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Chapter 492 Uchiha's Genjutsu: Who can distinguish between truth and falsehood?

Inside the Forest of Death.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi were still standing there, dumbfounded.

Because the two of them were still immersed in the memories that Uchiha Sasuke had provided them.

"Some of them are my real memories..."

"Some of them are illusions I cast..."

Between truth and falsehood...

"Can either of you tell them apart?"

Uchiha Sasuke stood on a large tree with his arms crossed, casually observing Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, who were trapped in a memory genjutsu.

"I meticulously praised Akihara Kagura for so long, fabricating his omnipotent image in my genjutsu memories, and used his name to deceive Orochimaru and Kabuto, making them believe that I gained such power because my Indra chakra had awakened and I was under my own genjutsu..."

"In that case..."

"They shouldn't doubt the source of my power anymore..."

"Whether it's the future direction of the world or the secrets surrounding it, everything can be explained by the awakening of Indra's chakra within me..."

"In the future, I can also use this opportunity to make Orochimaru and Kabuto of this world mistakenly believe that I have been trapped in my own genjutsu all along, and insist on finding the way to this world..."

"Orochimaru and Kabuto are the most brilliant scientists in the ninja world. If we want to leave this world, we will definitely need to use their brains."

Sasuke Uchiha had already given it his all, and he was already preparing for any irrational actions he might take in the future: "Anyway, no matter what outrageous things I do in order to leave this world, neither of them will find it strange..."

to be frank.

It would be very difficult to get Sasuke Uchiha to lie on his own.

However, it is very easy to get an Uchiha to use genjutsu to deceive people.

The most brilliant thing is that Sasuke Uchiha's memory genjutsu has a perfect spot.

In the real world, Akihara Kagura did not choose to seize the chakra of everyone in the ninja world, but instead gave up ruling the ninja world, which is somewhat inconsistent with his behind-the-scenes manipulator style.

Both Orochimaru and Kabuto would probably believe that the real memories Sasuke Uchiha showed them were all fake, evolved from a genjutsu world…

just.

Those memories also contain two ultimate illusions: Infinite Tsukuyomi and Limited Tsukuyomi. Each illusion has the ability to create a fictional world.

"but…"

Sasuke Uchiha thought of something even heavier, and his heart sank: "Is the world without Akihara Kagura truly such a cruel and hopeless reality?"

All the people of this world…

Were they all really killed by Itachi Uchiha?

Is the Uchiha Itachi in this world the same as the Uchiha Itachi in the real world, driven by the desire to save his younger brother, or by the pursuit of power?

Just as Sasuke Uchiha was pondering, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi finally broke free from Sasuke's memories, their expressions somewhat different.

"..."

Orochimaru's expression was clearly puzzled, and a strange smile even appeared on his lips, as if he understood everything about Uchiha Sasuke.

I have to say…

Sasuke Uchiha's identity is somewhat surprising.

The fact that Orochimaru was the reincarnation of Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths, had already greatly surprised him, and he even learned a lot of secrets from it!

"..."

Kabuto Yakushi looked a little strange. He was just adjusting his glasses, seemingly still immersed in Sasuke Uchiha's memories.

because…

He saw his own happiness.

"Now you believe me, right?"

Uchiha Sasuke stepped forward, spreading his hands: "I've experienced a real world. Did you see how terrifying that person named Akihara Kagura was...?"

"..."

Kabuto Yakushi recalled what he had seen in Sasuke's memories, and from Sasuke's perspective, he saw his future with Director Nono Yakushi at the orphanage.

Kabuto took off his glasses, concealing the tears welling in his eyes, and said what he wanted to say: "What a wonderful world, it's like a dream..."

"..."

Orochimaru's expression was undeniably strange, a wicked smile playing on his lips, as if mocking him: "Sasuke-kun, is Akihara Kagura... really real?"

"That was everything I personally experienced, everything that truly happened."

