"..."
Zetsu stared speechlessly at the child in front of him, who was wearing a spiral-patterned one-eyed mask and a black cloak with red clouds. Most strikingly, the single visible eye...
Mangekyō Sharingan!!!
"How is it?" Uzumaki Jun spun around in front of Zetsu and asked, "Does it look convincing?"
Convincing? Convincing what??
Zetsu frowned, confused. "What are you doing?"
He had just emerged when this Uzumaki brut immediately summoned this cloak and put it on, then asked if it looked convincing??
What was the meaning of this?
"Uchiha Madara!!" Uzumaki Jun asked. "Do I look like Boss Madara?"
"...Madara-sama has black hair..." White Zetsu replied helplessly. A red-haired kid asking if he looked like Madara-sama?
There were no redheads in the Uchiha clan!
"Oh, right, I forgot to deal with the hair!" Uzumaki Jun suddenly realized. After all, Ōnoki had seen Madara before. If he went out like this, there would definitely be problems.
"System, do you have temporary hair dye?"
"Yes. Ten reputation points. Lasts one day, full coverage."
"Fine. Deduct the points for however many days it lasts. Just make sure it doesn't fade these next few days."
"Understood."
"..."
Black Zetsu stared blankly... Wait, he couldn't see...
This White Zetsu...
Was he an idiot??
Was this about the hair? Was this really about the hair??
The real question was—what was this kid planning now?
And that Sharingan...
Just what was going on here?
Could it be that the Uzumaki clan had inherited the Sharingan from the Ōtsutsuki line, but it was just very hard to awaken? Until this genius came along...
Indeed, an eight-year-old Kage!
A true prodigy!!
"What exactly are you trying to do?" Black Zetsu asked sternly.
"Nothing much. Just promoting the company." Uzumaki Jun said casually.
Promoting the company??
What did that mean?
And...
How did his hair suddenly turn from red to black?
"What about the Sharingan?" Zetsu pressed. This was his biggest concern. He hadn't expected this child to possess the Mangekyō...
He had to report this to Madara-sama immediately!!
"Oh, this?" Uzumaki Jun fiddled with his eye, and a red, transparent object appeared in his right hand...
"Just colored contacts. Want some? One million ryō per pair!"
"Totally fake, no real effects!"
"..."
Zetsu stared blankly at the object in Uzumaki Jun's hand. So this Mangekyō was just... that?
Since when did such things exist in the shinobi world??
And...
What was the point of this??
Looking cool??
"What are you really trying to do?" Black Zetsu asked solemnly. Their plans couldn't afford any disruptions right now!!
"I already told you, promoting our organization. And letting the shinobi world tremble once more under the might of Boss Madara!!" Uzumaki Jun put the contact back in and said, "It's all for the sake of our organization!"
"..."
So what exactly are you planning?
"By the way, do you want some?" Uzumaki Jun asked. "The cloak is free, but you'll have to pay for the contacts yourself."
The contacts and cloak only cost one reputation point each, but...
Could reputation be bought with money?
One million ryō was already cheap!
"I noticed our company doesn't have uniforms. That's bad for corporate culture, so..." Uzumaki Jun spun around again. "How's my design?"
Since Akatsuki didn't exist yet, there were no copyright issues with the outfit!!
"Hmm, not bad!" White Zetsu examined it seriously and nodded. "Black with red clouds. Very stylish!"
"..." Black Zetsu suddenly felt the urge to split from White Zetsu and punch him. Was now the time to discuss clothing??
The real issue was...
"I need to ask Madara-sama first," Black Zetsu said.
"Relax, I'm just spreading the word about Madara-sama's undying spirit. He'll approve," Uzumaki Jun said dismissively.
"We're all on the same side here. We wouldn't harm you."
This was also a good opportunity to test the waters with the Sharingan...
He wondered how the Uchiha clan in Konoha would react. Or rather...
What would Hiruzen Sarutobi think!!
Zetsu opened his mouth firmly. "No. This matter must be discussed with Madara-sama. If he doesn't allow it, I won't help."
"Fine, I'll do it alone," Uzumaki Jun said casually. Having Zetsu around would just mean an extra cheerleader. One more or less didn't matter. He was just informing them that he'd be borrowing Madara's name.
"#￥%...&"
Black Zetsu had some choice words he couldn't say out loud. He was starting to regret recruiting this kid. He was nothing but trouble!
If the whole shinobi world found out Madara-sama was alive, and...
Zetsu glanced at Uzumaki Jun. And still this young and powerful...
What if the villages stopped fighting each other and united to take down Madara-sama first?
What if they only resumed their wars after eliminating this living legend?
Wouldn't all his efforts be meaningless then?
"Coward!" Uzumaki Jun scoffed at Zetsu. "Fine, I'll just call myself Uchiha Shin then!"
If they were going to be this timid, why even dabble in the underworld?
Since the white-haired, knockoff Uchiha Shin hadn't appeared yet, borrowing his name shouldn't cause problems... right??
"..."
If you're not a coward, why not just call yourself Uzumaki Jun??
"Where are you going?" Zetsu asked helplessly. He might as well keep an eye on him. Otherwise, who knew what chaos he'd cause!
"Iwagakure!" Uzumaki Jun grinned mysteriously. "And put on this cloak."
"Uniforms make the team look professional!"
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[Uchiha Shin is real character, search in google]