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Chapter 333: The World... Falls Silent
Chapter 333: The World... Falls Silent
"Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
High in the sky, Hayai Gengetsu gazed at the crimson moon that dominated his field of view, his hands sealed in a jutsu. With each word he spoke, his voice resonated with power.
In that instant!
The Rinnegan atop the Divine Tree locked onto the moon, projecting its power onto the celestial body.
The blood-red moon immediately reflected the pattern of the Rinnegan.
Nine black magatama, arranged in a trio of three, appeared on the moon for the first time.
In this fleeting moment.
Naruto, who had just stabilized himself; Sasuke, lying on the ground, unable to get up; the crumbling remains of the Allied Shinobi Forces; the surviving shinobi villages led by modern-day Kage like Tsunade; the pursuing Hayai ninjas; and people all across the planet.
As they looked up at the night sky, they all noticed that the moon was unlike anything they had ever seen before, bearing the resemblance of the Rinnegan.
"So it finally begins?"
Lying on the ground, Sasuke gazed at the moon's transformation and breathed a slight sigh of relief. His earlier words to Naruto, meant to delay him, had been true, and they were not in vain.
"In the end, it has come... the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage!"
Hidden away from the battlefield, Tsunade, Onoki, Chiriku Meii, and the others looked up at the moon, witnessing its first change in a millennium. Their faces were filled with gloom and worry as they recalled the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage.
"What is that?"
"Why does the moon look different?"
"It feels ominous! Run! Find a hidden place to hide!"
The already-scattered remnants of the Allied Shinobi Forces, like startled birds, noticed the strange transformation of the moon they had known for so long, and their panic only intensified as they fled in all directions.
The ninja world was home to all sorts of strange jutsu.
To someone from Hayai Gengetsu's previous world, the unusual moon would have been dismissed as a peculiar natural phenomenon.
But here, the ninjas knew that the moon's transformation was likely due to some terrifying jutsu.
And they were right.
However, they didn't know that their attempts to escape would be futile.
"It seems our current clan head has succeeded!"
Noticing the change in the moon, the Hayai elders understood that their victory was assured. They halted their pursuit of the doomed remnants of the Allied Shinobi Forces and burst into hearty laughter.
All the Hayai elders were aware that their clan was about to reach the pinnacle of the ninja world.
"This time, we've bet on the right person."
Nearby, members of the Akatsuki, like Kakuzu and Sasori, heaved a sigh of relief.
Before the battle, they had been concerned about their small numbers and their chances of victory.
Now, it seemed their new leader was incredibly powerful!
"Guy..."
Kakashi, who had also stopped, looked up at the moon, its surface resembling the Sharingan. He thought of Guy, who had left earlier, and let out a deep sigh.
"Have we failed again?"
At that moment, many had already given up hope.
But there was always one who never backed down.
Naruto, returning with renewed determination, did everything in his power to stop Hayai Gengetsu.
He swiftly flew towards the sky.
However, at this speed, he wouldn't make it in time!
"Hayai Gengetsu!! Stop!" Naruto could only shout as he flew, his voice filled with urgency. "Infinite Tsukuyomi will only bring disaster! Your plan won't succeed! All of this is..."
Naruto, his face filled with desperation, relayed the truth as told by the Six Paths Sage, hoping to make Hayai Gengetsu reconsider.
Hayai Gengetsu didn't even turn his head to acknowledge Naruto's plea.
Light! Endless light!
Naruto, still flying upwards, wanted to say something, but suddenly the blood moon, marked with the Rinnegan, erupted with intensely dazzling radiance.
He had no choice but to shut his eyes.
Naruto didn't see what happened next. The blinding light that burst from the moon sped past him, quickly enveloping the entire planet in its glow.
Even in the darkness of night, every place was illuminated as bright as day.
Empowered by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the moon's radiance pierced through all obstructions. Wherever people hid, as long as they remained on the planet, the beams of light found them.
There was no escape.
On the planet, every living creature, including cats and dogs, momentarily displayed the appearance of the Rinnegan in their eyes. Their bodies froze, and they gradually lost consciousness, falling into the eternal illusion of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
From this moment on, everyone began to dream their most desired dreams, unique to each person.
"As expected, the light of Infinite Tsukuyomi penetrates all, leaving no one untouched," Hayai Gengetsu remarked, gazing down at the world that had fallen into an unprecedented silence. Glancing at Naruto, the only other conscious person aside from himself, he saw the look of shock and bewilderment on his face. Then, he turned his attention back to the earth below.
Aside from the reanimated corpses, every living being, even cats and dogs, stood motionless at that moment.
"And now..." Hayai Gengetsu clapped his hands and declared, "...it's time for 'Divine Tree Birth'!"
The entire surface of the planet trembled violently as countless thick roots burst forth from the Divine Tree, extending tendrils that wrapped around everyone who had fallen under the influence of Infinite Tsukuyomi, aside from those allied with Hayai. The tendrils lifted them and hung them from the branches.
Soon, everyone on the planet resembled insect pupae, hanging uniformly from the branches of the Divine Tree that now covered the entire planet.
Their chakra began to be absorbed, channeled through the Divine Tree, and flowed endlessly to Hayai Gengetsu.
"What a magnificent sight!"
Hayai Muri and the others, unaffected by Infinite Tsukuyomi due to their reanimated state, looked on in awe and delight at the spectacle before them.
They had never imagined that the ninja world held so many secrets, even containing techniques that could influence an entire planet.
In contrast, the group of reanimated individuals led by the Third Hokage, Sarutobi, felt a sense of foreboding.
Sarutobi rushed to Kakashi's side as he was enveloped by the tendrils, reaching out to tear them away and free Kakashi from their grasp.
But it was futile.
Kakashi, his eyes still fixed in the Sharingan state, remained unmoving.
Above them, tendrils once again descended from the massive roots of the Divine Tree, relentlessly wrapping around Kakashi.
No matter how many times Sarutobi and the other reanimated ninja tried, Kakashi and the other living beings always ended up hanging from the tree once more.
Seeing this, Sarutobi's expression darkened, and he ceased his futile efforts.
"What do we do now?" someone asked.
No one answered.
Even though they had been glorious in life, the current situation far exceeded their understanding and was beyond their control.
What could mere ants accomplish?
It was time to resign themselves to the fate of the adults.
(End of Chapter)
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