It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

As time passed, it seemed like a moment or a whole year had gone by, and the world before my eyes seemed to have lost its vibrant colors, like a painting drawn with black lines on white paper.

As Zhixue felt Heixue's body temperature gradually fading, her pupils contracted sharply. However, she dared not move, because the girl in front of her seemed to be gradually losing her original light as well. She was afraid that her actions would cause Heixue to disappear from this world like the nearby buildings, like grains of sand flying in the air.

"No, that's not right, I still have chakra! Yin-Yang Release can definitely salvage something!"

Zhi Xue felt the girl's body temperature had long since disappeared, and the dark purple Rinnegan pattern instantly appeared in her eyes, while a soft golden light emanated from her body.

The Yin-Yang Release chakra was gradually transferred through her body to Kuroyuki's cold body, but this only seemed to slow down the process of her body disappearing.

Seeing Zhixue still trying to save herself, Heixue's lips also parted slightly, as if she were singing some kind of ballad or lamenting her meaningless life, but in this gradually disappearing world, it seemed that nothing could be heard anymore.

So she'd been living in a world of illusion all along? Then did her revenge against Konoha, or her love for her brother, still have any meaning? But... to see a complete and beautiful "self" in the end, that doesn't seem so bad...

Seeing the chakra continuously dissipating around Kuroyuki's body, Shiki's pupils widened in surprise, as if she understood something.

These are all just illusions. Kuroyuki is like a pre-determined program within the Limited Tsukuyomi. She has neither form nor soul, existing in this world like the air itself. Even if more chakra is transferred to her, if the world collapses, she cannot possibly survive...

"How... could things be like this?" Zhi Xue gritted her teeth as she watched Hei Xue's body gradually lose its color. She used the eye technique of the Rinnegan to open black cracks around her. But as she gently pulled Hei Xue's body towards the cracks, the feeling of isolation that she couldn't cross made Zhi Xue feel a sense of desolation.

Looking at Zhixue, who still retained her original colors deep within the crack, Heixue also revealed a silent smile and released Zhixue's small hand.

Her fate should end...

Seeing the black snow shattered like a mirror before her, Zhi Xue's pupils widened in shock.

In this chaotic space of black and white, Hei Xue's body gradually turned into nothingness, collapsing along with the world. But as Hei Xue dissipated, a hexagonal crystal, emitting a soft white light, gradually landed in Zhi Xue's hand from the abyss...

Clutching the crystal in her hand, a tear silently fell upon it, and in a fleeting moment, it reflected the image of a young girl…

Chapter 279, Soul Fragments

Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the mission and receiving the following rewards: Nine-Faced Suvaha, and a soul fragment (The Limited Tsukuyomi world, which replicates reality like a mirror, collects information from the real world before it is created and copies it. It is speculated that this soul fragment is the original owner's information collected by the Limited Tsukuyomi in the real world...)

Zhi Xue used the eye technique of the Rinnegan to travel through the many passages of space, and clenched her fist as she looked at the hexagonal crystal in her hand.

She could feel a strong connection between this fragment and herself; so that's what it meant?

The real world…

It was still night, and the sky was filled with stars. At the Akatsuki's underground base, Pain and Obito hurriedly returned to the location of the Ten-Tails to continue the connection between the crystal ball and the limited Tsukuyomi.

Click~

A slight noise made Obito stop in his tracks. As if sensing something amiss, Pain also turned to look at the dull crystal ball in Obito's hand.

Click click click…

Obito stared in silence at the crystal ball, which had shattered into several pieces. Even from several meters away, Pain could feel the oppressive aura emanating from it.

On the stairs a dozen meters away, Black Zetsu grinned as he watched Obito tremble as he painstakingly pieced together the crystal ball.

It seems to have succeeded. With the crystal ball, which served as a transit point, shattered like this, the world of Limited Tsukuyomi has probably completely collapsed, right?

"I told you all long ago that Zhixue was an unexpected victim who had to be eliminated, but none of you listened to me! Now that you've personally ruined her, you should be able to rest easy as pawns, right..."

"So, you did it?"

"Hmm? What's that sound?" Black Zetsu listened to the surrounding noise and looked around, but didn't find anything strange.

Ding! Navigation complete. The system navigation is now providing you with safe and secure navigation…

Click~

Black Zetsu's expression changed drastically when he saw the space in front of him being torn open.

