Another World

Issui reached out and pinched Hinata's nose.

"Hmph, always teasing me, always making me look bad. I'm ignoring you, you super bad guy." Hinata pouted and turned her head away, no longer wanting to look at the bad guy's hateful face.

"Hey, it was my fault, okay? Come on, I won't tease you anymore, let's cuddle and sleep together." Issui stopped what he was doing, hugged Hinata in his arms, and cuddled her tenderly.

Hinata turned her head and hummed in agreement, saying, "Looks like you're not such a pervert after all, always wanting to touch girls' bodies. Why are you being so well-behaved this time?"

"I don't know when I'll be back from this trip, so if I don't spend some quality time with you, I'll be a terrible boyfriend. I want to cherish you, to remember your face, so that I can think of your cuteness often even when I'm away." Issui gently kissed Hinata's forehead and rubbed her head against her skin.

"Mmm!" Hinata wrapped her arms around Issui's waist, nestled her head against his chest, and felt the warmth emanating from him. It felt wonderful.

The next day, Issui got up early and cooked a pot of white fungus porridge for Hinata. Then, he wrote a farewell note and placed it next to her ear. Finally, he woke up Little Haku Haku and they ate some breakfast together before leaving Konoha.

After walking briskly through the forest for half a day, we stopped in a quiet, open clearing.

"Aren't we continuing on our way?" Bai asked, puzzled.

Issui looked deeply at Bai and slowly said, "Bai, do you know? Actually, I've long considered you one of my own, and even wanted you to be my wife, but I was afraid Hinata wouldn't agree. Now, Hinata the initiative to make you my partner, and we can be together legitimately."

"Um, ah, I..." Bai was suddenly at a loss for words because of Issui's words. Her body trembled slightly and twisted, trying to escape Issui's gaze.

"Now that we're family, today I'll tell you a shocking secret. I haven't told anyone, not even Hinata. The reason I'm telling you is twofold: first, because you're the closest person to me, and second, because you're much more mature than most people. You know, I'm actually not from this world," Issui said calmly.

"Not this world? What do you mean?" Bai asked, staring directly into Issui's eyes.

"This all started with my Kekkei Genkai. Fundamentally, my people, our ancestors, and I are humans from another world. The world we live in is gradually merging with our original world. In fact, the people of this world are much better off than those of our original world. In our original world, humans were threatened by a group of inhuman magical beasts and struggled to survive. The specifics are too complicated to explain in a few words. This is a record of the secret history of the Heaven Clan that I have made. Take a look."

Issui took out a scroll, the contents of which were the same as those of Issui secret scroll he had seen in the underground ruins, recording the origin of the Eye of Heaven and the situation of the two worlds.

Bai opened the scroll and slowly began to read it. The more he read, the more astonished he became. If it was true, as the scroll described, that the monsters in that world were incredibly powerful. Then, if the two worlds were to merge, this world would face its end. The monster army would invade the ninja world, and all ordinary people and ninjas would face a life-or-death test.

"That's right, I just found out about this too. If this guess is correct, the end of the ninja world is coming!" Issui said solemnly.

"Then... what should we do?" Bai looked at Issui hopefully. In her eyes, Issui was omnipotent and he must have already thought of a solution.

"Since that's the case, I've inherited the Heaven Eye created by my ancestors, so I will use it to save the world. I originally thought that after unifying the ninja world, I could live a carefree life, but the real battle has only just begun. Since I'm the only one left in the Heaven Clan, then I must support the hopes of all the people in both worlds, fight against evil, and become a savior. Haku, would you be willing to be my assistant and wife?"

Issui said affectionately, her eyes bright and focused, staring intently at Bai.

"I... I'm willing. I'm so happy to be a useful person. I'm no longer the woman that Issui-kun left to protect." Bai felt very happy and fulfilled. It was wonderful to be needed, especially since she was doing something so important—saving two worlds. It was truly amazing.

"Good, excellent! From this moment on, you and I are one. I will keep no secrets from you. After my Eye of Heaven evolves to the fourth stage, it can create a small world. I will now take you to see it— the Eye of Heaven: Dust, the Sumeru World!"

