Tsukuyomi Begins: The Last Hope

The blood moon hung high, its eerie red light shrouding the earth. Countless rays descended from the moon like chains, and the people touched by that light sank into sleep one after another, blissful yet hollow smiles on their faces.

"This is... Infinite Tsukuyomi..." Tsunade struggled to resist the erosion of the light, the chakra of the Strength of a Hundred Technique forming a barrier around her.

Kakashi knelt on one knee, his Sharingan closing in pain. "Obito..."

Ling shuttled through the light, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to temporarily avoid the moonlight. But this could not go on. The entire ninja world was falling into an eternal dream at an astonishing speed.

"We have to destroy the connection between the moon and the ninja world!" Jiraiya roared, sage chakra gathering in his palm. "Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan!"

The massive Rasengan shot howling into the sky, but the instant it touched the blood moon's light, it broke apart and vanished.

"It's useless." Black Zetsu controlled Obito's body, his voice carrying smug mockery. "Once Infinite Tsukuyomi begins, it can never be stopped. This is the ultimate genjutsu that even the Sage of Six Paths could not break!"

Ling's Sharingan spun rapidly, frantically analyzing the current situation with the system's assistance:

[Analyzing Infinite Tsukuyomi...]

[Principle: Reflects the power of the Rinnegan through the moon, covering the entire ninja world with genjutsu]

[Method to break it: Sever the connections of all light simultaneously]

"Sever them simultaneously..." Ling murmured to himself, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "I understand!"

He turned to Kakashi and Jiraiya. "Please lend me your chakra! I need enough power to cast a supermassive Flying Thunder God Barrier!"

Kakashi nodded without hesitation. "What do we do?"

"Inject chakra into my Flying Thunder God Kunai!" Ling threw dozens of specially made kunai into the air. "Before these kunai hit the ground, they have to be distributed to every corner of the battlefield!"

Jiraiya understood at once. His sage chakra turned into countless fine threads, precisely controlling where each kunai would land. Kakashi's lightning-style chakra provided the kunai with the necessary energy.

"It's still not enough..." Ling felt the drain on his chakra. "I need more power!"

Just then, a weak voice sounded. "Use my power..."

It was Obito! Even under Black Zetsu's control, he was actually still struggling to stay conscious. "This is my... final atonement..."

Obito poured all of his remaining chakra into the Flying Thunder God Kunai. In that moment, it was as though he had turned back into the boy who had dreamed of becoming Hokage.

"Obito..." Tears welled in Kakashi's eyes.

"Hurry!" Obito roared. "I can't hold on much longer!"

Ling took a deep breath and formed the final hand seal. "Flying Thunder God: Unlimited Blade Works!"

All the Flying Thunder God Kunai lit up with dazzling radiance at the same time, forming a massive barrier in the air. This barrier temporarily cut off the connection between the moonlight and the ground, buying everyone precious time.

"Now!" Ling shouted. "Attack the caster!"

Everyone struck at once, aiming straight for Obito, who was being controlled by Black Zetsu. But Black Zetsu smiled sinisterly. "Too late! The Ten-Tails has already fully revived!"

The Gedo Statue let out an earthshaking roar and finally completed its transformation into the Ten-Tails. It opened its huge mouth and began condensing a devastating Tailed Beast Ball.

"It's over..." Tsunade watched the scene in despair. "Everything is over..."

At this critical moment, the system's notification suddenly rang out:

[Chakra of the Sage of Six Paths detected]

[Condition met: Determination to save the world]

[Beginning transfer of Six Paths Yang Power...]

A warm power suddenly surged into Ling's body, and his Sharingan began to transform. The twin tomoe fused into a brand-new pattern—that was the legendary Rinne Sharingan of the Sage of Six Paths!

"This is..." Ling felt the surging power within him. "The power of the Sage of Six Paths!"

He raised his hand toward the Ten-Tails, brilliant light bursting from his Rinne Sharingan. "Six Paths: Planetary Devastation!"

A Planetary Devastation several times more powerful than Nagato's formed in the air, actually sealing the entire Ten-Tails within it!

"Impossible!" Black Zetsu let out a terrified scream. "How could you possess the power of the Sage of Six Paths!"

Ling did not answer. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the blood moon in the sky. His Rinne Sharingan operated at full power. He was going to do something unprecedented—change the moon's trajectory!

"Six Paths: Universal Pull!"

Under everyone's shocked gazes, the moon actually began to move slowly. The light of Infinite Tsukuyomi shifted with it, and those trapped in the genjutsu began to awaken.

"We did it!" Naruto shouted excitedly.

But Ling's face suddenly turned pale. Forcibly changing the moon's trajectory had consumed too much of his power, and his Rinne Sharingan began to blur.

"It's still not enough..." He gritted his teeth and held on. "I have to seal Black Zetsu completely!"

Just then, Obito used the last of his strength to break free of Black Zetsu's control. "Ling! Use my eye!"

Under Kakashi's shocked gaze, Obito transplanted his own Sharingan to Ling. Under the effect of the Six Paths Power, the two Sharingan fused and finally formed a complete Rinne Sharingan!

"Now... end it all!" Obito revealed a relieved smile as his body began turning into points of light and scattering.

Ling nodded through his tears, and the complete Rinne Sharingan erupted with unprecedented power. "Six Paths: Sealing Technique: Return Heaven and Earth to Origin!"

Blinding white light enveloped the entire battlefield, and Black Zetsu was completely sealed amid his screams. The threat of the Ten-Tails was eliminated, and Infinite Tsukuyomi was also fully broken.

When everything calmed, Ling sank wearily to the ground. Kakashi silently walked to his side, looking at the place where Obito had disappeared.

"In the end... he finally found himself again," Kakashi said softly.

Ling looked at the moon in the sky as it gradually returned to its normal color, a hundred emotions churning in his heart. This conspiracy that had lasted a thousand years had finally come to an end in this moment.

But the system's notification made him realize that perhaps this was only the beginning:

[Main quest completed: Save the ninja world]

[Reward: Six Paths Power (permanent)]

[New quest: Establish a new order for the ninja world]

Ling took a deep breath and looked toward the rising sun in the distance. A new era was about to begin.

(The End of Chapter Forty-Nine)