"Tongzi, you've finally found me a good place to get off..." Zhi Xue said, tearing open space with her hand and looking at Hei Zetsu across from her with scarlet eyes.

"You're Uchiha Zhixue! Impossible! How did you get out? You should have stayed with that world..."

boom!

Zhi Xue landed a solid punch on half of Black Zetsu's old face, and the violent shock also alerted Obito, who was still standing there in a daze, wondering whether to build a cenotaph for Zhi Xue.

Payne was stunned as he watched Black Zetsu fly down the stairs and crash into the wall.

Emerging from the billowing dust, Zhixue placed the hexagonal crystal in her pocket, her gaze towards Black Zetsu filled with a hint of frost.

Although this crystal might help her find a way to resurrect her original form, it's clear she doesn't really like using this method.

Black Zetsu looked at the completely paralyzed half of White Zetsu, who had fallen off the wall and was firmly stuck to the ground by the Kusanagi sword. His eyes were full of confusion as he looked at Zhixue.

The plan to lose 800 points was put into action, but it hasn't succeeded yet. It's a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but getting pecked instead...

Because Black Zetsu was suspected of sowing discord and persecuting members of the headquarters before the war, he was temporarily imprisoned by Pain using a barrier. After all, the 100,000 White Zetsu were not created for nothing, and they still had to deal with the upcoming Shinobi World War. However, before being imprisoned, he was given a good beating by Shinobu.

Inside the cage made with a special barrier, Black Zetsu, panting heavily like a lump of mud on the ground, shouted at Pain and the others as they left, "You'll all regret not listening to me!"

After Black Zetsu was imprisoned, Obito asked Zhixue how she escaped from the Limited Tsukuyomi, but Zhixue brushed it off by saying that she used the Reverse Summoning Technique and was just lucky.

Back in her residence, Zhixue rested her chin on her hand, examined the hexagonal crystal carefully under the moonlight, and a hint of sadness appeared in her eyes.

Kuroyuki must have been very sad when she realized that she was just a character in an illusionary world. It turns out that everything around her, including herself, was fake, and all her experiences, emotions, and even memories were meaningless.

"Soul fragments... If I use these to resurrect later... who will return?"

Zhi Xue stared at the shimmering light reflected from the crystal, momentarily lost in thought...

Limited Tsukuyomi used fragments of the original owner's soul to create Kuroyuki, who is technically a different person, but in reality, she is also a part of the original owner. If she is resurrected later, will it be Shizuka or Kuroyuki?

"No, I can't think about these things. We haven't even gotten started on the resurrection yet. We should get the preliminary procedures done first!" Zhi Xue shook her head, puffed out her cheeks, and began to recall the progress of the Limited Tsukuyomi.

The limited Tsukuyomi can gather information about the original owner of this body in the ninja world, and perhaps it hides many secrets. However, this is, after all, the power of the Ten-Tails, and can only be explored in the future. But for now, perhaps she can observe what's inside the crystal...

After briefly clearing her mind, Zhi Xue lay down on the bed and then concentrated her chakra and senses into the hexagonal crystal.

As Zhixue channeled her cyan chakra into the crystal, a faint white light flickered in the room.

As Zhixue explored the mysteries of the crystal, the pure white light gradually flowed back into her body along with the chakra.

Inside the crystal, Zhi Xue first encountered fragments of Hei Xue's memories. Although they were scattered, most of them were useless information. As Zhi Xue continued to delve deeper, she also saw the memory prison that Hei Xue had hidden in her heart. Every scene here seemed to be stained with layers of blood and dust.

Shisui's death, the Uchiha clan's massacre, the Root training, escaping the snake pit... almost no year could be passed peacefully.

Seeing the experiences of these black snowflakes, Zhi Xue fell silent.

Her experience is the complete opposite of Kuroyuki's. Is this the so-called mirror image of Limited Tsukuyomi?

Chapter 280, The Second Level of the Rinnegan

Lying on the bed, Zhi Xue's cool little hands, holding the hexagonal crystal, felt a trace of energy gradually flowing into her body.

While still wandering within the crystal, Zhi Xue arrived at the core after experiencing the ocean of memories of time. It was a white light radiating a gentle glow.

“This is…” Zhi Xue stretched out her hand, and light gradually floated in her hand.

A soft light emanated from the center, and Zhixue could feel a strong, complex emotion impacting her mind.

