After countless nights, the chakra once scattered among ordinary people was finally reclaimed. Today, the seal of humiliation would be broken.
"Guided by the infinite Moon—the fragments bound to her body shall merge once more into a single whole!"
"Awaken! Progenitor of chakra!!"
"All-powerful goddess!!"
"My mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!!"
Madara Uchiha's agonized screams rang out without end. Within Naruto's consciousness, the Uchiha clansmen watched the scene unfold in complete silence.
In the end, Madara Uchiha was nothing more than a "sacrifice."
Neither the Adult Obito he had used nor the Rebellious Obito felt any satisfaction from revenge. Instead, they understood all too well the sorrow of being treated as a pawn, deceived and manipulated, just as Madara himself had been.
It was nothing more than Black Zetsu using Madara Uchiha, Madara Uchiha using him in turn, and then Obito using Nagato the very same way.
No one had the right to judge another. Not a single one of them had truly lived with clarity.
The grotesquely swollen body suddenly shrank. Snow-white hair fell straight down, framing wide sleeves and an exquisite face. Thick brows, white eyes, crimson lips. Slender, elongated arms, delicate finger bones, even the nails so refined they seemed unreal, as if they did not belong to this world.
'This is…'
'The mother of the Sage of the Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki…'
'Kaguya!!'
'The woman who possesses both Byakugan and Sharingan!!'
'No… she likely possesses all the chakra and every Kekkei Genkai in this Ninja World.'
'The progenitor of chakra. A god even more omnipotent than the Sage of the Six Paths!'
'How are we supposed to defeat a being like that?!'
'Even the Sage of the Six Paths and his brother were completely powerless against her!!'
...
Nothing was more overwhelming than facing Kaguya in battle with one's own body and soul. The sense of despair was absolute.
In the blink of an eye, even the surrounding space could be shifted at her whim.
Nature itself was entirely at her disposal.
It was as if all order existed because of her.
Space, time, and not to mention the various chakra attributes: wind, water, fire, earth, lightning, yin, and yang.
Her will, her thoughts, were absolute commands.
Sasuke's complete Susanoo, as well as their Six Paths power, were utterly ineffective against Kaguya.
Black Zetsu's account revealed everything about her.
It also thoroughly proved that Madara Uchiha's belief—that without chakra, there would be no war—was fundamentally wrong.
Because before Kaguya descended upon this planet, there was no chakra in the world. No ninja, no ninjutsu, no ninshū, and certainly no ninja villages or clans.
Yet conflict in this world had never ceased.
Black Zetsu said,
"To revive Mother, two conditions are required: the God Tree and the Rinnegan. Only by possessing both can Infinite Tsukuyomi be released and Mother freed from her humiliating seal."
"The God Tree was split into nine Tailed Beasts and scattered across the world. As for the Rinnegan, it requires the fusion of Indra's and Ashura's chakra. That is why I laid my plans over a thousand years, in order to make use of Indra's descendants, the Uchiha Clan."
"Those foolish creatures should be honored to become protagonists in my story. For thousands of years, no one ever realized that I altered the stone tablet the Sage of the Six Paths left behind for Indra. They even stupidly believed it was the Sage's path of salvation for them, convinced that taking the eyes of their kin was the way to cure the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"They firmly believed that 'only Infinite Tsukuyomi is the true way to save the Uchiha Clan.'"
"A bunch of stupid, overly sensitive trash."
As the Uchiha listened to Black Zetsu's voice, fury surged straight to the tops of their heads.
The image of the fan-bearing clan glory pierced deeply into their souls.
"Indra and the Uchiha, Ashura and the Senju. Under my guidance, their struggle continued for over a thousand years. They hated one another, engineered conflict, and yet desperately longed for peace at the same time. Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were exactly such people."
"Under my plan, Izuna Uchiha died. Madara Uchiha gradually came to hate this world, and through the Uchiha stone tablet I prepared for him, he began to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan."
...
"Oh, right. He even foolishly thought I was his own consciousness, that he himself had created the White Zetsu."
"What an idiot. Those White Zetsu were nothing more than ancient humans who had once fallen under my mother's Infinite Tsukuyomi. I simply extracted them from the husk of the God Tree and handed them over to him."
!!!!!
The Uchiha Clan was thrown into shock.
Those tens of thousands of White Zetsu fighting against the Allied Shinobi Forces were actually humans from ancient times?!
This truth also made the expressions of both the Adult Obito, who had long been directing the White Zetsu, and the rebellious Obito turn ugly.
As for the young Obito, the moment he imagined that part of his own body contained White Zetsu components, his face instantly turned green. Did that mean he had inexplicably fused with humans from thousands of years ago?!
