Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 158 The Ninja World Filled with Despair (crossed out) Hope

"Is it about to begin? Has the Hokage deliberately ordered the capture of prisoners? Has he finally decided what to do with these prisoners?"

Kakashi carefully observed Kaedeji's every move.

Although he was also curious about ancient ninjas like Hamura, he could ask Might Guy about that later. Compared to that, what Kaede Tsukasa was about to do was undoubtedly the most important.

This relates to the true meaning of this war—at least the meaning that Konoha wanted to achieve.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Kakashi caught a glimpse of a red light on Obito's swirling face out of the corner of his eye. Although it was fleeting and he could no longer see anything upon closer inspection, only the dark and profound darkness that seemed to devour everything, he did not believe that he had seen wrong!
"That's... the Sharingan?"

The red glowing eyes could only be the Sharingan—there is no such thing as the Blood Dragon Eye in this world, nor is there any Blood Pond Clan that is hostile to the Uchiha Clan.

Kakashi initially concluded that this mysterious Konoha advisor must be a member of the Uchiha clan. Since he was specially appointed by Kaede Tsukasa, he must possess extraordinary strength.

Who is it?
Obito noticed Kakashi's subtle movements but didn't pay attention, focusing intently on Kaede Tsukasa, especially pausing on the three-tomoe Sharingan on Kaede Tsukasa's back that exuded extreme malice.

"I see this again. The eyes you obtained using 'that method' possess eye power at the level of the Mangekyou Sharingan." Obito looked at them with his own three-tomoe Sharingan, and even without making eye contact, he felt a slight sting.

That extreme malice, brewing a chilling demonic nature, can naturally evoke the dark side deep within people's hearts.

Kaede Tsukasa's three-tomoe Sharingan spun at high speed, unleashing powerful ocular energy that dragged one living person after another into the world of Musou Tsukuyomi.

The Eight Thousand Spears Eye Technique was then activated, marking coordinates on everyone present.

However, this also put a strain on Kaedeji's eyes, causing blood to flow continuously. But Kaedeji completely ignored this and only focused on squeezing the power out of his eyes.

Anyway, it won't cause vision loss, at most it will explode due to overuse - but so what, one of Kaede Tsukasa's strongest methods is his self-healing ability!

Integrating with a copy of Hashirama, possessing a top-tier body in the ninja world, and having a large amount of pre-stored life force.

These Indra's Eyes, carried by a copy of Hashirama, are currently pushing their limits of resilience, consuming an astonishing amount of chakra every single moment.

"This... the Hokage's eye on his back is bleeding so much... Is this the price of using a dojutsu?" Nohara Rin exclaimed, covering her mouth in shock.

Kakashi and the others watched with solemn expressions, forcing themselves to look away from those demonic eyes and instead gaze at the panicked prisoners.

As Kaede Tsukasa activated his two great eye techniques, a strange symbol appeared on each of these people. The previously noisy crowd immediately fell silent, their expressions blank and their eyes lifeless.

Obito frowned: "A simple Tsukuyomi shouldn't have this effect. Could it be another single-eye eye technique that can strip away or seal consciousness?"

Moreover, he roughly estimated that controlling more than two thousand people at once would have blinded an ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan user if they dared to do that!

Normal monocular techniques are mainly used against a single enemy. How could someone fire at thousands of people at once? According to the information left by Madara, even Amaterasu, which is known as the strongest physical attack, would have difficulty creating a continuous stream of flames to burn thousands of people to death in one go!

Obito had to raise his opinion of the Box of Elysium once again. The three-tomoe Sharingan that this thing granted Kaede Tsukasa was comparable to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
But how could that be?! Kaede Tsukasa shouldn't have any information about the Eternal Kaleidoscope. When it comes to making a wish, Kaede Tsukasa should be the one to specify the wish!
"Who exactly owns these three-tomoe Sharingan? Kaede Tsukasa is clearly a copy obtained from the Box of Elysium, which is inferior to the real one, yet it is already so powerful. Which ancestor of the Uchiha clan possessed a three-tomoe Sharingan comparable to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Could he be a direct descendant of the Sage of Six Paths? Obito fell silent.

As the two thousand-plus people fell into a deathly silence, Kaedeji finally released his grip. His expression was somewhat strange; countless malices were eroding his spirit, but they had no effect, as if they had been absorbed by something.

