"This is... the Sage of Six Paths' legacy!"
Madara Uchiha's eyes trembled as he gazed at the ancient characters shimmering on the walls of the volcanic cave.
He hadn't expected that after searching for the ruins of the Rabbit Goddess and the Sage of Six Paths in vain, he would find the Sage of Six Paths' legacy in this place.
"Could it be... that Moryo is actually a demon created by the Sage of Six Paths?" Madara Uchiha murmured, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. "I was too arrogant. I should have thought that this immortal being was either related to the Sage of Six Paths, the Rabbit Goddess, or the Otsutsuki clan on the moon!"
Now that he thought about it, Madara Uchiha realized that Moryo had many similarities with the Tailed Beasts.
For example, energy materialization. Tailed Beasts are the materialization of Chakra, while Moryo is the materialization of negative emotions or evil energy.
For example, immortality. Even if the Ten-Tails degenerates back into the form of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, spatial-temporal abilities can destroy it, but they cannot kill the Ten-Tails.
As long as there is life on this planet, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path can repair its injuries by absorbing Chakra or the planet's life energy.
After a Tailed Beast dies, it will also revive in a certain place in the ninja world a few years later.
As long as the planet is alive, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the Tailed Beasts are immortal beings.
Only the Jinchuriki sealing system developed by the Sage of Six Paths can seal the Tailed Beasts inside humans, temporarily killing the Tailed Beasts by killing the Jinchuriki.
The same is true for Moryo. Even Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan cannot kill it.
According to the memories of the residents of the Demon Country, only the power of the Priestess can seal Moryo, and it cannot kill Moryo. This is simply an alternative Tailed Beast and Jinchuriki sealing system.
An existence that even the Rinnegan cannot defeat is definitely the masterpiece of the ancestor of ninjas or the ancestor of Chakra!
Thus, Madara Uchiha began to seriously read the ancient characters on the wall. The more he read, the more shocked he became, and his eyes flashed with surprise and regret.
"The Yin-Yang Release of the Rinnegan was just the basics. There are actually so many development routes and uses..."
On this wall, the complete Yin-Yang Release was written.
After reading the text about the Yin-Yang Release, Madara Uchiha's heart sank.
At this moment, he was completely sure that Black Zetsu had a problem.
Yin-Yang Release can indeed create an incarnation of will.
The prerequisite is that the nature transformation and form transformation of the Yin and Yang attributes, as well as physical energy and spiritual energy, must reach another dimension, and one must be able to create things at will, create forms out of nothing, and inject life into the forms, in order to use Yin-Yang Release to create an incarnation of will.
Madara Uchiha is severely unbalanced. His Yin Release is superior to the Yang Release he obtained from Hashirama Senju.
The basic Yin-Yang Release of the Rinnegan only has the ability to create forms, which is the black rod substance.
Madara Uchiha's Yang Release power is far inferior to his Yin Release power and has not reached the stage of injecting life.
"The product of Yin-Yang Release that injects life, the incarnation of the Rabbit Goddess's will, hehe..." Madara Uchiha suddenly sneered. "It turns out that stone tablet, and the text on it, are all products of Yin-Yang Release, including this altar and the walls. They are all masterpieces of Yin-Yang Release... Only those with the Rinnegan and descendants of the Sage of Six Paths can unlock the secrets here."
"No wonder that guy Black Zetsu guided me to awaken the Rinnegan and become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. It seems he wanted to use me to unseal Kaguya Otsutsuki!"
"The Rinnegan and bloodline power are the 'keys' to deciphering the stone tablet and opening this wall. What is the 'key' to unsealing the Rabbit Goddess?"
Madara Uchiha pondered for a moment, then softly uttered two words: "Black Zetsu!"
"The incarnation of will must be the key to unsealing the main body. What is the keyhole?"
"The God Tree and the Chakra Fruit, the Ten-Tails and the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki... The ancestor of Chakra and the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, the 'fruit' returns to the 'God Tree', and the 'God Tree' bears the 'fruit' again!"
Madara Uchiha's heart suddenly turned cold, and cold sweat streamed down his face.
