Naruto: From Fake to Real, Deceiving the Ninja World

Chapter 522 That wasn't a prophecy, that was the future!

"roar!!"

The roar of the demonic golem grew increasingly painful and violent. Its arms, which were braced against the ground, suddenly swelled, its muscles bulged, and tree-like protrusions grew on its skin.

Its body began to expand and deform rapidly, and the protrusion on its back, which resembled a broken tree trunk, began to writhe and stretch as if it were alive...

The enormous maw roared to the sky, its corners torn open towards the sides of its ears. The wounds were not filled with blood, but instead revealed fine, sharp teeth that looked like flesh growing out of the ground.

Behind it, several enormous tails began to twist and grow outwards, whipping and whipping, creating shrill whistles and turbulent currents that tore through the air.

The nine eyes gradually contracted and squeezed towards the center, transforming into a single golden Rinnegan with six tomoe.

The Demonic Statue of the Heretic...

No, it should be called the Ten-Tails at this moment.

Before Orochimaru fused himself with the Gedo Mazo, the Gedo Mazo was about the same size as one of the Ten-Tails' tails.

Even the fully-formed Susanoo and Wood Golem appear incredibly small standing in front of the Ten-Tails.

boom!!

A terrifying chakra, far more powerful and chaotic than before, erupted unrestrainedly from the Ten-Tails' body.

The visible storm spread outwards, and the earth groaned and shattered beneath it.

"What... what kind of monster is that?!"

"The chakra of all nine tailed beasts has been fused together?"

"Why...why can't I sense its chakra?!"

"Back up! Back up now!!"

Terrified screams erupted from the Allied Ninjas, who felt a chill run down their spines in the face of this terrifying being beyond their comprehension.

"This is the power of the Ten-Tails..."

Madara Uchiha stood inside Susanoo, gazing at the Ten-Tails undergoing its transformation, his brows furrowed as he looked at the figure that was gradually merging with the Ten-Tails.

"Orochimaru, that guy..."

The plan has completely deviated from its intended course.

Obito, the most important pawn, died inexplicably, Nagato has almost escaped control, and Black Zetsu seems to have encountered some problems and has not responded.

Even he himself is currently subject to a certain degree of constraint and control.

What annoyed and even seemed absurd to him most was the guy in front of him, the guy named Orochimaru.

A guy who has no connection with the Sage of Six Paths, doesn't even have a decent bloodline limit, and relies entirely on plundering the power of others has actually gotten to this point.

"On what grounds?"

Madara Uchiha's eyes turned slightly cold. He had been planning for decades, with far-reaching schemes, and believed himself to be the only one who could lead the world to peace, but now his limelight had been stolen.

At the same time, Orochimaru, who was atop the Ten-Tails, finally stopped laughing wildly. A twisted and ferocious smile appeared on his face, which was covered with white scales, as he stared intently at Hyuga Kumokawa in the distance.

"Did you see that? Hinata Kumokawa!" His voice was hoarse and excited. "This is the power to touch the world!"

"The game is over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed his hands together in front of him, and purple eyeshadow of Sage Mode appeared at the corners of his eyes. The Ten-Tails also let out a roar.

boom!!

The surrounding natural energy seemed to be frantically seized by an invisible hand, forming a visible torrent from all directions and deep within the earth, surging wildly into Orochimaru's body.

If the Gedo Mazo was merely an empty shell with a physical form, the Ten-Tails is now a completely different species.

Its existence is rapidly becoming blurred and vast in the perception of everyone around it, merging and assimilating with the surrounding environment.

It no longer seems like a monster invading this world, but rather like a part of this world itself, like the earth, water, and air, forming a link in the natural cycle.

Vast, ancient, and...infinite.

Only by activating Immortal Mode can one capture that vast, world-like aura, but one can only perceive its infinity, as it has become part of the planet itself.

After Orochimaru completely devoured the White Snake Sage, he had fully mastered Sage Mode and natural energy, and was able to activate the Ten-Tails to extract natural energy for himself.

The terrifying natural energy was all gathered in Orochimaru's body.

"What's going on?!"

"Stop him!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others sensed something was wrong and, together with the Allied Shinobi, tried to stop it, throwing various ninja tools and techniques at it. However, these were blocked by Susanoo and wooden golems standing in front of the Ten-Tails.

"Rebirth through non-action!"

The next moment, Orochimaru roared and placed his hands on the top of the Ten-Tails' head. Countless black lines from his body flowed frantically into the Ten-Tails' body from the point where he was connected to it.

【Snake Princess】transforms the holder's soul into a detached nerve bundle. Any substance that comes into contact with it can be imbued with the soul, making it an integral part of the body and allowing the holder to use it as if it were an extension of their own limb.

After Orochimaru modified his body using the Oni-Garara Technique and the Earth Grudge Fear, this ability became the ability to manipulate inanimate objects as if they were part of his body through those black lines.

It is similar to "Immortal Technique: Inorganic Rebirth", but its power is several times stronger.