"It actually has this kind of use... Even if my other self is in a virtual world, it can absorb all negative emotions. It truly is the ultimate dark side."

Kaede Tsukasa was extremely satisfied. His real self was positive, while his illusory self was negative. Upon careful consideration, Kaede Tsukasa realized that he was becoming more and more "well-rounded" and could handle the ninjas better.

Previously it was just the body, then it was the soul and consciousness, and now even emotional power can be diverted and controlled.

The Sand Village ninjas responsible for dividing and guarding the prisoners looked bewildered, exchanging glances, unsure of what had happened.

"Why are these prisoners suddenly not moving?"

"The Hokage has a face on his body, how terrifying! So this is how Lord Kaedeji possessed the Wood Release bloodline limit and the Sharingan."

"They probably underwent some unusual human modification. I originally thought that we, with our secret technique of human puppetry, were the most skilled in human modification technology, but I didn't expect Konoha to be so far ahead of us."

“Strange, there are odd symbols flashing on the bodies of these prisoners…”

Some Sand Village ninjas, filled with suspicion, kept checking their bodies, fearing they too had been afflicted by this unknown eye technique. However, they found nothing of the sort on their bodies, so they subconsciously looked at Kaedeji Tsukasa.

Obito asked, "What kind of eye technique do you have? Is it a technique that can mark people with symbols?"

"Eight thousand spears."

"...I've never heard of this eye technique, and there's no record of it in the information Madara left behind."

Obito remained silent. He knew everything about Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Kagutsuchi, but eight thousand spears? He had never heard of them.

Kaede Tsukasa did not explain the effect of the Eight Thousand Spears Eye Technique, but said calmly, "From now on, Takigakure Village is sealed off, cutting off all inside and outside. No one except me is qualified to enter here."

"Hmph, that's hard to say. So many Sand Village ninjas are involved in the operation. It doesn't seem like you intend to wipe them all out in one go. Before long, the entire ninja world will know what happened here. How do you plan to stop spies from various villages from coming to gather intelligence?"

"It's very simple, just set up a barrier."

"A reconnaissance barrier?"

"A defensive barrier, such as a super-large Four Purple Flame Array," Kaedeji said calmly. Obito gasped, thinking Kaedeji had gone mad, but then he thought, with countless tireless zombies and Kaedeji, who had mastered many techniques, controlling them was enough to fill any gaps.

In the entire ninja world, only Kaede Tsukasa could come up with such a luxurious setup, arranging several precious and powerful combatants to maintain the barrier year after year.

Obito probed, "What use are these people anyway? Why don't you just turn them all into zombies? I can't think of any better use for them. Are you perhaps sealing them up like this and taking them out when needed?"

"Want to know? Then I'll take you to see it..."

Kaede Tsukasa remained motionless, but glared at Obito with one of his three-tomoe Sharingan eyes on his back.

Obito instinctively wanted to resist and ordered the Tobi wearing his clothes to help him break free from the genjutsu—although he knew that the three days and three nights in Tsukuyomi would be just a moment in reality, but the person who cast the spell was Kaede Tsukasa, and who knew how Kaede Tsukasa would arrange the Tsukuyomi spell.

The second time, Obito entered Kaede Tsukasa's Tsukuyomi world, and this time he was even able to bring Tobi's "armor" with him.

Last time, he made a deal with Kaede Tsukasa, exchanging Madara's preliminary research results on Infinite Tsukuyomi for Kaede Tsukasa's method to obtain the Mangekyou Sharingan. He saw the whole process of Kaede Tsukasa obtaining those eyes in the Tsukuyomi world, but the Box of Elysium was always held by Kaede Tsukasa, and he had no chance to use it at all.

He was unwilling to obtain his eyes through this method. Obito felt that he could open his eyes on his own, but he just hadn't found the right opportunity.

Soon, Obito's eyes widened, staring blankly at the world before him.

The vast desert is a geographical feature that only the Land of Wind possesses in reality. What truly attracts Obito is the people who live and work in the desert.

"The Third Raikage? The Four-Tails is here too? And some Cloud Village guys... and ninjas wearing Takigakure uniforms, are these genjutsu or..." Obito vaguely realized what Kaede Tsukasa was about to do, and his scalp tingled!
No, if it's really as he guessed... this is too unbelievable! That madman Kaedeji could actually do it!!
The Third Raikage immediately looked at Obito, his expression icy: "Another strange fellow has arrived, a white vortex face? He doesn't dare show his true appearance, where did this rat come from!"

