Naruto World, a certain dark corner.
The recently reanimated Madara had originally wanted to see how he and Obito would confront the truth of the past.
He was quite looking forward to this scene, wondering what kind of expression that fellow Obito would make upon learning the truth.
However, Madara now watched the video, seeing his future self overwhelming Naruto and Sasuke, and observing his own transformed state.
Madara knew that in the future, his plan had succeeded; he had successfully been resurrected, collected the nine Tailed Beasts, and stuffed them into the Gedo Statue to turn it into the Ten-Tails.
He had also successfully become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, possessing power comparable to the Six Paths Sage.
Now, his counterpart in the video was about to open the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi, and he would become the Deliverer.
"Hahahahahahaha!!!!"
Uchiha Madara laughed loudly as he watched his future self. He felt a long-lost joy, though he had known he was destined to succeed.
In this era where Senju Hashirama had already vanished, he didn't believe anyone was his match; none of the current so-called Kage were any match for him.
"Congratulations, Lord Madara." Black Zetsu offered some timely flattery; Uchiha Madara was currently his only hope for resurrecting his mother.
Thus, with Obito's betrayal, the Five Great Nations being on guard, and Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke certain to be trained with priority...
Black Zetsu felt it was no longer safe to stay in the Akatsuki Organization, even though Pain—or rather, Nagato—showed signs of wanting him to stay.
However, Black Zetsu truly didn't care for a mere substitute.
"Let me witness the world of Infinite Tsukuyomi," Uchiha Madara said, appearing quite excited. He looked forward to the peaceful world described by the Six Paths Sage.
Magical Girl Illya World.
"It's starting."
As Miyu watched Six Paths Madara begin to execute the plan, she seemed to understand something in a vague sense; the main event was about to unfold.
"Yes, it's starting, the Infinite Tsukuyomi project." Illya nodded slightly, then she showed a rather troubled expression as she looked at Miyu. "But Miyu, there's something I don't quite understand: why is he pursuing a world of illusions?"
After watching three videos related to the Naruto World, Illya had a decent grasp of the situation.
Uchiha Madara wanted to create a world of genjutsu, a perfect world where people would find their own happiness.
Even though the real world was cruel, Illya didn't understand if a false world of illusions was necessarily better.
Even as a child, Illya knew that dreams must eventually end; Uchiha Madara couldn't possibly be unaware of that logic.
"Perhaps, he has despaired."
Miyu looked at Uchiha Madara in the video, and the scene of him being pierced through the body by Senju Hashirama flashed through her mind. She spoke calmly, "Being betrayed by the person most important to him... I believe this existence named Madara has completely despaired of this world."
"Therefore, he intends to seek his own peace. Though this peace is false, for him, it might be the best option."
At the thought, Miyu's eyes became slightly distant. she felt a sense of empathy because she wasn't from this world.
She was a 'person' from another world, an existence belonging to another world.
That world had left a very poor impression on Miyu; the only beautiful part was her brother... Uchiha Madara being betrayed by Senju Hashirama was probably similar to how she once thought her brother had betrayed her.
Of course, Uchiha Madara was truly betrayed, whereas she had not been betrayed by her brother; he had always loved her, so Miyu's heart was filled only with happiness.
"The best?"
Illya didn't quite understand Miyu's words, but she could roughly grasp what Miyu was trying to say.
"It's almost at the end~~ Let's see who the final person behind the scenes is~"
magical ruby was also quite expectant as she said, "I have a feeling a god-tier plot twist is coming. Will it be the Black Zetsu Miyu mentioned? Or that Kaguya who has been appearing in the background?"
"I think it might really be the Six Paths Sage," magical sapphire remarked slightly. "After all, such a reversal would be quite shocking to some."
"If that's the case, it'll be too boring~~~~"
magical ruby twisted her body in the air; she clearly didn't like the idea of the Six Paths Sage being the god-tier twist.
One-Punch Man World, inside Saitama's home.
"Ah, the final moment is arriving."
At this point, even Saitama was a bit excited. Once Infinite Tsukuyomi was over, it would basically be the finale.
What would ultimately come out? He hoped it wasn't just Uchiha Madara versus Naruto and Sasuke, because that would be too uninteresting.
"Yes."
Genos shared Saitama's thought. He was equally interested in the final ending because the previous video titles had more or less given hints.
Or they gave a generic title where the important characters appeared from the start and fought each other, so everyone could more or less understand the content.
death note and no game no life were both like that, but this time was different.
There were simply too many characters appearing, and the same went for the masterminds.
At first it was Uchiha Obito, then Uchiha Madara, later the Six Paths Sage and his mother Kaguya appeared, even Naruto and Sasuke were suspects, and then there was that Black Zetsu from the beginning until now.
Countless people watching the video were wondering who the true person behind the scenes was.
Now it seemed they were finally reaching the conclusion; how could Saitama and Genos not be excited?
Although Tatsumaki still maintained an air of indifference on the surface, one could tell from her expression that there was no way she truly didn't care.
The video continued to play.
Seeing the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan in the sky, Sasuke's expression changed drastically. He manipulated his Susanoo to quickly fly down, using its wings to shield Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura Haruno.
