steal!