Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming.

"Mother!!"

Seeing two figures simultaneously grab Kaguya's hands, Black Zetsu's pupils suddenly contracted, and the terrifying memories of his mother being sealed away many years ago surged into his mind like a tidal wave.

It let out a hoarse scream, and terror and despair instantly overwhelmed its reason.

Unexpectedly, a plan built over a thousand years is about to crumble again in such a short time; it may have to lie dormant once more, waiting.

"Kaguya Otsutsuki, is that it?" Hashirama's deep voice suddenly rang out, instantly interrupting Black Zetsu's thoughts and making Black Zetsu realize that things were not quite as it had imagined.

At this time, there was no sign that the mother had been sealed away.

Hashirama Senju gazed into Kaguya's pure white eyes and said in a deep voice, "Your chakra is filled with endless loneliness and sorrow. This is far older and heavier than Madara's resentment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room fell into a deathly silence.

Seeing the First Hokage gazing affectionately at Kaguya Otsutsuki, Asuka froze in place, her body frozen in place.

Madara Uchiha subconsciously sensed his own chakra, wanting to see how the other party could perceive loneliness from it.

Kaguya Otsutsuki's gaze slowly moved upwards, landing on Hashirama Senju. She didn't say anything, but Black Zetsu in her sleeve said angrily, "Hashirama Senju, you were sealed for a thousand years, and you were lonely. You were sealed by your own son for a thousand years, and your loneliness and sorrow are even greater than your mother's."

Birds:

Intercolumnar space:

斑：

"Is this the First Generation's talk-no-jutsu? Starting with zero frames, just opening his mouth and he's done it?" Asuka stared blankly at that spot, her cheeks twitching slightly.

Unlike Asuka, who was completely bewildered upon first hearing Hashirama's talk-no-jutsu, Madara Uchiha simply looked up silently, gazing calmly at the sky, as if deep within the clouds, he saw that past that he missed so dearly.

at this time.

Ignoring the awkward atmosphere around them, Hashirama Senju stared intently at Kaguya Otsutsuki and continued, "Your chakra is indeed powerful, but it wasn't born for battle. What are you so afraid of that makes you so eager to reclaim all your chakra?"

Upon hearing this, Madara Uchiha temporarily abandoned his plan to attack, and also became curious about Kaguya Otsutsuki.

The founder of this so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi Project is practically a combat idiot; he only managed to fight them to a draw thanks to his terrifying power.

In the ninja world, such a person would be somewhat similar to a "support position" in various ninja clans.

They have no direct combat experience, and their intelligence is completely wasted.

"Humanity!"

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki glanced deeply at the two who had imprisoned her, then her gaze drifted to the birds not far away. Her voice was devoid of joy or sorrow, "You know nothing. This land, all my gains will eventually be taken back."

Black Zetsu, who was hiding in his sleeve and preparing to slip away, finally realized what was happening.

Madara Uchiha did not seal his mother's power; the owner of that sealing power was Asuka Uchiha.

"You want to create an army of White Zetsu and turn the world back to a place where only you exist."

Hashirama Senju stared intently at his opponent, saying each word clearly, "You are afraid, not only of some terrifying future, but also of facing the complexities of human nature, so you chose the simplest and most cowardly method."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kaguya slightly raised her eyes, her cool gaze falling on Hashirama Senju for the first time.

at the same time.

Black Zetsu, who had been hiding in his sleeve, narrowed his eyes slightly.

A large black shadow spread rapidly along Kaguya's arm, wrapping around Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju's arms like a living thing, tightening instantly and imprisoning the two in place.

"You are not worthy to discuss the complexities of human nature with me!"

Kaguya seemed oblivious to this scene, instead staring into Hashirama's eyes and coldly saying, "I am indeed afraid of something. One of the purposes of creating White Zetsu is to have an army with absolute loyalty and an unlimited number of soldiers."

She paused, looked up at the sky, her gaze seemingly able to pierce through the clouds and land on the humans whose chakra was being absorbed by the Divine Tree.

“The moment I devoured the Chakra Fruit alone, my power far surpassed that of most of my clansmen, and was no less than that of Isshiki Otsutsuki,” Kaguya Otsutsuki said coldly.

"The White Zetsu army is of almost no use to me, and poses no threat to my own kind."

Hearing these contradictory words, Hashirama and Madara frowned instantly, but before they could think any further, a strange suction force suddenly emanated from Black Zetsu, greedily devouring their chakra.

The sudden turn of events caused their pupils to shrink slightly, and they instinctively struggled, only to find that half of their bodies were as if they had been stripped of control and remained completely still.

"When I first arrived in the ninja world, I developed what I call feelings for you humans. I betrayed the rules of the Otsutsuki clan, ate the Chakra Fruit, and used my power to quell the wars in the world for you humans."

"At that time."

Before she finished speaking, Kaguya's chakra surged dramatically, stopping her absorption of the two's chakra to Black Zetsu's astonishment, and simultaneously releasing Black Zetsu from his restraints.

Followed by.

She gripped their arms tightly with her fingers and suddenly flung them away.

"You humans, respectfully address me as the Goddess of Rabbit!!"

Boom boom!

Hashirama and Madara's bodies crashed to the ground like out-of-control cannonballs, creating two bottomless craters.

Almost at the same moment the two landed, Kaguya's sleeve trembled slightly, and several deathly gray-white All-Killing Bones shot through the air, piercing straight into the two unsuspecting people in the pit, sealing off all possibilities of evasion.

