"It's alright, it won't die. This is my new vehicle!"
Spiral Zetsu caressed Sasuke's face with a strange, crazy expression.
But right at that moment, Sasuke on the table seemed to be stimulated, slowly starting to regain consciousness.
"Ara~ It seems Sasuke is about to wake up!"
Spiral Zetsu exclaimed joyfully.
Seeing this, Black Zetsu was also surprised for a moment, then immediately tidied his appearance and approached Sasuke.
He prepared to use his unparalleled cunning and captivating voice to deceive Sasuke; after all, he was the only pawn that could be used now.
And as long as Sasuke wanted to take revenge on Konoha, wanted to recapture the resurrected Itachi, wouldn't he have no choice but to obey his orders!
It was just that Black Zetsu understood the character of most ninjas; Sasuke was different from Obito, more easily influenced by persuasion than coercion.
Empty threats would only make Sasuke resist madly.
Therefore, he needed subtle and convincing lies.
Fortunately, Black Zetsu considered himself an expert in lies and deception.
Even Indra's previous successor, Madara, could be easily manipulated; let alone just the boy Sasuke, he could definitely be controlled!
"Aah... My body hurts so much..."
"I..."
Sasuke slowly regained consciousness, feeling pain all over his body.
It was as if he had been forced to work hard for days without stopping!
"I remember fighting against my brother and Naruto..."
"Where is this?"
Sasuke was still confused, his memory only went back to the moment he was fighting the resurrected Itachi.
He didn't know what happened afterward, didn't know that he was kidnapped by Spiral Zetsu and brought to this hiding place.
"Sasuke, you're finally awake! Do you still remember me? I am Zetsu..."
Black Zetsu approached Sasuke, trying to smile kindly, preparing to begin his lies. But just as Sasuke saw Black Zetsu...
Kotoamatsukami!
Sasuke instantly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and used his eye jutsu.
Amaterasu!
Instantly, Black Zetsu's body was engulfed in the black flames of Amaterasu, completely enveloping him.
The Black Zetsu attached to the Zetsu body wasn't wearing any clothes. So he couldn't use the simple trick of 'taking off his clothes' to avoid this 'strongest flame'!
More importantly, Black Zetsu was completely unguarded!
He didn't expect that Sasuke, whom he cherished so much, would suddenly betray him!
Kisame's betrayal could still be understood; he did have contact with an unknown enemy, although he didn't know how they persuaded him.
But Sasuke was different; all his movements were monitored by Zetsu.
He never had contact with the enemy, so why would he betray him?
Until this moment, Black Zetsu hadn't thought of Kotoamatsukami, thanks to Itachi's perfect acting that made him think Kotoamatsukami was used on Naruto...
Similarly, Sasuke, who used Amaterasu, was also confused.
He had no intention of killing Black Zetsu; he didn't even know him, only knew that this half-black, half-white creature was a member of Akatsuki.
But when he saw the remaining body of Black Zetsu, his body and consciousness moved on their own.
As programmed by Kotoamatsukami, he instantly activated Amaterasu!
In fact, his right eye's doujutsu, Kagutsuchi, was also used, transforming the black flames of Amaterasu into a tight cage, preventing Black Zetsu from escaping!
"Sasuke, no-don't!"
"Don't kill me!"
"I know many secrets, we can work together..."
"I can help you get revenge, destroy Konoha, kill Danzo, help..."
Black Zetsu thrashed in the Amaterasu flames, begging and trying to persuade Sasuke.
This was no joke.
This was the last part of his body; if it was really burned by Amaterasu, he would truly die!
Black Zetsu wasn't afraid of death, only afraid of disappointing his mother, of not being able to revive his great mother!
As long as he could live, even if he had to whine to a ninja, it didn't matter...
Unfortunately, his pleas were ignored by Sasuke; the illusion of Kotoamatsukami prevented him from intervening!
He could only watch Black Zetsu burn alive by his Amaterasu.
Even though in his heart, Black Zetsu's offer to destroy Konoha was very tempting...
"Nooooo—!"
"I don't accept this, it's impossible for me to lose! I..."
"Aaaaah..."
"Mother, forgive me..."
In just over ten seconds, amidst screams of pain and regret, Black Zetsu and the Zetsu body he was attached to were burned to ashes!
Not a single trace remained.
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On the other side.
The resurrected Nagato and Naruto.
"So, Itachi, you pretended to use Kotoamatsukami on Naruto, but actually used it on Sasuke? So that Sasuke could kill the remaining body of Black Zetsu that might be hiding?"
Itachi nodded; this was indeed his plan.
"That's right. But how did you know he wasn't dead yet? I wasn't sure, but Leader said that creature was born from Yin-Yang Release, and has an undying nature like the Bijuu..."
"So what we saw wasn't necessarily the real body, or at least not the complete one. I left a contingency on Sasuke just in case. He desperately wanted to get Sasuke, so it was unlikely he would be wary of Sasuke himself."
"As soon as his remaining body appeared in front of Sasuke, Kotoamatsukami would activate, and Amaterasu would burn him to death!"
Itachi couldn't predict the future. He was just careful enough and good at analyzing information.
Remember, even Orochimaru, who escaped as a small snake after being sealed by Totsuka no Tsurugi, died from the Amaterasu that Itachi prepared. This time, how could Itachi underestimate Black Zetsu, who was even more cunning than Orochimaru?
"I see..."
Kisame sighed.
How cunning!
Genjutsu users were truly ruthless! Kisame and the others really thought Naruto was controlled by Kotoamatsukami.
It seemed impossible to beat Itachi's acting in this regard...
"Itachi, good job!"
Nagato also praised him; he didn't care about the method.
As long as Black Zetsu was truly dead, the new Akatsuki organization was united, and the agreement with Tenshou Sennin was fulfilled, that was enough!
As for Sasuke?
He was just a poor Uchiha child who was a victim of Konoha; Nagato had no intention of hurting him.