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The normal time was morning, but when people woke up, they realized something strange—the night hadn't ended.
The moon still hung in the sky.
And it wasn't just there—it was closer. Much closer.
This wasn't normal.
Kitahara Hitoshi stared up at the enormous moon.
Then he looked down at the rabbit beside him, his expression stunned.
It didn't seem to know what was going on either.
So... is this another scheme by Black Zetsu? Or is it the doing of Ōtsutsuki Shiren from the moon?
At that moment, the system prompt activated.
Today's share of the descendants of the younger generation. Chat group opened.
Live broadcast started.
Big Pillar Hanhan: Well… it's finally back again.
Big Pillar Hanhan: I really can't stand being trapped in this Pure Land room any longer.
Big Pillar Hanhan: Tobirama, when your mini-group stream ends, are you going back to the Pure Land?
Senju Tobirama: Ah…
Big Pillar Hanhan: Tobirama?
Senju Tobirama: Hmm… I was reading through documents all night yesterday. A bit exhausted.
Senju Tobirama: But since I'm an Impure World Reincarnation body, I feel much better than I would've before. If it were my real body, my shoulders and neck would've been unbearably sore.
Senju Tobirama: So, all in all, I'm doing alright.
Senju Tobirama: Also, the Uchiha kid and Naruto helped me last night, so it was easier.
Senju Tobirama: Those two are really working hard.
Namikaze Minato: Ehhh!
Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: But isn't it still dark? Why'd the group start already?
Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: We're not in Kitahara-kun's illusion world, right?
Senju Tobirama: Yeah, it's not dawn yet. The moon hasn't left. Wait—wait!
Everyone quickly looked up at the sky.
The sky was an unusual shade of darkness.
A clock sat on a nearby table. It was 7 a.m.
But the sky was still pitch black. The moon gleamed brightly and poured silvery light everywhere.
This had never happened before.
Big Pillar Hanhan: Why is the moon so huge?
Namikaze Minato: This is the first time I've seen it like this too.
Senju Tobirama: No doubt, this is an anomaly.
Kurama:
One-Tail Shukaku:
Big Pillar Hanhan: Nine Tails, Shukaku—do you tailed beasts know anything?
Kurama: I have no idea.
Kurama: This is the first time I've seen it as well.
One-Tail Shukaku: I saw the same scene over in the Sand Shinobi Village.
One-Tail Shukaku: The sky's been blocked by the moon. No daylight at all.
Senju Tobirama: So what we're seeing is…
Tobirama was stunned. This scene was unfamiliar even to him.
Kitahara Hitoshi looked at the little ninja rabbit. "If it's not Ōtsutsuki… then it can only be…"
"Infinite Tsukuyomi."
The rabbit's neck froze at the words.
It had done this once before too.
Infinite Tsukuyomi, followed by the birth of White Zetsu.
Meanwhile…
Near the hidden forests of Rain Shinobi Village, Konan, one of the Akatsuki leaders, silently made her way through the trees.
She was also the shadow of Rain Shinobi Village.
But she moved silently. Her heart had stopped feeling anything ever since Yahiko died more than ten years ago.
It was simple.
She, Yahiko, and Nagato had once been wandering children in the village. They met Jiraiya, who taught them ninjutsu, taught them to survive.
Yahiko was the little sun of their trio. The kind who, after being drenched in rain, would try to shield others from the same suffering.
They had seen too much pain and wanted no other child to go through what they had.
So they wished for peace. And were willing to fight for it.
They formed the Akatsuki organization—meant to bridge the path to peace, to be the dawn of a better world.
But then Yahiko died.
Nagato lost his mind.
Konan knew it was Yahiko's death that caused the spiral.
Nagato made a decision then. He used his Rinnegan to control Yahiko's body, gave him the name of Tendo Pain, and made him the face of Akatsuki.
So the Peace Plan would continue.
Konan thought he had gone mad.
But she accepted it—because they had failed with peace by kindness.
Now, they would try peace through domination.
If peace could not be earned through dialogue, then it must be forced through power.
And that power existed in this world.
Nagato's Rinnegan could summon the Ten Tails. If the tailed beasts were sacrificed to the Ten Tails, it would become the most powerful creature in history—even Senju Hashirama would fall before it.
With such power standing guard, who would dare defy them?
This ideology wasn't Nagato's alone.
It came from a man claiming to be Uchiha Madara. A man who wore a mask and called himself Tobi.
Nagato agreed with the theory but remained wary of this self-proclaimed Madara.
Just yesterday, he told her he'd almost sent Tobi flying to the moon.
Had he succeeded, one threat would be eliminated.
But he failed.
Still, Konan decided to check in on Nagato.
The true mastermind of Akatsuki, the one who stayed hidden while Tendo Pain acted as leader.
