You see, Zetsu isn't a human body—he's a manifestation of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's will.
Regular ninjutsu can't kill him.
So, not only was Zetsu still alive, he seized the moment to use his spiritual fusion technique to control Raikage.
"Damn it!"
Raikage, caught off guard, tried to break free from Zetsu's control.
But Zetsu's spiritual fusion was just too powerful.
Even the mighty Raikage could only stalemate him, unable to escape.
"Sasuke! Quick, use your Sharingan to control the Hachibi (Eight-Tails) Jinchūriki and make it go berserk to attack Kazama!"
"You two really never learn, do you?"
Despite being beaten by Kazama countless times, Zetsu and Sasuke still underestimated him. Kazama couldn't help but chuckle.
"Cut the crap!"
Furious that Kazama wasn't taking him seriously, Zetsu exploded with rage.
"You little punk! Your ally, the Fourth Raikage, is under my control now. Sasuke's unlocked the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and can use a complete Susanoo. He's also controlling the Hachibi Gyūki. Let's see how you survive this, haha!"
"What the—?!"
As Zetsu kept taunting Kazama, Sasuke's complete Susanoo suddenly grabbed him in its massive hand.
"Sasuke, have you lost it?! Our enemy is Kazama! Why are you grabbing me?"
"I've submitted to Kazama. You're my enemy now!"
"What?! You… you…"
Zetsu never dreamed that Sasuke, whom he'd painstakingly groomed, would betray him at the last second.
While Zetsu was busy yelling at Kazama, Kazama had used his strongest genjutsu, Betsutenjin (Otherworldly God), to take control of Sasuke.
"Zetsu, I really owe you one for training Sasuke to be this strong!"
Zetsu gnashed his teeth at Kazama's mockery.
"Don't get cocky, Kazama! The Hachibi Jinchūriki is about to go berserk. Once the Hachibi Gyūki is fully unleashed, you're done for. Its power is way beyond the Nanabi you tamed!"
"Honestly? I'm kinda hoping the Hachibi shows up soon!"
With that, Kazama charged toward the Hachibi Gyūki, which was already starting to manifest its true form.
The fully berserk Hachibi, seeing Kazama dare to approach, let out a ferocious roar and fired a Tailed Beast Ball at him.
"My luck's pretty great, huh? I just absorbed the Nanabi's power, and now I get to absorb the Hachibi's so soon!"
Kazama rushed head-on toward the Tailed Beast Ball.
"Haha! Hachibi Gyūki, crush that punk Kazama!"
Zetsu, watching the Tailed Beast Ball hit Kazama, burst into laughter.
"Kazama, you little punk! Don't think just because you absorbed the Nanabi's Tailed Beast Ball, you can pull the same trick with the Hachibi's. Its power is hundreds of times stronger than the Nanabi's! You're gonna burst, you idiot!"
While Zetsu kept gloating, thinking Kazama would be obliterated by the Hachibi's Tailed Beast Ball, something else happened.
Kazama had already absorbed it completely.
Ding! Successfully absorbed Hachibi's Tailed Beast Ball. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the power of the Kyūbi (Nine-Tails) Demon Fox, allowing transformation into the Kyūbi's true form!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the 21st Strange Flame: Jōren Yōka (Pure Lotus Demon Fire)!
The moment Kazama acquired the Jōren Yōka, the sky lit up with the sun and moon appearing together, the nine stars aligned, and the earth quaked with landslides.