Should I continue being a villain in the ninja world after transmigrating?

Chapter 59 Communication

Sasuke never expected Zeref to say something like that, something that, in the public eye, seemed to be for his own good.

After all, Sasuke knew that Zeref was the most terrifying dark mage.

Moreover, even Mavis, who had a close relationship with Zeref, couldn't deny the dark side of Zeref when talking about him.

However, this rare act of kindness was not important to Sasuke at this moment.

Sasuke's expression remained unwavering. He simply said in a calm tone, "It turns out that staying in Konoha might have meant I would never be able to take my revenge. After seeing the difference between Uchiha Itachi and me the last time I met him, I realized this very clearly."

Seeing that Sasuke had made up his mind, Zeref said nothing more.

In fact, even Jelf himself was somewhat surprised that he would say such a thing; he thought his heart had completely fallen into darkness.

After finishing his statement, Sasuke refused to elaborate further and instead asked, "So, what exactly is your purpose?"

Sasuke had initially thought Zeref's goal was nothing more than immortality or power, but upon discovering that it wasn't, he became genuinely curious.

After revealing his new Eclipse Plan to Mavis and Natsu, Zeref began to steal fairy hearts, which led to the unexpected situation where he ended up in the ninja world.

Not only has the plan to seize the fairy heart from Mavis has been temporarily abandoned, but Acnologia is also imprisoned in the rift of time.

In the new Eclipse Plan, the two most crucial elements are temporarily unavailable, and the original plan is clearly at a standstill.

Thinking about this, even Jelf couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He pressed his forehead, not afraid of revealing himself to Sasuke, and said, "You saw the rift in time that day, didn't you?"

That huge black vortex?

Sasuke immediately realized that the name of that thing was the Rift of Time.

"With the power of the time rift, I can travel back in time to the past. I want to go back to a time before Acnologia became so powerful, kill him, and recreate a new world where I can live with my parents and brother!"

Jelf's eyes revealed an undisguised longing, and even his tone became somewhat excited.

...To recreate a world where the parents are still alive?!

As Sasuke listened to Zeref's description of the bestseller, his eyes slowly widened, and he felt his heart pounding uncontrollably in his chest.

Is it really possible to do such a thing?!

After Zeref finished explaining his plan, he noticed that Sasuke was staring at him with wide eyes, as if he had been shocked by what he had said.

Jelf smiled. "It's an idea that's hard for most people to accept, after all, it means that the world might shatter completely after I step into the time rift..."

"No!"

Sasuke's voice suddenly rang out, very noticeable, and even revealing an undisguised excitement, interrupting Zeref's reflections.

Under Zeref's somewhat puzzled gaze, Sasuke's lips gradually curled into a huge smile, his eyes seemed to burn with a blazing flame, and his whole being exuded a strange excitement.

"Your plan is absolutely perfect and magnificent! Orochimaru's ridiculous wish simply cannot compare to it." Sasuke's face flushed slightly with excitement.

He stared intently at Zeref, asking to confirm, "Really... is it possible to travel back in time?"

Zeref looked at the excited Sasuke with some surprise, but still replied, "Of course, I have helped others travel from the past to the future, and that's how the time rift was created."

"Traveling back to the past is far more difficult than traveling to the future, but with certain time rifts and... well, I could do it!"

Subconsciously concealing the fact that Mavis possessed the heart of a fairy, Zeref firmly answered Sasuke's question.

"Great...can I join your plan too?!"

Sasuke stood up excitedly, and if he hadn't still had some sense of reason, he would have pounced on Zeref, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him.

Jelf: ? ? ?

Seeing Sasuke's excited expression, Zeref was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Sasuke to react this way after hearing about the new Eclipse Plan.

He doubted his ears and couldn't help but repeat, "Do you really understand what my plan means?"

"Of course I know!"

Sasuke said impatiently, "But what will replace it is a new world, a world where my father, mother, and clan can still live. I will definitely kill that man beforehand and stop the Uchiha's destruction!"

Sasuke was thrilled as he drifted into a wonderful daydream.

"And what about your companions?"

Unexpectedly, he had actually met someone who agreed with his plan so well. Jelf was unsure whether to feel gratified or awkward.

He looked at Sasuke and asked seriously, "When I made this decision, I had already decided to abandon the world that rejected me, including Mavis and Natsu who existed in the original world. You, on the other hand, are not as utterly hopeless about this world as I am, are you?"

Zeref's words cooled Sasuke's feverish mind a little. Images of Naruto, Sakura, and Konoha flashed before his eyes, and he was momentarily unable to give a decisive answer to Zeref's question.

He had indeed resolved to abandon his comrades and village in pursuit of revenge, but if he were to abandon the entire world as well… Sasuke found himself still somewhat hesitant.

Seeing the hesitation in Sasuke's eyes, Zeref smiled knowingly.

"I've talked to this kid way too much today," Jelf thought to himself.

"Let's end this small talk here, Sasuke. Remember to go to the training grounds with Orochimaru and the others tomorrow," Zeref said, bringing the conversation to a close.

Sasuke opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something with some resentment, but ultimately left in silence.

Whatever choice he makes, he has to kill Uchiha Itachi in this world first!

……

The next day, deep in the dense forest, when Zeref arrived at the training ground at the agreed time, he found Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and Sasuke already waiting for him.

"Looks like I'm late, my apologies," Zeref said, raising an eyebrow, his tone devoid of genuine emotion.

"No, we were just too excited, so we arrived a little early," Orochimaru said, sounding somewhat insincere.

Sasuke, unable to bear the hypocrisy between the two, said coldly, "Alright, how much longer are you going to keep arguing like this? Let's get started."

Kabuto pushed up his glasses, once again marveling at Sasuke's audacity.

