READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 6: Chapter 5
Before I was born, I decided to organize the memories of my soul a little. After all, for now, I can clearly recall the memories of Alastor Morningstar rather than the Crimson King. His memories span trillions or even more years, and because of this, my mind cannot fully bear the weight of his memories and knowledge. Thankfully, his memories and knowledge were divided into parts, just like his soul. So I only have a fraction of his memories, and thanks to this, I can improve my mind and body, that is, my spirit/soul. I close my eyes (although they were already closed, considering where I am) and immerse myself in the memories.
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A long time ago, in an era when there was nothing but emptiness, a surge of powerful energy occurred, scattering bright particles throughout the void.
Over time, these particles began to merge into a single whole. At the center of the void appeared the brightest sphere, whose radiance illuminated the entire emptiness. Time passed, and the sphere began to crack like an egg about to hatch a chick (Side note: This made me recall the question, "What came first, the egg or the chicken?"). From it emerged a boy. He looked around and saw nothing but emptiness.
The boy seemed confused. He did not understand what he was, where he was, or why he was alone. He looked back at the broken sphere from which he had just emerged. Approaching it, he touched the fragments, and upon contact, the sphere vanished, being absorbed into him. His eyes shone as if he had found answers to all his questions.
He snapped his fingers, and around him appeared duplicates of himself. He looked at his copies and smiled. Then he snapped his fingers again, and objects for entertainment materialized. There was everything—from simple games to modern ones and even games that had not yet been invented.
He played all these games with his duplicates, having fun and enjoying himself. However, as time passed—though it's unknown how much—he began to feel something that tormented and saddened him. By the time he understood what it was, he already looked like a teenager. The answer dawned on him: he felt lonely. After all, there was no one beside him except his duplicates, who were no different from him and did everything he wanted.
He snapped his fingers, and everything around him disappeared, making him realize that in this boundless void, he was truly alone. Understanding this, he created a chair for himself and sat down, deep in thought.
Eventually, his eyes lit up again. Rising from the chair, he created his duplicates once more and sent them throughout the void, hoping to find someone like him. But after a long time, they found nothing and no one, proving that he was destined to spend his life alone.
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Ages passed, and he now appeared as an adult. His eyes were empty, lifeless. But then, energy began to accumulate in the void once again. Seeing this, the man's eyes, dulled by years of solitude, sparkled with hope. He eagerly observed the gathering energy. However, this time there wasn't enough energy, and it coalesced into a small sphere that fit easily in his hand.
Even so, he clung to his last hope, ready to welcome even the emergence of a mouse or a cockroach. Time passed, and the sphere began to crack. But instead of a living being like him, a transparent orb appeared, containing space within. It was no ordinary space. Inside, there were bright shining spheres and black vortices, around which there were more such spheres.
Fascinated by this space, he decided to study it thoroughly. As he explored it, he found something he did not expect: some of the spheres within this space were home to creatures capable of growth and evolution.
Seeing them, he could not contain his delight and accidentally absorbed this space. However, instead of fear or despair, he felt happiness. By absorbing the space, he gained an array of knowledge. He learned that the bright spheres were called stars, the space they inhabited was the cosmos, and the black vortices were black holes. If enough stars gathered around these holes, they formed galaxies.
The living creatures were animals, aliens, humans, and more. Collectively, this was called the universe. However, there were problems: stars were born and destroyed, living beings went extinct and were born, black holes absorbed and exploded, and light conflicted with darkness. No one managed these events.
He realized he had to create a special system or scheme to ensure that not just one universe, but universes—no, multiverses—no, an Omniverse—could exist.
It took an incredibly long time, and by the end of it, he appeared as an old man with gray hair and a beard.
He began creating Omniverses throughout the void, each with frozen time. At the center of all Omniverses, he planted the Tree of Knowledge, creating smaller copies to send across all Omniverses. He then created 12 guardians for the Tree of Knowledge and the 9 primordial gods tasked with maintaining balance in the Omniverses. The youngest of these gods was Karakh, also known as the Crimson King.
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Karakh observed the lives of mortals: their joys, sorrows, betrayals, selfishness, fears, and despair. For millennia, he pondered:
"Why does life exist if it is destined to end? Why must living beings endure hardships while alive? Wouldn't it be better if everything ceased to exist?"
He decided to destroy all life across the Omniverses. His siblings tried to stop him but fell one by one and were consumed by him. Afterward, he sought to use the Tree of Knowledge and its copies to end all life. The 12 guardians of the Tree of Knowledge opposed him.
The guardians knew they couldn't stop him but managed to place a barrier around the Tree of Knowledge that only a soul with pure intentions could pass through. This was their last effort to halt Karakh.
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From the protagonist's perspective:
These are just fragments of memories within my soul. Yes, the story is somewhat intriguing and, at times, reeks of nonsense. But that's no longer my concern—it's time for me to be born. I can already feel Kushina pushing. Ah, looks like my sister will be first. Well, I'll be the second. Better than being the ninth, right?At least not the Ninth. So, Kushina starts pushing again, and I see the light.
-Ah, damn, MY EYES!
-Aha goo ga GA GA (like baby talk).
-Oh. Kushina and Minato, congratulations, you have a healthy son and daughter.
-Biwako-sama. Did Kushina lose consciousness? Is she alright?
-Minato, don't worry, she'll regain consciousness soon. Here, hold your son.
-What the hell, are you crazy? Give him the girl, not me. She's the main character of this story, not me. I don't want to be passed around like a hot potato, or worse, like a... you know. But, of course, no one understood me. The only small relief was that Minato just replied with, "Uh-huh."
And as I suspected, this girl, now my sister, is indeed the protagonist of this story. When Biwako held her, our fool appeared—the loser manipulated by someone who believes he's the chessmaster but doesn't realize that he's being manipulated by the very person he thought he created. This person pretended to follow orders only to manipulate him into creating the "Eye of the Moon Plan," further deluding the fool into thinking he's the true manipulator. In reality, the "creation" controlling the fool was the mastermind manipulating everything for millennia.
Yeah, it's that kind of convoluted puzzle. So, Obito kills Biwako and threatens Minato using my sister. Minato teleports me home, followed by the familiar anime scene. He reappears, leaving my sister next to me, then repeats the process with Kushina.
To keep an eye on everything, I switch to my astral form.
I close my eyes, push my soul out of my body, and ensure my heart keeps beating—what if they think I died or something? I don't need that drama. I head straight to Minato, marking him long ago to track him.
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The first thing I see after teleporting is Obito retreating. The Nine-Tails is free from control but still destroying the village. I spot Minato on the Hokage monument, mouth open as he prepares the Tailed Beast Bomb. Minato notices and gets ready to teleport the attack away from the village.
You know the story—Minato successfully moves the Bijuu Bomb outside the village, summons Gamabunta, subdues the Nine-Tails, and teleports it to the sealing site.
But this time, the story takes a slight twist. At the sealing site, a special sealing group from the Uzumaki clan—almost all the remaining Uzumaki survivors (I think I might've mentioned them in earlier chapters)—was waiting.
Apparently, they had prepared for such a situation in advance. This location was chosen specifically to ensure no interference during the sealing. Four elder Uzumakis were present. Judging by their appearance, they seemed to be the oldest survivors of the clan.
Once the Nine-Tails and Minato arrived, two of them used the Adamantine Chains (I hope I got that right) to bind the Nine-Tails.
-"Hokage-sama, everything is ready for the sealing. We just need to choose a Jinchuriki for the Nine-Tails," one of them said.
Minato nodded and disappeared
. I immediately returned to my body.