Three days later, the Akatsuki members arrived as a team, having clearly met beforehand for a small discussion.
After all, the person they were about to meet was the Shinobi World Asura, who had left behind a notorious reputation in the Shinobi World.
Although Madara Uchiha had promised not to pursue them, they still didn't dare to gamble.
After all, in the entire Shinobi World, only they knew about the Akatsuki's Tailed Beast plan, which was to capture all the Tailed Beasts and create an ultimate weapon.
Madara Uchiha's words might have been a test.
Moreover, they were all very curious as to why Nagato's Rinnegan was Madara Uchiha's eyes.
Besides being able to seal the nine Tailed Beasts and create an ultimate weapon, what other secrets did the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path hold?
Rational individuals like Itachi Uchiha and Sasori of the Red Sand even believed that this secret was likely the truth of the world.
The super-level combatants led by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha might be related to this truth of the world.
Seeing that all the Akatsuki members had arrived, Madara Uchiha didn't ask if they had made a decision. He directly used Yin-Yang Release to plant Cursed Seals in their brains and hearts. If they revealed information, the Cursed Seal's technique would be triggered.
Even if they died, the Yamanaka Clan of Konoha would not be able to obtain information from their brains.
Not only that, but Madara Uchiha also secretly injected the Spore Technique into their bodies, allowing White Zetsu clones to constantly monitor them.
If they truly dared to risk revealing information, Madara Uchiha could instantly end their lives.
"Now that the Cursed Seals are planted, can you tell us the truth?" Sasori of the Red Sand put his uniform back on and said to Madara Uchiha.
The others also stared at Madara Uchiha.
"Of course, then let me tell you about the origin of Chakra."
Madara Uchiha didn't go back on his word; what he needed were like-minded subordinates.
Thus, Madara Uchiha used the Rinnegan's genjutsu to pull everyone into a genjutsu world.
The Akatsuki members, led by Sasori of the Red Sand, all arrived in a mountainous area.
The sky was the twilight of a setting sun.
In the mountainous area not far away, two figures were fighting, one large and one small. The large one was even bigger than the mountain, while the small one was the same size as them.
Strangely, these two figures were pure black shadows, with only three main features.
The large black figure had ten tails, and each sway caused the ground to shake. Its head had only one eye, a crimson Sharingan, but it had the circles of the Rinnegan and nine tomoe.
The small black figure, on the other hand, held a staff and a long sword, and its eyes were the same purple Rinnegan as Madara Uchiha's.
Before Sasori of the Red Sand and Itachi Uchiha could start guessing, they heard Madara Uchiha's voice echoing in their ears.
"A thousand years ago, a monster appeared in the Shinobi World, named the Ten-Tails."
"This monster is immortal and indestructible. As long as there is life force on this planet, it can heal no matter what damage it suffers."
"To suppress the Ten-Tails and protect this world, the Sage of Six Paths developed a ninjutsu that has been passed down to this day, its name is... the Jinchuriki sealing technique system."
"The Sage of Six Paths, who created this sealing technique, sealed the Ten-Tails within himself to suppress it, becoming the first Jinchuriki, which is... the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki."
As Madara Uchiha's voice fell, the two figures on the battlefield, the humanoid black figure, suddenly absorbed the massive, mountain-like monster shadow into its body.
The members of the Akatsuki all knew that person was the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
Madara Uchiha's voice continued to ring out.
"After the Sage of Six Paths became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, he founded the Shinobi Sect, distributed Chakra to the world, and thus ninjas were born. His name and story were passed down forever, worshipped as a god, the true God of Shinobi."
"However, even someone as strong as the Sage of Six Paths eventually reached the end of his life."
"To prevent the immortal and indestructible Ten-Tails from wreaking havoc on the Shinobi World again after his death, the Sage of Six Paths, before he died, split the Ten-Tails Chakra within him into nine, creating nine materialized Chakra entities in the form of animals, which are the so-called... Tailed Beasts."
