Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 319 Yeah, we've finished talking. It's still lying to me.

Black Zetsu is under a lot of psychological pressure.

Because it is now facing the most agonizing moment in a thousand years.

The Akatsuki organization was about to collect all the tailed beasts to revive the Ten-Tails, and Kabuto Yakushi was telling it that he would soon be able to revive Madara Uchiha in his prime using Edo Tensei.

At that time, all that is needed is for Madara Uchiha to truly revive, become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, and then activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi to collect chakra, thus rescuing Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Dawn is just around the corner.

Suddenly, someone drew a dark curtain.

Overnight, Nagato was suddenly killed in action;

In one night, Kabuto Yakushi colluded with Obito Uchiha to steal the Rinnegan, the Gedo Mazo, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and the corpse of Madara Uchiha. He also took Sasuke Uchiha with him and fled. Now, even Kabuto Yakushi's shadow can't be found.

Overnight, Black Zetsu gained a profound understanding of the darkness in people's hearts.

It was a waste of the immense trust it had placed in Kabuto Yakushi all along, even revealing to him the secret that Madara Uchiha possessed the Rinnegan!

So that's exactly what Kabuto did to it?

How can there be someone like Kabuto Yakushi in this world?!

The ninja's schemes are too deep, and the human heart is too complex. Black Zetsu never thought that anyone could deceive it, let alone successfully deceive it!

A thousand years of self-control could not suppress Black Zetsu's rage.

The most frustrating thing is that only Obito and Sasuke remain of the Uchiha clan, which is on the verge of extinction. This means that Black Zetsu's chances of repeating Madara Uchiha's story and obtaining the Rinnegan are extremely slim...

This is the closest chance in a thousand years to resurrecting Kaguya Otsutsuki, and it may also be the only chance!

As a result, everything is now out of its control.

This feeling is really unpleasant.

Who knows what Kabuto Yakushi and Obito Uchiha will do?

If they still want to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi, that's fine. But what if Kabuto Yakushi and Orochimaru behind him are so bored that they just slice up the Rinnegan and study it?

Unfortunately, Black Zetsu couldn't find their location at all.

Any White Zetsu that gets close to Kabuto Yakushi is basically doomed; they will all be used as experimental subjects or sacrifices for his Impure World Reincarnation.

Therefore, Black Zetsu hurriedly returned to the Akatsuki's base. The only pawns it could still use were Uehara Naraku and Hoshigaki Kisame, hoping they would mobilize the Akatsuki to help hunt down and kill Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto, and Obito Uchiha's group.

Uehara Naraku was undoubtedly the most important piece among them.

The only problem is that Nagato, that brat, gave up his plan to collect the tailed beasts at the cost of his life. Will Uehara Naraku change his mind and also give up collecting the tailed beasts?

However, after hearing at Akatsuki's base that Uehara Naraku had succeeded as the leader of the organization, Black Zetsu felt a sliver of comfort. It still clung to the hope that Uehara Naraku, who had always trusted it so much, might still have a chance to maintain control...

As a result, when Kisame Hoshigaki met Black Zetsu, he immediately dealt him another blow, saying that Uehara Naraku was also going to betray the Eye of the Moon Plan.

How can it possibly play like this!

Uehara Naraku is the only power Black Zetsu can rely on!

Black Zetsu heard that Uehara Naraku was wreaking havoc in Konoha, and it could only rely on Uehara Naraku to defeat Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru, and Obito Uchiha, and only then would it have a chance to regain control of the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo.

"Kisame, can you confirm that Uehara Naraku betrayed us?"

Black Zetsu stared at Kisame Hoshigaki with a sinister look, its voice sounding like it wanted to devour him: "Or is it that you were the one who betrayed the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

To be honest, Black Zetsu really didn't want this to happen.

If that happens, it will basically be doomed.

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at Black Zetsu with surprise, then shook his head and said, "No, I spoke to Uehara Naraku myself about this. Doesn't Lord Zetsu know what happened?"

"What is it?"

"Pain... no, it should be Nagato who sacrificed himself!"

Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and chuckled, saying, "I personally witnessed Uehara Naraku and his teacher Konan being heartbroken. After talking to him for a bit, he's no longer thinking about the Eye of the Moon Plan; he just wants to revive Nagato."

After saying this, Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and continued, "Uehara Naraku must have gone mad... saying he wants to create a world where Nagato can have it again!"

"Oh?"

Black Zetsu glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki in surprise, then suddenly smiled darkly, "In that case, he shouldn't have abandoned our Eye of the Moon Plan! Why do you say that Uehara Naraku is betraying us?"

"because…"

Kisame Hoshigaki slowly drew his Samehada sword from his back, his eyes gradually turning cold: "Lord Zetsu has always been a spy sent to Akatsuki by Obito Uchiha, hasn't he? Don't deny it, Obito himself leaked this to others!"

