At this moment, Uchiha Kokuya on the roof shouted loudly, "I didn't expect you to come here personally, Fumori Masaki. Although we were bound to fight eventually, to be honest, I didn't want to fight you here."
"Do you think I wanted to fight here? If it weren't for you, none of this would even be happening," Fumori Masaki replied equally loudly.
"It seems sometimes we don't get to choose," Uchiha Kokuya said, his blood-red eyes glancing aside. Ink-like substance condensed into a human form beside him, and then a hand reached out to Uchiha Kokuya, holding one of Uchiha Ken's Mangekyo Sharingan.
A hint of joy appeared in Uchiha Kokuya's eyes as he quickly put away and sealed the blood-red eye. During this time, he maintained his Susanoo state to prevent a sudden attack from the opponent.
Although he failed to capture Uchiha Ken, having one Mangekyo Sharingan was not a complete loss. Indra inherited the Sage's Eye, and thus the Indra power contained within the Sharingan was the most concentrated.
"Bastard!" Uchiha Ken glared at the blood-red eye, gritting his teeth.
The dōjutsu hidden within that Mangekyo Sharingan was Amaterasu. After losing this Mangekyo Sharingan, Uchiha Ken would no longer be able to use Amaterasu, and the effectiveness of Kagutsuchi would be greatly reduced—although Kagutsuchi, a dōjutsu named after the god of fire, could manipulate all Fire Release jutsu, Amaterasu itself was the highest-level Fire Release jutsu. Without Amaterasu, no matter how much one manipulated the shape of Fire Release, it would not be able to unleash its maximum power.
Uchiha Ken immediately guessed what the ink-like figure was. Asuna had mentioned this ink-like figure, and everyone had been on guard against it, but because it couldn't even be sensed by Sage Mode, its whereabouts remained unknown.
Now, the opponent had finally appeared, controlling his body when he was stretched thin. If it weren't for Fumori Masaki's arrival, he might have lost his life.
Uchiha Ken didn't know that the opponent had no intention of killing him, because after killing him, the Indra power within his body would leave. Although the Indra power would not choose a new reincarnate before the Asura reincarnate died, one would no longer be able to access the Indra power.
Fumori Masaki, on the other hand, had other thoughts. Upon seeing the ink-like figure, he sighed inwardly, "We finally meet, Black Zetsu."
Regarding this biggest mastermind of the ninja world, Fumori Masaki had always been thinking about when he could deal with him. For this, he even indulged Uchiha Kokuya in causing trouble here, precisely to force Black Zetsu to show himself due to the situation. Now, the opponent had finally appeared before him.
—Black Zetsu must not be allowed to escape.
It must be dealt with.
Fumori Masaki watched as the Susanoo in front of him raised its hand again. At this moment, purple-black chakra condensed into the shape of a weapon, greatly enhancing its power. Although he had enough strength to deal with this Susanoo in his current state, Fumori Masaki wanted to conserve his strength, as his chakra reserves were not as vast as Naruto Uzumaki's.
Before Uchiha Kokuya could manipulate Susanoo to attack, he suddenly felt a massive surge of chakra coming from above. He looked up and saw a solid entity of snow-silver chakra descending from the sky, heavily pressing down on his Susanoo.
The immense force immediately transmitted to the ground, causing it to sink. A powerful shockwave spread in all directions. Fumori Masaki raised his hand, controlling natural energy to stop the shockwave from spreading. He did not choose to forcefully stop it, but rather redirected it, slamming it towards Uchiha Kokuya's Susanoo.
A completely different shock slammed into the purple-black Susanoo. Uchiha Kokuya's face twitched slightly, and the purple-black Susanoo nearly collapsed. He quickly activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, converting the souls within it into chakra to maintain the Susanoo.
Uchiha Kokuya looked up at the person above, his eyes gloomy. He recognized who it was—Uchiha Kagami—only this person could use Susanoo. Uchiha Kagami had actually come here too.
Uchiha Kokuya thought that he had been somewhat careless, perhaps due to Fumori Masaki's past indulgence, which led him to make some wrong judgments. Now that both of them were here, he might be in some danger.
However, Uchiha Kokuya had no intention of surrendering, and with his Mangekyo Sharingan, he still had a chance to escape safely.
