章 632: 595. Truth behind Kaguya’s Actions
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Doubts appear in Izuna's mind after hearing Black Zetsu's words.
'Kaguya had a stillborn. Then why don't those old fellows know about their dead sibling? Did Kaguya hid it from them?' Izuna ponders.
'Perhaps this might be the result of my interference. A flap of butterfly's wings!'
He quickly turns his attention to Black Zetsu.
"Stillborn?! You call that stillborn?"
Izuna glances at the rampaging Ibaraki, who is demolishing his clones with ease.
Zetsu's lips curl into a smile as he continues.
"That's why he is my perfect masterpiece! Ibaraki was Kaguya's first child- a fusion of Otsutsuki and the filthy human bloodline. However, the power of the Otsutsuki bloodline was too great for lowlife blood to handle. So, Ibaraki was born abnormal. He inherited Otsutsuki's powerful physique, but his blood was still human. As a result, at the time of his conceiving, his blood dried, and he was born as a stillborn."
A cruel smile appears on Zetsu's face.
"How can the puny humans handle the bloodline of GODS? So, a heartbroken Kaguya buried his body with her own hands."
"Oh! Then how come Hagoromo and Hamura were born?" Izuna had some speculations in his mind but he still asked him.
The current situation is no longer in his control. So, he might as well deduce all the information he can to reduce any further variables.
"Hagoromo and Hamura are different from Ibaraki. Ibaraki was born without chakra, However, Hagoromo and Hamura possess chakra, a power that balances the physical and spiritual aspects of the body. When the twins were in Kaguya's womb, she shared a portion of her power with them in hopes of conceiving them successfully. Thus, the twins were born with her powers."
Zetsu reveals the secret of the past.
"However, those two brats, Hagoromo and Hamura, were too ambitious. They wanted to elevate the status of humans around them, since their physique was different from normal humans. They studied their own bodies and found a solution to pass their chakra to the rest of the humans."
"Chakra pathways!" Izuna raises an eyebrow.
"Yes! They subverted the problem of a human's inability to bear chakra by creating a new organ in the human body—the Chakra pathways. Chakra pathways allowed humans to carry chakra and use its immense power. However, no matter how splendid the method, humans have an inherent restriction on them- their bloodline. So, no matter how hard they try, they can never break free from the shackles of their low talent and reach a higher ceiling."
At this moment, he curiously glances at Izuna.
"Now I really wonder, how did you manage to break past that shackle and gain powers greater than even Kaguya?"
"Well, it's a long story full of hardships and bloodshed!" Izuna sighs and shakes his head.
Black Zetsu didn't comment and waited for Madara to finish his transformation.
Even Izuna is helpless at this point. Madara's transformation is unstoppable and at this point, even he can't destroy the latter's body. However, he still has a few questions of his own.
"You said you are the will of the Shinju?" He glances at Zetsu with narrowed eyes.
"Yes, I am the will of the Shinju or to be specific a portion of the Shinju's will!"
"By Shinju, do you mean the enormous tree that's present in the Otsutsuki's Forest of Harvest?" Izuna asks with slight skepticism.
"Oh! So, you even know about that? Now I am more curious about your hardships."
"Hehe… not only have I heard about it. I even saw it up close and even escaped from its grasp after burning its roots." Izuna grins at him.
"You have guts!" Black Zetsu remarks with a frown.
"On that account, I will tell you a bit more information!"
"You are being quite generous!" Izuna raises an eyebrow.
"Haha… the fate of this world and its people is already set in stone. So, it doesn't matter." Black Zetsu cackles.
"Every chakra fruit that the members of the Otsutsuki clan carry to different worlds is a seedling of that tree. Each chakra fruit carries a trace of Shinju's will. The chakra fruit sprouts in a small divine tree and absorbs the Origin Chakra of the place it is planted.
The divine tree is irrigated with the blood of an Otsutsuki and absorbs the Origin Chakra of the world as its nutrition. Once the Divine tree completes its growth, it bears several ripe chakra fruits."
He glances at the remains of the small Shinju tree.
"It is taboo for a member of the Otsutsuki clan to eat a ripe chakra fruit. Kaguya broke the taboo and ate the chakra fruit. This granted her immense power but allowed the will of the Shinju tree to slip within her consciousness without her notice."