Looking up at the ceiling covered with ancient characters, Madara Uchiha's gaze seemed to penetrate the volcano, directly looking at the moon in outer space, and meeting the gaze of Kaguya Otsutsuki sealed within.
"The moon was cut in half, but Kaguya Otsutsuki did not break free from the seal, which means that even destroying the moon cannot break the Sage of Six Paths' seal."
"Kaguya Otsutsuki has only two ways to break free from the seal: the method to break the seal, and... possession!" Madara Uchiha gritted his teeth and uttered a jutsu name, "Yin-Yang Release... Spiritual Possession!"
"As long as I absorb the Ten-Tails, which is the transformed God Tree, and become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Black Zetsu can possess me and release Kaguya's will, which ate the Chakra Fruit from the same source as the God Tree, to fight me for control of my body."
"Because of the same source, or the difference in Yin-Yang Release, no matter what, I cannot win against the Rabbit Goddess. Is this her method of resurrection?"
"What a... brilliant scheme! You bastard!"
Madara Uchiha was so angry that he rarely swore.
At this moment, Madara Uchiha felt like a clown.
From the moment he deciphered the Uchiha clan's stone tablet, he had become Black Zetsu's pawn.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi was not a way to sever karma and achieve permanent peace at all, but a world-destroying jutsu that would turn humans into White Zetsu!
From the Battle of the Valley of the End to his resurrection, everything was within Black Zetsu's expectations.
Even his resurrection plan might have been a hint given to him by Black Zetsu using Yin-Yang Release.
Thinking of this, Madara Uchiha wished he could immediately give instructions to his wood clone to tear Black Zetsu into a million pieces.
But he knew he couldn't do that.
As a product of Yin-Yang Release, the will of the ancestor of Chakra, Black Zetsu, like Moryo, is an immortal being.
Just as only a Priestess can seal Moryo, this incarnation of the ancestor of Chakra's will must become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki to be sealed.
"Kaguya Otsutsuki, Toneri Otsutsuki, Black Zetsu Otsutsuki..."
Madara Uchiha silently recited these three names in his heart, his eyes becoming extremely sharp.
Whether permanent peace can be achieved is no longer important.
His current goal is to clear the path for future generations, ensuring that the world-ending technique of the Infinite Tsukuyomi can never again descend upon the ninja world.
To achieve this goal, he must still become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
And now, the people preventing him from becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki are not only Toneri Otsutsuki but also Izayoi.
Gazing at the latter part of the wall text, Madara Uchiha murmured, "Sage of Six Paths Mode, is that the power of that brat?"
Indeed, the Sage of Six Paths' legacy on the wall was not only the complete Yin-Yang Release but also the method for cultivating and obtaining Sage of Six Paths Mode.
After finishing the latter part, Madara Uchiha found that he had memorized all the text after just one reading.
The next second, the text on the wall automatically dissipated.
The altar beneath his feet also emitted cracking sounds.
Madara Uchiha floated up and flew towards the exit of the volcanic cave.
With a loud boom, a pillar of lava erupted, engulfing the altar.
As Madara Uchiha left, he did not notice a soul body suspended in the air behind him, watching his retreating figure with a look of relief.
"Returning from the wrong path, moving forward with complete understanding... You, who inherited the power of Indra and Asura but broke free from their will, may be able to accomplish what even I could not." The Sage of Six Paths chuckled softly, then turned his head to look in a certain direction, a cold glint and suspicion flashing in his eyes.
After Madara Uchiha left the shrine, the Sage of Six Paths' soul and barrier also disappeared.
Before long, a figure with a changed Chakra signature appeared inside the volcanic crater.
"The altar is gone..."
Izayoi's wood clone stood on the winding path, looking at the place where an altar once stood, now only filled with surging lava. His expression was grim as he muttered, "There's no residual Chakra signature, not even the Tenseigan can see through it. Only three people could create a barrier of this level."
"It can't be Isshiki Otsutsuki; there's no trace of the Karma on Madara Uchiha."
