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Chapter 227: God Tree, Infinite Tsukuyomi
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Obito mechanically obeyed Konan's command.
Floating in mid-air, he extended his right hand downward with a dull gaze. The palm of his hand suddenly tore open, and a mass of extremely dense chakra spewed out. It expanded in the wind, its volume increasing dramatically. It twisted and deformed in mid-air, taking on a shape familiar to all the ninjas present—the Ten-Tails!
Boom!
It smashed into the ground. The earth shook violently, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
"That guy..." Hiruzen frowned deeply. "He absorbed the Ten-Tails and then released it again. What is he doing..."
His gaze shifted from the Ten-Tails to Obito in mid-air. "The special chakra cloak and the black spheres are still there. It seems he is still the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and retains its power..."
"Monkey..." Tobirama thought for a moment. "The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is an existence beyond our understanding. We cannot view it as a normal Jinchuriki."
"Moreover..." He scrutinized Obito and Konan floating beside him. "This Ten-Tails Jinchuriki... seems a bit stiff. He looks like he's being controlled..."
"What?" Minato was startled and said gravely, "The Ten-Tails Jinchuriki's aura is terrifyingly strong. His power must exceed the level we can understand. If such an existence is being controlled by unknown means, then the White Tiger's strength..."
He couldn't imagine it, nor could he describe it. The enemy's power was in another dimension. This brief battle had ended long ago. The four Hokages, along with the reanimated Madara Uchiha, had all been defeated. There was no hope of victory left.
The only thing they could do now was witness the enemy's subsequent moves...
Roar—!
The landed Ten-Tails revealed its complete form. After letting out a roar to the sky, its body suddenly spiraled and condensed toward the center. Its hideous head, giant claws, and single eye disappeared visibly, merging completely into its body. Its skin hardened and darkened, its body elongated, taking on a pillar-like shape.
It was transforming into the God Tree!
The ground rumbled and trembled incessantly. The form of the Ten-Tails could no longer be seen; instead, a rapidly growing tree stood in its place! Roots broke through the surface, extending deep underground.
Half a minute later, the commotion stopped. A gigantic tree stopped growing, towering into the clouds. Its size was frightening. Every ninja stared blankly at this towering giant tree. It was so tall and vast that the top couldn't be seen!
"Are... are you kidding me... The Ten-Tails we were fighting... actually turned into a giant tree?"
"A Tailed Beast becoming a tree? Does it have to be this magical..."
"I can't take it... What happened tonight is too bizarre. Someone slap me twice, I want to see if I'm dreaming..."
"Tch! Just bite your own tongue and you'll know..."
"Sensei..." Hiruzen stared at the God Tree in shock. "The Ten-Tails can actually turn into a tree. Then does that mean the Tailed Beasts..."
Tobirama nodded gravely. "Even though Tailed Beasts have existed for a millennium, we still don't know the secrets behind them. Now it seems all Tailed Beasts are likely parts of this giant tree... But..."
He scrutinized Konan on the other side. He wondered how she knew these secrets. Her actions from the start had a clear purpose. It seemed everything was leading to the manifestation of this giant tree. What exactly was this tree, and what goal was she trying to achieve through it?
Matters were completely beyond Tobirama's scope of understanding. The intelligence was too scarce to even make a guess. He could only continue to observe.
In mid-air.
Alex carefully sensed the state of the God Tree and Obito, his mind relaxing slightly. Obito still had Ten-Tails chakra inside him; he was still the Jinchuriki. He maintained a connection with the God Tree below.
Now that the God Tree is here, the next step is the Infinite Tsukuyomi...
Obito continued to execute Konan's command. He suddenly flew higher into the sky.
Snap!
With his right hand, he forcefully snapped off the white horn on his forehead that was obstructing his vision. He tilted his head back, his Rinnegan staring directly at the moon in the sky.
The smooth center of his forehead suddenly cracked open. Then... like an opening eye, a blood-red eye appeared.
It was the Rinne Sharingan!
The moment it appeared, the bright moon instantly turned blood red. Nine massive pitch-black tomoe appeared simultaneously. The pupil power of the Rinne Sharingan was projected onto the moon's surface!
The moon... turned into a gigantic eye looking down on the ninja world!
This terrifying scene completely shattered the composure of all the ninjas below. They stood dumbfounded, minds blank. Stunned beyond words. What was happening in the sky had destroyed their worldview, exceeding the limits of their comprehension.
"The moon actually turned red! Is this going to—"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before Tobirama could finish his question, the blood moon in the sky suddenly blasted out infinite white light. Instantly, the night sky was as bright as day.
Infinite Tsukuyomi... Activated!
Using the moon as a medium, the ultimate Genjutsu—Infinite Tsukuyomi—was cast upon the entire ninja world!
"Sensei!" Hiruzen shouted in horror. "Look at them!!"
Tobirama looked in the direction of the voice, his heart shaking violently, unable to maintain his perpetually cold expression. He saw the ninjas hanging on the white branches. Whether they were from Konoha or other villages, their eyes had all become dull and lightless. Ripple patterns, ring after ring, appeared in their eyes.
"Genjutsu?!" Tobirama said uncertainly, looking around rapidly. He found that all ninjas, without exception, were controlled by what appeared to be Genjutsu.
"It's this white light!!" He trembled. "That blood moon with the tomoe is releasing a Genjutsu on the entire ninja world!!"
"Is this your final goal?!!" Tobirama suddenly looked at Konan in the sky. "Do you intend to trap everyone in the ninja world in a Genjutsu, kill everyone, and destroy the entire ninja world??"
Konan ignored him, keeping her attention on the changes in the God Tree.
Rumble!
Just then, the ground began to shake violently. Dense root systems abruptly erupted from the base of the God Tree. They were massive yet flexible, extending and expanding outward at high speed. Following their instinct, they wrapped up all the ninjas in their path with branches.
This time, not even their heads were left exposed; they became brownish-green mummies. Not just on this battlefield, but everywhere else in the ninja world, branches belonging to the God Tree burst from the ground, wrapping up anyone caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
It devoured their chakra and transported it back to the main body. Utilizing the Infinite Tsukuyomi and the God Tree, she was reclaiming the chakra of the entire ninja world. Accelerating the God Tree's growth.
Konan used Obito to issue commands to the God Tree. It wouldn't completely devour everyone's life force and chakra; no one would die.
She floated beside the God Tree. Benefiting from the chakra gathering from all over the ninja world, the God Tree, which had just stopped growing, continued to grow. She looked coldly at Obito as he descended.
Alex flew up. "We still need to recover the Rinnegan."
With lightning speed, he gouged the Rinnegan out of Obito's eye sockets and placed them in a test tube. Without the power of the Rinnegan, Obito could no longer suppress the Ten-Tails chakra within him. His body began to swell into a sphere. The heads of Tailed Beasts squeezed out of his body surface one after another.
Konan had already recalled the Mental Sphere she had placed inside him. The Ten-Tails chakra was completely out of control, and the Tailed Beasts inside Obito instinctively wanted to separate and escape.
"Your mission is complete. It's time to utilize your last bit of value."
Konan huffed coldly and reached out her hand. Infinite gravitational force enveloped his body, violently throwing Obito into the roots of the God Tree on the ground. As a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he was a decent sacrifice for the God Tree. Massive roots immediately wrapped around Obito, instinctively devouring the chakra within him.
Alex took out the 17 Tailed Beasts collected from two parallel worlds. He would use the power of these Tailed Beasts to feed the God Tree and accelerate the ripening of the Chakra Fruit.
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