Chapter 359: Ōtsutsuki Shinden, and His Puppet Army!

The next day, early morning.

After everyone woke up refreshed, they packed up their tents and gathered; at Uchiha Jin’s command, they all entered the lake.

In an instant, the stars shifted and the heavens turned.

When their vision returned, they saw only desolation all around—even a blue planet hung above their heads.

“That’s—the Ninja World?”

“We’ve really come to the moon?”

“This…”

Everyone present began speaking.

All their eyes were filled with unmistakable shock; though Uchiha Jin had already explained it to them, and they had chosen to believe their Hokage…

But now that they were truly on the moon, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.

Impossible not to be stunned!

Especially when they thought of the enemy Uchiha Jin had warned them about—their spirits sank completely.

“The Ōtsutsuki clan… Kaguya, the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura…”

“Black Zetsu!”

Uchiha Madara muttered, his eyes flashing with fury when he spoke of Black Zetsu.

He hated it!

Especially after seeing the moon, he now understood—Uchiha Jin had not lied to him.

He had truly been betrayed by Black Zetsu!

That so-called Infinite Tsukuyomi would never bring peace.

Though Uchiha Jin had already asked: if Infinite Tsukuyomi truly meant peace, why hadn’t the Sage of Six Paths done it?

Out of Uchiha pride, even though Uchiha Jin’s logic was sound, even though he had seemingly rejoined the new Konoha…

But in truth…

He had held onto a sliver of hope—that Uchiha Jin was lying, that Black Zetsu had deceived him in other ways, but that Infinite Tsukuyomi bringing peace was real.

So what now?

Now that they had reached the moon, even seen distant dwellings—this much was undeniable: people lived here.

“Let’s go.”

Uchiha Jin narrowed his eyes.

Without another word, he walked straight toward the nearby dwellings; the others followed silently behind him.

Along the way,

they saw countless abandoned houses, many in ruins, their layers of dust clear evidence that the battle and slaughter had occurred years ago.

“Looks like we’re too late!”

“The clan civil war has already happened. Now, only Ōtsutsuki Shinden remains on the moon.”

“What a headache!”

“I never watched this movie in my past life—only caught fragments online, so I didn’t know the timeline.”

“If I’d known I’d be reincarnated, I should’ve studied the original story.”

“But it doesn’t matter!”

“With my current strength, even a fully powered Ōtsutsuki Shinden won’t stand a chance—I can erase him completely.”

Uchiha Jin thought silently.

He did not pause among the ruins, but passed through the area directly into the moon’s core, where he saw far ahead a grand temple.

Of course,

that was the view of ordinary people!

To Uchiha Jin’s eyes, the temple was entirely formed from Yin-Yang Release—clearly, this was Ōtsutsuki Shinden’s dwelling.

Then,

Uchiha Jin stopped, narrowed his eyes, furrowed his brow, crossed his arms, and stared silently at the distance.

There stood a vast field of human puppets, each bearing the moon symbol on their foreheads, their eyes vacant as they stared at Uchiha Jin and the others.

Above the temple stood a man with white hair and empty eyes.

Clearly,

he was—Ōtsutsuki Shinden!

As Uchiha Jin halted, the others behind him also fell silent, watching the horde of puppets ahead.

“Those things…”

“No—they’re not alive!”

“Puppets. Human puppets!”

“Only the man on the temple is alive. Can one man control so many puppets?”

“…”

Everyone present began speaking.

Especially former Sand Village Kazekage Rosha, now staring in utter shock—only he knew the terrifying power required to control so many puppets.

Remember…

Sand Village’s top puppet master, Chiyo, could control only ten puppets—her ultimate technique was the Senjutsu: Closest Ten Men.

Even Sasori, who turned himself into a puppet, could control at most a hundred puppets at once!

And now?

These puppets numbered at least thousands!

Yet Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, and other top-tier Qiangzhe paid no attention to this sight.

To them, puppets meant nothing.

“Damned Earthlings, Itachi shouldn’t have come here!”

As the group murmured among themselves, Ōtsutsuki Shinden spoke from the temple.

Though his eyes were vacant, his perception was immensely powerful—he sensed every one of them.

His tone was cold, laced with arrogance.

Even without his Tenseigan, he still looked down on these Earth-born Qiangzhe .

Of course,

he didn’t care!

In fact, he had already decided: no need to monitor Earth anymore. These killers must be erased.

He would kill this group first, then go to the Ninja World, find the Hyuga clan, take a pair of strong enough Byakugan, evolve his bloodline into a Tenseigan, and finally destroy the entire Ninja World.

Meanwhile,

Uchiha Jin paid no mind to Ōtsutsuki Shinden’s bluster—he spoke calmly to the group: “Handle the puppets. I’ll take care of Ōtsutsuki Shinden.”

Without another word,

Uchiha Jin used Body Flicker Technique and vanished toward Ōtsutsuki Shinden.

Almost instantly,

countless puppets moved to intercept him.

But unfortunately,

these puppets didn’t need Uchiha Jin to act—his companions behind him had already struck.

“Lei Qie!”

Kakashi flashed with lightning, effortlessly shredding a dozen puppets.

Kabuto’s White Fang blade tore through space, instantly wiping out many more.

“Magnet Release: Sand Gold Spears!”

Rosha opened his arms; sand gold spread across the sky, forming countless spears that surged toward the puppets.

“Dust Release: Primitive World Technique!”

Omoi also moved—a massive transparent cubic barrier instantly engulfed a large group of puppets.

“Water Release: Water Cannon!”

Tobirama Senju acted too; after simply clasping his hands, a tidal wave as vast as an ocean surged forward, flooding everything before them.

Hashirama Senju wasted no time.

He activated his Thousand-Meter Great Buddha; Uchiha Madara activated his Complete Body Susanoo.

Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi…

Everyone present moved instantly!