Within the Forest of Death.
Orochimaru and Kabuto were still standing there dumbfounded.
Because the two of them were still immersed in the memories provided by Uchiha Sasuke.
"Some are my real memories…"
"Some are illusions I've placed within them…"
"Between reality and illusion…"
"Can you two tell the difference?"
Uchiha Sasuke stood on a large tree, arms crossed, casually observing Orochimaru and Kabuto as they were lost in the memory illusion.
"I have spent a long time praising that Akihara Kagura guy, fabricating an omnipotent image of him in the illusion memories, deceiving Orochimaru and Kabuto using his name, making them think that I awakened the Indra Chakra within me, and it's through my own illusion I gained such formidable power…"
"In this way…"
"They shouldn't suspect the origin of my power anymore…"
"Regardless of the future direction of the world or the secrets within it, everything can be explained by the awakening of Indra's Chakra in me…"
"In the future, I can even use this opportunity to lead Orochimaru and Kabuto to mistakenly believe I'm trapped in my own illusion, adamantly seeking the method of this world…"
"Orochimaru and Kabuto are the smartest scientists in the Ninja World, if we want to leave this world, we will certainly need their intellect."
Uchiha Sasuke had long pondered his strategy, starting to patch his irrational future behaviors in advance: "Anyway, for whatever outrageous things I do to leave this world in the future, they wouldn't find it strange…"
Honestly speaking.
It's quite difficult for Uchiha Sasuke to lie.
However, it's very easy for a Uchiha to deceive using illusions.
The most ingenious part is, Uchiha Sasuke's memory illusion has a perfect hook.
In reality, Akihara Kagura did not choose to seize everyone's Chakra in the Ninja World; instead, he gave up ruling it, which doesn't quite match his behind-the-scenes manipulator style.
Whether it was Orochimaru or Kabuto, they would likely think that the real memories shown by Uchiha Sasuke are all fake, evolving from the illusion world…
Just right.
Those memories include the Infinite Tsukuyomi and Limited Tsukuyomi, two ultimate illusions, each capable of creating a fictitious world.
"But…"
Uchiha Sasuke thought of another heavier matter, his heart sinking: "A world without Akihara Kagura, is it truly such a cruel and hopeless reality?"
All the clansmen of this world…
Did they really all get killed by Uchiha Itachi?
Did the Uchiha Itachi of this world truly act out of the same motive as the Uchiha Itachi in the real world, to ensure his younger brother's survival, or was it for so-called power?
Just as Uchiha Sasuke was deep in thought, Orochimaru and Kabuto finally emerged from Uchiha Sasuke's memories, their expressions somewhat different.
"..."
Orochimaru's expression was evidently puzzled, even with a strange smile on his lips, as if understanding everything about Uchiha Sasuke.
One must admit…
Uchiha Sasuke's identity is somewhat overwhelming.
At least the chakra reincarnation of Indra, eldest son of the Six Paths Sage, had already astounded Orochimaru greatly, and he even acquired many secrets because of it!
"..."
Kabuto's expression appeared somewhat odd, merely adjusting his glasses, seemingly still immersed in Uchiha Sasuke's memories.
Because…
He saw himself happy.
"Now, do you believe?"
Uchiha Sasuke stepped out, spreading his arms: "I have experienced a real world, did you witness the terror of the man named Akihara Kagura…"
"..."
Kabuto recalled seeing himself in Sasuke's memories, from Sasuke's viewpoint seeing his own future with Dean Nonou at the orphanage.
Kabuto took off his glasses, hiding the mist in his eyes, expressing what he wanted to say: "What a beautiful world, like a dream…"
"..."
Orochimaru's expression was inevitably strange, with a cynical smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Sasuke-kun, is Akihara Kagura… really real?"
"I personally experienced, everything really existed."
Uchiha Sasuke spread his hands, as if expecting these two to recognize reality: "If I don't encounter Akihara Kagura in this world, I would need you two to help think of a way, and only then might I return to that world…"
"However…"
"Sasuke-kun."
Orochimaru squinted his eyes, introducing a hypothetical possibility.
"A terrifying individual whose will cannot be swayed by anyone…"
"A dreadful enemy that cannot be overcome, even if the legendary Six Paths Sage, the legendary Chakra Ancestor, and all the Chakras generated throughout a thousand years in the Ninja World were to combine, it could only defeat one of his clones…"
"Such a fearsome person…"
"Casually spared everyone in the Ninja World…"
"Why at the end of that world…"
"Would that man named Akihara Kagura abandon everything?"
To be honest.
This story ending is a bit too fake.
The conclusion of Uchiha Sasuke's memories is so false it reveals flaws, making Orochimaru feel that it is no longer memories, but an illusion cast by Uchiha Sasuke.