The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 301 Find a New Target to Hate

Blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and clear waters.

A gentle breeze rustles through the treetops, bringing the fresh scent of distant mountains and vegetation. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting dappled, shimmering spots of light on the grass.

An lay leisurely on the bench, lazily squinting her eyes as she watched the clouds drift by in the sky. Every now and then, she would reach out and take a piece of cut fruit from the low table next to her, putting it in her mouth and chewing slowly, as if those bloody battles were just stories from another world.

Haku and Karin were sparring with each other not far away, the clinking of their short swords ringing out like music, soothing and lulling one to sleep.

Suddenly, the ground next to them bulged up, and Jue emerged from underground.

"Lord An, there's new news from the Land of Fire."

"As expected, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is unwilling to accept the fall of Konoha Village. He is gathering the remnants of Konoha Village and recruiting wandering ninjas on a large scale, intending to retake Konoha Village."

"Hmph, I knew it. As long as the Land of Fire isn't wiped out, Konoha won't be completely destroyed."

"It seems I need to make a trip to the capital of the Land of Fire."

"Those corrupt daimyo and nobles should also feel the pain of national annihilation."

He lay comfortably on the bench, gently swaying his body, and casually decided the fate of a great nation.

This was absolutely not surprising. He continued reporting, "We also have leads on that guy named Cixian."

"I've had Obito and White Zetsu secretly follow him. Once we find his hideout, Lord An can set off to deal with him."

"Me?" An tilted his head, glanced at Jue, and said with a sneer, "Jue, don't get it wrong. The Sage of Six Paths is your target, not mine."

"I can't be bothered with him!"

"Isn't that guy Ban just bored? You can just let him go."

"Since he's in Edo Tensei form, he's practically immortal. Why don't you use such a powerful fighter?"

After listening to this, Jue tried to persuade him again: "Lord An, are you really not going to consider a deeper cooperation with me?"

"My 'Eye of the Moon Project' and your 'Uchiha Revival Project' are completely complementary!"

"I just want Mom out of this mess. I'm willing to give you all the White Zetsu to use as meat pigs, no problem!"

"With Lord An's help, even if that guy Hagoromo Otsutsuki were to reappear, we could still defeat him."

Bar?"

"Hehe—" An chuckled noncommittally and waved his hand, saying, "There's no need for such nonsense."

"I'm not a fool like Ban, someone you can easily fool."

"Since you're so obedient, I can overlook your little schemes, but you'd better not try anything funny with me, or you know what I'm capable of."

He was speechless for a moment, then hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Lord An, you misunderstand. I genuinely want to cooperate with you."

"You and Madara are different. Madara is just my pawn and puppet, while Lord An has the talent to rule the ninja world."

"I know that Lord An also desires the Rinnegan, as it is the core of Lord An's Uchiha Restoration Plan. Only I can help you with this."

"Lord An's chakra quality is already extremely pure; all that's missing is the final push."

"As long as Lord An absorbs the Ten-Tails and becomes its Jinchuriki, he will surely be able to take that final step and evolve the Mangekyou Sharingan into the Rinnegan."

"And then you used me, who possesses the Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails, as a sacrifice to resurrect Kaguya, right?" An interrupted coldly.

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that!" Zetsu hurriedly waved his hands in fright, explaining, "The reason I chose Madara as a sacrifice is because I did a lot of things to Madara."

"But I haven't left any backup plans for Lord An."

"Heh, I don't believe you for a second!" An rolled her eyes, not believing Jue's words at all.

Black Zetsu, that cunning old fox, is incapable of trusting anyone.

Otherwise, over the years, with the ninjutsu resources and secret intelligence that Black Zetsu possessed, he could have built a powerful force long ago if he had been willing to cultivate it diligently.

With power, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort in everything he did.

But he preferred to remain hidden in the shadows, slowly seeking opportunities, rather than revealing even a shred of his information.

If it weren't for encountering overpowered characters like Naruto and Sasuke, his plan would have ultimately succeeded, allowing him to manipulate everyone and rescue his mother in one fell swoop.

Now that Naruto and Sasuke are gone, An is still around, and he's been completely fooled by An, starting to search for the "Kara Organization" left behind by the Sage of Six Paths in the ninja world.

Even so, An never underestimated Black Zetsu.

His success was entirely due to information asymmetry, not because he was stupid.

He absolutely did not believe that someone like Black Zetsu would truly treat him as a companion or partner.

Black Zetsu likely has his own agenda in the shadows. If you underestimate him, you might end up like Obito or Madara, suffering a major setback.

Seeing that An didn't believe him, Jue began to swear oaths and repeatedly pledge his loyalty to An, almost to the point of tearing his heart out for An to see.

"Alright, alright." An waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Jue's performance. "You don't need to put on this act for me. I don't care what you say, I only care what you do."

"Instead of wasting your breath on me, you should keep an eye on Jigen. If you can't deal with the Sage of Six Paths, your mother will never be saved."

After a moment of silence, Jue said nothing more, then sank into the ground and disappeared.

After Jue left, An sat up and carefully considered his next plan, figuring out how to thoroughly scheme against Ban and Jue.

Strictly speaking, Zetsu and the annihilation of the Uchiha clan were not directly related.

The main culprits of that tragedy were Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura of Konoha Village, the direct perpetrators were Obito and Itachi, and Madara and Zetsu were not even considered indirect perpetrators.

It is precisely for this reason that Jue can cooperate with An with peace of mind.

If Jue knew that An had already added him and Ban to his list of enemies, he probably wouldn't believe anything An said and would have already turned against An and tried to kill him.

Treating Zetsu and Madara as enemies who massacred the Uchiha clan is a ridiculous thing to do, but who can blame them when Ando has already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!

An Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan is already mentally unstable. Trying to reason with someone like that is just asking for trouble, and you can't blame anyone else.

In Anna's distorted way of thinking, although Madara and Zetsu did not directly participate in the extermination of the clan, if it weren't for their messing around, there wouldn't have been so many trivial matters.

That's right, An is taking her anger out on others!

But what can we do about it?

Itachi and Obito have already been thoroughly exploited, so shouldn't An find a new target to hate?

If you don't hate Ban and Zetsu, why would you hate yourself?

Hatred is a never-ending hell of suffering; once it begins, it never ends.

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