I am Jinshan Youxia

He just couldn't understand this. So powerful that he could drag everyone in the world into illusions and do anything to the world with ease—resurrecting, creating objects out of thin air—it sounded like a creator or the Sage of Six Paths from mythology.

The Sage of Six Paths of the past was able to create peace, so why is this new-era Sage of Six Paths thinking about "having some fun"?

"What good would it do me to think like that?" Zhang Chengyi retorted, then added, "This is your world, isn't it? I'd rather the whole world had gender swaps, with more animal-eared girls and black stockings. Wouldn't it be more interesting to show your breasts when apologizing?"

But this is ultimately your world; I'm just here to have some fun.

What kind of world, what kind of society, what kind of peace do you want? Work for it yourself; don't ask me.

He has a clear understanding of his own role: a miracle worker, a wish-granting machine, or a source of amusement in natural disasters and terror.

It is by no means a savior who can save all the worlds.

That's too tiring. He tried to create peace, but it often backfired. The Sage of Six Paths is also incomprehensible to people, so why bother?

At this time, the modders were unaware that some worlds would be destroyed because of them, let alone dedicate themselves to saving the world.

People change, and so do editing tools, don't they?

Chapter 489 Different Desires

"What kind of world will ours become? We'll have to work on it ourselves."

"Ourselves?"

Jiraiya repeated it, a dazed expression on his face.

In the past, he placed his hopes on prophecies, but now that prophecies are gone and the world has undergone great changes, he is resorting to path dependence to find someone who can bring about change and peace.

At that moment, a word awakened him from his dream. He suddenly realized that with the existence of the tower, it seemed that he didn't necessarily need to rely on others.

Looking back, didn't he also dream of changing the world?

However, his strength improved too slowly. After decades, he had long since come to terms with reality and realized that he could not change the world with his strength.

But now...

Ultimately, in this kind of world, might makes right.

Zhang Chengyi offered a lukewarm assessment: "Is the existence of ninja villages a better system than ninja clans?"

[Perhaps yes, perhaps no] [But back then, the strongest ninjas, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, chose the ninja village system to band together, so everyone else could only follow suit and do the same thing.]

But they are not strong enough.

If you're strong enough, you can, like me, make the world revolve according to your will.

Peace achieved through mutual understanding is simply impossible for humanity.

He has seen far too many worlds and human societies. Unless forcibly distorted by external forces, even if humans can understand each other, they will most likely continue to attack each other in the end. He does not deny that the vast majority of human groups are constantly developing upwards, but many evil desires are actually the driving force for human progress.

In some generally peaceful worlds, human groups fight with other species, or, like many trans-world civilizations, they simply expose their desires and ugliness to external enemies.

In a world like that of witches, whether human or other species, those infected with witch disease either die or are transformed into soft, fragrant witches. Their conquests are both bloody and brutal.

The wizards' world-building is even more extensive than that of the witches. There's also a group that cultivates immortality, arbitrarily extracting concepts from other worlds and destroying countless worlds. Their corporate-style cluster civilizations are even more abstract, with worlds resembling waste awaiting disposal in an incinerator, destroyed one after another to extract resources, including humans...

They are naturally peaceful and kind to their fellow countrymen, but are notorious in many parts of the world.

Without extraordinary power, humanity would be in endless chaos; with extraordinary power, however, there is a tiny bit of possibility of peace.

It means that a sufficiently strong person uses their will to force the world and everyone to change and adapt to the strong person's ideas.

Zhang Chengyi believed that his demonstration was clear enough.

What you just did was also an attempt to control other humans according to your own will.

"Would someone who has learned the truth but lost their faith really be happier than they are now?" he asked.

Jiraiya remained silent for a while, then lowered his hand, disconnected the link, and stopped looking at the pure white tower that symbolized his reliance. He turned his head and looked down at the world in the distance.

The Rain Country in the illusory world was as rainy as ever. Even with his not-so-stellar senses, he could detect that under the rain curtain, many people with chakra reactions were casually unleashing their power, trying to do something to others and to the world.

Yes, he can change some people, and he can change many more, as long as he becomes strong enough...

"If you're a ninja, climb a hundred floors! Activate!"

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One week later, in the real world, in the Land of Rain, in a certain cave.

"Lost again..."

Uchiha Sasuke sat up, his breathing slightly rapid, but he quickly returned to normal.

He had just entered the virtual world to climb the tower, and even with the enhancement of the cursed seal, he was still unable to defeat the genuine Jonin of the Five Great Ninja Villages, let alone Kakashi and Zabuza Momochi on the tenth floor, Orochimaru on the fourteenth floor, the Third Hokage on the fifteenth floor, and Itachi Uchiha, who was said to have appeared on the seventeenth floor.

The difference in strength is too great—basic qualities, combat experience, ninjutsu…

Even with the help of his clansmen and father in the virtual world, his rate of becoming stronger was still too slow.

Orochimaru has been missing ever since he appeared in the virtual world. Kabuto Yakushi has also disappeared. Only some test subjects and Orochimaru's subordinates remain in the base.

Even his future body, that of Orochimaru, was abandoned and no one cared about him at all. If his parents hadn't disagreed, he would have committed suicide long ago to enter the virtual world and be with them.

[Even Itachi chose to die to go inside, so why am I...]

Uchiha Sasuke suppressed his inner turmoil, formed hand seals, and some of his chakra disappeared out of thin air.

