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Chapter 338: Marking IV and a Message
Chapter 338: Marking IV and a Message
After Momoshiki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki were consecutively defeated by Fengye, peace finally returned to the ninja world.
From Kinshiki, Fengye learned about the Otsutsuki clan and, one day, left the ninja world, using the Yellow Spring of the Dead to open a passage to the distant heavens.
He shuttled through, exhausted his chakra, then used time retrogression to restore himself to his previous state before shuttling again.
Several days later, Fengye returned to the ninja world.
Kakashi asked Fengye what he had been up to for the past few days. Fengye replied that he had visited the lands of the Otsutsuki clan, defeated all the enemies he encountered with a single punch, and accidentally destroyed the Otsutsuki clan's planet, so he hadn't been able to bring anything back.
Kakashi fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
About a month later, at the age of twenty-eight, Fengye retired from his position as Hokage, and Konoha welcomed its sixth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake.
As everything had been prepared in advance, and Kakashi's strength had long since reached the pinnacle of the ninja world, the succession of the Hokage position caused hardly any ripples.
Despite the reluctance of many.
Many people hoped that Fengye would continue as Hokage, but he still retired and handed over all his power to Kakashi.
...
Several years later.
In a mansion on the north side of Konoha.
Fengye sat in the corridor with a small table in front of him, holding a cup of tea in his left hand, which he slowly sipped.
In front of him,
Sat a boy of six or seven years old with short, silver-white hair.
"Well... So, the instinct of living beings is to reproduce and mate. Whether in a species where females pursue males or vice versa, superior individuals are often surrounded by more members of the opposite sex. This is also a result of natural selection."
"The more superior the individual, the more able they are to pass on their genes, possessing the right to reproduce. In contrast, inferior individuals are not favored by the opposite sex and will gradually be eliminated, and the portion of genes belonging to them will fade with time."
Fengye drained his cup and placed it on the table, saying, "So, the more superior a person is, the more they can attract the opposite sex, which is actually a criterion for determining an individual's excellence. This includes humans as well."
"So don't be troubled by being surrounded by many members of the opposite sex, because that is precisely a reflection of your excellence, something you should be proud of."
The silver-haired boy seemed to understand something.
He nodded.
"I understand, Uncle."
"It's good that you understand."
Fengye smiled faintly and stood up.
It was around this time that Kakashi, clad in the Fire Shadow's ceremonial robe, walked over from outside and saw his son sitting in front of Fengye.
Kakashi looked at Fengye and asked, "Big brother, you didn't teach Xiao Kong anything weird, did you?"
"No, of course not," Fengye smiled and replied, "I just taught him how to look at things from a different perspective, so that his troubles can turn into different feelings."
Kakashi eyed Fengye suspiciously, feeling that something was amiss.
Fengye put on his wooden clogs and walked into the room, saying, "Alright, Xiao Kong has played enough. Take him home, and by the way, tell Xiao Qiong to come and play often."
Kakashi stared at Fengye's back until he disappeared, then he looked at the boy beside him, Flagwood Kong, and asked, "What did Big Brother teach you just now?"
Flagwood Kong earnestly replied, "Uncle said that Dad, you wearing a mask is a sign of lack of self-confidence, and told me not to learn from you. I think Uncle is right."
Kakashi: "..."
...
Creak, creak, creak,
Fengye, wearing wooden clogs, walked up to the roof terrace.
He reached the edge of the terrace and gazed into the distant horizon; his eyes revealed infinite depth. If one looked carefully, they would see the world in his pupils, with its sunrises and sunsets, as if experiencing endless time in an instant.
This was the ability of the fourth mark of the Illusionary Clock - Predicting the Future!
It's not just a predictive ability based on perception that glimpses a brief future, but an ability that sees countless futures and endless time!
The future is not a single line but a handful of sand.
To put it more vividly, it's like a tree diagram that spreads outward infinitely. Each point of difference extends a completely different future.
