Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 357 Lord Madara, I must thank you!

The entire ninja world was watching the red Moon Eye, and people kept exclaiming in surprise.

"Look—what's that?"

"The moon, why is the moon appearing during the day?"

"A red moon—this is an ominous sign!"

"The world is ending!"

Some people claimed it was the end of the world, while others, with their broader knowledge, guessed that it was the effect of ninjutsu.

This led to a surge in cult propaganda and curses directed at ninjas.

However, the ninjas from the small ninja villages near the Land of Fire had a far greater understanding and fear of the Sharingan than others, and were able to guess some of the truth.

"A red moon and black tomoe—could this be a secret Sharingan technique of the Uchiha clan?"

"The Uchiha clan is not just full of children. Even the clan leader is a female ninja who has just come of age. How can they have such a powerful ninja?"

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"That's Konoha Village up to!"

"Yes, the Fifth Hokage was so powerful, it must have been him who did it."

Madara Uchiha hovered above the deep sky, his hands forming hand seals as he continued to rise, in order to better receive feedback from the moon.

With the help of the Moon Eye, he saw all the human and non-human beings, heard their innermost thoughts, and even saw his father and younger brother, who had been resurrected through Edo Tensei.

Unfortunately, thanks to the connection made through the Eye of the Moon, Madara Uchiha couldn't hear what they were saying at all, and could only manage a weak smile.

Of course, if he had heard what his brother and father said, he wouldn't be in such a good mood.

Uchiha Tajima: "You idiot Madara, wake up! You've been fucking fooled!"

Uchiha Izuna: "Stop! Brother, stop right now!"

Undisturbed by the chaotic noises, and with his long-cherished wish about to be fulfilled, Madara Uchiha's excitement exceeded his own expectations, to the point that his facial features appeared ferocious.

For some reason, he suddenly burst into wild laughter, shouting, "Haha, the time for eternal peace has arrived! Everyone, enter the perfect world!!"

The full effects of [Infinite Tsukuyomi] were unleashed.

Unlike Tsukuyomi, the radiance of Infinite Tsukuyomi is like a white mist, spreading out from the moon and scattering across the ninja world!

Against the backdrop of the white mist-like radiance, the moon's light shone even brighter, its surface projecting endless, scorching white rays that illuminated the dark sky, which had lost its ability to scatter light, back into daylight.

The radiance that permeated the world was like water, spreading across the entire ninja world like a vast ocean, covering every place and blocking out the sunlight that should have been there.

The milky white light pierced through mountains, buildings, defensive ninjutsu, the dark side of the ninja world, and sage-style defensive barriers. Nothing could block it; it shone equally on every person and every creature that possessed chakra.

Everything related to chakra was enveloped in white light, which then aroused an even stronger chakra light, clearly echoing the crimson moon eye in the sky.

Only Xia Zuo, Uchiha Izumi, Tsunade, Tenten hiding in Konoha Village, and the Slug Sage hiding in Shikkotsu Forest were not illuminated or emitted light.

Tsunade was surrounded by many Kage-level ninjas and Edo Tensei ninjas, and she naturally noticed her own differences through comparison, so she immediately sought help from the Second Hokage.

"Second Grandpa, quick, help me create a glowing ninjutsu."

Tobirama Senju understood instantly, and after a quick thought, he designed an E-rank ninjutsu and immediately executed it.

[Ninja Art: Light Technique]

Tsunade immediately emitted a milky white light, just like the other ninjas.

Tobirama Senju then inquired, "What happened?"

Tsunade answered hesitantly, "It was Xia Zuo. He cleansed my chakra, saying he removed the mark of the Goddess of the Rabbit."

To everyone's surprise, Tobirama Senju's face turned even uglier upon hearing this answer, and his cheeks even twitched.

The Second Hokage asked through gritted teeth, "When?"

Tsunade replied, "It was four months ago. He said he had verified the hidden dangers in the chakra and insisted on giving me a secret cleansing of the chakra marks."

"Who asked you that!" Tobirama Senju hissed, almost roaring, "I'm asking when you slept with him?"

"Don't you know he married the head of the Uchiha clan?"

Tsunade's face turned deathly pale, then flushed crimson, followed by a furious crimson, and finally a clear, pale blue.

As Tobirama Senju watched his granddaughter's face change from red to white, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately died.

