Uchiha Sasuke’s Collapse Chapter 065

Sasuke felt light all over, as if he was roaming in a sea of stars, enveloped and embraced by a warmth and softness he had never experienced before.

It was like returning to his mother’s embrace.

It felt as if he could open his eyes and see his mother’s affectionate smile, his father’s stern gaze, and his brother’s doting tone.

Wait, Itachi?

Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and sprang up from the ground.

Where was this?

The almost overflowing Honkai energy in the air nearly suffocated Sasuke, but strangely, it wasn’t continuously gathering within his body at the moment. Instead, it was flowing in one direction.

Why was he here?

Right, he was cultivating Sage Mode…

Did the system bring him to a sacred land?

Feeling the boundless Honkai energy before him, like a vast ocean, Sasuke instantly understood. Could this be the cultivation sacred land of this world?

Coupled with the Honkai energy he had previously sensed on Raiden Mei, which was similar to natural energy, he instantly realized.

Then, following his previous trip to Ryūchi Cave, where this Honkai energy gathered should be like where natural energy gathers: the White Snake Sage… no, it should be the Sage of this sacred land.

He just needed to have it teach him how to absorb “natural energy” and integrate it with chakra in a 1:1 ratio, and he could cultivate Sage Mode.

Sasuke then followed the direction of the flowing Honkai energy, continuously moving forward.

He didn’t know how much time had passed until he finally stopped.

The place where the Honkai energy converged was a massive, rhombus-shaped crystal suspended in void space, its outer layer wrapped and enveloped by countless layers of translucent, dark purple energy cocoons.

These cocoons slowly wriggled like living organisms, with starlight-like patterns flowing on their surface, as if some ultra-dimensional life form was gestating within.

“No wonder… it’s called the Cocoon of Finality,” Sasuke murmured.

He wasn’t overly surprised; he had seen too many bizarre things in the Ninja World. On the contrary, the “cocoon” before him, which made him feel a slight warmth, actually seemed quite normal.

As if sensing the arrival, a deep, dark golden light emanated from within the cocoon body. Energy pathways crisscrossed like neural networks, and aurora-colored radiation burst forth.

It seemed to be expressing an emotion.

For some reason, Sasuke felt he understood this emotion, as if… a lonely person who had been a guest in a foreign land for many years had found their kindred spirit.

“I want to cultivate Sage Mode,” Sasuke stated concisely, expressing his intent.

As for why the “cocoon” in front of him behaved this way, it had nothing to do with him.

The “cocoon” also seemed to understand his meaning. Then, Honkai energy, vast and overwhelming, surged towards him. Sasuke instinctively sat down cross-legged and began cultivating in the same way he used to refine chakra. Everything stemmed from years of diligent training and instinct, so much so that he understood what he should do without any verbal communication.

However, if there were other “people” present here, they would certainly be terrified. Someone was meditating like an ascetic in this land of finality, filled with low resonating sounds and echoes of fragmented, unknown languages.

Yes, the warmth and serenity Sasuke felt were merely what he perceived. The energy tides erupting here every minute and second could cause immense disasters in the real world. Any living being that accidentally wandered in would feel layers of pressure and distortion.

Time passed by the minute. Pinkish-white, eerie patterns appeared on Sasuke’s cheeks. If he could see them, he would surely find them strikingly similar to the marks on the dead soldiers he had dealt with.

These patterns first spread across his entire body. Sasuke’s body also began to wither and crack, but in an instant, it returned to its original vibrant state.

Like the “withering and flourishing” in Buddhist meditation, Sasuke’s body continuously alternated between decay and vitality. However, as time passed, his state became increasingly stable.

Finally, the aura around him became more solid and powerful, and the pinkish-white patterns and cracks also disappeared.

The “Perfect Sage Body” granted by the system was not false. At this moment, there was no abnormal transformation on Sasuke due to Sage Mode, just like Naruto and Hashirama.

Is this the power of Sage Mode?

Sasuke felt as if with every breath, he was inhaling and exhaling an endless supply of power.

Perhaps it was due to the abundant natural energy here…

Then, it was time to cultivate Sage Jutsu.

Energy light points constantly moving within the “cocoon’s” patterns, like the embers of dying stars, seemed to be transmitting some information to Sasuke.

“There are a total of fourteen Sage Jutsu for me to choose from?”

“For me, cultivating all of them is effortless. In the face of the Uchiha clan’s name, nothing is difficult.”

“Then, let’s start with the techniques I’m more familiar with…”

“Lightning…”

…

In the real world, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

On the rooftop of the ME Corporation headquarters building, a one-armed boy sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, standing firm in the cold wind.

Accompanied by the howling wind, invisible but terrifying energy began to surge rapidly from every corner of the world into his body.

At this moment, inside Mei’s home.

“Mei, listen to me, I was just… explaining, wuwuwu.”

Slap.

Mei turned on the kitchen light, waiting expressionlessly for Kiana, who was cowering in the corner, and the completely empty dishes on the cabinet.

Those were specifically left for Sasuke.

“Sneaking into the kitchen in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Kiana! Tell me, how many times has this been?”

Kiana: QAQ

Oh, heavens, oh, earth.

Who could return the gentle and considerate Mei she once knew?

She had only “accidentally” gotten lost on her way to the bathroom at night and ended up in the kitchen.

“It’s so late, he definitely won’t be back…” Kiana weakly tried to defend her actions.

“Those were for Sasuke!” Mei said sharply.

Kiana was startled. Now she somewhat understood why Mei’s nickname in the academy used to be “Lightning Queen.”

She didn’t want to become an electric bug.

After a scolding, Mei finally let her go, pulling her upstairs to their respective bedrooms.

Passing by Sasuke’s empty room, Mei clearly glanced inside.

Kiana’s heart ached a little.

Her bedroom was next to Bronya’s, but it was already two in the morning, and the little dwarf’s room was still glowing.

Mei knocked on the door. After getting Bronya’s response, they both went inside.

Bronya was clattering away on her keyboard.

“Bronya, it’s so late, aren’t you sleeping?”

Bronya, as always, had no expression, but her voice clearly held a hint of worry: “Something happened, Sister Mei.”

“What is it?”

“The Honkai concentration in Nagazora City is plummeting, and Mother Cocolia’s Honkai energy stored in Nagazora City has mysteriously disappeared!”