After finishing the topic about the Sage of Six Paths, Black Zetsu took the opportunity to suggest his departure, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. If you need any help, you can always find me."
However, Naruto had no intention of letting him leave.
Glancing at Black Zetsu, Naruto said calmly, "The authenticity of the information you provided earlier remains to be verified. For now, stay by my side. At least for the next half month, you are not allowed to leave my sight."
"Did this kid guess my intentions?" Black Zetsu was shocked.
"In seven days, I will go to the Rain Ninja Village," Naruto told Black Zetsu a piece of information.
Naruto could see through Black Zetsu's little schemes at a glance.
Although Naruto claimed to have defeated that Otsutsuki Clan powerhouse in conjunction with Sasuke, no one knew the actual situation of the battle. In this case, Black Zetsu maintained a skeptical attitude towards Naruto's combat power.
Naruto's Chakra reserves were vast, and even without the Tailed Beast in his body, he was not inferior to Hashirama in his prime.
However, when it came to the purity of Chakra, which represented the essence of life, Naruto was slightly stronger than Hashirama and Madara, who had awakened the Rinnegan, but he had not reached an overwhelming gap.
Naruto in this state might have some Secret Technique that Black Zetsu didn't know about, which could allow him to burst out with combat power beyond ordinary people's imagination in a short period of time, but compared to Hamura and Hagoromo in their prime, whom he had seen, he was still far behind.
According to Black Zetsu's estimation, Naruto's strength should be slightly better than Madara, who had awakened the Rinnegan, but considering Naruto's young age, his actual combat ability might be discounted.
Overall, Naruto's strength was about the same as Madara, who had awakened the Rinnegan and was in his prime.
Although the plan to collect the nine Tailed Beasts, revive the Ten Tails, and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi to rescue his mother could be temporarily declared a failure, it did not mean that Black Zetsu had no pawns to use.
Although Obito was dead, Nagato, who carried Madara's Rinnegan, was still alive.
Although Nagato was almost drained by the burden of summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, his body was close to exhaustion, and he had no Taijutsu combat ability.
However, as long as Nagato obtained enough Chakra replenishment, he could immediately restore his strength to its peak state.
Nagato, who could flexibly use the Rinnegan and possessed sufficient mobility, was much stronger than he was now in terms of overall strength.
The reason why Nagato didn't absorb Chakra to restore his state before was not because he didn't have the ability to do so, but because no one told him he could do so.
Obito and Black Zetsu, who had always regarded Nagato as a tool for the Eye of the Moon Plan, never wanted to see Nagato possess too much power, fully adhering to the principle of 'just enough is good'.
Black Zetsu understood Nagato's character and thoughts extremely well, and had full confidence that he could instigate him to fight Naruto.
Nagato in his peak state, in conjunction with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, was already enough to fight Naruto.
Not to say that he could steadily win against Naruto, but it was very likely that he could exhaust most of his life.
As for Nagato directly defeating Naruto, Black Zetsu didn't think about this option. If Naruto was so weak, those Otsutsuki would not have become a confidant concern for his mother.
And as for himself, as long as he hid for a period of time and exhausted Naruto to death, he could come out again to carry out his Eye of the Moon Plan.
It was just a matter of delaying time. He had waited for thousands of years, so he didn't care about waiting a few more decades now.
As for the Sealing Technique mark that Naruto had planted on him, Black Zetsu said that he was not worried. Although this was a type of Sealing Technique he had never seen before, he himself was knowledgeable and it was not difficult to find a way to crack it.
As long as Nagato and Naruto fought, he could take the opportunity to escape.
Although Black Zetsu did not lie about the information about the Sage of Six Paths, it was just to get away. Black Zetsu could still see how sincere Naruto was in helping him rescue his mother.
Taking everything into consideration, Naruto was definitely not on the same side as him, and they were just using each other now.
However, Black Zetsu did not expect that Naruto had directly seen through his intentions.
Seven days later, Naruto went to the Rain Ninja Village. Nagato in his current state was very likely not Naruto's opponent. The result would most likely be defeat, so what would be the point of Black Zetsu's existence?
This Naruto, this generation's Asura, was even smarter than he had imagined, completely lacking the simple and honest appearance of those previous Asuras.
However, at this time, although Black Zetsu was flustered that his plan had been seen through, he did not show it on his face at all. He could not admit the most truthful thoughts in his heart.
As a millennium-old mastermind, Black Zetsu was not that naive.
However, at this moment, he had to find a suitable reason for his previous attempt to leave.
"Actually, the reason I was in a hurry to leave is because I suddenly thought of the Underground Exchange Shop that I am in charge of. There are many businesses that need to be dealt with."
"Naruto, you just told me that your ideal is also to pursue world peace, right? To achieve such a goal, a lot of manpower and material resources are needed, right? Money is also essential."
"Since you and I are now in a cooperative relationship, then I also have an obligation to contribute a force for you. In the future, I can take out most of the income from the Underground Exchange Shop to support your cause."
Black Zetsu spoke, stating softly.
Although he didn't know Naruto's personality, he knew what Naruto might need.
Over the millennia, although he hadn't deliberately saved money, Black Zetsu had still accumulated a vast fortune.
At this time, Black Zetsu decided to take out one ten-thousandth of his accumulated wealth to solve the problem he was currently facing.
Sure enough, Naruto did not pursue the matter just now, and smiled: "So that's how it is, Black Zetsu, you are really an excellent partner, thank you for thinking of me. Actually, I also thought of a plan to rescue your mother Kaguya just now."
"I know how to get to the Moon. When we are free, we can try to go to the Moon to awaken your mother's consciousness, and then cooperate from the inside and outside to directly split the Moon open, so that we can rescue her."
How much practical operational value this statement had was still unknown, but Black Zetsu was very receptive to it.
Because Naruto had released a signal to him: "As long as you help me make enough contributions, I will sincerely help you rescue your mother."
And Naruto, indeed, had such ability.
Feeling a glimmer of hope, Black Zetsu silently decided in his heart to take out a little more of the funds he had accumulated, increasing it from one ten-thousandth to two ten-thousandths, in order to deepen his cooperative relationship with Naruto.
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