[Oh no, this girl is completely smitten!]

【Huh? Why am I angry?】

[Tsunade is already in her fifties, she definitely has no hope of finding a man to marry. The fact that she's involved with the Fifth Hokage, who also has Senju blood, is a huge advantage for her.]

[Wait a minute, she's 30 years older than the Fifth Hokage, and that kid Xia Zuo is so picky, how could he possibly be interested in Tsunade?]

Could it be that...?

Tsunade composed herself and said smugly, "Of course I know he's going to marry Izumi, but I've been with him for many years. I was the one who drugged him to get what I wanted."

Tobirama Senju's heart was shattered. He suddenly felt that he would never be able to face Natsume again.

Hashirama Senju only just understood what the two were saying, but he was unusually open-minded and even patted Tsunade happily, saying, "As expected of my granddaughter, once you've set your sights on something, you should act decisively."

"We are ninjas, a combat profession where our lives are precarious. Marriage is not important at all. The key is that you are comfortable."

Tsunade was overjoyed: "As expected of Grandpa, you are truly my guiding light!"

Tobirama Senju roared in fury: "Brother, no wonder Tsunade is like this, it's all your doing!"

"How can marriage not be important?!"

Hashirama Senju looked at Tobirama and shut him up with a single sentence: "What do you know about marriage, you unmarried old bachelor?"

Tobirama Senju: "————"

The old bachelor Naruto was severely injured and could not rise again.

Hashirama Senju said with deep emotion, "The so-called couple is just a way of life for young people. When you get to Tsunade's age, there is no difference between a husband and wife and the closest of partners."

"Oh? No wonder you abandoned me to fight Madara Uchiha." Mito Uzumaki walked over gracefully, a half-smile on her face, and looked elegantly at Hashirama Senju: "So I'm a partner who's not as close to Madara as he is.

Hashirama Senju panicked: "No, Mito, what I said just now was just an excuse—"

Mito Uzumaki: "Hmph, I'm old, ugly, and useless, so you and your old flame Madara Uchiha go fight to the death."

"You stab him in the back, and he bites you in return—what an intimate relationship!"

Mito Uzumaki thrust her sword at Hashirama Senju with one slash after another, leaving him completely overwhelmed, dizzy, and disoriented.

The First Hokage was so frightened that he stammered. He tried desperately to explain and to appease his wife.

The First Hokage's wife stood with her arms crossed, coldly mocking her deceased husband with extreme sarcasm.

But the two naturally drew closer, their hands and feet involuntarily placed in the most familiar positions, causing their figures to completely overlap.

They were so close together that even Kushina Uzumaki and Tobirama Senju couldn't get close.

Tobirama Senju sighed, smiled, and took two steps back. Suddenly, he flicked Tsunade's head and said, "You'd better watch yourselves. Your affair can't be made public."

Tsunade reached up and rubbed the large bump on her forehead, letting it slide down. "Don't worry, even you haven't noticed after all these years, how could anyone else possibly know?"

"Even if I have children in the future, I will ask Orochimaru to help cover it up. He is also trying to have his own children, so with his help, no one will suspect me."

Tobirama Senju was utterly speechless; he simply couldn't understand what the young people were thinking.

As Kushina left the First Hokage and his wife, she was immediately embraced by the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who was cold yet warm.

She smiled at her husband: "We're still missing Naruto."

Minato Namikaze smiled and waved, and Naruto Uzumaki appeared in his parents' arms.

The Kage-level ninja, who already possessed the air of youth, acted like a seven or eight-year-old child, recklessly enjoying his own moment of warmth.

I don't care about the Eye of the Moon or the glowing body anymore.

Not far away, Sasuke Uchiha watched Naruto's family embrace each other, and couldn't help but take out Itachi's relic and hold it in his hand. Before he knew it, his eyes reddened.

Kakashi Hatake reached out to pat Sasuke's head, but then realized his student had grown taller, so he patted his shoulder instead.

Among the Kage-level ninjas in the ninja world, only Orochimaru stayed away from the crowd, hiding alone in a corner, muttering to himself.

His hands were constantly forming hand seals, mobilizing chakra and natural energy, and it was unclear what he was doing.

Just then, the crimson moon eye high in the sky emitted another wave of intense light, and those thin, silky beams of light precisely struck the glowing ninja and the animal.

