Naruto: From Fake to Real, Deceiving the Ninja World

Chapter 565 Death is also rebirth

The crimson flames were so dazzling and so scorching.

Even through the water mirror, even across the distance between two worlds, Yun Shi seemed to be able to feel that familiar yet unfamiliar burning sensation.

The firelight reflected in his eyes—

hum!

Yun suddenly stretched out his hands, his ten fingers slightly bent, and held them together in front of him, as if grasping a non-existent sphere.

"cough!"

He held nothing back any longer, releasing the last vestiges of his body completely!

Five-tenths of the power!

Five-tenths of the soul!

This is all he has left.

Strands of blue-black light surged wildly from his hands, swirling, compressing, and condensing in front of him.

The light grew brighter and brighter, and its flow accelerated.

A sphere about the size of a fist, with a deep, dark blue-black color, condensed in his palm.

The sphere's surface is as smooth as the most perfect gemstone, yet inside it seems as if countless stars are being born and dying, with countless tiny specks of starlight flowing within.

It floated silently, emitting an extremely alluring ripple.

It seems to be able to hear wishes, distort reality, and break boundaries.

Bōgyoku.

Or rather, this is what is called —

--system.

The "system" he once possessed, the "system" that accompanied him from the very beginning when he transmigrated as "Hyuga Kumokawa".

"By fabricating lies and making others believe them, one can obtain different numbers of truth points based on the degree to which the lies are believed."

By consuming "Realization Points," one can materialize corresponding items, abilities, or information based on the existing rules of the ninja world.

The larger the scale of the manifestation, the higher the level of detail, and the more points are required.

Although it is impossible to directly manifest the power systems of other worlds, it is possible to imitate the abilities and concepts of these other worlds to some extent based on the rules of the ninja world.

Upon closer examination, these rules and mechanisms are remarkably similar to the abilities of the Hogyoku.

The Hogyoku, one of the legendary artifacts located at the pinnacle of the Bleach world, possesses the true power to read people's hearts and grant their wishes.

However, the extent and manner of realization are often closely related to the holder's own strength, will, and even subconscious desires, and are full of uncontrollability and costs.

But that is ultimately another world, a creation under another set of rules.

The Hogyoku, which comes from the world of Bleach, could not possibly appear out of thin air in the world of Naruto.

The blue-black gem that Yun Shi created at this moment was based on his understanding of the rules of the world, and fueled by the last five-tenths of his soul and power.

Combined with his understanding and reverse analysis of his own "system" operating mechanism, he finally forged a prototype that belonged only to him and to the rules of the ninja world.

Perhaps it could be called —

"Divine Art - Omnipotent," Yun Shi uttered hoarsely.

He lowered his eyes, gazing at the profound "Hogyoku," a microcosm of the universe, suspended in the palm of his hand.

Inside the gemstone, starlight rises and falls, seemingly containing a world full of infinite possibilities yet shrouded in chaos and uncertainty.

The so-called "system" was the cornerstone of his rise, the tool for him to become stronger, and the key to his acquisition of power, knowledge, and even the overall planning of everything.

He always thought it was some kind of unknown "cheat code" that came with his time travel.

However, as his power grew stronger, and as his understanding of "Divine Soul Fate" and "High-Level Soul Control" reached a certain level—

His bold guess became clearer and clearer.

Until, by relying on his ability to travel from the distant future, against the flow of time, he returned to this point in time—

The so-called "system" within him, which had accompanied him through his journeys, helped him rise to power, and enabled him to weave numerous outrageous lies, vanished without a trace.

Now, a thousand years have passed since he arrived at this point in time, a thousand years of reflection, a thousand years of planning, a thousand years of exploration.

According to Yun's estimation, if we follow the rough calculation method of the "system" from before, his current life form has already exceeded the so-called 100% Otsutsuki bloodline.

The so-called 100% purity is a threshold set with reference to the earliest "pioneers" of the Otsutsuki clan, and is a relative "full value".

It is never the limit, much less the end.

