Chapter 222: A Weakened World
Jiraiya looked at the thoughtful Mizuki, sighed and said: "Fate is such a thing, no matter what attitude you use to face it, disdain, awe or indifference, but when it comes, it will always make you feel that the world is impermanent and unpredictable, and in the end, we are all under the control of fate and it is difficult to break free." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
It seems that those who have reached a certain level of strength will have to face this problem in the end, although Mizuki has not yet deeply realized the power of "fate", but it is indeed time to think about it.
And for Jiraiya, "fate" and "prophecy" have entangled him for decades, and his perception of them is definitely not comparable to Mizuki.
Seeing that Jiraiya seemed to be a little emotional, Mizuki asked, "Sentimental, it doesn't seem to be like Jiraiya-sama's style, right?"
"Well...... this" Jiraiya seems to recall some of the past: "Some are Orochimaru's opinions." Originally, he also wanted to explore more on this road, but unfortunately, the war and death eventually confused his mind and made him forget our original intention. ”
"Orochimaru?" Mizuki was relieved in his heart, it is not surprising that this kind of pride of the times has this kind of insight, and smart people will not turn a blind eye to this.
So, what exactly does this "fate" mean?
Jiraiya shook his head and said, "The body is unknown, and I don't know what the existence that controls the direction of this world is." However, after reading the information left behind by the second generation, Orochimaru came to a conclusion: that is, the overall strength of the ninja world is constantly declining. ”
"The overall strength is declining?" Mizuki didn't experience this.
"Although due to the accumulation of ninja knowledge and technology, it seems that the ninja's combat power has not decreased, but has increased, but this is just an illusion. ”
Zilai explained: "From the period of the Six Dao Immortals, to the first generation of Hokage Thousand Hands Pillar, and then to the present, you can clearly see that the strength of the top powerhouses has not only not grown, but has gradually regressed. ”
"Individuals can't prove the trend of the entire ninja community, right?"
Jiraiya sighed, and then said: "One thing you may not know, the number of Konoha shinobi is much less than before, and the strength is also much inferior, if it weren't for the support of Kakashi, Kai, and Asma, who are famous ninjas, Konoha would have been unable to support it." Of course, it's also good that you've been able to make a name for yourself lately......"
"So serious?" Mizuki had asked about these things on the side, but Tsunade didn't respond on the grounds of confidentiality, but he didn't expect that the situation would be so bad.
"That's it. Jiraiya said with a headache, "Konoha fell into weakness, but he was still encouraging support, so many years after the third ninja war, other ninja villages still did not take advantage of Konoha's weakness to invade, in addition to the three generations of clever means, an important reason is that the strength of other ninja villages is not as good as before." ”
"That's it. Mizuki realized.
How strong Konoha used to be, just look at the suicide Qimu Shuomao, one person is almost equal to half of the Sand Hidden Village, and the prestige is so great that even the "Three Ninjas" can't be compared to it. Others, such as the fourth generation of Mebo Feng Shui Gate, and the younger Uchiha family represented by the "Instant Water Stop", but all this has long been a thing of the past.
Such a "collapse" decline, and the defection or exodus of the three ninjas one after another, there was no major war, and the balance was still maintained, so it can only be said that the situation in other villages is not much better.
"So, what is the reason?" Since the strength of the ninja world is very likely to decline, there must be a reason.
"We think the problem may be with the chakra. Zilai also said an unexpected and reasonable answer.
"It can affect the entire ninja world. There is nothing else that can be done except to spread all over the world chakra. ”
Mizuki also said with a sigh of relief. The fact that the seniors were able to notice this shows that their worries are not unfounded.
The ninja group has risen because of the chakra, and the root of the overall decline is likely to fall on the chakra.
"But it's hard for us to prove that. Jiraiya said with a headache, "There are many theories about the origin of Chakra, but no matter which one it is, the six immortals cannot be bypassed by the current ninja world pattern, but unfortunately the information that has been handed down is not enough to confirm our guess." ”
Not to mention the information that has been handed down, even if he knows more about Mizuki, he can't actually get the truth, whether it is the problem with the Great Barrel Wood Kaguya's extreme seal, or what the Six Dao Immortals have done, they are still in the fog.
If the overall decline of the ninja world in the past was still gradual, then it has been obviously broken in the last ten years. Before the children of destiny and partners who came into being grew up, there were really not many masters who could come out.
"In the past ten years, if there is any major change, then, will it be him?"
The most influential recent thing that Mizuki knew about was undoubtedly the reincarnation eye that Madara Uchiha opened, and then channeled out the exorcism of the sacred tree of the Outer Path Golem, which eventually became the source of the turmoil in the ninja world.
"If Madara Uchiha had accelerated this process, then the timing would have been right. But is this a coincidence?'
"Hey, what did you think of?" Seeing Mizuki's distraction, he couldn't help but interrupt Mizuki's thinking.
"Nothing. Mizuki smiled apologetically and asked, "If there is any existence that can absorb a large amount of chakra, will it reduce the strength level of the ninja world?"
"Isn't that obvious? Zilai also said: "Whether it is a human chakra, an immortal chakra, a tailed beast chakra, or even natural energy, in essence, it is actually the same thing, it is just a combination of spiritual will and vitality, but different chakras represent different lives." ”
"What does that natural energy represent?" this question, Mizuki held back for a long time.
"All things have spirits, and if all the existence in the world is regarded as flesh and blood, what is so strange about the birth of the "chakra" of natural energy, which represents the will of the world?"
"In that case, then what are the chakras that we humans and even the intelligent high-level psychic beasts refine by themselves?
Jiraiya looked at Mizuki and replied seriously: "Since the world has given us wisdom and let us master chakra, then, are human beings still willing to be as ignorant as roadside stones?"