Madara, high in the sky, smiled and said, "Now! Become one!!!"
"Whir—!!"
The Nine-Tomoe Sharingan on Six Paths Madara's forehead moved, and simultaneously, a peculiar power was unleashed.
In the video, centered on the moon with the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan, the camera slowly zoomed out, and a woman appeared in the frame.
She wore a mysterious'smile,' as if looking down upon the Ninja World.
Then, the moon emitted a blindingly bright light.
In that moment, the darkness of night dissipated.
The moon in the sky seemed to turn into a sun, and as its light fell upon the ground, the Rinnegan appeared in the eyes of countless people... They all raised their heads to look at the 'moon'.
Though this 'moon' was emitting a blinding light at that moment, it gave off an ominous feeling.
"Those eyes."
Below, after Senju Tobirama broke free from his restraints, he looked at the Rinnegan in the eyes of Yakushi Kabuto, Orochimaru, and the others. He looked up in shock and said, "Could it be that Madara's technique has already succeeded?!"
At the same time, countless people in the Ninja World were struck by this light.
Whether they were standing outside or hiding indoors—even animals like cats and dogs—once they were hit by this light, the Rinnegan likewise surfaced in their eyes.
Six Paths Madara said very calmly, "This light can penetrate shadows; no one can hide. Furthermore!"
Six Paths Madara clasped his hands together and said with great seriousness, "God: Nativity of a World of Trees!"
All over the Ninja World, countless trees erupted, binding the people who stood motionless in place and tying them to the trees.
However, those caught in the technique seemed to retain their consciousness. Among them, Hyuga Hinata called out in her heart: 'My body won't move, Naruto.'
"!!!!!"
Naruto seemed to sense something and instinctively wanted to rush out.
But Sasuke grabbed him and said seriously, "Naruto! Not now!"
The Black Zetsu on the outside also remarked with some surprise, "The light didn't penetrate that Susanoo?"
"Does that guy's Rinnegan actually reign superior to this technique?"
Inside the Susanoo, Sasuke looked at Naruto and said very seriously, "You can't go out now. If not for the Susanoo created by my eyes, you would also be trapped by that guy's genjutsu."
"Besides, that guy's shadows are still out there. If you or I get caught, everything will be over. Wait for an opportunity!"
Naruto's expression was one of great reluctance; he gritted his teeth but eventually nodded in agreement.
And above, Six Paths Madara wore a very happy smile as he spoke, "Good! A dream world without ominous Chakra begins!!"
Subsequently, through Sasuke's words, it could be understood that everyone outside was now under the genjutsu, living within a dream.
The video showed several brief scenes depicting people's happiness; within their respective dreams, they had obtained everything they desired.
Family, love, friendship, dreams, gourmet food, and so on... They didn't feel it was a false world; instead, they felt it was a real world, and within it, they had gained what they wanted most.
Outside the video, Naruto World.
"Hahahahahahahaha!! It succeeded! It finally succeeded!"
The reanimated Madara let out a wild laugh, feeling incredibly excited and moved.
That's right, this was his ideal world. Everyone could get everything in the world of genjutsu, and as the Deliverer, he had saved this Ninja World created by the Six Paths Sage.
Everything would return to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, where people could obtain everything they desired.
In that world, there would be no war, no death, no Pain—only the most beautiful of everything.
Hashirama!!! I have succeeded!!!!!!
Uchiha Madara was ecstatic; this video was telling him that all of this was his doing, and his future self had succeeded.
That was why Uchiha Madara was so emotional at this moment; he was walking on a path of justice.
At this moment, he even wanted to reanimate Senju Hashirama just to let him see how happy these people were under his control!
"..."
Black Zetsu fell silent at this moment because he felt something was not quite right. Why hadn't the video ended yet?
Reasonably speaking, based on his understanding of the video creator, the video should have ended after Uchiha Madara activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Could it be? Does he still have to deal with Naruto and Sasuke first?
Or will the Six Paths Sage finally appear?
Or rather... Black Zetsu vaguely felt a trace of unease. He seemed to have been a bit too hasty earlier; Obito's betrayal had made him feel a sense of crisis, which was why he resurrected Madara.
He hoped to use Madara to kill Obito, and for Madara to use his strength to pressure Nagato, making his already poor health even worse.
When Nagato was on the verge of death, he would take control of Nagato's body and use the Rinnegan to activate the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect Madara, allowing the latter to continue executing the Eye of the Moon Plan.
However, seeing that the video hadn't ended yet, Black Zetsu, who had always been self-aware, began to feel a bit panicked.
The video continued playing.
When the white light vanished, Uchiha Madara looked at the Susanoo Sasuke had released on the ground and said in a very calm tone, "Only they are left."
At that moment, Sasuke also noticed the white light outside had disappeared. He deactivated the Susanoo, and it vanished into thin air.
"As expected, the light didn't penetrate through." Black Zetsu watched this scene with a flat expression, as if he weren't particularly surprised.
"It's over."
Sasuke breathed a small sigh of relief.
