Su Ye didn't care whether Uchiha Dai truly didn't hear, was pretending not to, or simply couldn't believe it—he just repeated himself.
"Simply put, do you want to live with Sister Lin in a fake world where it's just the two of you, or do you want to accompany her in this real world, living carefree and free?"
Beside them, Orochimaru raised an eyebrow.
"To gallop together and share the splendor of the world!"
Further to the side, Uchiha Madara instinctively followed up.
"Drinking and singing together, expressing joy from the heart! Living passionately, seizing the years of youth!"
Su Ye was instantly shocked.
"Master Uncle's Master Uncle, you even know this?"
Madara nodded. "When that TV show aired, the great war hadn't started yet, but all of East Asia was captivated by it. 'No Record of This Person' played Xiao Yanzi so vividly and mischievously—it was truly spot-on."
"Yeah, that old guy Jiraiya and I even argued over who was prettier—Ziwei or Xiao Yanzi!"
Orochimaru sighed with nostalgia.
Su Ye shook his head. "I was too young to watch it back then, but later, my teacher played it in class, so I learned the theme song by osmosis. What a pity."
"A pity for what?" Madara asked, confused.
Su Ye exchanged glances with Orochimaru and sighed. "It's a pity that 'No Record of This Person' stopped being a good actor and had to go harvest fans for money, which led to trouble, and now truly became nonexistent."
Orochimaru sighed as well. "Life truly is unpredictable… like large intestines wrapping small intestines."
Madara also felt a wave of emotion upon hearing this.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Dai furrowed his brows deeply.
"How did you all get sidetracked? What does 'No Record of This Person' have to do with this? Aren't we supposed to be talking about Rin?"
"Su Ye, Junior Brother Su, Xiao Ye!"
Uchiha Dai grabbed Su Ye's shoulders tightly, looking anxious.
"What do you mean? You said you could make Rin truly live in this world—are you sure? You're not lying to me?"
Su Ye nodded seriously. "Theoretically, it's possible!"
As long as he could collect all six Infinity Stones, Su Ye felt that resurrecting Rin was highly possible.
Previously, he had even promised Sephiroth to help resurrect his mother.
Since he was already doing it for one person, he might as well do it for two and resurrect Rin together with her.
Uchiha Dai's grip on Su Ye's shoulders tightened even more.
"Xiao Ye, you better not be lying to me. Rin was Sensei's favorite student. When you were little, she often played with you. You cannot joke about this!"
In the original story, Rin had no connection with Naruto.
The night Naruto was born, Uchiha Dai had released the Nine-Tails to cause havoc, resulting in the deaths of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. By then, Rin had already been dead for a long time.
But in this world, Rin had died in 1999.
At that time, Su Ye was already eight years old, so he naturally had memories of her.
Although, those memories had been "installed" into his mind like a DLC expansion pack.
Upon hearing Su Ye's words, Madara was the first to object.
"Dai, do you really believe that people can come back from the dead?"
All of Uchiha Dai's actions up to now had been orchestrated and encouraged by Madara. If Dai backed out now, Madara's entire plan would collapse.
Before Uchiha Dai could respond, Su Ye looked at Madara and smirked.
"Master Uncle's Master Uncle, don't you also believe in resurrection? Otherwise, why are you here?"
"Actually, I've always been curious—Dai, why don't you ask Master Uncle Madara to use Edo Tensei to revive Sister Rin?"
This had been a question lingering in Su Ye's mind ever since he first read the manga.
Uchiha Dai lowered his head. "Edo Tensei is not true resurrection. Rin has already passed on to the afterlife. I don't want to disturb her… unless she can be truly brought back!"
"But… true resurrection does exist, doesn't it?"
Uchiha Dai suddenly turned his gaze toward Madara.
Edo Tensei combined with Rinne Rebirth was a complete resurrection process. Just like Madara—if Uchiha Dai used Rinne Rebirth on him right now, he would truly come back to life.
And it would be a permanent, perfect resurrection.
"So, is that what you were actually planning, Master?"
Uchiha Dai narrowed his eyes. He wasn't stupid—he had just been a carefree optimist in the past, unwilling to overthink things. But after everything that happened, his heart had darkened, and now he tended to view things from a more conspiratorial perspective.
