In the Mountain Graveyard, within a hidden underground cave.
Black Zetsu awakened the slumbering Uchiha Madara. This time, he had prepared a plan that could simultaneously trigger the Great Shinobi War and guide Nagato onto his predetermined path.
"Black Zetsu, you woke me up. Have you arranged everything?" Uchiha Madara opened his eyes, his Revolving Sharingan with three tomoe erupting with Doujutsu comparable to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Yes, this time we can kill two birds with one stone, and the Eye of the Moon Plan can be initiated. Once all the actors are in place, everything will proceed according to your will."
Black Zetsu was quite pleased; this plan to kill two birds with one stone was timed perfectly. As a bonus, he could also eliminate Uchiha Ling, an unstable factor.
"Then have you chosen who will be my successor? I'm tired of this old and weak body, bound here by the Gedo Statue's tubes, unable to move far."
Uchiha Madara had long wanted to go to the Pure Land. Currently, his plan was not yet complete, so he had no choice but to cling to life. In reality, as the Ninja World's Ashura and battlefield rose, he could not tolerate his own weakness.
"Hehe, soon. If the plan goes smoothly, a successor can be born in advance this time. If you are not satisfied, there will be plenty of opportunities to choose once the war begins."
Black Zetsu chuckled coldly. Now, everything was ready, only lacking the final push. Once everything was complete, he could savor Uchiha Madara's despair and the joy of his mother's revival.
"Then go do it immediately, don't procrastinate. I'm tired of this false peace. If not for that Uchiha brat's scheme, the Ninja World would have been in an uproar long ago."
Uchiha Madara was well aware of Uchiha Ling's intelligence. Only he, who had merged the power of the Senju and Uchiha, could understand the threat of Uchiha Ling.
To be honest, with Uchiha Ling's talent, if he were to contend with her at the same age, he would probably be suppressed and develop a psychological shadow.
That brat was strong in all aspects, and she might even be able to achieve the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan or even the Rinnegan.
Honestly, Madara really wanted to trick Uchiha Ling into becoming his successor. If Uchiha Ling couldn't be his subordinate, then she absolutely had to be eliminated, otherwise, there would be endless trouble.
He suspected that once he died, his successor, Black Zetsu, and Nagato would likely be no match for a grown-up Uchiha Ling.
"Don't worry, as your will, I will ensure Uchiha Ling goes to the Pure Land before you. The Eye of the Moon Plan cannot have any variables."
Black Zetsu thought to himself whether he should wait to kill Uchiha Ling before Madara died, and then find a way to destroy the Uchiha Clan.
Although he worried that if this closest chance to revive his mother failed, and if the Uchiha Clan were to be wiped out afterward, Indra's Chakra might not find a host.
At that point, he might truly never be able to revive his mother again. So, he decided to play it safe and eliminate Uchiha Ling first.
As for the Uchiha Clan, it would depend on how confident he was in reviving his mother at that time. If he was very confident, then he would annihilate most of the Uchiha.
If he wasn't very confident, then he would let the Uchiha continue to survive. However, as long as the Rinnegan was not an issue, then no one was irreplaceable.
He just needed to constantly keep an eye on the Rinnegan. With the Rinnegan, reviving Uchiha Madara and bringing back his mother would not be a problem.
"Go do your work. Don't disappoint me, otherwise, I can create you, and I can also destroy you."
Uchiha Madara slightly closed his eyes, three tomoe rotating in his blood-red pupils. Cold and domineering Yin Release Chakra filled the entire underground space, his aged face still unable to conceal the dominance of the Ninja World's Ashura.
"Don't worry, Black Zetsu will always obey your will." Black Zetsu continued to smile, his tone respectful, but the deeply hidden mockery went unnoticed even by Uchiha Madara.
Black Zetsu hadn't spoken the latter half of the sentence, which was: always obey your will, until Mother is revived.
Uchiha Madara once again fell into slumber to pass his uninteresting remaining life, while Black Zetsu immediately rushed towards the Land of Rain. This time, he, Black Zetsu, would once again be the mastermind.
Ling naturally didn't know about these matters. At this moment, she was studying the Six Paths Tools: Vajra Bracelet. She had to admit that the Sage of Six Paths was quite talented to create so many tools.
The wooden texture, as if alive, absorbed Natural Energy and Ling's Chakra, slowly charging itself.
Ling found that the Six Paths Tools: Vajra Bracelet seemed to have more functions than just absorbing Chakra and releasing shockwaves; perhaps that was just its basic function.
Because Ling's Curse Power sensed that the Yin-Yang Release Sealing Technique runes inside the Adamantine Bracelet seemed to have more than one layer, and Ling had never seen these ancient Sealing Technique runes before.
If the current Sealing Technique runes were simplified versions, then the Sealing Technique runes inside the Adamantine Bracelet seemed to be a direct exposition of the rules of heaven and earth.
And these Sealing Technique runes that formed the Adamantine Bracelet's function seemed to have five layers, but currently, only the first layer could be activated with Chakra.
In fact, the latter four layers seemed to be sealed by some ancient Sealing Technique, and Chakra could not even sense the four layers of Sealing Technique runes within them.
So Ling began to try various methods to open the second layer of the sealing restriction, but no matter how hard her Chakra tried, it seemed unable to touch that layer of sealing restriction.
Although Curse Power could sense the four sealed restrictions, it could not exert any force on them. If it weren't for Curse Power sensing the actual four layers of sealing restrictions, she would probably have thought she was hallucinating.
Even things like blood recognition, mental intrusion, Doujutsu infusion, and Ashura Yang Release Chakra injection were still useless.
So now there was only one way: to thoroughly research this ancient rune, which might have been set by the Six Paths Sage. Perhaps then she could find a way to break the seal.
The Sage of Six Paths was truly too cunning. Ling even suspected that other Six Paths Ninja Tools might also have such seals, but the people of the Ninja World had never discovered them.
It's estimated that Otsutsuki Hagoromo knew that after his death, chaos would likely ensue, so he sealed these powerful weapons, leaving only their basic functions.
After all, they were Six Paths Ninja Tools. To be honest, at the Six Paths Level, if these Six Paths Ninja Tools were really that weak, would the Six Paths Sage have needed to create and use them?
Clearly, these Six Paths Ninja Tools had stronger functions and could play a certain role in Six Paths Level battles, which is why they could be called Six Paths Ninja Tools.
Researching these ancient runes couldn't be rushed, so Ling decided to rest first and deal with it tomorrow, since she had been traveling all day today.
Don't you see Kakashi and Shisui are catching up on sleep? Even Minato is resting. Even while resting, they are being monitored by the Amegakure Anbu. Hanzō is truly cautious, but Ling is super experienced with being monitored and cannot be watched by a mere Chunin.
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