Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

"So that's how it is."

After watching these fragments of the spiritual space, Naruto and Obito each understood what had been puzzling them before.

Naruto understood why his mother, who was imprinted in the Tsukuyomi world, was so much stronger than he had been before, and could even contend with Hinata with the Tenseigan.

Logically speaking, the Tenseigan corresponds to the Rinnegan, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki corresponds to the Complete Susanoo, which is a true original Six Paths level eye. With the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's strength, he should not be a match at all.

Now that he understands that his mother already possessed the chakra of other tailed beasts, just like him in the real ninja world, Naruto finally understands the reason.

Obito also understood how Kushina, as a mere Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, managed to resonate with the Ten-Tails' chakra within her body, and what she had even said about it.

It's no surprise that Kushina also possessed the power of all the Tailed Beasts.

The question now is, what exactly is this place?

Where is Kushina?

Obito cautiously looked around, his peripheral vision still scanning the images appearing in the darkness, gathering information.

Another crucial scene has appeared.

In the scene, Kushina appears on the surface of the moon.

However, judging from her attire, it was completely different from the outfit she had worn earlier. Kushina was wearing a mask, which was the attire of the Anbu (Anbu).

What does this tell us?

Kushina had been here before.

At this point, another screen provided an explanation.

It turns out that Otsutsuki Toneri had been repressed since childhood, never studied well, and constantly pestered his family to bring him to the ninja world so he could peep at girls at the Konoha Ninja Academy.

During the Third Hokage's time, things were better; Konoha didn't have such strict surveillance.

When Kushina came to power, as a tyrannical dictator, she had to control all intelligence internally.

Even if a couple were to secretly say something bad about Kushina in bed in the middle of the night, they would be horrified to discover that the secret agents under the bed were laughing.

The next day, the couple and the shady characters who were laughing were all dealt with.

In such a tightly controlled environment, Otsutsuki Toneri was discovered during Kushina's first visit to Konoha during her tenure, and Kushina followed the clues to find the location of the Moon Teleportation Array.

That's how the previous scene came about.

After arriving on the moon, Kushina entered the lunar core, just like she does now.

But as time went on, the perspective stagnated.

When the scene started moving again, Kushina raised her right hand and glanced at a diamond-shaped mark on her palm.

Immediately afterwards, Kushina returned to Konoha. She did not deliberately hide the mark on her hand, but told the others that it was the Yin Seal that Mito Uzumaki had given her, the same one that Tsunade also used, the one on the foreheads of the two of them.

No one doubts this, nor is there any need to doubt it.

Not to mention that Kushina almost never used it in front of people, even if she did, the "tattoo" that extended from the wedge was not much different from the "tattoo" after the Yin Seal was opened.

If I had to say, the wedge-shaped tattoo actually has textures, while the yin seal is just a few simple lines.

Kushina could easily explain the past by saying that this was her own improved version.

Besides, who pays attention to such details during high-speed combat?

Moreover, Kushina is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. When she really needs to use this, she will most likely be in the Nine-Tails cloak, or even in the complete Nine-Tails form, making it even harder for onlookers to see.

Then, the next segment showed everyone two close-up shots of Kushina using the power of Karma.

All the scenes shown so far are from Kushina's first-person perspective.

Fortunately, it was all serious content, and there weren't any strange or weird things.

Kushina used the power of Karma only for a fleeting moment, and that was when she faced Hinata with the Tenseigan.

In sync with the fully transformed golden Nine-Tails, Kushina's right hand was momentarily enveloped by the black markings of the Karma seal, but disappeared just as quickly.

It's highly likely that Hinata isn't a true enemy, so neither side is going all out, meaning the power of the Karma seal is unnecessary.

The second time was just now.

The intense, impenetrable light emanating from ahead prevented anyone from noticing Kushina's unusual behavior.

In fact, the arm that Kushina stabbed at Obito was instantly covered by the Karma tattoo. However, this time it was no longer just the Karma tattoo, but a pale arm with long red fingernails.

However, the pale arm was indistinguishable under the bright light, which is why the others did not notice it.

In essence, Kushina unsealed one of Kaguya's arms and used Kaguya's power to extract the tailed beast's chakra.

As the original owner of the Ten-Tails' chakra, even if Obito added fuel to the fire and allowed the Ten-Tails to devour Isshiki again, he could only escape the indirect connection of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Even with Kaguya personally coming to retrieve them, Obito still couldn't withstand it.

Upon seeing Kaguya's arm on Kushina's body, Obito's expression turned grim.

"Naruto, you must stop her! Tell her not to unseal Kaguya Otsutsuki! The moment Kaguya is unsealed will be the moment her consciousness and soul are devoured!"

Obito controlled the Truth-Seeking Ball to wander around for a long time, but he couldn't find the boundary of the spiritual space. He couldn't even find a way back.

With no other option, he could only place his hopes on Naruto.

Hopefully, Naruto can use his persuasive skills to convince Kushina to give up on unsealing Kaguya.

Since they can see Kushina's memories in this mental space, their voices should also be able to reach Kushina's mind.

"Oh? Right."

"Mom, where are you? Stop it! Whether it's Obito or any other enemy, we can unite and face them together! Don't do anything foolish!"

Naruto, reminded of this, immediately became anxious.

In the real ninja world, Naruto didn't have a close friend like Sasuke, so he joined Orochimaru's side and was given a cursed seal intended to possess him. In the Tsukuyomi seal, the same feeling was given to Naruto.

"If unity is useful, then what's the point of learning ninjutsu?"

Sasuke muttered a comment from the side.

"Sasuke, how can you say that? Would you be happy if your mother died?"

Naruto was displeased to see that Sasuke was not only not helping but also causing trouble.

"...My mother was already dead! Naruto, you need to understand, your mother was the Hokage. It's only right for the Hokage to sacrifice herself to protect the village; it's the continuation of the Will of Fire!"

Sasuke wanted to persuade Naruto not to stop Kushina's actions.

After all, if Kaguya could be resurrected, dealing with Obito would be a breeze.

Even if they only give them a feint attack, having another Six Paths level expert would be enough to allow them to seal Obito away.

"Bullshit! Sasuke, where did you hear that? Isn't the Will of Fire a bond that corresponds to Fury's control? What sacrifice?"

In his haste, Naruto blurted out a series of outrageous remarks.

That is indeed the case in the world of the Tsukuyomi Crest, but those witnessing this scene are not just a few people from the Tsukuyomi Crest.