Sora focused his gaze intently on the Konoha's Ninja!
He saw that within the wound piercing the Konoha's Ninja's chest, there wasn't a trace of human organs visible!
It seemed his interior was just a mass of mist, with only an outer layer of skin!
Simultaneously, despite having his chest pierced, the Konoha's Ninja showed no sign of pain, only some surprise at Sora's reaction and strength!
"Tch, are all newcomers these days monsters? You didn't even flinch!" The Konoha's Ninja clicked his tongue.
But he also had a certain 'wipe the spit off your face and move on' quality.
The Konoha's Ninja patted the back of his head: "Fine, I admit it. Being strong is good. I was just afraid you wouldn't be strong enough!"
Then, a large amount of air flowed in, simply filling the hole in the Konoha's Ninja's chest!
Witnessing this scene, Sora's gaze turned strange.
Because it reminded him of something.
'This kind of recovery seemed somewhat like...'
"See? This is our current state!"
The Konoha's Ninja's words interrupted Sora's thoughts.
He pointed at his own chest: "We look human now, but we aren't human anymore. We're all soul bodies!"
"And soul bodies are strange. We're like a mass of gas. Even if scattered, we won't die, and we just naturally recover."
"Simultaneously, if you want, you can directly turn yourself into mist, and others won't be able to touch you either!"
"It's quite marvelous, really!" The Konoha's Ninja introduced himself.
Suddenly, the Konoha's Ninja spat… though what came out was mist: "Dammit! If I had this ability up there, why would I have been killed by that little Kirigakure brat?"
But after saying this, the Konoha's Ninja remembered that Sora was from Kirigakure, wasn't he?
He quickly apologized: "Of course, little brother, I'm not trying to start anything! Here in the Pure Land, we're all dead. No one can kill anyone else, so we have no conflicts!"
"This kind of complaint is just venting. Like sometimes, I might say 'screw you', but I don't actually mean it. This 'you' is virtual, it's not..."
"Enough, enough! Get to the main point!" Seeing the Konoha's Ninja about to launch into a philosophical rant, Sora interrupted him with a dark expression.
"Ah, right, right! Yes, the main point!" The Konoha's Ninja laughed, patting his head again: "Hahaha, sorry, I went off-topic again!"
"Let me continue with the main point!"
"Hmm, how to put it? Through the earlier demonstration, you should understand that this is indeed the Pure Land!"
"However, this Pure Land is different from the commonly understood Pure Land!"
As if recalling something heavy, the Konoha's Ninja's expression turned grim!
He continued: "In the Pure Land we know of, there are judges, there is the King of Hell. We are supposed to go there for reincarnation!"
"But this place isn't like that!"
"It's as if Ninja aren't under the jurisdiction of those Kings and Judges. All Ninja, as if exiled, end up in this godforsaken frozen wasteland after death!"
"In this frozen wasteland, aside from the freezing temperatures that turn people into ice, there's nothing!"
"It seems we Ninja deserve to be frozen forever, until the world's end!"
"But then, what are we? Heh, we're Ninja!"
A cold sneer appeared on the Konoha's Ninja's face. If he had a cigarette at that moment, Sora believed he would happily light one, but unfortunately, he didn't.
Seeming to realize this too, the Konoha's Ninja looked disappointed again, but he quickly composed himself and went on:
"Ninja, fearing nothing in the world, how could we accept such a fate?"
"Even though we're souls now, for some reason, we still have Chakra!"
"As long as we have Chakra, we can reverse our fate!"
"So, initially, someone used Fire Release to warm themselves. The flames created from Chakra prevented the ice and snow from freezing and covering them!"
"But unfortunately, one person's strength is limited, and Chakra isn't infinite!"
"Soon, the first person who used Fire Release for warmth was frozen solid by the ice and snow!"
"But humans are adaptable! Then people who huddled together for warmth appeared!"
"If you don't know Fire Release, you can learn! Chakra is limited, but people are unlimited!"
"People gathered together, distributing Chakra. You use Fire Release once, I use it once, successfully maintaining consciousness on this frozen land!"
"However, if it were just that, with meticulously rationing Chakra, taking turns, just to survive, what difference would there be between that life and being in prison?"
"Just mindless corpses surviving for the sake of survival!"
"So, someone else proposed a viewpoint!"
"We need to find out what's really going on here!"
"Why does this Pure Land hold such malice towards Ninja?"
"And thus, we developed the concept of settlements!"