Uchiha Sasuke spread out his palms, as if hoping the two of them would face reality: "If I don't see Akihara Kagura in this world, I'll need the two of you to help me figure out a way to possibly return to that world..."

"but…"

"Sasuke-kun."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and proposed a hypothetical possibility.

"A terrifying figure whose will no one can sway..."

"A terrifying enemy that no one can defeat. Even the legendary Sage of Six Paths, the progenitor of chakra, and all the chakra created in the ninja world over the past thousand years could only destroy one of his clones..."

"Such a terrifying person..."

"They actually let everyone in the ninja world go so easily..."

"Why was it at the end of that world..."

"Will that man named Akihara Kagura give up everything?"

seriously.

The ending of this story is a bit too unrealistic.

Sasuke Uchiha's memory ended too convincingly, revealing a flaw that made Orochimaru realize it was no longer a memory, but rather a genjutsu performed by Sasuke Uchiha.

exactly…

That illusionary world also mentions an illusion called Infinite Tsukuyomi and an illusion called Limited Tsukuyomi, both of which can create similar changes to the world.

to be honest…

Orochimaru couldn't quite tell the difference.

However, the ending of the story seems to have too many flaws.

If Orochimaru were Akihara Kagura, then anyone in the ninja world would not be spared and would surely plunder all of their chakra.

"Who knows what that guy was thinking..."

Sasuke Uchiha raised an eyebrow and slowly said, "Maybe it's because his power is too great, and he looks down on that little bit of chakra..."

"Just as arrogant as the Uchiha clan..."

Orochimaru smiled slightly, his words seeming to have a hidden meaning.

"Sasuke-kun..."

"I'd like to know something else..."

"The night of genocide that happened four years ago..."

Orochimaru stared intently at Uchiha Sasuke, and based on the guidance of the omnipotent Akihara Kagura in the illusion, he revealed the truth that Akihara Kagura had spoken.

"Just how advanced is your Sharingan?"

"Single tomoe Sharingan."

Sasuke Uchiha wasn't lying; he even touched his eye socket: "That night, I awakened the Sharingan for the first time..."

This is also...

What Sasuke Uchiha couldn't understand.

However, someone once told him that it was because his Sharingan was too powerful that he could only awaken the single-tomoe Sharingan instead of gaining more power.

"..."

Orochimaru, however, felt that the credibility of the memory was even lower.

Is this kid joking?

His parents and clansmen were all killed by his own brother. Uchiha Sasuke's talent didn't seem bad either, yet he awakened the single-tomoe Sharingan in just one night.

That brat…

How much power did I gain that night?

How could he be so caught in such a powerful illusion that he refused to wake up?

Orochimaru's thinking leans towards the idea that Sasuke Uchiha was caught in his own genjutsu.

Because of the massacre of his clan four years ago, Sasuke Uchiha was so traumatized that he directly awakened the chakra of Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths, within him.

The immense power of Indra's chakra trapped Sasuke in his own genjutsu. He believed he had experienced a false world from which he gained immense power. However, this false power, due to the Yin Release chakra, was reflected back into his real soul…

After all, in my memory...

Illusions that allow one to enter a false world have indeed existed.

Even those Uchiha who survived in the illusionary realm under Sasuke Uchiha gained immense power through the limited Tsukuyomi genjutsu of the illusory character Akihara Kagura.

All the evidence points to…

Uchiha Sasuke, that brat, fell into his own genjutsu.

However, this brat still believed he had experienced a real world and wanted to return to that false world. He gained power but went mad...

Orochimaru did not doubt that Sasuke Uchiha was lying.

after all…

The black-haired boy looked like a madman who couldn't accept reality. You can't expect a twelve-year-old kid to deliberately give others the impression that he's a madman, can you?

"alright."

"Let's discuss the important things now..."

"How can I return to that world?"

Sasuke Uchiha's expression was very serious, as if he were speaking of a profound matter: "Am I supposed to live until the point where I came to this illusory world?"

