"But the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan was originally a mistake, wasn't it? Plunging the entire world into an illusion in order to gain rulership for herself—can you really justify such an action?"
Sakura's words caused the Sage of Six Paths' expression to darken. Recalling the moment his mother had been sealed away—the sorrow and disbelief in her eyes—he suddenly felt deeply unsettled.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi was indeed mistaken," Sakura said with a smirk, "but who told you it was meant to grant Kaguya Ōtsutsuki dominion over everything? Gamamaru? Or someone else? The so-called [Infinite Tsukuyomi] is actually a method to transform humans into White Zetsu! It was used by your mother as a way to stockpile soldiers against enemies!"
Chapter 117: It's All Your Father's Fault [Part I]
"You even know about Gamamaru? And what exactly is White Zetsu?" The Sage of Six Paths frowned, knitting his brows tightly together. "Also, why would Mother need to amass troops?"
"I'm familiar with that old toad from Mount Myōboku," Sakura replied. "As for White Zetsu, they are essentially the end result of the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan. When humans become encased within the God Tree, over time they gradually transform into White Zetsu. Their strength is roughly equivalent to an average chunin—a mid-level ninja rank—but their most dangerous ability is mimicry."
Sakura coughed lightly, signaling everyone to sit down before conjuring up a blackboard and drawing out the appearance of White Zetsu.
"This is what White Zetsu truly looks like. Their greatest strength lies in their highly convincing disguise capabilities—even their chakra signatures can be perfectly imitated. Even Byakugan cannot easily detect them!"
"If even Byakugan can't detect them easily, wouldn't impersonating others then become effortless?" Minato Namikaze appeared concerned. Since Byakugan usually identified individuals based on differences in their chakra, if opponents could replicate chakra itself, then Byakugan would basically become useless.
"Don't worry, they're not stupid enough to come running out right now!" Sakura wasn't too worried. Although White Zetsu's disguise skills were indeed troublesome, currently Black Zetsu remained holed up inside their base without deploying many of them. "Besides disguise abilities, White Zetsu's biggest feature is being able to shrink into spores and attach themselves onto others for surveillance—it's extremely hard to detect them!"
"In other words, the main use of these White Zetsu must be intelligence gathering, tracking, and monitoring. If one wants to unleash actual attacks, they'd have to rely on surprise tactics!"
Kakashi, Minato, and the others immediately grasped the implications. Having fought in countless battles, they quickly figured out White Zetsu's strengths and weaknesses.
"That's right. So don't worry too much about White Zetsu—they're mostly just distractions or expendable pawns."
Sakura tossed the blackboard aside and summoned a projector, materializing visual images based on anime she had seen in her past life.
"Now, let me explain the whole story from the beginning. Everyone, pay close attention — especially you," Sakura said, pointing at the Sage of Six Paths.
Unexpectedly, this made the Sage feel like he had returned to his childhood — when his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, scolded him sternly. Immediately, he sat up straight with a serious expression on his face.
"The story began thousands of years ago."
On the screen behind Sakura, an image appeared showing a glowing orb landing on the ground and transforming into a tree.
"A thousand years ago, a God Tree suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. Actually, this God Tree was planted by the Otsutsuki Clan to absorb energy from this world. When the tree bore fruit, members of the Otsutsuki Clan would come to harvest it. By consuming the Chakra Fruit, they could gain tremendous power and long life. Kaguya Otsutsuki was sent here to guard this tree."
The screen changed, displaying an anime-style image of Kaguya Otsutsuki when she first arrived in this world. At that time, she wasn't yet known as the Mother of Chakra — she appeared completely innocent and unfamiliar with the ways of the world.
"Back then, Kaguya only knew she needed to protect the God Tree, without any ulterior motives. Unfortunately, good times didn't last long. Kaguya met a selfish cad — that is, your father."
"??" The Sage of Six Paths was completely confused. How did this suddenly relate to his long-deceased father whom he had never even seen?
"At that time, your father was still the emperor of a small country. So in a way, you carry royal blood in your veins!" Sakura coughed lightly. Talking about royal blood always reminded her of some purebred dog with blue eyes — noble, but not exactly deep.
Feeling extremely uncomfortable under Sakura's meaningful gaze, the Sage finally asked, "What happened afterward?"
"Your father — the heartless emperor — was lusting after your mother Kaguya Otsutsuki's beauty and power. He went out of his way to win her favor, hoping to obtain her strength for himself. However, the naive Kaguya failed to see through his sinister intentions and quickly fell deeply in love."
"Pursuing a girl deliberately just to achieve his own goals? What a two-faced player!" Both Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha exclaimed simultaneously. The Sage of Six Paths opened and closed his mouth, unsure how to defend his family's honor. After all, even in his own eyes, his father had truly acted despicably.
"At that time, besides your father — who was just trying to earn points with Kaguya — there was also a servant named Aya Aiye, who genuinely cared for and looked after Kaguya very well. Let me add something here — I've always thought Kaguya and Aya Aiye should've been a couple. Marrying your father was a complete waste."
The Sage of Six Paths nearly turned pitch black with anger. If it weren't for his father, where would he and his younger brother even come from?
Let's get back on track. Your mom, Kaguya, fell for your dad's sweet talk and ended up hooking up with him. Before long, she got pregnant with the two of you brothers. At first glance, it looked like it was gonna be a sweet little love story. But life's full of surprises. See, your dad's kingdom was pretty weak. There was this much stronger nation getting ready to invade his country. Scared of war, your dad went off to negotiate peace, hoping he could talk the other side out of attacking. And right at that time, the enemy sneaked some troops in behind the scenes, aiming to take down your dad's kingdom from the inside. And wouldn't you know it? They walked right into Kaguya.
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