@saladsandbolts Incidentally this is not the first time, Jura felt that Boruto was incredibly lucky to survive. It was as if heaven itself had decided that Boruto should live. He even mentioned the possibility of divine intervention.
@saladsandbolts This means Jippo cannot be used continuously at Koji's will and can only appear when there is an update.
The question is, who provides Koji with these updates? Is there a higher entity playing this entire game?
@saladsandbolts The narrator (kamishibaiya) typically uses a small wooden stage (butai) and slides the cards out one by one according to the plot; this was often originally used as a way to sell candy. If we look at the references above, the entity orchestrating this entire game is Shibai.
@saladsandbolts Kamishibai (紙芝居, literally "paper theater") is a traditional Japanese storytelling art form that combines standard-sized picture cards with oral narration
@saladsandbolts Koji himself might be unaware, or perhaps intentionally kept in the dark, so that the game continues to feel real and unpredictable.
According to Narutopedia trivia:
Written as "芝居", "shibai" means "drama (for the theatre)."
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@saladsandbolts It feels as though Koji is merely a medium or a puppet controlled from behind the scenes. This higher entity might be orchestrating this grand game, and every time Koji is "updated," it is actually a hidden message being sent through him to the players on the field, mortal beings