30.Layers of Conspiracy

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"It's actually Obito!" Kaito couldn't help but be somewhat shocked by the scene before him.

"Do you know him?" Izuna asked.

Kaito nodded, "After all, both he and I were considered outcasts of the Uchiha clan. I was born unable to refine chakra, and although he had it better than me and could become a ninja, he was always at the bottom of his class at the ninja academy. Though we never interacted, I still knew of him."

"Later on, I heard he was sacrificed during the Great Ninja War, and before dying, he gave one of his Sharingan to a teammate who wasn't from our clan, which caused quite a stir at the time."

"I didn't expect he was still alive." Kaito sighed, "It seems he's the one Obito mentioned who's been posing as Uchiha Madara."

"We need to take the initiative to probe him. Could you help, Miss Yūrei?"

Yūrei nodded and used a hint of magic, covertly infusing it into the girl Obito called Rin.

Obito didn't notice the slight pause in Rin's movements in front of him.

She continued to gaze at him with tender eyes, making him feel immensely happy.

"Rin, wait for me. I will create a perfect world where we can be together forever," he assured her earnestly, gripping her hand tightly.

"But aren't we together now?" Rin, manipulated by Yūrei, tilted her head in confusion.

"No, Rin!" Obito's form suddenly grew taller, transforming into his adult appearance, his voice deepening, "I've grown up, but you've been stuck in this moment without changing. I need to create a perfect world where you can live normally!"

"Wow, Obito, how are you going to do it?" Yūrei took the opportunity to coax more information out of Obito.

With infinite patience for the girl before him, Obito explained, "Once the Akatsuki has gathered all the Tailed Beasts, I will reclaim the Rinnegan that Madara entrusted to Nagato and become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki. Then, I'll launch the ultimate genjutsu, Infinite Tsukuyomi, casting it upon the moon."

His voice became excited: "Then, everyone in the world will live within the genjutsu, achieving eternal peace."

Hearing Obito's words, Kaito's expression instantly became intrigued, "Obito is really courting death! What Infinite Tsukuyomi, that's nothing but a technique using the God Tree to forcibly take away everyone's chakra."

He explained to Izuna, "I might have mentioned before, the real mastermind behind Akatsuki is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's contingency plan, and those white creatures are the result of people who fell under the Infinite Tsukuyomi a thousand years ago."

"That's not some ultimate genjutsu for achieving eternal peace; it's merely a means used by the puppeteer to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."

"Obito, you know so much now," Yūrei continued to subtly steer Obito's conversation.

"Heh, it's nothing," Obito scratched the back of his head, chuckling, "All this was told to me by old man Madara."

"He wants me to use the Rinnegan's power to resurrect him when the time comes. But, I'm not planning to obediently follow through," he then touched his chest, "This plan doesn't need him to appear again. Fulfilling his wish will also repay his debt of saving my life."

"Keep it up, Obito, I'll be waiting for you."

"I won't disappoint you, Rin!"

Rin was indeed very gentle, causing Obito's battered face to blush.

"Jeez, what a complex web of conspiracies, layer upon layer of puppeteers behind the scenes. You understand now, right, Izuna?" Kaito had already figured out the truth by now.

"Ah." Izuna's expression turned grim, "The real puppet master deceived my brother, and my brother used this kid named Obito, who then manipulated the people of Akatsuki."

Kaito said, "The leader of Akatsuki wants to collect the Tailed Beasts to deter the nations, Madara and Obito want to launch Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the true puppet master behind them aims to resurrect Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."

Watching Obito casually chat about everyday topics, Kaito shook his head and then requested, "Please take us to another person's dream, Miss Yūrei. Hopefully, this time the target will be that puppet master."

However, when they arrived at the next dream, they found it belonged to an ordinary ninja from the Hidden Rain Village.

"Hehehe, I'm not as good as you say! No, no, how could I become the leader of the village?"

...

The trio didn't linger and directly passed through.

Next was Konan's dream.

The dream was simple. In it, she and Nagato were still young, along with a boy named Yahiko and a dog named Chibi. The three kids and the dog lived together.

Despite being orphans, they spent each day carefree, without a worry, always with happy smiles on their faces.

After observing for a while and finding nothing noteworthy, Kaito and the others left directly.

Several ordinary ninja's dreams followed, which they mostly skipped over quickly.

However, the content of the next dream made the trio a bit awkward.

The space of this dream was very small, and it was set inside a bathroom.

A white creature sat excitedly on the toilet, exclaiming, "Oh oh oh oh... I feel the urge to go!"

...

With a full head of question marks, the trio reluctantly left and continued to travel through dreams.

Finally, they arrived at a dream that was clearly out of the ordinary.

Across a vast expanse of land, countless white figures stood densely packed.

On a high platform, gazed upon by numerous eyes, stood a woman with two horns on her head and long hair reaching the ground.

"That's Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!" Yūrei's voice became a bit hurried.

"So, we've finally come to the puppet master's dream, haven't we?" Kaito sighed.

"No, this is not a dream!" Yūrei's pace quickened, "This is a mental space similar to a dream, but that woman is not a figment created by the dream. She's the real Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and we've been discovered!"

"Oh, then there's nothing we can do." Kaito frowned, "Should we prepare to flee?"

"No need." Yūrei calmed down after a careful sensation, "Fortunately, it's just a minuscule fragment of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's consciousness. Although she can sense our intrusion, she currently lacks the ability to accurately pull us out."

At that moment, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's voice echoed from the distant platform, "You've done well this time, Zetsu. It seems my resurrection will soon be successful."

"Thank you for your praise, Mother! I will definitely succeed in resurrecting you, Mother." A creepy male voice emerged from her sleeve.

"But now there are little mice that have sneaked in." Kaguya Ōtsutsuki sounded displeased, "It really spoils my mood."

"Who dares to disturb my rare reunion with Mother! Unforgivable!!"

As the male voice roared furiously, a large amount of thick black substance flowed out from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's sleeve, roaring as it swept across the entire landscape.

"Not good!" Seeing this scene, Kaito's face changed dramatically, "We need to leave, now!!"