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Chapter 62: Bloodline Limit of Time
Chapter 62: Bloodline Limit of Time
"At your current level, even I wouldn't be confident in dealing with you."
Orochimaru's eyes shone with a brilliant light as he gazed at Feng Ye. It was unprecedented for him to be surpassed by his disciple, yet he now felt that this day might not be far off.
Hearing Orochimaru's words, Feng Ye offered a modest smile. "That's high praise, but I merely developed some ninjutsu through your teachings, Master Orochimaru. It has significant side effects, and I'm still far from your level."
When Orochimaru said he didn't have the confidence to deal with him, he wasn't referring to winning a fight but rather subduing him. After all, winning and killing are two different concepts. With Feng Ye's speed and desire to escape, even Orochimaru would struggle to capture him without preparation.
Unless he set up a barrier in advance.
Feng Ye's response was humble, but if he were to engage Orochimaru in battle at that moment, it would indeed be a challenging fight.
Orochimaru's chakra levels, perception abilities, and skills were all top-notch, and his survival abilities were unparalleled. Killing him instantly was unrealistic; the battle would likely devolve into a war of attrition.
In the end, either Feng Ye would exhaust Orochimaru's chakra, or Orochimaru would use a barrier or sealing technique to restrain him. Such a battle wouldn't be resolved in a short time.
Nevertheless,
Feng Ye could now be considered a true Kage-level powerhouse!
An even more troublesome Kage than Orochimaru!
Relying on his speed and the time-reversal ability, a bug-level skill, he could face off against even someone like Orochimaru with some confidence. As for regular jonin and elite jonin, they would struggle to last more than a few exchanges against him.
"Hmhmhm."
Orochimaru listened to Feng Ye's words, his eyes fixed on the younger ninja for several seconds. Then, tilting his head, he said, "That ability to increase your action frequency—it's not just a simple ninjutsu, is it?"
Feng Ye didn't show any surprise. Given Orochimaru's level of expertise, it wouldn't be difficult for him to notice the time acceleration anomaly during their battle on this kind of battlefield.
The Eight Inner Gates could only increase speed and wouldn't cause a 'frame drop' effect, which was a clear sign of frequency disruption and couldn't be explained by mere velocity.
"You've noticed, Master."
"Indeed, it's not just ninjutsu. It's a bloodline limit that enhances my speed in various ways, allowing me to enter a state of higher 'frequency'."
Feng Ye admitted candidly.
For him now, admitting to possessing a certain bloodline limit wasn't a big deal. Every Kage-level ninja had their unique secret techniques.
Orochimaru's eyes widened slightly, a spark of interest flashing in his gaze. "The first bloodline inheritor?" he asked.
Aside from well-known bloodline limits like the Byakugan and Sharingan, which had been passed down for generations, abilities like Storm Release and Lava Release usually didn't run in families. Instead, they manifested as unique awakenings in specific individuals.
These individuals were known as the first bloodline inheritors.
The bloodline limits of the first inheritors might not be passed down to the next generation, or the probability of inheritance was extremely low.
Currently, the most stable bloodline limit in the ninja world was the Byakugan, which every member of the Hyuga clan possessed. On the other hand, not all Uchiha clan members could unlock the Sharingan. Other bloodline limits, like the Hyoton of the Shimura clan and the Shikotsumyaku of the Hyuga clan, had even lower awakening rates.
"Yes."
Feng Ye nodded.
Orochimaru stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Bloodline limits that merge basic attributes don't possess the ability to increase frequency. Based on this, I deduce that it's not a bloodline limit of elimination. Given your situation and the lack of connection to Yin Release spiritual techniques, it should be a bloodline limit derived from Yang Release."
As this thought occurred to him, Orochimaru inhaled sharply, his eyes gleaming with a thrilling excitement as he looked at Feng Ye. "A bloodline limit that manipulates the flow of time?!
In the entire ninja world, spacetime ninjutsu is considered the most challenging type of jutsu to master. Most jutsu defined as 'spacetime ninjutsu' only involve manipulating space, with no ability to affect the time dimension.
Orochimaru had searched extensively for information on this topic.
The only vague record of a jutsu involving the time dimension in history came from the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan several hundred years ago.
The specific ability has been obscured by time, but the user of this power attempted to unify the ninja world with it and ultimately failed.
They were stopped by a member of the Senju clan.
This incident occurred in the early Warring States period, over a hundred years before the more well-known figures of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama from the ninja world. As a result, the information available is vague and unclear, making it difficult to determine whether it is a true historical account or a fabrication by later generations.
If this had happened a few months ago, Feng Ye would likely have panicked under Orochimaru's intense gaze. But now, he could remain calm and composed in the face of this reaction.
As expected of Orochimaru.
Based solely on observation and inference, he had almost concluded that Feng Ye's ability did not belong to the standard five nature transformations of Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, and Earth or the Yin-Yang Release bloodline limits. This left only one possible explanation—a time-related ability.
"As expected of Teacher Orochimaru; with just a rough observation during our battle, you've already made such an accurate judgment..."
With no other factors to distract or mislead him, Feng Ye calmly spoke up, "I've done some tests and confirmed that this ability doesn't belong to the five nature transformations of Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, and Earth, nor does it fall under Yin-Yang or space-related jutsu. It should be classified as the ninth type of ninjutsu."
With his current strength, whether or not his time-related ability was exposed would no longer have a significant impact.
Moreover...
Spacetime ninjutsu was already incredibly difficult to counter, but time ninjutsu transcended even that, reigning supreme over all other jutsu. There was no concept of 'breaking' or 'solving' it unless one could interfere or counteract it with another ability of the same time dimension!
Supreme over all ninjutsu.
An absolute, invincible power.
This was the might of time manipulation!
"This is truly... an unexpected development."
Even though he had already suspected as much, Orochimaru still couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment upon hearing Feng Ye's confirmation. The way he looked at Feng Ye now, he might as well have been gazing at a priceless treasure.
What he desired most was eternal life, and the greatest enemy of life was time—even legends like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara couldn't overcome the passage of time! But now...
With Feng Ye's bloodline limit as a foundation, he might have a chance to touch the power of the time dimension, to defeat time itself and attain eternal life!
In this moment, Feng Ye had become more valuable to Orochimaru than any of his test subjects or experimental data. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered him to kill Feng Ye, he would defy that order without hesitation.
He might even go as far as to defect from Konoha with Feng Ye!
(End of Chapter)
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