"I manipulated Madara Uchiha. Madara Uchiha manipulated Obito Uchiha. And Obito Uchiha manipulated Nagato. Every one of them believed they were saviors, but in reality, they were nothing more than pitiful tools I used. Mere actors in the story I created to save my mother."
"Hehehe. From your point of view, they weren't just not saviors. They were complete and utter villains."
As the Uchiha listened, they felt pain and sorrow for their fate, yet at the same time, they could clearly sense Naruto's anger.
That anger was for Nagato, for Obito, and even for Madara Uchiha and the entire Uchiha Clan.
That someone was suffering and raging on their behalf filled the Uchiha with complicated emotions. They understood Naruto Uzumaki's personality better than anyone.
"We… and this ninja world…"
Naruto lowered his head and suddenly spoke to Black Zetsu.
"This was never a story written by you!!"
Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto, Shisui, Itachi, Obito, young Sasuke, Inabi… all of them froze at Naruto's words.
They had been drowning in grief, yet Naruto's will forcibly pulled them back.
Feeling his hands grow numb as they slowly came together, Naruto Uzumaki forcibly formed hand seals under control!
"I'll prove it to you right now… the ninja world is a story we write ourselves!"
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"It's useless! You won't be able to touch Mother at all!"
Naruto ignored him and shot Sasuke a glance.
"Cover me, Sasuke. I've still got one ultimate technique I haven't used yet!"
Itachi: Ultimate technique?!
Shisui: We've all existed within Naruto's consciousness, yet we never noticed he was still hiding an ultimate technique. Is he bluffing?!
Even the several Obito Uchiha present, along with Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, the younger Uchiha combatants, and the older generation of ninja, all froze in shock.
That Naruto Uzumaki…
He really was the kind of person who always appeared when everyone was at their most desperate, bringing with him new hope.
What an incredible young man.
Sasuke said, "Are you sure this is really okay?"
Naruto replied, "Don't worry. I spent even longer training this move than I did learning the Rasengan."
What a confidence-inspiring exchange. If only we had been a little braver back then, taken the initiative to connect with Konoha, and formed stronger bonds with more comrades…
"Take this!"
Under Sasuke's cover, Naruto and his shadow clones charged straight at Kaguya.
Black Zetsu warned, "Be careful, Mom. This brat has a lot of tricks."
That warning turned out to be anything but unnecessary. Kaguya activated her Byakugan to respond cautiously, causing Naruto Uzumaki to be seen with absolute clarity in her vision!!
The Uchiha who existed within Naruto Uzumaki's consciousness all felt a surge of excitement, desperately hoping he could turn the tables at this very moment!!
They were practically itching to pop open their Sharingan one by one, just to get an early look at the secret technique Naruto had hidden deep in his heart…
Thirteen-year-old Itachi Uchiha widened his eyes!
Even the elite ninja Shisui Uchiha couldn't help but tense up!
Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, the Uchiha…
In short, aside from Sasuke Uchiha—who had already experienced the Fourth Ninja World War and could only press a hand to his forehead and sigh inwardly—every single Uchiha had their nerves stretched tight!
"Sexy Jutsu!!"
All of a sudden…
The atmosphere changed completely.
Pink mist billowed all around.
That sweet fragrance.
If there was no mistake…
It was the scent of love.
What do you mean "pink"? That was clearly peach-colored!
Time seemed to slow to an absurd crawl…
Shisui Uchiha suddenly felt a chill run through his body. Wait, wasn't this a volcano crater? Wasn't magma still erupting below?
Fine, the upper body feeling cold was one thing, but why was the lower half too…?!
Only thirteen-year-old Itachi Uchiha understood what was happening. Almost instinctively, he made a desperate attempt to cover things inside Naruto's consciousness, managing the front but not the back.
Young Itachi: S-save me...
Obito Uchiha: ~!@#¥%...!!!!
Mikoto Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha felt only mild embarrassment. After all, knowing they weren't the ones doing this made it somewhat easier to accept.
As for the young Uchiha who suddenly realized their clothes were gone—these were people burdened by a three-ton idol image! The very embodiment of the clan's honor and dignity, a group of proud, high-status elites!
At this moment, every one of them was like a flustered young girl, forced into an involuntary photo shoot, their minds completely blank!!!
Then, they heard their own voices.
In an impossibly gentle and alluring tone, they spoke in unison:
"Reverse Harem Technique?~"
The tense atmosphere instantly froze. With her Byakugan active, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki stared blankly at the pale, naked bodies before her...
Child Sasuke: Um… you absolute, unbelievable idiot...!!!