Chapter 229: Terumi Mei [27]
Chapter 229: Terumi Mei [27]
The transformation of the Byakugan into the Tenseigan was an inevitable event.
Feng Ye contemplated whether or not to recreate the moon after the Tenseigan's transformation was complete, but ultimately decided to leave it for now.
During this contemplation, he also sensed something unusual—a few strands of icy presences had entered the Ninja World alongside the shattering of the moon.
They were presences.
But in his perception, they weren't tangible chakras, nor could they be considered mere traces; they were simply malevolent thoughts without any attachments.
"Is this the consciousness of Hagoromo Otsutsuki...?"
Feng Ye muttered under his breath.
The icy presence he sensed was very similar to the Grim Reaper that Hatake Kakashi had summoned with the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, indicating that they likely originated from Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
It seemed that the moon had sealed not only the husk of the Ten-Tails, but also a fragment of Hagoromo's will. And now, with the moon's destruction, that fragment had escaped.
Hagoromo's will was likely divided into three parts.
One part resided within the Ten-Tails. As the Sage of Six Paths divided the Ten-Tails and created the ninja clans, this fragment of will was thoroughly dispersed, lingering within every ninja. It gathered and dispersed with their life and death.
The Grim Reaper summoned by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal was likely this part.
A larger part was probably sealed within the moon itself, together with the Gedo Statue. Now, this part had also broken free from its seal.
The last, smallest part resided within Black Zetsu.
"Never mind."
"Even if it has escaped, it's in an extremely dispersed state and won't be able to gather together in a short time. And even if it does, it would just be an empty shell, at most taking on the form of Uchiha Madara when he was resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation."
Feng Ye shook his head.
While the Impure World Reincarnation was indeed fearsome, it was only relative to ninjas below the Six Paths level. Once one reached that level, the Impure World Reincarnation was insignificant.
Even if Hagoromo's will eventually gathered and resurrected in that form, it wouldn't be able to exert its original power, peaking at the first stage of the Six Paths level at best.
Moreover...
This process would likely be very long, perhaps taking several years or even decades.
"Hayama's out of the picture, Hagoromo's will has been unsealed, Obito is still collecting the tailed beasts, and Uchiha Madara awaits resurrection... It's hard to say who'll win in this game of mahjong."
With that thought,
Feng Ye couldn't help but chuckle.
According to the original plot, Hagoromo Otsutsuki would have been the final boss, but now, Feng Ye had disrupted the story. Perhaps Hagoromo would only be able to resurrect through the Impure World Reincarnation.
If she happened to cross paths with Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Madara, it would be hard to predict who would come out on top. In terms of combat experience, Madara could take on ten Hagoromos.
The future was truly unpredictable.
But he was already ahead of everyone else.
Feng Ye shook his head, clearing the messy thoughts from his mind, and looked down at the Ninja World below. He closed his eyes and sensed the coordinates of the Flying Raijin Kunai.
"As I expected, it's almost imperceptible due to the distance. I guess I'll have to fly down there."
Without the true body of the Six Paths, one couldn't usually survive in space. But with his time regression ability, Feng Ye's survival capabilities far exceeded those of the Six Paths.
Konoha.
Kakashi and the others, who were guarding the spatial passage to the moon, were astonished to find that the passage had collapsed and disappeared along with the disappearance of the dazzling white light that had blocked out the sky!
"What...?"
"The source of power maintaining the spatial passage has been destroyed."
Mizukage, Mei Terumi, narrowed her eyes, and slowly said, "It should be Feng Ye's doing."
Rin's eyes narrowed as she looked over, "Then doesn't that mean Feng Ye can't come back?!"
Kakashi spoke in a low voice, "That's not a problem, big brother still has the Flying Thunder God Technique... The key now is to ascertain big brother's condition."
Just as they were thinking about what to do next, a figure swiftly flew over from the direction of Konoha.
It was Feng Ye's shadow clone that he had left in Konoha.
"The main body is fine."
"If the spatial passage has been destroyed, you don't need to keep guarding this place."
The shadow clone spoke calmly to Kakashi and the others before dissipating into white smoke with a poof.
With the information conveyed by the shadow clone, Kakashi and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
After a quick glance at each other, they withdrew the various barriers and sealing techniques they had set up and headed back towards Konoha.
...
Frost Country.
This was a small country located in the ocean, situated roughly halfway between the Water Country and the Lightning Country. Due to its maritime location and amicable relationship with the Water Country, it regularly paid tribute to them and was protected by Kirigakure, thus rarely suffering attacks.
Owing to its unique geographical position, the country experienced perpetual winter, though it rarely snowed. Instead, buildings, forests, and everything else were covered in a thin layer of frost.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Amidst the frost-covered forest, a group of seven or eight figures were moving swiftly. They were ninjas from Kirigakure, each wearing the village's forehead protector.
Their presence here was due to an incident that had occurred about half a month ago, where a group of ninjas had attacked the Frost Country. The country had swiftly requested aid from Kirigakure, who had promptly dispatched a ninja squad.
Leading the team at the forefront was a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, with brown hair, azure eyes, and fair skin, exuding an air of youthful charm.
"Halt."
Mei Terumi stopped at a tree trunk, waved her hand to signal the others to stop, and carefully examined a mark on the tree trunk for several seconds.
"This was left about half a day ago... If they took a break, we shouldn't be far from them now."
Having assessed the age of the mark, Mei spoke in a low voice.
The perpetrators were likely a group of ninjas from a small ninja village who had arrived in the Frost Country by merchant ship, intending to plunder some supplies before escaping. Their mission was to wipe out these ninjas.
"Continue the pursuit!"
Without lingering, Mei Terumi made a decisive judgment and once again ordered the team to press on.
Despite being one of the youngest in the squad, every ninja obeyed her commands exceptionally, not because of her beauty or charm, but out of respect for her strength and position.
Mei Terumi, fifteen years old.
Currently, an elite jonin of Kirigakure!
(End of Chapter)
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