Shen, who had silently shouldered all the blame, finally restored about seventy to eighty percent of his ocular power by 4 a.m.
"I'm ready."
Both Madara and Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama instantly opened their eyes.
The two long-awaiting men shifted their gazes toward the main star of tonight's event.
Under the gaze of the nine-pronged Mangekyo Sharingan, all three entered Shen's illusionary space.
"Very interesting genjutsu," Madara praised before adding with a senior-like tone of criticism, "but the time flow is only twice slower than the real world. It's not very practical for battle."
That was something Shen really didn't want to hear.
He shot back, "How about the Infinite Tsukuyomi then? Ten times slower? A hundred?"
"Infinite Tsukuyomi?" Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama had never heard this term before.
Madara remained calm and restrained. "Hmph, it's time you proved it."
Shen figured he should show these old masters a little respect.
As for what would happen next, he had absolutely no guarantee at all.
"My Tianjin'nu in the left eye allows me to foresee the future."
Although in truth he could only predict one second ahead, Shen used superb acting to hide that fact: "While foreseeing the future, I can also know all the real events that have happened in the past."
"So, what I'm about to tell both of you now is the true history of the shinobi world."
Upon hearing this, both Madara and Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama simultaneously narrowed their pupils.
Could it be that even the current history of ninja wasn't authentic?
They shared a knowing look.
This shocking revelation completely erased the playful attitudes they originally held—attitudes as if merely indulging a child's antics.
"Don't rush," Shen changed the scene within the illusionary space. "Once upon a very long time ago, a woman came to this planet…"
The original flat artistic style of the manga was now rendered as immersive, three-dimensional imagery within this space.
A massive tree, towering and covering the skies, startled the already interested Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama quite a bit.
"The God Tree," Madara naturally recognized.
Yet the truth was extremely cruel.
A woman possessing the Byakugan arrived on this planet and took over the duty of guarding the God Tree.
Her name was Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Witnessing endless wars throughout her existence, Kaguya decided to end them.
Therefore, she ate the fruit of the God Tree—the very thing she was meant to protect.
Using the eye opened on her forehead, she brought peace to this world.
Later revered as the Rabbit Goddess by humanity, Kaguya gave birth to two sons amidst the blessings and prayers of everyone.
The firstborn naturally possessed the Rinnegan, named Hagoromo, while his younger brother inherited the Byakugan, named Hamura.
However, Kaguya Otsutsuki, who later transformed into the Ten-Tails, enjoyed hero status for many years.
But gradually, she grew fearful of her own clansmen who would eventually come here to harvest the fruit.
Greed, humanity's oldest failing, continuously eroded this heroine who had once brought peace to a war-torn world.
Finally, one day, she activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi across the entire planet, beginning to transform ordinary humans into White Zetsu with extraordinary combat abilities.
"Ah, I see," Madara mused, recalling the moment he created White Zetsu — a scene reminiscent of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path giving birth.
Only a god could create entirely new species from nothingness.
He finally understood that cloning Hashirama cells alone could never yield beings like White Zetsu, who possessed both consciousness and independent thought.
Madara Uchiha was no god — not one capable of creation.
The Illusionary Space shifted scenes once more, displaying the future after Hagoromo and Hamura — the two brothers — sealed away their mother Kaguya.
Hamura, worried about Kaguya, chose to go to the place where she had been sealed away — the moon.
Meanwhile, Hagoromo remained in this world, spreading chakra and establishing what history calls the Ninja Arts tradition.
And he had two sons of his own.
The elder son, Indra, was born with a pair of Three-tomoe Sharingan eyes, invented hand seals, and pioneered transforming chakra into ninjutsu techniques.
The younger son, Asura, inherited only an exceptionally strong physical constitution far surpassing ordinary humans, with a warm and approachable personality.
When Hagoromo was on his deathbed, choosing Asura — who believed in relying on others and had love in his heart — as his successor to lead the Ninja Arts tradition, Kaguya's third child, born while she was sealed away, began secretly preparing his plan to resurrect their mother.
Indra, who advocated individual strength and possessed extraordinary talent since childhood, after being manipulated by this child, chose to return to the Ninja Arts tradition to reclaim what he believed was rightfully his.
Initially, using his Three-tomoe Sharingan to activate Perfect Susanoo, Indra brutally overwhelmed the entire Ninja Arts tradition.
However, Asura managed to turn the tide through sheer determination, strengthened by the collective power of the Ninja Arts tradition, the Nine-Tails' might, and Six Paths Power.
Defeated, Indra swore a solemn vow then and there — his soul would never perish.
To prevent his brother, Asura's spirit followed him after death, starting endless cycles of reincarnation.
Kaguya's third son spent thousands of years seeking opportunities to carry out his plan.
The scene playing out in this Illusionary Space ended here.
What remained, both Madara and Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama generally understood.
The Uchiha clan possessing Sharingan eyes capable of copying ninjutsu were clearly descendants of Indra.
The Senju, with superior physical constitutions needing long-term cultivation to unlock their powers, were undoubtedly descendants of Asura.
Madara, capable of wielding Perfect Susanoo, and Hashirama, able to use [Thousand Hands Manipulation Force: Thrust] without hand seals, were the current reincarnations of Indra and Asura respectively.
The entire history of the shinobi world was actually just the story of the Otsutsuki Clan's succession struggle!
The massive amount of information left Madara and Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama momentarily unable to fully process everything.
Shen wore a satisfied smile, deeply pleased by what he had revealed.
The conflict between Indra and Asura was, in truth, all the result of Black Zetsu's manipulation.
If they had known all these truths back then, perhaps the two brothers wouldn't have needed to engage in life-or-death battles.
"Heheheh!" Madara, who first accepted reality, suddenly burst into loud laughter, throwing his head back toward the sky.
Although he initially doubted Shen's left eye ability, connecting all the dots could only lead to this single truth.
Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama waved a hand dismissively in front of Madara.
For him, any grand plans or reincarnation theories mattered little compared to the importance of the person standing right before him.
It felt like just yesterday when Madara defected from the village.
"Finished watching the past?" Shen turned his gaze to the two of them. "How about seeing one of the possible futures?"
Madara's laughter ceased, and his revealed Sharingan contracted.
The Impure World Reincarnated Hashirama, on the other hand, looked genuinely intrigued.
"Of course. This is a future that will never come to pass again."
The Illusionary Space shifted once again, placing them in a certain moment in the shinobi world's future.
Madara, now having achieved his goal as the Six Paths, activated the God Tree Manifestation and successfully implemented his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
However, he was soon betrayed by Kaguya's third son.
Kaguya otsutsuki, the Moon Goddess, descended once again onto this planet.
"Child, it's time to stop," a warm voice echoed throughout the Illusionary Space.
Shen paused the vision, a clear smile playing on his face.
The being who could finally answer his questions had arrived.
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