Zombie Sage in Naruto

Chapter 193 Searching for Indra

Intelligence is often a tangible force. In the case of the Mukoro no Tsukuyomi, as the first group of landers died in battle, various kinds of intelligence are leaking out to the outside world.

Although the process wasn't exactly fast, it was mainly because they had spent a lot of chakra to enter the Musou Tsukuyomi, only to be instantly expelled in a single encounter, leaving everyone with gloomy expressions.

"Lord Yashiro, how is it? Have you successfully defeated the enemy?"

"Ah, ah! This kind of thing, although the enemy is more troublesome, is nothing in front of the power of the Uchiha clan. Even the Third Raikage is no match for us."

Despite the weakness coursing through his body, Yashiro forced himself to maintain his dignity as captain.

Although the Eighth Hokage of the Uchiha clan is not considered a high-ranking member, he has already entered the middle ranks. With a little more time and effort, he will naturally become a clan elder.

He participated in many wars and made many contributions, but none of them were like this one, where he could not be said to have lost, but rather that he had simply died!
Who would have thought that a huge Third Raikage would suddenly appear in front of you when you blinked?
"The Third Raikage?! The Third Raikage is actually in the Musou Tsukuyomi? As expected of the forbidden technique developed by the Hokage, it can actually replicate a powerful figure from reality in the genjutsu world!"

As more and more people were eliminated, various pieces of information began to circulate. Those who had entered and those who had not entered were talking in hushed tones, their expressions varied.

Some astute individuals have already vaguely realized that the Third Raikage, or any other character from the Tsukuyomi, are not simply fictional figures...

The seasoned combat skills, the overwhelming pressure, the various coordinations, and the shouts... it was as if a living person had been stuffed into an illusionary world!
But how could such a thing be possible?

"I still feel this is somewhat unbelievable. Shinku, you're the village's master of illusions, what are your thoughts?"

"To be honest, I tend to believe that those people are real people, but their self-awareness has been bound by illusion for a long time... We can enter the illusion world with our mental consciousness, and even communicate and cooperate in battle within it. The Third Raikage and his group can do the same, as long as the Hokage-sama nods..."

Kurenai Yuhi's face still showed lingering horror. He hadn't actually encountered the Third Raikage; he had simply been wiped out by Rōshi's Tailed Beast Ball.

The terrifying pressure of being pressed against the face by a Tailed Beast Ball is so immense that, throughout the entire ninja world, 99% of those who have experienced it have been blasted into dust. Only a handful of people possess the power to resist the Tailed Beast Ball.

Kurenai Yuhi was very fortunate; he died in the illusion but is still alive in reality. However, the real touch was very real, and the trauma of being erased on a spiritual level will take him some time to recover.

“Those people in the Musou Tsukuyomi are probably all real… No, wait, if the Hokage can really do that, it wouldn’t be a problem to create a fake person out of thin air in a genjutsu, but one that is indistinguishable from the real one…” Kurenai Yuhi was terrified.

This group illusion technique alone is absolutely beyond the level of human understanding.

Anyone with a bit of knowledge was filled with astonishment and doubt. Those powerful figures from other villages who were believed to have died in the public eye seemed to have not only turned into zombies, but their minds had also fallen under Kaedeji's control, becoming tools to support the Musou Tsukuyomi...

Just how far did Kaede Tsukasa, who created and led all of this, develop this technique? Had he been preparing for this moment for many years?

Kaede Tsukasa, who was once considered to be bad at illusion, actually has such terrifying skill in illusion!

As the news spread, more and more people rushed into the Musou Tsukuyomi, often ending up pale-faced and severely depleted in both chakra and mental energy, needing a period of rest before they could log in again. But the sheer number of Konoha ninjas was overwhelming!

No matter how many times the Third Raikage and his group fought back and forth, they gradually ran out of manpower. Moreover, the strong members of Konoha Village had already made their move and were fighting against the "natives" like the Third Raikage.

"Sakumo Hatake! You despicable lackey who betrayed Hiruzen Sarutobi and sided with Tsukasa Kaede, how dare you stand before me!"

The Third Raikage was surrounded by lightning. Even his ordinary punches and kicks could unleash powerful destructive effects. The intense lightning tore through the air and bombarded the ground.

Sakumo Hatake's expression was serious. He was not swayed by such remarks; instead, he was shocked by the truth of the Third Raikage.

