"Eye of the Moon Plan?" Naruto repeated the name, always feeling that something was wrong, "Drawing everyone into the illusion? Doesn't that mean turning everyone into puppets?"
"For Madara, that is salvation." Jiraiya lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.
"He has experienced too many wars and seen too many deaths. The final conclusion he came to is that only by eliminating reality can pain be eliminated."
"The logic of a madman." Sasuke said coldly.
"Crazy?" Jiraiya smiled, "Maybe. But you have to know that many people who change the world are considered crazy in the eyes of others."
Konan has been silent.
She thought of Nagato, his paranoid ideas, and the "god" he talked about.
It turns out that Nagato has been manipulated from the very beginning.
Those Rinnegan, those powers, and even those beliefs don't really belong to him.
"So Nagato is just a chess piece?" Her voice was very soft, but filled with a biting chill.
"Not exactly." Jiraiya shook his head, "Madara only gave him strength and direction. But Nagato's subsequent choices were made by himself."
"Then where is Black Zetsu now?" Sasuke asked the key question.
"I don't know." Jiraiya exhaled a puff of smoke, "I have been tracking it for a long time, but that guy is too cunning. And it is not an ordinary creature. It can possess anyone and is almost impossible to detect."
"Possessed?" Naruto frowned, "Doesn't that mean it might be in someone's body right now?"
"Yes."
The air suddenly became thicker.
If Black Zetsu can really possess anyone at will, it could be anyone.
It might be a passing villager, it might be Anbu, or it might even be their companions.
"Don't scare yourself." Jiraiya saw the worries of several people, "Although Black Zetsu can possess people, there is a limit - it can only possess people with weak Chakra Wave abilities. It can't possess ninjas of your level at all."
"And who is its target?"
"I'm not sure." Jiraiya put out the cigarette butt, "But I suspect that it is looking for the next Rinnegan host."
"Next?" Sasuke's eyes flashed, "You mean, Madara's plan isn't over yet?"
"Of course it's not over." Jiraiya stood up and dusted himself off, "Nagato is just the first step. Madara's real goal is to resurrect Ten-Tails, become Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and then use Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"Ten-Tails?" Naruto scratched his head, "What is that?"
"The legendary strongest Tailed Beast." Sasuke took over, "After Chakra from Nine Tailed Beasts is fused, Ten-Tails can be resurrected."
"Wait." Naruto suddenly reacted, "Then Nine-Tails in my body..."
"Yes." Jiraiya nodded, "You are Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and you are also a key part of Madara's plan. If Black Zetsu finds you, he will definitely find a way to extract Nine-Tails."
Naruto subconsciously touched his belly.
He could feel Nine-Tails and Chakra flowing in his body. The power was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"Don't worry." Sasuke patted his shoulder, "As long as I'm here, no one can touch you."
"Hey, you make it sound like I'm weak." Naruto muttered dissatisfied.
"Isn't it?"
"You..."
The two began to bicker again.
Jiraiya looked at them with a happy smile on his face.
This is what young people should look like.
No matter how big the crisis is, we will never lose hope.
"By the way." He suddenly remembered something, "Tsunade asked you to come to me, shouldn't it just be to reminisce about old times?"
"Of course not." Sasuke put away his smile and briefly told what happened on the moon.
Jiraiya was silent for a long time after listening.
"Otsutsuki main family, Chakra Fruit, the created gods..." He murmured to himself, "This information matches the clues I investigated."
"What clue?"
"I found some records about Otsutsuki in the ancient books on Toad Mountain." Jiraiya said, "Those records mentioned that Ōtsutsuki Clan came to the earth to plant a special kind of tree. That kind of tree will absorb the energy of the planet and eventually bear a fruit."
"Chakra Fruit?"
"Yes." Jiraiya nodded, "And those who eat the fruit will gain god-like power."
"Where is the fruit now?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know." Jiraiya shook his head, "The ancient books only say that the fruit was planted, but it doesn't say where it was planted."
"Will it be at Shinobi World?" Sasuke said suddenly.
"It's very possible." Jiraiya agreed, "And I suspect that the birth of Tailed Beast is related to that fruit."
"Tailed Beast?"
"Yes." Jiraiya said, "Tailed Beast is not a naturally occurring creature, but was created by Sage of Six Paths. And the source of Sage of Six Paths's power is probably the Chakra Fruit."
"In other words, Sage of Six Paths ate the fruit?"
"It's not him." Jiraiya shook his head, "It's his mother."
"Mother?"
"Kaguya Ōtsutsuki." Jiraiya said this name, "The legendary ancestor of Chakra."
The air solidified again.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
This name is unfamiliar to most ninjas, but it is a taboo for those who know history.
"Kaguya ate Chakra Fruit and gained god-like power." Jiraiya continued, "But her power was so powerful that she lost her humanity. She regarded everyone as nourishment for the fruit and wanted to turn the entire world into her own private property."
"What happened next?"
"Later her two sons joined forces to seal her." Jiraiya said, "Those two sons were Sage of Six Paths and his younger brother."
"So Sage of Six Paths sealed his mother?" Naruto's eyes widened.
"Yes." Jiraiya nodded, "And the place where Kaguya was sealed is the moon."
Everyone was stunned.
moon.
They just came back from there.
"Wait a minute." Sasuke suddenly remembered something, "The suppressed monster we saw on the moon..."
"It's probably Kaguya." Jiraiya's expression turned serious, "In other words, it's part of Kaguya."
"Part of it?"
"Kaguya's power is too strong and cannot be completely sealed." Jiraiya said, "So Sage of Six Paths divided her into several parts and sealed them in different places. The one on the moon should be her true body."
"What about the other parts?"
"I don't know." Jiraiya shook his head, "But I suspect that Ten-Tails is another part of Kaguya."
"So Madara wants to resurrect Ten-Tails, but actually wants to resurrect Kaguya?" Sasuke's voice was cold.
"It is possible." Jiraiya said, "But the greater possibility is that Madara does not know the true identity of Ten-Tails at all. He just wants to use the power of Ten-Tails to realize Eye of the Moon Plan."
"What about Black Zetsu?" Konan suddenly said, "Does Black Zetsu know this?"