Chapter 295: Madara's Jaw Dropped, Miss Kaguya Appeared! (Seeking Subscriptions)
Level 12 Substitution Technique: Within the range of perception, one can swap positions with any object, replacing oneself. If the user's abilities are sufficient, distance is disregarded.
This is even stronger than Uchiha Sasuke's Rinnegan's Amenotejikara.
Because Amenotejikara operates within a certain range, not the range of perception.
And with Sarutobi Asuma's keen perception, coupled with the Sage Trees he planted on Earth and the Flying Thunder God Kunai he deployed, it would truly be impossible to kill him unless the Earth itself was instantly obliterated.
Of course, any Ninjutsu requires activation time and the ability to react before the enemy attacks, and Sarutobi Asuma is no exception.
No matter how powerful a technique is, the one wielding it is ultimately human and cannot be perfect.
Level 12 Substitution Technique +1!
Instantly, a flood of information poured into his mind.
"Causality..."
Sarutobi Asuma smiled. Level 13 Substitution Technique was truly excellent.
It also aligned with his past deductions.
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Battlefield of the Forbidden Life Zone.
The powerful radiance receded, and darkness descended once more.
In the sky, Uchiha Madara looked down at the various colored Susanoo below.
"So many people are still left."
On the ground.
The Susanoo disappeared one by one.
Tsunade, Namikaze Minato, and the others looked around, their expressions extremely grim.
Apart from them, all other ninjas had been captured by the God Tree.
"Uka, how can the Infinite Tsukuyomi be dispelled?"
Tsunade asked.
Not far away, Naruto asked Uchiha Sasuke the same question.
"The Rinnegan's Genjutsu... it should only be dispellable by a Rinnegan."
Uchiha Sasuke replied.
"That statement is only half true!"
Uka stated, "The Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast by the Ten-Tails' Rinne Sharingan. This eye is the origin of the Rinnegan and Sharingan, and also the Kekkei Mōra!"
"Rinne Sharingan?"
Everyone was startled. Senju Hashirama said gravely, "Does that mean the Infinite Tsukuyomi can only be dispelled by the Rinne Sharingan?"
"No!"
Uka shook his head. "The Rinne Sharingan comes from the God Tree. Therefore, as long as someone with a Rinnegan and someone who possesses the power of all the Tailed Beasts join forces, it can be dispelled."
"That's great!"
Naruto rejoiced. "Sasuke, hurry! Let's dispel this Genjutsu together and free everyone from it!"
In the distance.
Black Zetsu heard Uka's voice and was shocked. "How does this guy know all this?"
"I absolutely cannot let them succeed."
Just then, Uchiha Madara descended from the sky with a boom.
"Uchiha Madara!"
Everyone's gaze immediately shifted to Uchiha Madara.
"Be careful, his four shadows have already surrounded us!"
Uchiha Sasuke warned.
"I know."
Naruto said with a deep voice, then shouted, "Uncle Asuma, hurry and tell us, how exactly can we break the Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
"I won't let you make any further moves!"
Uchiha Madara said indifferently, "I have already severed the causality of this world."
"Separated people's suffering, pain, and emptiness!"
Naruto couldn't help but retort angrily, "That's just utter nonsense!"
Tsunade was even more impatient. "Enough with the nonsense! Let's all attack him together, defeat him, and take that Rinne Sharingan on his forehead. The Infinite Tsukuyomi will naturally be dispelled!"
"And..."
"Asuma, you bastard, get out here already, or don't you dare get into my bed again!"
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune instantly blushed.
Senju Hashirama looked utterly embarrassed.
Senju Tobirama maintained a poker face; if he wasn't embarrassed, it was others who should be.
Sarutobi Hiruzen secretly sighed, pretending he hadn't heard a thing.
Sarutobi Shinya wanted to say something to Kakashi and the others nearby, but he had no idea what to say. He broke out in a sweat, his face contorted in an awkward smile.
Naruto and the other youngsters were stunned.
Uchiha Madara was so taken aback by Tsunade's bold declaration that he momentarily forgot what he was going to say.
For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent.
"Ahem…"
Sarutobi Asuma appeared beside Tsunade.
The situation was rather awkward.
He should have appeared like a hero, even if not on a rainbow-colored cloud, to save everyone from peril.
