When Tō opened her eyes, Naruto and Sasuke were awakening beside her. The three exchanged looks and broke into smiles. Naruto and Sasuke had undergone something like the Rikudō's teachings—and possibly gained great power.
Tō smiled, too—a smile of liberation.
Turning her gaze to Madara Uchiha, who stood like a living Rikudō, she quietly remarked, "Honestly, your dream is bullshit."
Madara's expression froze. "My illusionary world—the Infinite Tsukuyomi—it is perhaps the greatest world. Wait and see, you'll understand when it's complete."
Tō scoffed. "Bullshit!"
Hearing that, even the resurrected First Hokage was speechless. Tō pointed toward the armies of shinobi gathering in the distance and then looked at the Rinnegan in Nagato's hand, now returned to Madara's concealment.
"Why are they here? Because they refuse to live in your illusion. Because it isn't real. Sometimes we lose ourselves for the sake of circumstance—like forcing a calm face before our parents when furious—but trying to explain that to someone like you is pointless."
She inhaled deeply. Then, calmly: "Ever been hit by a Light Kick?"
Madara blinked—but in the next instant, a beam of light exploded through space and struck his chest. A thunderous blast sent him flying, sparking a massive tidal wave.
Tō appeared in Madara's previous spot, casually rolling her chin with a smile. "See? That's what a Light Kick feels like. Not bad, right?"
Madara recovered, unleashing the full power of the Six Paths. His chakra roiled like multiple-tailed beasts, and his Rinnegan bulged as he stared at Tō, studying her every move.
Tō merely smiled and turned slightly. "You guys can stand down. I've got this one."
At that moment, the Fourth and Second Hokage vaulted toward Tō using Flying Thunder God. In reaction, Madara swung the Truth-Seeking Orb past Tō's chest—but her form shifted into a beam of light. Although the orb sliced through where her body had been, her finger flicked toward Madara.
A laser shot out and sliced through Madara's shoulder. If he weren't so quick, it would have gone straight to his heart.
The Hokage ceased their approach, smiling quietly. "Looks like we aren't needed."
Tō's half-visible palm then reached out and slapped Madara's shoulder, releasing a dramatic explosion. A massive wave erupted in the distance as her luminous form reassembled and streaked toward him like a beam.
With her Natural Fruit power at peak, Tō became immune to ninjutsu—and her infinite chakra kept her in peak condition.
As Madara rose, Tō appeared before him with a grin, throwing a punch. He blocked with his rod, but the punch released a shockwave that knocked both him and the rod back over ten meters.
Madara absorbed the pressure: Tō's strength had suddenly skyrocketed—she could manifest Sage Mode, and her chakra made even him wary. Mixed with her strange jutsu, he was overwhelmed. Recovering his stolen Nine-Tails chakra now seemed impossible, and he risked being sealed or killed.
Tō formed seals and shouted, "Thousand-Armed Jutsu!"—two colossal Buddhas appeared before Madara, even more massive and powerful than the ones summoned by Hashirama.
Madara was stunned, unfocused. Tō continued: "I detected your Rinne Tensei's Hell boundary—and you haven't even tried using your Storm or Yin-Nature Lightning Style?"
Madara gasped—Tō sounded like she knew his entire technique set, possibly through her Sage-enhanced chakra senses.
Tō then joined her hands, shouting: "Sage Art: Supreme Buddha!" Dozens of colossal arms pushed outward, releasing powerful air blasts in all directions—and simultaneously firing multiple lasers.
The attack shattered the air and earth, fracturing reality around Madara. Even his retreating arms trembled to attention. With so many lasers firing, he simply couldn't dodge. A beam pierced his chest, and he collapsed into the sea as the Buddhas vibrated reality.
The ocean erupted violently, waves soaring 50–60 meters skyward before crashing down. A typhoon kicked up, winds and spray scattering across the battlefield. Even fighters far away had to brace themselves, expending massive chakra to stay standing.
Deidara whispered in awe, "How much chakra does it take to cast something like that?"
Sasori smirked nervously, "Enough to kill you dozens of times…"
Slowly, the sea calmed. Tō steadied herself, coughing, then snapped her fingers. With the power of the Wire Fruit, she lifted the severely injured Madara with taut chakra lines, truly sealing him.
"The Human Ten-Tails Jinchūriki cannot remain in existence," she declared. "It's better to separate the Tailed Beast." Then, her hand slapped Madara's chest, drawing his chakra.
Madara was shocked—and helpless. He couldn't break free; he was gravely wounded after multiple laser hits and the Supreme Buddha's arms. Tō's chakra far exceeded even the Ten-Tails itself.
As the chakra was drawn out, Tō's pupil slowly took on circular patterns, just like a true Rinnegan.
Once the Ten-Tails chakra was fully extracted, she formed seals and summoned a Wood Dragon that wrapped the Ten-Tails in chains. Her palm struck the beast again, and more chakra flowed out.
She shouted: "All Jinchūriki—come forth!"
One by one, they appeared. Remarkably, none had died, evoking shock in Chōjūriki Killer Bee: "So you aren't dead!"
The Nine-Tails was drawn to Naruto; the Ten-Tails struggled against the wooden chains, and Tō's chakra was vastly superior, preventing escape.
With all the beast chakra bound, Tō's Rinnegan was fully awakened—the third "eye" resembling that of the Ten-Tails, complete with nine tomoe.
She shouted the final jutsu: Chibaku Tensei—hundreds of boulders launched skyward, gathering the Ten-Tails into a massive moon-like sphere hovering above.
"This… this is incredible," she murmured, smiling. "Madara, your Tsukuyomi Project has ended."
Finger flashing, she decapitated Madara, taking his Rinnegan. She gazed at the assembled Jinchūriki and softly said, "The Great Ninja War… is over. I wonder if this moon I created can be inhabited… probably?"
[The End]