Old Purple said expressionlessly, "Another unlucky guy who's gotten into this place. He's going to get thoroughly ravaged by you. If you ask me, since Kaede Tsukasa let these people in, he couldn't possibly use his Destruction on them. What you're doing is futile. You won't be able to escape."

The Third Raikage hadn't originally intended to make a move, but then, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and struck Obito's side with a thunderous blow.

The dark personality that had just emerged was sent flying by the Third Raikage's attack, but stood up unharmed and casually brushed the dust off its body.

Obito turned to look at the guy who had appeared silently beside him. He wasn't surprised. In this world of illusions, it would be truly absurd if the caster didn't even have this much ability.

But when he saw this "Kaede Tsukasa", he was immediately stunned.

This feigned calmness masked a brutality that was completely different from the Kaedeji Tsukasa he knew; it was as if he were a completely different person.

"Don't be surprised. I always need to place managers in this world. What could be more reliable than myself?"

Another Kaede Tsukasa appeared, without a physical form, but his voice could be clearly heard by Obito.

"How did you manage to trap so many people in a shared illusion?" Obito exclaimed in utter shock.

Is this something illusion magic can do? To swallow the consciousness of so many people at once, throw them into an illusion to talk, and even have them fight in this illusionary world!

Even if Madara's Infinite Tsukuyomi had been successfully implemented, it would never have been able to achieve what it is now! Obito remembered very clearly that the Infinite Tsukuyomi trapped everyone in their own dreams, making it impossible to communicate or fight across dreams!
Even the Infinite Tsukuyomi can't achieve that, so what makes Kaede Tsukasa's Ordinary Tsukuyomi so special?!

"You obtained Ban's theoretical research from me, could it be—"

"That's right, thanks to your help, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to create such a world. Aren't you moved? So many people, with different personalities, different backgrounds, and different stances, separated by vast distances in reality, yet able to meet in my virtual world."

Kaede Tsukasa opened his arms: "There will be such a day in the future, when the entire ninja world will be here."

Obito felt a bone-chilling cold; this illusory world completely shattered his understanding of illusion, and he was even more terrified by Kaede Tsukasa's madness.

"I see. So you plan to create an independent world for the zombies you control, sealing the consciousness of zombies scattered all over the world here?"

As Obito watched another Kaedeji casually manipulate the endless desert to engulf the Third Raikage, he concluded that both Kaedejis must possess the ability to manipulate scenery in a virtual world.

"No, whether they are dead or alive, they can all enter here as long as I allow it." Kaedeji's words plunged Obito into a deathly silence.

"What about Infinite Tsukuyomi? Are you planning to destroy our original plan?"

"No, there is no conflict at all. The Infinite Tsukuyomi is composed of countless independent dreams, while my Mukoro Tsukuyomi is different. Everyone's dreams can be interconnected. These two types of Tsukuyomi do not conflict."

"You just want to imprison people in this desert?"

"So you thought the environment here was too monotonous. Actually, I've always thought so too, which is why we need to use a lot of living people. You've already noticed, haven't you? Of the thousands of people in the group, only a handful of talented individuals have entered. The vast majority of the others haven't shown up. I can conscript them anytime I want, but there's no need for that right now."

Kaede Tsukasa slowly said, "Those people have a greater purpose. Their bodies and souls will forever be in a cycle of resting and generating chakra. All their actions in life revolve around the single purpose of providing me with chakra."

Outside, the prisoners with lifeless eyes simultaneously began to act, continuously generating chakra. As the symbols on their bodies flashed rapidly, all the chakra was drawn away by Kaedeji.

"From this moment on, the Ninja World War will not only not end, but will continue until the Musou Tsukuyomi obtains enough sacrifices, at which point the war will truly stop, and all the people of the Ninja World will have to participate directly or indirectly in this illusory world."

Kaede Tsukasa has already planned to find an opportunity to go to the moon and release the Eight Thousand Spears throughout the ninja world.

He refused to believe that he couldn't do what Uchiha Hikaru could do in the current timeline, since he could do it in the game's timeline!

Obito quietly watched the Kaedeji in front of him, then turned to watch the battle between the Third Raikage and another Kaedeji, and made up his mind.

He absolutely had to obtain his Mangekyou Sharingan, and he had to do it as soon as possible! Ideally, immediately!!

(End of this chapter)