The funny thing is that Black Zetsu wasn't really a "son" in the normal biological sense.
According to the manga, Kaguya Otsutsuki created Black Zetsu directly from her own will and chakra shortly before she was sealed.
He was essentially a living manifestation of her consciousness, designed to carry out her plans and eventually bring her back.
Think of it less like giving birth to a child and more like creating a clone, an extension of herself, or a living piece of her soul.
That's why Black Zetsu called her "Mother." Not because she had another child through a human father, but because she literally created him from herself.
In a way, Black Zetsu was closer to Kaguya's living backup drive than her biological son.
He existed for one sole purpose: to manipulate history and resurrect her.
How did Vhagar hide this fast behind that Tower and how did he shoot up this
fast with his weight and size? It doesn’t make any sense in my head.
Is Vhagar some kind of Antman that can modify his size?
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🚨 Hiruzen Protected Naruto, But At What Cost?
I think the answer was mostly about protection, but not in the simple way people usually mean.
We need to understand that Minato had a lot of enemies during the Third Shinobi World War.
If the entire village openly knew Naruto was the son of the Fourth Hokage, that information could have spread beyond Konoha and made Naruto an even bigger target for enemy villages and anyone connected to Obito's attack.
Hiruzen probably believed that keeping Naruto's parentage secret gave him a better chance of surviving childhood.
The sad part is that this protection came with a huge cost.
Naruto wasn't just carrying the 9 tails. He also grew up without knowing who he was or why people treated him differently.
Hiruzen chose village security and secrecy over Naruto's emotional well-being. Whether that was the right choice is debatable, especially since Naruto ended up isolated anyway.
There's also a political angle. Right after the 9 tails attack, emotions in Konoha were running high.
Revealing that the Fourth Hokage sealed the beast into his own son might have raised difficult questions and tensions that the leadership wanted to avoid.
Keeping everything classified was the easier option for maintaining stability.
What makes Hiruzen such a controversial character is that his decision wasn't completely unreasonable, but the outcome was tragic.
He protected Naruto from some dangers while failing to protect him from loneliness.
In the end, Naruto paid the price for a secret that was meant to keep him safe.