Black Zetsu's words finally calmed Obito down.
"That bastard Black Zetsu isn't wrong. Right now, the 'Moon Eye' plan really is my only path forward! And for Rin's sake, I must endure!"
Thinking this, Obito took the chance to back down. "Fine, I won't hold this against you this time! But if you dare to deceive me again, I will definitely kill you!"
"How could that ever happen?" Black Zetsu chuckled. "As long as you stick to the 'Moon Eye' plan, I will always be your most loyal follower!"
"Hmph! Hope it stays that way!" Obito muttered under his breath.
Seeing Obito turn to leave, Black Zetsu quickly said, "Obito, wait. Since we're being honest, there's something else I should probably tell you."
Obito suddenly turned back around. "You really are hiding things from me!"
"Just a guess of mine, and it concerns the main body's dignity." Black Zetsu shook his head and continued his act. "What do you think about Seiki Shimaseki's performance at the recent Kage Summit?"
"Think?" Obito frowned slightly. "What else could there be, other than he's incredibly strong?"
As he spoke, Obito couldn't help but feel a sense of reflection.
Although he had once been the weakest of them all, after his transformation, he had surpassed one so-called genius after another!
Only his senior — someone he had never even seen from behind — still remained out of reach!
"What's even scarier than his strength is his rate of progress!" Black Zetsu growled bitterly. "That guy seems limitless, constantly growing stronger!"
"Maybe, as my senior once said, the size of your heart determines the size of your world! My senior's heart can embrace the entire world!" Obito mused inwardly, then asked, "But what exactly are you trying to say?"
Black Zetsu elaborated (while skillfully diverting attention), "Lord Madara said before his death that there was no rush to capture the Bijuu. We should wait until Nagato is exhausted and the Rinnegan has drained his last drop of chakra before taking action. After all, once Lord Madara revives, capturing the Bijuu will be effortless!"
"But the situation is different now. Nagato has Aizen supplying him with Greer Crystals—who knows when he'll finally be drained? And Seiki Shimaseki—if the main body could revive in perfect form, he might have a 50% chance against him now, but wait ten or twenty years, and even a 5% chance would be generous!"
Obito nodded in agreement. "By then, he'd be dead!"
Black Zetsu cautiously tested the waters. "So, my suggestion is we launch the plan sooner. Once the Three-Tails revives, we should immediately start the Fourth Great Ninja War!"
Obito was shocked. "The Fourth Great Ninja War!"
Seeing that Obito's focus wasn't on the Three-Tails' revival, Black Zetsu exhaled in slight relief.
Eagerly launching the plan was partly due to the pressure from Seiki Shimaseki, but the bigger reason was Obito himself—a "ticking time bomb"!
When the Three-Tails revived next, it might very well be the moment this bomb was triggered!
To keep the bomb from going off, the best option was clearly to act ahead of schedule.
But the problem was, without the Three-Tails, the plan couldn't be completed!
So, he could only wait for the Three-Tails' resurrection.
Yet the variables after its revival were simply too great. He couldn't guarantee that the Three-Tails would definitely fall into their hands. Even if it did, he couldn't guarantee that the people from Konoha, who had already lost it twice before, wouldn't go mad!
After all, they now lacked the protective shield of Mist. Even if they implanted the Three-Tails into a jinchuriki, Seiki Shimaseki wouldn't care about the consequences of extracting the beast.
Therefore, launching the plan before the Three-Tails' revival wouldn't work, and delaying too long after its resurrection wouldn't work either. The best timing was to start the war immediately upon learning of the Three-Tails' revival!
They would use The Fourth Great Ninja World War to distract the Five Great Hidden Villages and stall Seiki Shimaseki's movements, then collect all nine Bijuu as quickly as possible!
"It's really so difficult!" After mentally running through the possibilities, Black Zetsu sighed inwardly.
In any previous era, the power of the Rinnegan alone had been more than enough to complete the Bijuu capture plan.
Therefore, he had never worried about this aspect before. He had focused solely on manipulating the reincarnations of Asura and Indra.
But who could have known that after finally obtaining the Rinnegan, he would encounter a monster beyond comprehension in this era!
He really had it tough!
Obito didn't oppose Black Zetsu's proposal.
Being able to create a world with Rin in it sooner rather than later made him happy beyond words!
"However, how do you plan to convince Yahiko and Nagato? They won't easily believe your reasoning!"
"They don't need to believe!" Recovering from his gloominess, Black Zetsu managed a forced smile. "We'll just throw them into the fire and let them burn with us!"
"Hmm, how exactly do you plan to do that?"
"During the time before the Three-Tails' revival, we'll accelerate the production of White Zetsu, creating an army powerful enough to instill fear throughout the entire ninja world! Once the Three-Tails revives, we'll have the White Zetsu directly instigate chaos, attacking all the major hidden villages recklessly!"
Obito's eyes lit up as he quickly asked, "Then what if Yahiko and the others question us?"
"Just say the monsters have gone rogue and are running rampant," Black Zetsu replied. "Only by quickly gathering chakra from all nine Bijuu and placing it into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path—enhancing the [Bijuu Cage] technique—can we suppress this chaos and end the war!"
Obito hesitated. "Do you think Yahiko will actually believe such a claim?"
"He doesn't have to believe—it's the only path left for him!" Black Zetsu said confidently. "Though Yahiko is no longer as naïve as he was when we first founded the Akatsuki, deep down, he still seeks peace. This kind of chaotic unrest is definitely not something he wants to see!"
"Moreover, being such a good-hearted guy, he'll naturally blame himself for the consequences caused by the White Zetsu. After trying every other method to no avail, he'll eventually resort to our method!"
"Besides, the Akatsuki already had a terrible reputation in the ninja world from the start. Since the White Zetsu are clearly linked to the Akatsuki, the Five Great Hidden Villages will never buy any explanations the Akatsuki gives. Even if they don't want to go to war, war will inevitably break out!"
"As for how Yahiko and his group feel about us? Does that even matter?"
Obito suddenly understood and excitedly replied, "With things like this, they'll have no choice but to fight, whether they want to or not!"
Black Zetsu nodded. "Moreover, if we want to revive Lord Madara, Nagato is a hurdle we must clear. It would be best to have him use the Six Paths of Pain frequently during the war. Once his body weakens, we can ambush him and reclaim the Rinnegan!"
Obito took a deep breath. "I understand. I'll keep my Intangibility a secret and avoid using my abilities in front of them, so we can strike when they least expect it!"
Seeing that Obito had once again been fooled, Black Zetsu secretly sighed in relief and inwardly remarked, "Thank goodness. This era still has simpletons like Obito besides monsters like Seiki Shimaseki... excellent collaborators!"
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