However, he was thick-skinned; if he wasn't embarrassed, then others would be.
"Madara, surrender. You still have one last chance!"
Sarutobi Asuma spoke.
He had already seen Zetsu approaching Uchiha Madara.
And at this moment, Uchiha Madara was completely unguarded.
After all, Black Zetsu was a part of his will; how could he possibly be plotted against by it?
Therefore, Uchiha Madara was quite displeased with Sarutobi Asuma's words.
"Hiding behind others and letting them do the fighting, you gloomy fellow. Now it's only you guys left. The last chance should be yours."
Uchiha Madara said.
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled, "When it comes to gloominess, I can't compare to you, Uchiha Madara."
"Ever since you learned the contents of the Uchiha Clan's stone tablet, you've been plotting. You instigated the Battle of the Valley of the End, obtained the First Hokage's flesh and blood, then faked your death to escape, and transplanted the First Hokage's flesh and blood onto your wounds to gain the power of the Sage Body, or perhaps, the Yang Release power of the Sage of Six Paths, or even the reincarnation power of the Sage of Six Paths' second son, Ashura."
Hearing this, Black Zetsu paused, shocked: This guy knows all of that?!
Sarutobi Asuma continued, "You worked tirelessly for decades. You obtained the Rinnegan but couldn't accept your old age, so you transplanted your Rinnegan into the young Nagato."
"I even suspect that Nagato's parents' deaths were orchestrated by you, all to plant the seeds of hatred in Nagato."
"Then, during the Third Great Ninja War, you chose Uchiha Obito. Using Nohara Rin's death, you guided him into darkness, letting him act on your behalf in the Ninja World, carrying out the task of collecting the Tailed Beasts to revive you."
Upon hearing this, many were greatly astonished, finally realizing that the masked man calling himself Uchiha Madara was actually Uchiha Obito.
Uchiha Madara's gaze swept over Nagato, Konan, Nohara Rin, and Kakashi, a smile playing on his lips. "So, my plan was seen through by you long ago?"
"So, Nagato and Obito were your spies."
"Did you even turn Orochimaru into your spy?"
This statement shocked everyone who wasn't privy to the truth.
Sarutobi Asuma smiled and directly admitted, "Indeed."
"Nagato, Obito, and the others were deceived by you and became your pawns, so I enlightened them with the truth and made them spies hidden in the darkness, enduring humiliation."
"Without them, we wouldn't have been able to gather so much information."
As the one making the decisions, Sarutobi Asuma took responsibility.
Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage, who had intended to question him, fell silent.
Regardless of anything else, Uchiha Madara was suspected of trying to sow discord among the Allied Shinobi Forces. They absolutely could not afford infighting at this moment.
Moreover, if Konoha possessed so much intelligence, especially regarding the Rinnegan, then Nagato being a Konoha spy was perfectly logical.
However, thinking about how the village was almost overturned by Nagato's puppet clones, Ōnoki still felt indignant.
Uchiha Madara glanced at Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage, then looked at Sarutobi Asuma and said, "That White Zetsu you captured back then? He shouldn't know all of this."
"But, none of that matters anymore."
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi is now complete. I have sent those people to an ideal world without war."
"And you, Sarutobi Asuma, are obstructing everyone's happiness."
"Hashirama, look at this world where no ninja fights anymore. Isn't this the ideal we strived for back then?"
"I've turned hell into heaven. From now on, no child will ever step onto the battlefield again!"
"Hashirama, your mistakes have been corrected by me!"
With the last sentence, Uchiha Madara looked towards Senju Hashirama.
Senju Hashirama's expression was complex, but before he could speak, Senju Tobirama coldly retorted, "Is trapping everyone in an illusionary realm what you call peace?"
"You treat everyone like cattle you're raising – is that your idea of peace?"
"From this moment on, not only will no children step onto the battlefield, but no children will be born either!"
"If this is peace, Madara, why don't you go into the false peace you created first and let us see."
Uchiha Madara's expression sank: "Stubborn fool!"
"In that case, I'll take back the Tailed Beasts first, and then make you all members of their ranks. That way, my peaceful world will be perfect."
Naruto immediately snorted coldly: "We will never let you succeed!"
As he spoke, Truth-Seeking Balls materialized behind him, one by one.