The moment Su Ye brought up the possibility of resurrection, Uchiha Dai immediately realized Madara's true intentions.
Seeing this, Madara chuckled lightly.
"Alright, since you've all figured it out, I won't pretend anymore. I'll lay my cards on the table."
"That's right. Everything I've done… has been for my resurrection!"
"So, you can use this method to bring Rin back as well."
"As for me, I don't necessarily need you."
Madara spoke with an air of nonchalance, showing no trace of the ambitious schemer who had spent decades plotting this plan.
Su Ye shook his head. "Master, was your backup plan Nagato?"
Madara had made two arrangements for his resurrection—Nagato was his primary plan, while Uchiha Dai was just a backup.
In the original story, Nagato had been swayed by Naruto's Talk no Jutsu, sacrificing himself to resurrect everyone in Konoha. This forced Madara into a passive position, ultimately leading him to activate Plan B.
Originally, Obito could have become Madara's most reliable right-hand man.
But instead, he used his own life to bring Madara back.
And all of this was reactionary, not part of their original plan.
Obito had been deceived by Madara from the very beginning.
And Madara, in turn, had been deceived by Black Zetsu.
They had thought they were in control of their own destinies, but in reality, they were just pawns working for Black Zetsu, helping to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki without even realizing it.
Now, Su Ye had completely exposed Madara's plans. Everything was out in the open, and there was no need for hidden schemes anymore.
And Su Ye wasn't going to stop there—he planned to go even deeper.
"And you, Master? Tell us—what exactly is your goal? Do you want to dominate the world, or are you just paving the way for someone even more ambitious?"
As he spoke, Su Ye stomped hard on the ground, causing a dark shadowy figure to emerge from below.
"Come on, Little Black, tell them—what's your real story?"
Uchiha Dai looked at Black Zetsu in confusion. "Isn't it Master's spirit?"
Madara turned to Black Zetsu. "Is that what you told him?"
Black Zetsu bared its teeth, wanting to say something, but when it met Su Ye's all-knowing gaze, the words stuck in its throat.
"Come on, Little Black, tell everyone the story about your mother. Let's see if it matches what I know."
Black Zetsu's grin stretched so wide it almost reached the back of its head.
Why was Su Ye cursing out of nowhere?
"Why don't you tell your mother's story?!"
And wait… was he implying something about me? How much does he actually know about Mother?
For the first time, Black Zetsu felt a shiver of fear. Su Ye's deductions made it feel as if it had been stripped bare and exposed in front of everyone.
Although, technically, it never wore clothes, so it wasn't much of a difference.
Under the pressure of Su Ye's gaze and his mental coercion, Black Zetsu finally revealed the truth.
"I deceived Madara. The whole Infinite Tsukuyomi, the so-called world peace—it was all just to resurrect Mother."
Uchiha Dai's emotions wavered dangerously.
"What… what do you mean?"
Out of everyone in this twisted web, Uchiha Dai was now the most pitiful one. Originally, Nagato had been his subordinate and pawn, but Nagato had quit the game early and found redemption.
Now, Uchiha Dai was the only one left at the bottom of this chain, the last one to learn the truth.
"So, everything was fake? I was being lied to this whole time?" Uchiha Dai shouted, his voice breaking in despair.
"So, I was just a pawn too?" Even Madara, who had always prided himself on his strength, felt the urge to break down.
Orochimaru, however, quietly walked up to Su Ye and whispered.
"Xiao Ye… how do we clean this up now? Should I just leave and let you all sort it out?"
Even with Orochimaru's level of skill and intelligence, there wasn't much he could do in a situation like this.
Su Ye thought for a moment and nodded. "Uncle Snake, you go ahead with them."
By "them," he meant the Great Wall Guardians behind him. They had just taken down all of the Ten Tails' clones and were now charging at the main body—though it felt more like scratching it.
The massive Ten-Tails, though seemingly made of wood, had an unbelievably tough body. Even Iron Man's micro-missiles could only leave a shallow row of dents.
But soon after, the Ten-Tails healed those insignificant wounds effortlessly.
As a manifestation of pure chakra, as long as it had chakra, it was essentially invincible.
Orochimaru glanced at Su Ye, frowning. "You little brat, what do you mean 'Uncle Snake'? I am your Master Uncle's Uncle!"
Su Ye shook his head. "That's not important. What matters is that if you don't leave now, you might not get another chance!"
Beside them, Uchiha Dai and Madara's emotions were fluctuating dangerously. No one could predict if they might suddenly act recklessly.
But Su Ye no longer paid attention to them. He left them alone to process their emotions—if they needed to break down, they could break down. If they wanted revenge on Black Zetsu, they were free to do so.
Su Ye soared into the sky above the writhing Ten-Tails. In his mind, he connected with Kurama.
"Kurama, can you absorb such an enormous amount of chakra?"
He flew up into the sky above the Ten Tails. Looking down at the thrashing beast, he mentally contacted Kurama.
The Ten-Tails was originally the Gedo Statue—a hollow vessel. It had only been revived after absorbing the chakra of the Tailed Beasts.
Defeating it was actually simple: extract all the chakra from its body—essentially pulling out the Tailed Beasts.
Once the Tailed Beasts were extracted, Su Ye planned to absorb a portion of their chakra to prevent them from rampaging again. He would leave just enough for them to exist.
He could absorb part of it himself.
But with the combined chakra of eight Tailed Beasts plus the incomplete Ten-Tails, the total energy was overwhelmingly vast. Even Su Ye couldn't take it all in at once.
So, he had to let Kurama act as a capacitor, storing the excess chakra until it could be processed.
Inside Su Ye, Kurama looked exactly as he did in the original story—a massive, red, nine-tailed fox with dark markings around his eyes.
However, unlike the cold and aloof Kurama in the original story, this Kurama had a completely different attitude toward Su Ye.
At some point, the Kurama inside Su Ye had turned into a wise and caring old grandfather figure.
Every time he spoke to Su Ye, his tone and expression seemed to convey the same message:
"Xiao Ye, I've watched you grow up. I always knew you'd be successful, and sure enough, you've made it!"
"Keep up the good work, kid. I believe in you. Your father was decent, but you? You're destined to rule this world!"
Yeah… that was pretty much the gist of it.
Hearing Su Ye's question, Kurama immediately laughed.
"You just go all out, kid! As long as I'm around, I won't let anything happen to you!"
See? This was the advantage of having an old grandfather-like companion.
If Su Ye's Kurama had been like Naruto's—where he had to gain trust step by step through deception, persuasion, and heartfelt speeches—it would have been way too troublesome.
But now? All Su Ye had to do was have a single thought, and Kurama would handle everything for him.
"Alright then, I'm going in!"
Su Ye looked around from the sky. The entire archipelago had been affected by tremors, and most of the structures had already collapsed. There wasn't much left to destroy anyway.
Since that was the case, it was time to act!
As soon as Su Ye spoke, a golden explosion of light burst forth from his body.
His entire form turned into a glowing, molten gold like a heated branding iron. A layer of orange-red flames enveloped him.
"Kurama Mode!"
At this moment, Su Ye had achieved the perfect Jinchūriki form of the Nine-Tails. He could fully control Kurama's power, reaching the ultimate state of the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
The moment Su Ye activated Kurama Mode, the Ten-Tails seemed to sense a threat. It turned its massive head toward him.
At the same time, its long tendrils—part tail, part tentacle—lashed out, attempting to ensnare Su Ye's body.
Each colossal tendril was dozens of meters thick and hundreds of meters long, yet they moved with terrifying agility. Su Ye couldn't help but feel a little envious of their flexibility.
But despite the flurry of whipping tendrils, Su Ye moved as if he were untouchable. He pushed forward effortlessly, charging straight onto the Ten-Tails' back.
At the center of its back, a massive bulbous protrusion—almost like an onion waiting to sprout—stood ominously.
"Kurama, let's begin!"
Su Ye slammed both hands onto the protrusion. Immediately, an overwhelming surge of chakra began rushing into his palms.
In just an instant, Su Ye felt like he was about to burst from the sheer volume of energy flooding into him.
"Don't worry, Xiao Ye, Grandpa Kurama is here!"