Just as the rain of Truth-Seeking Orbs created by Shinju was about to strike Uchiha Madara, something happened that shocked everyone!
Behind Uchiha Madara, Obito—controlled by Black Zetsu—suddenly reached out his hand!
"Puchi!!"
The pitch-black hand instantly pierced through Madara's body!!
Immediately after, several Truth-Seeking Orbs pierced through Madara's body as well!
Unfortunately, Madara had no time at all to care about the pain in his body at this moment!
Because he was shocked to discover that after being pierced by Black Zetsu, he couldn't move anymore!
Black Zetsu grinned hideously at the helpless Madara in front of him:
"Madara-yo~ You were never a savior. You're just like those people trapped in the Infinite Tsukuyomi—living inside a dream I wove for you! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
Madara roared in shock and anger:
"Black Zetsu, what are you doing! You were formed from my will—why would you do such a thing! (ꐦ ಠ 皿 ಠ) "
Black Zetsu slowly shook his head, voice filled with mockery:
"Hehe, wrong. I was never your will. My will belongs to Kaguya!"
"Ōtsutsuki Kaguya! ୧⍢⃝୨"
Shinju opposite him suddenly looked puzzled:
"Kaguya? I think I've heard that name somewhere…"
Black Zetsu raised his head, staring toward Shinju ahead as he shouted loudly:
"Of course you should know my mother's name! Because she is the progenitor of chakra! That powerful chakra within you—was supposed to belong to her…"
Speaking to this point, Black Zetsu's confidence clearly faltered!
Ever since encountering Shinju, he discovered that Shinju's chakra even surpassed the Ten-Tails… Could such chakra really have been scattered by the ancient ninja sect? ⊙▽⊙
"But no matter how much chakra you have now, it's useless!"
"Because under my long-prepared plan, the true progenitor of chakra! The Goddess of the Rabbit! Ōtsutsuki Kaguya! Is about to return to this world!! ╰（‵□′）╯"
After Black Zetsu finished speaking, Shinju lowered his head and looked toward the ground!
At the same time, Sasuke—who possessed the Rinnegan—also saw the flow of chakra and spoke in surprise:
"These roots are absorbing the chakra from the cocoons!! (⊙o⊙)"
Shinju nodded!
He too noticed that a massive surge of chakra underground was gathering and rapidly flowing toward Madara's body!!
The next moment!
"Rumble rumble rumble——"
The earth began to violently tremble, as if some giant creature was trying to break through from underground!!
Then, an immense torrent of chakra burst through the surface! Pouring crazily into Madara's body!!
"Swish!!"
Madara's Sage-transformed body began to swell after receiving that massive chakra!
His upper body instantly turned into a lump of flesh! Meanwhile, his silver-white hair grew wildly!
During this process of absorbing all chakra from the ninja world, Black Zetsu's liquid-like form slowly peeled away from Obito and flowed toward Madara's body, gradually covering his entire surface…
At this moment, Madara still retained a sliver of sanity. He could feel that an even stronger existence was gradually taking control of his body.
On his once arrogant face, traces of collapse appeared:
"No… this isn't right… I should cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi… to achieve everlasting peace! •᷄ࡇ•᷅ "
But the victorious Black Zetsu said:
"Infinite Tsukuyomi was never to realize peace. It was only to resurrect my mother—Ōtsutsuki Kaguya!"
"Back then, in her final moment when she was sealed by the two brothers, Mother gave birth to me…"
"So I took on the duty of resurrecting Mother…"
"Madara, I have lived far too long… long enough to influence and manipulate many things."
"For example, guiding Indra down the wrong path…"
"For example, rewriting the stone tablet that the Sage of Six Paths left behind to warn Indra's reincarnations—changing it into the method of casting Infinite Tsukuyomi…"
"Madara~ Infinite Tsukuyomi was merely a dream I fabricated for you! ( ˝ᗢ̈˝ )"
After speaking, Black Zetsu accelerated his erosion of Madara's body!!
On the side, Shinju—who didn't fully understand this part of the story—listened in confusion, face full of doubt:
"What Ōtsutsuki Kaguya? Also—how could a normal person give birth to something like you… this pitch-black blob… (￢‸￢)?"
At this moment, Sasuke beside them shouted:
"Shinju, let me tell you…"
Shinju turned his head and met Sasuke's Sharingan!
Genjutsu activated instantly!
With a buzzing sound—
Sasuke's eyes bled and he fell to the ground!
His expression was aggrieved and furious as he looked toward Shinju not far away:
"Why did you resist my genjutsu! I was trying to show you the origins of the Sage of Six Paths! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"
Shinju apologized:
"Sorry, just a habit… try again… Õ_Õ"
Sasuke cast the genjutsu again!
In an instant, Shinju's eyes changed from confusion to wisdom! (๑❛ᴗ❛๑)
Inside the genjutsu space, the flow of time was controlled by the caster, and in that moment, Sasuke replayed the scene of his encounter with the Sage of Six Paths for Shinju!
Remembering what the Sage of Six Paths said about Kaguya's identity, Shinju murmured:
"An extraterrestrial…"
The Great Toad Sage once prophesied that by joining the war, he would draw in an extraterrestrial person shrouded in white light.
That extraterrestrial person… couldn't be Kaguya, right…
But no… Kaguya's resurrection shouldn't have much to do with him…
While Shinju pondered, the chakra accumulating inside Madara's body had already reached a terrifying level!
Not far away, the Second Hokage exclaimed:
"All the chakra in the world is concentrating into his body… This chakra far surpasses the Ten-Tails! Σ(っ °Д °;)っ"
The Fourth Hokage looked uncertain:
"We're just going to stand here watching, and not help?! ∑(✘Д✘๑)"
The Third Hokage:
"We're not exactly just watching… this is called having a clear understanding of ourselves…"
The Fourth Hokage:
"But facing an opponent like this… can Shinju really…"
At that moment, Sasuke somehow took out two Soldier Pills and tossed them into his mouth to chew…
The Fourth Hokage beside him was speechless—Sasuke eating Soldier Pills looked like he was just snacking on sunflower seeds! ꐦ≖ ≖
Sasuke noticed the Fourth's expression, shrugged, and said:
"No need to stress—Shinju will definitely handle this… ┐(´-｀)┌"
The Fourth Hokage was stunned:
"Even if the enemy is the progenitor of chakra? (≖╻≖;) "
Sasuke: ¯\(ツ)/¯
Fourth: ⊙_⊙
"Give me a couple Soldier Pills too…"
...
While they were chatting, Black Zetsu completed the takeover of Madara's body, enveloping Madara's enormous form inside a black sphere!
And that black sphere was shrinking!
Very soon, the shrinking sphere slowly dissolved open—first revealing a pair of crimson Rinne-Sharingan eyes, then a head of long silver-white hair, a pair of peculiar horns, and the refined face of a woman…
Finally, the black sphere completely vanished!
A woman with extremely long hair, small horns, and a pair of white eyes appeared from within!
Shinju looked at the silver-haired woman not far away with confusion.
"So that's Ōtsutsuki Kaguya? (꒪⌓꒪) "