Chapter 793

After Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki were defeated by Maple, the shinobi world ushered in a long-lost peace.

Maple learned about the Otsutsuki Clan from Kinshiki, and one day, he left the shinobi world and used Yomi's Bira Ban to open a passage to the distant sky.

After Shuttling, Kuroto exhausted his Chakra, and then used Time Reversal to return to the previous state, and then Shuttling again.

A few days later.

Maple returned to the shinobi world.

Kakashi asked Maple what he did in the past few days, and Maple's answer was that he went to Momoshiki Otsutsuki and Kinshiki Otsutsuki's Clan and punched the enemies one by one, and finally accidentally destroyed the planet of the Otsutsuki Clan, so he didn't bring back anything.

Kakashi was lost in thought about this.

About a month later, Maple retired from the position of Hokage at the age of 28, and Konoha welcomed the sixth Hokage, Hatake Kakashi.

Because all the preparations were made, and Kakashi's current strength is already at the peak of the shinobi world, the succession of the Hokage basically didn't cause any waves.

Although many people were reluctant.

Many people hoped that Maple would continue to be the Hokage, but Maple still retired and handed over all the power in his hands to Kakashi.

…

A few years later.

Somewhere in the north of Konoha.

Maple was sitting in the hallway with a tea table in front of him. He was holding a cup of tea in his left hand and slowly sipping it.

In front of him.

There was a young man who was about six or seven years old. He had short, silver-white hair.

"Well … that's why it's said that the instinct of living things is to reproduce and mate. Whether it's a female who pursues a male or a male who pursues a female, excellent individuals tend to be surrounded by more members of the opposite sex, this is also the result of natural selection."

"The more excellent an individual is, the more they can pass on their genes and have the right to reproduce, while those who are not good enough won't be favored by the opposite sex, so they will gradually be eliminated, and the part of their genes that belongs to them will disappear with time."

Feng Ye finished his tea in one gulp and placed the teacup on the table. "That's why I said that the more outstanding a person is, the more they'll be able to attract the opposite sex. This is also a standard for determining whether an individual is outstanding enough or not, and this applies to humans as well."

"That's why you shouldn't be bothered by being surrounded by a large number of members of the opposite sex, because that's a sign that you're good enough, and that's something you should be proud of."

The silver-haired boy seemed to understand something.

He nodded.

"I understand now, Uncle Maple."

"It's good that you understand."

Maple smiled and stood up.

At around this time, Kakashi, who was wearing the Hokage Kamikaze Kamikaze, walked in from outside and immediately saw his son sitting in front of Maple.

Kakashi looked towards Maple and asked, "Big brother, you didn't teach Little Kong anything strange, did you?"

"No, why would I?"

Maple smiled and said, "I only taught him how to look at things in a different way. That way, he'll be able to change his worries into something else."

Kakashi suspiciously stared at Maple, feeling like there was something wrong.

Maple put on his wooden clogs and walked back into the room. He said, "Alright, Little Kong has had enough fun, so you can take him back. Also, tell Little Qiong to come and play whenever he's free."

Kakashi stared at Maple's back until Maple disappeared. Only then did he look towards Qimu Kong and asked, "What did big brother teach you just now?"

Qimu Kong replied seriously, "Uncle said that wearing a mask is a sign of lack of confidence, and told me not to learn from you. I think uncle is right."

Kakashi: "…"

…

Creak, creak, creak.

Maple walked all the way to the rooftop in his wooden clogs.

He arrived at the edge of the rooftop and looked at the horizon in the distance. His eyes were filled with endless profoundness. If one looked closely, one could see the entire world rising and setting in his eyes. It was as if an endless amount of time had passed in an instant.

This was the ability of the Illusory Clock Scale IV — Future Prediction!

It wasn't just the ability to predict the short future like the ability of perception. The ability of the Illusory Clock Scale IV could see countless futures, as well as an endless amount of time!

The future wasn't a line, but rather a handful of sand.

To put it in a more vivid way, it was like a tree, a tree that extended infinitely outwards. Every difference in the tree would lead to a completely different future.

For example, the Observation Haki of the One Piece World could only see a few seconds of the future, and it could only see one future. However, the ability of the Illusory Clock Scale IV could see an infinite amount of futures and see all possible futures!

In other words.

Maple could actually see the end of time in this world by standing here.

"What a hateful ability …"

Maple closed his eyes. The luster in his eyes disappeared, and he became calm again. He shook his head.