The purple-black Susanoo let out a roar, flipping the snow-silver Susanoo aside. At the same time, its form changed once again, its heavy armor disappearing and transforming into its second form, but with the addition of a lower body structure. While perhaps not as strong defensively as the third form, it greatly increased its mobility.
Uchiha Kagami didn't have time to chat with his friend. He deactivated his Susanoo and landed on the roof of a house, looking at Uchiha Kokuya. His face showed surprise, "Uchiha Kokuya, why is it you?"
"You know him?" Fumori Masaki was a little surprised.
"He was the one who ambushed me with Uchiha Setsuna that time. He was supposed to be dead according to the report, so why…" Uchiha Kagami was clearly unable to understand.
"There might be some reason, but that has nothing to do with us. We can find out the reason later. Right now, we need to deal with this enemy in front of us," Fumori Masaki said, meaning two things.
To others, Fumori Masaki's enemy referred to Uchiha Kokuya, because Uchiha Kokuya was clearly the only one who could oppose them. However, only Uchiha Kagami knew that Fumori Masaki's enemy referred to someone else, namely Black Zetsu beside Uchiha Kokuya.
Black Zetsu stayed behind Uchiha Kokuya. In its opinion, others would only treat it as Uchiha Kokuya's minion. Under normal circumstances, it might receive a little attention, but now that Uchiha Kokuya was using such powerful strength, no one would pay attention to it.
Black Zetsu's idea was very correct. In the Fourth Great Ninja War, due to the excellent performance of Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito, although everyone knew that Black Zetsu was still alive, no one paid much attention to it, which resulted in Uchiha Obito being possessed by Black Zetsu and using Rinne Rebirth to revive Madara.
When Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha obtained Six Paths Power and confronted Uchiha Madara, no one expected Black Zetsu to ambush Uchiha Madara. When Black Zetsu walked behind Uchiha Madara, no one paid any attention until Black Zetsu's hand pierced through Uchiha Madara's chest.
Black Zetsu had hidden itself very well. Even when it was forced to appear before everyone due to the situation, it positioned itself as a minor character. When true powerhouses were fighting, there was no room for a small fry like it to intervene.
If Fumori Masaki hadn't been a transmigrator who knew Black Zetsu's true identity, he might also have overlooked this insignificant fellow. However, due to the difference in information, Black Zetsu was completely unaware that its identity had been exposed, and this would become its biggest mistake.
"Uchiha Kagami, last time you were lucky enough to escape with your life, but now it's different, you will die here!" Uchiha Kokuya shouted, and the humanoid Susanoo leaped forward. It didn't appear slow despite its massive body; instead, it generated a huge roar due to its immense power and speed.
Uchiha Kagami looked at Uchiha Kokuya expressionlessly. Snow-silver chakra rapidly surged from his body, transforming into the third form of Susanoo. With its heavy armor, it withstood Uchiha Kokuya's Susanoo. This time, deep craters were pressed into the ground beneath his feet by the chakra.
Uchiha Kagami coughed. For an ordinary Mangekyo Sharingan, Susanoo exerted immense pressure on the body, especially the third form of Susanoo, which was not far from its strongest form. Due to its unstable chakra, the physical burden was considerable.
If it weren't for this, how could Uchiha Ken have been controlled by Black Zetsu due to overexertion? Black Zetsu's mind control largely depended on the strength of the target. Black Zetsu alone could basically only ambush dying powerhouses or weaker individuals. Uchiha Obito, even in a dying state, was able to break free from Black Zetsu's control, deceive Uchiha Madara, and plunder some power from Uchiha Madara for himself.
And when Black Zetsu was on Kaguya Otsutsuki, with Kaguya Otsutsuki's chakra support, Black Zetsu's mind control ability could temporarily control even Naruto and Sasuke. Fortunately, Kaguya Otsutsuki, recalling Hagoromo and Hamura at the time, did not immediately take away their power, allowing Naruto Uzumaki to concentrate his strength and break free from control. Otherwise, "Naruto" would have ended then and there.
Therefore, Uchiha Kagami was somewhat surprised. Even though Uchiha Kokuya was using such a powerful Susanoo, why did he not appear to be so drained?
