Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?-Chapter 247: The Complex Web of Plots

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"When you meet Konan again... kill her!"

The words were resolute, but falling on Black Zetsu's ears, they carried a different meaning.

Nagato still held onto their past connection.

If he truly wanted Konan dead, he could have simply lured her back to the village with some excuse. Everything would have been settled.

Letting her stay in Konoha like this—who knows when she'll return. The sea of explosive tags hidden in the waters of Amegakure was ultimately a hidden danger.

But Black Zetsu knew Nagato was already pushed to the edge. Saying anything more might backfire, raising Nagato's suspicion.

However, since the goal of provoking Nagato had been achieved, it was already a success.

If he could kill Konan and then control her with Edo Tensei, compared to the living Konan, the Edo Tensei Konan with infinite chakra could be of greater value.

When he arrived in the Land of Fire later, he would find a chance to infiltrate Konoha and lure Konan out with some random excuse.

But the current Konoha... its defenses were getting stronger. Even Black Zetsu would find it difficult to infiltrate.

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The Six Paths of Pain ascended and flew away. Sasori set sail on his puppet ship. Zetsu's body sank into the ground, heading towards Amegakure.

Upon returning to the base, the Deva Path waved his hand. From the deep darkness, two more chains shot out, piercing the hearts of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki. He extracted the screaming Four-Tails and Five-Tails from their bodies.

Thump—

Rōshi and Han fell lifelessly to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path opened another eye!

Of the nine tightly closed eyes, three were now open.

A terrifying pressure emanated, making it almost difficult to breathe.

Black Zetsu watched this scene, lowering his head deeply to hide the excitement in his eyes.

Closer... one step closer to resurrecting Mother!

Looking at the Deva Path standing before him, Black Zetsu couldn't help but lick his lips.

Poor Nagato, he had been part of its calculations from the very beginning...

What nonsense about collecting the nine Tailed Beasts and sealing them into the shell of the Demonic Statue to create the ultimate weapon, under the deterrence of which the ninja world would finally usher in peace... It was all just a beautiful lie Black Zetsu had woven for Nagato.

Collecting the nine Tailed Beasts could indeed revive the Demonic Statue as the Ten-Tails.

But this didn't mean Nagato could become the Ten-Tails' master.

Black Zetsu had never taught Nagato the [Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal].

Without the [Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal], Nagato could only remain Nagato, unable to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and step into the realm of the Six Paths.

From beginning to end, Nagato was just a tool used to collect the nine Tailed Beasts and revive the Ten-Tails. The next step of resurrection had to be completed by Uchiha Madara.

Nagato's willpower might be strong enough, but his life force simply couldn't withstand the pressure of absorbing the Ten-Tails. Even if the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal were taught to him, Nagato's consciousness might instantly collapse the moment he devoured the Ten-Tails.

"The only trouble is, Nagato hid his real body. I still need to find his real body and steal his eyes at the critical moment."

Black Zetsu pondered secretly.

Unexpectedly, the Deva Path proactively presented the answer to Black Zetsu: "Zetsu... there is one thing I need you to complete."

"Leader! Please give your orders!"

"If I die in the final war against Konoha, I want you to retrieve my remains and have Hiruko resurrect me using the Edo Tensei technique!"

"I... want to borrow another 500 years from heaven!" Nagato's eyes were full of determination, his words unyielding.

"No, no, no! Leader, how could you die? You are the kami who possesses the Sage's eyes!"

Black Zetsu immediately expressed his loyalty, but inwardly, he couldn't suppress his joy.

Had Nagato finally decided to place his trust in him? This was truly... playing right into his hands.

The more Nagato trusted him, the easier it would be to steal his eyes.

"Even Gods can die! Even with the Sage's eyes, I have no confidence in surviving this revolution against the corrupt ninja world."

"When necessary, I will tell you the location of my main body."

"Yes! Leader!"

After saying his final words, the Six Paths of Pain and Sasori's figures disappeared from the base, once again embarking on their journey to hunt Tailed Beasts.

"Tsk tsk... In the end, you still don't fully trust me, Leader."