"Bang!" After the smoke cleared, he felt a subtle change in his body. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that his chakra level had increased and his strength had improved slightly.

Besides obtaining bloodline limits, ninjutsu, and various items, climbing the tower can also grant you abstract things like [body enhancement], [body repair], [chakra level], and [gender change]. You don't understand the underlying principles, but as long as it works, that's fine.

This lottery technique from Zhang Chengyi is definitely more direct than Orochimaru's medicine, and whether there are side effects or not is completely irrelevant.

He didn't care anyway, and neither did the vast majority of ninjas.

"Sasuke, you're back." Karin, the bespectacled female ninja, walked in with a joyful smile.

Uchiha Sasuke nodded, indicating that the other party could go in and climb the tower, and he would keep watch from then on.

Without saying a word, Karin lay on the bed and released the simulated world, her spirit being drawn away from her body.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock~"

Uchiha Sasuke strolled to the cave entrance. The rain outside continued to fall, and water dripped from the damp soil at the cave entrance. He gazed at the brightly lit village below the mountain, and his heart sank along with the weather.

Karin had only been Orochimaru's subordinate for a short time when she approached him to leave, demonstrating her powerful sensory and healing abilities. Therefore, he chose to team up with Karin.

This is simply to better survive and become stronger after leaving.

He wanted to become stronger, to keep climbing the tower to get better rewards, and to resurrect his family.

However, his parents did not want to entrust him with such a responsibility, as he was not the best candidate, considering both his age and abilities.

In the current virtual world, the Uchiha clan member who has done the best in climbing the tower is undoubtedly Uchiha Itachi.

That traitor who once killed all his people.

But even more formidable are the 'clan' and 'village'. The random nature of the lottery means that the organization always has a chance to obtain more and better things, and an individual's luck can never beat that of the 'organization'.

I heard that Konoha Village has already secured a second resurrection spot.

I also want to... establish an organization.

Sasuke Uchiha glanced back at the unconscious Karin, a strange desire stirring within him and a sense of ambition.

He hated his powerlessness and weakness.

Chapter 490 The Troubles of the Great Ninja Village

One week later, in the real world, in Konoha Village.

"His fate is unknown? That means he's dead."

Tsunade said this.

"Snapped!"

Naruto slammed his hands on the table. "Grandma Tsunade, let me go! I'll go find Sasuke!"

"No."

Tsunade resolutely refused.

The news of Orochimaru's base being breached by Madara Uchiha didn't reach Konoha for a long time. Even figures like Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi were missing, let alone Sasuke Uchiha. No matter how much she gambled, she wouldn't risk the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at a time like this.

Moreover, things are completely different now compared to the manga. She has already won her gamble on Zhang Chengyi, gaining an early advantage in the development of Konoha Village.

According to the village's calculations, the rewards obtained by the living while climbing the tower are far superior in both quantity and quality to those obtained by the dead. Why then is Konoha able to grant two consecutive resurrections while climbing the tower?

Because Hashirama Senju was alive, and he would climb the tower every day to defeat himself, losing to Madara Uchiha who possessed the Rinnegan.

In the 'battle' beyond the 50th floor, there are many secrets of the ninja world's past and even future. Although it is difficult to keep getting the same scene in random scenarios to continuously obtain secrets, I have learned a lot of secrets that I shouldn't know now.

Akatsuki, Obito, Eye of the Moon, Madara Uchiha...

If Naruto were to wander outside the village, he would likely be kidnapped by Madara Uchiha or Obito Uchiha.

Tsunade knew that even if she died, she could still enter the virtual world, but reviving would be much more difficult.

The village has had two opportunities to be resurrected so far: the first time Hashirama Senju defeated him, and the second time he painstakingly dragged Madara Uchiha down with him.

Climbing the tower makes it difficult to conserve stamina when facing equally strong opponents. The mechanism of directly advancing to the next level can cause many people with insufficient stamina and chakra to fall at the hands of phantoms weaker than themselves. Even if Hashirama Senju wanted to defeat him, he would have to waste a lot of stamina. And then there's Madara Uchiha with the Rinnegan...

too difficult.

Naruto Uzumaki still refused to give up, shouting, "Sasuke must still be alive! I'm going to find him!"

"Boom!"

Tsunade flicked Naruto on the head, knocking him unconscious. Ever since Zhang Chengyi appeared, she hadn't gone out to slack off, drink, or gamble. She was already feeling irritable, and with a ton of things to deal with, she had no time to waste arguing with this kid.

She ignored Naruto, who had been carried away by Shizune, and continued writing on the document.

The emergence of the virtual world and the tower completely changed the ecosystem of ninjas. In the past, ninjas were strong, but the ninja villages that came together were also heavily dependent on logistical support. To put it bluntly, ninjas did not necessarily make money and often relied on cooperating countries to obtain financial support.

The government allocates funds to maintain strongholds called villages and cities, and funds are allocated to various departments to operate, develop ninjutsu, manage ninja tools, and purchase food. Money is needed everywhere.

As for missions, let's set aside the fact that the bulk of the bounty goes to the individual ninja. Many missions are actually issued by the village, so whether or not there's money involved is another matter.

The missions are completely insufficient to cover all the government's expenses. Sometimes, the ninja villages also need to cooperate with the government's affairs. Since we have already received government funding, it is impossible for us to ask the government for more money.

Ultimately, the lack of money and resources became the factors that limited the development of the ninja village.