A Bright Future!

"Before Madara faked his death and escaped, he was constantly defeated by Hashirama. In order to obtain Hashirama's power, he bit off a piece of flesh from Hashirama."

"My flesh?" Hashirama Senju was completely bewildered when he heard Ishigami mention him. "Why would you bite my flesh? Do you think you can gain my power by eating my flesh? How is that even possible?"

"It can be done." However, Shi Jian also nodded seriously. "Perhaps it was out of spite, or perhaps he knew something, but after Ban Ye bit off your flesh, although there were no changes at first, an amazing change occurred in his later years."

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Madara Uchiha, "His Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan has evolved into the Rinnegan!"

"The Rinnegan?!"

Upon hearing these three words, the three of them immediately narrowed their eyes. As three people who had already reached the pinnacle of the ninja world, they naturally understood what the Rinnegan was.

Those are the eyes that the Sage of Six Paths possessed in legend, but isn't that just a legend?

"That's not just a legend." Before the three could speak, Shi Jian already understood what they wanted to say and said directly, "The Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan did indeed evolve into the Rinnegan. Also, Lord Hashirama, don't underestimate yourself. Your flesh continued to influence the ninja world even later on; it can be considered a treasure of the ninja world!"

"???"

Tobirama Senju stroked his chin, his eyes scanning his older brother's body up and down with suspicion.

"Don't do anything rash, Tobirama!" This look startled Hashirama Senju, who quickly stopped his younger brother, then scratched his head, "Is my flesh really that magical?"

As for Ban, after hearing Shi Jian's words, he froze on the spot, muttering to himself, "Yin and Yang, opposite elements, the myriad phenomena of the universe... so that's what it means!"

"After acquiring the Rinnegan, Madara saw the second half of the inscription on the stone tablet: Those who possess the power of Rinnegan will awaken their eyes under the moonlight when they are near the moon, in order to realize their infinite dream."

Just then, as the three were pondering, Shi Jian's voice rang out again, "And activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi! Only the Infinite Tsukuyomi can save the Uchiha clan and bring true peace to the world!"

"Infinite Tsukuyomi?!" x3

Upon hearing the unfamiliar words again, the three of them froze, staring at Shijian in shock and confusion.

And Madara Uchiha... at this moment, he finally understood why he had defected.

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Bring true peace!

So this is the truth behind his future defection?

However, after a short while, Madara's face darkened again, because he realized... this secret was no longer a secret!

How exactly did my future self fake my death and escape?

"True peace?" Hashirama Senju snapped out of his shock, a serious expression creeping onto his face as he looked at the stone ravine opposite him. "Can doing that really bring true peace?"

"?!"

At this moment, Madara also came to his senses upon hearing Hashirama's words, and spoke with an excited tone.

Could it be that Hashirama helped him?

That's right, it must be, because Hashirama, like him, was also pursuing peace!

Thinking of this, Madara looked at Hashirama with moved eyes, his voice filled with excitement, "Hashirama, you..."

However, before Hashirama could finish speaking, Ishigami's voice rang out again, "Of course it's fake~"

Tobirama Senju: ?!

Hashirama Senju: ? ? ?

Madara Uchiha: !!!

The three men had three different expressions: Tobirama Senju's face showed realization, mockery, and a hint of regret; Hashirama Senju's face showed pity; and Madara's face was dark with disbelief.

But before the three could speak, Shijian continued, "The stone tablet has been altered. What is recorded on it is not true. The Infinite Tsukuyomi will plunge everyone in the ninja world into an illusion, drain their chakra, and turn them into White Zetsu. The Infinite Tsukuyomi is actually meant to rescue Kaguya Otsutsuki, who was sealed by the Sage of Six Paths."

"The Sage of Six Paths?! Kaguya Otsutsuki?!"

Let's not even talk about Kaguya Otsutsuki, but how come even the legendary Sage of Six Paths has appeared?

"Kaguya Otsutsuki was the mother of the Sage of Six Paths and the progenitor of chakra in the ninja world. She distributed chakra to the Sage of Six Paths, who then spread chakra throughout the entire ninja world." Seemingly noticing the three's doubts, Shijian didn't hide anything and said directly, "As for Kaguya Otsutsuki, she was a member of the Otsutsuki clan, an extraterrestrial being from outside the ninja world. She came to the ninja world to plant chakra trees. However, the Otsutsuki clan always came in pairs, and one of them would sacrifice themselves before the chakra fruit matured, allowing the chakra fruit to fully ripen."

"???"

People from outer space?

Besides the stone stream, are there other aliens?

Upon hearing this, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were stunned again, while Tobirama Senju had already recovered and looked up at the stone pool. "So, the sacrifice was made by another Otsutsuki clansman who came with Kaguya Otsutsuki?"

"No, Kaguya Otsutsuki was originally supposed to be sacrificed, but to avoid being sacrificed herself, Kaguya Otsutsuki ambushed another member of the Otsutsuki clan and ate the fruit." Shijian shook his head. "In the end, fearing that she would be discovered by her own clan, Kaguya Otsutsuki decided to create weapons to resist the Otsutsuki clan."

"weapon?"

"It's the White Zetsu I was just talking about!"

"White Zetsu?" x3

The three were surprised again. "Extracting chakra and turning a ninja into a White Zetsu... does that mean White Zetsu is very strong?"

"No, they're really bad, their skills are just average!"

"???"

Very bad?

Then why transform into a White Zetsu?

"I don't know about that." Before the three could ask, Shi Jian spread his hands. "There might have been some other plan, but in the end, they didn't say anything."

"Didn't they say?" Upon hearing Ishigami's words, Hashirama Senju immediately complained, "Who wrote this story?! They just left a cliffhanger..."

"Don't waste time on such trivial matters." Tobirama Senju interrupted his elder brother, then looked up at Shijian. "I think I understand now. The Uchiha clan's stone tablet was left by the Sage of Six Paths, but it was later altered, leaving behind the Infinite Tsukuyomi to rescue Kaguya Otsutsuki. But... who altered the stone tablet?"

As soon as Tobirama Senju finished speaking, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha realized what was happening.

That's right, the stone tablet... and who altered it?

Why go to save Kaguya Otsutsuki?

Upon hearing this question, Shi Jian replied directly, "He's also Kaguya Otsutsuki's son!"

"The Sage of Six Paths?"

"Not the Sage of Six Paths." Shi Jian shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Kaguya Otsutsuki had three sons. The eldest son, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, was the Sage of Six Paths. The second son was Hamura Otsutsuki. As for the third son... strictly speaking, he should be considered Kaguya Otsutsuki's will. His appearance was to rescue his mother. He was named Black Zetsu, but..."

At this point, he looked at Madara with a strange expression, "That guy pretended to be Madara's will, constantly deceiving him. In the end, when he resurrected his own mother, he directly ripped out Madara's heart!"

"???" x3

They fooled Banban and even ripped into his heart!

The three of them were taken aback.

Then, Hashirama chuckled, while Madara's face darkened.

As for Tobirama Senju… he burst into hearty laughter, even clutching his stomach, tears streaming down his face. “Hahaha, this is truly a great story! The inherently evil Madara Uchiha was actually fooled and had his heart ripped out. This is indeed a fantastic future!”