Ninja Ice House

Chapter 559 Organization

Jiraiya, who is perfect in the dream world and has a powerful force to rely on, would be incredibly difficult to deal with; just thinking about it is terrifying.

However, if there are psychological weaknesses, such as unrequited love, the situation is quite different.

In the ethereal dream world, the best defense is a completely intact mind. Physical battles and victories are merely means, not ends. Tsunade organized so many people, and Karin also arranged many backup plans. Ultimately, it was about breaking Jiraiya's superficial delusions on a psychological level, directly attacking those self-deceiving thoughts deep in his soul, and making him realize that what is fake is ultimately fake.

What's more, this guy seems a bit hesitant even when it comes to "daydreaming," which is quite surprising. Of course, this is great news for Karin.

What I fear most is that kind of mindset where one is without desires, where almost nothing can sway one's mind, where one is satisfied with everything and content with the status quo.

The ocean is vast because it embraces all rivers; a towering cliff is strong because it is free from desires.

People who have no desires or wants are the hardest to move.

Jiraiya's condition, mindset, and circumstances are currently considered good news.

Otherwise, you wouldn't know how to find the intervention point once you're inside.

Unfortunately, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, herself could not enter the dream space.

It wasn't that Tsunade herself was unwilling, but rather that everyone, including the two elders, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, disagreed.

The dream space, which lies between illusion and reality, is still incredibly dangerous, even if it is materialized using the Kurama family's bloodline limit. Even without external intervention, who would take responsibility if someone were trapped inside due to a failed rescue attempt?

With a clear mastery of space-time ninjutsu and even more powerful enemies looming ahead, Tsunade, as the supreme commander, could not possibly abandon her post and charge to the front lines.

Jiraiya is already unconscious. If Tsunade loses her fighting power and deterrent effect, Konoha Village will be in a very bad situation.

The story of the Calabash Brothers rescuing their grandfather and being captured one after another doesn't exist in this world, but that doesn't stop Gu Shanbu Shui from compiling and spreading a series of similar localized fairy tales through his well-known author account.

Awakening Jiraiya was an operation in which Konoha mobilized almost its greatest strength, and it could not afford to fail. Tsunade, the incumbent Hokage, dared not have the slightest mishap.

The current Konoha Village cannot withstand any storms.

Kakashi Hatake and the best among his peers have become Jonin, becoming the backbone of the village, but they still seem to be a little short of being able to take on the main responsibility, both in terms of strength and prestige.

The younger Naruto Uzumaki and his friends showed extraordinary talent at a young age. If you also include the defecting Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha brothers, it can be said that a golden age is about to return.

Unfortunately, they all need time to hone their skills and grow. The older generation cannot afford to be careless; they must provide support for the younger generation. Once the younger generation becomes towering trees that can protect their compatriots, it will be time for them to retire to the second line.

Karin heard Yakumo Kurama's regretful sigh and felt that she had lost the possibility of solving the problem more easily, but it wasn't entirely hopeless.

“My father passed down a very strange chakra transfer technique. It seems to be a modified version of a secret technique called the Illusionary Body Technique. I will be the main caster, and you will manage the chakra to convert thought waves. This will not only help you and the person entering the dream space to enter stably, but it will also make it relatively easy to project external consciousness into the dream space through chakra projection. Although it has certain limitations, there is basically no risk, except that it consumes a lot of chakra…”

After all, this technique is based on a forbidden technique that requires a strong person to withstand the consumption of the Rinnegan. Even after improvements, some problems are still difficult to completely resolve. For example, the chakra consumption is huge, and it is necessary to record the chakra conversion into thought waves in advance in order to transmit the true projection of chakra across space.

Furthermore, the Rinnegan is needed to amplify the thought waves by converting chakra into a physical form, which requires a massive amount of chakra to support.

The improved Illusionary Body Technique can indeed be performed without the Sharingan, but the distance requirements between the recipient and the practitioner are more stringent. It is no longer possible to transmit power across hundreds or even thousands of kilometers, resulting in much less stability and a shorter duration of three days and three nights.

With the reduced usage requirements, its power and versatility have naturally decreased significantly, but it is still very useful under these circumstances.

In a critical moment, Tsunade can appear in the form of a chakra physical manifestation to deliver the final blow to Jiraiya.

The problem is that the Chakra Mind Conversion Thought Body technique isn't anything new. Almost every forbidden technique involving the mental realm mentions it, such as the Reaper Death Seal, the Reanimation Jutsu, or even the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. However, it's not something that can be given away just by branding it. Because the Illusionary Body Technique has a coercive effect, if someone remembers the fluctuations of Tsunade's Chakra Mind Conversion Thought Body at a crucial moment, they can interfere with her mental operation.

The solution isn't difficult. It might require the Slug Sage Sheng Yu's help to fake mental fluctuations. In any case, it can provide an extremely large amount of chakra, which is a powerful asset that Tsunade is confident in using to awaken Jiraiya. With the help of the toads of Mount Myōboku, the chances should be quite good.

Ever since a certain mysterious and powerful "impure earth body" gave all three holy lands of summoning beasts a good beating and quickly cleared them, the attitudes of these otherworldly immortals have changed.

Not to mention Mount Myōboku, which was already actively involved in ninja affairs, it appeared even more frequently; the serpents of Ryūchi Cave could no longer leisurely sleep all day; Shikkotsu Forest, which was least affected, seemed to remain unchanged, as the Slug Sage's chakra reserves were too vast, and minor disturbances could hardly affect its fundamental nature.

However, from then on, the attitude of the three great holy lands of summoning beasts seemed to be less aloof than before. They were no longer detached from the affairs of the ninja world, only intervening at crucial moments to reap the rewards, but instead became deeply involved.

The transformation of Ryūji-dong is the most obvious among these.

As for Slug Sage Sheng Yu, he already had a very good impression of Tsunade and the Konoha ninjas. This time, it just meant that he would have to use up a little more of his chakra, which he usually had more than he could use. It wasn't a big deal.

What was originally a complicated and extremely difficult task seemed to be on the verge of success under the management of Tsunade, the incumbent Hokage.

The two most powerful groups in the ninja world are cooperating, but they are not really in sync and each wants what they want. At least things can be accomplished, but the consumption is a bit high and the efficiency seems to be not very high.