The scene in the genjutsu world changed again.
In a dark space, there was still the black figure, the Sage of Six Paths with only a pair of Rinnegan and a Sage's staff, standing in the center of a massive jutsu formation. The vast and boundless Chakra within him surged out, splitting into nine, transforming into nine strange-looking animals with different numbers of tails around him. These were precisely the One-Tail to the Nine-Tails.
Finally, the Ten-Tails reappeared.
However, having lost its Chakra, this monstrous beast that had plagued the Shinobi World had lost consciousness and devolved into a giant humanoid monster in appearance.
"The Ten-Tails, having lost its Chakra, became the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and was sent by the Sage of Six Paths, who created the Moon, to the sky, beyond reach."
"Logically speaking, the Shinobi World should have entered an era of peace without the Ten-Tails' menace."
"However, in his later years, the Sage of Six Paths saw the harm and war brought by Chakra. Perhaps he regretted distributing Chakra to the world, so he carved the methods to obtain the Rinnegan, revive the Ten-Tails, become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and a ninjutsu that could create true peace, onto a Stone Tablet."
"This Stone Tablet requires powerful Eye Power to decipher. The amount of text that can be deciphered at each stage is very limited. Only eyes closest to the Rinnegan can decipher the stage of obtaining the power of all creation."
The scene changed once more. The Akatsuki members arrived in a shrine, where a Stone Tablet stood.
Seeing this Stone Tablet, Itachi Uchiha's expression finally changed drastically.
The others were slightly enlightened, as they also saw the Uchiha clan crest in the shrine.
"One day, a person who obtained eternal Eye Power appeared before this Stone Tablet. He obtained the method to acquire the power of all creation and create true peace."
"Thus... the Valley of the End Battle occurred."
"In that battle, the person with eternal Eye Power obtained what he wanted and escaped by faking his death."
"Decades later, on the verge of dying of old age, he finally transcended the limitations of dimensions and obtained the power of all creation."
The scene moved to a cave, where an old man who slept more than he was awake suddenly opened his eyes. They were a pair of purple Rinnegan.
The Akatsuki members all knew that this old man was Madara Uchiha.
A hint of realization flashed in the eyes of Sasori of the Red Sand and the others. They finally understood why the two founders of Konoha suddenly erupted into the Valley of the End Battle that shocked the Shinobi World.
The genjutsu world slowly disappeared, and the Akatsuki members returned to the real world.
Madara Uchiha rested his face on the back of his right hand and said calmly, "Because I was about to die of old age at the time, I couldn't create true peace. I could only devise a plan to revive myself in my prime and transplant the Rinnegan onto Nagato, who was still young at the time. Now that the plan has been realized, the Rinnegan naturally returned to me."
"You want to collect all the Tailed Beasts, revive the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path into the Ten-Tails, and become the second Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and Sage of Six Paths?" Sasori of the Red Sand said pointedly.
"Precisely."
"What is true peace?" Itachi Uchiha suddenly asked.
"It's also a ninjutsu."
Madara Uchiha raised his finger to the sky and smiled, "Once I become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, my Eye Power will reach an unprecedented level of strength, allowing me to project my eyes onto the Moon and cast a large-scale ninjutsu that will cover the entire Shinobi World. Its name is... Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"This Ninjutsu will pull all humans into a completely real illusionary world. Each of them will be the protagonist of that world. Whatever dreams they have will come true, there will be no conflicts, and no signs of illness or old age."
"Their spirits will live forever in that beautiful illusionary world, while their bodies will be nourished by the power of the Ten-Tails until they die."
"..."
The Akatsuki members fell silent, looking at each other.
Their reactions varied.
Deidara scratched his face, a little tempted, and said, "A world where everyone recognizes my art? That sounds pretty interesting!"
"Idiot, that's a fake world," Sasori of the Red Sand scolded, but in reality, he was also very tempted.
If he could live in a world with both parents, even if it was fake, he would be very willing.