This kind of information can actually be made up at will.

After all, Obito Uchiha was under the control of Naraku Uehara.

Kisame Hoshigaki spoke in a somber voice, "Uehara Naraku is extremely hostile towards you now. He believes you killed Nagato and that you've been toying with us all along!"

"All that effort by Uehara Naraku to help you in the past was for naught. He never imagined you were a spy sent by Uchiha Obito! You've been deceiving us all along!"

I'm actually a little embarrassed to say these things.

Kisame Hoshigaki always considered himself an honest person, but he never expected that he would have to deceive Black Zetsu like this today. Thinking about it, he really felt...

Feeling a little happy?

However, these are also the truths.

After all, Black Zetsu had been deceiving them all along.

"How could I possibly be that bastard's spy!"

Upon hearing Kisame's words, Black Zetsu felt as if it had been trampled on, its emotions a jumbled mess from which it couldn't find a way to sort them out. It had no idea what Uehara Naraku and Kisame were thinking.

Why would they think he was Obito Uchiha's spy?

Black Zetsu, his expression grim, looked at the wary Kisame and said, "Don't trust Obito Uchiha; he's trying to sow discord between us..."

"Isn't that right?"

Kisame Hoshigaki sneered and continued in a deep voice, "Then please explain, Lord Zetsu, why you recruited Kabuto Yakushi into the Akatsuki organization, and why you brought in such a dangerous person at such a crucial stage of the Eye of the Moon Plan!"

"We're almost finished collecting the Tailed Beasts, and the so-called Eye of the Moon Plan is about to succeed, but Kabuto Yakushi betrayed Akatsuki by taking the Gedo Mazo and the Rinnegan with him. Lord Zetsu, are you using us as tools?"

At this point, Kisame Hoshigaki grinned and continued, "Although I am well aware of reality—that we ninjas have always been tools—I desperately want to understand the truth of this world, instead of being constantly deceived by your lies!"

Whether it's me or Uehara Naraku, we have always believed in you, but you have been toying with our trust!

"My lord, now that things have come to this, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"..."

Black Zetsu was simply unable to defend himself.

At this moment, if it weren't for the fact that he was fully aware of the past, Black Zetsu would have really thought that he was a spy. If only he really was Obito Uchiha's spy!

That way, we don't need to waste time here...

Unfortunately, it had already fallen out with Obito Uchiha long ago.

Now, Black Zetsu could only try to regain Kisame's trust. At that moment, Black Zetsu suddenly remembered something, and the corners of its mouth curved into a smile as it chuckled softly, "Is it just because of Obito Uchiha's instigation that you and Naraku Uehara no longer trust me?"

Black Zetsu slowly raised his head, looking at Kisame Hoshigaki, his voice gradually becoming solemn: "Kisame, then I will tell you everything completely!"

"Oh?"

Kisame Hoshigaki lowered his Samehada, grinned to reveal his mouthful of shark teeth, and chuckled, "Then let me hear how else you plan to deceive me! If I find even the slightest flaw, I'll immediately use Samehada to sever your head!"

After saying this, Kisame Hoshigaki's smile gradually turned somewhat sinister: "Hehehehe... Lord Zetsu, I am still very easily persuaded."

I'm giving you a very friendly heads-up: before you convince me, please don't test Uehara Naraku. He's almost completely driven mad because you're Obito's spy, Kabuto's betrayal, and Nagato's death!

"Hehehehe... Don't worry."

Black Zetsu looked up at Kisame Hoshigaki, confidence returning to its former self: "Let me begin with the story of Lord Madara, and you'll understand why Obito Uchiha and I are absolutely incompatible. I am a derivative of Lord Madara's will..."

"..."

Kisame Hoshigaki felt like cursing.

He had genuinely thought that Black Zetsu was going to be honest with him, but when Black Zetsu mentioned Madara Uchiha, Kisame knew that Black Zetsu was still trying to deceive him!

Black Zetsu was unaware of all this; it was still telling its own story.

"...When Lord Madara left Konoha, not a single Uchiha was willing to follow him. They betrayed their clan leader. Those Uchiha who were born and raised in Konoha were all born from the inferior offspring of those who betrayed Lord Madara back then..."

…They only wanted to live a life of ease and comfort, which is why they were destined to perish because of their shortsightedness. This was true of Obito Uchiha, and it was also true of Sasuke Uchiha…

…How could these good-for-nothings possibly compare to Lord Madara's grand dreams? In this world, no one has ever been as magnanimous as Lord Madara, even his dreams of the Rinnegan and the Eye of the Moon project are entrusted to others.

