"Where is the training ground?"
"How long will the training take?"
"Will we return as soon as the training is over?"
These were the questions Inoyue was concerned about. But Shinku Yuhi's answers were: overseas, depends on your own progress, and you will definitely return after completing the training.
It seemed like there were answers, but everything still depended on herself.
Inoyue was very anxious, which Shinku Yuhi could see, as if this Little girl had something very important she had to come back to deal with. But it was probably a child's matter; sometimes, what children consider very important, adults see as nothing at all. The breadth of one's vision determines the importance of a matter.
The gears of the plot were starting to turn, and Madara's calculations were about to begin, which was why she couldn't help but feel anxious.
But all of this, it seemed, was useless to be anxious about. If she didn't solve her own training problems and increase her strength, what would she use to fight Madara?
Fighting Madara, no matter how she thought about it, seemed like a suicidal act.
"Wait, maybe there's a turning point." A flash of inspiration struck Inoyue, and she suddenly thought of a solution, immediately analyzing it in her mind.
What was Uchiha Madara doing now?
He seemed to be just an old man on the verge of death, struggling in his last moments. This was pointed out in the anime after Obito was saved.
Perhaps, maybe she could kill him. As long as she killed him, all the origins would cease, and there would naturally be no Kaguya Otsutsuki later.
No!...The true origin should be Black Zetsu. He was the one who created everything, and Madara was just his chess piece.
If she were to kill someone, it should be him. As long as she could kill him, Madara would just be an old man waiting for death. Death was absolutely his inevitable outcome.
Apparently, can Black Zetsu be killed?
As the will of Kaguya Otsutsuki, he wouldn't be that easy to kill. Although his strength hadn't been shown to surpass the Kage level, he wasn't someone she could kill now.
By the way, can figures condensed from will be killed with ordinary swords? In the original work, Black Zetsu was never once cut down. Moreover, Black Zetsu can possess other people's bodies and control them, just like a soul possession.
Physical attacks probably wouldn't work. I believe only Sealing Jutsu would be effective. It seems that while solving the training problem, I also need to figure out a way to deal with Black Zetsu. Otherwise, everything is out of the question.
Assuming, just assuming, that Black Zetsu is really dealt with, then there will truly be no more trouble in the future. At most, the Five Great Nations will continue their cyclical wars.
...
What is the greatest fear of people?
It is confusion!
When confused, nothing feels right, nothing brings joy. There's always a feeling that something is missing.
At this moment, Inoyue had cleared away her confusion, or rather, she had finally found a goal. When she first transmigrated to the Ninja world, her goal was to survive. Her current goal is still to survive.
To save her friends' lives, and even more so, her own. If Kaguya Otsutsuki truly appeared, that would be after the Infinite Tsukuyomi was successfully cast. Without the protection of Susanoo, she would definitely be used as nourishment.
Furthermore, as a transmigrated little butterfly, with a small flap of her wings, the future will change greatly. Will the future truly unfold as she knows it?
What if Naruto and Sasuke don't succeed? Therefore, she still couldn't stake her life on her knowledge of the future, hoping for the best.
"This might work!" Inoyue thought to herself, completely oblivious that Shinku Yuhi in front of her had stopped. She continued walking forward on her own and then directly bumped into Shinku Yuhi's back.
"Sorry!" A casual English word, Inoyue brought her reflex from her previous life of bumping into people into this world.
"What?" Shinku Yuhi didn't hear it too clearly.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Master. I was just thinking." Inoyue quickly corrected herself, smiling awkwardly.
"It's fine. We're going to take a boat now. You wait here, and I'll go contact a ship for departure."
The sea!
After traveling for over a month, they had reached the seaside.
They departed from the Land of Rivers, traveled north, crossed the border of the Land of Fire, and arrived at the Land of Frost.
They were now at the Land of Frost's port for departure: Whale Harbor.
Whale Harbor is the largest port in the Land of Frost. If viewed from above, the harbor is shaped exactly like a large whale, with its head facing inward and its tail facing outward, making it a natural harbor.
The wind was fresh, carrying the scent of seaweed. From time to time, the crisp cries of seagulls echoed in the sky. In the distance, sailboats, both large and small, sailed into the harbor. Seagulls circled around the masts above them.
At this moment, Inoyue took a deep breath, expelling all the stale air from her body. Looking at the scene before her, she truly felt as if she were in the Age of Discovery in the sixteenth century.
