Chapter 195: Identity Exposed
"In your current state, can you cast Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
After the initial excitement, Izayoi turned to Uchiha Madara and said, "In these two years, I've searched hundreds of different dimensions, but I haven't found any trace of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. I strongly suspect that he didn't escape into a different dimension at all, but rather remains in the real world, merely hidden by some special means that prevent our senses from finding him. Just like... Black Zetsu!"
Hearing the last sentence, a flash of insight instantly struck Uchiha Madara's mind, a feeling of clarity as if a fog had lifted.
Immediately, he no longer concerned himself with why Izayoi was so calm.
Looking up at the blood-red moon in the sky, Uchiha Madara's figure shot upwards.
As he flew, Uchiha Madara removed his horned protector, and a vertical mark appeared on his forehead.
The vertical mark opened left and right, revealing a crimson eye with concentric black ripples, dotted with nine black tomoe around the pupil.
This eye was the Kekkei Mōra, the Rinne Sharingan, which could only be activated by consuming the Chakra Fruit or becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.
First, he glanced at Izayoi below, who showed no intention of stopping him. A hint of doubt flashed in Uchiha Madara's eyes.
Looking back from the beginning, Izayoi, apart from shooting a Truth-Seeking Orb at the Three-Tails, Isobu, seemed to have been cooperating with him the whole time. When he deliberately moved the battlefield, Izayoi followed.
Even his attack on the Three-Tails, Isobu, seemed to be just for show.
Uchiha Madara had initially thought that Izayoi cooperated with him because he didn't want anyone on that other battlefield to get hurt.
But after experiencing the power of the Sword of Nunoboko just now, Izayoi's unusual reaction, and his主动 urging him to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, suggesting it might reveal Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's whereabouts, now all felt strangely incongruous.
However, a glance at Izayoi's chakra, an energy far inferior to his own and even less potent than Ōtsutsuki Toneri's, caused Uchiha Madara to dismiss his doubts.
In the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks were futile.
Their disparity was simply too vast!
Thus, Uchiha Madara gazed up at the blood-red full moon, unleashing the astonishing dōjutsu power of the Rinne Sharingan on his forehead.
In the past few years, the moon, which Izayoi had cut open, had already recovered thanks to the Six Paths — Chibaku Tensei absorbing solar energy and the automatically generated gravitational pull.
Under the influence of his dōjutsu, the red full moon began to change.
Smaller and smaller black circles, like drawings, appeared on the full moon, forming ripples.
Then, huge black tomoe dotted the areas around these ripples, and finally, a massive black dot occupied the very center of the full moon.
The moon's transformation instantly captured everyone's attention.
Whether on the distant battlefield, or among those in the Ninja Continent who were still awake and enjoying the moon outside or indoors, all could see the moon's transformation.
Even those far across the seas, away from the Ninja Continent, could witness the moon's change.
"What... what is that?"
"Sharingan?"
"Everyone, be careful, this might be a jutsu!"
"It's terrifying. Whether it's the celestial phenomenon just now or the moon now, these jutsu are like the powers of gods. Can ninjas truly possess them?"
"Is that Uchiha Madara's eye? Or a jutsu developed by the Hokage?"
"For some reason, I have a bad feeling about this!"
"..."
Those on the battlefield discussed animatedly.
All living people felt a sense of unease in their hearts.
Only Black Zetsu, who had rapidly tunneled through the ground, wore an expression of pleasant surprise.
He had initially thought that Uchiha Madara, upon learning the truth, would no longer cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
He had planned to unleash his contingency at the crucial moment, forcing Uchiha Madara to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Unexpectedly, Uchiha Madara voluntarily cast Infinite Tsukuyomi without needing that moment.
Clearly, Uchiha Madara also harbored doubts about Ōtsutsuki Toneri's words, still unwilling to give up on verifying them.
This was undoubtedly a good thing for Black Zetsu.
As long as Uchiha Madara cast Infinite Tsukuyomi, he would only have one last step to complete his mother's revival.
Thus, Black Zetsu slowed his pace, continuing to burrow towards Izayoi and Uchiha Madara.
After projecting his dōjutsu power onto the moon, Uchiha Madara formed an unknown hand seal and softly uttered, "Illuminate the world... Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
Swish!
A dazzling white light, like the explosion of a Truth-Seeking Orb, suddenly burst forth from the moon, even more blinding than sunlight, instantly dispelling the darkness that shrouded the world, transforming the night into day.
Even more incredible, the white light pierced through all obstacles.
Whether they were at home, hiding in basements, or even surrounded by barriers, everyone was engulfed by the white light.
At this moment, everyone's expressions turned vacant, except for those whose consciousness and bodies were sealed, like the dead.