Neither Zeref nor Orochimaru were easy to deal with, yet Sasuke remained fearless and undaunted.

The key point is that, for various reasons, Zeref and Orochimaru have a very high tolerance for Sasuke, which is truly astonishing to Kabuto Yakushi.

Perhaps this is Sasuke's talent. Kabuto's thoughts inexplicably took a turn for the worse at that moment.

Zeref slowly walked to a huge tree in front of Orochimaru and the others, and just like when he taught Sasuke magic, he began by carving a magic symbol on the tree trunk.

"If you want to cast magic, you need to use magical power, just like you ninjas need to use chakra to cast ninjutsu..."

"...There is still something similar to magical microparticles in the outside world..."

"Celestial Arts!"

As Zeref explained, Orochimaru and Kabuto immediately thought of Sage Mode, since in the ninja world only Sage Mode can obtain energy from the outside world.

Orochimaru's eyes burned even brighter upon discovering the similarities between magic and sage techniques.

"...Let's begin meditating..."

After repeating the knowledge he had once taught Sasuke, Zeref leaned against the large tree on which he had just carved the magic symbols.

Orochimaru and Kabuto sat down without hesitation to meditate, while Sasuke went to Zeref's side to ask for advice on the difficulties he was encountering.

……

After some time, Orochimaru and Kabuto opened their eyes, but there was no joy in them.

It is clear that even geniuses like these two could not have succeeded in meditation in such a short time.

However, Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi remained very calm.

Even someone as power-hungry as Orochimaru didn't expect to succeed in meditation in such a short time.

After all, Orochimaru knew perfectly well how difficult similar Sage Techniques were.

With Orochimaru's intelligence, he could naturally understand that the magical knowledge Zeref was explaining had its own system.

Orochimaru, who was very confident that he would eventually master magic, feigned admiration: "Lord Zeref is not only powerful, but his knowledge of teaching is also admirable."

Zeref laughed and said, "Before teaching Sasuke, I hadn't taught anyone magic for over a hundred years."

In Jelf's words, the more than one hundred years that exceeds the lifespan of most people seems to be just a simple number.

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with infatuation, and he chuckled loudly, "How enviable, Lord Zeref, with your ageless, immortal, eternally young and powerful body..."

The root of Zeref's suffering is precisely what Orochimaru has been desperately searching for.

Seeing Orochimaru begin to covet Zeref's immortal body again, Sasuke curled his lip in disdain.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he said with a hint of malice, "Orochimaru, why don't you try to take over Zeref's body directly and achieve your ultimate dream in one step?"

Kabuto the Pharmacist: ...

As expected of you, Sasuke! You really dare to say anything!! Kabuto Yakushi was actually quite impressed with Sasuke.

Orochimaru: ...

Guess why I didn't do it? Is it because I didn't want to? Orochimaru thought to himself.

However, if there is an opportunity in the future... a sneer of serpentine coldness and drooling flashed in Orochimaru's eyes.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Orochimaru quickly lowered his eyes to conceal his ambition, instead smiling and saying, "Lord Zeref and I are allies, hehe, how could I do such a thing? I have great respect for Lord Zeref."

"Just like that Second Hokage of Konoha who was resurrected by you and couldn't be free?" Zeref said with a half-smile.

"Heh—" Sasuke laughed without giving them any face.

Meanwhile, Kabuto, standing to the side, glanced at Sasuke with admiration and silently made himself even less noticeable.

Orochimaru remained unfazed and said, "Lord Zeref is overthinking it. Aren't we allies?"

Seeing that Zeref, though seemingly smiling, was breathing steadily and showed no intention of attacking, Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief.

Both to change the subject and out of genuine curiosity, Orochimaru brought up Acnologia at this moment: "Lord Zeref, you mentioned before that Acnologia was once human. Is it possible for magic to reach such a level at its peak?"

When Orochimaru mentioned Acnologia, Sasuke couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen.

Acnologia's ability to overpower Madara Uchiha and Kurama when they joined forces left an indelible impression on him.

If Acnologia hadn't been trapped in a time rift, and hadn't shown an attitude of not even wanting to communicate with humans, perhaps Acnologia would have been the one Sasuke most wanted to seek power from.

Seeing the ambition and desire that Orochimaru couldn't hide in his eyes, Zeref almost burst out laughing. What an ignorant and arrogant guy! But isn't it precisely because of this that humanity has become stronger and stronger?

“Acnologia is a one-of-a-kind situation; no human can ever do what he did,” Zeref said calmly.

At this moment, Sasuke couldn't help but ask, "If he was originally human, how did he become in that form? What exactly is that form?"

Jelf sighed, feeling that if he didn't make things clear, he would be subjected to endless probing.

Somewhat tired of these meaningless little thoughts, Zeref simply stated clearly: "Acnologia has both human and dragon forms, and what you are seeing is his dragon form."

“Dragon…” Sasuke murmured, unable to help but ask, “Could it be that there’s more than one being like Acnologia?!”

Sasuke's words shocked even Orochimaru and Kabuto.

One Acnologia was even able to suppress the Nine-Tails. Zeref's words implied that dragons actually had a race?! If this were true, it would be truly astonishing!

"Now all we have left is Acnologia," Zeref said calmly.

"Long ago, dragons were the rulers of the world, freely soaring through the skies, traversing the land, and crossing oceans. Humans were nothing more than food for dragons."

"However, some dragons later proposed that dragons should coexist peacefully with humans."

"The fiercest war broke out between the dragons of the pro-democracy camp and the dragons of the opposition."

"Later, in order to win the war, the dragons who supported the war even taught dragon magic to humans to fight against their own kind who opposed the war. Thus, the Dragon Slayer Mage was born."

Jelf recounted this long history in detail, after all, he had personally experienced this period, and probably few people knew the truth of this history better than him.