A dead universe...
Nightmare Cycle was a dead universe.
And one that had been deliberately killed...
Chiba stared fixedly at the misty humanoid before him—his past self—as if trying to find some trace of mockery in that blurred figure.
At the same time, a string of unbelievable thoughts flashed through his mind.
Yes, unbelievable.
Or rather, impossible to believe.
Truly impossible to believe.
Whether from his memories or from after he had been born into this world, Chiba had always possessed a very clear and comprehensive understanding of the Nightmare Cycle Universe.
He knew very well what the Nightmare Cycle Universe represented.
At the very least, the various ways the Nightmare Cycle Universe Cosmic Core fragment in his possession could casually manipulate this world's laws made it clear just how terrifying the Nightmare Cycle Universe—or rather, a universe—was.
It could practically be said that every action taken by the Nightmare Cycle Universe Cosmic Core fragment upon this world was a dimensionality-reduction strike.
The Nightmare Cycle Universe stood at least four or five dimensional levels above this world. Moreover, the entirety of this Naruto World was no more than the size of a planet, while the Nightmare Cycle Universe was a universe. The planets contained within it could probably only be described as countless. Even setting aside dimensions of mass, in sheer quantity alone, the Nightmare Cycle Universe was utterly beyond comparison to this world.
If he had to compare them, had to describe the difference, then it was the gap between Fire Fly and the sun, between an ant and the Earth.
Even Chiba, who possessed a Nightmare Cycle Universe Cosmic Core fragment and held relatively deep memories and understanding of the Nightmare Cycle Universe, still could not imagine what kind of terrifying existence could destroy the core of a