Uchiha Kagami naturally wouldn't know that Uchiha Kokuya's Mangekyo Sharingan contained a large number of souls that could be converted into chakra. The souls of the defeated chakra samurai had all returned to Uchiha Kokuya's Mangekyo Sharingan.
Fumori Masaki saw the back of the purple-black Susanoo exposed before him. His figure immediately shot out, a luminous form flashing behind it. Visibly distorted air rapidly formed—an extremely powerful Wind Release jutsu—rushing towards the back of the Susanoo.
Uchiha Kokuya didn't have time to control Susanoo to move away. Although Susanoo's speed was fast enough, there was still a gap between it and Fumori Masaki.
So, Uchiha Kokuya chose to increase Susanoo's heavy armor in place, intending to withstand this blow. His Mangekyo Sharingan rotated rapidly, and while choosing to take the hit, Susanoo fell to the side.
A huge impact came from behind the Susanoo. Even with chakra-reinforced heavy armor, cracks appeared on its surface. Fortunately, the Susanoo had already fallen to one side, not fully enduring the Wind Release attack, and luckily, it wasn't shattered.
And as Uchiha Kokuya's Susanoo moved away, there was nothing left to block Uchiha Kagami's Susanoo. Uchiha Kagami had done nothing but block the Susanoo's impact just now, because his gaze was fixed on Black Zetsu.
In Black Zetsu's view, it wasn't even being targeted. However, having survived for so many years, its senses were still relatively sharp. It felt two cold gazes fall upon it, and it was slightly startled.
For a moment, it didn't understand the opponent's purpose, but Black Zetsu instinctively wanted to leave. However, it was already too late. Without the support of other powers, Black Zetsu's own combat ability was very low.
A snow-silver beam of light shot from Uchiha Kagami's Susanoo, moving at an astonishing speed. Even though Black Zetsu tried its best, the snow-silver beam passed through it.
In that instant, Black Zetsu recognized the true nature of this thing—the Totsuka Blade—the legendary spiritual weapon granted by the Sage of Six Paths to Susanoo, the guardian of the Shinobi Sect, to eliminate the monsters of Yomi. Besides its astonishing destructive power, anyone pierced by it would be drawn into a world of drunken illusions.
"W-why?" Black Zetsu couldn't comprehend. It was just a small fry. Although it was a bit troublesome, compared to Uchiha Kokuya, its threat level was nowhere near as great, right? Why didn't Uchiha Kagami use the Totsuka Blade against Uchiha Kokuya, but instead against itself? And when did Uchiha Kagami even get the Totsuka Blade?
Black Zetsu didn't have time to think about these things. The moment the Totsuka Blade's light pierced through its body, its sealing jutsu was activated. This legendary spiritual weapon was far beyond what Black Zetsu could resist now. It involuntarily entered that world of drunken dreams—where its mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, was resurrected, bringing the entire world under her rule once again. This time, there would be no meddling Hagoromo and Hamura to stop her.
However, Black Zetsu still retained a sliver of consciousness. It felt a sense of despair that it was inexplicably about to be sealed by the Totsuka Blade. Its thousand-year scheme was about to end before it could see the results. Although Uchiha Kokuya could continue, it couldn't be sure if Uchiha Kokuya could successfully complete the plan.
"No! I'm not reconciled! I haven't seen Mother's resurrection!" The usually calm Black Zetsu finally couldn't help but become agitated at this moment, shouting loudly. But it was completely unable to resist the power of the Totsuka Blade, slowly being dragged into the gourd that carried the Totsuka Blade, completely entering the world of genjutsu, never to wake up again.
Fumori Masaki did not pursue Uchiha Kokuya. He nervously awaited the outcome. If Black Zetsu was not dealt with this time, it would become even more difficult next time. And upon seeing the Totsuka Blade pierce through Black Zetsu's body and Black Zetsu's uncontrolled cries, his lips curved slightly.
After Black Zetsu disappeared, as long as Uchiha Kokuya was dealt with, there would be no more worries about someone collecting the chakra of reincarnates. Fumori Masaki clearly felt Black Zetsu's presence disappear. His current Sage Mode allowed him to sense Black Zetsu's existence, and Black Zetsu's cries as it was dragged in also proved—Black Zetsu was truly sealed.
For many years, the stone that had been weighing on Fumori Masaki's heart could finally be put down.