Zetsu's posture was quite awkward.
As an ignorant young girl of the Uchiha Clan, it was difficult for Zetsu to explain to Aomi why it could melt into the ground like flowing water, especially when half of its body was above ground, and the other half was underground...
"Is this Earth Release: Earth Submarine Jutsu?"
Aomi crouched down with a smile, gently patting Zetsu's head, with a touch more tender than Uchiha Obito on usual days: "Why aren't you resting but practicing Ninjutsu here instead..."
Aomi grabbed Zetsu's arm; dark golden chains flickered, wrapping around it, with eyes full of teasing.
Zetsu dared not move at all, powerfully analyzing the current situation like lightning in its mind!
What's the situation!
What's the situation!
There was so much information and intelligence, and the unknown circumstances were too complex, even causing this self-proclaimed shadowy hand behind the Ninja World chaos for a thousand years to be disordered.
Aomi teased about Zetsu using the Earth Release: Earth Submarine Jutsu...
Yet upon recollection, Zetsu was absolutely certain of Aomi's way of appearance, knowing it as the Mayfly Jutsu that only White Zetsu and it would know!
The Mayfly Jutsu was not a jutsu that one could learn with human effort; it originated from the essence of the Divine Tree and the fusion with nature...
Only those who had undergone the baptism of the Divine Tree's power or the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki could possibly gain such a peculiar ability.
How did Aomi master it?
And the most critical question is—
This man who had been monitoring it and called him brother, what is his true identity!
"You...you..."
Zetsu maintained the appearance of Uchiha Rin, blinking wide and bright, yet sorrowful eyes: "Aomi-kun, why are you here?"
"I want to find Obito; perhaps he is still alive, so I found a way to learn this jutsu..."
Aomi smiled; Zetsu, this old actor's professional attitude is commendably diligent.
Even in such a situation of being apprehended face-to-face, it's still stubbornly arguing.
Aomi shook his head, sighing with a sense of contemplation: "Lacking in ability, but attitude is in place."
"Though you haven't succeeded in a single task for a thousand years, this sentiment is precious, after all, you never possessed a complete body..."
"If mother Kaguya knew, she would be gratified, wouldn't she?"
Kaguya, Mother!
These four words exploded like stormy waves beside Zetsu's ears!
This was its greatest, most unspeakable secret!
Over the millennium, Zetsu used various identities and methods to approach countless generations of Asura and Indra reincarnations, but it was always undetected, not even by the Six Paths Sage lingering in the Pure Land.
Zetsu always felt its secrecy was impeccable.
But Aomi shattered this perception!
This man knows, knows its secret, knows Otsutsuki Kaguya, and seems to know many things even it doesn't know!
Who exactly is Uchiha Aomi?
Aomi and Zetsu locked eyes and seemed to understand its gaze, lightly laughing and shaking his head:
"Are you contemplating my identity?"
"Isn't the answer to this question obvious? I have supervised your work so many times, even given you the chance to probe my bloodline, yet you still haven't confirmed it until now?"
"I'm somewhat disappointed, Zetsu; your attitude is loyal indeed, but your abilities are slightly inadequate."
Zetsu's brain froze.
The past rapidly reeled back in its mind...
From Aomi and Uchiha Obito becoming adversaries to inexplicably reconciling, then visiting home with complex undertones urging it to be ruthless...
And several times allowing it to touch the body, and the subsequent inexplicable smile.
Each event was connected at this moment!
Turns out Aomi knew long ago, turns out the one-in-a-million chance Zetsu considered actually happened!
[From the dueling target Zetsu, you gain a special talent——Otsutsuki Kaguya's Hope!]
[Otsutsuki Kaguya's Hope]:
You acquire a trace of Chakra carrying the sealed part of Otsutsuki Kaguya's vitality; by infusing high-density energies such as Tailed Beast Chakra or Sage Art Chakra into it until a certain threshold, it will resonate with the host.
In this moment, within Aomi's body, a sharp Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan hovered at the center like a great sun!
Red light permeated everywhere, sweeping away all demons and ghosts with its tremendously powerful and irresistible pressure!
Sword of Totsuka, Yata Mirror, Four-tails, Five-tails, Indra's Chakra...
Under the blood light of the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, even their formidable aura curbed, striving not to be noticed.
Only Senju Tobirama was still holding on!
By sheer willpower, Tobirama maintained an uneasy concern over Aomi, forcibly enduring the soul-stirring tremors from the red light, staring unwaveringly at Aomi's Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan within!
What is this exactly?
Even as a Kinjutsu Master, Senju Tobirama was clueless, but the White Snake Great Sage was exceedingly familiar.
Even the faintly dissipating aura from Aomi was sufficiently awakening its memories from a millennium ago!
So-called immortals, before the "dragon" of Otsutsuki that has already become, are invariably with no resistance...
In the hall, the White Snake Great Sage promptly leaped from its wide chair, no longer lounging smoking lazily, but sitting upright and alert.
"Come in, the destined contractor of Ryuchi Cave—"
The profound yet kind voice of the White Snake Great Sage echoed throughout the cave, signaling Aomi to enter its palace.