Looking at Black Zetsu crying while tightly hugging his leg, Naruto smiled like a kind aunt.
"I didn't expect I still had talent for making up stories," he thought.
Even though Black Zetsu was the biggest schemer in the ninja world, his IQ was not low at all. But a liar can still be fooled. How could he imagine that Naruto was a transmigrator who knew the entire plot?
Naruto's story included Kaguya's past, Otsutsuki Hamura, Hagoromo's secrets, the Divine Tree, the Chakra Fruit, the Ten-Tails, and even the Vessel. Everything Black Zetsu knew — and even things he did not know — had been perfectly connected together.
As a fanatic obsessed with Kaguya, Black Zetsu had no proof Naruto was lying. Eighty percent of what Naruto said was true. Neither Hamura on the moon, nor the Vessel underground, nor even the Sage of Six Paths knew Black Zetsu's identity, yet Naruto did.
And the remaining twenty percent also sounded believable. After all, Black Zetsu's goal really was to revive Otsutsuki Kaguya and become her "good son."
"Alright, child. Father knows you're sad, but you'll need to endure a little longer before we save your mother," Naruto said while calculating the time in his head.
He was worried that if he delayed any longer, the grass on Yamato's grave would already be three feet tall.
After all, his goal was to save Kaguya and eventually control the ninja world. To avoid repeating Uchiha Madara's tragedy, Naruto decided to take a safer path.
He would slowly turn Konoha into his own force, then quietly watch the other four Great Ninja Villages fight against Madara before collecting the rewards in the end.
Wasn't that much better than fighting the entire ninja world alone?
Black Zetsu wiped away his tears and shouted emotionally,
"Father! What are you saying?! I'll listen to everything you say!"
At this moment, Black Zetsu admired Naruto beyond words.
Look at his father. He alone wiped out Hamura's descendants on the moon. Meanwhile, after thousands of years, the descendants of Hagoromo — the Senju and Uchiha clans — still existed.
"I'm still too inexperienced... Father's methods are truly terrifying," Black Zetsu sighed inwardly.
Right now, Naruto's combat strength was already around Kage-level. Meanwhile, Nagato could only barely be considered half-step Super Kage-level, and Black Zetsu himself had almost no combat power.
Yet until now, he still believed he was the will created by Uchiha Madara.
"You're already doing well," Naruto said seriously.
"Right now, neither of us is strong enough to fight against the Sage of Six Paths or Hamura's descendants on the moon. I still need to recover my Six Paths-level power."
"Also, don't worry about failing to recreate the Ten-Tails because the Nine-Tails is inside me."
"I already used my special ability to make Namikaze Minato split the Nine-Tails into two halves. Later, we only need to use Edo Tensei to place the other half inside the Gedo Statue."
"At that time, both you and I will become Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails. Then we will unite the ninja world and save your mother together."
Black Zetsu's eyes lit up instantly after hearing this.
"Damn... My father is amazing!"
"So even becoming the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki was part of his plan from the start!"
No wonder when Obito attacked Konoha and released the Nine-Tails, Namikaze Minato chose not to seal it back into Kushina.
It turned out Naruto's "father" had been controlling everything from behind the scenes.
Obito once believed Minato had saved him from darkness. He even worried Minato might redeem him again in the future.
But who could have expected that Minato not only failed to save Kushina, but instead used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to split the Nine-Tails in half?
At first, it looked like Minato sacrificed himself for his wife.
But now Black Zetsu believed everything had actually been arranged by Naruto all along.
For a moment, Black Zetsu looked at Naruto with complete admiration.
Naruto gently patted Black Zetsu on the head.
"Child, you've already done well. Father believes in you."
"Do whatever you want. Father will silently support you from behind."
Naruto spoke passionately to Black Zetsu,
"I will build a powerful foundation for you inside Konoha, and together we will welcome your mother back!"
Black Zetsu looked at Naruto, whose head seemed to shine with holy light, and nodded heavily.
Suddenly, Naruto changed his tone and spoke seriously,
"Oh right, I remember your next plan is to turn the Akatsuki into a mercenary organization to gather money and power."
"In that case, don't become enemies with the Five Great Villages too early."
"Let Yamato leave alive. Just tell him the organization's name."
"The Third Hokage and Danzo are both old schemers. Use them as much as possible. If you need someone killed, leave it to me."
Black Zetsu nodded excitedly.
He never expected his father to even know his future plans.
As expected from his father!