After Obito turned to ash, 'Natsuri,' who was lying on the ground, quickly got up.
As her body rose, it shattered like a mirror, and a powerful aura appeared within the cave.
By the time she fully stood, she had transformed into someone else.
It was Fugaku, who should have been with Sasuke and Mikoto.
Tomoki didn't know, nor did he need to know, exactly when Fugaku's Mangekyo Sharingan awakened.
His eye techniques were similar to Itachi's: one was Amaterasu, and the other was a genjutsu.
The former Fugaku, relying on this genjutsu, had followed Tomoki so closely that even Itachi couldn't detect him, though Itachi only had a Three-Tomoe Sharingan at the time.
Fugaku's genjutsu could cause people to make incorrect judgments; without a Mangekyo Sharingan, it was impossible to see through it.
However, Obito, who possessed a Mangekyo Sharingan, actually noticed something was amiss.
Obito's feelings when he saw Fugaku were as follows:
Sharingan: This person is problematic, something's not right!
Brain: You're mistaken, there's no problem at all!
The Sharingan had a say, but not much; the final decision still rested with the brain. This was the source of that strange feeling Obito had when he saw Fugaku disguised as Natsuri.
Fugaku's title of 'Fierce Eye' also came from this eye technique.
Enemy Ninja on the Battlefield: This person is terrifying, run!
After running for a distance: Why did I run just now?
The reason Black Zetsu could instantly spot the flaw was that Black Zetsu, possessing White Zetsu, had two brains and two sets of senses.
When the two sensations conflicted violently, it was hard not to notice the problem.
After standing up, just as Fugaku was about to search for the Black Zetsu who had just fled, a phantom figure suddenly appeared nearby and quickly solidified.
Izanagi?!
Fugaku, who had once been the clan leader, almost instantly thought of the reason for Obito's reappearance after his death.
However, in the next instant, Obito's figure distorted and vanished.
Compared to Kakashi, who knew nothing, Fugaku had much richer information; Fugaku knew all about Obito's strength, his eye techniques, and the fact that he had an accomplice.
Therefore, Fugaku was not in a hurry to leave, but waited for the battle to end.
Fugaku, with his Mangekyo Sharingan activated, could sense that Zetsu was hiding nearby, but he couldn't pinpoint its exact location.
"Hokage-sama has a message for you."
After saying this, Fugaku, regardless of whether Black Zetsu was listening, mimicked Tomoki's tone at the time and spoke to the air.
"Black Zetsu, this is a one-time thing, don't let it happen again. Otherwise, as long as I'm alive, you'll never be able to gather all the Tailed Beasts!"
The amount of information in this sentence was enormous; when Fugaku first heard it, countless conjectures popped into his mind.
However, just one day later, Fugaku stopped thinking about it. Whatever Tomoki wanted to do, he only needed to support him.
Tomoki-kun is far, far more outstanding than I am!
After hearing this, Black Zetsu understood perfectly that both he and Iwagakure had been completely used by Tomoki.
After being discovered back then, they should have completely stopped their actions; they had run around doing work for someone else.
After this failure, Black Zetsu's original spirit was completely crushed.
Ever since he started cooperating with Tomoki, Black Zetsu felt like he had found himself a master!
Not only did he have to help Tomoki cover for him in front of Obito and Nagato, but he also had to interfere with the Eye of the Moon Plan, and even the timing had to follow Tomoki's schedule.
This last point was the root of Black Zetsu's unwillingness.
Even Madara was manipulated by me; why are you, Uchiha Tomoki, manipulating me instead?
When he first learned that Nagato planned to capture the Tailed Beasts, Black Zetsu rejoiced, but after Tomoki thwarted it, Black Zetsu's psychological gap was quite significant.
However, after this failure, Black Zetsu became rational and patient again.
Black Zetsu was so pure, single-mindedly wanting to save his mother.
Tomoki couldn't really help with the Eye of the Moon Plan, but Tomoki could cause trouble!
Compared to Tomoki causing trouble for decades, delaying the plan by a few years became acceptable.
Black Zetsu knew that Tomoki was even younger than Obito; if it dragged on, Nagato and Obito might die, and Tomoki might not.
At that time, Black Zetsu would have to reassemble a team and start over again.
And Tomoki's words now clearly indicated that the cooperation would continue, which was the only good news.
After sorting out all the pros and cons, Black Zetsu no longer hid.
In front of Fugaku, Black Zetsu, wrapped in White Zetsu, emerged from the ground.
"I understand. Tell the Hokage, there won't be a next time!"
Fugaku nodded, indicating that he would convey the message to Tomoki.
From Tomoki's words, Fugaku knew that Tomoki and Black Zetsu must have some kind of deal or cooperation.
And since Tomoki hadn't said anything about dealing with Black Zetsu, Fugaku had no intention of attacking Black Zetsu. Instead, he carefully observed the black and white duo in front of him with his Sharingan.
Black Zetsu, who had been busy for a long time, had now lost both his wife and his army; at this rate, even his general might be lost. Naturally, he had no desire to say anything.
Inside the cave.
Fugaku and Zetsu stood opposite each other, silent, making the scene unusually quiet.
Fugaku, observing Zetsu with his Mangekyo, became more and more alarmed the longer he looked.
The white part was fine; with his Sharingan, he could more or less discern some clues.
But the black half, Fugaku stared at it for a long time, yet couldn't figure out what Black Zetsu was or what it was made of!
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