The Great Toad Sage had come into contact with Absolute Darkness.
In other words, in the battle unfolding before them, the entire Ninja World would truly fall into darkness.
Who would it be?
Momoshiki?
Isshiki?
Or Obito?
Lin Qing pondered.
He had already arrived at Shikkotsu Forest and was receiving the Katsuyu Sage's senjutsu chakra.
"Don't take the Great Toad Sage's words too seriously."
The Katsuyu Sage's gentle voice drifted down. "Those who are always looking toward the future can sometimes become excessively anxious.
"Only after actually experiencing it and turning the future into the past will you realize that many things that seem unimaginably difficult may be such trivial matters that they do not even qualify as Projections of the Past.
"Compared to the prophecy of 'Absolute Darkness,' there is something else I care about more—"
"Did you reverse and overwrite the timeline?"
Lin Qing looked at the Katsuyu Sage in astonishment.
"Don't look at me like that. The Great Toad Sage is always staring into the distance, and the distance it sees is nothing but darkness. Perhaps it fails to notice what happens right beneath its feet.
"As for me, I can still see traces of history being reversed and overwritten."
Though she did not know what had happened, the Katsuyu Sage knew very well that Lin Qing was an exceptionally strong person. For reality to be so unbearable that even he could not accept it and chose to overwrite it...
How painful must it have been?
The Katsuyu Sage leaned closer and gave Lin Qing a warm snuggle with her enormous body. "I must remind you: I can sense the differences, and the White Snake Sage, who walks in the 'present,' can see even more. You must be extra careful."
"I understand."
Lin Qing had already treated