Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 229 Forbidden Ninja Techniques
"The Book of the Leaf Village Seal that you've always wanted to see, and... your official appointment letter as the leader of Root after its reorganization."

Picking up the smaller red scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi unfolded it in his palm, his eyes glazed over as he looked at Hairi, seemingly lost in memories.

He had given these two scrolls to Danzo in the same way before.

After becoming the leader of the Root, the opponent only selected two forbidden techniques from the Book of Seals: the Dark Travel Technique and the Yin and Yang Four Symbols Seal, or the Inner and Outer Four Symbols Seal.

The former targets the eye techniques of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, while the latter targets the Senju clan and tailed beasts.

Apart from that, Danzo never learned any forbidden techniques again, and even advised him not to become addicted to them. But now he has become a rogue ninja because he is intoxicated by the power of the Senju and Uchiha, which is really too ironic.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips curled up in a mocking smile, but his eyes held no trace of amusement, only a melancholy in the face of life's impermanence.

"After inheriting the position of leader of the Root, you can choose any two forbidden techniques to practice. This is a rule set by your predecessors!"

With her head tilted back slightly, Hui Li immediately turned around and looked at her mentor with delight.

Over the years, she had mentioned the sealing scroll several times, both openly and secretly, but Hiruzen Sarutobi had always brushed her off with the excuse that forbidden techniques were dangerous. Unexpectedly, this time, reporting on Danzo's defection led Hiruzen Sarutobi to bring out the sealing scroll.

Is this an attempt to comfort her?
He was unwilling to issue a warrant for the arrest of his longtime friend, nor did he want to offend her, the only Kage-level ninja in Konoha besides Hiruzen Sarutobi. So he chose to use the Book of Seals to appease her emotions.

It must be said that Hui Li's disappointment was indeed greatly alleviated.

Come to think of it, Danzo was really valuable!

Root base, Sharingan, Hashirama cells, and even left her a great gift after he left—he's practically a money-giving boy.

She would definitely hold a lavish funeral for him the next time they met, to express her gratitude to her teacher!
"You've finally agreed to let me see the Book of Seals?"

"You are the new leader of Root, and also my disciple. If I don't show it to you, who else can I show it to?" Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed softly, the wrinkles between his brows like hanging needles.

He saw too many people reflected in Hui Li.

The first generation's terrifying talent, the second generation's ruthless methods, and the fourth generation's charismatic personality.

When he saw Hui Li's excited expression, he would always think of the talented Orochimaru, whose desire for ninjutsu was exactly the same.

However, Hai Ri is more talented, more ruthless, and has a slightly higher bottom line than Orochimaru.

Since she took over Root, the frequency with which Root went to Konoha prison to retrieve prisoners has decreased significantly. Moreover, according to her informants in the Anbu, many Root ninjas are no longer as cold-blooded as before and have begun to become more humane.

Although it is unknown how she did it, she did indeed give the roots a new lease on life.

Moreover, after years of living together day and night, she had withstood the test and had not done anything detrimental to Konoha. He explicitly refused to let Huili see the Book of Seals. Although she was disappointed, she accepted it calmly and showed no resentment.

Especially after the mission to the Land of Waves, Kakashi not only verbally recounted the mission, but also wrote a detailed personal evaluation of Team 7.

One sentence in particular deeply touched him:
Many of the ninjutsu that Hairi developed were not for combat. On the contrary, she used ninjutsu to restrain her overpowered strength in order to prevent harming innocent people.

She possesses the Will of Fire!

"Have you been like this all these years?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to the floor beneath Kairi's feet, his dark, deep Earth Release chakra reinforcing the ground and floor frame into an extremely hard granite block.

"It's just a side effect of highly evolved bloodline, don't worry, I've found a way to control my weight!" Not understanding why Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly asked about this, Hairi lightly tapped the floor with her toes, making a dull thud.

Onoki will arrive in Konoha soon, and he will bring her the Light-Heavy Rock Technique that she needs most.

She was still pondering how to get him to hand over the secret technique, whether to defeat him and then use his life as leverage, or to force him with the help of ninjas from his village, or even to kill him and then summon him using the Impure World Reincarnation technique so he could personally demonstrate and teach her.

"The ninjutsu in the Book of Seals might give you some inspiration."

Unaware of how dangerous Hairi's thoughts were, Hiruzen Sarutobi presented the scroll to Hairi with a look of satisfaction.

"Thank you teacher."

With a smile playing on her lips, Hui Li no longer wore a sullen face like before. If she had known that Danzo's defection would allow her to see the Book of Seals, she should have driven him out of Konoha a year ago.

He strode forward, the ground creaking under his gray feet.

With what she had always wanted right in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious. She picked up the Book of Seals and opened it on the spot to read it.

It indeed contained records of countless familiar ninjutsu, with the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique ranking first.

Forbidden Technique: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

Developer: Tobirama Senju.

Type: General.

Difficulty of cultivation: Level A.

Effect: Creates several physical shadow clones...

Note: When the number of clones exceeds the caster's chakra capacity limit, the original body may die due to chakra depletion.

