Naruto: I Can Take People Through the Ninja World in the Future

The light of Infinite Tsukuyomi lasted only a few minutes before gradually fading.

Even Rikudō Nagato couldn't sustain the energy needed to illuminate the entire earth for long.

That was an eternal power only stars possessed!

A realm even Ōtsutsuki struggled to reach…

With all of humanity already controlled by the illusion and wrapped by Jukai Kōtan, there was no need to keep Infinite Tsukuyomi active.

Daylight vanished, and the world returned to night.

The two Madaras dispelled their Susano'o, stepping back into the darkness.

Rikudō Nagato, having successfully used Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan, floated down to Lux's side.

Nagato, the Madaras, and others saw no issues with Infinite Tsukuyomi; it seemed increasingly perfect, as if it could truly achieve eternal world peace…

"Lord, I'm done!"

"How do you feel?"

"It's extremely draining—my eye power is depleted by over half."

Illuminating the entire earth with Infinite Tsukuyomi consumed terrifying energy.

Forget sustaining it for minutes; without the Juubi's energy supply, even three seconds would've drained Nagato completely.

"How many people's illusion dreams can you control simultaneously now?"

"Only a few dozen at once…"

Rikudō Nagato answered honestly. Specifically controlling a small group's illusion world was still doable.

Like Itachi's Tsukuyomi illusion, precisely controlling the dreams of hundreds of millions simultaneously was beyond Nagato—even an Ōtsutsuki god might struggle.

Thus, Nagato's Infinite Tsukuyomi was generalized, only letting each person dream beautifully based on their own desires.

Like a teacher assigning an essay topic to students but unable to control each student's exact content…

"Alright."

Lux nodded, broadly understanding Infinite Tsukuyomi's effects and limits. He then opened the system in his mind, first checking Parallel World 5's unification progress.

[Parallel World 5 Unification Progress: 62%→84%]

Progress surged by 22%, likely tied to Konoha's destruction and Nagato becoming the Juubi Jinchuriki.

But the result Lux wanted didn't appear.

By common sense, Rikudō Nagato, having used Infinite Tsukuyomi to control the entire ninja world with illusions, should've completed the ninja world's unification.

Parallel World 5's unification progress should've hit 100%, right?

Yet, the outcome didn't meet expectations.

This proved that using Infinite Tsukuyomi to control the world didn't meet the system's criteria for ninja world unification.

'Why doesn't it qualify?'

'Because Infinite Tsukuyomi's end result turns everyone into White Zetsu and kills them?'

'Or because Nagato can't broadly control those in illusion dreams?'

'Or does unification fundamentally require maintaining an intact organizational system?'

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Many guesses and speculations arose in Lux's mind, but the system couldn't answer.

He couldn't pinpoint why it didn't meet the criteria.

At least, it confirmed that using Infinite Tsukuyomi as a shortcut to unification was unfeasible.

This was Lux's initial goal.

The reason for letting Rikudō Nagato use Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Besides letting the Madaras see the truth, it was to test if world domination via Infinite Tsukuyomi met the system's unification requirements.

If it worked, he'd skip supporting any faction in the two worlds behind him, directly using two Infinite Tsukuyomis to unify them.

Now, it was clear shortcuts wouldn't work…

But it wasn't a loss—eliminating a wrong option was a significant gain.

Nagato also ascended to Six Paths level, gaining world-shattering power; fully unifying Parallel World 5 was just a matter of time.

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The three Madaras approached, unable to resist asking:

"Is this the so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan? Its flaws? Its shortcomings? Are you toying with me?"

Parallel World 5's Madara was emotional, seeing no flaws in the so-called Eye of the Moon Plan.

Parallel World 1's and 2's Madaras had some guesses but didn't rush to speak.

They trusted the Tenshou Sennin wouldn't waste time deceiving them; the truth would soon reveal itself.

Lux glanced at the three Madaras.

No amount of explanation beat witnessing it firsthand.

He raised his hand, forcibly activating a stronger Shin: Jukai Kōtan, seizing control of one vine from Nagato.

A ten-thousand-meter vine swiftly moved before Lux and the others, with five enemy village spies wrapped like 'mummies' hanging on it.

They were spies previously detained in Konoha's interrogation department…

"Lord, this?"

"Check the condition of these five ninjas yourselves."

The three Madaras approached; merely touching the 'mummies' revealed their state.

"They're all under Infinite Tsukuyomi's illusion."

"And the vines supply nutrients, sustaining their survival…"

"But the God Tree seems to subtly drain their chakra?"

"Not much, very faint…"

"Is there a problem with this?"