Naruto looked at Black Zetsu ahead and said calmly, "It looks like that black guy is fine."
Then, Naruto looked at Sasuke anxiously and asked, "Sasuke, how can we wake everyone up from the Genjutsu?"
Sasuke replied very calmly, "A Rinnegan Genjutsu should be able to be dispelled by a Rinnegan."
Hearing this, Kakashi remarked with some emotion, "In other words, we need to use Sasuke's left eye."
"In your dreams!" Black Zetsu's voice was hoarse. "Now, it'll all be over once we deal with you!"
BOOM—!!!!!
At that moment, Uchiha Madara jumped down from the sky. He looked at Naruto and Sasuke with a smile and said, "I, the Deliverer of this world, shall finish this!"
"Madara!"
Naruto watched Madara descend from the sky, his voice sounding exceptionally solemn.
"The eye on his forehead..." Sakura Haruno also saw the eye on Madara's forehead, her expression filled with surprise.
"Be careful," Sasuke warned at that moment. "His four shadows have already surrounded us."
"I know," Naruto nodded, indicating he understood.
Six Paths Madara slowly stood up and said seriously, "I won't let you make another move. I have severed the causality of this world and isolated people's distress, pain, and emptiness."
Naruto shouted back in anger, "That's absolute nonsense!!!"
Six Paths Madara's expression turned slightly cold as he looked at Naruto. "Naruto, you are obstructing everyone's happiness."
"Look, in this world where all Ninjas no longer fight, I have turned hell into heaven. Hashirama's mistake has finally been corrected by me!"
Seeing Six Paths Madara constantly mentioning the First Hokage, Sakura Haruno questioned, "What mistake exactly did the First Hokage-sama make?"
"You Ninjas of Konoha would likely be unwilling to admit it." Six Paths Madara's tone was subtle, but perhaps because his ideal world had been built, he was quite patient. "But in the end, Hashirama did indeed fail in the transformation of the Ninja World."
Six Paths Madara reminisced about the past as he looked at Naruto, Sasuke, and the others. "In the beginning, Hashirama and I had the same goal, and we started acting together. We wanted to change things."
"A Ninja World where even young children had to go to the battlefield."
"The two of us established the hidden village."
The scene shifted to the Konoha Village of that time, where both Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama were present.
At that time, Uchiha Madara could still show a rather gentle smile, unlike now—cold, heartless, and unscrupulous.
Six Paths Madara's voice continued.
"But this failed to bring true peace. People cannot be honest with one another; fear, suspicion, and hatred can never be stopped."
"My proposal was rejected, and the Ninja World moved toward Hashirama's ideal. But what happened after that?"
"The fighting between Ninjas never stopped. Not only did it not stop, but the establishment of hidden villages allowed military power to increase, and the fighting expanded to the scale of Great Wars, with countless casualties."
"The First Great Ninja War, the Second Great Ninja War, the Third Great Ninja War... the wars never ceased. This is the Ninja World Hashirama created."
Speaking to this point, Six Paths Madara's voice grew heavy, but he soon said calmly, "Though ultimately, I was the one who provoked this Fourth Great Ninja War."
"Exactly," Sakura Haruno looked at Six Paths Madara and rebuked him, "So many people died because of you!"
At that moment, Black Zetsu moved, slowly approaching Six Paths Madara.
Six Paths Madara felt nothing. Facing Sakura's words, he said indifferently, "I proposed that you hand over the Tailed Beasts obediently. Now, everyone is inside the God Tree, having their own happy dreams. They are all in their ideal worlds."
Sasuke looked at Six Paths Madara and questioned, "Is this your ideal world? You've merely given everyone a false dream."
Facing Sasuke's questioning, Six Paths Madara said quite solemnly, "From the long history of Ninja warfare, I have eliminated conflict in the role of the Deliverer."
"..."
Naruto and Sasuke fell silent for a moment.
Looking at the two of them, Six Paths Madara said calmly, "Accept reality. It's all over."
"Hm?"
Naruto frowned slightly.
Then, in the next second, a black hand pierced through Six Paths Madara's heart from behind.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This scene was shocking. Both the people inside the video and those outside widened their eyes.
What happened?!!!! What on earth is going on?! Madara's conscious incarnation attacked Madara?!
"You're wrong, Madara."
Black Zetsu's hoarse voice rang out, tinged with a hint of pleasure. "You are not the Deliverer, and this isn't over yet."
!!!!!! Six Paths Madara's pupils trembled as his Rinnegan looked back at Black Zetsu.
'I can't move.'
That was Six Paths Madara's first thought.
"What's going on?!" Sakura Haruno was completely bewildered by the scene before her.
But Black Zetsu's hoarse voice continued, "What makes you think you're different from Obito, someone who can use everything? Don't you find it laughable to think that only you are special?"
"Madara! You are actually in an illusory dream too! One that I painted for you!"
"Black Zetsu!" Six Paths Madara shouted in fury. "What are you saying? I created you! You are my consciousness!"
"You're wrong about that too." Black Zetsu looked at Six Paths Madara and said with great delight, "My consciousness belongs to Kaguya!"
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