Chapter 53: Markings II: Time Reversal
Chapter 53: Markings II: Time Reversal
Feng Ye pushed open the door and stepped into his home.
Kakashi was not around, most likely still out on a mission with Minato Namikaze and had not yet returned.
Walking into his bedroom, Feng Ye casually took out a stack of mission rewards from his pocket and tossed them onto the table before sitting down and closing his eyes.
He did not immediately head to the gathering location instructed by Hiruzen Sarutobi. This was partly because he wanted to drop off the mission rewards, but more importantly, he had heard a mechanical ding while at the mission distribution center.
"Finally..."
Closing his eyes, Feng Ye calmed his emotions.
A gigantic, illusory golden clock appeared before him. The hour hand pointed to the 2 o'clock position, and the Roman numeral 'II' that represented 2 o'clock was no longer shrouded in mist. Instead, it was clear and visible, emitting a dark sheen.
Feng Ye took a breath, not in a rush to use his new time-based ability, but instead, he tried to trigger his time acceleration ability first.
Click!
Accompanied by the sound of a mechanical tick, the hands of the illusory clock moved and pointed to the 1 o'clock position.
The marking disk at the center of the illusory clock, under Feng Ye's control, started ticking and turned until it stopped at the fourth marking.
Four times speed!
"Another increase... Just as I expected, the range of my time acceleration ability increases by one marking every year."
Feng Ye exhaled softly.
At four times speed, combined with the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates, his speed would be unmatched, even by Kage-level opponents. Killing Jonin would become even easier.
He could wreak havoc among those below Kage level, and even Kage-level opponents would struggle to catch him, unless they were like the Fourth Raikage, a speed-specialist Kage who could match his pace and pose a threat.
"Now, for the new ability..."
Feng Ye calmed himself, and with a thought, the hour hand moved again, pointing to the 2 o'clock position, and the black Roman numeral marking 'II' emitted a dark gleam.
Upon confirming the activation of this ability, as if by instinct, Feng Ye immediately knew what ability the 2 o'clock marking corresponded to.
His heart stirred with suppressed excitement.
Feng Ye took a breath, opened his eyes, and drew out his ninja sword, White Fang, which he always carried with him. He extended his palm, gritted his teeth slightly, and slashed his palm with the sword.
Sss!
With pain came a bloodline, and blood immediately flowed from the wound.
Feng Ye endured the pain, staring at the injury. His eyes flashed, and deep within them, a golden clock seemed to appear, its hands spinning in reverse.
Silently, the blood that had flowed from the wound began to flow back, returning to the cut, and then, without a sound, the wound that had almost split his palm disappeared!
"As expected..."
A smile appeared on Feng Ye's face.
This bizarre phenomenon needed no further thought to understand its meaning—it was the arc of time, the reversal of time—time reversal!
Feng Ye gripped White Fang and slashed it at the wooden floor, creating a rift about a foot long. He then stared at the rift and attempted to activate his ability.
However, the rift remained unchanged.
"It seems that just like time acceleration, I can only affect my own body."
After making this judgment, Feng Ye sighed in relief. Looking at the rift in the floor, he remained quiet for a few seconds before chuckling.
Hahahaha!!
Although it wasn't the time-stopping ability he desired the most, and he couldn't affect anything other than himself, the power of this ability was nevertheless unquestionable!
No matter the injury, as long as it wasn't instantaneously fatal, it could be instantly healed under the effect of time reversal!
Furthermore...
Feng Ye wasn't sure what exactly constituted instantaneous death.
The illusory clock was fused with his soul. If he could still activate the time reversal ability even when his body was blown to smithereens, then in terms of regenerative ability alone, forget about the Hundred Seals Technique or a Sage's body—even the Rikudo Body couldn't compare!
"It should be similar to the situation with Edo Tensei..."
Feng Ye's laughter trailed off as he muttered to himself.
Although he couldn't exactly experiment by bashing his own head in, based on his intuition, this judgment seemed sound.
An immortal body!
Unless it was a forbidden jutsu targeting the soul, or the Seeking Paths Jade that fused Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, Earth, Yin, and Yang Releases to attack both body and soul, no other ninjutsu or taijutsu could kill him.
Feng Ye stroked his chin thoughtfully. "I just need to be careful of soul-related forbidden techniques and various sealing jutsus. It would be troublesome if I got sealed."
The fact that time reversal couldn't affect anything besides himself also meant that if he were sealed by a jutsu like the Corpse Demon Seal, he wouldn't be able to break free from the seal.
He wouldn't die, though.
If he were sealed for a few hundred or even a thousand years, he'd probably unlock all twelve notches of his ability, and there would definitely be one among them that could break the seal. But that was an experience he had no desire to go through.
"This also solves the problem of lifespan."
Feng Ye breathed a soft sigh of relief.
With the time acceleration and time reversal abilities, as long as he was cautious enough, the battlefield of the Third Great Ninja War would hardly pose a threat to him, unless Namikaze Minato suddenly lost his mind and decided to use the Corpse Demon Seal, along with Flying Thunder God, to take him down together.
However, he had no intention of destroying Konoha, nor did he put the green hat on Namikaze Minato, so the likelihood of such a scenario was slim. As for others who might know the Corpse Demon Seal, they'd have to catch him first.
The same went for soul-related secret techniques.
As long as his speed was high enough, he wouldn't have to fear such things.
Moreover, with the acquisition of time reversal, it meant he could now ignore the side effects of the Eight Inner Gates! Even the eighth gate, the Death Gate!
When he had nothing better to do, he could open the Death Gate, go out for grocery shopping, and then use time reversal when he got home to revert to his pre-Death Gate state. Hmm, he wouldn't have to worry about missing the Saturday special at the supermarket anymore.
At this thought—
Feng Ye stood up, stretched lazily, and flashed a sunny smile.
He had been in this world for so long, and things were finally starting to get interesting.
...
In a certain building.
Orochimaru stood at the forefront, clad in a ninja uniform, his expression indifferent.
The atmosphere in the large hall was somewhat oppressive, with dozens of elite jonin and chunin busily preparing and checking their equipment.
Just then—
A boy with silver hair walked in through the door.
Nearby ninjas threw curious glances his way, but Feng Ye ignored them and walked straight up to Orochimaru, a faint smile playing on his lips. He bowed politely to Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru-sensei."
"Hokage-sama has ordered me to join the advance team."
(End of Chapter)
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