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The Moonreader, or Tsukuyomi as most of us know it, is the best genjutsu of Itachi's Kaleidoscope Sharingan. One of the biggest points of contention concerning Sasuke's Kaleidoscope Sharingan, is whether or not he has this ability. In order to understand whether or not he has it, we first need to understand what the Tsukuyomi is. According to Itachi, and what's later written in the databook:
The Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu where the user can manipulate the dreamscape to their liking. Initially, we knew Tsukuyomi as a weapon of Itachi, notorious for leaving his enemies trampled in battle.
The only case where Sasuke seems as if Sasuke possessed this genjutsu, was when he used a Kaleidoscope Sharingan genjutsu to disable Bee's movements.
These depictions would suggest that the Tsukuyomi seems to be weapon that attacks the mind of targets. However, we're later introduced to the Everlasting Moonreader, or Mugen Tsukuyomi. The Mugen Tsukuyomi is, according to Madara, a genjutsu that can be adjusted to his liking. His intention is to create world absent of any negativity.
So again, what is the Tsukuyomi? In other to understand that Sasuke possesses the technique we must understand what the technique is. According to the descriptions given by Itachi and Madara, the technique simply conforms to what they desire. Itachi preferred torturing people, and Madara wants to create a blissful world. In both cases, they are acting as a godly figure.
Tsukuyomi is therefore, a genjutsu renowned for it's flexibility. One thing that puzzled me about the battle Sasuke had with Danzo, was that Kishimoto drew "Sasuke's genjutsu" in a similar style to Tsukuyomi.
This didn't make any sense. Because when we think of Tsukuyomi, we think of Itachi's "I'll do horrible things to you until you can't take it anymore" Tsukuyomi. What in the world did Sasuke do? Until, I thought more about Madara's intentions, and then it hit me. If the Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu world under the total control of the user, where the target is at the whim of the user, then Sasuke was a little more sneaky than Itachi. He didn't simply cause Danzo to see an image of the Sharingan on his hand, because the Sharingan closed after they took off. No.
Instead of projecting a world of pain and suffering, Sasuke created a dreamscape resembling the physical world. And in that world, Danzo's Izanagi never ended; Sasuke took away the limit. He gave Danzo the assurance that he would win. And poor Danzo never knew what hit him.
I overall believe the intention of this was to serve as a hint of what Madara planned, as well as to validate the descriptions of the genjutsu by Itachi and the databook.
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The Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu where the user can manipulate the dreamscape to their liking. Initially, we knew Tsukuyomi as a weapon of Itachi, notorious for leaving his enemies trampled in battle.
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The only case where Sasuke seems as if Sasuke possessed this genjutsu, was when he used a Kaleidoscope Sharingan genjutsu to disable Bee's movements.
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These depictions would suggest that the Tsukuyomi seems to be weapon that attacks the mind of targets. However, we're later introduced to the Everlasting Moonreader, or Mugen Tsukuyomi. The Mugen Tsukuyomi is, according to Madara, a genjutsu that can be adjusted to his liking. His intention is to create world absent of any negativity.
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So again, what is the Tsukuyomi? In other to understand that Sasuke possesses the technique we must understand what the technique is. According to the descriptions given by Itachi and Madara, the technique simply conforms to what they desire. Itachi preferred torturing people, and Madara wants to create a blissful world. In both cases, they are acting as a godly figure.
Tsukuyomi is therefore, a genjutsu renowned for it's flexibility. One thing that puzzled me about the battle Sasuke had with Danzo, was that Kishimoto drew "Sasuke's genjutsu" in a similar style to Tsukuyomi.
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This didn't make any sense. Because when we think of Tsukuyomi, we think of Itachi's "I'll do horrible things to you until you can't take it anymore" Tsukuyomi. What in the world did Sasuke do? Until, I thought more about Madara's intentions, and then it hit me. If the Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu world under the total control of the user, where the target is at the whim of the user, then Sasuke was a little more sneaky than Itachi. He didn't simply cause Danzo to see an image of the Sharingan on his hand, because the Sharingan closed after they took off. No.
Instead of projecting a world of pain and suffering, Sasuke created a dreamscape resembling the physical world. And in that world, Danzo's Izanagi never ended; Sasuke took away the limit. He gave Danzo the assurance that he would win. And poor Danzo never knew what hit him.
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I overall believe the intention of this was to serve as a hint of what Madara planned, as well as to validate the descriptions of the genjutsu by Itachi and the databook.
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