Black Zetsu was very happy now, and he was even planning to let Naruto Uzumaki see the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths.
As for the fact that one cannot decipher the stone tablet without the Sharingan... that only applies to ordinary people.
Does he not have Sharingan even though he's black-haired?
But he could not only see it, he could also modify the contents of the stone tablet.
Therefore, as long as he wanted, he could possess Naruto Uzumaki.
After Naruto Uzumaki completely lost hope in this world, he would find an opportunity to let him see that stone tablet.
...
While Naruto was recovering from his injuries, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Tenzō, who had come to submit to him, and who later became Yamato.
Originally, Tenzō was Danzo Shimura's subordinate, but three years ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi was reinstated as Hokage.
Danzo was very dissatisfied, so on his way to report to the daimyo, he ordered Tenzō to lead men to assassinate Hiruzen Sarutobi.
As a result, they lost everything, and even Tenzō became Hiruzen Sarutobi's man.
Now that the Hokage Building had been destroyed, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked him to help lay the foundation so that a new Hokage Building could be rebuilt before the Kumogakure delegation arrived.
"Tenzō, the peace of Konoha rests on your shoulders."
After dismissing everyone, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke earnestly to Tenzō.
"Mokuton: Shichūka no Jutsu!"
As Tenzō nodded, he formed a hand seal and pressed it into the ground. Instantly, logs sprouted from the earth.
Under his manipulation, it was quickly transformed into a habitable dwelling.
Its exterior was exactly like the Hokage Building.
With just a few minor modifications, it could be used directly.
"Very good, as expected of the only Wood Release ninja in Konoha since the First Hokage."
"Next, I have an extremely important task for you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction. This way, the Hokage Building could be repaired before the Kumogakure delegation arrived.
"Please give your orders, Hokage-sama," Tenzō said respectfully.
"It's about the issue of Jinchūriki."
"Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra would occasionally go berserk, and even with two layers of seals, it was still impossible to stop the spread of the Nine-Tails chakra."
"I hope you can take on the responsibility of protecting him. Your Wood Release can effectively suppress the Tailed Beast's chakra."
"If he shows any signs of going berserk, I hope you can control him in time."
Hiruzen Sarutobi placed high hopes on Tenzō, believing that with his Wood Release technique, even the Nine-Tails wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
After all, this was the strongest bloodline limit that the First Generation Lord had used to quell the chaos of the world.
A mere tailed beast? It was a piece of cake to capture it.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
During the time that Tenzō followed the Third Hokage, he was constantly instilled with the Will of Fire by him, and he had long since forgotten his roots.
Having disregarded Danzo, who had nurtured him for many years, how could he possibly refuse Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders?
"Very good, Tenzō. Once you complete this task, I will teach you the Wood Release technique of the First Hokage."
"At that time, you will be another ninja god!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, with a beaming smile, reached out and patted Tenzō on the shoulder.
Upon hearing this, Tenzō was deeply moved.
Although he knew a little bit of Wood Release, it was just a trivial skill.
If I could learn the powerful ninjutsu that the First Hokage had used to quell the chaos of the world, I... would definitely be able to better protect Konoha and the Third Hokage.
The next day.
The Konoha ninjas stared in disbelief at the Hokage Building, a bare-bones structure that had sprung up overnight.
Only Kakashi Hatake roughly guessed what was going on.
Tenzō's existence had been revealed when Kakashi informed the Third Hokage, and then he personally led Hiruzen Sarutobi to find Danzo Shimura to demand the person he wanted.
"Lord Hokage, this..."
Just as everyone was about to ask, the Third Hokage waved his hand slightly.
"Everyone, try your best to redecorate the Hokage Building before the people from Kumogakure arrive!"
As Hiruzen Sarutobi finished speaking, although the crowd still had doubts, they dared not ask any more questions.
...
By the time Naruto was discharged from the hospital, the Hokage Building had been rebuilt.
Thanks to the combined efforts of many ninjas working overtime, it looked exactly the same as the previous Hokage Building.
"As expected, those people simply hate me and dislike me. I didn't bomb the Hokage Building at all."
Naruto gazed at the Hokage Building in the distance, recalling the cold words spoken by those people in the hospital, and felt deeply aggrieved.
Why don't they mention that they blew up the Hokage Building?
Where did the explosion occur?
Even though everything was fine, even if I were just a three-year-old, I would know that building such a large building would not be something that could be done in a day or two.
They're just targeting me; I haven't done anything wrong at all.
Thinking of this, Naruto Uzumaki turned and ran.
He was going to leave the village.
Since no one here likes him, why should he shamelessly stay?
Bang!
However, as soon as Naruto turned around, before he could even start running, he bumped into someone and fell to the ground.
"Kid, you..."
The person who was hit was about to angrily berate Naruto, but when he saw Naruto's strange appearance, he immediately took a few steps back: "What is that? How can it be so ugly?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki, who was already feeling wronged, was on the verge of tears.
So what if I'm ugly?
What does my ugliness have to do with you?
I was born this way, what can I do?
Just because I'm ugly, am I going to be targeted by everyone?
"Hey kid, what's your name?"
Then someone else spoke up.
Naruto Uzumaki looked up at the person who had spoken.
He didn't recognize these people, but the Black Zetsu attached to him could see them clearly.
People from the Hidden Cloud Village.
The headbands worn by the Cloud Ninja on their heads indicated their identity.
"I'm so sorry, everyone. The child is just being immature. I hope you won't hold it against him."
Just as Naruto was about to speak, Tenzō, who was in the shadows monitoring Naruto, appeared between the two sides and addressed the people of Kumogakure.
Tenzō was still a direct subordinate of the Hokage's ANBU, and wore an animal mask on his face, symbolizing his ANBU identity.
"Oh? You're from Konoha's ANBU, right?"
"Since the secret service has already stepped in, why would we bother with a child like you?" the leader of the Kumogakure delegation said with a smile, giving Naruto a deep look.
It's confirmed!
This little devil, whose body was half black, was definitely not an ordinary person.
Otherwise, the Konoha ANBU wouldn't have arrived so quickly.
It seemed that besides giving them the cold shoulder, they might also consider taking this brat back with them.
"Thank you all for your cooperation," Tenzō said. He thanked them and left with Naruto Uzumaki.
The members of the Kumogakure delegation exchanged glances and headed towards the Hokage Building.
However, what no one noticed was that the person who first collided with Naruto had part of his skin turned black.
Black Zetsu's black!