Chapter 192: Designated Task 1 Complete
In just one minute, the vortex of spiritual energy above Franklin's head fully replenished the spiritual power he had drained.
Unable to wait any longer, Franklin pressed his palms together. "Time Denial."
Nothing happened.
He shouted the name again, and when the three girls looked toward him, he scratched his head awkwardly.
"Sorry, it's nothing. I was testing an ability, but it looks like this skill has a cooldown."
Seeing the one-minute countdown in the Dimensional Tome, Franklin let out a long breath. The idea of abusing Time Denial to break the rules disappeared completely.
"Master, didn't you say you were going to check your ability changes? Why did you stop?" Nymph asked curiously.
Franklin smiled and waved his hand.
"I've already checked everything. I even tested them. I came back from three minutes in the future. Now there's only one ability left untested."
That instantly caught the attention of all three girls.
Ikaros and Astraea were simply curious, but Nymph was outright stunned.
"A leap through time… Master can do that?"
Franklin nodded. "I can, but only three minutes. It's useful for emergencies, nothing more."
As he spoke, he began analyzing and experimenting with the principles behind Illusory World Genesis. The deeper he explored, the more he realized it was the superior form of Yin–Yang Release.
Illusory World—within his divine sense range, he could manifest large-scale illusions into tangible form.
Genesis—he could turn those illusions into reality. In the Narutoverse, he could even grant life to the beings he created.
"Nymph, don't be too surprised. I'll show you something even more broken. When I'm done, check whether the creature I make has any flaws."
Looking at the requirement for Sub-Task 5—consume the Divine Tree Fruit and correct the flawed Naruto timeline—Franklin exhaled. Now he no longer needed to worry about that task.
Before, he had considered using Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's abilities, recreating a fake Divine Tree, and even producing two children. Now none of that was necessary.
He glanced at the withered remains of the Divine Tree and lifted his hand. With a wave, an illusion formed and took shape—Ōtsutsuki Kaguya herself. A second wave, and her previously shut eyes opened, filled with confusion.
Franklin turned to Nymph.
"Clone and simplify her memories, then return them to her. Change it so that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was defeated and devoured by her with the power of the Divine Tree and Ten Tails. We never existed."
Nymph nodded, then took Franklin's right hand in one hand and Kaguya's right hand in the other.
As she worked, Franklin merged the withered Divine Tree with Kaguya, making her both the Ten Tails and its human form.
Next, he created two infants—Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura.
Drawing from the manga's descriptions of their personalities, he shaped their lifeforce and nature accordingly.
Then he turned back to Nymph.
"Add one more memory: these are her sons, born with a prince of a certain kingdom. Details don't matter. That prince believed slander and hunted Kaguya, so she—after consuming the Divine Tree Fruit—turned all of them into White Zetsu. The kingdom no longer exists. She only needs to raise the two children until they grow up. Then she becomes the Ten Tails and attacks them, and when she's sealed, her role is complete."
As Franklin continued, he added abilities to her one by one using Genesis. The more he added, the wider his eyes grew.
With Illusory World Genesis, he was the god of the Narutoverse—there was no exaggeration in that.
After finishing everything he could think of, he created a new Divine Tree. Beneath its roots, countless White Zetsu formed.
Sitting cross-legged, Franklin calmed himself, suppressing the arrogant urge to rule this world as its god. Only after his thoughts settled did he rise and give each created being a genuine soul.
A massive village appeared. A grand shrine became the home where Kaguya would raise her sons.
Even Hagoromo's future lover, Yuji, had been created.
A perfect, real version of "The Truman Show" now existed. The future would proceed on its own.
Franklin exhaled softly and checked the Dimensional Tome.
Sub-Task 5 still wasn't complete. He froze. Had he missed something?
As he pondered, he finally remembered the three great sage lands. He released his divine sense, then took the three girls to explore the entire blue planet.
A full month passed.
During this time, Franklin's bond with the three strengthened into deep trust and reliance.
He created Mount Myōboku, Shikkotsu Forest, and Ryūchi Cave according to his own interpretation.
After granting the inhabitants sage abilities and sage modes, Franklin lifted his gaze to the moon.
During this month, he had also reset the ocean tides. Once Six Paths: Planetary Devastation replaced the current moon, everything would return to normal.
Now, Franklin drew in a breath. Blue-white light gathered between his palms.
"Kame…hame…ha!"
In an instant, the blue-white wave shot out toward the moon.
His control over power was so precise that the entire lunar body shattered into cosmic dust.
From Earth, the moon completely vanished.
Because he had anticipated the tidal shift, the oceans barely caused any damage to the land.
[Sub-Task 5 (Complete): Consume the Divine Tree Fruit and correct the flawed Naruto timeline to ensure its proper progression.]
[Designated Task 1: Obtain a fully mature Divine Tree Fruit that Franklin can safely consume with no side effects (Complete).]
[The designated task chosen by the awakened talent bearer has been completed. You will be transported to Konoha Year 48—the Night of the Nine-Tails—in ten minutes. Please prepare accordingly.]
Only when he saw the completion message floating before him did Franklin finally breathe out in relief.
"That was harder than expected. The Divine Tree's damage to Earth… the future is up to you now, Sage of Six Paths."
"Master, what are you talking about? Who's the Sage of Six Paths?" Astraea asked while gnawing on a lamb leg.
Franklin rubbed her head with a smile.
"You're curious about everything. You'll understand eventually. For now, let it be a mystery.
By the way, we'll be transported again soon. Nymph, Ikaros—do you want to go into the Dimensional Tome now, or wait until you're forcibly pulled in?"
"Let's stay with Master a little longer," Nymph said softly. "You've been so busy lately… it really feels like you're tired. If we stay with you, you'll relax a little."
Ikaros didn't say anything. She simply stepped to Franklin's side and, imitating what he often did, gently placed her hand on his head to rub his hair.
"Master, you can command me more often. I'm your all-purpose entertainment angel, after all."