Issui, holding Bai's hand, suddenly disappeared from the spot...

The two gradually regained consciousness. Before them was a dim, yellowish world. The earthy yellow ground was devoid of any weeds, wildflowers, trees, insects, birds, or beasts. The sky was a clear blue, and in the center was a huge golden eye looking down upon the entire world.

"This is..." Bai looked at the world; this was not the place they originally came from.

"This is the space in my eyes, called the Sumeru World. Right now, it's only the size of a small town, but it's slowly growing, constantly expanding its boundaries every second. Given enough time, it might even become a real world. With this ability, I have the confidence to fight those terrifying magical beasts. Here, everyone's life and death are in my control. Even if we can't win, we can still escape. This trip is to gather information from that world and prepare ourselves mentally. With this Secret Technique, we're much safer," Issui said calmly.

"This is incredible! To be able to create a world is truly powerful, beyond our comprehension. Indeed, Issui is a savior." Bai looked at the space before him, his heart filled with turmoil. If this was the case, perhaps he really could change the fate of two worlds. Such a miraculous space already existed; what else couldn't appear? Follow in his footsteps and witness the miracle.

"Extend out a hand, white," Issui said.

Bai didn't ask Issui why, but instead extended her left hand and placed it in front of Issui's eyes. In her opinion, Issui had his reasons for everything he did, and she just needed to follow his instructions.

Issui bit her right thumb, then used her blood to write the character "water" on Bai's hand, saying, "Alright, you already have my mark on you. You can enter my Sumeru World anytime you wish, so I don't have to bring you in every time. If we encounter danger, we can just run in. Let's go out and transplant some flowers and plants into this world to bring it more life."

Bai watched as the crimson characters in his palm emitted a yellowish-brown light that merged into his body. He felt a connection to this world. He had actually opened this world to him; how much trust must that require? It seemed he trusted him implicitly. There was a feeling called happiness, and this was it.

"Let's go, let's transplant some flowers and plants into this world first, and then we'll go to another world to gather information." Issui took Bai's hand and they vanished from the Sumeru World in a flash.

The next moment, Issui and Bai appeared in the clearing surrounded by forest where they had been before.

Issui and Bai then dug up the flowers and plants around the open space, and then disappeared into the Sumeru World. They transplanted the dug-up flowers and plants into the Sumeru World. The two of them worked hard all afternoon to create a nursery in the Sumeru World. Although it was not as abnormal as the vast forest created by Hashirama Senju, it was the result of their hard work. Next time they came back, they would definitely ask Hashirama Senju to make the Sumeru World full of green vegetation.

At night Issui and Bai stopped transplanting, rested for a while, ate some food, and then settled down. Issui had originally planned to have a sweet night with Bai, but considering they were in the wild, she gave up on that idea.

The next day.

After getting up early, Issui and Bai ate something casually, and then Issui began to draw the spatial teleportation array from the secret scroll they had seen in the underground ruins. This array resembled an octagonal array formed by rotating and stacking two squares together. Each of the eight Kakuzu an equilateral triangle, and the center was a regular octagon. Each Kakuzu some special symbols, and the octagon in the very center contained a symbol shaped like an eye. According to the secret scroll, the symbols on the eight corners represented heaven, earth, man, fire, water, soil, wind, and thunder, respectively, while the symbol in the center represented the eye of heaven and earth.

Once the formation was successfully inscribed, Issui took Bai into the Sumeru World, while he activated the formation.

To activate the formation, simply drip your blood into one of the nine symbols and then stand on the eye symbol at the center of the formation.

When the last drop of blood seeped into the central eye symbol, the octagonal magic circle flashed with golden light, then vanished with Issui!

An immense spatial force tore at Issui's soul, but fortunately, Issui's soul was far stronger than that of an ordinary person, allowing him to slowly endure it. After the immense tearing force subsided, Issui heard screams, roars, and excited howls around him. What exactly was this other world like?