Ninja Ice House

Chapter 544 Step-by-Step

"Witch doctor, necromancer..."

Tsunade couldn't help but sneer.

"It's a bit funny to still hear these kinds of terms these days. I guess only ancient clans like the Senju and Kosugi have some scattered records of them. These two professions are rarely seen in mythology..."

"People can never understand things beyond their imagination, which makes it understandable that these things would be lost. Nowadays, even if they occasionally appear, they are regarded as a special secret technique or bloodline limit. In terms of eclecticism, ninjas have done a good job, so it is not surprising that they have grown into the mainstream of the world."

Strange and unusual powers occasionally emerge in the ninja world. In a world where extraordinary powers manifest, all sorts of accidents happen one after another, and the reasons for their occurrence are varied. In a ninja world where there are even aliens and visitors from other dimensions, it is unrealistic to expect everything to proceed smoothly.

If time and space can be reversed, and the barriers between life and death can be broken, what else is unacceptable?

The vast majority of native ninjas, even the most intelligent ones, have never used rigorous logic to analyze the workings of this world.

The saying "existence is its own justification" is an absolutely correct truth, but few people consider its significance.

Without death, life would be meaningless.

If time and space are unstable, then matter and energy are absolutely not conserved, unless there are other types of forces and information replenishing them in higher dimensions.

While there hasn't been a major development in relativity and quantum mechanics yet, theoretical physics and high-energy physics have already laid some foundations.

A few genius ninjas and advanced scholars have already summarized some patterns and proposed many theories that have not yet been verified, based on the theory and manifestation of ninjutsu.

Different paths lead to the same destination. No matter which angle you start from, when you delve deeper into the research, the ultimate problem that you will inevitably have to address sooner or later, the "grand unification theory," will bring together various theories, which will corroborate and support each other.

For example, Yin Release ninjutsu is closely related to spiritual and soul techniques, while Yang Release is inseparable from physical and mental strength.

From another perspective, Yang Release creates matter, Yin Release creates the soul, and Yin-Yang Release is a divine art that creates life.

To be honest, it's one thing for outsiders not to understand, and the Yin and Yang techniques are not yet obvious, but Yin and Yang techniques... using them for combat and attack is basically comparable to crushing a 3nm AI chip and using it as mortar to fill a toilet.

Using divine arts that create the world and life for combat seems absurd, but not incomprehensible. This is because all the Otsutsuki clan members, including Kaguya Otsutsuki, were not space warriors in essence, but rather nomadic hunters or farmers. They were farm owners and ranchers who cultivated land and raised sheep. They had no combat skills whatsoever and had virtually no experience fighting against opponents of equal strength. They used Yin-Yang Release, which resembled "farm tools" or "harpoons," as offensive ninjutsu.

He had a huge advantage in strength and seemed very powerful, but that was just "great strength throwing bricks," a random, chaotic attack that didn't really count as any combat skills.

When faced with an evenly matched opponent or one whose strength cannot be overcome by brute force, the Otsutsuki clan members generally cannot win; most of them are quite fragile.

If one's level of existence is not high enough and one has not encountered opponents to compete with, one will not actually perform so strongly.

For example, right now, the ninja world seems to be quite "tough," and the Otsutsuki clan is a problem for them.

In short, the ninja world is too powerful. Its position in the multidimensional spacetime is very important. It is a "high-dimensional crossroads" where outsiders are likely to appear. The convergence of multiple forces has generated many strange and unusual powers. The Otsutsuki clan is very powerful, but they are not doing well under the backlash from the ninja world.

The Senju clan did not have a particularly good understanding of the current state of the ninja world, but they had recorded many extraordinary stories.

Others might laugh it off as a myth, but those who have had extensive dealings with Gushanbushui across time and space will not.

According to the giant slug, Shikkotsu Forest, where Tsunade's summoning beast, Kagami, lives, is very likely a product of the collapse of the remnants of the other world after its decline and the fusion of the ninja world's subspace.

The three sacred sites for summoning spirit beasts are all special, but the Wet Bone Forest is the most unique.

"Lady Tsunade, I can't help it if you get angry with me. Lord Jiraiya's existence is crucial. We all understand that major surgeries involving the mind and soul can't be foolproof. The current situation is already much better than expected, and the recovery is extremely fast. The reason Lord Jiraiya hasn't woken up isn't because something went wrong, but because he seems to be avoiding it..."

"He's not that kind of person."

Tsunade said decisively.

"I agree to the techniques you used, but only on the condition that Jiraiya is safe and sound..."

"All right?"

Togakushi Hinode smiled wryly, looking troubled.

"There are quite a few genjutsu masters in the village. With the help of the barrier sealing array, they should be able to understand the problem that Lord Jiraiya is currently facing. Advisors Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado expressed their understanding, and that Dark One of the Shinobi World didn't say much..."

"Of course they don't care; it's none of their business. In the end, I'm the one who makes the decisions and takes responsibility."

The disagreement is quite significant, ultimately stemming from the fact that Togakushi Hijiri, representing Kosugi Bokusui, believes Jiraiya has been cured, while Tsunade argues that he should wake up to be considered healed.

After further discussion, Togakushi Hinode had no choice but to concede:

"Your family, for safety and privacy reasons, does not wish for the young head of the family to take action personally. The Furusugi family agrees and also understands that they do not want Elder Shimura Danzo to use his power. However, Kurama Yakumo should be qualified for forbidden-level illusion techniques, but her overall abilities may not be sufficient to penetrate into Lord Jiraiya's dream and wake him up."

"The method is readily available; we just need Gu Shan's help to see it through to the end."

Simplifying complex problems through modularization is the best approach.

For example, Yakumo Kurama can use the power of the five magical senses, the true life of illusion, and the bloodline limit of terrifying illusions to connect with Jiraiya's deep dream, completely materialize it, and then let someone go deep into it to give Jiraiya a good beating, so that he will honestly recognize the current situation and wake up back to reality.

These steps may seem simple, but the amount of chakra they require would probably make even Kurama (the Nine-Tails) tremble.

This is already the easiest "minor problem" to solve!

Materializing dreams is not easy, and doing this puts immense pressure on Yakumo Kurama.

No one knows what might happen in Jiraiya's dream, especially since he's so powerful.

To secure the entrance between reality and dreams, Kurama Yakumo alone is not enough; a whole set of "support" measures is needed to ensure safety.

Otherwise, if things get out of control, those who enter the dream space may be swept away by the temporal and spatial turbulence and trapped in the gap between reality and illusion, never to return.

Although this step is fraught with difficulties, at least there is a solution.

The third limitation was the real problem that made Tsunade realize that Konoha Village alone couldn't handle it.