Chapter 55

There were less than five days left until the agreed month. During these five days, Hashirama Senju had been using his Wood Release clones to maintain the Four Red Yang Formation, while his real body was fighting with Uchiha Madara inside the barrier. Uchiha Izuna, who remained outside, was restrained by Tobirama Senju.

After Naruto and Sasuke learned about the situation outside, they immediately seized the time and began to reawaken those who were pulled back into the illusion. The awakened people rejoined the awakening team, and more and more people became aware of the existence of the illusion, until the final deadline approached, and everyone gathered at the entrance of Konoha Village, and [Uchiha Madara] and [Senju Hashirama] appeared again.

"There are still eleven people missing." [Uchiha Madara] announced this result.

"How come?" Naruto looked at the people who had gathered after being awakened by them, and asked [Uchiha Madara], "Have you counted carefully?"

"Eleven." [Uchiha Madara] repeated it again.

"Let's not talk about Naruto for now." Nara Shikamaru said, "The most important thing now is to find eleven more people."

Regardless of whether the number given by [Uchiha Madara] is accurate, since the other party said that there are still eleven people missing, the most important thing for them is to convince eleven more people before the deadline.

However, all those who could be awakened had already been awakened by them. The rest were either figments of the illusion or people who were deeply trapped in the illusion and did not want to wake up. Although it would be difficult to find eleven more people, they could not give up no matter what.

Naruto also understood this truth. He gritted his teeth, turned around and prepared to go back to the village to convince the rest of the people. However, he stopped after taking only two steps, because at this time another group of people walked out of Konoha Village, led by the Fourth Hokage wearing a Shinto robe.

"We can also choose our side, right?" Namikaze Minato asked Uchiha Madara.

Next to him was Uzumaki Kushina, as well as Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku, as well as Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin.

"Kakashi, after we leave, we must work hard together and at least become Hokage." Uchiha Obito shouted to Kakashi.

Kakashi instantly became the focus of everyone. He raised his hand and pressed down the forehead protector. If possible, he even wanted to use a body escape technique to disappear from the spot. However, he did not do so in the end. Instead, he stretched out his hand and waved at the two people...

Sasuke looked at his family members who had come to him, and unconsciously took a step forward, then stopped where he was. He clenched his fingers into fists, and faced the pleased eyes of his family members, but he could not say a word...

"Mom and Dad..." Naruto looked at Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. He had a lot to say at this moment, but his throat seemed to be choked by a cloud, blocking all the words he wanted to say in his chest, weighing heavily on his heart...

Namikaze Minato smiled soothingly at Naruto, then looked at Uchiha Madara and waited for his answer.

Before [Uchiha Madara] could answer, another group of people walked out of Konoha Village, this time including Yuhi Kurenai and Asuma. When they saw the two of them, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Choji couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.

As early as the beginning of the operation, Nara Shikamaru had found teacher Asuma. He played a game of shogi with Asuma and realized that Asuma was different from him. Asuma only existed in this world because of an illusion. After knowing this, he no longer tried to wake up Yuhi Kurenai who was with Asuma.

And Xi Yang Hong was good at illusion, and she noticed the inconsistency very early, but because her lover was here, she ignored the inconsistency and allowed herself to sink into the illusion. But later, the Uchiha clan's territory was suddenly trapped by the barrier. Even though Naruto Sasuke and the other Twelve Ninjas and other ninjas did not want to disturb those who were originally under illusion, it was still inevitable that the villagers who were unaware of the situation became panicked.

Later, Namikaze Minato came out from the barrier and, as the Hokage, comforted the uninformed residents, which stabilized the situation a little.

Although the situation has stabilized, those who were originally sober but allowed themselves to be controlled by illusions began to waver. The younger generation of ninjas, led by Naruto and Sasuke, did things they dared not do and faced realities they dared not face. They used concrete actions to prove the meaning of the word "ninja" - the so-called ninja refers to those who can endure. The most important thing for a ninja is to be patient.

The talent is not how many ninjutsu one has mastered, but the determination to never give up. *

She is also a ninja. Yuhi Kurenai nodded to Shikamaru and the others and walked into the team. Following closely behind her were Uzuki Yugao and her lover Gekkou Hayate who was resurrected in the illusion.

"I'm sorry, I can't stay here any longer." Mao Yue Xi Yan spoke, with tears in her eyes that she was trying hard to hold back.

"I should be the one to say sorry. I can't accompany you the rest of the way." Moonlight Gale gently placed his hand on his lover's head. Although there was reluctance in his eyes, there was more encouragement...

