Chapter 238: Space
Masahiko's sudden disappearance wasn't voluntary; it was passive.
After finishing the final repetition of the Gentle Fist, a suction force suddenly emerged from within his body, and he felt as though he was being sucked into himself.
In the blink of an eye, Nagato and Konan vanished from his sight, and he appeared inside a sealed space.
The space wasn't large; it was roughly a cube with sides about a hundred meters long. The surroundings were completely undecorated, but a massive Bagua (Eight Trigrams) array on the floor made Masahiko understand his situation.
"Gentle Fist maxed out, and I got a domain? A Bagua Domain?" Masahiko looked delighted.
When in doubt, check the system. Masahiko decisively looked at his attribute panel.
To his slight disappointment, his "Body" stat didn't increase because of maxing out the Gentle Fist; it remained at 5000 points.
"Where did the Gentle Fist go?" Masahiko searched around and couldn't find the Gentle Fist skill anymore.
"My level 10 skill..." Masahiko frowned. Other skills didn't disappear from the display when they reached level 10. Moreover, the fact that he felt he could use Gentle Fist instinctively told him he hadn't lost the skill.
Scanning the panel back and forth twice, Masahiko finally found the difference under Special Abilities.
Space (1/8)
Masahiko froze for a long while, then grinned so wide the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears.
"Space Ninjutsu! This is the kind of Space Ninjutsu my future self used. Yes, I have my own space!" Masahiko was ecstatic. He glanced around. "Although the space is a bit small."
Masahiko completely threw Nagato and Konan to the back of his mind and began inspecting his "territory." The space was indeed empty, and Masahiko didn't plan on adding any decorations. Walking a full lap only took him about five minutes.
"It really is small. But having it is better than not having it. And it's not like it can't be improved; it's only 1/8." Thinking of this, Masahiko felt something was off. "1/8? Does this mean the space can be upgraded seven times, or that there can be seven more spaces?"
Looking at his feet, the giant Bagua array suggested the answer was likely the latter. This space was obtained from maxing out the Gentle Fist, and there should be spaces for the remaining maxed-out attributes.
"Exactly seven attributes, one for each. Wind attribute: Hurricane Space. Fire attribute: Blazing Fire Space... no, Scorching Hell..." Masahiko gave each potential space a grand name. "Yin attribute: Spiritual Space. Yang attribute... Physical Space?"
The corner of Masahiko's mouth twitched. That didn't feel right; it gave off a weird, slightly suggestive vibe.
"Right, there's also Sealing Jutsu. Sealing Space. Maybe there isn't a Yang attribute one."
After fantasizing about the future for a bit, Masahiko satisfyingly named his current space... the Bagua Space.
He glanced at the attribute bar again. The appearance of the Bagua Space didn't raise his rating; it was still SS+. However, the acquisition of a spatial ability covered his defensive shortcomings. Now, if he were to fight Madara with the Rinnegan again, he shouldn't be at a disadvantage.
He checked his Witness Points: 1080 points. Mito's passing and Kushina becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki had brought him a harvest of 70 Witness Points. The appearance of the spatial ability made him conflicted about how to spend his points again.
If he used them now, he could immediately obtain another space, especially the Yin attribute one. If he could get that to level 10 and possess a Spiritual Space, he felt he might be able to use high-end Genjutsu like Tsukuyomi.
"Hold it in, hold it in." Masahiko gritted his teeth. A few more spaces wouldn't help his current strength much. The only thing that could bring a massive boost to his current strength was a Kekkei Mōra. Only by possessing a Kekkei Mōra could he have the ability to freely traverse multiple dimensions, like that technique called Yomotsu Hirasaka.
To distract himself, Masahiko went back to studying his first space, the Bagua Space.
Since there were multiple spaces, the characteristics of each space must be different. Based on the attributes, Masahiko could make a rough guess.
Masahiko first sensed his surroundings. There was no trace of natural energy; the space was indeed completely isolated from the outside world.
Then, Masahiko used a few basic elemental jutsu. He found that their power was much smaller than normal, likely suppressed by the space.
"The space obtained from the Gentle Fist should be for Taijutsu duels. Other attributes are suppressed... But this is a bit useless for me."
Masahiko tried using Dust Release. It was absorbed by the walls of the space without even leaving a dent. Moreover, upon release, he felt its power was suppressed by at least half.
"A space for Taijutsu duels. What a pity." Masahiko was still better at using Ninjutsu.
Sensing slightly, he raised his hand and swiped in front of him. The scenery outside appeared before him.
It was still that training ground, but Nagato and Konan were no longer in sight. Some time must have passed while he was studying the space, but definitely not long, because...
On a large tree not far away, the fat cat was sleeping soundly.
"Just in time to use you for an experiment, Fat Cat." Masahiko muttered in his heart, but then suddenly didn't know what to do.
"How do I let it in?"
This was a bit awkward. He himself had been sucked in completely unconsciously.
Looking at the scene before him, Masahiko extended his right hand, only to find it passing through the image, unable to touch things in the outside world.
"This is a bit annoying. Fat Cat, come on in," Masahiko recited silently in his mind. Then, he noticed his chakra had decreased by a tiny bit.
On the tree, the fat cat was sleeping soundly when it suddenly sensed an intense feeling of crisis. Its ears pinned back, and its fur stood on end.
The space in front of it suddenly distorted, and the cat was sucked in without any power to resist.
Masahiko watched helplessly as the fat cat appeared on the floor in front of him. Man and cat stared at each other in confusion.
After a good while, ignoring the fat cat who was biting his leg in a fit of waking-up rage, Masahiko's heart bloomed with joy. This space gave him too many surprises.
"No contact needed. As long as the target doesn't flee quickly, I can pull them in. And I just have to think it... My spatial ability is truly high-end."
He looked at the fat cat on his foot. It was probably tired from biting and was lying there ready to sleep.
"This space is your nest for now. Sleep yourself to death!"
"I've probably been missing for almost an hour. I should go out and say hello, or Nagato and Konan might go to Konoha to look for me."
Masahiko silently willed himself to go out. He focused for half a minute, but the result...
"What's the situation? Why can't I get out?" Masahiko's face turned dark. He was still standing in the same spot.
However, thinking about how to leave, he sensed dense clusters of nodes appearing within the spatial perception. Masahiko curiously picked a random node.
The next moment, the scenery before Masahiko's eyes suddenly changed. He was surrounded by a world of ice and snow.
"It even includes spatial jumping? Does every node represent a location? I've hit the jackpot..." Masahiko thought to himself.
"But here comes the problem: Where am I?"
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