However, Sarutobi Asuma wasn't worried at all, because Zetsu was already standing behind Uchiha Madara.
Pfft!
Black Zetsu extended his wicked hand and plunged it through Madara's back, leaving him chilled to the bone.
"You're wrong, Madara!"
Black Zetsu spoke.
Naruto and the others were stunned.
Internal conflict?
Tsunade, Namikaze Minato, Senju Hashirama, and others who knew more thought of the mastermind Sarutobi Asuma had mentioned.
"Is this guy the one?"
Tsunade asked.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded: "It's obvious!"
Uchiha Madara froze, his eyes wide, his expression filled with confusion.
"You are not the savior, and this world does not belong to you!"
Black Zetsu's words were like sharp swords, relentlessly stabbing into Uchiha Madara's heart.
Uchiha Madara rolled his eyes, only to find that not only could his body not move, but he couldn't even use Ninjutsu.
"Madara, on what grounds do you think you're different from Obito?"
"To think that someone who can manipulate everything believes they are special and can save the world – how laughable!"
Black Zetsu said with mockery: "Madara, you too are actually in a dreamscape. They are inside it, and you are outside. And all of this, I painted for you!"
"Black Zetsu, what are you talking about?"
Uchiha Madara still hadn't figured it out, and shouted: "I created you, you are my consciousness!"
Sarutobi Asuma laughed upon hearing this: "Madara, don't you understand yet?"
"This Black Zetsu is not something you created with the Rinnegan at all."
"Like Nagato and Obito, you are also just a pawn!"
Black Zetsu said: "Indeed, as he said, Madara, you are mistaken. My consciousness is Kaguya!"
"Kaguya?"
Uchiha Madara couldn't believe it.
Naruto couldn't help but exclaim: "Kaguya? What in the world is going on?"
Uchiha Sasuke's eyes widened in terror: "The Sage of Six Paths mentioned the name Kaguya."
"That's right, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the mother of the Sage of Six Paths!"
Sarutobi Asuma said.
He looked at Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu: "Madara, the content on the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths that you saw, which belonged to the Uchiha Clan, was altered."
"Black Zetsu, you altered the contents, guiding Uchiha Madara to seize the First Hokage's power, thereby evolving the Rinnegan."
"And to revive Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, you concocted the Moon Eye Plan!"
Black Zetsu stared at Sarutobi Asuma and said in a deep voice: "You are correct. I didn't expect you to know so much."
"I really underestimated you back then. I should have dealt with you during the Third Great Ninja War."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded: "That was indeed the correct choice, but unfortunately, even if you wanted to kill me back then, you couldn't."
When Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu noticed him, he already possessed considerable strength, at least Kage-level, so he wasn't easy to kill.
"That's true!"
Black Zetsu admitted, but then he smiled: "But none of that matters now."
"Even if you know everything, there's nothing you can do to stop it."
Naruto now remembered what the Sage of Six Paths had said, and his expression changed drastically: "This is bad, could this guy be trying to..."
"Uncle Asuma, hurry and do something! This guy is trying to revive an extremely terrifying person, that existence called Kaguya!"
Sarutobi Asuma smiled slightly: "Naruto, don't rush. I know everything. Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, the mother of the Sage of Six Paths."
He looked at the dumbfounded Uchiha Madara, and at Black Zetsu who thought he had already won, and said, "I've been waiting for this moment too!"
Black Zetsu's heart suddenly felt a bad premonition: "What do you mean?"
At this moment, everyone looked at Sarutobi Asuma.
Because even Tsunade and Namikaze Minato, who knew the most, didn't know everything.
Therefore, everyone, just like Black Zetsu, wanted to know the truth.
Sarutobi Asuma naturally satisfied everyone's curiosity and said with a smile, "Many truths are buried in history."
"From the era of the Sage of Six Paths until now, too many things have disappeared in the long river of history, some disappearing naturally, and some being deliberately erased."
"Therefore, it took me a long time to uncover some truths from the fog of history."
"Black Zetsu, you chose Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage because both of them are reincarnations of the chakra of the Sage of Six Paths' sons. It can be said that they possess the power of the Sage of Six Paths, which is the only way to awaken the Rinnegan."
"Then, we can trace history back to the origin of ninjas, the Ninja Sect founded by the Sage of Six Paths."
