"Be honest, Madara. Right now, you're just an ordinary man. Don't act so arrogant—otherwise, I won't stop others from dealing with you."
Naruto formed a hand seal.
The golden chains faded into invisible threads and sank into Uchiha Madara's body.
In an instant—
His chakra was completely sealed.
The reanimated body…
The endless chakra…
All of it was gone.
Now, Madara was empty.
He couldn't even defeat a Genin.
"Madara, you're really sealed? Wow… this junior is incredible!"
Senju Hashirama stared at Naruto in amazement.
Madara nearly choked on rage.
He tried to circulate chakra—
Nothing.
He tried to break free—
Impossible.
He wanted to explode in anger…
But he forced himself to endure it.Because he understood something clearly—His dominance had always relied on strength.
Now that his strength was gone…
He could only accept reality.Even if it burned inside him.
Naruto spoke again, calm as ever.
"Where were we?"
Silence.
No one answered.
When Naruto defeated the Fourth Raikage earlier, people felt fear.
But now—After seeing Madara, the legendary Asura of the Ninja World, reduced to a helpless prisoner—That fear had evolved into something deeper.
Awe.
Reverence.
Terror.
Now, every word Naruto spoke—Carried weight.
No one dared to interrupt.
Even the members of Akatsuki stayed silent.
"I remember."
Naruto continued.
"Nagato—you were the pawn at the front. The blade."
"Obito—you were the hand holding that blade. While Nagato led Akatsuki openly, you were the one guiding everything from the shadows."
"And Madara…" "You were the shadow behind Obito."
He smiled faintly.
"Like a set of nested dolls."
"Obito controls Nagato. Madara controls Obito."
Then his eyes sharpened.
"But Madara…"
"Do you know?"
"Behind you—there's another hand."
"And you…"
"Were just another pawn."
"Impossible!"
Madara roared.
"Everything I did was my own will!"
"No one can control me!"
Now—All he had left…Was his pride.
Naruto turned his gaze.
"Zetsu."
"It's your turn."
"Let everyone see the real mastermind of the ninja world—Otsutsuki Zetsu."
Zetsu hesitated.
But under Naruto's gaze—He stepped forward slowly.
Madara and Obito stared at him in shock.
Their minds struggled to process it.
"Zetsu… wasn't he just my will?"
"Wasn't he just my observer?"
Naruto stepped forward—And grabbed Zetsu.
With a single motion—He split him in half.
In his hand—White Zetsu.
The other half—Black Zetsu.
The crowd shuddered.
"Heehee… playing… I want to play…"
White Zetsu dangled in Naruto's grip, giggling like a lunatic.
Naruto raised him slightly.
"Do you know what happens after being caught in Infinite Tsukuyomi?"
No one answered.
"This thing is called White Zetsu."
"It has no will. No awareness."
"Just a puppet."
His voice remained calm.
"But after being trapped in Infinite Tsukuyomi…"
"The longer you stay in that illusion…"
"The more you become like this."
"Eventually…"
"Your consciousness is erased."
"You become a monster."
Silence.
"In other words…"
"Madara. Obito."
"If your plan succeeds…"
"If the Ten Tails is revived…"
"If Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast…"
"The entire ninja world…"
"Everyone—every single person—"
"Will become something like this."
A pause.
Then—Naruto finished softly:
"The peace you want will come."
"Because everyone will be dead."
BOOM.
The words struck like thunder.
"Impossible!"
Obito screamed.
"That's a lie!"
"I don't believe it!"
Madara said nothing.
But his face turned pale.
Naruto looked at him.
"Madara… do you remember when White Zetsu first appeared?"
"And Black Zetsu…"
"Who told you he was your will?"
Madara's gaze slowly shifted—
Toward Black Zetsu.
Cold.Sharp.
Black Zetsu sighed.
His usual obedient expression vanished.
What remained—Was contempt.
"Madara…"
"You've come this far."
"So I'll tell you the truth."
A grin spread across his face.
"You were just my pawn."
"I was never your will."
"I am Otsutsuki Zetsu."
"The son of Otsutsuki Kaguya."
Gasps erupted.
"My brothers?"
"Otsutsuki Hagoromo… and Otsutsuki Hamura."
"The Sage of Six Paths…Is my brother."
The entire crowd froze.
"For thousands of years…"
"I've been working to revive my mother."
"To recreate the Ten Tails."
"To break her seal."
"And you, Madara were just part of that plan."
"The tablet in the Uchiha shrine?"
"Yes—it was real."
"But…"
"I altered it."
"I guided your clan—generation after generation—"
"Toward Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"For a thousand years…"
"I failed again and again."
"Until you appeared."
"…What a pity."
Black Zetsu laughed wildly.
The crowd was stunned.
They thought Madara's story was already shocking.
But this—This was on another level.
"The Sage of Six Paths…"
"His mother…"
"This is insane…"
"This Black Zetsu… he's been plotting for thousands of years?!"
Naruto suddenly interrupted.
"Enough."
He looked at Black Zetsu coldly.
"You're not impressive."
"You're just exposing how stupid you are."
Silence.
"For thousands of years…"
"You couldn't even accomplish something this simple?"
Naruto shook his head.
"If you had any brains…"
"You could've dug through the moon yourself."
"…What?"
"Your mother is sealed inside it."
"You didn't think of digging it out?"
Black Zetsu froze.
"Even the Nine Tails can break out of a planetary seal."
"You're telling me you couldn't dig a hole in the moon?"
His voice turned mocking.
"What have you been doing for a thousand years?"
Black Zetsu trembled.
Naruto continued mercilessly:
"You have the Mayfly Technique."
"You can move through earth freely."
"You've watched the entire ninja world evolve."
"With that time,With that knowledge…"
"Even a pig could reach Six Paths level."
"But you?"
"You're still this weak."
"You're just a complete waste."
Silence.
Then—Black Zetsu broke.
"WAAAAAAH—!"
He burst into tears.
"Why am I so useless?!"
"Why am I trash?!"
His cries echoed across the battlefield.
The crowd looked at each other, stunned.
"Earlier, I thought he was amazing…"
"But now…"
"Yeah… that's just sad."
"He manipulated Madara and Obito!"
"He's not weak!"
"But still…"
"Being outplayed like this?"
"Yeah… that's embarrassing."
Madara clenched his teeth.
His veins bulged.
If he had his power—
He would've slaughtered everyone here.
But now—
He could only sit there.
Powerless.
Obito, meanwhile—
Had completely collapsed.
He sat on the ground, muttering.
The truth shattered everything.
Infinite Tsukuyomi—A lie.
The dream world with Rin—A lie.
His entire life—A lie.
He clutched his head.
Screaming.
Pain.
Regret.
Despair.
Kakashi stood beside him silently.
Helpless.
Nagato laughed bitterly.
"So this was the truth…"
"All this time…"
"I was just a pawn."
Konan placed a hand on his shoulder.
Around them—The Kage stood in silence.
"So everything in the ninja world…"
"All these wars…"
"All this suffering…"
"…was just the aftermath of one man trying to save his mother?"
No one had an answer.
Only silence remained.
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