Among the various factions locked in battle on the battlefield, only the Impure World Reincarnation army and the Puppet army were unaffected. The rest, whether of genin strength, or the Fourth Raikage at the pinnacle of the Five Kage, and even Naruto and Sasuke who had activated Sage Mode, their expressions similarly turned vacant, staring blankly at the white orb of light in the sky.
Immediately, the eyes of everyone engulfed by the white light, whether ordinary people or ninjas, became patterned with ripples, transforming into purple Rinnegan.
"God... Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!"
After casting Infinite Tsukuyomi to control everyone, Uchiha Madara also cast Wood Release, which had been sublimated to Kekkei Mōra level.
The pure white light of Infinite Tsukuyomi was not only the dōjutsu power of the Rinne Sharingan, but also chakra containing seven nature transformations, the power of Kekkei Mōra.
Being a Kekkei Mōra himself, Uchiha Madara could also use the white light to cast Kekkei Mōra-level Wood Release.
And so, the entire ninja world trembled slightly.
Cracks, large and small, appeared on the surface.
Then, tree branches, also large and small, burst forth from the cracks in the earth.
In sparsely populated areas, the thickness, length, and even the vertical height of the tree branches were quite ordinary.
The largest were no bigger than the towering trees in the Forest of Death.
However, in densely populated areas, such as the bustling cities of the Five Great Nations, mountain-like tree branches sprouted, rarely seen or even unheard of in the real world.
Some branches even bent over, like mountains bowing, creating a visually striking impact.
It was only because everyone was in a state of stupor that they weren't startled by these tree branches.
After the tree branches burst forth and rapidly finished growing, dense vines also sprouted.
These vines, as if equipped with a tracking system, also passed through all obstacles, binding everyone engulfed by the white light into mummified figures.
Then, the vines retracted, hanging all these mummified figures from the branches.
In Uchiha Madara's perception and sight, these mummified figures shimmered with lights of varying sizes and strengths.
These lights represented their life force and chakra strength.
The light of ninjas surpassed that of ordinary people.
By simply observing the size and intensity of these lights, Uchiha Madara could instantly filter out all ninjas from these mummified figures, regardless of whether they were from a large or small ninja village, active or retired ninjas, or even rogue ninjas.
Their strength, and even the secrets within their bodies, also could not be hidden from Uchiha Madara.
For example, Uzumaki Naruto and Killer B, the Yang Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails within them, and even the Yin Nine-Tails, which Izayoi had sealed so perfectly that even the Six Paths Sage Mode's perception couldn't detect it, were all exposed to Uchiha Madara.
However, Uchiha Madara's expression gradually became grim.
He looked down at Izayoi, who for some unknown reason was completely unaffected by Infinite Tsukuyomi, and asked in a deep voice, "Why is the other half of the Nine-Tails in your possession?"
"Didn't you already guess?" Izayoi chuckled.
Uchiha Madara's mood instantly plummeted.
With his suspicions confirmed, Izayoi's previous incongruous behaviors suddenly made sense.
Recalling the scene two years ago when he sought an alliance with Izayoi, Uchiha Madara was filled with exasperation and fury. "So, should I call you Ōtsutsuki Toneri, or... Ōtsutsuki Izayoi?"
"Ōtsutsuki Toneri indeed exists, and he is indeed the last descendant of the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon. Thanks to him, I was able to awaken the Tenseigan," Izayoi said, floating up to the same height as Uchiha Madara. His appearance began to change at a visible rate.
His black hair turned white, dragon-horn-shaped horns grew above his forehead, and his blue eyes transformed into golden-yellow Rinne Tenseigan.
Then, a black fissure appeared in the space beside him.
The fissure opened, forming a large black gate.
The figure of 'Ōtsutsuki Toneri' flew out from within and was reabsorbed by Izayoi.
His chakra volume instantly surged by a significant amount.
"After all these years, I can finally return to my original appearance," Izayoi smoothed his white bangs with a hand, looking at Uchiha Madara's grim expression with a light chuckle. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is... Ōtsutsuki Izayoi."
"..."
Uchiha Madara fell silent.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu, who had rapidly tunneled closer, gaped, trembling, "H-how is this possible?!"
"Besides Hagoromo and Hamura, those two rebellious sons, how can there be a third pure-blood Ōtsutsuki in this world? He's clearly a descendant, without Mother's pure-blood genes, nor the God Tree's chakra. How could he transform from a mixed-blood to a pure-blood? This is not something even bloodline regression can achieve. Who exactly is he?!"
"Could it be that he's connected to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whom Madara mentioned?"
Uchiha Madara's doubts were the same as Black Zetsu's.
