Xuanhui turned invisible and activated the genjutsu gem he had once used on Kakashi and the other two.
The three slumped over the table, sinking deep into the genjutsu space.
Still invisible, Xuanhui adjusted their positions so they looked as though they had fallen asleep at the table.
Inside the genjutsu space, Yahiko and the other two exchanged glances, seeing the same confusion in one another's eyes.
Just as they were about to use their techniques, Xuanhui appeared before them.
"Brother Xuanhui!"
All three were thrilled to see him!
They also remembered that Xuanhui's genjutsu space had looked exactly like this before.
Xuanhui slung an arm around Nagato's shoulders and began catching up with them.
"Brother Xuanhui, why did you put us under genjutsu? And why did you come here invisible?"
"Because what I'm about to tell you needs this genjutsu to explain it properly."
He snapped his fingers, and a massive screen appeared before them.
"I inherited the White Snake Sage's teachings. She showed me this timeline where I never existed.
I want you to watch these scenes."
The three turned their eyes to the screen. It showed the moment when they were saying goodbye to Jiraiya.
Except Xuanhui wasn't standing beside Jiraiya.
They watched from a third-person perspective as they left Jiraiya, founded the Akatsuki, and eventually met Hanzo.
When they saw Hanzo and Danzo join forces to set a trap, and Yahiko throw himself onto Nagato's kunai, all three gasped!
"Is... is this real?"
"Hanzo was a formidable figure in his youth. It was his paranoia in his later years that ruined him.
Keep watching."
They watched Yahiko die, Nagato fall into darkness, and Konan follow him.
The false Madara Uchiha continued manipulating Nagato, dragging him into the abyss.
Yahiko was made into the Deva Path, and