"I wasn't quite sure at first, but now it seems that you really are the Third Raikage who died a long time ago, and your consciousness was imprisoned in Tsukuyomi by the Hokage-sama?"

Sakumo Hatake was in a very passive position because he could only fight the Third Raikage, who was good at both offense and defense, with his bare hands. He didn't even have a suitable sword, which made it difficult for him to use his proud swordsmanship!
As for how to obtain a suitable weapon, he roughly figured it out: it was by exchanging chakra!

This is unbelievable! Even Sakumo Hatake is completely baffled by how this genjutsu world works. Everything requires chakra, right?

"Unconsciously, my fighting spirit was ignited. In this world, I don't have to worry about death and can enjoy the battle wholeheartedly. This is simply unimaginable in the real world."

Sakumo Hatake's lips curled into a smile.

Having a group of guys from other villages to spar with, engaging in a battle to the death... that's probably the Hokage's true intention. In real life, high-intensity sparring can never truly capture the feeling of life-or-death combat, but it's not a problem in genjutsu.

The only downside is that everything requires chakra. Logging in already costs a huge amount of chakra, and fighting is even worse, as it continuously consumes chakra. The greater the intensity of the battle, the higher the consumption!

Other items such as clothing, weapons, and accommodation all require chakra.

People from the Senju clan, who are born with more chakra, will surely thrive in this world... Except for the fact that they have to pay more chakra when logging in, their consumption after logging in is the same as everyone else's.

Hokage Building.

Kaede Tsukasa gazed at the noisy crowd outside, a cup of hot tea in his hand.

"It seems like things are progressing quite well. These people are continuously providing me with chakra, and they seem to enjoy it immensely." Kaedeji was quite satisfied.

Shikaku buried himself in various documents, glancing outside occasionally, and said helplessly, "We can't just let these people block the Hokage Building, can we?"

“Don’t worry, it’s only temporary,” Kaedeji said.

It's indeed quite chaotic right now, and he needs to create a group of clones to cast spells—theoretically, he could actually use this method to send clones across the ninja world to cast spells on people. Anyway, with Kaede Tsukasa's current chakra reserves, he could easily do that, and there are countless zombies to share the burden, but it's still not quite there yet.

"Tsukuyomi and Yachigenjō require the simultaneous use of these two eye techniques, which consumes an enormous amount of mental energy and chakra."

Lu Jiu asked doubtfully, "Even if you are as powerful as you are, if you can cast spells on a thousand or ten thousand people, can you cast spells on a million or ten million people? If you can persist for a year, can you persist for a hundred or a thousand years?"

As Kaede Tsukasa's top assistant and the de facto second-in-command of Konoha, he knew Kaede Tsukasa far better than the average person. In addition, he was able to use his powerful brain to analyze the limited information available to him and find more important clues.

Shikaku initially concluded that Kaedeji wanted to create something that could cover the entire ninja world, allowing everyone with chakra, even the weakest genin, to log into the Musou Tsukuyomi and open a second world, as long as they could generate chakra.

The collision of new economies, ideas, techniques, and intelligence will occur continuously within the Mukoro Tsukuyomi. Moreover, because it allows for instantaneous login and face-to-face dialogue and battle with people on the other side of the planet, this technique is destined to permanently change the ninja world.

It was also the absolute forbidden technique that laid the foundation for Kaede Tsukasa to permanently reap the benefits of millions of people and permanently rule the ninja world.

"You encourage the Land of Fire to continuously train more and more ninjas, completely disregarding that an excessive number of ninjas will, in turn, squeeze the living space of ordinary people. After all, the difference in combat power and status between ninjas and ordinary people is incomparable... Isn't this just to send these ever-increasing ninjas into the Musou Tsukuyomi to consume their time and chakra?"

Shikaku looked at Kaedeji: "Every ninja added to this world strengthens the foundation supporting your unbreakable throne, but how do you plan to maintain this trend in the long run?"

“There will be a way. Actually, if I really wanted to use a more direct and convenient method, I could do it now, but there are some hidden dangers. I would rather wait until I obtain that power and perform the technique myself.”

Kaedeji took a sip of tea and casually uttered a remark that sent Shikaku into a mental frenzy once again, but he still couldn't quite figure out what Kaedeji had said.

What he didn't see was that Kaede Tsukasa's gaze had already shifted from the noisy crowd below to Obito in the distance.