"Ninjas began to appear from that era, when the Sage of Six Paths passed down the method of chakra cultivation."
"However, even the Sage of Six Paths could not withstand the erosion of time, so he needed to choose an heir for the Ninja Sect, and you took advantage of the opportunity to sneak in at that time."
Black Zetsu was very surprised: "You are very intelligent. You have deduced so much from just a few traces."
"That's right, you could say that the history of the Ninja World was created by me."
Sarutobi Asuma nodded: "Yes, you made the Sage of Six Paths' two sons into enemies, destroyed the world created by the Sage of Six Paths, turned the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan into enemies, and ushered in a long Warring States period."
Everyone looked at Black Zetsu in shock, feeling chilled and angry.
As for Uchiha Madara, he was completely stunned and bewildered.
His past actions had all become someone else's conspiracy, all his ideals and goals were illusory, and his beliefs had completely collapsed.
Senju Tobirama said, "Asuma's choice is completely correct. Such a fellow must be dealt with in one go, otherwise, there will never be peace in the Ninja World."
"Get rid of me?"
Black Zetsu laughed, "Unfortunately, you can't!"
"You have lost your chance."
As the words fell.
The giant corpses hanging in the air suddenly began to vibrate as if their hearts were beating.
"What's going on?"
Everyone immediately became alert and looked over.
Sarutobi Asuma shouted, "Ōtsutsuki Kaguya is about to be resurrected. Prepare yourselves!"
As soon as his voice fell, the hanging corpses began to emit streams of chakra.
"The God Tree is absorbing chakra!"
Senju Tobirama shouted.
"As expected, the so-called Moon Eye Plan is nothing but a huge lie!"
Tsunade asked, "Asuma, will these ninjas whose chakra is being absorbed by the God Tree die?"
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head, "Don't worry, not yet."
At this moment, Uchiha Madara let out a piercing scream.
His body began to be eroded by Black Zetsu's body.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Sasuke also noticed the situation and shouted, "Uchiha Madara's shadow has disappeared!"
Naruto also looked at Uchiha Madara in shock, "What powerful chakra!"
He looked at Sarutobi Asuma and shouted, "Uncle Asuma, that guy is absorbing everyone's chakra. Aren't you going to stop them now?"
Kakashi, who was beside him, said, "Naruto, don't be anxious."
"Asuma's goal is to completely solve the root of the problem, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. If we don't get rid of him, there will definitely be a second, third, or even more Uchiha Madaras in the future!"
Uchiha Sasuke had already thought of this, but he was a little worried, "The Sage of Six Paths said that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's power is extremely great, and Uchiha Madara is still some distance away from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya."
"If Ōtsutsuki Kaguya is resurrected, we..."
The Sage of Six Paths was already dead, but he had awakened the Six-Eyed Rinnegan and given Naruto immense Six Paths power.
Now, the Sage of Six Paths' status in his heart had skyrocketed.
Could someone that even the Sage of Six Paths feared be defeated?
Or, could Sarutobi Asuma defeat her?
Kakashi looked at Sarutobi Asuma in front of him and said, "Don't worry, no one understands the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya better than Asuma."
"It's obvious that Asuma had already anticipated you gaining the power of the Sage of Six Paths."
Naruto was surprised to hear this: "Really?"
Uchiha Sasuke almost rolled his eyes.
Haruno Sakura, standing nearby, couldn't help herself and said, "Naruto, you're too dense."
"Lord Asuma knew about the special bond between you and Sasuke long ago..."
She finally understood why Sarutobi Asuma had given them extra training back on the South Sage Continent.
It was all for this great war.
Otherwise, with their strength at the time, they wouldn't have been able to play a significant role on the battlefield.
"Careful, the chakra is about to erupt from underground!"
Sarutobi Asuma warned.
Immediately after, streams of powerful chakra surged into the sky from beneath the ground.
"Scatter!"
Ōnoki and the others quickly dodged.
The chakra bursts gathered and flowed into Uchiha Madara's body.
However, at this moment, it wasn't Uchiha Madara who was in control, but Black Zetsu.
Sarutobi Asuma watched. Although he could intervene, he didn't.
He was waiting for Ōtsutsuki Kaguya to be revived.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu was laughing gleefully, while Uchiha Madara let out a loud scream.
