Chapter 272: Stage Two Begins, The Ability of Heavenly Will (3K+)
"No need to waste time, Jiraiya-sama. If you attack me, there's a good chance you'll eventually be caught in the crossfire of those guys' attacks, leading to a regrettable outcome."
Heavenly Will suddenly spoke, and Jiraiya's hands, which had just lowered, trembled. Although he had already witnessed this woman's miraculous abilities, experiencing it himself, that strange feeling made him look surprised and bewildered.
As a top ninja, he naturally knew that if he hesitated, the opponent could perform countless maneuvers in battle. The truth and falsehood of the information had already confused him.
Ninja battles are battles of information, and this Heavenly Will naturally stood at the pinnacle of this fighting style.
Jiraiya's gathered Sage Mode Chakra did not dissipate, but he also did not continue his attack.
The red-haired Le Ren in front, who had been gripping the hilt of the longsword on his back, also released his hand.
He still wanted to persuade her, but Heavenly Will raised her hand and turned her head to look forward.
Two figures, with faint cracks visible on their bodies, appeared. One had long black hair and wore red armor, while the other had silver hair and red eyes, clad in blue armor. Both wore Konoha headbands.
Jiraiya's mouth slightly opened.
"First Hokage, Second Hokage…"
"This is… Impure World Reincarnation?!"
This rumored forbidden jutsu, theoretically, no one had been able to perform it since the death of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. He thought of his former companion Orochimaru, who loved to research various forbidden jutsus, but he didn't find Orochimaru's figure.
Le Ren slightly crouched, preparing for battle. He still didn't want to give up the rare opportunity to change the entire mission world.
Once this mission was accomplished and the golden law descended, he would reap a great deal of rewards. In terms of attribute points alone, it might be equivalent to the rewards of several, or even a dozen, Infinite Dimensional Space missions.
And with enough stacked attributes, he would become unimaginably powerful.
Le Ren was well aware that with the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu, no matter what kind of sacrifices were found, the revived ninjas would struggle to replicate their terrifying strength from when they were alive.
Even if someone could find a White Zetsu and use that body for Impure World Reincarnation, the First Hokage and Second Hokage who appeared would certainly not be at their peak.
Moreover, he and Miss Heavenly Will had mastered Sage Mode, so they might not be without a chance.
Puff!
As he pondered, a figure flashed past, and blood splattered from his chest. The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, holding a katana, had already appeared behind him.
Le Ren's pupils trembled. Flying Thunder God Technique? When did the opponent embed a jutsu formula behind him?!
He caught a glimpse of a tree root growing from behind him, with the Flying Thunder God jutsu formula carved on it.
Using Wood Release to coordinate with Flying Thunder God?!
Le Ren suddenly drew both swords, his body spinning like a top, and fierce Chakra sword energy danced in the wind.
At the same time, the Second Hokage, who had once again used Flying Thunder God Slash, was forced back by the sword energy storm and coldly retreated back to his brother's side.
"Let's go, Le Ren. If you don't retreat now, you won't have another chance."
Heavenly Will's tone was calm, and she didn't show any emotional fluctuation because this Reincarnator, who had never betrayed her in any of the timelines she had seen, was injured.
She looked at her panel.
[Talent: Mr. Mouse · Stage Two (Hundred Click) (Similarity 94%) (S-) — A special soul grants you the ability to interfere with the probability world, allowing you to foresee multiple worldlines based on your Mental power and make choices. Unchosen worldlines will disappear. Observing the probability world will cause damage to your brain and Mental state. Continuous observation will cause a deviation in your existence. Multiple observations of the same world will generate probability entropy, and excessively high probability entropy will cause your own worldline to disappear.]
This was probably her greatest value in the eyes of the Space, and at the same time, it was the source of her self-proclaimed evaluation of being "astonishingly talented."
A very difficult talent to anchor. By giving high-level singularity points to the goddess, it was anchored to a highly similar and very powerful ability, and after being strengthened to Stage Two, it possessed almost inconceivable abilities.
But precisely because of this ability, many things lost their meaning to her.
After all, from her perspective, Le Ren had already died many times, and for such a "easily" dying person, it was difficult for her to seriously consider things for him.
This was also why Heavenly Will was unwilling to enter the mission world with Wu Xin and Wu Shang.
"How truly despicable. Even though they are also outsiders, simply because they arrived earlier, the world will trusts the Ōtsutsuki Clan more at this time…"
Heavenly Will spoke words that Jiraiya understood less and less, and opened both hands at the same time.
The next moment, countless wooden spikes burst from the ground, but just as they broke through the surface, they were blocked by powerful Mental power and exploded into thin air.
Boom!
[Water Release: Water Colliding Wave]!
Senju Tobirama instantly formed hand signs, and a giant water vortex appeared out of thin air. The excessively powerful Chakra of the Senju Clan was displayed to its fullest at this moment. Ordinary Water Release ninjutsu, when unleashed by Senju Tobirama, was like a raging torrent. The water vortex reached a hundred meters high, and the swirling water was like ocean waves.
Jiraiya sensed the strangeness of this battle. He leaped backward, his feet stepping on the surging water, and retreated in the direction of Konoha.
This so-called golden law must have some problem. Someone had used Impure World Reincarnation on the First Hokage and Second Hokage to stop them.
