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Inside the special space.

Zhuge Qing shared the test results he obtained within the Inner Scene with Orochimaru.

Because other worlds lack the energy known as Qi, Orochimaru is currently the only one he can communicate with.

"So, that's the situation."

Zhuge Qing rubbed his chin, his eyes carrying a hint of playfulness.

"Regarding that question about the ending of Naruto, I'm seventy percent certain that the Inner Scene is reading my existing memories through some sort of method.

That's why the answer was exactly the same as what was in my head, right down to the manga paneling."

"But what I truly find interesting is the question that followed."

He paused, looking toward Orochimaru.

"I tried asking about 'the general evolution of the world's landscape over the next twenty years'."

"I don't need to explain the importance of this question, right?

It involves international relations, technological development, and even war and peace.

Logically speaking, the difficulty of obtaining this answer should have been much higher than that of the 'nuclear briefcase code'."

"But what was the result?"

Zhuge Qing spread his hands.

"The size and brightness of the light orb that appeared were actually about the same as the question regarding 'how many ants die'! I opened it with ease."

"The flow of information inside described the world's trajectory for the next twenty years in detail..."

He narrowed his eyes, saying each word clearly.

"And more importantly, it was exactly the same, down to the last detail, as the historical progression I knew before I transmigrated!"

"Exactly the same?"

Orochimaru's pupils constricted, his expression turning somewhat strange.

"Yes, exactly the same, and that's where the problem lies. The world I came from didn't have Outsiders with supernatural powers, nor did it have a behemoth company like Behemoth that researches superpowers.

Logically, the future of this world should have already deviated significantly from the 'history' in my memory due to the existence of these variables.

Yet, the answer provided by the Inner Scene completely ignored these variables and followed the 'script' in my memory."

Zhuge Qing nodded; he had also followed up with detailed questions later, such as global events like the pandemic.

"Interesting..."

"So, you mean... when the Inner Scene answered your question about the 'landscape of the next twenty years,' it was just as lazy as when you asked about the ending of Naruto?"

"It didn't actually deduce the future of this world, but instead... directly read and fed back the 'answer' that was already in your head?"

Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

"It's highly likely. It's just like a computer processing a task; if the result is already in the cache, it won't run the complex calculations again, it will just call the cache directly."

Zhuge Qing snapped his fingers.

"If this hypothesis holds, then the operating principle of the Inner Scene is somewhat like a big data prediction model.

It calculates the possibilities of the future based on a massive amount of existing data.

Just like how we know the initial state of a ball, the forces acting upon it, and the environmental parameters, we can calculate and predict its position and state at any future moment.

The Inner Scene might possess an extremely vast database—perhaps encompassing the cognition, memories, and subconsciousness of humanity since its inception—and uses that as a foundation for deduction. That is why it appears to be nearly omniscient."

Orochimaru mused that in the manga, Wang Ye had once asked about the Jiashen Rebellion within the Inner Scene, which suggests that this database contains everything starting from the past.

"However..."

Orochimaru changed the subject, looking at Zhuge Qing.

"Your existence is an 'anomaly' to it.

Because your mind contains a great deal of information that shouldn't exist in this world.

For example, the 'ending of Naruto,' or the future of another 'world line' without Outsiders.

And when you posed these questions, the Inner Scene discovered that you already 'knew' the answer, and since the difficulty of obtaining this answer for you was extremely low (because it was your own memory), it took a shortcut and directly 'copied' your memory to you.

This also explains why you could easily obtain information like the 'landscape of the next twenty years,' which should logically be extremely difficult—because that was something you already 'knew,' and for the Inner Scene, accessing your memory was much simpler than re-deducing the future of the entire world."

"Mm, that's what I think as well.

So, for now, I can basically conclude that this Inner Scene is likely not some objective and neutral 'Heavenly Dao,' or at least, not entirely."

Zhuge Qing expressed his agreement; as the saying goes, the bystander sees more than the player.

Everything that has passed must leave traces, and one can deduce everything based on these traces.

That is why others in the world of Under One Person find it difficult to realize this...

But for an outsider like him, some of his "traces" come from another world, which, to the Inner Scene of this world, simply do not exist.

Therefore, it cannot deduce these things based on the "traces" of this world, just like the ending of Naruto, which perhaps even Kishimoto himself hadn't thought of at the current point in time.

Therefore, reading his memories became the most efficient choice when answering related questions.

But this precisely exposed that the operating mechanism of the Inner Scene was not purely omniscient deduction...

"Does this situation arise because of the uniqueness of the 'Primordial Qi' in your world?"

Orochimaru pondered for a moment and asked in pursuit.

"That should be it. In our world, 'Qi' is the foundation that constitutes life; whether it is an ordinary person or an Outsider, everyone possesses this energy."

"The only difference is that Outsiders have mastered the method of utilizing their own 'Qi'."

Zhuge Qing nodded and replied.

"Wait... this thing you're talking about, a collective consciousness of everyone connected by the same type of special energy..."

"Doesn't it sound a lot like that thing on Nathan Island... that God Tree or whatever?"

Just then, Reed Hayrick, who had been listening silently, suddenly interjected with a strange expression.

God Tree?

Zhuge Qing and Orochimaru were both stunned.

Reed Hayrick's words were like a bolt of lightning cutting through the fog.

"You mean to say... the [Inner Scene] itself is something similar to the 'God Tree'?"

"A final destination and collective body for human souls, consciousness, or, in other words, 'Qi'?"

"After people die, their 'Qi', or soul information, returns to this massive collective."

"And living people, because they also possess 'Qi' within their bodies, can connect to this collective through certain methods (such as a warlock's Qimen), which is what we call entering the [Inner Scene]?"

Zhuge Qing's eyes flickered, and he said with some excitement.

Wait...

Human souls (energy) returning to a certain place after death... forming a massive collective... living people being able to connect...

This... why does this sound so familiar?!

Zhuge Qing froze, his expression becoming exceptionally strange, and he subconsciously looked at Orochimaru.

"Uh..."

Orochimaru also reacted; his world seemed to have something similar as well.

In the Naruto world, after people die, Chakra also dissipates and returns to a certain place.

According to his current speculations, that place likely has an inseparable connection to the God Tree!

First, Chakra itself originates from the God Tree, or rather, the fruit of the God Tree.

Second, the only technique known in the Naruto manga that can truly resurrect the dead is one.

That is the Rinnegan's [Samsara Heavenly Life Technique].

And the birth of the Rinnegan is precisely related to the God Tree!

Although the rules and details of Chakra and Primordial Qi differ, they exhibit astonishing similarities in energy level and certain fundamental properties!

If the [Inner Scene] of Zhuge Qing's world is truly a soul collective composed of Primordial Qi...

Then, does the Chakra cycle of the Naruto world also follow similar laws?

If that were really the case...

Orochimaru's eyes instantly became incredibly scorching, and his breathing grew a few degrees heavier.

Then the depth that the [Impure World Reincarnation] technique could reach, and the value it represented behind the scenes...

Might far exceed what he had previously imagined!