One Piece: Three Fruits, Starting with the Dark-Dark Fruit

Not everyone in the Akatsuki knew about Madara Uchiha's existence. Compared to Hidan, who was completely bewildered, Itachi Uchiha suddenly raised his head after hearing the news of Madara's death, a glint of light flashing in his crimson Sharingan eyes.

Black Zetsu's round eye widened even more. He had waited hundreds of years to finally achieve this relatively smooth situation. Obito was still a crucial pawn in this game. If Obito really died, then his plan would probably end in failure again.

Even someone as cunning as Black Zetsu was finding it hard to accept, and he directly questioned Pain, the Deva Path.

"Are you sure? With Madara's abilities, how could anyone in the ninja world possibly kill him?"

After saying this, Black Zetsu suddenly thought of when Obito went to Konoha to cause the Nine-Tails' rampage. If it weren't for White Zetsu, Obito would have died at the hands of the Fourth Hokage.

Thinking of this, Black Zetsu couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Could it be that another powerful ninja with strong space-time ninjutsu has appeared in the ninja world?

When Black Zetsu questioned Pain, the Akatsuki members all looked at him with surprise. However, what surprised them even more was that Pain not only wasn't angry at Black Zetsu's attitude, but instead calmly responded...

"That's the truth. The person who killed him was an existence with unimaginable power. He also stole the tailed beast jinchūriki that was originally captured."

"He's collecting tailed beasts too? Do you know who he is?"

Faced with Black Zetsu's barrage of questions, the Heavenly Dao didn't indulge him this time. It raised its hand and unleashed a Myriad Manifestations Heavenly Pull, drawing him in.

Snapped!

Black Zetsu had his neck gripped by the Deva Path. Due to his unique physical structure, he wasn't particularly afraid of the Deva Path's abilities. He didn't struggle, but simply stared at the Deva Path's Rinnegan and said...

"So you've already fought that person, right, you who possess the Rinnegan..."

"I lost."

Tendou calmly announced the outcome of the battle, and everyone in the cave was shocked. They had all experienced the power of the Rinnegan, which was beyond the scope of ninja combat and could be called the power of a god.

However, even such power could be defeated. Just who was the opponent?

Black Zetsu had fallen silent, while the Heavenly Dao continued speaking at a leisurely pace.

"He also has a pair of powerful eyes, eyes that radiate golden light, like a burning golden sun. They not only possess abilities similar to mine, but are also several times more powerful."

After calming down, Black Zetsu pondered these words carefully.

Its abilities are similar to the Rinnegan...

It has a golden glow...

Could it be...!?

A pair of azure eyes flashed through Black Zetsu's mind—the ultimate form of the Byakugan, the Tenseigan!

When the Hagoromo and Hamura brothers fought against Kaguya Otsutsuki, Hamura, who inherited the Byakugan, had not yet evolved it into the Tenseigan. Black Zetsu knew about the Tenseigan because he had been wandering the ninja world for hundreds of years afterward, reading through the records of various major clans.

People like the Uchiha and Hyuga clans were definitely key targets of Black Zetsu's observation. There were records of the Tenseigan in the Hyuga clan, but the information was very limited. As an advanced version of the eye power, the Byakugan is different from the Mangekyou Sharingan, which evolved from the Sharingan. Once the Byakugan evolves into the Tenseigan, it directly targets the ultimate eye technique, the Rinnegan.

As an ultimate eye technique, the Tenseigan is slightly inferior to the Rinnegan in terms of functionality, but it possesses far more terrifying destructive power. If Nagato truly encountered a Tenseigan user, then the matter would make sense.

While Obito's Kamui Mangekyou Sharingan is powerful, he would most likely be doomed against the Tenseigan. Nagato's Rinnegan, on the other hand, was not his own. Not only could he not unleash its true power, but the years of use had also taken a toll on Nagato's life. It was simply impossible for him to fight against someone who had awakened the Tenseigan.

Moreover... generally, those who awaken ultimate eyes like the Rinnegan and Tenseigan usually possess their own unique eye techniques... How did Nagato survive against someone who awakened the Tenseigan?

Seeing that Hei Jue remained silent, Tian Dao narrowed his eyes and asked...

"Do you know those eyes?"

Black Zetsu didn't hide anything and spoke up.

"That should be the Tenseigan, just like the Rinnegan, both being eyes of the gods."

Upon hearing the name Tenseigan, Nagato was surprised and confirmed that Black Zetsu was indeed extraordinary and deeply hidden. Someone who knew such secrets must have a bigger scheme.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha silently recited the name of the Tenseigan in his mind. This was definitely a major piece of information, and he had to find an opportunity to send the news of the Tenseigan back to Konoha.

Hidan then started yelling at Kakuzu again.

"Hey! I think I've heard something incredible. Are there really eyes in this world even more terrifying than the boss's Rinnegan? Should we continue?"

Kaku ignored Hidan, his brows furrowed. In all his years of life, this was the first time he had ever heard of the Tenseigan. The situation had far exceeded his comprehension.

At this moment, everyone's attention was once again focused on Black Judgment, and the Heavenly Dao said coldly,

"Since you know about the Tenseigan, then continue. I want to know more about these eyes."

In a sense, Hagoromo and Hagoromo were Black Zetsu's older brothers, and Black Zetsu didn't have a good impression of them. He gathered his thoughts slightly and slowly began to speak.

"As you know, the Rinnegan is the eye of the legendary Sage of Six Paths, and the Sage of Six Paths had a younger brother whose eye is the Tenseigan..."

Black Zetsu slightly altered the events surrounding Hagoromo and Hagoromo, and simply recounted them to everyone. Even the Heavenly Dao was stunned when he heard these events. After Black Zetsu finished speaking, the cave fell silent, and even the most boisterous Hidan remained completely still.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Nan was the first to speak.

"So, we have absolutely no chance against the Tenseigan?"

Black Zetsu didn't want to dampen Akatsuki's morale, after all, they still needed Akatsuki to complete the collection of the Tailed Beasts, but that was the Tenseigan! He didn't want to be too harsh, so he could only grit his teeth and say...

"It's not like there's absolutely no chance of winning. We still have the Rinnegan. This defeat only means you haven't been able to fully unleash the power of the Rinnegan yet. As long as..."

Before Black Zetsu could finish speaking, the Heavenly Dao suddenly uttered another sentence that instantly caused Black Zetsu's brain to shut down.

"That man told me to tell you that your mother has come out."