"Knock..."
A knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
A gentle voice came from inside the room.
Opening the door, a woman in an apron emerged.
She had vibrant purple hair and a beautiful face. She blinked her clear, lake-like eyes, but saw no one.
As the door closed, a figure standing with their back to the room slowly walked away from not far away.
A gust of wind blew, and the figure appeared so desolate and sorrowful at this moment.
Lin Nan walked on by himself, not glancing at the woman at all from start to finish.
He feared that one look would be enough to make him sink into it, unable to extricate himself.
It was like an unfathomable abyss, with no room for retreat.
"Lin Nan, this is just a world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
Lin Nan kept repeating in his heart, "Whether this world is real or fake, she is not *that* her!"
However, Lin Nan suddenly stopped.
If this world were real, then why would he need to return to reality?
Aside from revenge, his greatest purpose in participating in this war was to be resurrected.
But now, he was already flesh and blood.
And in his original world, even if peace were achieved in the future, it would still be filled with many disturbances and invasions.
Though not combustible, it was undeniable that even with Naruto and Sasuke present, that world was far from stable.
Then look at this world!
Everyone had smiles of happiness and joy on their faces, living in harmony, with a peaceful and stable world.
So why should he leave?
In the original plot, Lin Nan recalled carefully.
In the end, Naruto's departure was because this world already had a Naruto.
The parental love he had never felt was merely bestowed upon him by others.
Though they looked alike, and their settings were the same.
Naruto knew this wasn't his.
So he chose to leave the world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Love is not snatched.
This was Lin Nan's belief.
And now, he was the protagonist of this Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Regardless of whether another version of himself existed in this world, at least for now, he was Lin Nan.
No one else knew besides him.
He could completely take his place and remain in this world.
For some reason, Lin Nan thought of an anime he had watched in his previous life, Old Rui and Little Mo!
Since it was him anyway, wasn't it?
But, was she still *her*?
Konan, born in the Hidden Rain Village, in that desperate and oppressive village, regardless of Konan's brainwashing speeches as the "Angel," she had always been full of hope for the future.
Peace, happiness, stability, sunshine.
To chase the light in her heart, Konan, as a girl a full ten years younger than Lin Nan, was touchingly strong.
Yet she was so gentle, and when with Lin Nan, she always unreservedly yearned for her hopes for the future.
However, misfortune always strikes the vulnerable...
And now, Konan was no longer from the Hidden Rain Village, that village where sunshine was a luxury, but lived in the Leaf Village, where it seemed like it was sunny every day.
Everything was so easily obtainable.
Compared to the hidden affection they shared when Lin Nan was with her, here, they had become a couple who were honest with each other!
Lin Nan didn't know if he was married in this world, but since they were living together, then naturally there were responsibilities.
But was all of this false, or real?
That's why Lin Nan dared not look!
"Hoo..."
Suddenly, Lin Nan's single Mangekyo Sharingan twirled, and he immediately looked to the side.
There, a figure stood.
To be precise, it was a phantom black figure, somewhat transparent, like a ghost.
Lin Nan frowned slightly. Could he see ghosts in broad daylight?
"Hee hee..."
A strange sound echoed, as if the entity was speaking.
But Lin Nan clearly couldn't understand it.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the phantom black figure rushed straight towards Lin Nan.
Lin Nan sneered coldly. With a slight shift, he dodged the black figure's attack, and the next moment, he counterattacked directly.
A skeletal arm suddenly appeared and smashed fiercely towards the black figure.
Only now did Lin Nan finally understand why Sasuke had to use Susanoo to travel after awakening his Eternal Mangekyo.
It could attack and defend, and it looked cool and arrogant.
The main thing was that after the Eternal Mangekyo, it didn't cause much damage to the eyes.
It was simply a god-tier tool for showing off.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the road surface exploded on the spot, but Lin Nan's pupils contracted.
His attack had passed through the black figure, but it was clearly not a form of intangibility like Kamui; his Sharingan saw no chakra fluctuations.
Could it really be a ghost?
Did the world of Naruto have such a setting?
Were ghosts in Naruto this tough? Coming out to scare people in broad daylight?
"Hee hee..."
The black figure made the strange sound again, extremely shrill and ear-piercing, making Lin Nan feel rather uneasy.
It had the vibe of "The Grudge" from that Japanese horror movie.
A flash of inspiration struck Lin Nan. The next moment, the pattern of his Sharingan changed.
"Tsukuyomi!"
They say ghosts are a form of magnetic field spiritual body, so what about using a mental genjutsu?
The strange sound seemed to become even sharper. Lin Nan's expression shifted; it was clearly working.
However, the next moment, the black figure rushed towards Lin Nan again, like a phantom monster.
Tsukuyomi didn't work?
How could that be?
Lin Nan didn't react in time; dodging was already too late.
As a last resort, Lin Nan unleashed his pupil power to the fullest. Purple skeletal armor instantly encased his entire body, followed by muscle tissue covering it.
Before the armor could even cover him, Lin Nan's pupils constricted.
This thing had actually passed through his Susanoo.
This was Susanoo, and it was already this weak now?
"Kamui!"
With no other option, Lin Nan could only use Kamui's intangibility to dodge the black figure's pounce.
Their bodies briefly intertwined, but as the black figure phased through Lin Nan's body, Lin Nan's expression became extremely strange.
Intangibility was not triggered, meaning this thing was not only not a corpse, but possibly not even a spiritual body.
Intangibility could completely evade all forms of attack, and even genjutsu was a form of chakra transmission.
However, Lin Nan had never seen a ghost, so he didn't know what form a "ghost" would take in this world.
Turning around, Lin Nan saw the black figure darting into the distance along a corner, clearly not wanting to entangle with Lin Nan anymore.
Did this thing have anything to do with the Infinite Tsukuyomi?
Lin Nan's expression was grave, and he pursued it.
After passing a corner, Lin Nan couldn't see the figure, but he heard a voice.
"Rasengan!"
"Bang!"
Naruto?
That voice was indeed quite iconic.
Passing through the corner, Lin Nan saw a few figures, but the black shadow was nowhere to be seen.
His Sharingan also didn't detect any residual chakra.
The black figure had never displayed any chakra fluctuations from the beginning.
"Mr. Lin?"
A call rang out.
Lin Nan looked up in a daze. In front of him were three people. The one in the lead had stylish golden hair, but his tracksuit looked a bit old-fashioned.
"Minato?" Lin Nan was startled.