Zetsu found it really difficult to act.
Being a person is hard, being a filial son is hard, and being the hidden hand trying to save a mother, support Obito, and oppose Aomi is even harder...
The world is in shambles, and only Zetsu can patch it up.
The good thing is...
These two stubborn Uchiha, one old and one young, didn't keep wrangling and understood Zetsu's implied message.
——"Uchiha Madara, stop pretending. You can just about take a couple of steps; do you really think you're at your peak?"
——"Obito, there's an Uchiha Aomi who has beaten you since childhood, do you think he's easy to deal with?"
The quickest and most convenient way to convert internal conflicts is to turn them into external ones.
Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Madara both believe they have a good relationship with Aomi and understand him well.
Aomi—the embodiment of the Will of Fire from Konoha!
The so-called virtues of the hypocritical Will of Fire, like mirages, can always be found in this man...
But that's also where the problem lies.
Would Aomi, who loves Konoha so much, support the extreme Eye of the Moon Plan?
Before.
Uchiha Madara thought that after experiencing the pain of losing loved ones in the war, Aomi would naturally start to reflect on the system of the Ninja World...
But from Aomi's involvement in inventing and modifying mines, kunai machine gun flying squads, Explosion Release flame bombs, Amaterasu Bomb Tobirama No.1, Poison Gas Bomb Tobirama No.2, the Pot Poison Jutsu that detonates enemy corpses, and the Steaming Danger...
This kid is the one bringing suffering to others, living quite well himself.
Uchiha Madara put himself in Aomi's shoes and couldn't help but have a headache.
Just like when he led the Uchiha Clan during the Warring States Era, conquering and expanding; if someone were to mention the Infinite Tsukuyomi, it would be good enough if Uchiha Madara didn't use Susanoo to cut them down...
Great enlightenment is achieved through heart-wrenching pain.
For example, Uchiha Madara once lost his dear brother, was betrayed by Hashirama, and was rejected by the village he built with his own hands...
But Aomi never experienced these things.
On the contrary, he received love in Konoha, with his sparkling Will of Fire; how could he easily change his mind to join the Eye of the Moon Plan?
Moreover, a very troublesome Senju Tobirama is also inside Aomi.
Uchiha Madara fell into silence, thinking about one question—if he and Aomi had to fight, who would win at the end?
On the other side, Uchiha Obito, listening to Zetsu's words, glanced at the oddly shaped pitcher plant, feeling a hint of familiarity in his heart.
Amidst the tone, he even felt a sense of familiarity?
The irritable heart inexplicably calmed down, and Uchiha Obito remained vigilant, starting to think the same way as Uchiha Madara...
Would Aomi join the Eye of the Moon Plan?
There are so many people in Konoha who love Aomi, and Aomi loves the village so much; it's almost impossible to make him give up everything he has...
It's like before Uchiha Rin died if someone told Uchiha Obito about the Eye of the Moon Plan, he would only think of that person as a fool.
If Uchiha Obito were to kill others for the Eye of the Moon or plan to corrupt others...
He feels no ripple in his heart.
Everyone in this world is guilty, without exception; the Ninja World, which always breeds wars, is wrong from the root of its system!
So, he's just sending those who block his path to Paradise early, and those killed should thank him for it...
This is helping them atone!
But this logic doesn't work on Aomi, and Uchiha Obito remembers what Aomi did for him and Rin, falling into great turmoil...
In his poorest time, it was Aomi who generously provided him with ample funds to take Rin on outings...
Even advising him on how to get along with Uchiha Rin, taking him to buy flowers for his beloved girl.
The most poignant lines in his journal...
Nanhezhu, Short Scroll Street, and many spots he visited with Rin, as well as their cozy little home, all these beautiful things came as gifts from Aomi.
On one hand, there is the only friend still remembered in his heart.
On the other hand, there are the last wishes of his lover before dying.
What should he do?
Uchiha Obito can never give up Rin's pursuit of peace...
But if he really clashed with Aomi, merely thinking about the scene makes Uchiha Obito very annoyed.
He neither wants things to escalate with Aomi nor does he faintly worry that even if it's Rin because of the awakened Dual Kamui, encountering Aomi, it might not work...
Although Aomi doesn't have a Rinnegan like the old man Madara, Uchiha Obito always subconsciously feels, even if Kamui's abilities are incredibly powerful, it seems like he still can't beat Aomi...
Even though Uchiha Obito hasn't seen Aomi in action since Ninja School, there's always this indescribable feeling at the bottom of his heart, almost like a bloodline suppression.
Now, even recalling Aomi's pair of Sharingan, Uchiha Obito imagined looking into them with his Dual Kamui Mangekyo, and his confidence isn't that strong.
Zetsu looked at the two silent individuals, feeling a slight relief inside.
Luckily...
These two still have some last bits of reason.
But what's slightly displeasing to Zetsu.
Is that experiencing the death of Uchiha Rin, Uchiha Obito, who even dared to take on a rejuvenated, strongly negative-emitted, and Rinnegan-possessing Uchiha Madara, would cool down like being doused with cold water at just the mention of Aomi.