DreamersGN #193 - Chapter 193 Seeking the Skin of a Tiger
#193 - Chapter 193 Seeking the Skin of a Tiger
The Village Hidden in the Sand. A gust of yellow sand blew past.
For who knows how many years, Black Zetsu, who had always felt that the entire ninja world was within his grasp, felt his heart in turmoil for the first time. At that moment, he had considered taking action and completely eliminating the guy in front of him. However, the mysterious aura the other party exuded, as well as the so-called willingness to cooperate, made him suppress his flustered emotions and slowly say,
"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation do you want?"
Rasa did not answer, but instead said,
"You still haven't answered my question from just now?"
Black Zetsu's expression was somewhat unsightly, but he still simply replied,
"I am a product of Mother's will, a power of the Otsutsuki, not a creation of chakra!"
"Then what about the other half of your body?"
Black Zetsu was now even more certain that the man in front of him really knew a lot.
"Those are the White Zetsu that Mother conceived with the chakra of the Ten-Tails a thousand years ago. Even Hagoromo couldn't control them."
"I see!"
Hearing this, Rasa also asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Do you have a way to completely shield the Sage of Six Paths from sensing our world through the chakra of others? This will be the foundation of our conversation next."
"!!!"
Although Black Zetsu's expression was unsightly, he still said,
"Heavenly Essence Sealing! This is a sealing technique that can merge the chakra around a ninja's body with the surrounding natural world, thereby shielding Hagoromo's senses."
"Very good, give me this technique, and we can continue our conversation!"
Seeing Rasa's tough attitude, Black Zetsu immediately said with a gloomy expression,
"Why? Why do you think I must teach you this technique?"
Rasa's answer was simple.
"It's very simple, because I understand you very well, but you know nothing about me!"
"!!!"
"In my current state, I can easily prevent the resurrection of Kaguya Otsutsuki. If you don't believe me, I can go to the Village Hidden in the Rain right now and destroy his eyes."
"!!!"
Black Zetsu's expression had never been so unsightly, but he was helpless. However, it was impossible for him to compromise so easily.
"Do you think you can use this to threaten me? So what if you destroy those eyes? I've waited for nearly a thousand years, and I can wait for another thousand years, waiting for another Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to appear. How long can you live?"
After listening, Rasa did not refute, but said,
"You're right, so I'm not threatening you. I'm just making you realize that I have the capital and conditions to cooperate with you. And to be honest, I don't want to prevent the resurrection of Kaguya Otsutsuki."
"???"
This made Black Zetsu even more confused.
"Do you think I would believe that? Do you also hate this world?"
"No... I don't hate this world, on the contrary, I quite like it. As for your mother, as the embodiment of Kaguya Otsutsuki's will, you should know better than me that just resurrecting your mother doesn't require destroying this world. And, to be honest, if I were Kaguya Otsutsuki, I wouldn't destroy this world either."
"Why?"
"It's very simple, this is the answer to the question you just asked me. Why do I want to cooperate with you? Because we have a common enemy: the Otsutsuki clan!"
Visibly, Black Zetsu's pupils trembled, a sign of fear.
Kaguya Otsutsuki's fear of the Otsutsuki clan was also transmitted to Black Zetsu, a creation of her will.
And to raise the stakes, Rasa said an even more shocking message to Black Zetsu.
"As a show of sincerity for our cooperation, I can also give you a bonus piece of information: Isshiki is not dead!"
"!!!"
At this moment, visible cold sweat dripped from Black Zetsu's forehead. Black Zetsu became somewhat frantic and said,
"Impossible... Isshiki has already been fed to the Ten-Tails by Mother..."
"Don't deceive yourself. You should know better than me that the Isshiki that Kaguya fed to the Ten-Tails back then was only half of his body. The other half escaped and is now living under another identity, secretly observing this world. If you don't believe me, you can inquire about it. His current identity is a monk named Jigen. However, I suggest you be careful. I'm not sure to what extent he has recovered now. If you are caught and sealed by him, it will be terrible."
Seeing Rasa say it so confidently, even Black Zetsu couldn't help but believe it.
"How is that possible?"
Rasa continued to raise the stakes, saying,
"Moreover, you should also know that the time for the chakra fruit to mature as planned has long passed. I'm afraid that before long, the Otsutsuki clan will send people to collect the chakra fruit. Isshiki, plus the others sent by the Otsutsuki clan, do you think that even if your mother Kaguya is resurrected, she will be able to defeat them?"
"To be honest, I would rather believe that your current unfilial son can defeat the Otsutsuki clan than believe that your mother can do it. Although your mother does have great power, she doesn't seem to be very good at fighting..."
Black Zetsu's expression was unsightly. Although he was unwilling to speak ill of his mother, he had to admit that if that day really came, his mother's fate would probably only be one. And Mother and Hagoromo, who sealed her, certainly couldn't cooperate. Then, perhaps the man in front of him was a good choice.
Moreover, the power in this man's body was also very peculiar.
However, he still said with suspicion,
"Is that so? In that case, why don't you go find Hagoromo to cooperate with?"
"It's very simple, I'm not a person who likes to be dependent on others, whether the other party is righteous or evil. And your mother Kaguya Otsutsuki, or that Sage of Six Paths Hagoromo Otsutsuki, are both terrifying tigers to me. If I have to cooperate, I can only choose the weaker side. After all, your mother is currently sealed, so even if she has any bad ideas about me, she has to wait until she is freed from the seal."
These were indeed impeccable words, but it was unlikely that Black Zetsu would agree so easily.
"I need to consider it!"
Black Zetsu said, and his figure slowly merged into the ground.
"No problem! As long as you've thought it through, you can come to the Village Hidden in the Sand to find me. Don't worry, as long as you appear in the Village Hidden in the Sand, I will be able to sense you. Oh, right, that sealing technique from just now!"
A scroll was spat out by Black Zetsu, and then Black Zetsu's figure completely disappeared.
Rasa picked it up and his eyes lit up.
His ultimate goal could be considered achieved.
As for whether Black Zetsu would tamper with this sealing formula, he was not worried at all.
Because as long as this technique could indeed shield the Sage of Six Paths, that was enough.
As for Black Zetsu, even if the Black Zetsu of the two worlds were connected through this technique, as long as Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed on the moon, then Rasa would have nothing to fear.
Then, next, he could proceed with the next step of his plan.
After simply trying it out, Rasa discovered that this technique could also use sage chakra energy.
Moreover, it did indeed have the ability to shield chakra.
Then, he directly returned to the Kazekage's office, placed seals on his three cheap children, and next, he would take them to the world he was in...