"Perhaps there are other ways."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and offered another suggestion: "However, I need substantial financial support. Sasuke-kun, you'll need to cooperate with me first to execute another plan..."

"Hehehehe..."

Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile as he ramblingly proposed, "We need to find an opportunity soon to get rid of that troublesome old man. He's been monitoring everything in Konoha, and it's difficult for us to escape his surveillance no matter what we do in secret..."

after all…

Killing the Third Hokage…

This was also Orochimaru's main objective in coming to Konoha!

Orochimaru wanted to kill his teacher, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, to prove that he hadn't gone astray, and also to allow his ally Danzo Shimura to regain power and provide him with more funding for his experiments.

After the Uchiha clan massacre, Shimura Danzo was stripped of his Hokage affiliation and his Root organization by Hiruzen Sarutobi for orchestrating the event. This forced Shimura Danzo to operate in the shadows for years, offering less and less assistance to Orochimaru…

just now…

Orochimaru also wants to help Danzo seize power first!

But...

Now there's another important reason!

Once Shimura Danzo gains power, he can coerce or arrest Uchiha Sasuke from within Konoha, giving him the opportunity to seize Uchiha Sasuke's body!

of course.

It's clear that the plan to kill the Third Hokage cannot bypass Sasuke Uchiha.

That brat Sasuke Uchiha is too strong; he'll definitely interfere with my plans!

"..."

Uchiha Sasuke tapped his arm with his fingers.

Whether it was the Third Hokage's handling of the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, or Danzo Shimura's indifference to the Uchiha clan massacre, the mature Sasuke Uchiha could not develop any special feelings for the Third Hokage.

Honestly...

There was no choice but to get involved...

This already shows that Sasuke Uchiha was fair enough.

After all, his enemy wasn't Hiruzen Sarutobi, but another high-ranking member of Konoha.

"You can decide on the plans."

"I can guarantee that I will stand by and do nothing."

Sasuke Uchiha raised an eyebrow and casually continued, "Just like the Third Hokage of this world who stood idly by during the Uchiha clan massacre..."

"but…"

"I want what I deserve!"

Sasuke Uchiha's voice suddenly turned icy. He said coldly, "After your plan succeeds, I will replace Danzo as the leader of Root! When you just mentioned Kabuto and Dean Nonou, that old bastard Danzo was still in Konoha, wasn't he?"

"..."

Orochimaru felt that this kid was a bit too greedy.

This brat does nothing, yet he wants to replace Danzo as the leader of Root?

Where do we put that old guy, Danzo Shimura?

If Shimura Danzo becomes the Hokage of Konoha, that would be fine. But if his proposal to become Hokage is rejected and Uchiha Sasuke seizes Root, will Shimura Danzo retire on the spot after his comeback?

"The roots have been eliminated."

Orochimaru had no choice but to remind Sasuke Uchiha.

"If the Third Hokage dies..."

Sasuke Uchiha looked at Orochimaru and coldly decided on Danzo Shimura's fate: "That piece of trash Danzo Shimura will certainly not be content to remain silent. He will definitely make a comeback soon. I will join Root and become his subordinate, succeeding him as the leader of Root..."

"maybe…"

"Becoming the leader of Root is the reason I leave this world..."

"If we make it in time..."

Sasuke Uchiha stared intently at Orochimaru and said softly, "Perhaps we can arrange for Danzo and the Third Hokage's funerals to be held together, so they won't be lonely on their journey..."

There's one more thing...

Uchiha Sasuke didn't say it...

According to the Root tradition in the real world, Danzo Shimura should have been made a sacrifice for the resurrected Third Hokage using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and ideally, the Third Hokage should have witnessed his own funeral...

"..."

Orochimaru thought Uchiha Sasuke was a madman for so bluntly wanting to send Shimura Danzo to his death alongside Sarutobi Hiruzen!

A twelve-year-old brat…

They already had the audacity to rebel against their superiors!

