At some point, the full moon in the night sky had turned blood-red. Feeling the new eye on his forehead, Madara recalled the contents of the stone tablet he had once read: when a wielder of the power of reincarnation approached the moon, the Eye of the Moon that would realize the infinite dream would open. Now, it seemed that was indeed true.
The moon aligned with the Rinne Sharingan on Madara's forehead, and the nine tomoe in his eye were projected directly onto it.
The time had come. Madara formed a hand seal toward the moon with one hand and unleashed the ultimate genjutsu. "Infinite Tsukuyomi."
"From this moment on, become one."
Madara watched Anyo approach with a broad smile, his eyes full of mockery. "It's over."
The blood-red moon suddenly blazed with light like the sun. Night instantly turned to day, countless rays spilling across the land and illuminating the entire world, as though heralding the arrival of a new era.
Anyo activated his Susanoo and stood motionless in midair.
"Hahaha..." Madara laughed wildly. "Anyo, I won in the end. This light can penetrate shadows. No one has anywhere to hide. And..."
At that, Madara pressed his hands together in a seal. "God: Nativity of a World of Trees."
Countless trees rose from the earth, wrapping up each person on the ground who had fallen under the genjutsu.
Watching Anyo remain motionless throughout, as though scared witless, Madara felt even more satisfied. Little did he know that Anyo was observing the phantom that had appeared behind him: the Rabbit Goddess the Sage of Six Paths had once mentioned, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
Everything is going according to plan. The era I want is coming too.
Sasuke, who was with Hashirama and the Allied Forces, suddenly sensed something and opened his