Zetsu glances at Madara's body with a mocking smile.
"I slowly altered her thoughts, created a new fear in her mind, and slowly… bit by bit… I altered her personality from a kind, loving, benevolent person to a timid, cruel, bloodthirsty tyrant. I helped her raise the army of White Zetsu to allow me to take over this dimension. However…"
At this point, Black Zetsu's expression turns ugly.
"Before I could complete the plan, I was found out." His eyes turn sharp.
"Those vile toads of the Mount Myoboku interfered. They taught Hagoromo and Hamura the method of controlling their dormant power. This left me with no choice. How could I stand and watch them trample my plans? I took over Kaguya's consciousness and allowed her to fuse with the body of the divine tree to create the Ten-tails," Black Zetsu continues.
"Ten-tails is the safety mechanism of the Divine tree. When the natives of a world are strong enough to resist the takeover of the Shinju tree, the will of Shinju gives birth to a powerful, sentient creature to wipe out the resisting population."
Izuna hears the truth from Black Zetsu's mouth.
'So, Kaguya didn't turn bloodthirsty because of her immense power. This piece of shit manipulated her.'
"Hehe… I can sense the hatred in you!" Black Zetsu grins.
"I still have a few doubts!" Izuna ignores his remark and turns to Ibaraki.
"Why is the Otsutsuki clan so focused on such a small, barren world? Is it because of the Shibai Otsutsuki?"
"Oh! So, you even know about the Shibai Otsutsuki?" Black Zetsu's grin vanishes.
Izuna was slightly taken aback.
'Looks like the importance the Otsutsuki clan places on Shibai Otsutsuki is much greater than my initial estimate. Now, I can't let them have his body at any cost.'
"Haha… You are right! It's exactly because of this. This small, barren world hides Shibai Otsutsuki's body."
He turns to Ibaraki and mutters.
"How do you think I resurrected a dead body and turned it into such a powerful puppet?"
"I see! No wonder!" It finally dawns on Izuna.
"One drop! It just took one drop of Shibai Otsutsuki's blood to turn him into his current form." Black Zetsu continues.
"One drop of Shibai Otsutsuki's blood contained enough vitality to not only resurrect him but also grant him his current strength. Other than the immense vitality, it also possesses a strange power, unique to Shibai."
"It's that strange blood aura!" Izuna's eyes narrow.
The blood aura around Ibaraki has strange power. It can negate most energy-based attacks and is highly resistant to physical trauma. It even strengthens Ibaraki's power and defense. This blood aura was part of the reason Ibaraki could withstand a planet-destroying attack with ease.
'Just how powerful is Shibai Otsutsuki?' Izuna's impression of Shibai changes. His resolve to snatch Shibai's body increases.
'I understand now!'
The pieces of the puzzle finally piece together.
'I always wondered why Isshiki, who has long recovered his power; didn't make a move to snatch the chakra. It's not that he didn't want to, but he was afraid of black Zetsu. Once black Zetsu was out of the picture, Isshiki made his move.'
Izuna sighs as he recalls a Chinese proverb from his past life, a cliché in every Chinese novel he reads.
'A mantis stalking a cicada is unaware of an oriole behind.'
'Black Zetsu has long located Shibai Otsutsuki's body. But for one reason or another, he was unable to communicate with its main body.'
Izuna affiliated it with the sealing of the Gedō statue on the moon.
'So, all these years; Zetsu carefully laid out his plan. However, Isshiki was even more meticulous. All these years, he paid close attention to Black Zetsu's every movement in the dark. None of Black Zetsu's schemes were hidden from him.
Perhaps after the resealing of Black Zetsu and Kaguya; Isshiki dug Shibai Otsutsuki's body from Black Zetsu's lair and then made preparations.
So, Isshiki's promise to resurrect Amado's daughter if she dies wasn't a lie. He planned to use Shibai's blood to resurrect her and make her a vessel of the latter's power. The body will be that of Amado's daughter, but the mind would be Isshiki's puppet.'
A shiver runs down Izuna's spine.
'And here I thought, all these Otsutsuki were barbaric parasites but to think such deep water runs through their clan. Perhaps the people I just fought before were an exception.'
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