What it does
Infinite Tsukuyomi is an extremely powerful genjutsu that traps the entire world in an illusion, enslaving the human and animal populations in a dream so that their chakra may be upon by the God Tree.
Hand seals
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Description
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can also be translated as "dreams", "fantasy", or "visions", which fits the nature of this technique.
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Black Zetsu revised the Stone Tablet to state that the Infinite Tsukuyomi is the salvation for the Uchiha Clan and the key to world peace, something Madara believed in.
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Sasuke referred to this technique as a genjutsu cast by the Rinnegan. In the anime, Black Zetsu also connects the technique to the Rinnegan.
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In Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, Obito casts a Limited Tsukuyomi (限定月読, Gentei Tsukuyomi) on Naruto and Sakura, sending them to a Genjutsu World housed within a crystal ball. As Akatsuki only has seven tailed beasts at the time, the Rinne Sharingan used has only seven tomoe.
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Hagoromo believed that in the past, Kaguya had utilised her Byakugan in some fashion when casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
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In the anime, decades later, Boro would use tales of Infinite Tsukuyomi to persuade many people into joining his cult. He claimed it was a path of salvation from the struggles of the world gifted by the Ōtsutsuki and was destroyed by the Five Great Shinobi Countries to maintain their status quo.