Becoming a Ninja from Naruto

Chapter 224 Death is nothing to me, I am destined to be resurrected.
Like falling into the abyss.

This is the moment Black Zetsu fears the most.

If Emiya Shirou's target was Kaguya, and his purpose in attacking Indra a thousand years ago was to encounter her, then everything he had experienced in his life, and all his actions over the past thousand years, were shrouded in darkness from the very moment they met.

"How can it be…"

Black Zetsu's body was trembling.

"At that time..."

"You must be a very young child, right?"

Emiya Shihara recalled his first encounter with Black Zetsu, describing the scene: "He was wearing a straw hat he'd stolen from somewhere, and what looked like a simple bamboo basket draped over his body; he looked like a young, innocent child..."

"but…"

"You are also very vigilant."

"He has never revealed anything about Kaguya."

"..."

Black Zetsu couldn't help but recall the time when it was left behind in the ninja world by Kaguya Otsutsuki. Back then, it was indeed not very tall, and the plan was extremely difficult to execute.

but…

Nothing is more difficult than now!
"At that time..."

"Have I already fallen for their trick?"

Black Zetsu's voice was somewhat awkward as he stared intently at Emiya Shihara's figure.

It shuddered at the sight, for Emiya Shigenori looked exactly the same as he had in ancient times!
A small slug was hanging on its shoulder...

He exuded absolute confidence and composure...

It was as if nothing in this world could move him.

In fact…

Indeed, nothing could move him anymore.

Because everything in this world was already under his control, but Black Zetsu, who was in his grasp, did not feel good inside.

Black Zetsu recalled their harmonious past a thousand years ago.

The more comfortable it was with Emiya Shigenori back then, the more it hated him now!

"No ..."

"what does it mean?"

Naruto Uzumaki was a little confused.

"The roles have been reversed."

Sasuke Uchiha could only explain to his foolish friend, saying in a deep voice, "Black Zetsu always believed that Emiya Shigenori was a pawn in its plan to resurrect Kaguya..."

"but…"

Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help but sneer: "Black Zetsu never imagined that the pawn it had always thought it was was actually the player who had been secretly manipulating it..."

"but…"

As Sasuke Uchiha said this, his eyes were fixed intently on Shinobu Emiya: "This man's scheming is frighteningly deep..."

The entire Hidden Leaf Village learned from Orochimaru that Emiya Shiki was originally the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and the incident that occurred during the Chunin Exams four years prior was already terrifying enough...

but…

There is still a game within a game.

There is still chess within chess.

"so…"

Naruto's body remained immobile, but his simple values ​​immediately shifted his mindset: "Actually, Emiya is still a good person..."

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Good people and bad people...

It's not something that can be explained in just a few words!
"Humph…"

"Just a hypocritical good person!"

"Don't think that Emiya Shigenori is any good!"

Black Zetsu overheard the conversation between the two brats and was so enraged that it couldn't help but curse aloud. Unable to accept being manipulated, it immediately dragged more people into the mess: "Do you think Emiya Shigenori didn't toy with your fates?!"

"You and Sasuke Uchiha have always been his pawns!"

Black Zetsu looked at Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, growing angrier the more he thought about it. He immediately revealed their past: "The entire ninja world was his pawn, and even your chakra past lives, Ashura and Indra, were his pawns!"

"..."

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha both fell silent.

because…

What Black Zetsu said was true.

Emiya Shihara seems to have deceived too many people.

The Sage of Six Paths and his son from ancient times, many ninjas of Konoha, Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu... There are too many victims in the ninja world who have been deceived and manipulated by him.

"I'm curious..."

Black Zetsu glared at Emiya Shihara, grinding his teeth in hatred, yet also wanting to use this moment to ask the truth he craved: "You already knew about my relationship with Kaguya in ancient times, yet you still chose death back then..."

Is it...

that time…

Isn't this guy afraid of dying completely?

"Even if I don't choose, it's meaningless..." "Because human life has an end."

Emiya Shihara nodded, then continued casually, "At that time, my power was already comparable to that of the Sage of Six Paths. Even if I rashly became the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, I might not gain immortality, but I would certainly gain even greater power, which would inevitably arouse your vigilance..."

"If I could gain immortality through the power of the Ten-Tails..."

"Then you will definitely be afraid of my existence and dare not revive Kaguya."

"If I cannot gain immortality through the power of the Ten-Tails..."

"Then you will definitely try to stop my resurrection because you are afraid of my power."

"That death was the best opportunity."

