In Lei Luo's memory, when he first traveled through time, the first "acquaintance" he met was Yuko. Now it seems that this must not be an accidental phenomenon, but Alaya did it intentionally.
For a god of the ninja world, fabricating an identity out of thin air and creating false memories does not seem to be a difficult task. At least the Konoha ninjas have no possibility of discovering her true identity.
The appearance of Yuko, the contact between Yuko and herself, the communication between the two parties, the showdown after the Kato Dan incident, helping each other, and the good time spent together...
The past events that flashed through his mind were one of the few tendernesses in Lei Luo's heart. After all, he could not forget this relationship, nor did he want the last bit of beauty to be covered by cold calculations.
Is the existence of Yuko real? Or is it false?
Is she a complete person?
Or is it Alaya's puppet, chess piece, or clone?
Are all her actions a disguise?
Or is it just nature?
Lei Luo didn't know anything about the above issues, so he couldn't wait to know the truth.
"Yuko is me, and Alaya is me. We are one and the same. The only difference lies in a little bit of thinking mode and personality traits, just like the relationship between you and the white clone."
After speaking, Alaya smiled slightly, shrugged, and added: "Although this metaphor is not too rigorous, it is very easy for you to understand."
White clone...Alaya actually knows this, Lei Luo thought silently, deepening his understanding of Alaya's ability in his heart, and asked casually:
"So, Yuko's behavior around me thirty years ago was all a disguise?"
Although her expression was rather careless, the voice lingering in her heart could not be hidden from Alaya. She helplessly held her forehead and explained with a tired look:
"That's not the case. Yuko didn't know anything at that time. My appearance was probably on the eve of the Third Ninja War, which was around the 40th year of Konoha."
Without waiting for Lei Luo to ask another question, Alaya carefully considered his words and continued: "You should know the reincarnation mechanism of Indra and Asura, right?"
Seeing Lei Luo nod, he snapped his fingers and said with a smile:
"My existence is similar to that form, except that most of the time, I cannot interfere in the real world. I can only hide in the collective consciousness and silently pay attention to human society."
"I didn't start reincarnation in this life until I successfully summoned you to the ninja world. The candidate for reincarnation is Yuko. After all, the spiritual power of the Yamanaka clan is stronger than ordinary people."
"Besides, Yuko has a good relationship with you, which makes it convenient for us to contact you."
Contact? I'm afraid it's a secret spiritual suggestion?
Thinking about it carefully, Alaya had no ill intentions towards him in essence, and he had benefited a lot along the way. Lei Luo didn't bother to find fault with the other party's words, and said in a neutral tone:
"Yuko once told me that the Shadow of Heart awakened after a certain mission. Was that when you were reincarnated into her? As a certain personality?"
"You guessed it right."
Alaya didn't know what he thought of, and a trace of melancholy appeared on his face:
"That mission was a huge blow to Yuko. As a result, her mental power underwent a qualitative change and she split into countless personalities."
"Whether it's for the sake of maximizing the power of this life or for hiding myself, Yuko's multiple personalities can provide me with great convenience."
After a pause, Alaya looked at Lei Luo seriously: "So, I chose to merge with a certain personality of hers and became what you see now."
Personality fusion, originally one body... turns out to be this meaning.
"In other words, Yuko's experiences are all true? You didn't make them up out of thin air?" Seeing Alaya nodding in confusion, Lei Luo breathed a sigh of relief unknowingly, and his expression softened a lot.
At the same time, more questions are gradually being answered.
From the current point of view, when Alaya had just completed his reincarnation and merged his personality, his power should not be strong, and his consciousness would probably not be able to occupy a dominant position in Yuko's personality.
Otherwise, her official appearance would not have been postponed to Konoha 40 years.
Taking into account the changes in the doctrines of the Evil God Religion, the time is also right.
Speaking from the bottom of my heart, Lei Luo felt his head hurt when analyzing Alaya. Every word, every movement, and even every subtle change in the other person's expression seemed to contain many meanings, and it was difficult to read them completely in a hurry.
Understand.
As a group consciousness, Alaya's three views are destined to be different from his own. Lei Luo had a vague understanding of this, so he decided not to dwell on the details and discuss the trivial things, but to go straight to the topic:
"Tell me about your purpose. You summoned me from modern society to the ninja world. Is it just to fight against the Otsutsuki invaders and ensure the continuation of the human race?"
"That's right, we have already explained this point, so there should be no need to say more, right?"
"Is there really no other purpose?"
"..."
Seeing that Alaya did not answer, obviously not wanting to repeat such a meaningless topic, Lei Luo raised his eyebrows and asked instead: "What is going on with my power of time? You just mentioned the time and space talent...
"
"Isn't this ability given to me by you?"
"Lei Luo, you don't need to belittle yourself, and don't wildly overestimate my abilities." As if aware of the temptation in Lei Luo's words, Alaya waved his hand and responded calmly:
"The power of time is your unique ability. I can only borrow a little bit from it."
Opening his palms, gray light spots floated out, flying up and down like fireflies. Lei Luo focused his eyes and listened to Alaya's further explanation:
"Did you see it? I can only use it to this extent at most. Compared with your large-scale time stop, the difference is incalculable."
"Then what exactly is this ability..."
"I have already said that this is caused by your own talent. You can understand it as a unique ability." He tightened his grip and the light spots dissipated. Alaya looked at Lei Luo with a complicated expression, and said with determination
The tone continued:
"The reason why I chose you is precisely because your ability is very powerful, has extremely high potential, and has great hope that you can change the established destiny and complete the salvation of all mankind."
Destiny, redemption...
Capturing these two keywords, Lei Luo couldn't help but recall carefully what Yuxiang had mentioned in front of him, regarding the backhand of the Otsutsuki clan and the factors that limited Alaya's strength.
Unknowingly, a word came to his mind, driving Lei Luo to ask involuntarily:
"Causal chain, what exactly is it?"
"Chain of cause and effect..."
As the conversation progressed, Alaya's expression finally changed significantly, becoming much gloomier, as if there was some kind of unbreakable frost shining in his eyes, biting to the bone.
Lei Luo, who was watching from the side, was both surprised and solemn. Something that could change the demeanor of a being like Alaya was not a simple thing. It was definitely... very tricky.