"It can't be Hamura Otsutsuki either, so it can only be... the Sage of Six Paths!"
Thinking of this, Izayoi's mood was heavy, but even more so, he felt excitement.
Having the Sage of Six Paths on the opposing side was undoubtedly an extremely bad thing.
Because in the eyes of Izayoi, a transmigrator, the most dangerous and strongest person in this world was not Kaguya Otsutsuki, nor Isshiki Otsutsuki, but the Sage of Six Paths, who could interfere with the world of the living even after death, grant Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha Six Paths level combat power, and possess the power to seal Kaguya Otsutsuki.
A thousand years ago, the Sage of Six Paths needed Hamura Otsutsuki's power to seal Kaguya Otsutsuki.
A thousand years later, he could grant Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha the power of Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei, indicating that he could perform such a seal by himself.
Coupled with Naruto and Sasuke's Six Paths level power being granted by his soul, it proved that the Sage of Six Paths' soul still possessed Six Paths level combat power.
Even without consuming the Chakra Fruit or refining it into a pill for longevity, the Sage of Six Paths had still achieved a different kind of longevity.
Being targeted by such an existence would make sleeping at night feel uneasy.
However, Izayoi felt a surge of pleasant surprise and excitement.
Because... wasn't this also a signal?
After all, Izayoi knew very well that he was not a descendant of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki, and with the Sage of Six Paths' abilities, he could completely see this.
If the Sage of Six Paths truly possessed invincible power, there would be no need to use Madara Uchiha to eliminate him.
But he didn't do that; instead, he chose to use unknown means to help Madara Uchiha.
This meant that the Sage of Six Paths was either unable to act or lacked the power and certainty to eliminate him!
Whichever it was, it was good news for Izayoi.
The Sage of Six Paths' strength was merely the strength of the system.
His stats, after all, could not compare to Kaguya Otsutsuki.
When the "Sage's Eye" entry appeared and he obtained the ultimate Yin power, this old schemer did not show up.
When he awakened the Tenseigan, this guy still didn't show up.
When a horn grew on his forehead, he still didn't show up.
Now that he had unlocked Sage of Six Paths Mode, this old schemer began to interfere with the world of the living.
Izayoi's Sage of Six Paths Mode stacked with Tenseigan Chakra Mode likely made him feel threatened and wary.
Thinking of this, Izayoi paid even more attention to Shion.
Before he could enter Sage of Six Paths Mode without relying on the Priestess's power, to avoid any accidents, he would arrange for a wood clone to monitor Shion and protect her safety, even while sleeping.
Transmitting everything he saw and thought in real-time to his main body, Izayoi's wood clone instantly disappeared.
...
After Madara Uchiha left the shrine, he ended his journey to find the Land of Ancestors' ruins but did not immediately return to Amegakure. Instead, he found someone.
"You look pathetic in your confusion, Obito!" Madara Uchiha immediately mocked.
"You're finally back?"
Standing on a cliff, looking at the scenery and reminiscing about the past, not wearing a mask, the expressionless Obito Uchiha glanced at Madara Uchiha who appeared beside him and said indifferently, "It seems you've found what you were looking for?"
"Indeed, but for you, it's bad news," Madara Uchiha said with a playful smile.
Obito Uchiha's heart immediately skipped a beat, and he subconsciously asked, "What bad news?"
"The Eye of the Moon Plan is canceled." Madara Uchiha crossed his arms, enjoying the changing expression on Obito Uchiha's face. His opening words were a critical hit: "The Infinite Tsukuyomi is fake. It cannot create a beautiful dream world at all."
"What did you say?!"
Obito Uchiha's expression instantly turned ferocious and terrifying. Staring with one Mangekyo Sharingan and one three-tomoe Sharingan, he looked at Madara Uchiha with a furious expression and said, "Are you saying you've been deceiving me all this time?"
As he spoke, black gas emanated from Obito Uchiha's body. That was the Chakra of Yin Release, materialized negative emotions, and the embodiment of darkness.
This showed how much of an impact Madara Uchiha's words had on Obito Uchiha.
