But this thought only appeared for an instant, then was dismissed by Old Obito. Doing this carried risks, and Old Obito couldn't let Rin take that risk.
Young Obito was the same.
But Rin understood something. She took the initiative to say, "Although I've never deceived anyone, and I don't like deceiving people, but if it's Black Zetsu, it doesn't count as a person."
"I can give it a try."
"I also hope to play my part, and not let every matter be handled under your protection."
The two Obitos remained silent. Even though Rin said this, it would be strange if they agreed.
Young Obito changed the subject, "Anyway, although Black Zetsu doesn't trust us, it still let us use the one hundred thousand White Zetsu army. Otherwise, if it interfered, the one hundred thousand White Zetsu wouldn't possibly obey us."
"It looks like, it still holds a certain degree of hope toward us."
Old Obito snorted, "It just thinks that the success of Infinite Tsukuyomi is beneficial for rescuing its mother, that's all. Between us, it's merely a coincidental alignment of interests, not even a relationship of mutual use."
Young Obito murmured, "Who says it isn't? Alright, let's not let the one hundred thousand White Zetsu stay here any longer. It's time for them to show their value."
Old Obito nodded slightly, then the Rinnegan began to spin.
After a burst of intense commotion, the Ten Tails' husk, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, was summoned by Old Obito.
The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path almost instantly connected with the many White Zetsu. The next moment, all the White Zetsu were awakened.
In the dark underground, the previously silent and quiet atmosphere was instantly broken and became lively.
Some White Zetsu looked around curiously, some White Zetsu started chatting with other White Zetsu, and some White Zetsu squatted in small groups in the corners, not knowing what they were thinking, in any case, they fell into silent contemplation.
If these White Zetsu were all humans, one might describe them with a phrase like "Freak Show Awards."
Rin looked at this bizarre scene and asked curiously, "White Zetsu, what exactly are they?"
Young Obito said, "Objectively, White Zetsu are ancient humans transformed into plant bodies, created by Kaguya as an army to deal with enemies."
"Of course, these White Zetsu might only be the most primitive forms. Don't even mention Kaguya's enemies, even against a Genin one-on-one, they might not necessarily win."
Pausing, Young Obito continued, "Subjectively, I also don't know what kind of existence they truly are. If we say they are still human, they feel no pain and can't understand human emotions. They don't have a strong human desire for survival and are indifferent to all life, including their own."
"You ask a White Zetsu to commit suicide, and they can carry it out without hesitation."
"But…"
Young Obito said puzzledly, "If we say they're not human, they have a human-like curiosity for knowledge and thirst for learning. For example, White Zetsu's obsession with the urge to defecate."
Rin thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I see them as lifeforms, and even wonder whether we could coexist peacefully with them."
"For instance, could we give them a place in each of your created beautiful worlds?"
Big and Young Obito shook their heads at the same time.
Old Obito said, "White Zetsu and we are two different species. We can't understand them, and they can't understand us."
"In other words, 'beauty' is only from a human perspective. For White Zetsu, it might not be."
"Therefore, in my Infinite Tsukuyomi world, White Zetsu might become a kind of background, but they can only ever be background."
Young Obito nodded and said, "Same for mine. I might tolerate some harmless White Zetsu existing among humans, but that's only tolerance, not acceptance."
Rin didn't quite understand. She looked at the hundred thousand White Zetsu in front of her, each with their own oddities, and said, "But I think, they look kind of cute."
Young Obito smiled, "Rin, cats also look cute, but cats are very cruel animals, for creatures smaller than themselves."
"Their cuteness is based on the enormous difference in power between us and them. Because they are always harmless to us, we can see their cute side."
Rin instantly understood and couldn't help saying, "Yeah, because you guys can control White Zetsu, I almost forgot their all-pervading reconnaissance ability and their ability to disguise as anyone. I used to only think they were creepy."
Young Obito nodded and smiled, "So, with these non-human beings, including Black Zetsu, we can only talk about positions, not right or wrong, and even less about empathy."
"Otherwise… a Black Zetsu who only wants to save its mother, how can that be considered wrong?"
Rin suddenly felt a chill, "Obito, you still like telling cold jokes. Although I once understood Black Zetsu's actions, its harm to humanity is too great. I've already long regarded it as the enemy."
While Young Obito and Rin chatted idly, Old Obito wasn't idle.
He had already started arranging the one hundred thousand White Zetsu, dividing them into several groups to intercept the likewise divided ninja alliance forces.
Calling it arrangement was really just sending them to die. However, the White Zetsu had no opinion on dying, they obediently began to act one after another.
As the White Zetsu gradually left, the underground returned to its darkness and silence once more.
Only then did Rin remember that this, after all, was a war involving many people.
She couldn't help but say, "This time, how many people will die among the White Zetsu and the ninja alliance?"
Young Obito said calmly, "If we're talking about my past life, then on the first day, sixty thousand White Zetsu died, leaving forty thousand."
"Of about eighty thousand ninja alliance forces, seventy thousand were killed or injured, and only thirty thousand remained."
Rin was silent for a while, "Just one day?"
Tens of thousands of lives, for her, that was an enormous number.
Moreover, these numbers were caused within a single day.
Even in their world, during the Third Great Ninja War, it was impossible for that many people to die in one day.
Young Obito knew what Rin was thinking and explained, "Although the Fourth Great Ninja War didn't last long, its intensity was the highest."
"After all, this was no longer a battle for resources, but a war where both sides staked everything. For the ownership of the world."
Rin said, "Wasn't it a war to destroy the world and save the world?"
Young Obito said, "From the perspective of the ninja alliance, yes, it was indeed about saving the world."
"But what I once wanted to do was simply let the old world disappear and reshape a new one. And the people in it, even if they were in a dream, as long as their consciousness remained, would you really say they died?"
"Therefore, the ninja world previously belonged to the Five Great Nations. After Infinite Tsukuyomi, in essence, the ownership was simply handed over, to me."
"The Five Kage actually understood this quite clearly. During the Five Kage Summit, when we talked, they brought this up."
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