More and more ninjas gathered, and there were already far more than eleven people. In the team that gathered, there was an old man with crutches. Because he lost one leg, the old man had great difficulty walking. Fortunately, there was a little boy following him. Although the little boy was young, he was very sensible and supported his elderly grandfather.

"Grandpa, are you leaving?" the little boy asked, looking up. His eyes were ignorant and innocent, and he seemed not to understand the meaning of the farewell before him.

The old man touched the little boy's head lovingly and said, "Yes, Grandpa is going to be a ninja."

"Huh?" The little boy tilted his head in confusion, "Didn't Grandpa say he didn't want to be a ninja anymore?"

"But Grandpa wants to be a role model for you. Grandpa hopes that when you grow up, you will also be an excellent ninja."

"But what exactly is a ninja?"

"A ninja is someone who can keep going forward and pass on hope no matter what difficulties they face."

"Hahahahaha." [Senju Hashirama] suddenly laughed. He turned to look at the people next to him, "Madara, it looks like we lost this time."

Inside the Uchiha clan territory, Hashirama Ito, who had resisted for five days, lay in the ruins of the war without caring about his image. He looked up at the tall man standing beside him and said, "Madara, you won this battle."

Uchiha Madara had a grim face, and was not happy about the victory of a battle. He looked up at the sky in the distance. The whole illusion world was dissipating, and the infinite moon reading was solved...

[Where the leaves dance, the fire burns. The fire will illuminate the village and allow new trees to sprout*]

[Wuwuwu, all Konoha ninjas are the successors of the will of fire]

[I have a low tear point, and I felt like crying when I saw everyone appear at the end]

[I couldn't help myself when Minato and Itachi appeared. I finally understood why Naruto and Sasuke were not affected by the illusion from beginning to end. It's because standing behind them are their families who unconditionally support them.]

[Look, isn't the infinite moon reading solved? Why is the sacred tree still there? ]

【Ahhh what’s going on? Didn’t Naruto and Sasuke fulfill the conditions set by Madara?】

[Come and tell me, I am not under a genjutsu???]

The real world appeared. What appeared in front of the players was a towering chakra tree. Connected to the tree were countless vines that stretched to all parts of the world. Each vine seemed to have grown fruit, with many human-shaped cocoons hanging from it. The entire world was filled with this scene. It seemed that the only people left in this world were the four players, besides the tree...

[Congratulations to players Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju for winning the game. Each of them will get a chance to win a prize.] The announcement of 599 sounded at this time.

[Hashirama and Tobirama won, so Naruto and Sasuke still won, but the infinite moon reading was not solved? 】

【What about the game? Please explain it clearly】

【Could it be that something went wrong? 】

[The outcome of the game is not equal to the actual outcome of this world.] 599 had to come out to explain.

"What do you mean?" Senju Tobirama couldn't help but ask 599 who was somewhere unknown.

[The game that players experience is an illusion, and what they return to after the game ends is reality.] 599 replied that this game is a system that consumes energy. Ling Yi pulled the remaining emotions of the world into it and together constructed the previous game world.

In the reality of this world, there is no game or player intervention. [Uchiha Madara] and [Senju Hashirama] teamed up and successfully launched the Infinite Moon Reading. The entire ninja world was dragged into the illusion world, including the protagonists Naruto and Sasuke.

Without the protagonist, the world would have no foundation, so the actions of [Uchiha Madara] and [Senju Hashirama] were rejected by the world consciousness, but even if they were against the whole world, the two did not waver. The ninja world came to an end in the perfect illusion world as they wished, and the two also perished because of the rejection of the world consciousness.

After hearing what 599 said, both the players and the barrage were silent. 599 was not sad this time because it believed in its omnipotent host. Also, after three games, "Infinite Comics" gained a lot of popularity. These popularity points were converted into energy, enough to help the world go back to before everything happened and start over.

[Has the world always been like this? ]

[No, oooooooooooooo]

[The previous world has been restored, so this world can be restored as well, right? ]

[Give the game a notice to reassure the children]

[The world will reincarnate.] 599 gave a barrage of answers, and the barrage finally became active again. 599 also took the opportunity to let the two players who won the game draw a prize.

Lottery? Seeing the slot machine suddenly appear in front of him, the gambling-loving Senju Hashirama immediately became excited. While Senju Tobirama was still observing, he had already pulled the lever.

The pattern on the slot machine began to rotate, and soon two of the screens froze into identical treasure chests, while the last one continued to rotate slowly until treasure chests of the same color appeared on the other two screens, then it froze little by little, but it was not completely frozen. The last screen was still moving at a slight speed, and when it had moved a short distance and Hashirama Senju was about to miss the chance to win, the slot machine seemed to suddenly lose power, and the last pattern suddenly stopped with an abrupt brake...