As the light before her eyes gradually intensified, Zhi Xue's crystal-clear pupils transformed into the pattern of the Rinnegan.

Reaching up to rub her eyes, Zhixue felt a deep sense of numbness and loss, but this negative emotion quickly subsided, replaced by a cool aura of chakra.

Ding! The second level of the Rinnegan, the Void, has been unlocked.

The love that was received was taken away, and the life that plunged one into hell brought negative emotions such as numbness, pain, and sadness, but at the same time, it was also a great source of nourishment for personal growth.

Void: A rule existing in the cracks of the world, imperceptible, untouchable, an absolute actor of nothingness. In human terms: After casting Void, one will detach from this world and walk among us as an observer. Advantages: Absolute invisibility, untouchable, nothing in the ninja world matters to you, and it will bring about a qualitative change when combined with the first level of ability. Disadvantages: You cannot touch others during the casting process, and you are not immune to curses like those of evil gods; it consumes a lot of chakra.

Her consciousness returned to reality from the crystal, and Zhi Xue suddenly sat up from the bedside. She then took out a mirror from the drawer and saw that two tomoe in her eerie Samsara Eyes were glowing with red light.

"One layer of reality, two layers of emptiness, three layers of fear... Does activating my eye technique require emotional stimulation like the Sharingan...?" Zhi Xue turned off her Rinnegan, looked in the mirror, touched her cheek, and said in disbelief.

Ding, insufficient system permissions.

Stop Snow: ...

After a sleepless night, Zhixue sat on the rooftop, staring blankly at the persistent dark clouds in the sky.

Obito, who had just emerged from the Kamui dimension, glanced at Shiki, who seemed to be preoccupied, but did not disturb her. Instead, he gradually walked towards the location of the White Zetsu base and inquired about the movements of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

"The Allied Shinobi Forces are expected to arrive at the designated battlefield in about two more days. However, many scout shinobi have already infiltrated the area before then, and the search and cleanup are still underway."

"So fast..." Obito narrowed his eyes upon hearing White Zetsu's report.

We just gave the message to the coalition forces yesterday, and today someone has already infiltrated. These rats really are everywhere.

"Hmph, it's all a waste of effort. I've already covered the entire Frost Kingdom with the Rain Tiger Freedom Technique. The rats that have infiltrated won't be caught for long."

Obito was startled when he heard Pain's voice coming from behind him.

Using this wide-range perception to cover the entire Frost Kingdom?

"How did you manage to use such a wide-range ninjutsu?" Obito asked Pain with some confusion.

The original Rain Tiger Free Technique only covered Amegakure, which is far from the territory of a country.

"Of course, it was the Ten-Tails' power that helped me share most of the pressure. Is that strange?" Pain asked Obito, staring at him with his dark purple Rinnegan.

"No, it was just curiosity." Obito closed his eyes, turned around and disappeared, while also feeling somewhat wary of Nagato.

Nagato has become increasingly skilled at wielding the Ten-Tails' power. It's fortunate that he hasn't thought of sealing the Ten-Tails within himself to become its Jinchūriki, otherwise the Eye of the Moon Plan would be completely ruined...

Obito glanced back at Pain meaningfully before disappearing into the Kamui dimension.

Dealing with both the Allied Ninja Army and our own people is a real headache. It seems I'll have to go talk to that dark-skinned guy. I just hope he'll behave himself.

……

On the northern side of the Land of Frost, at the border of the Hidden Cloud Village, two people dressed in black robes appeared.

"Lord Orochimaru, how did you know that Kinkaku and Ginkaku were here?" Kabuto Yakushi asked, while diligently digging in the dirt with a shovel, looking at the confident Orochimaru before him.

"Just focus on your job, don't ask any more questions..."

Seeing that Orochimaru didn't seem very happy, Kabuto didn't ask any further questions.

Although the Nine-Tails' chakra has been extracted from Kinkaku and Ginkaku, this is, after all, a mass grave from the First Shinobi World War, and there are probably quite a few powerful figures buried here. It's a good place to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Orochimaru, watching the rising sun, also turned his gaze northward.

That place will soon become the main battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War, which is really exciting. But why hasn't Zetsu arrived yet? He has already used up all the White Zetsu he gave us. If he doesn't send a sacrifice soon, the effect of the Impure World Reincarnation technique will be greatly reduced.

8 hours later…

"I hope nothing bad has happened to him."