The End

White Zetsu a nonchalant smile.

"Your original plan was to have the Konoha delegation die in Kumogakure, right..." He slowly sank into the ground and said softly.

If Shizune and the others died mysteriously in Kumogakure, then Kumogakure Ninja would truly be considered as having mud in their pants—even if it wasn't excrement, it would still be excrement.

Therefore, Obito's schemes always come in the same old way.

"You want to kill them and then frame the Kumogakure Ninja," White Zetsu continued.

The Masked Man nodded.

"That's right. In that case, a rift will form between the Kumogakure Ninja and the Konoha, making an alliance and cooperation absolutely impossible!" he said.

Obito reminisced about the Nine-Tails' rampage back then.

He deliberately attacked Konoha in front of so many Konoha ninjas, using the Nine-Tails controlled by the Sharingan, thus placing a huge scapegoat on the Uchiha Clan.

It's a pity that the Uchiha Clan investigated for so long but couldn't find out which traitor did it. In the end, they couldn't hand over the suspect and were considered by Konoha to be harboring a criminal.

One side firmly believed in its own innocence, while the other was convinced of the other's guilt; from this point on, an irreconcilable rift developed between the Uchiha and the village, and the constant accumulation of contradictions and conflicts ultimately led to the bitter consequence of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

Of course, the seeds of the inability of the Uchiha and Konoha to coexist were sown by Madara Uchiha, Obito merely fanned the flames and detonated the hidden dangers.

This time is no different.

With the power of the Tailed Beast he had collected earlier, Obito was able to unleash a precursor to Infinite Tsukuyomi: Limited Tsukuyomi.

The Limited Tsukuyomi technique is essentially a multiplayer, enhanced version of Tsukuyomi.

The only difference is that the online version of Tsukuyomi is more powerful, can more easily create mirror worlds, and supports changing character personalities, world history, and other operations.

Obito had hoped that this technique would trap Sakura Haruno and the Konoha delegation in the Mirror World.

At least their minds must be trapped inside, then the opportunity must be seized to kill the defenseless Sakura Haruno in the real world.

The plan wasn't complicated—even with Obito's intelligence, he couldn't come up with an intricately linked scheme; but often, the simplest and most direct plan is the most effective.

White Zetsu understood this principle as well.

This is the reason why White Zetsu, who is nominally Obito's subordinate but is actually the supervisor of Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan, supported Obito's actions.

"But we didn't expect that Sakura Haruno would be able to break the Limited Tsukuyomi so quickly..." White Zetsu said, frowning.

Obito frowned and remained silent, pondering in his heart that this might be related to Sakura Haruno's previous success in breaking Itachi's Tsukuyomi.

Therefore, she has experience dealing with this type of Genjutsu...

"A normal Limited Tsukuyomi should construct a perfect world in the recipient's mind, causing them to become hopelessly immersed in that perfect world. Why did you modify this part when you cast this technique?" After thinking for a moment, White Zetsu raised another question.

Obito snorted.

"Pulling so many people into the Mirror World all at once isn't as easy as you think..." He glanced at the vegetative state on the ground and explained, "That's why I had the Kumogakure Ninja corrupted first, forcing those people to their deaths in the Tsukuyomi World, so that we could concentrate our efforts on dealing with Sakura Haruno later!"

"Besides, what kind of world do you think would make her fall into depravity?"

Sakura Haruno has both parents alive, and her master and teacher are all still alive. Although she comes from an ordinary ninja family, she has risen to become a disciple of the Fifth Hokage and one of Konoha's top combatants. She has a high status, many friends, including a beautiful best friend with whom she has a close relationship, as well as a handsome or passionate childhood friend.

This kind of background makes them one of the happiest people in the entire Shinobi World.

Her life was already quite fulfilling; why would she care about the perfect world created by Tsukuyomi?

White Zetsu was speechless for a moment.

Obito glanced at the gradually shattering crystal ball. The Genjutsu world displayed inside the ball had begun to shake unstablely, and the effect of the jutsu was about to wear off.

Well, at least we've gathered information on Sakura Haruno on this trip, and it might also help to sow discord between the Kumogakure Ninja and the Konoha Village.

Let's go.

The Masked Man turned and disappeared into thin air.

In the world of Limited Tsukuyomi.

Sakura Haruno was unaware of what her blue will stick had done.

She only felt that after the thin rod pierced Raikage's heart, it seemed to have touched something else.

"Could it be... that we've touched upon the core of the Genjutsu?"

Thinking this, the girl gripped the stick tightly and thrust it forward forcefully, feeling as if she had pierced something.

Upon closer inspection, the stick remained as smooth as ever, with no apparent changes.

Then, the whole world suddenly shook.

It wasn't the kind of earthquake-like shaking where mountains collapse and the earth trembles, but rather the feeling that the whole world had suddenly lost its sense of reality.

"As expected, I've fallen into Genjutsu..."

Sakura Haruno frowned slightly.

Amidst this tremor, the Raikage's incredibly realistic body transformed into black particles right before Sakura Haruno's grasp, vanishing into thin air.

The Kumogakure Ninja, not far away, began to react slowly and clumsily.

Sakura Haruno didn't bother with these mannequins.

Upon realizing that this was a false, Genjutsu world, her anger and agitation vanished instantly. Looking back, she had just caused a huge scene, acting out of control, only to find out it was all a dream.

Suddenly, it all lost its appeal.