Although Sarutobi Asuma had greatly reduced the number of people the God Tree could capture, the terrifying amount of chakra and Black Zetsu's erosion were still too much for Uchiha Madara's body to bear.
However, Naruto couldn't help but feel anxious again. "Uncle Asuma, is this really okay?"
"This level of chakra already surpasses the Ten-Tails!"
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled, "The Ten-Tails you saw was just a defective product, incomplete."
"The true Ten-Tails is far more powerful than this."
"After all, you carry half the power of the Nine Tailed Beasts within you."
"Now, the God Tree is drawing power from the captured ninjas, as well as ordinary people and beasts. While it's immense, it still can't compare to the Ten-Tails at its peak."
The strongest Ten-Tails was likely the moment just before Kaguya consumed the God Tree's fruit.
It had absorbed so much of the Earth's Natural Energy that even Mount Myōboku was threatened.
The vast deserts of the Land of Wind, and this vast Forbidden Life Zone, were all creations of the Ten-Tails.
Even the Ten-Tails that fought the Sage of Six Paths brothers later was far more powerful than the current one.
So, they were still a long way off!
Sarutobi Asuma was very calm.
"But..."
Naruto quickly asked, "If this continues, won't everyone die from having their chakra drained?"
Before Sarutobi Asuma could answer, Black Zetsu spoke up, "Don't worry, they won't die."
"Kaguya once used the Infinite Tsukuyomi on people, preserving them alive."
"The purpose was to produce Kaguya's army!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Produce? Army?"
Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"
Kakashi said solemnly, "He's likely referring to White Zetsu!"
"White Zetsu?"
Haruno Sakura's mouth fell open. "You don't mean..."
Sarutobi Asuma said, "That's right, White Zetsu were created using the Infinite Tsukuyomi. They are people from before the Warring States period."
"Indeed."
Black Zetsu laughed, "After all, how could ordinary people fight?"
"These people, through the Infinite Tsukuyomi, transformed into White Zetsu over a long period."
Naruto gritted his teeth. "You mean, everyone will turn into White Zetsu!"
Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama could no longer sit still. "Asuma!"
Tsunade said nervously, "Asuma, if everyone becomes White Zetsu..."
"Don't worry, I won't let that happen."
Sarutobi Asuma replied.
Turning into White Zetsu wasn't something that happened overnight.
At this moment, Uchiha Madara regained his senses, still holding onto a sliver of hope. "Black Zetsu, what are you talking about?"
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi is a jutsu for our Uchiha Clan to bring permanent peace to the Ninja World!"
Sarutobi Asuma shook his head upon hearing this.
At this moment, Naruto could no longer hold back and rushed forward.
"Naruto!"
Uzumaki Kushina exclaimed.
Namikaze Minato was also speechless.
Uchiha Sasuke immediately reached out and grabbed, lightning appearing in his hand, and rushed forward as well, preparing to support Naruto.
Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi also activated their Susanoo, preparing to act.
However, as soon as Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke rushed forward, before they could even make a move, they were tightly bound by white hair.
Black Zetsu chuckled, "Perfect, I'll absorb all your chakra too and welcome Kaguya's arrival!"
At this moment, Uchiha Madara's body swelled and expanded uncontrollably from the immense chakra, while Black Zetsu's body turned into black liquid, constantly eroding and covering, engulfing Uchiha Madara bit by bit.
"Naruto!"
"Sasuke!"
Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Itachi cried out.
Then they attacked in unison.
Sage Art: Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!
Yasakani no Magatama!
The two attempted to cut through the white hair binding Naruto and the others, but their attacks were repelled by other white hairs.
Furthermore, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Kōta, and Uchiha Yashiro, who tried to flank, had their Susanoo pierced by the white hairs.
If Uchiha Shisui hadn't rescued them quickly, the three of them would likely have been ensnared by the white hair as well.
Haruno Sakura tried to rush forward but was held back by Kakashi.
Kakashi activated his Susanoo and fired a Kamui Shuriken, which then severed the white hair.
Uka and Mito attacked in unison, rescuing Naruto and Sasuke.
It was at this moment that Uchiha Madara was completely consumed, and then the black sphere began to shrink.
Under Sarutobi Asuma's gaze, Ōtsutsutsuki Kaguya, using the bodies of Uchiha Madara and the Ten-Tails, was completely resurrected.
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