To unleash the Chibaku Tensei, one needs to conjure a small moon and toss it into the sky as a medium for casting the Musou Tsukuyomi. At the very least, one pair of—no, just one Rinnegan is enough.

Kaedeji didn't want to bring Nagato over. The black core that maintains the existence of the Rinnegan would be created by Nagato, and Kaedeji couldn't allow that to happen. He would rather create it himself and keep the Rinnegan under his control.

"The safest method is often the most troublesome and has the longest process, but the tedious process is generally worthwhile."

Let's try Obito first, see if he can transform those incomplete Eternal Eyes into Rinnegan. Kaede Tsukasa doesn't mind giving Obito some time. If that doesn't work, we can just gouge out Nagato's eyes.

……

The hustle and bustle of Konoha Village had nothing to do with Obito; in fact, Obito felt out of place in this atmosphere.

Deep within his subconscious, there was always a voice that he couldn't clearly recognize, urging him to focus on his career and ignore the distractions of the mundane world.

Obito did just that, single-mindedly wanting to obtain the complete Eternal Eye, and then the Rinnegan!

"Obito, do you really believe what that guy said? Indra's chakra sounds incredible. And are you really okay? After being hit by Kotoamatsukami, are you still yourself?"

"Shut up, Afei, what are you questioning? My eyes contain twice the power of a normal kaleidoscope. Even if they haven't been perfectly fused, they are definitely not something that the eye techniques of one eye can shake!"

Obito snorted coldly and stepped into the Hyuga clan's territory: "Moreover, given Kaede Tsukasa's arrogance, he wouldn't use lies to achieve his goal in something like this, and he certainly wouldn't have imagined that I've already found a way to obtain the Rinnegan!"

Oh?
A thought struck Afei. To be honest, he was worried that Obito might have messed up and become Kaede Tsukasa's illusionary puppet without realizing it. No one knew what kind of effect Kotoamatsukami would have.

However, if Obito had the chance to acquire the Eternal Eye in one step, he might be able to break through the Mangekyou Sharingan-level Kotoamatsukami—as for the Rinnegan? Tobi really doesn't know.

"Hmph, to obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, one needs Indra's chakra, and Madara is the reincarnation of Indra's chakra. So... Madara transplanted Hashirama Senju's flesh and blood to obtain the power of all things in the universe, and after decades of fusion, he finally obtained the Rinnegan. Hashirama Senju could definitely not be an ordinary person either; he was probably the reincarnation of Ashura!"

Obito's eyes burned with a hint of fervor: "As long as I can obtain Indra's chakra and find the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra, and obtain Ashura's chakra, I can do as much as Madara can!"

Samsara Eye!
This is the supreme eye—even though Obito now knows that the Byakugan is not simple and has another evolutionary path, it doesn't matter. No matter how powerful it is, can it suppress the Rinnegan? Absolutely not.

"Once I have the Rinnegan, Nagato's backup plan as Madara will be useless. I can complete the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan on my own!"

"You're still thinking about Infinite Tsukuyomi? I now believe you're no longer being controlled by Kaede Tsukasa."

"Of course, there can only be one winner in the end."

Obito said as a matter of course.

Hiashi Hyuga stood at his doorstep, welcoming Obito.

In terms of both strength and status, the young Obito was half a rank higher than Hiashi, the head of the Hyuga clan. Given the strict etiquette and rules of the Hyuga clan, it was even less likely that Hiashi would be impolite.

"Your Excellency, I never expected you to grace my humble abode with your presence. It is truly an honor to have you here."

Hiashi invited Obito to sit down, his gaze sweeping over Obito's Tobi costume for a moment before subtly shifting away: "Everyone is focused on studying the Musou Tsukuyomi. Hasn't Your Excellency led everyone to explore the world of illusions? I heard that many have already been killed once and are now recuperating at home."

"There's no need for that. Hiashi Hyuga's Musou Tsukuyomi is just a temporary trick. Kaede Tsukasa is constantly casting spells with those eyes, but he can't keep it up forever."

Obito coldly replied, "I've come to you to discuss cooperation. Do you want to know what eye is above the Byakugan? Do you want to know... about the ancestor of the Hyuga clan, the Otsutsuki? I have a way to give you an eye that surpasses the Byakugan!"

(End of this chapter)