Chapter 204 (1/2)

After Tobi entered a state of ”Hibernation”, Ryo interestingly started observing the changes his soul received.

Everything in the Ice World was connected to Ryo's Spiritual Energy, and any change that Tobi was to receive was also to be detected by Ryo.

After Ryo noticed it was hibernating, Tobi's soul began adapting with the cold of the Ice World! It was something like no other; the soul began to feel slightly more and more like the rest of Ryo's world!

Ryo knew that there was no direct way to distinguish between a transformed White Zetsu and the real person, but this was beyond his belief! He did not expect such changes could apply to the soul itself!

The Genes Orochimaru has extracted existed in the bodies he had, and they had a Shape Transformation effect that seemed to be key to this. He was working on replicating the effect, and finding ways to distinguish which is which. However, things seemed to no longer be that simple. This wasn't just the body's morphing; it went even further beyond!

Ryo removed the Ice around the soul , and Tobi was awake again in no time.

This time as well, Tobi still did not learn his lesson, asking Ryo immediately: ”Ryo Yamanaka, what are doing?”

”I'm just saving Rin and Obito; it's as simple as that!”

”What? Are you breaking your deal with Madara sama?”

”Perhaps. However, when I made that deal with Madara, I don't remember you being there! How did you know about that?”

Ryo guessed that Tobi's memories might be shared with other Zetsu and wondered: How come that's the case when his soul is independent?

Of course, Tobi did not answer Ryo's question, but the latter wasn't going to waste time on him. He controlled Ice and Snow of the Ice World to surround his body, leaving only his head apparent.

Then, Ryo used the secret Yamanaka clan Jutsu to read his memories.

Tobi didn't have many of those. He knew that he was born only around a year or so before this meeting.

He was summoned from the Gedo Mazo by Madara, who used him to cultivate Hashirama's cells. He had been injected previously with the vitality and fragments of consciousness of the Juubi. That, along with Yin and Yang from Madara and Hashirama's Chakra, gave birth to Tobi's consciousness and to the other White Zetsu.

He was indeed in some sense a result of Madara's experimentation, just as he was part of Kaguya's before him.

He successfully made this being, which was to be a continuation of his will.

Ryo understood Tobi's value. Till the end, Madara could not fully trust Obito.

It was a shame that even in the Manga, Madara never expected that the life he thought he created did not only carry his will, and that he would be betrayed by Black Zetsu.

In fact, he had always regarded Black Zetsu as an extension of his will, and had no doubts in him.

Ryo continued going through Tobi's memories, but never found anything worth knowing!

The Zetsu's secrets, details on their transformation technique; these things were actually not there!