Madara raised his head, his cracked and wrinkled lips moved slightly, revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan hidden under his hair.
"You came here, and you don't seem surprised?"
Obito quietly looked at the old man whose life was nearing its end, his head full of white hair, "Madara, you've lived for so long, lived such a dull and boring life, endured so much unbearable loneliness, all for the Eye of the Moon Plan—was it worth it?"
Madara suddenly raised his head, looking at Obito in surprise.
From Obito's recent abnormal behavior, he had deduced that Obito had long discovered his existence and had been guarding against him at all times.
Moreover, a White Zetsu had gone missing, which was probably Obito's doing. No one knew what he had done to that White Zetsu.
So, even though Obito knew his whereabouts, Madara was not too surprised.
But why did Obito know about the Eye of the Moon Plan?
Madara couldn't help but say, "It seems you hid even deeper than I imagined. What exactly are you? Are you really Obito?"
Obito mocked himself, "Ah, I am the real Obito. But unlike what you imagine, I am Obito who has returned from the future."
"What!", Madara was once again shocked. He felt that if he was shocked a few more times, even with the Gedo Statue prolonging his life, he might die suddenly from a heart attack.
Very quickly, Madara deduced some facts.
"No wonder you know about me, know about this place, are familiar with White Zetsu, and have even awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."
"So, you came back from the future. That means, in the future, my plan succeeds?", Madara spoke with strong confidence.
Obito thought for a moment and said, "In a sense, your plan did succeed in the future. In the end, you were resurrected through Rinne Rebirth and activated the Infinite Tsukuyomi, trapping everyone in an illusion."
Madara immediately felt a great joy and slowly said, "Then everything I have done is worth it. In the illusion of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, everyone can enjoy a wonderful life, and peace will have arrived naturally."
However, soon, Madara noticed something unusual. He quickly raised his head and looked at Obito.
"No, if everything went as I imagined, you should have also obtained that happiness. If that were the case, even if you returned to the past, you should have come to find me and continued implementing that plan."
Obito was momentarily lost in thought and sighed, "Madara, in my past life, I was led astray by you. For a long time, even when I suspected that everything was your doing, I still firmly believed in the Eye of the Moon Plan."
"Because this Shinobi World is indeed beyond saving. No matter what you did, I had no interest in this world that was about to disappear."
"But later, I discovered that while the Eye of the Moon Plan is beautiful, at most, it only allows everyone to have a beautiful dream."
"Humanity would have no future anymore. From the moment they started dreaming, they entered eternal peace, but at the same time, history came to an end."
Madara frowned and objected, "No, that's not possible. I've already considered this issue. After awakening the Rinnegan, I understood that gathering the power of the nine tailed beasts can grant eternal life."
"I will become the lone guardian of humanity, watching over them in their dream world forever."
"I can control the people who love each other in the dream so that they can unite in the real world and continue the next generation."
Obito looked at Madara with some mockery, "Do you really think you can achieve that?"
"Genjutsu can create a beautiful dream for everyone, but ultimately, those dreams are born from each individual's consciousness."
"For example, a man dreams of marrying a woman he likes."
"But what if that woman, in her dream, is with another man she likes?"
"In this situation, what would you do? Would you forcibly interfere with their minds and make them act according to your will?"
"The peace brought by the illusion is nothing more than the peace in your imagination. A one-sided wishful approach."
Madara shook his head and retorted, "I've considered this issue. I won't interfere with everyone's dreams, but with such a large population, there will always be people who naturally develop feelings for each other."
Obito sneered, "But people's thoughts change, don't they?"
"Suppose you are a woman, and Hashirama is a man. He likes you, and you like him. You two get married in the dream."
"But later, your thoughts change. You don't want to have children with him anymore. In your dream, you separate from him and never have kids."
"But in reality, you think these two are a good match, so you force them to have children. Is that really their will?"
At this, Madara fell silent.
After a long while, he snapped out of it and shouted angrily, "What nonsense! How could I possibly marry Hashirama?"
"No! How could I possibly be a woman! You brat, stop talking nonsense!"
Obito couldn't help but laugh, "Just take it as nonsense, then. But you admit this situation could happen, right? So the Infinite Tsukuyomi can never truly balance dreams and reality, can it?"
Madara firmly said, "Any method to achieve peace transitions from immature to mature. We can start first, encounter problems, then solve them. Maybe at the beginning, there will be some flaws, but I believe it will only get better."
"Even…"
Madara looked at Obito and said, "If my power is strong enough to allow humans to live long ages in the dream world, then regardless of what happens in reality, wouldn't eternal life in dreams make reality irrelevant?"
Obito was momentarily immersed in Madara's vision.
What Madara said made some sense. In the dream world, if humanity achieved immortality, then the passage of time in reality would no longer matter.
After all, human perception of time is based on experience. If it feels real, can you say it's fake?
Seeing Obito's expression, Madara suddenly laughed, "It seems that, even now, deep down, you still agree with the Infinite Tsukuyomi. So tell me, what made you abandon this plan?"
Obito mocked himself, "Everything you described may sound beautiful, but in reality, you will never be able to achieve it, because the Infinite Tsukuyomi is a lie from the start. The moment you activate it, you become a pawn in unsealing the progenitor of chakra—Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi will ultimately turn all humans into White Zetsu, then let them die one by one. In the end, the only one left in the Shinobi World will be Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, gathering all chakra into herself."
Madara was stunned.
He had never heard of such a thing before.
If someone else had said this, he wouldn't have believed it. But Obito was well-versed in the Eye of the Moon Plan and still held some recognition for it. With such an attitude, he couldn't be lying.
If it weren't for some unavoidable event, Obito wouldn't have abandoned it so easily, would he?
So, he had no choice but to believe it.
He asked in a deep voice, "This Kaguya Ōtsutsuki—I have never seen her mentioned on the stone tablet left by the Sage of Six Paths. What is the truth?"
Obito laughed, his voice filled with a tempting tone, "Because the tablet you read had been altered by someone. That person calls themselves your will. You should be very familiar with them."
Madara was greatly shocked. He immediately thought of a possibility and shouted, "Black Zetsu, come out!"
Obito shook his head, "No need to call. Since the plan has been exposed, it's probably already run away. Originally, I didn't intend to reveal its information to you, to avoid alerting it."
"But if I don't, I can't convince you. Your will is too firm. If it were just a simple ideological debate, you would never change your mind so easily."
"So, to let you see the undeniable truth, I had no choice but to let Black Zetsu, the will of Kaguya and the greatest schemer in the Shinobi World, escape. With it lurking in the shadows, Madara, your dream of achieving peace has just gotten much harder."
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