Ninja Ice House

Chapter 574 1 Wave Stream

As time passed, the secret technique "Great Dream Realm" began to materialize. Tsunade and the others looked up, and in mid-air, a reflected town became clearer and clearer.

At this time, most people are asleep, and only a very few people related to the mission have the opportunity to observe everything around them. As for those who look up at the "dark sky" at this time, they are extremely rare.

"That... is what Konoha Village looked like in Jiraiya's mind during its most beautiful era!"

After a series of battles, Konoha Village, which ultimately emerged victorious, had won almost everything. Everything was moving in a positive direction. Although Orochimaru's actions were becoming increasingly mysterious, he was still loyal to his comrades in Konoha. Tsunade, suffering from hemophobia, was still contributing to the village in her own way.

As Danzo Shimura and his "Root" organization became increasingly out of control, they were still regarded as the "necessary darkness" of Konoha Village. They did a lot of dirty and hard work for the village and made many sacrifices. Even if some people couldn't stand it, they could still understand and respect them.

Even the Uchiha clan, which always liked to sing a different tune, paid a heavy price in the protracted stalemate between the southeastern battlefield and Kirigakure, making great contributions to winning the Third Shinobi World War.

After all, they were comrades-in-arms who had shed blood together. Even though the Security Department was becoming increasingly disliked and the Senju clan was becoming more and more low-key, everyone still recognized that the Uchiha clan was a "shining name card" of Konoha.

The "Three Ninja" were born almost a few years after the village was founded. The environment in which they grew up witnessed the ups and downs of Konoha Village over the past four or five decades.

It would be absolutely impossible to say that they didn't care about Konoha Village, the place where they were born and raised.

Before they were completely disillusioned, even Orochimaru, an S-rank rogue ninja, harbored the dream of becoming Hokage and leading the village from one victory to another, let alone the other villagers.

Perhaps the only thing that I regret is losing contact with Nagato and thinking he had died in the war.

Then there's his complicated and unrequited love for Tsunade.

Perhaps it shouldn't be called unrequited love.

After Kato Dan's death, Tsunade did consider her own marriage.

Jiraiya wasn't the best choice, but he might be the most suitable one for me in this life.

Tsunade had a clear understanding of this.

However, at their level and age, they are no longer at the stage of considering emotions or rational analysis.

What's needed is a natural opportunity for them to come together, and a reason to convince themselves.

It's basically like the war is over, and after completing this mission, I'll go back to my hometown to get married.

"Lady Tsunade, I can't see clearly..."

"What you can't see clearly is the effect of spacetime turbulence between reality and illusion. Not only is the light distorted, but even time may not be one-to-one."

This wasn't Tsunade's own understanding, but rather an experience she summarized after consulting with Kakashi Hatake and reading Minato Namikaze and Tobirama Senju's insights on the development, training, and use of the Flying Thunder God Technique and space-time ninjutsu.

The complexity and danger of space-time ninjutsu are among the highest of all types of ninjutsu.

Moreover, the "Great Dream Realm" is not a simple space-time ninjutsu, but a forbidden technique formed by combining genjutsu, sealing techniques, and barrier techniques, resulting in the space-time expansion and projection effects.

The Konoha Village of the past, reflected in mid-air, seemingly real yet illusory, is not actually there. It is merely a projection that leaks out from that weak point due to the compression of space and time by the "Great Dream Realm" technique.

Several hundred meters away, on the rooftop of Konoha Village Hospital, in a temporary array base prepared for the procedure, Kurama Yagakumo sat on a chair with a black metallic sheen, surrounded from top to bottom by rings of gold and silver chains, which locked up strands of purplish-black energy, preventing them from dissipating naturally.

A beam of light shone down from the sky above, illuminating the area where Kurama Yakumo was located. Clusters of dense, snowflake-shaped energy fell and merged into the purplish-black energy, replenishing Kurama Yakumo's energy consumption.

Even so, whenever a relatively complex operation is required, the pressure on Kurama Yakumo himself is enormous.

Directly opposite Kurama Yakumo, Usami, as his personal bodyguard, observed intently. But deep within her unnoticed eyes, the forbidden Mangekyou Sharingan technique—Ame-no-Tsu-mei—imprinted into her pupils by the "Translation Seal," was observing the causal chain that could penetrate all barriers through space and time.

Karin stood to the side, forming a triangle with Kurama Yakumo and Usami, observing their movements. At the same time, she used her Battle Avatar Simplified Form, a chakra water mass with healing and recovery abilities, ready to quickly replenish their energy and restore their condition should they show any signs of discomfort.

Further out, there were rings of ANBU guards and various protective sealing barriers. Even the Four Red Sun Formation was only a part of the fusion formation, which shows how many ninjas were involved and how much power Konoha Village mobilized.

"Are you really not going to wait any longer, Karin? Waiting for the right opportunity to make your move isn't a bad idea. Isn't it a bit too risky to act so soon?"

"No, plans can't keep up with changes. I had prepared for a significant increase in difficulty, or even failure, but Jiraiya appeared on his own initiative, without us even having to actively search for him, which is perfect. If we weren't prepared, would the 'Konoha Village' inside be completely safe?"

Karin explained very seriously.

"What to do with this dream space is a matter for later. As long as we can awaken Jiraiya, it will be a success. As long as the losses are within a controllable range, it is acceptable."

"All right!"

After opening his eyes, Yakumo Kurama closed them again to rest, doing his best to recover his physical and mental strength in preparation for the "decisive battle" that would break out soon.

Usami, seemingly having nothing better to do, said leisurely:

"Actually, with our strength, we have a more convenient, but riskier, method, which is to use the village itself... The Fifth Hokage was too concerned and made a more complicated plan. You know, the more ingenious and seemingly flawless the action plan, the more fragile it is. If any link goes wrong, everything will fall apart."

Taking a gamble and deciding the outcome in one fell swoop might be the best option.

Karin also agrees with this explanation.

"I don't know if it was because I encountered the instinctive, unconscious defense of the dream space, but as soon as I entered, I encountered Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Itachi, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, and Jiraiya, as well as the Anbu who might return at any time. To avoid any unforeseen complications, it's better to act decisively."

As long as Jiraiya is alone, Kurama Yakumo will coordinate with Kaguya Kimimaro's side to launch a surprise attack.