"What happened after that?"
"What happened after Kaguya ate the chakra Fruit?"
Madara Uchiha asked in a deep voice.
Although, in his heart, he had already decided that Yuzuru was spouting nonsense, that did not stop him from wanting to know what happened next.
After all, the more someone said, the more flaws there would be.
Some ridiculous mysterious race from outer space...
A bizarre story like that could only fool children.
Seeing Madara's expression, Yuzuru knew the other man did not believe a word he was saying. But he was in no hurry to prove anything. He simply continued.
"After Kaguya ate the chakra Fruit, she became the ruler of the shinobi world in one leap."
"Because of her overwhelming power, people revered her as the Rabbit Goddess."
"Later, under humanity's blessings, she miraculously became pregnant and gave birth to two children—Hagoromo and Hamura."
"Hagoromo was the man later known to everyone as the Sage of Six Paths."
Giving everyone a little time to digest that, Yuzuru continued, "However, after Kaguya ate the chakra Fruit, she constantly feared that the Otsutsuki clan would send someone to punish her."
"So she controlled the God Tree and activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, transforming most of humanity into humanoid weapons. In other words, White Zetsu."
Tobirama Senju said coldly, "So you are saying... humans caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi eventually become White Zetsu?"
After obtaining Madara's inheritance, Yuzuru had not deliberately hidden the matter of White Zetsu, so everyone present had at least some understanding of them.
Humanoid creatures that possessed intelligence, but not much intellect...
Who would have thought they were transformed humans from ancient times who had fallen under the Infinite Tsukuyomi?
Yuzuru said, "Later, Hagoromo and Hamura discovered this and tried their best to stop Kaguya."
"But Kaguya felt betrayed and wanted to take back the chakra inside Hagoromo and Hamura."
"In the end... the three of them fought a great battle. To protect Kaguya, the God Tree transformed into the Ten-Tails."
"The battle lasted three months, and it finally ended with Kaguya being sealed."
"The moon we see now is the place where Kaguya is sealed."
Hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes in shock.
"Yuzuru, you did not say that wrong, did you? The battle lasted three months, and the moon is where Kaguya was sealed?!"
"That's right. That is the truth."
"Hiss!"
Everyone's gazes turned toward Hashirama Senju and Madara.
One had to know that the battle between those two at the Valley of the End, which had shaken the entire shinobi world, had only lasted three days and three nights.
And Madara had even borrowed the Nine-Tails' power at the time...
Yet now, Yuzuru was saying that someone had been able to fight continuously for three months!
How much chakra would it take to do something like that?
And the moon could already be considered a celestial body, yet it was actually created by human hands...
Hashirama could not help murmuring, "So that is what a sage is..."
The Third Raikage was even more stirred, his blood boiling with excitement as he said longingly, "Just hearing about it is enough to make my blood race. I really wish I could have seen that battle with my own eyes!"
After patiently waiting for everyone to calm down again, Yuzuru spoke once more. "After Kaguya was sealed, the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Ten-Tails inside his own body."
"Hamura went to live on the moon, where he was responsible for watching over Kaguya and preventing her from breaking free of the seal."
"Hagoromo stayed in the shinobi world and began repairing the lands that had been devastated by the war."
"During that process, Hagoromo created Ninshu and passed chakra on to the humans of the shinobi world. People honored him as the Sage of Six Paths."
After saying that, Yuzuru turned his gaze toward Madara. "Madara, do you understand now?"
"The so-called Moon's Eye Plan is nothing but a lie."
"The moment you become the Ten-Tails jinchuriki and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Kaguya will take over your body and break free from her seal."
Hearing this, Madara snorted lightly. "Don't you think your story is a bit too fanciful?"
"On the stone tablet..."
"The contents of the stone tablet were tampered with. Black Zetsu is not the manifestation of your will either."
"Its true identity is Kaguya's third son. It has existed in the shinobi world since the moment before Kaguya was sealed."
This time, Madara could no longer maintain his previous calm and composed demeanor.
In disbelief, he said, "How... how do you know so much?"
Yuzuru leaned back slightly. "All of this is information I extracted from Black Zetsu."
"If it really were the manifestation of your will, then it should not have made up such a bizarre story, right?"
In any case, he had imprisoned Black Zetsu in Kamui Space. Whatever he said now was the truth.
Madara fell silent for a while, then said, "In the end, this is still only your side of the story. I..."
"Believe it or not, that is up to you." Yuzuru interrupted Madara. "I only brought you back with the Reanimation Jutsu to repay the favor of you leaving all your inheritance to me back then."
"The current me is the strongest person in the shinobi world. Even if you can break free from the control of the Reanimation Jutsu, you still cannot be my opponent. So I have no reason to deceive you."
Looking into those black eyes that seemed able to see straight through a person's heart, Madara, for the first time, felt a complicated mix of emotions.
Had he...
Really grown old?
If everything Yuzuru said was true, then had he not been a puppet manipulated by someone else from beginning to end?
Proud and arrogant as he was, he found it difficult to accept such a truth.
Tobirama sneered. "As expected of the naturally evil Uchiha... If you had really been allowed to activate the Moon's Eye Plan, everyone in the shinobi world would have had to pay for your stupidity."
"Tobirama, shut up!"
Seeing Madara's lost and dispirited appearance, Hashirama patted his shoulder with some heartache.
He understood the personality of this close friend of his far too well.
Learning such a truth all at once must have left Madara feeling deeply shaken.
Tobirama also realized that what he had just said was somewhat inappropriate and hurriedly explained, "What I said just now slipped out. I no longer hold any prejudice against the Uchiha clan..."
Yuzuru, however, laughed freely. "It's nothing. The discord between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan is a feud that began in ancient times."
"Oh?"
Tobirama raised an eyebrow. "Yuzuru, what do you mean by that?"
Yuzuru said, "Strictly speaking, the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan are actually one family."