"It was you humans who betrayed me because you feared my power; it was you humans who used your ideals to make Hamura and Hagoromo betray me," Kaguya Otsutsuki said coldly, staring at the trajectory of the All-Killing Ash Bones.

"Humanity is driven by desire, using the power I bestowed upon them to wage war, and is trapped in a vicious cycle of hatred. You humans cannot restrain yourselves and will only lead to self-destruction if you let things develop unchecked."

"The ninja world is my nursery, humanity is my creation, and the peace in my dreams is the only peace that humanity 'deserves'."

"I will reclaim all the chakra and return this world to its 'initial pure state' when only I existed."

The great country’s destiny! !

A low shout echoed across the battlefield. Just as the All-Killing Ash Bone was approaching the giant pit, a semi-circular spatial barrier emitting a faint blue light suddenly unfolded, covering the entire area like a dome.

next second.

Those few gray bones, exuding an aura of death, vanished into thin air, replaced by several boulders that roared down upon Hashirama and Madara, who were still in the pit. The impact point was exactly the same as the gray bones, clearly indicating that the target had been forcibly replaced.

Boom boom boom! !

Just as Hashirama was about to get up, he had no time to react before being struck squarely in the chest by a whistling boulder, and was forced back into the ground.

He shoved the boulder pressing down on him, grimacing as he said, "Couldn't that junior, Uchiha Asuka, have chosen something lighter when exchanging positions?"

"Shut up, idiot! This is the best outcome yet." Madara Uchiha lay beneath the boulder, somewhat annoyed. "Hashilama, you idiot, who told you to just spout off like that!"

boom!

Hashirama pushed the boulder aside, gently pounded his lower back, and said with a wry smile, "How could I have imagined that the progenitor of ninjas (the Sage of Six Paths) would have something to hide? When he was talking just now, he said that his mother wanted to rule the world and acquire chakra, which is why she used Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Madara Uchiha glared at him fiercely and gritted his teeth, saying, "I already said that the discord between the children is purely due to the old man's lack of virtue. What kind of good person can an old man who has watched his children fight for thousands of years be?"

"However, it seems Kaguya Otsutsuki isn't so bad after all," Hashirama Senju said, rubbing his chin. "The origin of ninjas lies with the Sage of Six Paths, but the origin of ninja chakra lies with her."

Madara Uchiha narrowed his eyes slightly, instantly guessing what the other party wanted to say, and interrupted him directly.

"She and I share the same idea: to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to put everyone into an eternal dream, where all wishes can be fulfilled without pain or sorrow."

Upon hearing this, Hashirama clicked his tongue and said dejectedly, "By connecting everyone's consciousness to the Divine Tree, she can forever 'protect' and 'control' humanity under her control. No one will rebel against her or betray her anymore, and no one will experience the separation she fears. Moreover, she can bring humanity into eternal peace."

He paused, then looked at Madara Uchiha and continued, "A kind of extremely selfish and controlling 'love' is really similar to yours."

next second.

Madara Uchiha stared intently into Hashirama's eyes and said, word by word, "Do you want to live under her control and dream, or do you want to live under my control and dream?"

I don't want to dream at all.

Hashirama mentally scoffed and waved his hand weakly.

At the same time, Hashirama also understood that it would be too difficult to persuade Kaguya Otsutsuki to let go of her obsession. She had been betrayed too many times and had come to genuinely distrust humanity.

At the same time, her perspective differs from Madara Uchiha's; she never stands from a human perspective, but rather from a divine one.

He couldn't possibly help Madara complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi, much less help Kaguya complete it.

"Ugh!"

Thinking of this, Hashirama sighed deeply and then made a decision.

[Sealing Kaguya Otsutsuki]

"mom!"

Black Zetsu looked at Kaguya Otsutsuki with some concern and said cautiously, "Let's try to separate them, especially Asuka Uchiha, given his space-time jutsu."

Before the words were even finished, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju simultaneously flew into the air aboard Truth-Seeking Balls.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

Hashirama quietly subsided the surging fighting spirit and chakra around him, and simply stared at the woman in front of him with a deep gaze that seemed to pierce through a thousand years of time.

After a long while, he placed his right hand on his heart and bowed slightly to the progenitor of chakra.

"The First Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju," he said in a deep voice, his words echoing through the icy world, "I thank you for sowing the seeds of power in this realm."

Kaguya Otsutsuki paused for a moment, then heard Hashirama continue, "Since chakra began to circulate in the world, it is no longer a power that belongs to anyone alone. Used for medicine, it saves lives and enables humanity to fight against fate; used for life, it builds our villages, connects our voices, and turns wastelands into fertile fields."

The power you have bestowed upon us is like a key, unlocking both the abyss of destruction and hatred and ushering in a new era of creation and protection.

Madara Uchiha stood to the side with his arms crossed, showing no sign of rushing to make a move, and instead quietly waited for Hashirama to finish speaking.

“We have seen children sacrifice themselves to protect others, and we have seen enemies join forces because of their beliefs.” Hashirama bowed to the other party again and said, “Chakra connects the deepest resonance in people’s hearts, and it dissolves the deepest barriers in the world.”

As Zhujian finished speaking, silence fell over the icy world.

Madara Uchiha crossed his arms and let out a soft, enigmatic chuckle, muttering in a voice only he could hear, "Hashi Lama is still so naive."

"Humans are not as bad as you imagine!"

Hashirama's expression immediately turned serious. "Humanity's greatest hope does not lie in never waging war, but in rising from the ruins of war each time, building hospitals, forging peace treaties, creating art, exploring science, and trying to communicate with each other again and again, trying to connect with one another using chakra."