Ninja Ice House

Chapter 592 Spirit Communication

When the entire dream space is isolated and is merely Jiraiya's private domain, anything can happen within it, and its operation is basically determined by the will of its master.

However, under the blessing of the Snake Shedding Technique, Jiraiya's spirit underwent a strange change, resulting in an extremely magical resonance effect.

The feat of transforming the intangible into the tangible, a creation-like achievement, could not have been accomplished by Jiraiya alone, not even with the aid of forbidden techniques. At most, it would have resulted in a state similar to the "Kamui Space" or the "Original Sphere Space," where intelligent life could not have been born, and a small but relatively complete human society could not have existed.

This is something only an omniscient and omnipotent "god" could do.

Even when the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki is in its complete form, the Infinite Tsukuyomi he uses only creates a virtual space that can accommodate all the humans in the ninja world to dream together, rather than making it a tangible reality or even replacing the existence of the ninja world.

What truly played a decisive role was the "Great Dream Realm," a technique that consumed a great deal of energy; more accurately, it was the power of one of Kurama Yakumo's bloodline limits—the power of Genjutsu Shinsei.

To be honest, the Kurama family's bloodline limit has extremely high theoretical potential, capable of creating something real out of thin air. However, this is incredibly difficult. The operation to awaken Jiraiya this time almost required gathering the extraordinary power of most of Konoha Village and a small portion of the Kosugi family to barely succeed.

However, this is precisely the positive aspect of illusion becoming reality.

To give an example, if there is a pile of charcoal in front of him, Yakumo Kurama can create a flame out of nothing, burn the charcoal to the ground, leaving only ash, and then create a pool of water to cool and soak the ash.

After the power of the bloodline limit fades, the water and fire will definitely disappear without a trace, but the charred ash that was burned and then soaked into mud will remain, leaving only a pile of dry granular soil.

The effects of the technique may be gone, but its influence on the real world continues. This is the truly terrifying aspect of Kurama Yakumo's use of his bloodline limit at this stage.

Do you know the steps involved in smelting iron to manufacture ninja tools?

Meeting the questioning gazes of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, Furuya patiently explained,

"Given your strength and status, you certainly wouldn't waste time on such basic tasks. Let me be blunt: if we consider this land beneath our feet as the ninja world in a macro sense, then this dagger in our hand is equivalent to the dream space. Because the ground is as hard as iron and as tough as steel, a solid block of metal, it's practically impossible to insert a dagger into the ground..."

Minato Namikaze nodded in understanding as he watched the ninja tools that Furuya Kosugi was flipping and playing with in his hands.

"The difference in hardness corresponds to the fact that Jiraiya's dream space is too 'weak' and too powerless. Originally, it could only 'entertain itself' and could not have a substantial impact on the real ninja world. At most, it could indirectly interfere with the direction of the ninja world through Jiraiya, but..."

"Very limited! Or rather, this is actually a manifestation of Jiraiya-sama's subconscious, a kind of 'internal force,' the master's will. The so-called 'independent and autonomous' masses are just appearances."

"Understood, Young Commander, please continue..."

"Now, what do you see?"

As he spoke, Kosugi Bokusui superimposed extreme wind-attribute chakra nature transformation and form transformation onto the surface of the dagger, then released it, letting it fall naturally to the ground, and then easily inserted it.

A moment later, as the wind-escape power dissipated, Kosugi Bokusui bent down, gripped the dagger, and gently lifted it. Then, aiming at the dent that had just been poked into the ground, he released it again, and the dagger accurately and seamlessly disappeared into it.

"In fact, the 'Great Dream Realm' is like molding and shaping, helping the overly 'soft' dream space to directly create a groove in the ninja world that can accommodate it. Even if the power of 'True Illusion Technique' disappears, the dream space is not suppressed or disappeared. Instead, it is intertwined with the ninja world in a 'tethered' way..."

"Embedding, not fusion?"

"Of course, neither Jiraiya nor any of you could achieve a miracle at the level of a 'creator'..."

With the help of Yakumo Kurama, Karin, and others, the ninja world passively reserved a place for the dream space, but... that's all it is, and what the future holds is still unknown.

"In other words, the world we live in, in principle, does not meet the standards and cannot possess a certain level of authenticity and influence as a 'subspace.' However, it has been forcibly elevated to an undue height by external forces, which is what it is now."

It's like using a lathe to mill or drill holes in a cast iron blank to shape it, and then you can use less hard wood and plastic inserts, as well as screws and nuts, to fit together and install them securely.

"Yes, the Fourth Hokage's guess was pretty close to the truth."

"Then... are we safe?"

Gu Shanbu Shui smiled and shook his head in reply:

"If it's an 'foreign object' that has intruded into this place, then naturally you must abide by the rules here. Whether you can deal with it depends on your abilities; if it's powerful enough to destroy the entire small world, a god-like being, then be prepared to be annihilated..."

"The world is destroyed, and naturally we can't survive, but let's leave that aside for now. What would happen if... some of our people went out?"

"That's a great question; it hits the nail on the head..."

Upon hearing this, Kosugi Bokusui looked at Namikaze Minato with admiration. He had to admit, this guy truly was a perfect "Little Sun." He seemed to excel in nothing except for his physical reaction speed and keen perception of space and time, which were almost at the upper limit for humans in the ninja world. Yet, his overall abilities were so extraordinary, with virtually no weaknesses.

"Wills that are excessively strong or excessively weak cannot exist in the real ninja world. Take the Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest, for example. His true form and chakra reserves are simply too exaggerated. The possibility of him appearing in the ninja world in his entirety is extremely small. The consumption of his chakra would be too great, and the pressure he would put on the ninja world would be terrifying. Most summoners enter the ninja world as clones. Or, evil gods from other worlds that cross time and space cannot appear in the ninja world properly at all. They can't even project themselves. They can only interfere in the ninja world by influencing their followers or by descending and possessing others. As for those that are neither here nor there, they are actually quite common..."

Kosugi Bokusui shrugged nonchalantly, and Namikaze Minato was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was going on.

"The three Gamabunta brothers from the Summoning Beast Holy Land, Shima Sage and Fukasaku Sage, Manda, and even various other beings rely on their contractors to provide chakra to resist the rejection of the ninja world. I see. So, Summoning Jutsu is not a mental jutsu or a summoning jutsu, nor is it classified separately. Instead, it is directly categorized as a space-time ninjutsu."

Ninjas use their own chakra to forcefully resist the rejection and interference of the ninja world, and summon summoning beasts that cross time and space to come and help in the battle. If this is not a space-time ninjutsu, what is?

"But you are facing a different problem: a weak presence and a superficial foundation. Here, everyone is a top expert who is powerful enough to wipe out a village and destroy a country, but in the real ninja world, they may be like a candle in the wind, which can be extinguished by a small ripple."

"In other words, apart from Jiraiya-sama, it's definitely not possible for other ninjas to go out in their true forms, but... we can refer to the summoning contract method and manifest them in the form of 'humanoid summoning beasts'?"

"Yes! As long as a powerful being from the outside world can establish a contract with you and is willing to provide enough chakra for protection, you can appear in the world without dispelling the summoning jutsu. It's just... difficult!"

Ninjas are a very realistic combat profession; they are mercenaries who risk their lives for money. They consume precious chakra to use summoning techniques to summon beasts in order to enhance their combat power. However, it is hard to say whether these so-called "strongmen" could even unleash one ten-thousandth of their strength in the real ninja world.

Who would want to use such a "useless humanoid summoning beast"?

It would be better if there were none at all!