All people and animals in the world froze in place at the same moment, their eyes widening involuntarily, and they looked up straight at the Eye of the Moon.

The moment their eyes met the Moon Eye, they were marked, and their eyes took on the appearance of the Rinne Sharingan.

At that moment, everyone in the entire ninja world could vaguely see a beautiful woman's face in the blood-red full moon hanging high in the sky.

This woman's face was exquisitely beautiful. Even with an ugly, laughable makeup style like the ancient, pupal-shaped eyebrows, she was still incredibly stunning.

What's even more astonishing is that this woman possesses a kind of "divinity" that transcends humanity; she is so noble and radiant that it's unbelievable, and even makes people feel uneasy.

But the next moment, everyone fell into the deepest sleep, and they collapsed to the ground, completely out of control.

However, all the reanimated ninjas were forcibly released from the Edo Tensei at this moment, their souls returned to the Pure Land, and the sacrifices were replaced back in the ninja world.

Madara Uchiha hung high in the sky, looking down at the ninja world through his Eye of the Moon.

At this moment, his eyes could see everything shrouded in the light of Tsukuyomi, including everyone in the three holy lands, the five great ninja villages, and various underground secret bases.

Madara Uchiha was filled with boundless pride. His struggle against the world had not been in vain; he had successfully brought peace to the ninja world, bringing it to everyone.

Now, can you damned ninjas still start a war?

He murmured, "From this day forward, there will be no more war, famine, disease, hardship, or disaster in the ninja world—"

"—The nightmare of thousands of years of war has come to an end, and sorrow and pain will never be repeated."

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"But that's not enough. I will grant everyone a perfect world, I will fulfill everyone's dreams." Madara Uchiha formed hand seals and unleashed his final technique: "Except for myself."

[The Descent of the Divine Tree Realm]

Instantly, the entire ninja world began to tremble.

The enormous tree roots that had been dormant underground, turning into fossils or still retaining a trace of life, were revived. They desperately stretched out and connected with each other, using the Ten-Tails' chakra transmitted by this technique to reassemble the Divine Tree.

Countless deafening roars emanated from beneath the earth, and continuous tremors caused the land and sea of ​​the entire ninja world to churn. A massive sapling emerged from the northeastern part of the Land of Fire.

This incredibly large sapling, after being exposed to wind and sunlight, grew like an inflating balloon, reaching a height of several thousand meters in the blink of an eye.

Countless branches and leaves stretched horizontally, forming a huge canopy that covered a large part of the Land of Fire.

Along with the trunk, there are also crisscrossing roots.

Its extensive root system extends beyond the earth's surface, reaching every inch of the land as far as the eye can see.

Including secret realms and sacred places, wherever life exists, even the most ordinary cats, dogs, and mice, a vine of suitable size will spread around them.

Countless white threads will then spread out from the vines, wrapping the nearby life forms into mummies, and then dragging them back to the vines to begin absorbing chakra.

Madara Uchiha succeeded; he hung everyone on a tree and let them fulfill their wishes in their dreams.

Hundreds of millions of living beings transformed into white cocoons, hanging on tree branches and vines, swaying in the wind, plunging the ninja world into unprecedented silence.

However, Madara Uchiha, who was smugly enjoying his success, was unaware that the Divine Tree was not only draining the chakra from living beings, but also transforming humans into White Zetsu.

But all of this cannot be hidden for long; once Madara Uchiha calms down, he will discover everything.

Therefore, Black Zetsu began his final operation.

"We succeeded!"

Madara Uchiha looked around at the Divine Tree, and having achieved his wish, he was filled with emptiness.

It's like a man who works hard to earn money to build five large brick houses at home, only to find himself completely clueless about what to do the day after the houses are finished.

He sat down lazily against the trunk of the sacred tree, just like a purple sweet potato spirit.

"It's all finally over. There will be no more war in the ninja world, no more pain and hatred—it's all over, all ended because of my efforts!"

Madara Uchiha gazed at the unprecedentedly quiet world, his eyes gradually glazing over, and his mutterings slowly ceased.

Suddenly, a disgusting laugh rang out from Madara Uchiha's sleeve, shattering his moment of peace: "Hehehehehe—"

Black Zetsu said smugly, "Lord Madara, I must thank you!"