The sea! Vast and possessing a magical power.
When people are troubled, they come to the seaside, look at the boundless sea, and their hearts immediately expand.
...
In the Land of Rivers, the war between Konoha and Hidden Sand Village was drawing to a close.
There was a Genin in Konoha who had always caught Inoyue's attention, and Inoyue had even warned Uchiha Suien to stay away from that Genin named Matsuda.
However, this time, Uchiha Suien, Genin Matsuda, and another Konoha Ninja formed a team to carry out a mission. But just as the mission was about to end, this fifteen-year-old Genin Matsuda sacrificed himself.
Sacrificed?
Uchiha Suien, who had teamed up with Genin Matsuda many times, couldn't quite believe it when he saw Genin Matsuda sacrifice himself.
Because although Matsuda was only a Genin, he always turned misfortune into fortune whenever he encountered danger, as if his luck was especially good. Especially his perception of danger was very accurate, which was why he had survived as a Genin until now.
However, now he was dead. It was as if his ability to sense danger had disappeared.
As a Ninja from the same village, Uchiha Suien still felt a little regretful. After checking, he sealed and preserved Matsuda's body and left with his other companion.
Not long after Uchiha Suien and his companion left, a large cluster of pitcher plants suddenly grew at the location where the body had been.
The pitcher plants parted, revealing Black Zetsu's body, black on the left and white on the right.
"Did they check? But they shouldn't have found anything. Besides, that was originally that Genin's body, and bringing it back now wouldn't yield any results." Black Zetsu's voice was somewhat gloomy, filled with disdain. Only after the two had completely disappeared from sight did he slowly sink into the ground.
...
Black Zetsu had actually possessed Matsuda. From this period, it seemed he had been performing various missions in the war as a Konoha Genin.
Black Zetsu is the will of Kaguya Otsutsuki, but now he claims to be Madara's will.
Uchiha Madara, the strongest person in the Uchiha Clan, the opponent of the God of Ninja, Senju Hashirama, and the reincarnation of the Six Paths Sage's eldest son, Ōtsutsuki Indra.
He was not dead now, but he was not far from death.
In a certain underground space, Madara sat on a large wooden chair, with lactiferous tubes connected to the Gedo Statue behind him. He was hunched over, his hair white, his muscles shriveled, as if he would die of old age soon. If not for the Gedo Statue constantly providing him Chakra, perhaps he would have already died.
He seemed to be sleeping, but the next second, his right eye slowly opened, looking at the ground three meters in front of him. A large cluster of pitcher plants suddenly emerged there, and Black Zetsu rose from the ground.
"Have you found the person I want?" Madara's cracked lips parted, and his frail voice slowly sounded.
"There are two candidates, and one unexpected discovery."
"You should just see for yourself!" Black Zetsu detached from White Zetsu's body, climbed onto Madara's body, and initiated shared vision.
After a short while, Black Zetsu returned to White Zetsu's body, restoring his previous appearance. And Madara had already received Black Zetsu's information.
"Uchiha Obito, his personality should be the most suitable candidate. As for Uchiha Suien, this genius who even the current Uchiha Clan fears, once his eyes evolve into Mangekyo Sharingan, find an opportunity to retrieve them. As for that Mind's Eye girl you mentioned, if she gets in the way, just eliminate her!"
After Uchiha Madara finished speaking, he seemed a bit tired, and his only eye slowly closed.
"Understood. The hidden danger I buried in the Land of Earth earlier has already taken effect. I believe Iwagakure should declare war on Konoha soon." Black Zetsu let out a sinister laugh, with a hint of a successful conspiracy.
"How is Nagato doing?" Madara did not answer, but instead asked about Nagato's recent situation. Nagato was one of his very important chess pieces, and he could not afford to lose him.
"The Akatsuki Organization, led by Yahiko, is growing stronger day by day. They are currently gathering like-minded individuals to implement their ideals! Everything is developing as we want."
"Is that so? That's good then, it seems things are going quite smoothly." Madara opened his eyes again, as if this news had stimulated him somewhat, making him appear more spirited than before.
"As for Uchiha Obito, I will plan everything carefully to ensure he becomes your proxy." As Black Zetsu spoke, the pitcher plants retracted, and he slowly sank into the ground.
"Good, I'll be waiting!" A faint smile appeared on Uchiha Madara's cracked lips. It seemed his plan was finally about to begin.