Fourth Shinobi World War

Richard looked at the moon overhead as it turned blood-red and said slowly, "I think I know which point in the timeline we're in."

"Mm, I had some suspicions too." Katsuyu nodded.

The blood-red moon gradually transformed into a pinwheel-shaped crimson eye. Heh, Infinite Tsukuyomi. It had to be said that the Uchiha Clan was remarkably easy to fool. Whether it was Uchiha Madara or Obito Uchiha, they actually believed in something as idiotic as Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Obito Uchiha was one thing. He had already gone mad. All he wanted was to live with Rin in a dream.

But how could Uchiha Madara believe Infinite Tsukuyomi could bring peace? What, everyone was supposed to stop eating and drinking to dream? Fine, let's assume nobody starved to death. What about the next generation? Was the Ninja World only supposed to enjoy peace for one generation? If nobody reproduced, would the Ninja World go extinct after this generation?

Before they could go outside and confirm the current timeline, a sudden change interrupted them.

With that blood-red moon, Richard and Katsuyu had more or less confirmed the timeline.

The Fourth Shinobi World War, around the time before and after Kaguya's unsealing.

"Come on. Let's go watch the show in person." Richard waved a hand and raced toward the Land of Rain with the others.

At this point in time, the center of the battlefield had to be the Land of Rain. Tsunade and her apprentice were too slow, so he might as well take them himself. Otherwise, it would be too late by the time they arrived.

The entire Fourth Shinobi World War had not lasted very long, especially the latter half—from Obito Uchiha betraying Nagato, to Uchiha Madara betraying Obito, to Black Zetsu betraying Uchiha Madara and releasing Kaguya, then Naruto and Sasuke fighting Kaguya and sealing her away again.

It sounded like countless major events had occurred, but in reality, it had all taken very little time. If they moved too slowly, the Fourth Shinobi World War might be over before they got there.

One thing was certain, though: this was merely a parallel world, not the future of their original world. In the original Ninja World, Richard had wiped out the Akatsuki and even taken the Rinnegan. There was no way they could still stir up such a huge mess.

The farther he moved from the Loulan Ruins, the more Richard sensed an invisible pull. It was the pull of spacetime power. Once the residual spacetime power on them ran out, they would be thrown back into their original world.

It did not take them long to reach the border of the Land of Rain. There, the Allied Shinobi Forces of several major nations were battling an army of White Zetsu. The scene was quite spectacular.

Richard observed the battlefield carefully. Things had already progressed to the point where Uchiha Madara had betrayed Obito, fused with the Ten-Tails, and was crushing the Five Kage.

Then the triumphant Uchiha Madara was betrayed by Black Zetsu once again, and Black Zetsu, that dutiful son, was about to release Kaguya.

Richard found a secluded corner and sat down to wait for the show to begin.

Before long, Black Zetsu used Uchiha Madara's body as a vessel to summon Kaguya's will. Uchiha Madara's enormous body, swollen after fusing with the Ten-Tails, slowly changed shape until it became Kaguya Otsutsuki.

At the end of the day, Kaguya was the ancestor of Chakra in the Ninja World. Even after being betrayed by the Sage of Six Paths and his brother, she still possessed an extremely high level of control over Chakra.

And once Uchiha Madara became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and gathered so much Chakra, how could he possibly avoid drawing Kaguya's attention?

Then Black Zetsu betrayed Uchiha Madara at the right moment and coordinated with Kaguya from within and without. Wouldn't that be enough to bring Kaguya out?

Looking at the large white-haired woman floating in the sky, with two horns on her forehead, Richard found her difficult to appreciate. All he could say was that some people really did have strange tastes.

"What is going on? Who is that woman in the sky?" Tsunade felt uneasy. Uchiha Madara's aura earlier had been overwhelming. Even the tiny fraction of power he revealed while toying with the Five Kage rivaled her grandfather at the height of his strength.

She could tell that Uchiha Madara had long surpassed even his own former peak and reached an entirely different level. She did not know whether Richard possessed that kind of strength, but seeing how calm he remained, he probably did.

Yet Uchiha Madara, powerful as he was, had been ambushed without any ability to resist. Wasn't that pitch-black fellow the one Richard had captured in the Land of Rain not long ago?

And now, a white-haired woman who seemed even stronger had appeared. Tsunade urgently needed Richard to explain the full story to her.

"Fine, I'll explain it to you. But let me warn you, I'm not very good at telling stories. I'll give you the rough version, and you can listen to the rough version.

"The matter itself isn't complicated. Remember how I told you that Nagato's Rinnegan belonged to Uchiha Madara? Uchiha Madara had been about to die of old age at the time, so he chose Obito Uchiha as a pawn to keep watch over Nagato.

"After Nagato gathered all Nine Tailed Beasts, Obito Uchiha betrayed Nagato, fused with the Ten-Tails, and became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. With his strength soaring, Obito Uchiha got cocky and decided not to follow Uchiha Madara's plan anymore, so Uchiha Madara, who had been prepared all along, betrayed him.

"But Uchiha Madara himself was a pawn chosen by Black Zetsu, as well as the vessel for Kaguya Otsutsuki's descent. Once Uchiha Madara completed his mission, Black Zetsu ruthlessly betrayed him and turned him into the medium for Kaguya's arrival.

"Black Zetsu was a lifeform created a thousand years ago by Kaguya Otsutsuki when she was betrayed by the Sage of Six Paths and his brother and was about to be sealed away.

"Black Zetsu spent a thousand years plotting for one purpose: to release Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"Kaguya Otsutsuki was the ancestor of Chakra in your Ninja World, the Rabbit Goddess. An alien who came to the Ninja World a thousand years ago.

"The Sage of Six Paths and his brother were her sons. A thousand years ago, the brothers fell out with Kaguya over certain matters, then joined forces to seal her away.

"That was roughly what happened." Richard laid out the entire chain of events in one breath. Though his explanation was rather brief, it was enough for Tsunade and her apprentice to understand the cause and background of the matter.

"So the woman in the sky is the ancestor of Chakra? She has lived for more than a thousand years?" Tsunade was more concerned with Kaguya's lifespan.

"Slug Sage and the other two have all lived for over a thousand years. Do you really think living for more than a thousand years is difficult for someone at Kaguya's level?

"Enough, shut up. Let's keep watching the show." Richard was speechless.

The group turned their attention back to the battlefield.

Although Kaguya had reclaimed the Ten-Tails, the sight of ninjas running all over the ground was no different from watching food run around everywhere. It was simply a terrible waste.

So Kaguya directly used God: Deep Forest Emergence, hanging everyone in the Ninja World from trees. Most people in the Ninja World had already fallen under Infinite Tsukuyomi's illusion earlier, so there was almost no resistance.

"Tch, what a nuisance." Richard looked at the God Tree branches surging toward them and spoke disdainfully.

He himself should not have been exposed, but the Chakra on Tsunade and Shizune could not escape the God Tree's sensing of Chakra.

After everyone else had been hung from the trees, Richard's group became conspicuous.

Very quickly, Kaguya noticed them.

Richard sighed. He had originally intended to wait for Naruto and Sasuke to show up and fight Kaguya to the death, then reap the rewards himself.

But Naruto and Sasuke were nowhere to be seen. They were probably still receiving cheat powers from that old Sage of Six Paths. Yet Kaguya had noticed him instead. What absurd nonsense.

Wouldn't it be ridiculous if he and Kaguya fought to the death, only for Naruto and Sasuke to profit in the end? That old Sage of Six Paths would probably laugh himself to death. What noble character.