"Although I had long understood that what Ashura said was impossible to achieve, and while I did hold onto a sliver of hope that the peaceful future Ashura spoke of might come true, my primary purpose was indeed to arrange a meaningful death..."

"madman!"

Black Zetsu gritted his teeth and cursed out loud.

Because Emiya Shibara was too calm when he talked about death, and even when he talked about arranging his own death, he was just as composed!
This guy…

He's a complete madman!

Even Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were stunned!
"This is the best way."

"As long as there is one sacrifice..."

"My corpse will be remembered throughout the ninja world."

"Because I am the world's first true medical ninja, Ashura's descendants will protect my body because of my sacrifice, and you will refrain from sabotage because of our past cooperation..."

"certainly…"

"This does not fully guarantee one's resurrection."

"So I left behind two different crystal coffins..."

"One of the coffins is reserved for Ashura's descendants, because their clan is the most suitable of humans to become medical ninjas, and also the most talented ninja clan. After all, they cannot rely on the Sharingan bloodline limit that Indra's descendants are almost destined to awaken, unlike Indra's descendants. The chakra conflict between Ashura and Indra will also lead to a war among their descendants. Ashura's descendants will surely develop more forbidden techniques to fight against Indra's descendants. Forbidden power often symbolizes strength, and ultimately, it will make people sink deeper and deeper..."

"Sooner or later..."

"They will begin to study the soul."

"..."

This statement is self-evident.

Because everyone understands what Emiya Shihara means.

Even without Tobirama Senju, another branch of the Uzumaki clan, descendants of Ashura, did indeed begin researching the soul...

But well...

Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage of Konoha, was ultimately the biggest culprit. His research into the soul went too far, and eventually, that bastard who only knew how to create forbidden techniques developed the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which caused such a disaster...

"It doesn't matter if my guess doesn't come true..."

Emiya Shigenori naturally wouldn't reveal his knowledge of the ninja world's history, because he had indeed prepared a backup plan: "I left another coffin in the Slug's Corpse Forest, another crystal coffin that will surely resurrect me in the future..."

"On that crystal coffin..."

"I left behind my last words."

"If someone can pass the slug's test, they will obtain the crystal coffin. And once that crystal coffin enters the ninja world, someone will eventually discover my last words, and they will understand how to research and resurrect me..."

"Somewhat coincidentally..."

"Both crystal coffins were eventually put into use."

"The first crystal coffin was used by Tobirama Senju to revive me through the Impure World Reincarnation technique. However, the timing of the resurrection wasn't quite right, but it was enough to give me another chance to get entangled with you, so that I could arrange my second return to the Underworld and my second Impure World Reincarnation..."

"At that time, I also met Tsunade. I believed that Tsunade would definitely take my crystal coffin out of the slug's hands. I also met Orochimaru, who has been curious about forbidden things since childhood. He would definitely find an opportunity to get the second crystal coffin and revive me a second time using Edo Tensei..."

"this time…"

"I can finally confirm..."

"It won't take as long as it did a thousand years ago."

Emiya Shigenori looked at Black Zetsu and continued softly, "As long as I regain your trust during the time after my first Edo Tensei resurrection, you will surely look forward to my return and will definitely not hinder my second resurrection..."

"I just didn't expect..."

"In ancient times, getting information about Kaguya from you was no easy feat; you protected yourself like a newborn fearing the new world..."

"Until I was resurrected by Edo Tensei, you, having lived through a thousand years, perhaps had become arrogant and complacent from manipulating the destinies of too many people, and finally revealed the story of Kaguya. This was somewhat unexpected..."

When Emiya Shihara got to this point, a look of surprise finally appeared on his face, as if he had seen his formidable opponent inexplicably start making mistakes.

"After all, everything I said back then was just to gain your trust more. I never expected you to confess everything this time, and even seem smug about successfully deceiving me..."

"I…"

Black Zetsu really wanted to swear.

Just moments ago, he was so proud of himself when he mentioned that meeting, but now, Black Zetsu is just as furious when he hears Emiya Shigen talk about it again!
"At that time..."

"Actually, we think exactly the same thing..."

"Just as you must be feeling immense regret and pain as you contemplate how I must have felt when you uncovered the truth about your deception, I also want to know how you feel at this moment..."

"Is it regret...or anger and embarrassment...?"

"If you need a reference..."

"I can tell you how I felt just now, when you were so smug..."

Emiya Shihara's gaze fell on Black Zetsu, his eyes filled with a peculiar emotion, as if a strong person were looking down on a powerless weak person struggling smugly in front of him.

This feeling…

Generally referred to as…

"mercy."

(End of this chapter)