Kakashi Hatake opened his eyes in shock, an unbelievable expression on his face, his heart filled with panic and excitement.
"Is this real? So many high-level Ninjutsu, all ordinary types of five-element Ninjutsu can be exchanged at will, and one can even exchange for B-rank Ninjutsu directly..."
"What kind of shape does this genjutsu space want to turn the world into!?"
Kakashi Hatake was still in shock, while ordinary Ninjas couldn't think that much at the moment. They were already in a state of near madness.
"Why does the dream realization space have an anti-addiction mode?! I just want to stay in that space for a lifetime!"
"Can the techniques practiced in the genjutsu space also be synchronized to the real space? That's amazing. Doesn't this mean that I've practiced for nearly a year after just one night of practice?!"
"Magnet Release training method? Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique? These are all secret techniques of the various hidden villages! If I learn these Ninjutsu, I can also become a Jonin, or even make a name for myself in the Ninja World!"
"But what are contribution points? Must they be one's personal research and insights on Ninjutsu, and cannot be completely replaced by Chakra?"
"That's fine! Even for Ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique or the Spirit Transformation Technique, the required contribution points are not too many. As long as it's an improved A-rank Ninjutsu or a B-rank Ninjutsu developed by oneself, it's fine!"
"For ordinary A-rank Ninjutsu, one only needs to improve some C-rank Ninjutsu effects to exchange for them. This is much easier than doing life-threatening missions in the village to exchange for Ninjutsu!"
Looking at the now booming genjutsu space, Vegapunk, who was standing in the air invisibly, nodded: "Not bad, that's it. Let all the Ninjas get involved!"
"If you don't get involved, how can you promote the progress of civilization? How can you promote the research of Chakra and Ninjutsu? And how can I accumulate more research data!?"
When the next day, a large number of Ninjas and ordinary people woke up from the genjutsu space again, what they brought was information sufficient to make all the high-level officials of the hidden villages feel like exploding.
No, to be precise, what they brought was not just information, but also powerful strength that made all the high-level officials of the hidden villages tremble with fear!
As long as they were not the kind of Ninjas completely addicted to the dream realization space, basically everyone had learned and practiced some Ninjutsu. Although their physique and Chakra had not changed, their combat power had at least doubled. Some Ninjas with strong Chakra and some talent could even leap from Genin or Chunin to the level of Special Jōnin!
In the training ground, the Third Hokage was smoking his pipe, watching Kakashi Hatake, who had turned into a bolt of lightning, whistling back and forth in the training ground. A serious expression appeared in his eyes.
Faint blue flames were erupting from Kakashi's whole body. That was not a simple way of stimulating the body with Lightning Release Chakra, but a secret technique from Kumogakure — the Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
This secret technique had always been the lifeline of Kumogakure. Ordinary Ninjas of Kumogakure usually practiced a castrated version, and the full version could only be practiced by the successive Raikage of Kumogakure. It was called the secret among secrets, yet now it appeared on this Konoha Ninja, Kakashi.
Not only that, but as Kakashi waved his hand casually, the original Chidori Ninjutsu condensed into one. The sizzling sound like a bird chirping turned into a low hum, and on the training ground, several tough rock targets were instantly sliced in half the moment they were touched.
That was the S-rank Ninjutsu sublimated from the A-rank Ninjutsu, Chidori — Lightning Blade!
After that, the lightning light on Kakashi's body suddenly intensified. The lightning that was originally attached to his palm turned into a beam of light spear. With a "chi" sound, it pierced through a huge wooden pile dozens of meters away. Under the sweep, the wooden pile with a diameter of three or five meters was immediately cut in half.
Cultivating the shape transformation of Chidori to the extreme, another derived S-rank Ninjutsu — Chidori Current!
In the eyes of the Third Hokage, the current Kakashi had jumped from a standard Jonin, who was even a bit strained due to age, to the limit of an Elite Jonin.
If it weren't for the influence of physical development, where hardware like strength, speed, physique, and Chakra volume couldn't keep up, Kakashi would already be a Kage-level Ninja now.
Even if he wasn't now, in another two or three years, when Kakashi finished developing at fifteen or sixteen, he could step into the Kage-level. During this period, Kakashi didn't even need to have any more cultivation progress; as long as his body matured, it would be enough.
And all of this was just because Kakashi had entered the chakra network genjutsu space for one night...
The Third Hokage's brows furrowed even tighter. He took a hard puff of his pipe, secretly complaining in his heart about why he had encountered such an unlucky era. Moreover, the successor he favored had also turned into a stone, and it was unknown if he could recover.
However, when Kakashi stopped moving and came to the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage had already recovered his usual expression, and said with a smile on his face: "Your progress speed is quite fast, Kakashi!"
Kakashi Hatake shook his head, his voice a bit low:
"It's that the world is too magical. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to have this kind of progress speed!"
"Hokage-sama, what should we do next?"
The Third Hokage sighed. Even if he didn't want to show weakness in front of Konoha's Ninjas, it still made people feel a bit powerless:
"For now, we can probably only lift the ban and let everyone have a chance to enter that so-called chakra network space."
"But..." Kakashi's expression was a bit ugly: "In that case, it will definitely cause great chaos! So many Ninjas becoming stronger through the genjutsu space, what kind of impact will it have..."
"It's not just Konoha, Kakashi!"
The Third Hokage shook his head and said the reason why he did this:
"The genjutsu space covers the entire world! Except for Konoha, anyone in the world can enter this space, and everyone can gain power from this space!"
"In other words, in the future, it won't just be Ninjas from the Five Great Ninja Villages. It is very likely that any blacksmith, farmer, or fisherman who looks like an ordinary person might possess powerful strength!"
"If we in Konoha are unwilling to enter the genjutsu space, then we can only keep falling behind in this competition, and finally, be completely swallowed by the tides of the era!"
Catching his breath and taking another puff of his pipe, the Third Hokage continued: "And... even if I issue a ban now, what effect can it have?"
One had to know that yesterday, the chakra network space hadn't shown so many powerful functions. When it only had one dream realization ability, nearly one-third of Konoha's Ninjas didn't listen to his orders as Hokage, secretly carving the Sealing Formula on their bodies, and then entering the chakra network space.
Now that the chakra network had launched so many new functions, the temptation for everyone had increased several times. It was conceivable how much effect his current ban could have.
Furthermore, if he kept using bans to restrict his subordinates, then those Ninjas who didn't listen to the bans would increase their strength faster, while the Ninjas who were more loyal to him would fall behind. In this way, the Third Hokage's control over Konoha would instead decline.
Since that was the case, it was better to just open it up at once. Firstly, to comply with the thoughts of the grassroots Ninjas, and secondly, to legitimately organize a large number of Ninjas to explore the chakra network world more.
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