### Chapter 2: I Will Act at the Critical Moment
Some might provide experience, some might offer bloodline traits, and others might grant stacked talent!
"I also only received two 'Testaments.' I had just reached Jonin-level strength when, due to carelessness, I stepped into an explosive tag trap and died."
"I see..."
Kyouko secretly thought that if the "Testament" really uses time anchors, then if he dies, would he also be packaged as a legacy and sent to another possible version of himself?
He also understood why the Missing-nin Kyouko was so eager to explain everything to him right from the start.
Even when cooperating with a future version of oneself, there has to be a mutual benefit.
He simply wanted Kyouko to fulfill his dying wish!
Thinking of this, Kyouko's heart couldn't help but start pounding with excitement.
Just one future self could double his talent. What if there were two, three, or even more?
Theoretically, with continuous stacking, sooner or later he could punch out an Otsutsuki with three hits and declare, "Officer, I'm a native of the Ninja World."
One has to realize that even after opening the Gate of Death in the "Eight Gates," one can only claim to gain power dozens of times greater than a Kage.
"So, what is your dying wish?"
"Hmm... there are two. The first one is very simple: do what you want to do right now."
To Kyouko's surprise, the Missing-nin Kyouko's request was very simple.
"What I want to do?"
Kyouko paused.
Of course, he wanted to become stronger and obtain superhuman-like power so he could survive.
And after getting superhuman power, he could also *be* superhuman.
"First, definitely to become stronger. Second, right now I want to go to Ichiraku Ramen and get something to eat."
Kyouko felt that sometimes, going to the pier to get some fries was also a form of enjoyment.
"Ichiraku Ramen, huh? Come to think of it, I haven't eaten there in a long time."
The Missing-nin Kyouko's words carried a sense of melancholy.
He actually wanted to see what his younger self was really thinking back then.
After growing up, he had lived a life like a novel protagonist.
It was just that his script was written by Yu Hua.
A Missing-nin has no legitimate way to take missions, living hand to mouth.
If he tried to rob the rich to feed the poor, regular ninja would immediately come to deal with him.
At his most difficult times, he almost resorted to selling his blood.
"You're a Jonin and you couldn't eat ramen?"
Kyouko was puzzled.
"It tastes different, you know? After I became a Missing-nin, I couldn't even enter the gates of Konoha."
The Missing-nin Kyouko shook his head.
Konoha was full of hidden talents; it wasn't a place where a commoner Jonin like him could come and go as he pleased.
"Is that so..."
Kyouko nodded.
A bowl of Ichiraku Ramen only cost a few dozen ryo; it wouldn't cost much money.
"Then what is your second wish?"
Kyouko looked at the Missing-nin Kyouko's spirit. He felt it was much dimmer than when it first appeared, and he wondered how long it could exist.
"Become a Chunin. Legally."
The Missing-nin Kyouko said.
He looked at Kyouko and couldn't help but shake his head.
"I originally wanted to say become a Jonin, but obviously, I can't last that long. I'm not really in a soul state right now; it's more like I'm a remnant of information that will dissipate when time runs out."
The Missing-nin Kyouko said.
Otherwise, he would have thought about finding a vessel to see if he could come back to life.
Failing to become a Jonin and eventually defecting had always been a pain in his heart.
Currently, he only had Jonin-level strength but not the rank of Jonin.
"Alright."
Kyouko also felt the urgency of time, so he hurriedly went to the Ichiraku Ramen shop.
"Uncle Teuchi, one bowl of your most deluxe ramen, with a bit of every topping!"
"Yo, Kyouko, back so early today?"
Teuchi looked at Kyouko, smiling as he busily prepared the ramen for him.
He had watched Kyouko grow up. The child had lost his parents at a young age but was quite ambitious and able to take care of himself despite being so young.
"Just craving Uncle Teuchi's cooking, you know?"
Kyouko smiled. After the ramen was served, he said "Itadakimasu" and began to eat heartily.
The Missing-nin Kyouko's spirit also flew out of the cremation urn, floating in the air, quietly watching Kyouko eat ramen and observing the surrounding scenery.
In his current state, only Kyouko could see him, so it didn't cause any unnecessary trouble.
Soon, Kyouko finished the ramen and drank the broth in one go.
The most important part of eating noodles is drinking the soup!
That's where the essence lies.
After completing the first dying wish, Kyouko saw a ball of light float out from the Missing-nin Kyouko and merge into his body.
Kyouko immediately felt that a part belonging to the Missing-nin Kyouko had fused with him.
That must be... talent.
Kyouko felt that vaguely, his understanding of Wind Release and Lightning Release had deepened. Many things he hadn't understood in the past were suddenly clear now.
It was like a high school student going back to solve elementary school problems—essentially a guaranteed success.
Along with it came a ninjutsu.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough"!
Kyouko didn't know this Wind Release ninjutsu before, but now he felt a surge of knowledge about "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough" flooding into his brain, making his head feel swollen.
"Uncle Teuchi, here is the money."
Kyouko put the money on the table and quickly returned to his dilapidated little house on the south side of the city.
He began to form the hand seals: Dog - Horse - Bird, guiding the chakra to circulate through the meridian system in his body.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
In the next moment, the breath he exhaled was wrapped in Wind Release chakra, instantly turning into a gale that blew a small stone stool in the courtyard, smashing it against the courtyard wall with a bang, almost creating a hole.
"This power..."
Kyouko felt the sudden decrease of chakra in his body but was very satisfied with the result.
The destructive power of ninjutsu increases with the amount of chakra and the understanding of the technique. An excellent ninja using "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough" could even blow down a large forest.
"It just consumes a bit too much."
Kyouko let out a breath. A hurdle that civilian ninja couldn't avoid was having too little chakra.
However, as the light ball from the Missing-nin Kyouko merged into his body, Kyouko felt that his physical energy and spiritual energy had also improved somewhat, resulting in an increase in his chakra.
"It seems you obtained part of my talent and one ninjutsu."
The Missing-nin Kyouko said.
In this timeline, his luck wasn't bad. The two Testaments he himself had obtained only gave him two E-rank ninjutsu and nothing else.
"What is your chakra nature?"
Kyouko asked.
The future holds infinite possibilities, and Kyouko wasn't sure if another version of himself would have the same chakra nature.
"Wind, Lightning."
The Missing-nin Kyouko said.
"I just happen to be Wind and Lightning too."
Kyouko nodded. It seemed the Missing-nin Kyouko's future wasn't too different from the present.
He could ask more about future intelligence. Basics like chakra surely wouldn't change, and maybe there were new ninjutsu.
"But if it's just becoming a Chunin, I have to complete the Kannabi Bridge mission..."
Kyouko rubbed his chin.
That was a bit difficult.
"Don't be afraid. I will act at the critical moment."
The Missing-nin Kyouko said.
He explained that he could possess Kyouko for a certain period of time and help fight in his place, though this would accelerate his dissipation.
"You can do that?"