Chapter 218

And at this moment, Black Zetsu was groaning in despair,

He finally remembered.

In the past, whenever he appeared,

It was always when Indra's will had sunk into despair, at his most confused moment!

This one isn't even Indra!!

The key point is, he has no confusion at all right now,

In some ways,

He has even surpassed the First Hokage Asura and Indra!!!

After grabbing Black Zetsu in one hand,

Hashirama Senju finally had the chance to closely examine Black Zetsu!!

Staring at Black Zetsu's bodily structure,

Hashirama Senju couldn't help but murmur in amazement!!

Such an exquisitely perfect Yin-Yang Release technique,

Who on earth was the legendary figure that created Black Zetsu!?

Just from Black Zetsu's current hardened body,

Ordinary ninjutsu couldn't harm him at all!

This body was clearly forged by a technique beyond the Six Paths power level!!

And when Black Zetsu saw himself captured by Hashirama Senju,

He was utterly frozen with terror!!

This reincarnation of Asura,

Doesn't treat him as a person at all!!

Black Zetsu had hidden in the shadows of the ninja world for so many years,

When had anyone ever treated him with such contempt!!

Though his heart burned with endless resentment,

At this moment, Black Zetsu dared not show even a hint of it!!

When under someone else's roof, you must bow your head,

Especially since,

He himself still needed something from Hashirama Senju!!

And as Hashirama Senju gazed at the Black Zetsu before him,

He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Your body is strange… entirely crafted from Yin-Yang Release."

"And… your body shows no trace of any other power."

"…It's as if someone hastily created you but never finished the job…"

Hashirama Senju's gaze continuously swept over Black Zetsu's body,

As if trying to discern exactly how he was created!!

And Black Zetsu, faced with Hashirama Senju's cold, objectifying stare,

Could only force a weak smile.

But at the same time,

A flicker of hidden fury and venom flashed deep in his eyes!!

If he ever got the chance,

If he could seize even the slightest opening,

He would make Hashirama Senju pay dearly!!

He didn't want to become this way himself!

He simply had no choice!!

If he could,

He wished he could be exactly like Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo or Ōtsutsuki Hamura!

But when his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, was sealed away,

She truly had no spare power left,

So for him to barely come into existence was already miraculous!

This was the deepest source of Black Zetsu's rage,

If only Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura hadn't sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki,

Kaguya Otsutsuki would never have been left with insufficient power,

And he would never have become what he is now!

It's all the fault of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura!!

And now,

Both of them are dead,

So their sins must be repaid by their sons!!

"Cough, cough, none of this matters…"

"Put me down first—I have something to tell you!"

Black Zetsu pointed his finger at the hand gripping his arm,

he said with an awkward, sheepish grin.

Hearing this,

Hashirama Senju loosened his grip,

releasing Black Zetsu.

"What I'm about to tell you is rather bizarre."

"But I want you to know that all of it is true."

"You are the reincarnation of Asura, the second son of the Sage of Six Paths…"

"And I… am your uncle. The Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo, is my brother…"

"The Sage of Six Paths had a mother; she is the progenitor of chakra and the very end of ninjutsu!"

"She spread the power of chakra to the world with a compassionate heart, yet that fellow Otsutsuki Hagoromo has been coveting her all along!!"

"Driven by greed for his mother's power and position, he and his other brother Otsutsuki Hamura sealed her away!!"

"It was precisely his greed that caused this world to lose its savior, which is why so much war and chaos has arisen!!"

"And now, only you can rescue mother from the seal, inherit her power, and bring hope back to this world!! …々「 …"

"Hashirama Senju, only you are worthy of inheriting this power and bringing hope back to the world!"

Watching Black Zetsu's impassioned, heartfelt performance,

Hashirama Senju himself nearly couldn't hold back his laughter.

Fortunately, he had already met the Sage of Six Paths,

and he had also sensed the aura of Kaguya Otsutsuki on the moon!!

Otherwise,

after those few speeches from Black Zetsu,

he might really have been taken in by him!

Although he couldn't be certain what the Sage of Six Paths was thinking now,

Hashirama Senju could be certain

that Kaguya Otsutsuki was certainly no savior!!

And she was absolutely not the selfless, noble being Black Zetsu made her out to be!

Just from sensing her once on the moon,

Hashirama Senju knew

that this kind of aura could never belong to some selfless, benevolent deity!!

And now, with Black Zetsu's sudden appearance,