Black Zetsu's shout immediately stunned Madara and Obito, among others. Not only him, but even Hashirama and the others looked over with puzzled expressions. Even Takemi was a little bewildered at this moment.
Takemi's expression was a bit strange. Black Zetsu imploding wasn't a rare occurrence. He had even guessed that he would definitely lose his composure, but at this time, it was perhaps a bit inappropriate, wasn't it?
After all, many things hadn't been completed yet. Wouldn't it be suicidal to do this now?
"What do you mean by this?"
Madara frowned, looking at Black Zetsu with a slightly sinister gaze.
"My will, do you doubt everything I've seen?"
"N-no, that's not it!"
Black Zetsu immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He knew he had made a foolish mistake, but there was nothing he could do. After all, his older brother was too malicious. He really intended to use this 'final battle' to get rid of mother, just as Black Zetsu had suspected.
'Even without Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki, they probably already guessed that an Ōtsutsuki would descend, and releasing mother at this time...'
His mother would definitely fight those Ōtsutsuki to protect herself, which would indeed save the Ninja World. But mother would most likely not be able to withstand it, and the final result would definitely be death.
'No, I can't expose myself yet. I must prevent mother from coming out. I must ensure mother's seal.'
Black Zetsu roared internally, but he still tried to calm himself down.
"The Sage of Six Paths wanted to create a peaceful world. How could he cause such a war? He doesn't seem like that."
"I don't want to believe any of this either."
Madara frowned. He felt that Black Zetsu wasn't talking about this, but he couldn't pinpoint any specific issue at the moment.
However, he secretly harbored some suspicion that his consciousness seemed a bit off, but he wouldn't say anything more right now. After all, he still needed Black Zetsu, and the Sage of Six Paths's actions were indeed somewhat unbelievable.
"But the facts are right before our eyes. I have no right to accuse the Sage of Six Paths of being overly cold-blooded, but he truly created something different for this world, and we..."
At this point, Madara filed his suspicion away in his mind, then looked at Nagato and Obito.
"Everything we've done is probably what he wanted to see. We are retracing the Six Paths, following in his footsteps, and this war, I'm afraid..."
"It's also what the Sage of Six Paths wanted to see, because only through continuous battle can will be forged, strength be increased, and..."
Although Nagato still felt something was wrong, at this moment, he seemed to understand a little.
Obito looked up at the sky and spoke faintly, "Achieve evolution to face those Ōtsutsuki, and then use his plan to restore peace to this world full of destruction and hatred."
The words of these two echoed on the battlefield. They already had their own ideas.
Although Nagato still found such cruelty difficult to comprehend, recalling the terror of Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki and seeing Takemi's super strong combat power...
At this moment, he seemed to vaguely understand something.
Although the Sage of Six Paths's plan was cold-blooded and cruel, this millennium of bloody battles also created Madara, Hashirama, and even the strongest Takemi today.
"He not only inherited the power of the Sage of Six Paths's younger brother, but also possesses the crystallization of a millennium of the Ninja World, and that firm will, so..."
As the inheritor of the Rinnegan and the spokesperson of the Sage of Six Paths in the human world, Nagato should understand the Sage of Six Paths even more.
"Humanity and divinity are different. Humanity is too complex, while divinity only considers this world."
Nagato's gaze became somewhat resolute. Since he was to retrace the Six Paths, he must understand the 'divinity' of the Sage of Six Paths.
"Besides, the Sage of Six Paths also left behind something to restore peace."
Nagato muttered to himself, and Obito thought the same.
His thoughts weren't that complicated. He only knew that the Sage of Six Paths's younger brother advocated the use of the Eye of the Moon.
'No matter what else is hidden within the Eye of the Moon, it aligns with my ideas.'
Moreover, as long as the Eye of the Moon exists, once the war ends and all the Ōtsutsuki are dealt with, even if this world has more hatred, even if there are more wars, they can all be resolved smoothly.
'This way, the tragedy that happened to me and Rin will not be repeated. I will be the one to end this world's sorrowful cycle.'
Thinking of this, the black spots on Obito's body intensified.
"Although I really wanted to gather all of your strength to deal with the Ōtsutsuki, unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have shown up yet."
He should have stopped, but at this moment, he had new ideas. Obito's voice was cold, echoing throughout the battlefield.
"Then, since that's the case, let us continue according to the will of the Sage of Six Paths, because only the strong can face those Ōtsutsuki. The weak might as well follow the Sage of Six Paths's wishes, turn into souls, and become Edo Tensei to continue fighting."
With a roar, he instantly charged towards the crowd. Not only him, but Nagato, after a moment of silence, also moved at this instant.
The battlefield, which had fallen into silence, was reignited in an instant.
"Sage of Six Paths?"
And within the consciousness channel of Obito and the others, the three Ōtsutsuki looked at each other. They were all incredibly amazed by the layout and scope of this so-called Sage of Six Paths.
"I never thought that in this planet inhabited by lower-class beings, such a fellow would appear." Momoshiki spoke with great emotion. He seemed somewhat interested in this Sage of Six Paths.
"I really want to meet this guy, who made so many arrangements just to deal with us."
"Tsk tsk, truly impressive. I also want to meet him, but..."
Urashiki raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over the somewhat silent Isshiki, and he suddenly spoke with a smile.
"How come I remember someone saying that this Sage of Six Paths was the son of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?"
"..."
Isshiki frowned. He felt that Urashiki's words were off.
"What are you trying to imply now?"
"Oh, I remember now too."
Momoshiki tilted his head. It seemed there was indeed such a thing. He looked at Isshiki with some suspicion.
"So, what's going on now? Could it be..."
At this point, Momoshiki and Urashiki didn't want to say anything more, and both of them involuntarily gasped.
"Wait, it can't be true, can it?"
For them, there was no trust left among their own kind. Especially Isshiki, the one who released the demon in Takeshiki's heart, was even less trustworthy.
Kaguya died, and Isshiki chose to hide. While this might allow him to evade the Ōtsutsuki's pursuit...
But what if?
Therefore, he had to make other preparations, such as...
Fabricating a so-called Sage of Six Paths, then using this identity to scheme in the Ninja World, creating a millennium of bloody battles to forge weapons against us?
Hiss!
Thinking of such a possibility, both of them gasped.
And upon closer thought, such cold-blooded and ruthless actions were indeed something an Ōtsutsuki would do. After all, Ōtsutsuki had no humanity, they possessed what was called divinity.
Immediately, a sense of alertness flickered in their eyes. They weren't sure what else Isshiki had prepared, but they all realized that he seemed even more terrifying than they imagined.