Not only inorganic matter, but if Orochimaru so desires, he can also touch living beings, touch his own or others' souls and change their shape, thereby achieving the effect of freely modifying the physical body.

At this moment, Orochimaru was like a madman.

He is modifying the Ten-Tails.

"roar!!"

The Ten-Tails let out a painful roar, its body convulsing and spasming, and countless strip-like things wriggled and spread wildly under its skin and flesh—those were Orochimaru's "black lines."

They are like greedy parasites, infiltrating, wrapping around, and transforming the body of the ten-tailed creature relentlessly.

As the black lines spread, the various bloodline limits that Orochimaru possessed also merged into the Ten-Tails' body along with the black lines.

The Ten-Tails' skin color changed rapidly from its original brownish-black, resembling withered wood, to a dark reddish-black color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The ten frantically waving giant tails swelled and deformed at their tips, their tough tail skin cracking, accompanied by a teeth-grinding snapping sound.

At the end of each tail, a lifelike snake head is formed, with its mouth full of sharp teeth opening and its forked tongue flicking out. The snake eyes are filled with the same madness as Orochimaru!

At this moment, Orochimaru, who was connected to the Ten-Tails, was experiencing an unprecedented wonderful sensation.

Through the power of his Zanpakuto "Hebi-hime," his soul has become deeply intertwined with the consciousness of the Ten-Tails.

He could clearly sense the Ten-Tails' greed and thirst—a hunger for all life on the planet, a desire to devour everything and possess all things.

"Devouring...devouring...all living beings...all chakra...unifying them into one..."

Chaotic roars and greedy babbling echoed in Orochimaru's mind, making him sometimes clear-headed and sometimes insane, both trying his best to control himself and feeling intoxicated and pleasured.

In the original work, even when Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha joined forces, they had difficulty controlling the Ten-Tails in its human form. Orochimaru, even with the help of "Snake Princess," managed to do so, but it was no easy feat.

"Then..." Orochimaru's eyes blazed with madness, "as we wish!"

"The truth of the world belongs to me alone!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As soon as the words were spoken, the earth began to groan and tremble.

Beneath the Ten-Tails' massive, mountain-like body, countless thick, black and red tentacles sprouted, bursting forth from the ground like a raging swarm of pythons.

The tentacles were covered with countless golden snake eyes, each reflecting madness and hunger.

These tentacles burrowed into the ground and then burst forth from another spot, stirring up huge waves of earth and rocks that swept towards the panicked, retreating allied ninjas in all directions.

"Keep your distance!"

"Earth Escape Team!"

"Fire Release: Cover!"

The roars of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Onoki, and others rang out amidst the chaos.

But the results are minimal.

These tentacles are not only numerous, but also incredibly fast and powerful. What's even more terrifying is that they seem to possess intelligence, knowing how to encircle and block, and able to emerge from all sorts of places.

"Aaaaaah!"

"Help...help me!"

"No!!"

The black and red tentacles easily pierced through the earthen walls, grabbed ninjas who couldn't dodge in time, and swallowed them with their sucker-like mouthparts covered in sharp teeth, or roughly strangled and crushed them!

Blood was splattered like cheap paint, severed limbs and fragments of internal organs flew everywhere, and the pungent, nauseating smell of blood permeated the air, like a bloody slaughterhouse.

The black and red tentacles were stained even more crimson, and the golden snake eyes on their surfaces looked even more ferocious under the blood-red light.

puff!

The Fourth Raikage's body surged with lightning, transforming into a blue bolt of lightning that weaved through the tentacles. His hand blades were as sharp as lightning, constantly severing the tentacles that surged towards him and the Allied Shinobi Forces.

However, the severed tentacle spewed out a large amount of thick, foul-smelling liquid, which splashed onto his lightning chakra cloak, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

"What the hell are these things?!" The Fourth Raikage was both shocked and furious.

On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly froze on the spot, staring intently at this all-too-familiar scene, his voice dry and hoarse: "What a joke..."

The sounds of flesh tearing and bones breaking were incessant, accompanied by the short, agonizing screams of the allied ninjas before their deaths.

The black and red tentacles rolled up, crushed, and devoured the living ninjas one by one. The thick flesh and blood were quickly absorbed by the tentacles, as if they were drinking sweet dew.

The dark red tentacles, having absorbed fresh flesh and blood, grew thicker and thicker, their surfaces bulging and twisting as if something was struggling to break free.

Puff! Puff puff puff!

The next moment, countless arms suddenly pierced through the tentacles and stretched out, and twisted humanoid black shadows staggered out of the stinking, fleshy bed.

They come in various shapes and sizes; some have arms hanging down like apes, while others have all four limbs on the ground like wolves, but they all have a thick tail swinging behind them.

—The Ten-Tailed Split-Prototype.

It is not the ugly form that the Ten-Tails splits into in its instinctive state as depicted in the original work, but a monster that truly has a human form.

"roar!"

