"But rather, I am the path itself!"
Sora said.
"From beginning to end, I have never walked the path of a Ninja!"
"Didn't you hear what Namikaze Minato said?"
"I am the Soul King, the king of all spiritual bodies! All spiritual bodies in the world are under my jurisdiction!"
Sora stated: "And since we've come this far, let me add one more thing. Shinigami aren't actual gods, but a profession among spiritual bodies." (T/N: Shinigami can also mean Death God.)
"Just as ordinary people with aptitude can become Ninjas through training and study, spiritual bodies with aptitude can also become Shinigami through training and study."
"What you call seal-less Ninjutsu is actually the Kido used by Shinigami!"
"Unlike Ninjutsu, which requires hand seals, the Shinigami's Kido only requires incantation!"
"So that's how it is. That explains everything!" Hearing Sora's words, Orochimaru's eyes showed understanding.
After fully comprehending Sora's situation, Orochimaru thought for a moment, then suddenly became horrified.
"Wait, Minato said earlier that he was transformed into a Shinigami..."
"Mizukage-sama, can you tell us, what is your goal? For this world?" Orochimaru asked seriously.
Regarding the scenario he envisioned, Orochimaru was very serious, and even more fanatical in his heart.
He wanted to see the world change. If Sora's changes were real, he would follow without hesitation!
"Simple!" Sora said: "You started a war while I was away."
"But actually, do you know where I went during this time?"
Without waiting for anyone to prompt him, Sora continued: "I went to the Pure Land!"
"What!!?"
Hearing Sora's words, everyone was shocked.
"The Pure Land!!?"
"A place like that, does it really exist?" Hiruzen instinctively questioned.
But immediately, he shook his head.
"Of course it exists. If Edo Tensei exists, why wouldn't the Pure Land?" Hiruzen somewhat helplessly tapped his own head.
"But the question is, is the Pure Land a place living people can enter?" Hiruzen asked.
"Of course, not!" Sora said, shaking his head: "Hmm, I'd like to say that!"
"But actually, yes, the Pure Land is a place living people can enter!"
Looking at the group, Sora continued: "In your understanding, what is the Pure Land like?"
"With a Netherworld, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, human souls forming their own society?"
"Wrong, wrong!" Sora shook his head: "Perhaps the Pure Land in other worlds is like that, but ours isn't!"
"I said it, right? The Pure Land is a place living people can enter!"
"Because the Pure Land isn't some world of spiritual bodies, but a different dimension underground, a dimension filled with ice and snow."
"That place has air. People can survive, though they would freeze to death."
"And after Ninjas die, their souls go to this different dimension, to be frozen forever!"
"As for reincarnation, judgment, the Netherworld… none of that exists!"
"Otherwise, what do you think, why can Edo Tensei summon anyone?"
Sora said.
Hearing his words, everyone also understood.
Indeed, if there wasn't something wrong with the Pure Land, how could a Ninjutsu like Edo Tensei, which disturbs the order of both worlds, exist?
At the same time, hearing what the Pure Land was like, everyone, regardless of side, became anxious.
No one wanted to be frozen forever after death.
"Mizukage-sama, being frozen after death sounds too miserable. Isn't there another way?" Mangetsu asked.
"It is indeed miserable, but that's precisely what I want to talk about!" Sora snapped his fingers.
"I said it, right? That place has air, it's a different dimension!"
"In other words, this is very likely the Pure Land for Ninjas, but not the Pure Land for all people of the Ninja World!"
"In other words, Ninja's souls are specifically drawn there to be frozen. There is a deliberate factor here!"
"Who?" Hearing Sora's words, Mangetsu asked angrily: "When we die, just let us reincarnate! Who's so despicable as to freeze us?"
"That's a good question!" Sora nodded.
"This brings us back to the origin of Chakra!" Sora looked at everyone: "Do you know the origin of Chakra? Does anyone want to explain?"
"I'll do it!" Hearing Sora's words, Onoki volunteered: "Chakra is something passed down from the Ninshu, from the Sage of Six Paths!"
"Although modern Ninjas might think the Sage of Six Paths is just a legend, in fact, whether Ninja Villages or clans, they have all inherited a great deal from the Ninshu, even ruins!"
"So, in my capacity as Third Tsuchikage, I can responsibly tell everyone: the Ninshu truly existed!"
"On this point, Third Hokage, you should agree, right?" Onoki looked at Hiruzen.
Hiruzen nodded: "Indeed!"
"The Ninshu truly existed!"
"Chakra was indeed passed down from the Ninshu!"
"We also have records of hand seals. They were created by the Sage of Six Paths' son, Indra. My ancestor, Sarutobi, was a member of the Ninshu!"