Black Zetsu let out an old coin's laugh. "Borrow another 500 years from heaven? Even Mother couldn't achieve that. Nagato, why do you think you can?"

He would, at the final moment when Nagato and Konoha were exhausted, possess Nagato's body and use it to perform the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Madara.

As for Nagato after his resurrection?

He wouldn't even find peace in death. He would be summoned again by the Edo Tensei technique, serving as a ninja under the [New Akatsuki], continuing to fight for Mother's resurrection!

Wanting to retire at such a young age? How could you sleep at this age? Get up and continue fighting until you're seventy!

Black Zetsu dragged the two jinchuriki corpses and found Hiruko, who was engrossed in research in the laboratory.

It was evident that Hiruko's mental state was quite good.

Having not seen him for a few days, his appearance had shrunk even further.

"I have a mission for you, Hiruko."

"What?"

Black Zetsu clapped his hands, and the ten Kage-level ninja corpses obtained from grave robbing, plus the fresh corpses of two jinchuriki, and some flesh and blood from the two Kazekages appeared before Hiruko.

Hiruko squinted, his gaze immediately locking onto Rōshi's corpse.

"This aura... is the holder of the Lava Release Kekkei Genkai."

"Resurrect all these people!"

Hiruko glanced around, secretly amazed, and couldn't help licking his lips.

Although he had been a rogue ninja for a long time, seeing such a scene still made his heart jump.

Second Raikage, Third Raikage, Second Mizukage, Second Tsuchikage...

"What is this? Are you declaring war on the Five Great Nations?"

Hiruko's hands didn't slow down. He opened the side door of the laboratory, revealing rows upon rows of ninja lying unconscious on operating tables.

These were all sacrifices collected beforehand, to be used as materials for the Edo Tensei.

They were mostly ordinary Chunin, the best being only Jonin, but they were sufficient. Although their ninjutsu power was inferior to their state before death, the two major characteristics of the Edo Tensei body could compensate for this deficiency—

[Cannot be killed], [Infinite Chakra]

Hiruko clapped his hands, and a total of fourteen bodies completed their resurrection.

"Do you need to release their consciousness?" Hiruko asked.

As the caster, he could decide whether to release the consciousness of these Edo Tensei bodies.

The control modes of Edo Tensei bodies were roughly divided into three types:

First: The Edo Tensei body possessed self-awareness and acted basically freely. Before the caster issued the next command, it could communicate freely with the outside world.

Second: The Edo Tensei body possessed self-awareness, but was subject to rough control. They could still communicate with the outside world, and even reveal their own intelligence and weaknesses to achieve the purpose of actively seeking death. But their bodies were involuntarily controlled by the caster. The techniques used at this time were mostly based on experience and instinct... Overall, this was the mode with the highest combat power.

Third: The caster completely deprived the Edo Tensei body of its self-will, turning it into a manipulated killing tool, controlled by the caster's own will—a "descent attack." If the intelligence was sufficient and it was a one-on-one control situation, this mode was the most ferocious, capable of maximizing the power of the Edo Tensei body. But if it was multi-threaded control, and the caster's understanding of the Edo Tensei body was incomplete, the effect might even be inferior to the second mode's instinctive combat response.

"Let's have you control them first~"

"This is a surprise attack force, a sharp knife used to destroy the ninja allied forces at a critical moment. It's not good to expose it so early~"

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"Do as you please."

"However, this one, and this one, I want them!"

Hiruko manipulated the [Second Tsuchikage], [Second Mizukage], and [Rōshi] to take a step forward. The Kekkei Genkai of these three were quite practical, unlike the two Kazekages, which had strong limitations.

Hiruko's eyes were filled with fanaticism.

Just one last step, and he could go to the Sumeru base, implement his Kekkei Genkai fusion technique, and achieve the ultimate path!

Dust Release, special Water Release, Lava Release... He still needed two rare Kekkei Genkai. Hiruko planned to start with the Sharingan and Byakugan.

Black Zetsu's body sank into the ground again. Before leaving, he took a deep look at Hiruko.

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