Chapter 441: Collaborating with Black Zetsu
"You... how did you know?"
Black Zetsu's eyes nearly popped out again, his gaze fixed in disbelief on Li Yao, as he was once again stunned and utterly confused.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!
His mother's name!
Only the dead Sage of Six Paths and he himself knew that name.
He never spoke of it, and no one knew it.
But... Li Yao knew.
"Where did this guy get sent to by the dragon vein? How could he suddenly become so terrifyingly strong and, on top of that, know my mother's name?"
Black Zetsu had never relaxed his focus on Yuzu . To be more accurate, he had never stopped focusing on Li Yao.
It had been a smart decision, as he immediately sensed Li Yao's return.
But what disturbed Black Zetsu was that the returned Li Yao was completely unreadable and there was nothing he could do to resist him.
A Six Paths-level powerhouse who controls Six Paths chakra without relying on the Rinnegan, bloodlines, or Ten Tails chakra... and this powerhouse also knew his mother's name.
Almost without needing to guess, Black Zetsu knew that Li Yao had also found out about his plan to resurrect his mother.
"What should I do?"
Black Zetsu's gaze was filled with worry, and it was so evident that Li Yao could easily sense what he was concerned about.
"Don't worry, I won't stop your plan to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."
Li Yao gave Black Zetsu a reassuring smile before continuing, "I won't just refrain from stopping you, but if you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me for help. I'll assist you in giving you the opportunity to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."
In the Rōran Hokage world, Li Yao had laid down the foundation and was waiting to see if Madara could take advantage of it.
In this world, Madara was dead, but the Rinnegan still existed. With Li Yao's cooperation, the Fourth Great Ninja War could still be reenacted.
At the very least, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's resurrection was possible.
Though time might be tight, Li Yao was willing to leave some hope, so he hadn't planned to kill Black Zetsu from the start.
"You... are you serious?"
Black Zetsu was momentarily stunned. He didn't expect Li Yao to know his mother's name and yet not stop him. However, he quickly came to understand.
Li Yao's strength had already reached the Six Paths level. Even if his mother were resurrected, it seemed there was nothing to fear. He could even use Li Yao's strength to help fend off the threats from the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Thinking this through, Black Zetsu suddenly felt that Li Yao's Six Paths-level strength wasn't such a bad thing after all.
"Fine, I'll wait for Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's resurrection."
Li Yao then tossed Black Zetsu aside and, with Yuzu and the two Tsunades, they flew off.
Actually, Li Yao could have revived the Ten Tails in a short amount of time by gathering the nine Tailed Beasts, using genjutsu to control Nagato to use the Rinnegan's Heavenly Life Jutsu to revive Madara, making him the Ten Tails' jinchūriki, then having Black Zetsu do his thing and resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
But, from the actions of the Sage of Six Paths in the Fourth Great Ninja War world...
Resurrecting Kaguya Ōtsutsuki alone wouldn't be enough to summon the Sage of Six Paths to the shinobi world.
The reincarnations of Naruto and Sasuke, the sons of Six Paths, were also key.
Only when Naruto and Sasuke grew strong enough to receive Six Paths Yin-Yang Release from the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was resurrected, would those two conditions allow the Sage of Six Paths to reappear in the shinobi world.
Li Yao wasn't willing to risk testing if only resurrecting Kaguya Ōtsutsuki would draw the Sage of Six Paths out.
In the Rōran Hokage world, Madara wasn't even certain if he could regain the Rinnegan. The Rinnegan and Madara were the only key to luring the Sage of Six Paths out, and Li Yao didn't want to waste his time on this—he would just have to wait and see how Black Zetsu arranged things.
Meanwhile, during this time, Li Yao could also prepare for the impending battle with the Ōtsutsuki clan.
At the end of the day, it still came down to not having enough strength.
As long as he had enough power, what did it matter if he was marked by the Ōtsutsuki Progenitor? It was possible that, in a few years, he might be the one to counterattack the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Ultimately, improving his soul abilities was his primary focus, but he wouldn't neglect other abilities, especially his space-time abilities and sealing techniques.
With sufficient space-time abilities, Li Yao believed that even the Ōtsutsuki Progenitor would be powerless against him.
...
"Uncle..."
High in the sky, on the ink bird's back, Yuzu , already close to being soaked, looked displeased.
"Wait a bit longer."
Li Yao smiled and gently pushed Yuzu off, then released the seals on his four shadow clones.
Boom, boom, boom...
Li Yao split into four shadow clones.
With the seals on his Wind, Earth, Fire, and Lightning clones lifted, only their souls and bodies remained; their consciousness was gone.
Li Yao's four shadow clones quickly used the Soul Transformation Jutsu to repossess the clones' bodies and souls.
"We're back!"
"I thought we'd never get to live as ourselves again."
The four clones joked with each other.
"Go back to your identities," Li Yao smiled and said.
"Understood. We're leaving now." The four clones smiled and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to head back to where they were needed.
Having been gone for a month, those who were related to them were surely anxious.
The Wind and Earth clones, being village leaders, their disappearance would certainly have frightened some in the village, but it might have also prompted others to entertain ill thoughts.
Li Yao was looking forward to seeing some of those restless people come after him.
"Now we're good, right? Uncle!"
Little Yuzu's face was flushed, her eyes like silk, her sexy lips biting gently, her fiery gaze seeming to melt Li Yao's whole being.
"Let's go!"
Li Yao lay down, ready to enjoy the view, for some landscapes were best viewed lying down.
At this moment, Yuzu was one such landscape—one that swirled with the wind.
Blue sky.
White clouds.
Black birds and humans.
Everything was in harmony.
Except, of course, for the Edo Tensei Tsunade bearing the weight of both of them.
Fortunately, she was an Edo Tensei body, so she didn't need to worry about being harmed.
...
Boom, boom!
In the southern plains of the Land of Rivers, a towering wooden giant swung its fists, each the size of a small mountain, slamming down.
Every strike caused the ground to tremble, sending shockwaves and sending large swaths of trees flying.
Anyone caught in this would have no chance of escaping.
Boom!
Amid the ruins from the shockwave, a bloodied large hand pushed aside stones and broken wood, and a large, fat Sand ninja, wearing a Sand village forehead protector, crawled out.
Bang, bang...
Aside from the large fat ninja, five other Sand ninjas crawled out from the nearby ruins, pushing away stones and wood.
"Where's Lord Pakura ?"
"Quick, find Lord Pakura !"
The large fat ninja looked around, not seeing Pakura 's figure, his heart skipped a beat, and he looked horrified as he shouted, "Lord Pakura !"
The others were startled at hearing this and quickly moved, enduring the pain in their bodies as they searched the ruins for Pakura .
"Ah… it's so hot!"
One of the Sand ninjas, while rummaging through the rubble, suddenly touched a stone so hot that he jumped and screamed. However, he and the others were relieved as they realized.
"Quick, clear the way, it's Lord Pakura !"
The large fat Sand ninja rushed over with excitement, as did the others.
Soon, the rubble began to emit white smoke, and the soil and stones visibly melted away, the remaining wood burning to ashes in an instant.
As the earth and stones turned to lava, a scorching, seductive figure emerged from the center—it was none other than Lord Pakura .
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