As the voice faded, whispers filled the auditorium.
"Dream World? What's that for?"
"Stabilized Genjutsu? What even is that?"
"I recognize every single character, but when put together, I don't get it at all."
Seiki clapped his hands to gain everyone's attention. "It might be hard to understand with just explanations. Let's experience it firsthand instead!"
A genjutsu radiated outward. Remembering what Seiki had said, nobody attempted any resistance and simply let themselves sink into it.
Of course, aside from a small minority who lacked the ability to resist anyway.
When they opened their eyes again, what appeared before them was an entirely different world.
The babbling of streams and songs of birds and cicadas created a scene completely different from the barren Sunagakure.
"Huh? Where are we?"
"This is an illusion realm? It actually feels real!"
"To pull so many people into the same illusion realm—no wonder he's Master Seiki!"
Observing everyone immersed in the illusion, Seiki—who appeared within it—spoke. "This illusion currently doesn't serve other functions except having an attribute system. You can shout 'Panel!' to see your personal attributes."
Still dazed, everyone instinctively did what Seiki said—shouting out 'Panel!'
In the next moment, illusory images emerged before each person.
Startled at first by these ghostly projections, they quickly became fascinated and began exploring.
"My Chakra is at 5—is this indicating how much chakra I can extract?"
"Hehe, you weakling with only 5 Chakra reserves! Mine is 17—I'm definitely a powerhouse!"
"Wow! Upperclassman Arashi has 365 Chakra reserves—he really is terrifying beyond words!"
"My Chakra is at 37, Mental Energy also at 37, and Physical Energy at 51. Does this mean I should focus more on strengthening my spirit next?"
"There's strength, speed, neural response… Can these also be reflected numerically? Amazing!"
In some sense, this was an extremely rudimentary online game world containing nothing but stats panels.
Yet despite that, everyone was having an absolute blast.
Seiki continued, "Everyone can log into this world anytime later to check your attribute changes. If improvements aren't visible enough, adjust the value scales so even your smallest advancement becomes noticeable!"
Upon hearing this explanation, everyone grew excited.
"With this, our daily efforts will bear visible results!"
"Now that we have this, I'll train nonstop until dawn!"
However, some students still felt uncertain. "Can we seriously log in anytime? Can that actually work? Master Seiki can't possibly remain beside us forever, right?"
Smiling, Seiki explained, "I call it Stabilized Genjutsu precisely because once created, this illusion world permanently exists. As long as everyone learns several Fixed Hand Seals, you'll be able to enter here freely without needing me to cast the technique for you ever again."
The development of this technique wasn't particularly difficult. The key issue was how to maintain its existence. Without continuous chakra replenishment from him, the Dream World would gradually vanish like a rootless water lily.
In this regard, Seiki primarily referenced the Pure Land for inspiration.
In Seiki's view, the Pure Land was an incredibly strange place.
It wasn't odd that souls remained in the Pure Land temporarily. However, judging from the fact that Hagoromo could summon the souls of past Kages—even the First Hokage's soul remained intact in the Pure Land—it became clear that something unusual was at work.
A place that only collects souls without reincarnating or erasing them—if the Pure Land had existed since the world's creation—after countless years, it would be unimaginably overcrowded.
Therefore, he always suspected the Pure Land was actually Hagoromo's creation.
After understanding the Shinigami Mask's power, he used its ability to secretly glimpse into the Pure Land.
The results confirmed his theory—the Pure Land was indeed maintained through natural energy. Only ubiquitous natural energy could sustain such a massive extradimensional space.
In a certain sense, the Pure Land was essentially the same kind of entity as the other Three Sacred Lands' extradimensional spaces.
Even according to Seiki's speculation, the Pure Land might have been inspired by the Three Sacred Lands through the Sage of Six Paths himself.
Based upon these findings, Seiki made his Dream World depend on natural energy for survival, finally completing this technique.
When they heard Seiki's explanation, everyone got excited.
"Great! Suddenly, I feel so motivated about training!"
"By the way, will we be able to sneak into the space during exams to cheat?"
The Academy instructors and other Jonin were quick to grasp the potential, already imagining countless practical applications for this ability.
Leaving other considerations aside, just having the capacity to log in and request help when ambushed by enemies was already of immense significance.
Reflecting briefly, Seiki continued, "The Dream World still has much room for improvement and expansion. My plan is to introduce leaderboards in the next update, including both the Global Ranking and individual Friend Rankings."
"In the following version, I will add a Battle System that allows everyone to safely enhance their practical combat capabilities."
"For the version after that, my intention is to enable cross-region communication, establishing a Shared Zone between Konoha and Sunagakure, allowing you to make more friends without leaving home while promoting mutual progress between Konoha and Sunagakure."
Everyone listened with shining eyes. What was once just a tool for self-evaluation had suddenly become much more intriguing.
However, just as curiosity was building among the crowd, Seiki added one more sentence, "Of course, getting all of this done in a short time is impossible. At best, we'll see one update every three years!"
The group, previously excited about the upcoming features, now looked dazed in disbelief. No way! Could he really abandon them right after raising their expectations? Seiki-sama, where's your conscience!
They half-seriously considered locking Seiki in a dungeon until he swore never to delay updates again!
Seiki remained indifferent to these resentful gazes. This jutsu was tied to his long-term plans, so taking it slow made sense—he didn't want to rush and risk everything spiraling out of control.
"This technique merely lets you visualize your growth. True cultivation still depends entirely on yourselves!"
Seiki smiled. "And this, is the first lesson I've taught you all!"
As his voice faded, everyone clapped their hands wildly.
Leaving aside its imperfections, this jutsu was truly incredible!
Even the teachers from Sunagakure School couldn't help but sigh with admiration. Compared to Seiki, their teaching methods were indeed somewhat outdated.
Seeing how passionate these kids were, Seiki was genuinely moved too.
They really were such charming folks!
Although he might be suspected of being a "traitor," Seiki didn't really care.
According to Itachi and Shisui Uchiha, he had already risen above narrow clan and national loyalties. His vision had now stretched across the entire shinobi no sekai [the ninja world].
"After all, I'm the kind of man who'll turn the whole world into his wings!"
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