"Perhaps it's better to discuss these matters later..."

Kabuto Yakushi raised a finger and said softly, "I sensed that some examiners have entered the Forest of Death. Perhaps they've discovered Lord Orochimaru's infiltration of Konoha..."

"I'll go and meet up with Naruto and the others."

Sasuke Uchiha gave Orochimaru a deep look and coldly reminded him, "If you are accidentally caught by the Konoha examiners, remember to tell them when you meet that you lost to me in the Forest of Death, so that everyone knows how powerful I am..."

"In that case..."

"Once Danzo makes a comeback, he'll definitely want me to join Root..."

"..."

Orochimaru realized that this kid was actually quite intelligent.

If it weren't for this brat's scheming against his ally, Shimura Danzo, Orochimaru might have been slightly happier...

"Don't worry, Orochimaru."

"Once I become the leader of Root..."

Sasuke Uchiha extended his palm, mimicking Kagura Akihara's gesture as he promised Orochimaru, "The financial support I'll give you will definitely be more than what Danzo Shimura gave you, as long as you can help me research a way to return to that world..."

"..."

Orochimaru remained silent.

What's important to him isn't just financial support, but that Shimura Danzo, after his return from Konoha, can help him fight Uchiha Sasuke!

What he wanted...

It is a perfect and powerful body!

The examiners from Konoha were searching the Forest of Death, and Orochimaru didn't have much time to talk to Sasuke Uchiha, so he had to leave in a hurry.

After Orochimaru left, Kabuto looked at Sasuke Uchiha beside him, slowly adjusted his glasses, and said in a low voice, "Sasuke-kun should understand that Lord Orochimaru's resistance to genjutsu is very low now. In fact, he can no longer distinguish between genjutsu and reality..."

Over the years, Orochimaru has undergone at least two resurrection techniques, leaving his soul extremely fragile and unable to resist powerful genjutsu ninjas.

of course.

Yakushi Kabuto isn't much better.

Because Kabuto Yakushi was just an ordinary person, he was simply more hardworking than others, and he couldn't distinguish between certain powerful illusions and reality.

but…

Kabuto the Pharmacist has his own methods.

The gray-haired youth adjusted his glasses, his gaze becoming unusually serious and focused, as if trying to discern the truth from the actions of Uchiha Sasuke.

"Sasuke-kun."

Does that world really exist?

"Was that beautiful, dreamlike world Sasuke-kun's genjutsu, or Sasuke-kun's memory?"

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha frowned slightly.

Has it been noticed?

Or was Kabuto Yakushi captivated by the beauty of that world?

"never mind."

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Before Sasuke could answer, Kabuto turned his head away, a relaxed smile on his face: "The answer is no longer important to me..."

because…

I have finally found the meaning of my life.

Regardless of whether that world was real or not, whether it was an illusion or a memory, Kabuto Yakushi had already made up his mind: he wanted to return to the Konoha Orphanage.

"Sasuke-kun."

"You probably want to kill Danzo, right?"

"However, dealing with Danzo won't be easy..."

Kabuto glanced at Sasuke Uchiha, and to thank Sasuke for his guidance, casually mentioned something: "It is said that Lord Orochimaru once researched Hashirama cells for a period of time, and used Hashirama cells to help Danzo create an arm..."

"Oh?"

Uchiha Sasuke narrowed his eyes.

Danzo Shimura of this world…

It seems to possess power that I could never have imagined!

Because interstitial cells are often compared to another powerful force!

Wood Release!

In the real world, Akihara Kagura only needed to use his Wood Release Kekkei Genkai to make him invincible in the entire ninja world!

of course.

Wood Release is not invincible.

The truly invincible one is Akihara Kagura.

However, Sasuke Uchiha could not ignore Wood Release.

The gap between the upper and lower limits of Wood Release ninjas is even more absurd than the difference between the Nine-Tails and a ninja dog…

(End of this chapter)