Half an hour later.
Uchiha Jin brought Nagato to Konoha Hospital. He first removed Nagato's Rinnegan and put them into a preservation tube, then took a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan from the Uchiha clan's treasury and transplanted them into Nagato.
Fifteen minutes later, after the anesthesia wore off, Uchiha Jin spoke, "Nagato, how do you feel?"
"A lot lighter." Nagato's expression was relaxed, and his mood had improved significantly.
Obviously.
The Rinnegan's drain on his body was truly immense!
Hearing this, Uchiha Jin's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Good grief!
Ordinary people in the Ninja World couldn't withstand transplanting a Sharingan at all. Even an elite like Kakashi, after transplanting a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, was instantly turned into "Kaka-weak," completely collapsing after using the Lightning Blade three to five times in every battle.
But now?
When it came to Nagato, the style suddenly shifted, and he actually used the word "relaxed"?
Taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "Since your body is fine now, come with me. I'll take you to see Hashirama and Madara."
"Hokage-sama, thank you!" Nagato bowed respectfully, his eyes filled with excitement.
Uchiha Jin merely waved his hand, not taking this matter to heart at all.
Subsequently.
He led Nagato to the new Senju clan grounds. Along the way, Nagato also summoned Deva Path Pain and scraped some body tissue from him, before they finally found Madara and Hashirama, who were chatting about the past.
He casually tossed the Rinnegan to Madara. "If you two have no objections, let's go now."
And to this.
Madara and Hashirama naturally had no objections. After all, they were currently dead, unable to even sleep in the middle of the night.
Even though it was night, it made no difference to them.
Therefore.
Without any nonsense, they immediately nodded.
Seeing this, Uchiha Jin naturally didn't waste any time either.
'Yomotsu Hirasaka!'
He directly activated his Rinnegan, then led the three straight into the Ice-Snow Dimension of Amenominaka.
"Madara? Hashirama?"
"U! Chi! Ha! Jin!"
"You damn bastard, you've finally shown your face. I still have many things to confirm with you."
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, answer my questions!"
Seeing the arrival of Uchiha Jin and the others, Black Zetsu, who was sealed here and bored to death, jumped straight up from where he was.
He stared and walked over to Uchiha Jin's side, putting on a posture that if things weren't made clear, he, Black Zetsu, would never let Uchiha Jin off.
He couldn't help it!
He really couldn't figure it out. Could his years of hard work really have just been a chess piece in someone else's hands?
And the bastards manipulating him were actually those two unfilial sons, Hagoromo and Hamura?
Therefore.
He had been pondering this question during this period, but unfortunately, he could never guess the truth—or more accurately, he didn't want to admit it.
Otherwise, what was he?
He had treated Madara as a chess piece, yet Hagoromo treated him as a chess piece?
He felt he must learn the truth, and this could obviously only be asked of Uchiha Jin.
But unfortunately.
Uchiha Jin looked at Black Zetsu before him, his eyes filled with nothing but indifference and calm, having no intention of explaining anything to him at all.
Yes!
He had no schemes against Black Zetsu. This guy had no utility value, so he naturally couldn't be bothered to waste time.
"Black Zetsu!"
Uchiha Madara spoke, his tone extremely cold.
Black Zetsu subconsciously looked at Uchiha Madara, and then felt that Madara was using genjutsu on him?
A moment later.
Uchiha Madara was somewhat puzzled. "Why is it useless?"
"Hahaha, you want to control me?" Black Zetsu laughed out loud, his eyes filled with disdain. "I am the manifestation of Mother's will."
"I don't have Chakra, and I don't even have a physical body. What makes you think you can control me?"
"Even those two unfilial sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, can't dream of manipulating your Lord Black Zetsu. Save your breath, Uchiha Madara."
At this moment, Black Zetsu's face was full of contempt, and the look he cast at Uchiha Madara was filled with even more disdain and scorn.
Even Senju Hashirama was completely dumbfounded at this moment.
Obviously.
He hadn't expected that this pitch-black guy in front of them couldn't even be controlled by Uchiha Madara using genjutsu.
You had to know that the current Uchiha Madara was an Edo Tensei body, so what was activated in his eye sockets was the strongest Rinnegan!
Uchiha Jin's brow furrowed slightly.
He suddenly thought of the explanation of Black Zetsu in the original work. This thing indeed seemed to be just as Black Zetsu said—he was merely a strand of consciousness. For someone like Black Zetsu, who had no Chakra system and didn't even have a physical body...
Genjutsu had absolutely no effect on him!
Even genjutsu cast by the Rinnegan essentially manipulated Chakra. Since he had no Chakra, how could you control him?
Therefore.
Uchiha Madara's failure was seemingly understandable!
Seeing this, Uchiha Jin's mind also began to race, wondering if he could control Black Zetsu.
There was a chance!
Although the probability of failure was high, there was still a slight possibility of success.
Because he guessed that the real trouble in controlling Black Zetsu lay in authority. After all, Black Zetsu was the will of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, whereas whether it was Hagoromo and Hamura, or the Uchiha Madara before him, they were essentially lower-tier bloodlines descended from Kaguya.
He, however, was different!
His body had been cleansed and strengthened by the Grandmist, making him essentially of the purest Ōtsutsuki bloodline. While his strength might not compare to Kaguya's, his status was not inferior to hers.
'Genjutsu: Hypnosis!'
Uchiha Jin himself was not proficient in genjutsu, so he used the most basic hypnotic genjutsu of the Sharingan.
Then, in the next second.
He could feel the genjutsu making contact with Black Zetsu, encountering an extremely powerful resisting will.
It seemed he had guessed correctly!
Feeling this, Uchiha Jin increased his Dōjutsu Power.
Soon...
He truly controlled Black Zetsu!
"Madara, give me the Rinnegan!" Uchiha Jin spoke.
Uchiha Madara was very obedient, immediately tossing the Rinnegan over.
"Taking the Rinnegan, Uchiha Jin didn't waste any words either, directly throwing the Rinnegan to the vacant-eyed Black Zetsu."
Black Zetsu didn't need to undergo an eye transplant like a human. He merely turned into a puddle of mud to envelop the Rinnegan. When Black Zetsu restored his human form again, the eyes in his sockets had already become the Rinnegan.
"Nagato, it's your turn!"
"Alright!"
Hearing this, Nagato didn't waste words either.
Since truly joining Konoha, having nothing better to do, he had also learned the Edo Tensei. Upon hearing the command, he immediately began carving runes on the ground, placed Yahiko's body tissue inside, and then pulled out a White Zetsu he had captured long ago and threw it in.
'Edo Tensei!'
Along with Nagato forming hand seals, the completely bewildered White Zetsu was gradually covered by the flying ash, subsequently transforming into Yahiko's appearance.
"Where is this?"
"Aren't I dead? Is this the Pure Land?"
"Nagato? Are you dead too?"
The newly Edo Tensei-reincarnated Yahiko looked blankly at Nagato and the others.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Uchiha Jin paid him no mind, instead directly controlling Black Zetsu to immediately cast the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique!