The only difference was that one had to learn the Sealing Technique that allowed re-entry into the chakra network. However, with five years having passed in the genjutsu, everyone in the Ninja World had basically already learned this Sealing Technique.
With the disappearance of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, everyone regained their memories and returned to the real world.
But for ordinary people and even average Ninja, they would likely be more nostalgic for the space of the chakra network. That more perfect world without regrets was perhaps what they truly desired.
Especially in the current Konoha Village, having just experienced the Third Ninja World War, countless people had lost relatives, friends, and comrades in this battle. The number of Ninja and civilians filled with regrets was far from small.
After they returned to this reality, a greater sense of disparity and pain would naturally arise, and some Ninja would even act quite insanely.
"Xiaomei!! Why?? This isn't real!! Weren't you just here? Someone must have tampered with my memories!"
This was the reaction of a Ninja whose lover had died in the war after coming to their senses.
"My hand, when did my hand get cut off?! No... no, no, no! Damn it, I should have been perfectly fine! Sob, sob, sob!"
That was a Ninja who had been disabled in the war, now weeping aloud.
"Child... come back, why? Why was this just a dream? God, why are you so cruel?"
That was an old woman, holding the portrait of her deceased child and crying bitterly. After waking up from the dream and seeing her child's portrait, she had returned to the cold reality.
"Uh... wasn't it said that others should have had beautiful dreams? What exactly did these people experience in the Infinite Tsukuyomi world? Why does it feel like they had it even worse than me?"
Standing on a rooftop, Uchiha Obito looked at the chaotic Konoha Village in confusion, feeling dizzy. A very small number of Ninja who couldn't handle the shock had even gone insane to the point of going out into the streets to attack people.
"Where are the Anbu Ninja!! Now that the Village is so chaotic, why haven't the Anbu or the Police Force come out?"
A loud boom sounded nearby, and Uchiha Obito turned his head in surprise. He was on the edge of the Uchiha Clan grounds, and at that moment, he saw that in the area near the center of the Uchiha Clan grounds, Ninja were already fighting, unleashing Ninjutsu without restraint.
"What's going on here too? That person... is that Uchiha Takeshi? Has he gone crazy too?"
Just as Uchiha Obito was still confused, a voice came from behind him:
"It's normal... Many people do not fear the darkness simply because they have never seen the light..."
"After seeing hope, only to have that hope shattered—that kind of pain is probably even more terrifying than despair!"
As he spoke, the Masked Man wearing the black cloak with red clouds walked up to Uchiha Obito's side:
"Uchiha Takeshi... I remember his father and brother died in the Second Ninja World War, and a younger brother apparently sacrificed himself while scouting the Land of Rain... His wife died in childbirth, and his only son was killed by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Kirigakure..."
"Presumably, he must have lived a very happy and fulfilling life in the Infinite Tsukuyomi world!! Parents still alive, brothers in harmony, children and grandchildren everywhere, a loving marriage..."
"And the more beautiful his life was in the dream world, the more painful it is to return to this reality—to the point of wanting to go crazy and destroy the world..."
The Masked Man's voice was eerie, faintly revealing a sense of indescribable desolation. Uchiha Obito was stunned for a moment. "But... that was just a dream after all, and a beautiful one at that... could it cause such a huge impact?"
The Masked Man suddenly sneered and turned to look at Uchiha Obito.
"Actually, you just need to think about it in reverse. For example, if you were currently in a genjutsu and a dream, while reality was the same as what you experienced in the Infinite Tsukuyomi genjutsu, would you want to indulge in the genjutsu, or would you want to return to that kind of reality?"
Uchiha Obito shuddered instantly. Recalling the terrifying experience in the genjutsu world, he shook his head violently:
"Alright, I understand!! Sometimes reality really does drive people to madness..."
In any case, Uchiha Obito felt that if he had truly experienced the things in the genjutsu, he probably wouldn't be much better off than Uchiha Takeshi right now. If he had his scars ripped open like this by the Infinite Tsukuyomi again, he might truly have the heart to destroy the world.
"Aaaaaah!"
Amidst the angry, frantic screams, the Ninja named Uchiha Takeshi had Chakra boiling all over his body, faintly forming the shape of ribs. The Masked Man glanced at him and said in a low voice:
"Unexpected... you who experienced a nightmare couldn't awaken the Mangekyo, but instead, this former nobody who had a beautiful dream has obtained the Mangekyo Sharingan."
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