One of the split entities let out a low growl, pressed its hands to the ground, and a large area of ​​the ground in front of it was instantly covered with ice. Several Allied ninjas, caught off guard, slipped and fell backward.

puff!

Countless ice spikes shot out from the ice surface, piercing the ninjas who couldn't dodge in time, and the blood quickly spread and froze on the ice.

This is... Ice Release?!

Another split entity stretched out its arms, shooting out several blinding laser beams from its palms. The laser beams sliced ​​through the crowd, easily cutting and vaporizing the allied ninjas wherever they passed.

Is this Storm Release?

Another short, stocky split-off charged toward the densest part of the crowd, slamming its fists into the ground...

boom!!

Centered on the point where the fist landed, the ground exploded, and severed limbs and torsos shot into the sky. The impact of the explosion sent the surrounding ninjas flying.

This is Explosion Release!

Furthermore, a split entity possessing Magnet Release manipulated black iron sand, condensing it into countless fine iron sand needles, which rained down like a storm, causing the Allied Shinobi to scream as they were riddled with bullets.

The Crystal Release clone pressed its hands to the ground, and a large number of pink crystals grew from the ground, instantly trapping several ninjas inside, accompanied by a chilling squashing and cracking sound and screams.

The Boiling Release split entity spewed out acidic mist. Wherever the mist passed, rocks melted and metal rusted. The ninjas let out shrill screams as their flesh melted like candles, revealing their bare bones.

The Lava Release split entity spews out large amounts of viscous acid, which flows and splashes, instantly corroding deep, bone-revealing holes in any ninjas it touches, causing them to writhe in agony and die.

"What a joke?!" The Allied Shinobi Forces, including the Fourth Raikage, watched in disbelief as the split entities unleashed various bloodline limits.

Each of these split entities born from the tentacles possesses astonishing defensive power from Steel Release, making them difficult to penetrate with ordinary ninja tools, and also boasts extreme speed from Swift Release.

Combined with one of Orochimaru's bloodline limits, it instantly tore open bloody gaps in the chaotic Allied Forces.

And those tentacles, like tree roots, continue to spread further and further away.

"Block them! Don't panic!"

"Earth Release team, create obstacles! Lightning Release and Fire Release, concentrate your attacks!"

"We absolutely cannot let this damned thing spread to any further areas!"

The Fourth Raikage and others were still roaring and trying to organize the Allied Shinobi Forces to resist, but at this moment, Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi were equally horrified.

The shadowy figures that emerged from the fleshy tentacles were remarkably similar to the monsters they had seen on the third level of the dungeon.

[Foreshadowing: Chapter 491 We are the final link in this chain of fate!]

Is this a prophecy?

Is this an inevitable future?

"No! That's not right!"

A sudden flash of inspiration struck Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He thought of Danzo Shimura. If it really was just a prophecy, how could Danzo have died in the prophecy?

Is it...

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Onoki simultaneously realized a possibility, abruptly turning their heads and staring intently in the direction of the Land of Earth.

That wasn't a prophecy!

If it was a prophecy, if it was a vision of the future that had not yet happened, then how could Shimura Danzo, who entered the underground palace with them and saw all of this together, die in the prophecy?

Unless, unless what they saw wasn't a glimpse into the future at all, but rather...

"That's the future!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's teeth trembled slightly.

They didn't see the future; rather, they were transported to the future by that light and personally experienced that scene!

Time travel?

How is that possible?

Does this ability really exist?

Why?

Why did it take so long to realize this?

"The Third Hokage!"

From mid-air, Onoki roared at Hiruzen Sarutobi below, "We must stop Orochimaru from obtaining Danzo! We must tell our past selves everything that happened here!"

Onoki's roar instantly snapped Hiruzen Sarutobi out of his daze.

Yes, that's right, we must change all of this, we must pass the information to our past selves.

"Everyone who's good at teleportation! Follow me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi roared with all his might, no longer caring about commanding the overall situation, and burst out with a speed beyond his years, rushing towards the Land of Earth.

The closest split entities immediately sensed their intentions and tried to block their path.

"Dust Release: Particle Style - Detachment Technique!"

Floating in the air, Onoki placed his palms together, and a transparent cube-shaped barrier shot out in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, enveloping all the split entities within it.

hum!

With a blinding flash of white light, everything, including the splitting bodies, was instantly broken down into atoms and disappeared without a trace, leaving only a smooth, mirror-like gap in the ground.

"Run!" Onoki's forehead veins bulged.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't look back. He simply pushed his speed to the limit, his figure flashing across the chaotic and bloody battlefield before breaking through the blockade of the split entities and rushing towards the Land of Earth.

"Yes, that's it!"

Above the Ten-Tails' head, Orochimaru licked his lips, his voice hoarse and excited: "Devour! Turn all obstacles into my nourishment!"

"Let's start with you, Hinata Kumokawa!"

Orochimaru laughed maniacally as his ten giant tails, each ending in a snake's head, lunged at Hyuga Kumokawa, who was suspended in mid-air.