Like the Kenbunshoku Haki in the world of One Piece, which can only foresee a few seconds into the future and see a single future, but the ability of the fourth mark of the Illusionary Clock can see infinite futures and all possible outcomes!
In other words,
As Fengye stood here, he could already see the end of time for this world.
"What a troublesome ability..."
Fengye closed his eyes, and the gleam in his eyes faded, returning to calm. He shook his head.
He had unlocked this ability two years ago.
And after obtaining this ability, whenever he was curious about the future, he would use it to look ahead, as if standing tall and observing the countless branches of time.
This ability was extremely powerful, but because of this, its side effects were also evident: it made one lose interest in the future.
"In fact, after unlocking three or four abilities, you should already be at the apex of some world. It shouldn't take more than five abilities to get there, which is why I've chosen to record this message for you at the point when you unlock the fourth..."
"The Sand of Time possesses the ability to traverse spacetime and journey to different worlds."
"What I must tell you is that unlocking all twelve abilities is not the end, nor does it mean you truly control time. You are still a puppet of time, manipulated by its currents, as your self will gradually erode away with its passing."
"I do not know how to rebel against it, how to break free from time's grasp and truly master it... All I know is that if I continue on this path, I will lose myself entirely to the flow of time and become a lifeless doll."
"I tried sealing away my memories and starting anew, reclaiming my past each time I reached the pinnacle of a new world, but this method only delays the inevitable. It cannot cure the root of the problem unless I completely abandon my past, but then I would no longer be myself."
"I cannot find a solution..."
"I am recording this message while I still retain some semblance of self. By the time you receive this, I fear I will have failed, lost myself to the passage of time, and been discarded by the Sand of Time."
"After experiencing so many worlds and so much joy, I am content with what I have lived. Especially as my self is almost completely gone, emotions like 'dissatisfaction' and 'resentment' no longer exist within me."
"I even feel that ceasing to exist isn't such a bad thing. My life has been fulfilled—and that is the terrifying part about time."
"So, I wish you luck. I hope you can control time, rather than be controlled by it."
Feng Ye remained silent for a long time after receiving this message from the Illusionary Clock. Everything he had experienced so far seemed to confirm that the previous owner's words held nothing but the truth.
"I don't know how many eras you've traversed," Feng Ye whispered, "but my time is just beginning. I will not easily surrender to the whims of time..."
Feng Ye's gaze shifted downward to Konoha, sweeping across the entire village, the ninja world, and finally lifting to the sky above.
A faint golden light shone in his eyes, and the Illusionary Clock manifested within his irises, only to be projected outward, as if covering the entire sky.
Buzz!!!
A strange power rippled outward.
Kakashi, who had been asking Feng Ye about what he had taught his son, froze in place.
Kurenai Yuhi, who had been cooking, became a statue.
Tsunade, bathing, was also frozen, droplets of water suspended in mid-air around her.
The wind stilled.
Everything in the world, every living being and object, every consciousness and body, came to a standstill.
Feng Ye, too, was immobilized, but only physically; his mind remained active.
"Time has stopped..."
"No, it's not that time has stopped. I've been singled out and extracted from this moment in time... So, this is how one leaves? And when I return, I will come back to this exact moment, and the world will not have changed at all, as if it were sealed by a pause in time."
"This suits me just fine. I will be back." Feng Ye whispered to himself.
Then, the Illusionary Clock shone brilliantly, enveloping him in its radiance like a giant hand plucking him from the flow of time.
Before him appeared a golden river, but upon closer inspection, each droplet seemed to be a golden clock, endlessly spinning.
He traveled along this golden world, feeling his body age rapidly, experiencing thousands, perhaps millions of years, only to feel his body rejuvenate just as quickly, reverting to infancy in an instant.
Finally...
The force that had enveloped him dissipated, and he fell toward the river below.
Golden splashes erupted as he vanished into the river.
(End of Chapter)
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