“But for now, I can give you a demonstration so everyone can understand how this Equal Spirit Pact works and what it does.”
With that, Jiraiya looked at Naruto and nodded to him again.
Naruto was no longer as nervous as before. He let out a calming breath, brought his palms together, and released a strange surge of chakra.
The sages standing at their respective positions in the barrier acted together. The White Snake Sage's serpentine pupils contracted, and Katsuyu split off several clones that stood in a row. Only the two Toad Sages, Shima and Fukasaku, dutifully formed hand seals.
Many watched the sages' hand seals intently and discovered that they were not particularly complicated. They simply guided chakra out of the body, and the barrier markings beneath everyone's feet began to glow with a warm white light.
Its range encompassed not only everyone from the Shinobi World, but also the ten tailed beasts.
Yet while white light enveloped the people, it turned into a fiery red glow when it spread over the tailed beasts.
Jiraiya did not need to explain anything further. The moment the barrier enveloped everyone, an indescribable sensation welled up within them, and they instantly understood its purpose and effects!
The barrier distinguished between the tailed beasts and the people as two different kinds of participants. Just as Jiraiya had said earlier, the tailed beasts were inspectors, while the people were assembly members.
This barrier had been developed specifically for the Union!
Within this barrier, the Union's members would vote for or against proposals raised at the assembly. Once the results of each vote were announced within the barrier, the ten tailed beasts would enter into a pact with the Union's members as the other party.
For example, suppose the Union voted to have ramen