[Phew——My heart is lifted up just by watching this]

[With this kind of luck, I'm afraid that Hashirama will write a thank you for your patronage.]

[Why don't we let Tobirama open it for us? ]

"I actually won?" Senju Hashirama himself was also surprised, because this was a very rare thing for him, so when the treasure chest appeared, he couldn't wait to open it, and a red light was reflected in the opened treasure chest.

The light illuminated Hashirama Senju's face in front of the treasure chest, which was glowing red. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled.

[What good thing is this to be so happy about? ]

[Did I win the red outfit? ]

【Curiosity】

When Senju Tobirama saw his brother's reaction, he couldn't help but look over. There was a ball of red light in the treasure chest, but there was a text description: Good Luck Gambling Luck Up Halo. Note: This halo is a one-time prop, please use it with caution.

"Madara, do you want to make a bet with me?" Senju Hashirama turned around and asked Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Madara glanced at him and ignored him.

【What did you win? 】

[I really want to know, please share with us, first generation master]

[Isn't this some kind of winning item? ]

"Hahaha." Senju Hashirama laughed and explained to the bullet screen, "It's not that powerful. It can only improve your luck once at most."

[Ah, it really is a tool to increase your gambling luck]

[Now that I've said this, I don't think Madara will agree to the bet.]

[Will my luck only improve to the level of an ordinary person? ]

"Is my luck in gambling that bad?" After seeing the content on the bullet screen, Hashirama Senju turned around and asked Tobirama Senju next to him.

Senju Tobirama recalled the pocket money that his brother had borrowed and lost, and said from the bottom of his heart: "Don't gamble, brother."

"I think I'm lucky today." Senju Hashirama was very optimistic. He looked at the slot machine in front of Senju Tobirama, which had not yet been used for lottery draws, and said, "Tobirama, let me help you draw yours too."

"No need." Before Hashirama Senju could make a move, Tobirama Senju immediately activated the slot machine in front of him. Perhaps to avoid Hashirama Senju's interference, Tobirama Senju's lottery process went smoothly. Soon a treasure chest appeared in front of him, but after opening it, there was also a red light inside...

"It's also red?" Senju Hashirama came over to check. After seeing what was inside, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then he patted his brother's shoulder and entrusted him with the important task, "Tobirama, when you go back, the matter of the alliance with Uchiha will be left to you."

"..." Senju Tobirama slammed the treasure chest shut, and looking at his indescribable expression, it seemed that he wanted to throw the treasure chest away.

[Tobirama doesn't seem very happy. Is his luck worse than Hashirama's? ]

【Curious about what I won? 】

"It's something very suitable for Tobirama..." Senju Hashirama said with a smile, but before he could finish his words, Senju Tobirama covered his mouth with his hand.

"Brother!" Looking at the horrified expression on Senju Tobirama's face, those who didn't know would think that he was going to kill his brother.

Senju Hashirama looked at his brother's red pupils that were the same as the Sharingan, and even though his mouth was blocked, he still said: "Mmmmm..." It really fits...

What Senju Tobirama drew was nothing else but the Sharingan, which is unique to the Uchiha clan. Although he had learned in the game that the Senju and Uchiha clans were of the same origin, that was a thousand years ago. Now the two clans have been in opposition for many years, and Senju Tobirama is inevitably biased against the Uchiha clan. Now the game reward is to turn him into half an Uchiha clan. What's even more outrageous is Senju Hashirama. If the two clans had not yet formed an alliance, he suspected that Senju Hashirama would have packed him up and sent him to the Uchiha clan...

Regardless of whether Senju Tobirama could accept it or not, the game rewards had already been distributed. 599 appeared again at this time and announced another news:

[Players Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna received participation rewards - Eye Upgrade Pack x2]

[This game is over, thank you for your participation! ]

[Will it upgrade to Eternal Kaleidoscope? ]

[Even if you draw a lottery directly, you won’t be so lucky]

[Madara and Izuna must be European emperors]

[Is the live broadcast about to end? 】

[Suddenly I can’t bear to let go…]

The game is over and the player is about to return to the world he came from. Hashirama Senju suddenly has a serious expression. 599 said before that this world will reincarnate, which means that although the world will return to the starting point, if no new variables appear, it will most likely still end up like this.

Thinking of the outstanding ninjas in the illusion, Hashirama Senju said to the game system: "Leave my reward to the Hashirama Senju of this world."

The real ending of this world is uncertain. If he is lucky enough, he will directly win the bet with Madara, and then it will be a better ending than the ending of the game...