Black Zetsu paused here, looked up at Kisame Hoshigaki, and continued, "After a long period of investigation, Lord Madara believed that Nagato would be the chosen one to realize the Eye of the Moon Plan, so he transplanted the Rinnegan to Nagato."

Unfortunately, I initially thought that Nagato was weak-willed and might not be resolute enough when implementing the plan in the future, which is why I never told Nagato about the Eye of the Moon plan.

After discovering this, Obito Uchiha became arrogant and wanted to seize Nagato's Rinnegan and take control of the Eye of the Moon Project. In the end, he chose to defect and establish his own independent regime.

To prevent Obito Uchiha from ruining the Eye of the Moon plan, I had no choice but to prepare a second, more dangerous plan, which was to have you all secretly prepare for Madara's resurrection. Unfortunately, we were deceived by Kabuto Yakushi with the promise of being able to resurrect Madara in his prime.

It now seems we made a mistake.

However, we may still have a chance to fight back. As long as we defeat Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and those guys, reclaim the Gedo Mazo and the Rinnegan, we can then choose someone to continue the Eye of the Moon Plan!

What Black Zetsu said is even more absurd than before.

In its story, Madara Uchiha is portrayed as a great person, thus demonstrating that Madara Uchiha's will is also great.

These stories also contain some personal agendas.

For example, Black Zetsu took the opportunity to secretly sabotage the Uchiha clan in Konoha once again.

Of course, Black Zetsu didn't bring these things up without reason; he did it to leave an impression on Kisame Hoshigaki. These stories were mainly prepared to gain Naraku Uehara's trust.

Therefore, Black Zetsu showed a lot of goodwill towards Nagato in the story.

"Oh? Is that so?"

Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at Black Zetsu without changing his expression, his small eyes darting around, and suddenly spoke up: "But Lord Nagato is already dead, and Lord Madara's body is still in the enemy's hands. After we retrieve the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo, who will take charge of the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

"Then we'll have to see who's stronger..."

Black Zetsu's lips slowly curled into a smile. Looking at Kisame's hopeful expression, he spoke seriously, "The Rinnegan requires a massive amount of chakra to activate, so to use the Rinnegan to initiate the Eye of the Moon Plan, one must possess a vast amount of chakra..."

"oh…"

Kisame Hoshigaki slowly nodded, grinning to reveal his mouthful of shark teeth: "That's quite a coincidence. It seems that both Uehara Naraku and I have very abundant chakra..."

Black Zetsu narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Kisame, don't be as greedy as your shark. Let's figure out how to retrieve the Rinnegan and the Gedo Mazo before discussing this! I'll go try to persuade Uehara Naraku now..."

"Lord Zetsu, Uehara Naraku isn't easy to persuade..."

Kisame Hoshigaki opened his palm and chuckled, "Instead of wasting time trying to regain Uehara Naraku's trust, why not just abandon that guy and let me help you execute the Eye of the Moon Plan!"

"..."

Black Zetsu glanced speechlessly at Kisame Hoshigaki.

Damn it, has Kisame Hoshigaki gone mad with greed for the chance to master the Rinnegan? Does he think that having more chakra means he can use the Rinnegan?

Black Zetsu glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki, gave a sinister smile, and said, "That depends on your abilities. If you can take the Gedo Mazo... but I heard you couldn't even defeat Kabuto Yakushi's Edo Tensei ninja..."

"..."

Kisame Hoshigaki's expression changed.

The next moment, Kisame Hoshigaki spoke in a somewhat indifferent voice: "Fine, it doesn't matter who comes, as long as I can see the world beyond the Eye of the Moon."

"It definitely will."

Black Zetsu's voice was full of seduction: "In that world, there will never be war again, no one will deliberately deceive anyone, and there will only be peace and tranquility..."

After Black Zetsu finished explaining the Eye of the Moon plan and left...

After watching Black Zetsu leave with indifference, Kisame Hoshigaki took out his Den Den Mushi and dialed Uehara Naraku's Den Den Mushi.

"Puff puff..."

A moment later, the Den Den Mushi in Kisame's hand transformed into the appearance of Uehara Naraku, a sign that the call had been connected. It squinted its eyes and began to speak.

"Kisame, are you done talking with Black Zetsu?"

"Yeah, we're done talking. It's still lying to me."

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded, grinned, and continued, "The things it said to me this time were all lies prepared in advance to gain Lord Uehara's trust, because the Eye of the Moon inside was originally centered around Lord Nagato!"

"I see."

Uehara Naraku's voice held a touch more elegance: "Then let it come and steal my trust! I can't let it gain all my trust so easily..."

Holy crap, how did it get to 4,000 words already?!

Is it still past midnight...?

I might owe you for a while, I'll pay you back tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)