He could not care about losing control of the Akatsuki, nor could he care about his identity being exposed, his status changing from the mastermind to an outsider. He could even not care about his other eye being taken. Now, even entering the Kamui Dimension required activating Izanagi, fearing that Toneri Otsutsuki might set a trap inside and take his current eye.
Even his previous little scheme, wanting to replace Madara Uchiha and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi himself, was now shattered, but Obito Uchiha still wouldn't care.
As long as the Infinite Tsukuyomi was successfully cast and created a world with Rin, that would be enough.
It was precisely because the new world would not only have Rin but also everyone else and permanent peace that Obito Uchiha viewed this world as a garbage dump. Whether it was his teacher and his teacher's wife, his clan members, or other people, he could kill them without hesitation.
Because in the new world, they would all come back to life.
In that world, Rin would like him, Kakashi would acknowledge him, his teacher wouldn't be late, his teacher's wife would still dote on him, and even Naruto, who was similar to him, would become his disciple... These were all Obito Uchiha's dreams.
This dream world was the motivation for Obito Uchiha to persevere.
If Madara Uchiha told him that this dream was actually false and that he had been deceiving himself all along, even if there was a cursed seal in his heart, Obito Uchiha would definitely kill him!
"I didn't lie to you. I only found out recently."
Looking at Obito Uchiha's frantic appearance, Madara Uchiha spread his hands and said, "The Infinite Tsukuyomi does exist, and the dream world also exists. However, this jutsu has a major flaw... Forget it, you should see for yourself."
After speaking, Madara Uchiha used the Rinnegan's genjutsu to pull Obito Uchiha into the genjutsu world, replaying the scenes Nagato had seen.
Obito Uchiha wasn't interested in Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, or even Black Zetsu.
When he saw that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was actually a jutsu to create White Zetsu, he completely broke down.
Even after the genjutsu world shattered, Obito Uchiha still had that lifeless look in his eyes, like a living corpse.
Right now, his mind kept replaying the beautiful scenes from his childhood.
And in these scenes, except for Rin being killed by Kakashi, in the other scenes, a person wearing a black robe and a mask would appear and shatter them all.
His teacher, who was always late but was very good to him, and his teacher's wife, who was rough and a bit scary but took special care of him, as well as his clan members and the villagers of Konoha... These people, he had killed them himself.
And they would not be resurrected in the dream world.
At this moment, Obito Uchiha thought Madara Uchiha had triggered the cursed seal in his heart. He felt a sharp pain in his heart, suffocating as if he were drowning.
"Hahaha..."
Obito Uchiha suddenly burst into laughter, performing the famous scene of Uchiha's mad laughter.
He laughed so hard his whole body trembled, and tears streamed down his face!
Watching Obito Uchiha's breakdown through laughter, Madara Uchiha felt a surge of schadenfreude.
That's right, why should he be the only one to bear the pain of a shattered dream?
Seeing Obito Uchiha, who was as firm as iron in will but as fragile as paper in reality, in this state, Madara Uchiha suddenly felt a sense of comfort.
They were both pawns, and both had their dreams shattered. At least he wasn't the most miserable.
However, looking at Obito Uchiha, whom he had pulled into darkness, Madara Uchiha, who had already found his way back and moved forward with enlightenment, felt a hint of guilt, though not much.
So, Madara Uchiha continued to paint a grand picture for Obito Uchiha, uttering a devil's whisper.
"Do you want to resurrect those precious to you and start over?"
Obito Uchiha's laughter stopped abruptly. Then, with a face full of tears, he looked at Madara Uchiha, and the light in his eyes gradually returned.
Madara Uchiha pulled Obito Uchiha into the genjutsu world again and promised, "Do me a favor, and when I become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, I will resurrect those precious to you."
"Okay."
Obito Uchiha, whose dream was shattered, agreed with almost no hesitation.
He didn't even ask Madara Uchiha what favor he needed.
However, this time, Obito Uchiha had learned to be smart. He said coldly, "But you have to remove that thing first. You know what I'm talking about."
"Alright." Madara Uchiha nodded readily.
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