Lux didn't answer, instead looking at Nagato and ordering:

"Nagato, you do it."

"At the current chakra absorption rate, extend one minute to one year; also accelerate their Tsukuyomi illusion world's time flow, counting one second as one year."

Nagato didn't ask why, immediately complying. He began controlling Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan, directionally accelerating this vine and its five 'fruits.'

During this, Jiraiya, Itachi, and others arrived.

The three Madaras were too lazy to bother with these pebbles; only Nagato signaled them to wait quietly.

Itachi and Jiraiya had some sense, waiting calmly, not daring to act rashly.

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A few minutes later.

Nagato ended the 'time acceleration simulation,' letting the vine and its five 'fruits' extend for several years.

Equivalent to these five ninjas hanging on the God Tree's vines for years, drained for years…

"Go, unwrap the wooden bandages and see."

An anxious Parallel World 5's Madara swiftly dispelled Susano'o, tore the 'bandages,' and extracted the five 'fruits.'

At this moment, to everyone's shocked gazes, the five originally wrapped ninjas had vanished, replaced by five living White Zetsu!

"What's this?"

"Zetsu?"

"Why did they all become Zetsu?"

"Where are the original people?"

Parallel World 5's Madara exclaimed in disbelief, unable to comprehend the scene.

No one knew Zetsu better than him!

Both White and Black Zetsu were his creations!

Especially White Zetsu—clearly mass-produced low-tier pawns he made using the Gedo Mazo and Hashirama's cells!

Why did they appear in the wooden bandages?

Swapped?

Impossible!

No one could swap five ninjas before them without a trace!

Thus, only one possibility remained.

The five ninjas originally wrapped inside were all transformed into these five White Zetsu!

Rikudō Nagato stepped forward, lightly touching the five White Zetsu, his expression shifting instantly:

"They're all dead—completely dead!"

"Even their souls are gone… They've become Zetsu-like monsters."

"Though alive, they lack souls, truly becoming different beings…"

"Lord, what is this?"

Nagato looked at Lux, hoping for the truth.

Lux explained honestly:

"This is the true flaw of Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan."

"Human consciousness can't endure Infinite Tsukuyomi's endless beautiful dreams; accumulation beyond a certain time limit destroys consciousness, leading to complete death."

"And while Shin: Jukai Kōtan appears to supply nutrients, it gradually drains the host's chakra, slowly transforming them into living beings akin to the God Tree's parts—these White Zetsu."

"So, there's no eternal beautiful dream!"

"Anyone controlled by Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan will soon die completely and turn into White Zetsu."

"And all the White Zetsu you created, Madara, were a thousand-year-old batch of White Zetsu, secretly revived by Black Zetsu."

"This is the truth!"

This brutal truth nearly broke Parallel World 5's Madara's defenses.

If everything Lux said was true, he was truly a fool played by Black Zetsu—a humiliation even worse than the disdain from his other two selves!

Even Parallel World 1's and 2's Madaras, who knew Black Zetsu's conspiracy beforehand, darkened with rage.

Madara refused to believe it; even Nagato was stunned.

Reality remained reality.

The five transformed White Zetsu couldn't be faked.

They saw it with their own eyes.

Reality's slap and lesson were far crueler than any verbal education.

"So, Infinite Tsukuyomi ultimately just kills everyone?"

"Correct."

"Can it be stopped?"

"It can't be stopped unless Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan are halted."

Everyone controlled by the God Tree would become White Zetsu and die, fundamentally because ninjas' spirits were too weak and the God Tree's chakra-absorption instinct was genetically ingrained.

Neither could be changed. Even Rikudō Nagato, the technique's user, couldn't alter it.

The only way was to stop it, as happened after the original Fourth Shinobi World War's end.

"I understand! This is indeed an evil technique that'll kill everyone—it must be stopped immediately!"

Nagato nodded in agreement, forming seals to prepare to dispel Infinite Tsukuyomi and Shin: Jukai Kōtan.

"Wait! Isn't there another way?"

"Such a beautiful world—isn't it worth fighting for again?"

Parallel World 5's Madara still clung to hope.

A warless world where everyone lived happily in dreams was more beautiful than paradise.

Even with a glimmer of hope, Edo Madara refused to give up.

Or rather, he refused to abandon the chance to surpass Hashirama and realize Hashirama's ideals…

Lux glared at Parallel World 5's Madara, slightly exasperated and disdainful:

"Fight for it? Even if you overcome all flaws, how do you solve the human race's reproduction issue?"

"Or do you plan to let everyone live in an illusion world while you frantically make babies? Who are you making babies with?"