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Chapter 183 Clash with Black Zetsu! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

There really are people behind the scenes!

Wearing a mask, Tsunade stared intently at Black Zetsu, who was shrouded in a black robe.

Hoshino Shizuka also looked at Black Zetsu, feeling excited inside, but her voice remained calm: "It seems you took Madara Uchiha's eye!"

Black Zetsu said, "It seems you've already gone to see the Uchiha clan's stone tablet."

Stone tablet?

Tsunade was puzzled, but she didn't say anything.

Hoshita Hideyoshi asked, "The Uchiha's stone tablet?"

He pretended to be confused.

Of course, he didn't actually look at the Uchiha's stone tablet, but he knew its contents very well.

Black Zetsu was surprised to hear this: "You didn't go to see that stone tablet?"

But he soon realized what was going on.

The two people in front of us may not need to rely on the Uchiha clan's stone tablet to learn the secrets of the Sharingan and Hashirama's cells in the future.

Or perhaps, they become aware of their own existence in the future.

But this is not important.

"So what is your purpose?"

Hei Jue asked.

Tsunade scoffed, "Why should we tell you?"

Black Zetsu gave a sinister smile: "Whether you know this secret or not, I can tell you today."

"Legend has it that the Sage of Six Paths divided Yin and Yang into two poles, which interact with each other to obtain the power of all things in the universe. By obtaining the Rinnegan, which was also said to be controlled by the Sage of Six Paths, one can possess the power to create and destroy the world."

"And those two poles are precisely the Mangekyou Sharingan and the powerful physical strength that only Hashirama Senju possessed."

Tsunade was shocked upon hearing this.

She never imagined that the combination of her grandfather's power and the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan could actually grant her the legendary Rinnegan.

Xingxia Xiu, however, continued her act: "I see."

"This is why Madara Uchiha wanted to fight the First Hokage: to obtain the First Hokage's power and thus awaken the Rinnegan."

Black Zetsu said, "It's a pity that Madara Uchiha was about to succeed, but you ruined it."

"However, you have obtained Madara Uchiha's eyes, and you also have the opportunity to awaken the Rinnegan."

"And by awakening the Rinnegan, coupled with the nine tailed beasts, one can become an unprecedented Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, gaining the power of immortality!"

Tsunade exclaimed instinctively, "The Ten-Tails! There's a Ten-Tails besides the nine tailed beasts?"

Black Zetsu chuckled: "Of course, that's the origin of the nine tailed beasts."

The under-the-scenes show continued their dramatic performance: "Why did you tell us this secret?"

"What is your purpose?"

"And who are you?"

Hei Jue said, "I'll start by answering the third question."

"I am the will of the Sage of Six Paths!"

"Upholding the Sage of Six Paths' ideal of peace, I walk through the ninja world, traversing the history of ninjas, waiting for the one who can awaken the Rinnegan, to guide him onto the right path."

"You possess the power of Hashirama Senju, and now you have obtained Madara Uchiha's eyes. Therefore, you are the chosen one of the Sage of Six Paths, and you will surely bring unprecedented changes and peace to the ninja world."

Black Zetsu is trying his best to deceive people.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately thought of Jiraiya, who loved to travel around in search of the so-called Child of Destiny.

Is what this guy is saying true?

Looking at the hardworking Black Zetsu, Xingxia Xiu smiled to himself and decided to increase his strength. He then asked, "If that's the case, why don't you guide Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama?"

However, Black Zetsu responded with ease: "Because of Hashirama Senju's philosophy."

"Only by awakening the Rinnegan and becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki can we create a new, peaceful ninja world."

"That's how the Sage of Six Paths was back then."

"He foresaw that the ninja world would fall into war again, so he left behind the key to peace."

"But as you've seen, Hashirama Senju's ideals would never allow him to agree to wage a massive war for change, for creating a new ninja world!"

"Therefore, he broke ties with Madara Uchiha."

"I originally thought that Madara Uchiha was the chosen one, but I never expected that you would come from the future and kill Madara Uchiha."

"In that case, you are the chosen one!"

Xingxia Xiu nodded in agreement.

That explanation makes sense.

Then let's continue.

Then Hoshino asked, "As far as I know, Madara Uchiha's right eye is already blind, right?"

"So even if I can awaken the Rinnegan, I'll only have one eye."

Black Zetsu laughed and said, "You don't need to worry about that."

"Once the Rinnegan is awakened, the eyes that have lost their sight will be restored to their original state."

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After saying that, he opened his arms and said, "Come, under my guidance, you will surely inherit the will of the Sage of Six Paths, become the next Sage of Six Paths, and create a brand new world."

Hoshino nodded: "No problem, then give me Madara Uchiha's other eye!"

Black Zetsu shook his head: "You need to go back to your time and come back here to get that eye from me."

Tsunade scoffed, "You don't trust us?"

Black Zetsu laughed and said, "No, this is just a safe method."

Upon hearing this, Xingxia Xiu couldn't help but sigh, "This guy truly lives up to his reputation as an old coin who has been lurking for thousands of years; he's still testing us."

With a quick thought, Xingxia Xiu said, "No problem."

"Anyway, we can't stay in this era for too long."

"The Ninja World War was taking place during our time, which was a perfect opportunity to collect the Tailed Beasts."

Black Zetsu felt slightly relieved and smiled, "In that case, see you in the future!"

After saying that, his body disappeared.

After thinking for a moment, Hoshino Shigehisa decided not to touch Madara Uchiha's body and returned to Konoha with Tsunade.

"Shu, does this mean that in our world, Madara Uchiha didn't die, and that he most likely awakened the legendary Rinnegan?"

Removing her mask, Tsunade asked with a solemn expression.

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "I'm afraid that's the case."

Tsunade frowned: "If Madara Uchiha obtained the Rinnegan, then his strength probably far surpasses that of his grandfather. So why didn't he collect the Tailed Beasts?"

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "Awakening the Rinnegan is probably not such a simple matter."

"There are no signs of it starting yet; it will probably take a long time."

"In that case, Madara Uchiha would probably be very old by the time he awakens the Rinnegan."

Tsunade nodded in agreement: "That is indeed a reasonable speculation."

"But I'm afraid there might be some other conspiracy."

"That place we just saw might also be Madara Uchiha's lair in our world."

Xingxia Xiu immediately said, "We can't move for now."

"We don't know Madara Uchiha's strength, but he was able to create beings like White Zetsu, so he was definitely not ordinary. We know nothing about the power of the Rinnegan."

Tsunade calmed down: "I was too hasty."

"It would be best if you awakened the Rinnegan, and, well, you'd also need to obtain Madara Uchiha's other eye."

"And the Tailed Beasts... We must collect the Tailed Beasts first."

"But then..."

Tsunade frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Perhaps we can collect the tailed beasts of this world first."

Xingxia Xiu said, "That's probably very difficult."

Tsunade looked at Hoshino with some confusion.

(End of this chapter)