After a moment of silence, as if something had occurred to him, he gazed at Izayoi and asked, "What is your relationship with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki? Or rather, were you once... Ōtsutsuki Isshiki?"
After becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, Uchiha Madara had already taken a significant step into the inter-dimensional realm.
Looking back on his half-life, he understood the true extent of bloodline limitations and had to admit that Izayoi's words were correct.
As a mixed-blood, he had expended immense effort and possessed incredible luck to reach his current stage.
Yet, Izayoi possessed such power at this age.
Those golden-yellow eyes were undoubtedly on the same level as the Rinne Sharingan on his forehead.
He needed to become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki to gain such power.
But the other party could obtain it effortlessly.
Clearly, he was no ordinary Ōtsutsuki; even the Sage of Six Paths' bloodline couldn't compare to his.
His bloodline purity was definitely on the same level as the Rabbit Goddess.
If the past Izayoi showed him was true, Uchiha Madara found it hard not to suspect that Izayoi was absolutely connected to Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Either he was his offspring, or his body was possessed by him, or he himself was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
Otherwise, there was no explanation for Izayoi possessing such a pure bloodline and such noble and powerful eyes, even more so than the Rinnegan.
"Unfortunately, I am not him, nor do I have any connection to him," Izayoi said helplessly. "I originally intended to use you, who inherited the Sage of Six Paths' legacy, to help me search for his whereabouts, but unexpectedly, I found no trace for two years. Seeing your current state, it seems Infinite Tsukuyomi also had no effect. That guy truly lives up to his status as Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's superior."
"You have no credibility whatsoever now," Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth. "I've lived two lives, and I've never seen anyone as despicable as you. Even that Tobirama guy is far inferior to you."
"There's nothing you can do if you don't believe me," Izayoi chuckled indifferently. "As long as you become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, my goal has been achieved."
Uchiha Madara's heart suddenly clenched, and he immediately demanded, "What do you mean by that?"
"You'll know soon enough," Izayoi said with a playful smile. "Before we begin our battle, go and retrieve the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails. That way, you'll be truly complete."
Hearing this, Uchiha Madara gave Izayoi a deep look.
A few seconds later, he suddenly wielded the Sword of Nunoboko and unleashed another white slash towards Izayoi.
The slash's speed was like a fleeting meteor, not just its flight speed, but also its diffusion speed.
Even with Izayoi's Rinne Tenseigan, he only saw a rapidly expanding white light that instantly filled his vision.
This sword strike was even more powerful than the previous one, and its nature was identical to a Truth-Seeking Orb, possessing the power to destroy all creation.
Just now, even Izayoi, powerful enough to activate Six Paths Sage Mode, had to use a black shield formed by nine Truth-Seeking Orbs to block that sword strike.
But this time, Izayoi simply raised his hand.
A massive horizontal white light instantly froze in front of Izayoi.
An attack capable of flying out of the Land of Lightning in mere seconds, dispelling all clouds above it, and obstructing nothing in its path, was actually blocked by Izayoi with one hand.
Immediately after, an even more incredible sight appeared.
This immensely powerful white slash, as if attracted by a magnet, began to converge towards Izayoi, seeping into his body through his palm.
This scene was exactly like the Preta Path of the Rinnegan absorbing ninjutsu. Uchiha Madara's expression instantly changed, his eyes filled with disbelief. "How is this possible?!"
Black Zetsu reacted similarly.
It wasn't surprising they reacted this way; this scene was simply too absurd.
Because Truth-Seeking Orb self-detonation and Six Paths Senjutsu were powers that the Rinnegan and Tenseigan could not absorb.
Kekkei Mōra, moreover, transcended the Rinnegan and Tenseigan, which were merely Kekkei Genkai.
Uchiha Madara's sword strike contained seven nature transformations and the power of Onmyōton.
Even as the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, he could not absorb it.
His inability to absorb it meant that Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura, and even Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, could not absorb such power.
Yet, Izayoi had achieved something that the Chakra Ancestor, the Ninja Ancestor, and the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki could not.
Didn't that mean that even Truth-Seeking Orb self-detonation and Six Paths Senjutsu couldn't harm him?
What kind of ability was this?!
Without time to be shocked, Uchiha Madara quickly turned and flew towards Killer B and Uzumaki Naruto.
The unknown abilities Izayoi displayed put pressure on Uchiha Madara, stripping him of the arrogance and dismissiveness he felt as the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.
He had to face this insidious, cunning, and despicable brat in his complete form.
Otherwise, Uchiha Madara would feel utterly insecure.
The urgency of the situation even made Uchiha Madara subconsciously ignore Izayoi's previous words.
This guy, whose heart was black to the core, wanting him to become the complete Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, definitely meant no good.
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