No one knew of Nagato's existence except Tobi.
Nagato's legs had been damaged in his fight with Hanzo of the Salamander. He had to keep them submerged in nutrient fluid at all times.
Konan had come today to replace that fluid.
His house was concealed with her divine origami, which only she could open.
But something felt wrong.
It seemed like someone had been there.
"Nagato?" Konan frowned.
She ran inside.
Nagato was there. As always, submerged in fluid. His eyes closed. Not dead.
Konan let out a breath of relief.
"Why did I fall asleep…?"
Nagato muttered, voice groggy.
"I can't sense the Six Paths of Pain at all…"
"Nagato!" Konan cried. "Your eyes!"
"Huh? My eyes?"
Nagato was confused.
Konan quickly made a hand seal. Paper gathered in her palm, forming a smooth reflective sheet.
She handed it to Nagato.
He held it up to his face.
"No problem…"
"I'm still me…"
"Maybe thinner… wait…"
Nagato's eyes widened.
Because the rippled purple Rinnegan… were gone.
In their place—
Sharingan.
Sharingan?
Rinnegan turned into Sharingan?
Nagato froze.
"When I came in, I saw evidence someone had broken through the paper barrier," Konan said urgently.
"So it was a thief?" Nagato said slowly.
"And what they took… was my Rinnegan."
"I just took a short nap… and my Rinnegan was stolen."
Konan was speechless.
Who could be so ruthless—stealing Rinnegan while someone was asleep?
Could it be Tobi?
But he only claimed to be Uchiha Madara. His strength never seemed like the real thing.
Yet digging out Nagato's Rinnegan during sleep? That wasn't easy.
Nagato had perfect control over the Six Paths of Pain and could activate their abilities at any time.
She and Nagato had long suspected that Tobi was not Uchiha Madara himself—but possibly a descendant, or a disciple.
But now…
Someone stole the Rinnegan and replaced them with Sharingan?
And they had spare Sharingan lying around?
Could it really have been the real Uchiha Madara?
Konan's heart filled with suspicion.
Meanwhile, far away in the mountains of Cloud Shinobi Village…
The real Uchiha Madara stood tall.
A giant tree burst from the ground beneath him—its roots spreading like tendrils of war.
The shape of the Ten Tails is that of a tree, but it is merely a shell—hollow on the inside.
Chakra supplementation is also required.
The most effective way to supplement it should be through the power of the tailed beasts, but Black Zetsu obstructed Madara from allowing the Ten Tails to consume them.
So, the caster has to fill it up on his own?
No.
Madara outright refused such a method.
Then...
Cloud Shinobi Village appeared on the screen.
"I recommend Raikage and Killer Bee from Cloud Shinobi Village."
"One of them is the Eight Tails' Jinchuriki."
"They only extracted the chakra and released the Eight Tails. The other one was called Koala."
This was Obito's suggestion.
Of course, Obito was acting out of personal revenge, deliberately targeting Cloud Shinobi Village.
Because if it hadn't been for the incompetence of the Cloud Shinobi Village, the launch mechanism would have worked at the beginning, and Black Zetsu would have already been sent to the moon. Wouldn't that have solved everything?
Instead, Obito's plans derailed, pushing him closer to a path of tyranny.
Yet even Obito had to admit that Uchiha Madara was still Uchiha Madara, capable of accomplishing what Obito could not.
Because at this moment, although Madara was a body brought back by the Impure World Reincarnation technique, marked with the signs of death, his Sharingan had already evolved into Rinnegan.
He had also formed a contract with the Ten Tails.
He had become its Jinchuriki.
At the same time, using the power of Rinnegan's repulsion, he rose above the Ten Tails, and something astonishing occurred.
A Rinne Sharingan emerged on his forehead.
The moon was approaching him.
Yes, the moon was actually moving closer to him.
Obito stared blankly at the sight because, had Madara not been reawakened from the grave, the Ten Tails' Jinchuriki should have been him.
And then... the one wielding this power should have been him.
But.
It wasn't over yet, because Madara's body was still reanimated, and according to Black Zetsu, Infinite Tsukuyomi could only be used once, drawing the moon closer.
And once it was used, Madara's reanimated body would start falling apart because it couldn't withstand the strain.
To put it plainly, the current Uchiha Madara had reached this point solely to send Black Zetsu to the moon.
Yes.
Was the moon really that close?
Black Zetsu dreamed of reaching the moon.
Obito didn't understand.
However, that didn't stop Madara from using Infinite Tsukuyomi to lure the moon toward the planet.
"This is the power of the Ten Tails' Jinchuriki…"
"But…"
"It feels hollow."
"I don't think this is how it should be," Madara said.