Whether it's Otsutsuki Shibaki, who has long transcended the boundaries of his race, continuously devoured chakra fruits using the Divine Tree, and has already crossed dimensions to reach a higher realm.

Or perhaps it is the Yun-style self that has long since abandoned the simple path of bloodline evolution, and instead pioneered a new path based on "divine soul fate" and "high-level soul control".

Both of them had long since forged their own paths, venturing into realms that no one before them had ever set foot in or even comprehended, and had already surpassed the limits of the "Otsutsuki clan."

Bloodline purity?

That's a benchmark of the past.

What they are measured by now is the depth of the rules they have touched and the breadth of the paths they have opened up.

Yun Shi had previously realized that, if the functions of the so-called "system" and the legendary "Hogyoku" were combined—

The ability to fulfill a holder's desires based on existing rules by using a certain "points" is far too similar in effect to the "omnipotent" power that can "realize whatever one thinks."

The only difference is that the "system" has the limitation of "realization points", which is like a "tool" that is tailored to the host and guides its growth.

That's right.

The "system" was neither a gift from heaven nor a coincidence.

A thousand years ago, relying on the two unique divine arts, "High-Level Soul Control" and "Divine Soul Fate," which belonged only to him and involved death, life, space, and time—

Yun Shi had already touched the edge of "Divine Art - Omnipotence".

Now, having obtained Shibayo's remains, he has gained a deeper understanding of the rules of the world.

He finally grasped the prototype of "omnipotence" and was able to present it in physical form.

Even if it's just a prototype, it's a power that only gods can control, a realm that only beings who have truly begun to understand the rules of the world can possibly reach.

This is enough to prove that the current Otsutsuki Kumoshiki has long since broken free from the constraints of simple bloodline evolution and has reached an extremely profound level on his own path.

Now, only one final step remains.

The people he wants to exploit are not just the seven people who possess the "seven deadly sins".

And himself.

The "system" was used as a cover to disguise the nascent "Divine Magic: Omnipotence".

To pave the way for my future self, enabling me to quickly acquire power, understand the rules of the world, and ultimately arrive at where I am today, standing here.

Create your own shortcut to "Hogyoku".

When the future Hyuga Kumokawa, having endured countless hardships, finally stands here as Otsutsuki Kumoshiki, and personally creates this "Hogyoku"—

A self-fulfilling, time-transcending causal loop has been formed.

This so-called "system" is both the "cause" and the "effect".

If the appearance of Hyuga Kumokawa was the "cause," then the appearance of Otsutsuki Kumoshiki was the "effect."

If the appearance of Otsutsuki Kumoshiki was the "effect," then the appearance of Hyuga Kumokawa was the "cause."

It connects the past and the future, the beginning and the end.

"Ha, paving the way for themselves, setting up their own trap—"

Watching the "Hōgyoku" pierce through the water mirror, transcend the barriers of time and space, and fly towards the young man in the mirror who was about to be engulfed by flames, Yun Shi couldn't help but chuckle: "In the end, the biggest lie and deception of my life, which is full of deception and pretense, was inflicted on myself."

"I'm such a damn liar."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Shi slowly leaned back, her back pressed against the rough, cold stone seat, letting the boundless weakness and emptiness engulf her.

Having lost the last five-tenths of his strength and soul, he once again felt the approach of utter death.

But at this moment, in this instant—

Yun Shi, whose understanding of "death" had been stuck for hundreds of years, suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

It was like a closed valley suddenly opening up, with the wind blowing in relentlessly.

Death, rebirth.

Death means becoming a third person; closing your eyes, the world falls to the ground and dies, but a new world is born in its place.

so----

"Death is also a new life."

Yun's deep eyes dimmed little by little and gradually closed as he whispered, "'Reincarnation,' this is the power I possess, its true form."

[Foreshadowing is resolved in Chapter 177, "Praise My Lord! Death is New Life!", referring to the prayers recited by the cult of evil gods.]

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As Yun Shi's luminous eyes closed completely, the last glimmer of light on the fifth level of the underground palace went out, returning to absolute darkness and deathly silence.

On the stone seat, the body, devoid of all soul and power, remained completely silent.

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