Naruto: Inheriting the Legacy of a Person Who Traveled Through Time

Is this a powerful illusion that has enveloped the entire world?

Even through the light barrier, Orochimaru, who had extremely poor resistance to genjutsu, was still affected when he saw the red Rinnegan with its nine tomoe. His mind went into a daze.

"The Fourth Hokage!"

Awakened by countless cheers, Orochimaru found himself standing atop the Hokage Building, wearing a Hokage hat and a white divine robe, with the words "Fourth Hokage" embroidered on the flowing cloak.

Is this my inauguration ceremony as the Fourth Hokage?

Orochimaru's gaze slowly swept across the surroundings, and one familiar face after another came into view.

The parents, their hair streaked with white, beaming with pride; Jiraiya and Hiruko, giving a thumbs-up; Tsunade and Dan, standing shoulder to shoulder, their fingers intertwined; Nawaki, raising his hands high, cheering and jumping for joy…

"Orochimaru, Konoha is in your hands now..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi approached step by step, his eyes filled with admiration for his prized disciple.

The scene of this illusion... is truly beautiful!

Even though I know it's fake, I still don't want to break free; I just want to leave my consciousness here forever.

If it were true, that would be wonderful.

Orochimaru glanced around with longing in his eyes, wanting only to imprint the scene before him in his mind. Then he raised his arm and completed the hand seal in front of his chest.

Illusion - Dispel!

Although a considerable amount of time had passed within the illusion, Orochimaru was astonished to find that only a moment had passed in the real world.

"Now, let us become one!"

Madara Uchiha's smile contained three parts ferocity, three parts smugness, and four parts the joy of a wish coming true, as if he were a god looking down from the sky at the many ninjas on the ground who were like ants.

The nine-tomoe red Rinnegan on his forehead opened further, making the reflection on the red moon even clearer. As their vision gradually expanded, Hashirama Senju and Orochimaru suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

A blurry phantom image, barely recognizable as a woman's face, appeared high in the sky, making the red moon appear as if it were a vertical pupil embedded in its forehead, creating an incredibly eerie scene.

Even someone as powerful as Madara Uchiha was merely a pawn in someone else's conspiracy?

"who is she?"

Hashirama Senju, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground watching the light screen, suddenly turned his head to look at Tetsuya.

"Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, was an Otsutsuki member who descended upon the ninja world a thousand years ago. She was sealed away by her two sons after attempting to transform all of humanity into living weapons by activating the Infinite Tsukuyomi."

Tetsuya paused for a moment, his gaze falling on Orochimaru.

"She is still alive, and Madara Uchiha will be the vessel through which she sees the light of day again."

How could someone who was sealed away for a thousand years still be alive?

Is this the power and terror of the Otsutsuki clan?

A glint of fanaticism flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

If one could obtain a body from the Otsutsuki clan and complete the Undead Reincarnation, would that perfectly solve the flaw of needing to be constantly reincarnated, thus making oneself an immortal being?

Just as Orochimaru was lost in thought, a dazzling light suddenly flashed across the moon, instantly illuminating the dark ninja world. The eerie white light showered down and covered the world, leaving all the ninjas looking up in confusion, wondering what had happened.

The next moment, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The ninjas, covered in white light, gradually lost their sparkle in their eyes, which then transformed into purple-black Rinnegan, leaving them standing motionless like wooden statues.

The screen rapidly panned across various corners of the battlefield, and Orochimaru's body suddenly froze. He not only saw his own figure, but also the heads of his various bases: Jugo, Suigetsu, Karin, and others.

It seems that even I was not spared and was drawn into the great battle to come?

"Those eyes... does that mean the surgery was truly completed?"

A familiar voice came from the light screen. To his surprise, Tobirama Senju, with white hair and wearing blue armor, appeared in the light screen and became the only active figure.

However, both Orochimaru and Hashirama saw the abnormal cracks on Tobirama's face, which clearly indicated that he was in the state of Edo Tensei (resurrection).

Are the dead who are resurrected by Edo Tensei immune to the genjutsu of Infinite Tsukuyomi?

In an instant, several plans to counter the Infinite Tsukuyomi appeared in Orochimaru's mind, but even he was not sure if they would succeed.

The Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, the Land of Thunder...

Whether it was humans sleeping inside houses or cats and dogs crouching near the gate, all living beings opened their eyes, revealing the appearance of the Rinnegan.

It was indeed an unprecedented catastrophe in the ninja world, one that no one could escape.

Both Hashirama Senju, who had already died, and Orochimaru, who was obsessed with immortality, were extremely heavy-hearted at this moment.

"This Infinite Tsukuyomi light can penetrate shadows, leaving no one undetected, and..."

Looking down at the ninja world, which had become completely silent, as if a pause button had been pressed, Madara Uchiha suddenly clasped his hands together, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"The Divine Tree Realm Descends!"

On the plains densely packed with the Allied Shinobi Forces, the ground suddenly trembled violently. Giant vines, each over ten feet in diameter, burst forth from the earth, growing to a height of five or six feet in an instant. Then, palm-width vines sprouted from the bare trunks, reaching down to the numerous ninjas on the ground. Starting from their lower bodies, the vines coiled and snaked upwards, capturing all the ninjas one by one, as if wrapping them up like mummies. No human or ninja beast that had extracted chakra escaped.

Bang!

A hand, sharp as a blade, slashed out, cutting a vine in two. It was none other than the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation.

"It's a monkey? Is he that old already?"

Hashirama Senju recognized the elderly Third Hokage at a glance, and then, seeing the person he was trying so hard to save, his face showed even more concern.

"Wake up, Tsunade, what's wrong with you?"

However, no matter how Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to stop her or how desperately he called out, the vines, which were growing faster and faster, gradually wrapped around Tsunade's body.

The body is completely unable to move...

Perhaps it was because the Byakugan's power had some resistance to the Infinite Tsukuyomi that Hinata Hyuga was the only ninja who retained some consciousness after being hit by the Infinite Tsukuyomi. However, no matter how much she activated the chakra within her body, she could not lift a single finger and was bound by the vines of the Divine Tree along with countless comrades who fought alongside her.

The only ones who could maintain consciousness during the Infinite Tsukuyomi were the four Hokage resurrected through Edo Tensei, Black Zetsu possessing Obito Uchiha, and the members of Team 7—Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and Sakura Haruno—whose brilliance was blocked by Sasuke's Perfect Susanoo.

"The light didn't even penetrate that Susanoo?"

Black Zetsu stared blankly at the enormous, complete Susanoo before him, his gaze seemingly piercing through the barrier to see the six-tomoe purple Rinnegan in Sasuke's left eye.

"That guy's Rinnegan is actually superior to this technique?"