With the powerful combat strength of these two, if they were truly controlled by some dangerous individual, it would also be a disaster for Konoha.
Le Ren also rolled backward, his twin swords wildly swinging, constantly cutting down various wooden spikes. The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, did not even make a move, merely standing in place without forming hand signs, yet he was already struggling to parry.
The clear power gap in this world was evident. Le Ren had a fighting chance against ordinary Jonin, and even had a significant advantage using Reincarnator methods. Even against a top ninja like Jiraiya, he could attempt to contend.
But against someone of Senju Hashirama's caliber, he virtually had no qualification to fight him head-on.
Speed, strength, experience, attack range, destructive power, defense, regeneration—in every conceivable dimension, he was overwhelmingly disadvantaged.
Le Ren, stepping on the water, glanced at the elegant woman again, gritted his teeth, and turned to sprint into the distance. After running out of the Water Release range, he bit his finger and instantly formed hand signs.
Summoning Jutsu!
A giant eagle appeared on the ground. After Le Ren mounted it, the gray-white eagle immediately flapped its wings, stirring up a whirlwind, and instantly flew several hundred meters away.
Heavenly Will caught a glimpse of Le Ren's choice from the corner of her eye and sighed. It was a pity. Le Ren was a good guy, but unfortunately, he tried to find love in a place like the Infinite Dimensional Space, and even more unfortunately, the object was someone like herself.
Her hands hung at her sides, and her body slowly floated up from the ground.
"Before you defeat me, you can't save those two children, honored Hokages."
The next moment, countless massive trees rose from the ground, as if an ancient forest had reappeared.
[Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence]!
Heavenly Will floated into the air, her posture natural. Her body was enveloped in strong natural energy, giving her a keen perception of Wood Release. She moved nimbly in the air, dodging the giant trees.
She continuously pointed her fingers, emitting emerald green magic that merged into the earth and the Wood Release.
Flowers began to bloom from Senju Hashirama's Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
Senju Tobirama frowned, and his figure suddenly disappeared again.
Puff!
His figure was repelled by some invisible barrier, and the blade in his hand slightly curled. At the same time, clear cracks appeared in the air in front of the golden-haired woman.
—
"I am merely an old man who doesn't wish for the world to fall into utter ruin."
The Six Paths Sage's Mental power and Chakra entered Uchiha Obito's body. Coincidentally, because Uchiha Obito's body at this moment simultaneously possessed Senju Hashirama's cells and the Yin-Release Chakra of the Uchiha Clan, the Yin-Yang Release, a power completely beyond the ninja hierarchy, was easily condensed.
Bai Cangshu listened as this powerful individual, who had almost single-handedly created the power system of this world, spoke, yet a sense of absurdity welled up from his heart.
It seemed whether it was Ping Zhongshi or the Six Paths Sage.
These people always had some inexplicable sense of mission.
He was clearly someone who indulged his descendants in conflict for a thousand years, yet now he spoke of not wanting the world to fall into utter ruin…
Bai Cangshu's lips curled into a sneer, letting out a scoff, but before he could retort, a woman's voice emerged.
"Six Paths Sage, how about we make a bet?"
Heavenly Will appeared from among the flowers.
"A bet?"
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, controlling Uchiha Obito, questioned, but the Truth-Seeking Ball in his hand unconsciously began to change shape.
"Let's bet on this: I'll show the two possible futures of this world to the reincarnations of your two sons. What do you think they'll choose?"
Heavenly Will took off her mask, her lips curling into a smile, and for the first time, a vivid expression appeared on her face.
That expression was playful, teasing, and unrestrained.
"I bet at least one of them will choose the future of the golden law."
Puff!
It seemed something had happened to the woman's main body. The chest of her clone, which had grown from the flower, suddenly ruptured, spilling a large amount of blood.
But the woman didn't care. She looked at Bai Cangshu and said, "Tao Bai Bai, the world will's hatred will likely be directed at me for 7 to 14 days. After that…"
Bang!
The woman's body, which had grown from the flower, completely shattered into a puddle of liquid. Clearly, her current state was not very good either.
[Unique Special Event: Golden Tree Descent, Stage One Concluded]
[You have obtained b-class special point * 1]
[Golden Tree Descent, Stage Two Initiated]
[Stage Two Content: The supreme will has noticed the flourishing Golden Tree, and He has turned His gaze towards this land. At the same time, this action has met with resistance from the world will. From now on, all Reincarnators and plot characters of the Golden Tree faction will be attacked by forces dispatched by the world will; resist the attacks until the supreme will descends.]
[Stage Two Reward: Hero's Rune; Milestone: Golden Tree's Blessing; Item: Golden Droplet; (Acquired based on contribution)]
This was a stage mission without penalties. In other words, for the Space, the result of this mission failing basically didn't require additional punishment.
The attacks summoned by the world will certainly wouldn't have any intention of leaving survivors.
[First wave of attacks has begun]
Bai Cangshu did not notice anyone else appearing, and the Six Paths Sage in front of him had no intention of attacking him. He probably understood what the woman meant.
She was resisting the attack alone; this was a gesture of goodwill…
Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, seeing Heavenly Will disappear, continued to speak.
"Powerful human, perhaps you also have other choices…"
[You have triggered a special hidden event: The Golden Age That Never Came]