However, the girl wondered how long it would have taken her to wake up from this illusion if she hadn't escalated the conflict with the Kumogakure Ninja. Perhaps... she might have been trapped in the illusion forever?

The thought of this possibility sent chills down Sakura Haruno's spine.

Thinking about it more deeply, how could she possibly know that the so-called real world isn't a more powerful and realistic Tsukuyomi World?

How do we distinguish between true and false?

Sakura Haruno shook her head, feeling that if they went any deeper, it would turn into pure philosophical speculation.

In short, whether the so-called real world is real or fake, since I truly live here, I should treat everything in this world sincerely and face myself honestly!

Instead of getting caught up in whether the real world is real or fake, why not face life positively and live a wonderful life!

Sakura Haruno's life in this life is far more perfect than her previous one.

Thinking this way, Sakura Haruno suddenly felt that everything that had happened in the Genjutsu just now had its meaning.

At least after experiencing this Genjutsu, I finally understand what it feels like to lose someone important, like Sasuke and many others in the Shinobi World...

Fortunately, this tragedy did not actually happen.

She sighed, gazing at the distant mountains and ruins, which slowly blurred into her vision.

As it drew nearer, the world gradually lost its color, turning into a grayish-white expanse.

A short while later, Sakura Haruno suddenly felt her body sway.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

The girl found herself standing on the courtyard corridor.

You're back?

Sakura Haruno quickly conjured up a willpower stick and poked herself with it.

The girl felt a realistic indentation in her skin, but her willpower didn't detect anything unusual, and she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Back to the real world."

She subconsciously touched her body; her pajamas were intact, and all the wounds and bloodstains on her body had disappeared without a trace.

Sakura Haruno looked down at her feet. She was standing at the corner of the corridor, the place where the Masked Man had disappeared.

Yes.

Sakura remembered that when she chased that person here, the Masked Man disappeared using Space-Time Ninjutsu.

So... she was indeed affected by the Genjutsu at that time?

It must have been when she chased him to the corner that she was completely trapped in the Genjutsu.

What kind of Genjutsu could create such a realistic world, one that almost made one succumb to it?

Sakura Haruno was frowning in deep thought when she suddenly heard a loud crash not far away.

Snap!

Suddenly, a large tree in the left courtyard swayed and creaked, and a figure fell abruptly to the ground.

Sakura Haruno quickly looked over, and the figure under the tree was not the burly man in the illusion, but a boy with long limbs, a thin figure, and wearing a flashy outfit that exposed his midriff.

It's Sai.

"I..." The boy touched his neck, looking a little confused, "I just fell asleep?"

His mind was still stuck on the moment when the Raikage beheaded him with a single blow.

Then, in the next instant, he opened his eyes and found himself still safely hidden in the tree, completely unharmed.

Sakura Haruno smiled, her eyes crinkling.

She walked over barefoot, stepping on the tender, cool grass beneath her feet.

She walked past the spot where Shizune and the others "died" without pausing for a moment, and went straight to Sai.

Indeed, Sai is more adorable when he's alive.

"Sai," the girl tilted her head slightly and teased, "You didn't fall asleep while on duty, did you?"

On the other side, a loud scream suddenly came from the courtyard, followed by a flurry of footsteps.

"Cherry!"

Shizune screamed in terror. A short while later, she led the rest of the delegation out in a hurry and found Sakura Haruno.

"It seems we've all been trapped in Genjutsu!" The senior sister's face was pale, her forehead covered in cold sweat, and she grabbed the girl's hand hurriedly, saying, "It's the Kumogakure Ninja! The Kumogakure Ninja are going to turn against us!"

"Calm down, senior sister."

Sakura Haruno smiled faintly, took the woman's cold hand in hers, wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, and said gently, "We were indeed under Genjutsu, but it has nothing to do with the Kumogakure Ninja. They have no intention of turning against us."

"It's someone else... someone from Xiao's group who's doing this."

"Anyway, don't worry, I'm here!"

Sakura Haruno patted her chest and said.

The girl's confident smile and deliberately imposing aura stunned everyone. After a while, Shizune and the rest of the delegation finally calmed down.

The world within the Genjutsu felt far too real.

The overwhelmingly real pain and experience left them with deep psychological scars.

Especially the Shizune.

Does this mean I'll never be able to get married and have children in my life...?

A woman who is still unmarried at thirty may find it difficult to get married in her lifetime.

Sakura Haruno had a strange expression and secretly glanced at her senior sister.

Given what has happened, Sakura Haruno wouldn't be surprised at all if it caused some strange psychological aftereffects.

This unexpected turn of events left the delegation members wide awake, so they decided to spend their last night in Kumogakure) all night long.

Sakura Haruno rearranged the duty personnel and increased the number of sentries.

"Someone's here." Sakura Haruno was going through the duty schedule when one of the girls from the Inuzuka family suddenly jumped up in surprise and said, "It's the Raikage and the others!"

Everyone immediately stood up.

"Don't panic..."

Sakura Haruno calmly waved her hand and led the way out of the room.

"You can just stand behind me."

She thought for a moment, then summoned Katsuyu and entered Sage Mode.

Pale purple eyeshadow and gorgeous fairy patterns instantly appeared.

[That's all for today. I won't write another chapter if I can't finish the rest. I didn't sleep until 4 AM last night and I'm too tired. I haven't had any energy this morning. The second chapter I owe will be posted tomorrow morning (before 1 AM).]