FVN Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Black Zetsu: Mother Was a Traitor to the Otsutsuki Clan!?
Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Black Zetsu: Mother Was a Traitor to the Otsutsuki Clan!?
chapter 298: chapter 298: black zetsu: mother was a traitor to the otsutsuki clan!?
on the border of the land of fire, urashiki sat quietly on the edge of a cliff. below him lay a wide, flowing river. in his hand, he held a bright red fishing rod.
the fishing hook dangled in the river below, giving an air of serenity. since the day he joined forces with the akatsuki to invade konoha and got defeated by akira, urashiki had stayed here, fishing quietly.
he used this time to recover from his injuries and found a deep sense of calm within himself. it felt peaceful, and urashiki truly enjoyed it. thus, he had spent these past days in this tranquil spot.
by now, urashiki could feel that his wounds were mostly healed.
a gentle breeze passed by, making the surface of the river below glisten in the sunlight. suddenly, urashiki's fishing rod twitched slightly. with a lift of his hand, a large fish flew out of the water!
urashiki caught it mid-air, a carp weighing at least seven or eight pounds.
"you've grown pretty big, haven't you? lucky for you, i'm not hungry today," urashiki said, patting the fish's head. he then unhooked it and threw it back into the river.
the tranquil atmosphere returned. urashiki resumed sitting quietly, but after a short while, he suddenly spoke, "who's there? come out, stop hiding."
as his voice fell, a shadowy figure, pitch black and seemingly a part of the darkness itself, emerged from the grass nearby. the figure had no visible facial features, merely a dark silhouette.
"the product of yin-yang release fused with spiritual willpower, is it?" urashiki glanced at the figure and spoke calmly, instantly recognizing black zetsu's nature.
"impressive, as expected of a member of the otsutsuki clan," black zetsu responded with a tone filled with admiration.
whether he was impressed by urashiki's ability to sense him or by his capacity to see through his true nature, the praise was ambiguous.
"oh? from the way you talk, it seems like you know a lot about the otsutsuki clan," urashiki said, for the first time properly looking at black zetsu.
"i know a little, here and there," black zetsu nodded.
"that's impossible," urashiki said, raising an eyebrow. "in this timeline, there shouldn't be any otsutsuki other than me... wait."
urashiki's face grew contemplative, and then something dawned on him. he narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing black zetsu. "you... you know kaguya-hime, don't you?"
as soon as urashiki spoke the name, black zetsu felt a spark of delight in his heart. "so, he knows mother, kaguya, after all."
but, before black zetsu could respond, urashiki shook his head again. "something doesn't add up. kaguya arrived on this planet over a thousand years ago. how would you know about her?"
"i'm satisfied with the information you've given me. but surely, you didn't come all this way just to give me this information out of goodwill, did you?" urashiki asked, shifting his gaze
back to black zetsu.
"a favor? is that what you want to know?" black zetsu thought. truthfully, he wasn't here for personal gain-he had wanted to enlist urashiki's help in freeing his mother. but now, knowing that kaguya was considered a traitor, black zetsu was eager to keep her existence
hidden.
he knew he needed to ask for something, otherwise urashiki would never believe he was acting without any ulterior motive.
after a moment of thought, black zetsu finally spoke, "your fishing basket, i found it interesting."
as he spoke, black zetsu extended his hand and pointed to urashiki's fishing basket. "i saw you extract chakra from others and store it in that basket, turning it into these pills. could you perhaps give me one of them?"
to be honest, black zetsu didn't really understand what those pills were, but they seemed valuable to urashiki. it was the only thing he could think to ask for.
"oh? you took a liking to my pills? quite an eye you have," urashiki said, raising an eyebrow
in surprise.
after a moment's hesitation, he reached into his fishing basket, rummaging around before pulling out a pill the size of a dragon's eye. he held it in front of black zetsu.
"i'm not unreasonable. since you've given me information i wanted, i'll give you what you
asked for," urashiki said.
"thank you," black zetsu said, taking the pill with both hands.
but as soon as he did, he noticed that urashiki was still staring at him, making it clear what he
expected next.
black zetsu sighed inwardly, realizing what he had to do. he opened his mouth and swallowed the mysterious pill.
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