Simultaneous Time Travel: What Villain? I'm the Protagonist!

Meanwhile, in the plaza of Hoshinin Village, Seijin is holding an unprecedented ceremony.

The Third Hoshikage's funeral had ended, but the crowd hadn't dispersed. Everyone was waiting for Seijin's next move—the "visualization method" that could allow everyone to cultivate chakra and eliminate the side effects of "stars."

Sheng Ren stood on the high platform, his golden wings slowly unfolding behind him, shimmering with a sacred radiance in the sunlight. This was not a battle stance, but a visual effect he deliberately created—to gather faith, one must first establish a sense of holiness.

"Everyone," Sheng Ren's voice was calm yet firm, "I know many of you have doubts about the 'visualization method.' Can an eight-year-old child really create a cultivation method that can change the entire village?"

He paused, then continued, "So, before I teach it, I will demonstrate its effects."

Sheng Ren raised his hand and pointed to the crowd below the stage: "Please invite three volunteers to come up on stage. One is a ninja who has already cultivated chakra, one is a boy who tried to cultivate but failed, and the other is an ordinary person who has never cultivated."

A commotion arose in the crowd, and soon three people walked onto the stage.

The first is Night Hawk, a Jonin of Star Village, whose chakra reserves are second only to the Third Hoshikage. The second is a boy of twelve or thirteen years old named Hokuto, who once attempted to master the Peacock Technique but failed due to the radiation from the "star," leaving him with hidden injuries. The third is a peasant woman in her thirties named Haruka, who has never been exposed to any form of training.

"Now, please relax your minds and visualize as I guide you." Sheng Ren walked up to the three of them and formed a peculiar mudra with his hands.

Golden light surged from his palm, splitting into three streams that enveloped Night Hawk, Big Dipper, and Spring Blossom respectively.

"Imagine a deity before you, that is me—Sheng Ren. Imagine the wings behind me, the light surrounding me, the power flowing within me..."

Sheng Ren's voice carried a strange rhythm, as if it could directly penetrate into one's soul. This was the "voice of preaching" he learned from the Ascension Sutra, specifically used to guide others into a state of meditation.

Night Hawk was the first to react. As a Jonin, his mental strength was already formidable, and he quickly entered a state of deep visualization. In his perception, Sheng Ren's figure grew taller and taller, more and more sacred, eventually transforming into a towering statue, its wings covering the entire sky.

As his visualization deepened, Night Hawk was astonished to discover that the chakra within his body was beginning to change. The chakra, which had become restless due to prolonged contact with the "star," was now being purified, becoming gentle and pure. Even more miraculously, the total amount of chakra was slowly increasing!

"This...this is..." Night Hawk opened his eyes, looking at his hands in disbelief.

The second to react was Beidou. This young man had been weak and pale due to his failed cultivation. But during the visualization, his complexion gradually became rosy, and the pain in his internal organs began to ease.

"I...I can feel chakra!" Hokuto exclaimed in surprise, "And my body doesn't hurt anymore!"

Finally, there was Chunhua, a peasant woman who had never practiced cultivation. After meditating for ten minutes, she suddenly felt a warm current surging in her lower abdomen—a sign of the birth of chakra!

"Can...can I become a ninja too?" Chunhua's voice trembled with excitement.

The crowd below the stage erupted in cheers.

"It's true! Lord Nighthawk's chakra has become even purer!"

"Beidou's hidden injuries have healed! He can cultivate now!"

"Even Chunhua can cultivate chakra! This visualization technique is amazing!"

Cheers, exclamations, and chatter mingled together, turning the entire square into a sea of ​​joy.

Following this, under Shengren's guidance, everyone in the entire Xingren Village—regardless of age, gender, or whether they were ninjas or civilians—began their first visualization practice.

Golden light emanated from Sheng Ren, spreading like ripples and enveloping the entire square. Within this light, everyone felt an unprecedented peace and tranquility, as if they were in a sacred temple.

Sheng Ren himself felt a strange power.

That is the power of faith.

Although it is still very faint and scattered, it certainly exists. Hundreds of people contemplate him simultaneously, and he can clearly perceive the inner thoughts of each and every one of them.

"It works as expected..." He is now like Naruto in his Nine-Tails Mode, able to sense people's malice, provided that the other party has practiced visualization techniques.

Sheng Ren closed his eyes, immersed in this wondrous perception. He could "see" the loyalty and gratitude in Ye Ying's heart, the hope and expectation in Xia Rixing's heart, the excitement and admiration in Beidou's heart, and the piety and reverence in Chunhua's heart...

Everyone's heart is like a book, which can be opened before you.

Of course, Shengren also noticed some discordant voices. A few older ninjas harbored suspicion and jealousy towards him; some commoners felt confused and uneasy about the future.

"This is normal," Sheng Ren thought calmly. No one is perfect; he couldn't expect everyone to trust him completely immediately. But given time, and as long as everyone benefits from the visualization practice, these negative emotions will naturally dissipate.

"If I could bring the entire village, or even the entire Bear Kingdom, into this network..." A glint of light flashed in Sheng Ren's eyes, "this method would allow me to control power to an unbelievable degree."

He opened his eyes and looked at the crowd below, absorbed in meditation. The golden light still enveloped the square, and everyone had their eyes closed, their faces serene.

"Is this the power of faith?" Sheng Ren murmured to himself.

In Eternal Shengren's memories, some powerful figures in cultivation worlds would establish sects and collect faith to accelerate their cultivation. However, in those worlds, "faith" was more of a spiritual sustenance, while in this Naruto world, faith seemed to resonate with chakra in a strange way.

"Perhaps chakra itself contains elements of the spirit," Sheng Ren mused. "If we could make full use of this power..."

When the Sage of Six Paths spread Ninjutsu, he emphasized that "chakra is the bond that connects people." Visualization techniques seem to make this connection even closer and more concrete.

"Neural Internet of Things," Sheng Ren suddenly had an incredible idea: to create an Internet in everyone's mind, just like in their previous life.

The idea flashed through Sheng Ren's mind like lightning, making him excited.

The neural network—a belief network built through visualization—connects the consciousness of all people, sharing information, knowledge, and even power!

This was just a concept from science fiction novels in his previous life, but in this ninja world with chakra, and in front of him who possessed a cultivation method from a higher dimension, the Ascension Sutra, it seemed not impossible.

"Chakra itself is a combination of spiritual and physical energy," Shengren quickly pondered. "Visualization techniques establish a spiritual connection by guiding people's faith. If we take it a step further, we can visualize and systematize this connection..."

He thought of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, a chakra network established using the Divine Tree as a medium. The faith network established through visualization was more real and safer than that deceptive method.

"If I could upgrade this network so that all those who practice visualization techniques could communicate through it..." Sheng Ren's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Just imagine how terrifying that power would be.

Intelligence can be transmitted instantly to every node in the network, orders can be issued without words, knowledge and experience can be shared in the network, and even chakra and power can be transferred through this network!

This is not just a revolution in communication methods, but a complete upheaval of the entire ninja world's power system!