Because at that moment, the Ten Tails had just absorbed the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee.
The Eight Tails had been spit out, its consciousness dazed.
Or perhaps its eyes now showed Rinnegan, a result of illusion.
Uchiha Madara, who once used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Nine Tails, would naturally have an easier time with the Eight Tails, which was slightly weaker. Especially now, with his eyes evolved into Rinnegan and his pupil power enhanced, his control was even more powerful.
"This is an incomplete Ten Tails Jinchuriki. So, the full power can't be utilized," Black Zetsu said. "And the true Infinite Tsukuyomi can't be activated either, but we can at least bring the moon closer."
"…You really want to go to the moon that badly?" Madara asked.
Because after he used it, his body wouldn't last.
Then the Rinnegan would have to be returned to Nagato.
"Yes, there's information I need there."
"Or do you already know?" he added.
"Oh?"
Madara raised an eyebrow.
"They say there is information on the moon about the Sage of Six Paths' siblings," Black Zetsu said.
"Really." Madara didn't particularly care about the Sage's siblings, but if Black Zetsu could retrieve some useful knowledge, it was worth the attempt.
Black Zetsu, watching his most reliable pawn, knew that Uchiha Madara was by far the best partner he'd ever had.
Far more reliable than Obito.
Obito would procrastinate and fumble tasks. He was inefficient.
But Madara—Madara was formidable.
If the plan called for Cloud Shinobi Village, he went to Cloud Shinobi Village. If the plan demanded the defeat of the Fourth Raikage, he defeated the Fourth Raikage. If the goal was to consume Killer Bee, he consumed Killer Bee.
A model worker.
Diligent and unwavering.
Now only the final step remained. Black Zetsu hoped that Kitahara Hitoshi wouldn't show up to block them this time.
In fact, he shouldn't come at all.
After all, this mission to the moon was initiated under his directive, wasn't it?
They had to verify whether Lady Kaguya still remained sealed on the moon.
And with that thought…
"Let's begin," Black Zetsu said.
"Mm."
Uchiha Madara stood atop the Ten Tails. "Let the world be illuminated."
"Infinite Tsukuyomi—"
The moon began racing toward the ninja world.
And that was what Kitahara Hitoshi saw when he awoke.
Uchiha Madara and the others had gone from the hidden area in the Land of Grass to reclaim the Rinnegan from Nagato, then traveled directly to Cloud Shinobi Village without pause.
So I found Raikage and Killer Bee and started harvesting.
Then summoned the Ten Tails.
By the time these things were done, it was almost dawn.
So when Kitahara Hitoshi woke up, they found the moon approaching.
Children and grandchildren chat group
The crowd watched the moon as it approached.
Big Zhuzi Hanhan: I wanted to say that I haven't seen any scene like this, but I really haven't seen this one.
Senju Tobirama: I have a bad feeling in my heart.
Big Zhuzi Hanhan: Is it true? I have an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.
Senju Tobirama: Wonderful feeling?
Big Zhuzi Hanhan: Yes, I usually find something strange, so I usually think it's Madara's ghost again.
Big Zhuzi Hanhan: But I have passed away, and Konoha has been around for 61 years. So he shouldn't be there anymore.
Senju Tobirama: Brother, give it up. That guy can't do anything good.
Tobirama no record: I don't really like to hear your words.
Beep
Namikaze Minato: Okay, two Hokage-sama, calm down. The system has a new prompt.
So everyone went to see the system prompt.
Specially invite a dead Kage-level powerhouse to join the group
Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: The one who perished is another strong Kage-level ninja from past generations.
Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei: Is it possible that it is someone from my Kirigakure?
Cowardly as a Mouse Onoki: Oh? Konoha's basically finished, so maybe it's someone from my Iwagakure?
However, when the two had just finished speaking, the system had already jumped out with the prompt.
Welcome Fourth Raikage Ai to the group chat
Welcome to the younger generation chat group
This group ignores the past and the future, the present, spanning time and space, and can pull into it those who are alive in different eras or who have passed away in the future
This group, also known as Kitahara Hitoshi's small group, will have three hours of live broadcast of Kitahara Hitoshi's trail every day
At Fourth Raikage, say hi to everyone. Senju Hashirama too
Fourth Raikage Ai: Senju Hashirama is here?
Fourth Raikage Ai: Senju Hashirama? Sure enough
Fourth Raikage Ai: First Hokage, is it really you? Not just Senju Tobirama, but also you?
Fourth Raikage Ai: Because of your existence, it is not surprising that Uchiha Madara has appeared
Fourth Raikage Ai: Can you take care of your old iron
Fourth Raikage Ai: Uchiha Madara hammered my Cloud Shinobi Village
Fourth Raikage Ai: Not only me, but also Killer Bee is cold
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