Black Zetsu felt immense psychological pressure.
Because now it was facing the most agonizing moment in a millennium.
Originally, the Akatsuki organization was about to collect all the Tailed Beasts to resurrect the Ten-Tails, and Yakushi Kabuto had told it that he would soon reanimate Uchiha Madara in his prime.
By then, they only needed Uchiha Madara to be truly resurrected, become the Ten-tailed Jinchuriki, and launch the Infinite Tsukuyomi to gather Chakra, thus saving Otsutsuki Kaguya.
Dawn was just within sight.
Suddenly, someone drew a black curtain.
In one night, Nagato suddenly sacrificed himself and perished;
In one night, Yakushi Kabuto colluded with Uchiha Obito to snatch the Rinnegan, the Gedo Statue, the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki, and Uchiha Madara's body, and incidentally took Uchiha Sasuke along as they defected, and now even Yakushi Kabuto's shadow couldn't be found;
In one night, Black Zetsu profoundly realized the darkness of human nature.
It was all for naught, how it always had immense trust in Yakushi Kabuto, even going so far as to tell him about Uchiha Madara possessing the Rinnegan!
Was this how Yakushi Kabuto was going to treat it?
How could this world have people like Yakushi Kabuto!
The ninja tactics are too deep, and human hearts are too complex. Black Zetsu never imagined that anyone could deceive it, let alone do so successfully!
The anger couldn't be suppressed by a thousand years of self-restraint.
The most frustrating part was that the Uchiha Clan only had Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Sasuke left, always teetering on the brink of extinction, which meant that Black Zetsu's chances of reenacting Uchiha Madara's story and obtaining the Rinnegan were very slim...
This was the closest it had been in a millennium to reviving Otsutsuki Kaguya, and it might also become the only opportunity!
Now everything was out of its control.
This feeling was really hard to bear.
Who knew what Yakushi Kabuto and Uchiha Obito were planning?
If they were still thinking of becoming the Ten-tailed Jinchuriki to launch the Infinite Tsukuyomi, that would be fine, but what if Yakushi Kabuto and Orochimaru behind him foolishly decided to cut the Rinnegan into pieces for research?
Unfortunately, Black Zetsu couldn't find their whereabouts at all.
Any White Zetsu that approached Yakushi Kabuto was basically a one-way trip, all used by him as experimental materials or sacrifices for Reanimation.
Thus, Black Zetsu hurried back to the Akatsuki base, its only usable pawns left were Uehara Naraku and Hoshigaki Kisame, hoping to enlist them to mobilize the Akatsuki to help hunt down and eliminate Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto, and Uchiha Obito's group.
Among them, Uehara Naraku was undoubtedly the most critical pawn.
The only troublesome part was, since Nagato sacrificed himself, abandoning the plan to collect the Tailed Beasts, would Uehara Naraku also change his mind and abandon collecting the Tailed Beasts or something?
However, when Black Zetsu heard at the Akatsuki base that Uehara Naraku succeeded as the leader of the Akatsuki organization, it felt a modicum of relief, luckily believing that Uehara Naraku, who always trusted it, still had a chance to remain under control...
But then Hoshigaki Kisame met Black Zetsu and immediately dealt it a blow, claiming that Uehara Naraku also intended to betray the Eye of the Moon Plan.
How was it supposed to continue!
Uehara Naraku was Black Zetsu's only reliable power!
Having heard of Uehara Naraku's slaughter in Konoha, Black Zetsu knew it had to rely on Uehara Naraku to defeat Yakushi Kabuto, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Obito, hoping to regain control over the Rinnegan and the Gedo Statue.
"Kisame, can you confirm Uehara Naraku's betrayal of us?"
Black Zetsu gazed sinisterly at Hoshigaki Kisame, its voice as if about to devour someone alive: "Or perhaps, is it you who has betrayed the Eye of the Moon Plan?"
To be honest, Black Zetsu really didn't want such a thing to happen.
If that were the case, it would basically have to wait for death.
Hoshigaki Kisame looked at Black Zetsu in surprise, shaking his head: "No, I personally discussed it with Uehara Naraku, didn't you know what happened?"
"What happened?"
"Pain... no, Nagato sacrificed himself!"
Hoshigaki Kisame grinned, laughing lightly as he spoke: "I witnessed Uehara Naraku and his teacher Konan drowning in sorrow. After a brief conversation with him, he no longer cares about the Eye of the Moon Plan and only wants to resurrect Nagato."
At this point, Hoshigaki Kisame continued to grin: "Maybe Uehara Naraku has gone crazy... talking about creating a world capable of having Nagato again!"
"Oh?"
Black Zetsu gave Hoshigaki Kisame a surprised look, suddenly wearing a sinister smile: "In that case, he shouldn't give up on our Eye of the Moon Plan! Why then do you say Uehara Naraku intends to betray us?"
"Because..."
Hoshigaki Kisame slowly drew his Shark Skin Greatsword from behind him, his gaze growing cold: "You, Zetsu-sama, were always the spy planted by Uchiha Obito in the Akatsuki, weren't you? Don't deny it; it was Uchiha Obito himself who leaked this information to others!"
Such intelligence could easily be fabricated.
After all, Uchiha Obito was under Uehara Naraku's control.
Hoshigaki Kisame's voice grew colder: "Uehara Naraku is now very hostile towards you, and he believes you caused Nagato's death, that you have been manipulating us all along!
Even though Uehara Naraku used to want to help you, he never imagined you were a spy sent by Uchiha Obito, deceitfully manipulating us all along!"