The team soon realized that they were not the only ones experiencing the Eternal Tsukuyomi. Other shinobi, from various villages, were also trapped. The rogue ninjas, it turned out, were fragments of people from previous loops, imprinted with memories of their past selves.

Unlike the canon ending where Naruto and Sasuke break the spell, Version 006 narratives often explore the idea of a "stable" dream. What if the dream world is so convincing that the characters, even Naruto, stop wanting to wake up? The Absence of Conflict