Over the years, on countless nights, he would have such beautiful dreams, and he had often wished that such beautiful dreams could last forever.
And now, it seemed he could truly achieve this wish.
Madara Uchiha didn't know Sasori of the Red Sand's thoughts. Instead, he smiled playfully and said, "Aren't you rogue ninja precisely because you discovered the falseness of this world and couldn't accept it, which is why you chose to defect?"
Hearing this, Kisame Hoshigaki, who rarely showed emotional fluctuations, couldn't help but grin.
"A world where everyone believes in Lord Jashin? I'm also very much looking forward to it," Hidan said with an equally excited expression.
Kakuzu also felt tempted. He had long been utterly disgusted with this fake and terrible world.
Only Itachi Uchiha said coldly, "This isn't true peace. You're just running away!"
"This is indeed running away. However, countless people want to escape this terrible world. I am their Savior of the World," Madara Uchiha replied with the same answer he gave Nagato.
"Not everyone is willing to enter a dream world. Haven't you considered other people's feelings?" Itachi Uchiha retorted.
"Every war results in countless casualties among ninja and civilians. They are all sacrifices of war. Have those high and mighty individuals ever considered their feelings?" Madara Uchiha sneered. "Although the Infinite Tsukuyomi will strip them of their real-world happiness, it will compensate them in the dream world, allowing them to enjoy greater happiness. They won't have to worry about birth, old age, sickness, and death, nor about being betrayed by loved ones, nor about endless conflicts. How do you know they wouldn't be willing?"
"What is fake is ultimately fake and will never become reality," Itachi Uchiha's attitude was as firm as Nagato's.
Madara Uchiha also became interested. He waved his hand at the others and motioned, "You all go out. Let me talk to this junior alone."
The others, who were originally planning to watch the show, immediately left reluctantly, especially Deidara. He still wanted to see the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan beat up the descendant who annihilated the clan.
After everyone had left, Madara Uchiha still rested his face on the back of his hand, tilting his head slightly to examine Itachi Uchiha, who was expressionless and not afraid of him at all. He suddenly asked, "I'm a little curious, why did you annihilate the Uchiha Clan?"
"To test my capacity," Itachi Uchiha replied, the same answer he gave Sasuke Uchiha back then.
"Heh..."
Madara Uchiha's smile became playful. He continued, "Then you only left your younger brother to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?"
"That's right," Itachi Uchiha said calmly. "The reason I left him was to imitate your method, to stimulate him to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, then take his eyes and become the second you."
Madara Uchiha was not angered by Itachi Uchiha's words, nor did he explain how he obtained his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
His Rinnegan's Eye Power seemed to see through something, so he teased, "Just the Eternal Eyes aren't enough. To become the second me, you also need to obtain the Rinnegan. I have a way to obtain Eternal Eye Power without transplanting the eyes of a close relative, and also a way to awaken the Rinnegan. Since you were willing to annihilate your own clan to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, you should be willing to kill your younger brother for the Rinnegan, right?"
"I'll give you these two methods now, and then you go to Konoha and kill your younger brother. How about this deal?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Itachi Uchiha's eyes immediately transformed into the shape of the Mangekyo Sharingan. A line of blood tears rolled down his right eye, and he shouted at Madara Uchiha, "*Amaterasu!*"
Black flames appeared out of thin air, covering Madara Uchiha's figure.
In response, Madara Uchiha remained completely still, propping his face up as he watched Itachi Uchiha's performance.
A black crow emerged from his body, its left eye bearing the pattern of a four-pointed shuriken.
"Kotoamatsukami!"
As soon as the crow appeared, it unleashed Kotoamatsukami, which required a cooldown of over a decade, on Madara Uchiha.
At the same time, he consumed Eye Power to create a red skeletal arm, holding a red gourd, and shot a red flame light sword towards Madara Uchiha.
Unfortunately, the light sword stopped in front of Madara Uchiha before it could touch him.
