As he looked at the Sage of Six Paths' stern, imposing face, Naruto's temper finally cooled, and Sasuke's unease settled. Then a flood of memories rushed into their minds.
"Just now... Was everything that happened just now an illusion?" Naruto stared at the Sage of Six Paths, dazed.
He'd finally gotten together with Sakura, only to find out it had all been an illusion!
Damn it!
Sasuke, on the other hand, quickly pulled himself together. His real brother was still out there, after all. If even he, with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, had fallen for the illusion, then his brother, who only had a Mangekyō Sharingan, was in even greater danger!
He hurriedly asked, "Who are you? Where's my brother? Let me out, now!"
"Don't worry. They're safe for the time being, but I can't guarantee that will last," the Sage of Six Paths said. "First, listen to a story."
"A story?" Naruto had come to his senses by now. Thinking of his parents, still outside, he had no interest in hearing a story. "Hey, old man! If you can dispel the illusion on us, you can dispel it on my parents and everyone else too, right?"
The Sage of Six Paths shook his head. "Only by defeating Kaguya Otsutsuki can their illusions be dispelled."
"But wasn't Uchiha Madara the one who cast the illusion?" Sasuke asked impatiently.
"That's why you need to hear my story first." The Sage of Six Paths gestured for them to be quiet, then began to recount the long history of love and conflict within the Otsutsuki Clan.
Meanwhile.
In the outside world, Black Zetsu was also recounting that distant history to Uchiha Madara, whose body was gradually swelling, and the little green man, Gekko Hayate, standing opposite him!
By now, Uchiha Madara's body had