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With the plan settled, compared to Naruto Uzumaki, who knew little about spiritual power, Sasuke Uchiha, who excelled at genjutsu, was far more familiar with battles in the spiritual realm.

After all preparations were complete, Hatake Kakashi remained on the side to guard against any accidents. Sasuke Uchiha carefully sat down in the small pool beneath the Waterfall of Truth, then spread his chakra and senses outward.

After a while, Sasuke Uchiha, his eyes closed, wondered why there had been no response. Then, as if sensing something, he opened his eyes and looked at the Waterfall of Truth before him, which appeared no different from before.

"So it's already begun!"

Without a sound or warning, it had drawn him into the spiritual world before he even realized it. The Waterfall of Truth truly lived up to its reputation.

Though the scenery was identical to the outside world, the surroundings were no longer real. Without him noticing, they had already been replaced by a spiritual realm.

As time passed, a ninja captured by the Waterfall of Truth would sink deeper and deeper until the fundamental evil obsessions buried deep within their heart were fully stirred.

"It should be about time..."

Sasuke Uchiha, with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, could resist it to some extent. If he went all out while he had not yet sunk too deeply, he might even be able to completely shatter the spiritual realm created by the Waterfall of Truth.

But Sasuke Uchiha deliberately allowed it to continue, waiting for changes to slowly arise around him.

The bright, sunny sky gradually became dim and murky. A faint gray mist draped itself over the scenery like a thin veil, giving everything an unreal quality.

As Sasuke Uchiha waited, the falling water of the waterfall suddenly twisted. A Sasuke with