"The undying black flames, Amaterasu; the illusionary eye that can modify will, Kotoamatsukami; and the Totsuka Blade recorded in history. You're a lucky kid, aren't you, to possess such excellent eyes and weapons." Madara Uchiha commented as he absorbed the black flames covering his entire body. Then, his expression suddenly changed to one of disdain as he sneered, "Unfortunately, this level of Eye Power is too weak in the face of ultimate ocular techniques! As a return gift, let me show you the power of ultimate ocular techniques."
Bang!
The sound of a fist hitting flesh rang out. Itachi Uchiha, encased in the skeleton, suddenly seemed to have been struck in the jaw, his body flying into the air.
Immediately, a series of banging sounds followed, and Itachi Uchiha flew back and forth in front of Madara Uchiha like a ball.
After more than ten seconds, Itachi Uchiha, whose Susanoo had already dissipated, finally lay on the ground, covered in injuries.
Madara Uchiha got up and walked over to him, raising his foot to step on his head. Finally, with a look of disgust, he said, "Facts prove that you didn't consider the feelings of your clan members either. Since you chose to make the clan that raised and nurtured you a sacrifice between Konoha and the clan, don't put on this preachy act in front of me."
As the most outstanding existence in the Uchiha Clan, no one understood the Uchiha Clan's love and arrogance better than Madara Uchiha.
Having personally orchestrated Uchiha Obito's path to darkness, the truly twisted person, his Eye Power and Yin Release Chakra could not deceive Madara Uchiha.
From Itachi Uchiha's earlier words refuting the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Madara Uchiha had already seen through his disguise.
This guy was a spy planted here by Konoha.
Someone who could choose the village without hesitation between the village and the clan, this guy's extremism was no different from Uchiha Obito's.
Or rather, it was arrogance!
This guy was so arrogant that he believed everything he did was actually right.
If nothing unexpected happened, his younger brother should also have been thoroughly manipulated by him.
As the man who doted on his younger brother the most, Madara Uchiha greatly disliked Itachi Uchiha.
Younger brothers were meant to be doted on, not abused.
"Let me see what you're thinking."
Madara Uchiha first used a sealing jutsu to strip Itachi Uchiha of his body control, then squatted down and placed his hand on his head, whispering, "Human Path: Mind Labyrinth Dive!"
Itachi Uchiha's soul from his head was forcefully pulled out by Madara Uchiha, and then a large amount of information flooded into Madara Uchiha's mind.
Rapidly flipping through Itachi Uchiha's memories, Madara Uchiha's eyes couldn't help but show disbelief.
"Three pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan, and Tobirama's disciples could still mess them up like this?" Madara Uchiha somewhat understood why the Uchiha Clan was annihilated, and sighed slightly, "Truly... like father, like son! Such a glorious generation, yet it was three wastes who awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Pressing the soul back in, Madara Uchiha stood up and looked down at the pale-faced Itachi Uchiha, saying coldly, "You waste don't deserve to be a brother, but for the sake of being of the same clan, I'll spare your life and let you leave your eyes to your brother."
After reading Itachi Uchiha's memories, Madara Uchiha also knew his plan and had a little idea.
That Sasuke Uchiha, both in appearance and personality, was very similar to Izuna when he was young.
Moreover, he still didn't know the truth about the destruction of his clan.
Perhaps after he learned the truth, he could also be brought over to this side.
Having nothing, he should also greatly yearn for the world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Madara Uchiha decided to make up for this descendant.
Perhaps remembering his younger brother, Madara Uchiha looked at Itachi Uchiha with even more disgust.
Brothers were so similar, yet Itachi Uchiha's method of protection was completely opposite to his own.
He actually wanted to use Kotoamatsukami against his own brother, modify his brother's will, and make him protect Konoha forever.
"You can do something like that, and you still have the nerve to question the falseness of the Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Madara Uchiha was disgusted by his double standards and kicked Itachi Uchiha flying. "Seeing a waste like you makes me sick, get out of here."
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