Seeing Madara Uchiha fall silent, Yae Miko continued, "We work to correct the actions of important figures to preserve certain major events. But clearly, from what you've told me, Yanbai changed your destinies."
At that moment, Yanbai's face suddenly surfaced in Madara Uchiha's mind, along with everything he had experienced over the years.
Yae Miko continued, "Yanbai's dōjutsu is an innate ability unique to him. He can use it in any world, and through it, he can invade other worlds."
"You can think of the worlds Yanbai took you to as other worlds of the same nature as the shinobi world, but with different settings and environments."
"And you were projected into your own body in that world, so negative sensations like death, pain, and hunger were all real."
"For the people in that world, that was their real, everyday life."
"However, because he used his dōjutsu to bring your consciousnesses over, he also had certain privileges, such as making people die and come back to life repeatedly, or making the events of a particular period repeat over and over..."
Madara Uchiha said expressionlessly, "So I've become Cyno in this world..."
"Because this body is compatible with you. He's this world's version of you," Yae Miko finished for him.
Madara Uchiha: "..."
Yae Miko said softly, "Madara, to us, you're NPCs. Can you understand that? That was the deeper reason Yanbai took you to that world and played online games with you day and night."
Madara Uchiha let his fingernails dig into his flesh. He felt no pain at all, only giving a bitter smile. "So... I can't marry him, can I?"
"Is marrying him the only thing on your mind?"
Yae Miko gave the boy before her a strange look. After a moment's thought, she smiled again. "Still, my