This ability was unlocked two years ago.

After obtaining this ability, whenever he was interested in the future, he would use this ability to look into the future. His perspective was like standing at a high place, looking at countless branches of time.

This ability was actually extremely powerful, but because of this, its side effect was also very obvious, which was that it would make people lose interest in the future.

That was because he would be able to see everything in the future.

Being able to clearly see everything that would happen in the future was actually quite boring, to the point that Maple lost interest in many things.

"If I use this ability too much, my emotions as a human really will gradually disappear."

Maple muttered to himself.

In fact, even if he didn't use this ability, he would still lose interest in this world because he had seen countless futures, as well as things that would happen several decades later.

"If this continues, I won't be able to control time anymore, but will instead be controlled by time. I need to make some changes …"

Maple raised his head and looked at the distant sky as a profound look flashed in his eyes.

After unlocking the Scale IV ability, he obtained a piece of information from the Illusory Clock. This was a message left behind by the previous owner of the Illusory Clock in time.

[The power that you possess, I call it … Sand of Time.]

[Sand of Time can unlock a total of 12 temporal abilities. Once you obtain all 12 abilities, you'll already be standing at the peak of time and the world.]

[In fact, after unlocking three or four abilities, you should have reached the peak of a certain world. At most, you won't be able to unlock more than five abilities. That's why I recorded this information when you unlock the fourth ability …]

[Sand of Time has the ability to travel through time and space to different worlds.]

[What I want to tell you is that unlocking all 12 abilities isn't the end. Nor does it mean that you've truly gained control over time. You're still a puppet of time that's being controlled by time. That's because your sense of self will gradually fade away as time passes.

[I don't know how to resist or how to break free from time and truly control time … I only know that if I continue like this, I'll completely lose myself in the passage of time and become an existence no different from a puppet statue.

[I've tried to seal off my memories and start a new life. Every time I reach the peak of a new world, I'll take back everything from before. However, this method can only delay the process. It won't cure me completely unless I completely give up on my past. But if I do that, I'll no longer be myself.

[I can't find a method …]

[I've recorded that information here when I still had some sense of self. When you receive that information, it means that I've already failed, losing myself in the passage of time and becoming a failure, abandoned by the Sands of Time.]

[In truth, I'm already satisfied after experiencing so many worlds and so many happy moments, especially when my sense of self is about to fade away. Emotions such as dissatisfaction, reluctance, and reluctance no longer exist.]

[I don't even think that fading away is anything bad, since my life is complete enough. That's precisely why time is frightening.]

[Well then.]

[Good luck.]

[I hope that you can control time and not be controlled by it.]

After receiving this information from the illusory clock, Kaede was silent for a long time. Everything he felt so far proved that there was no mistake in this information.

"I don't know how much time you've experienced, but the time that belongs to me has just begun. At the very least, I won't easily surrender to time …"

Kaede murmured.

His gaze swept across Konoha, the entire Konoha Village, the entire shinobi world, and finally, he raised his head and looked at the sky.

A faint golden luster appeared in his eyes, and the illusory clock appeared in his pupils. Then, it was reflected in his pupils, and it seemed to cover the entire sky.

Wouch!

A strange power spread out.

Kakashi, who was asking Kaede what he taught his son, froze in place.

Kurenai, who was cooking, also froze in place.

Mei, who was taking a bath, also froze in place. The water droplets on her body froze in place.

The wind stopped.

The entire sky, the entire world, everything fell into a standstill. Whether it was life or anything, whether it was body or consciousness, everything fell into a standstill.

Kaede also fell into a standstill, but it was only his body, his consciousness still existed.

"Time stands still …"

"No, this isn't Time Stands Still, it's just me being separated from this time …"

Kaede realized what was happening.

Then.

The illusory clock emitted a resplendent light that enveloped him in an instant. It was as if a giant hand was pulling his figure out of this time.

A golden river appeared in front of him. Although it was called a river, if one looked closely, they would see that every drop of water seemed to be a golden clock that was constantly spinning.

Kaede's entire body flowed down this golden world, and he could feel his body rapidly aging. He didn't know how many millions of years had passed, but he could also feel his body rapidly growing younger, and he instantly returned to the time when he was an infant.

Finally.

The power that enveloped him disappeared, and he fell downwards.

Golden waves splashed everywhere.

He disappeared into the river.