After using the Ability Condensation Card, Creed suddenly felt his qi and blood surging inside him. It wasn't uncomfortable—if anything, it felt even more soothing, like something had been opened up. Once he calmed his mind, the condensation was already complete. In just half a minute, he had fused together all the abilities he'd brought over from the pirate world.
He let out a long breath. He could feel it clearly—he now had one foot, or rather half a foot, stepping into the realm of gods. Shattering a star was no longer a difficult thing.
What's more, he understood that the Dragon Ball world didn't have complicated "ultimate techniques." Compared to other worlds, this was real fighting. Without a powerful physique, there was no way to face enemies head-on. Even though he'd just defeated Vegeta, he couldn't relax in the slightest—after all, that was Vegeta before becoming a Super Saiyan, and the Frieza behind him was dozens of times stronger than Vegeta.
With that in mind, he lay back on the bed. Half-asleep and half-awake, he had a dream—though to be precise, it wasn't a dream, but a dreamlike state. At the edge of his consciousness, he found himself inside a dim room he'd never seen before.
It felt like daytime. Sunlight poured straight down through a skylight in the ceiling, like a few intangible pillars rising from the ground. The places the sunlight didn't reach were cold and gloomy, forming a sharp contrast, giving the sensation of being deep under the sea. This was probably what people called the "sea of consciousness."
After adjusting to the light, he slowly walked forward and noticed a faint, inconspicuous circle in the corner of the room.
After hesitating for a moment, he took a deep breath and stepped inside.
In an instant, his vision opened up, as if he'd entered another world. When he came back to his senses and saw everything around him clearly, he realized—
This was someone else's sea of consciousness.
And it was someone he was very familiar with.
She was young, not very tall, with delicate features. Her snow-white skin was like silk, her pupils pale and white. She looked like an exquisitely made doll—
Hyuga Hinata from the Naruto world.
He was briefly confused, but then remembered: when he'd crossed over, two worlds had been pulling at him. One was the Dragon Ball world, and the other was the Naruto world. The fact that his consciousness could reach here was likely because of the Rinnegan.
At this time, Hinata was taking the Chunin Exams, already in the elimination round. Her opponent was her cousin—Hyuga Neji.
Creed knew very well that at this point, Neji could be called Konoha's strongest genin. His Gentle Fist might not break bones or cause external wounds, but it could destroy the body's internal chakra network.
Although Hinata had activated her Byakugan, she was still far behind her cousin in strength. At the start, she could exchange a couple of moves, but as the fight went on, Neji's understanding and smooth execution of Gentle Fist fully revealed itself. His tenketsu strikes had already completely blocked Hinata's chakra flow.
If this continued, Hinata would lose for sure.
Just as Hinata was about to give up, a calm, unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded in her mind.
"Don't be afraid. I'll help you."
Before she could even react, Neji's pupils abruptly contracted. His entire body trembled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. That state lasted less than ten seconds before Neji collapsed and passed out.
Seeing that, the instructors and students below the stage were stunned. Everyone thought Neji had the win in the bag—how could this happen?
With no explanation, they could only judge that Neji had overused his chakra, run out of stamina, and fainted.
Next came Naruto versus Kiba. Naruto had originally been getting beaten down, but the result shocked everyone. Kiba, who should've won, ended up losing to Naruto's strange technique. Creed shrugged—maybe that was Naruto's "uncertainty."
After the elimination round ended, those who needed the hospital went to the hospital, and those who needed to go home went home.
Hinata returned home in a daze. Even she didn't know who had helped her. It was a voice she'd never heard before, yet it felt strangely close—so close that she felt no guard at all.
So she tried calling out to him.
Creed, who was about to return to the Dragon Ball world, heard her call and arrived in her sea of consciousness again. Hinata also sensed someone had entered her mind and asked cautiously, "Who are you…?"
"I…" Creed didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he only said, "I mean you no harm. No matter what happens, I'll stand on your side."
Hearing that, Hinata suddenly felt at ease. Not good at expressing herself, she held it in for a long time before saying, "Thank you… My name is Hyuga Hinata…"
Creed smiled. "Creed. Nice to meet you."
He knew he couldn't stay here long, and he didn't know when he'd be able to come again. To help Hinata advance smoothly to chunin, he wrote down the training methods for the Six Powers and gave them to her before leaving. He told her that the next time he came, he would check her progress.
After wandering around the Naruto world and returning to his own consciousness, it was already late at night.
The next morning, Goku and Master Roshi returned to Bulma's house without finding any space pods. Creed had just gotten up and was sitting on the couch watching TV. While they were at a loss, the TV suddenly cut in with breaking news.
"According to reports from the relevant departments, a mysterious object has been discovered in the ruins of East City. Although it cannot yet be confirmed what it is, it is highly likely to be an alien spacecraft. There were originally two of these objects at the scene, but one of them has flown away."
On the screen was a spacecraft identical to the one Vegeta had used to escape yesterday. Unexpectedly, the space pod Goku and Master Roshi had searched for all night and failed to find… had been discovered by humans.
"This is bad," Master Roshi said. "Looks like it's already been taken away by the authorities. How are we supposed to go now?"
Creed smiled. "What's there to worry about? We can use that remote we picked up to control it and bring it over here. Those guys will probably be scared out of their minds."
They looked at Creed and said nothing. Even though Creed had helped them drive off Vegeta yesterday, someone of unknown origin with such overwhelming strength naturally made them wary.
But luckily, there was Goku—so naive he was practically an idiot—who spoke up.
"If we do that… will it really work?"
Creed tossed the remote to Bulma and smiled. "Nothing to worry about. There's a genius in this field right here—you should've already figured it out with just a quick look, right?"
(End of Chapter)
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