The key information about the ninjutsu was listed in several points, which were very clear and easy to understand. However, upon closer inspection, Hui Li discovered that the Shadow Clone Technique on the scroll only had a simple introduction and no specific training method.

At the very bottom of the ninjutsu is a fist-sized seal, which is sealed off by a ring of cursed seals.

Just as she was wondering, Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation came at the right time.

"The methods of practicing forbidden techniques are complex and cannot be fully recorded in a single scroll."

Therefore, you can only see rough information about the ninjutsu in the Book of Seals. The scrolls recording the training methods are stored in the seals below each ninjutsu. Only by selecting the ninjutsu you want can you break the seal and obtain the training method.

I know what you're thinking.

The loopholes you can think of, your predecessors have also considered.

"Tsk!"

Having her intentions exposed, Hui Li had no choice but to abandon her plan to force herself to memorize the text.

The giant scroll that Naruto stole was indeed not the real Book of Seals. He probably stole the training scroll sealed within the cursed seal beneath the Shadow Clone Technique, which was deliberately given to him by Hiruzen Sarutobi after the seal was broken.

Otherwise, even with his mastery of sealing techniques, if the real Book of Sealing were placed before him, he still wouldn't be able to break through that extremely troublesome curse seal.

Seeing that there were no loopholes to exploit, Hui Li quickly scanned the scroll downwards and discovered countless familiar and powerful ninjutsu.

Ming Shen Men, True Thousand Hands - Top Transformation Buddha, Fivefold Rashomon, Soul Imprisonment Technique, Flying Thunder God Series, Impure World Reincarnation, Corpse Demon Sealing, Eight Trigrams Sealing, Inner and Outer Four Symbols, Four Red Yang Formation, Spirit Transformation Technique, Eight Gates Formation...

Many S-rank secret techniques and forbidden techniques that she would rarely even hear about in normal times were like free cabbages laid out in front of her for her to choose from.

For a moment, she was completely overwhelmed; each ninjutsu, taken alone, could be a Kage-level ninja's absolute trump card. This was Konoha!
Even if you combined all the S-rank secret techniques and forbidden techniques from all the other ninja villages, you might not be able to gather even a third of the Book of Sealing Techniques!

It took her a long time just to look through the names of these forbidden techniques, and she even found the Lightning Release Chakra Mode at the very bottom of the scroll.

Hidden Cloud Night Moon Secret Technique: Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Contributor: Sunlit Gray Glass.

Type: Lightning Release

Difficulty: B
Effect:……

The developer section has been changed to contributors, and her name is prominently displayed.

The Eight Gates Formation was also listed. She had thought that Guy would be the contributor, but she didn't expect that it was Might Guy. Below that, there was also the fact that the other party had an incredible record of fighting seven people at once on the battlefield and kicking four elite Jonin to death.

Dai died after this battle, so how could he still have the opportunity to become a contributor to the Eight Gates Formation?

Upon noticing that Hui Li paused for a few seconds on a certain name on the scroll, Hiruzen Sarutobi straightened his back and looked at it. When he saw the Eight Gates Formation, his eyes seemed to vaguely recall the man in green.

"Which gate of your Eight Gates Formation have you mastered?"

"Three gates".

Looking at the three green suns brimming with life force within him, Hui Li answered honestly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly taken aback. He remembered Guy saying that the other party could open all four gates as soon as he started training. How come he has regressed?

But then he thought about it.

The Eight Gates technique is extremely damaging to the body, and Hui Li also suffers from a terrifying bloodline disease. Regression might actually be a good thing for her; it would be best if she simply gave up this physical technique altogether!

"This kind of ninjutsu is not suitable for a genius like you. Giving up at the right time is a good choice."

"Um……"

Hui Li was unsure how to react to Hiruzen Sarutobi's instruction.

Asking her to give up the core of the system, the Eight Gates, is like asking Hashirama Senju to give up Wood Release or the Uchiha clan to give up the Sharingan—it's really ridiculous.

Over the course of five years, she used the Eight Gates of Reversal to devour the entire Death Forest. The abundant life force within her body was simply too much to absorb, so she could only lock it firmly inside the gates to settle and wait for the immortal body to slowly absorb and evolve it.

Due to her excessively strong life force, she also encountered a problem similar to Naruto's. With just the opening of the three gates, her overwhelming life force could be converted into a massive amount of chakra. If she opened the fourth gate, her body would begin to be unable to withstand the excessive chakra and would be injured.

But this doesn't mean that Hui Li has become weaker. On the contrary, her Eight Gates Formation has become stronger. Once she solves the problem of insufficient physical strength, her physical skills will be unstoppable after she activates the three modes!
"Have you decided which two forbidden techniques you'll choose?"

Seeing that Hui Li was still hesitating after choosing for a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his chin with a helpless expression. Every ninja who sees the Book of Sealing will eventually become like this, and he was already used to it!

"Flying Thunder God!"

Licking her dry upper lip, Hui Li first selected the only space-time ninjutsu.

The power of the Flying Thunder God Technique is undeniable, and it's perfectly suited to her fighting style. Known as the fastest ninja in the world, the Flying Thunder God Technique, combined with her Wind and Lightning Mode, which surpasses even the Lightning Release Armor, creates the true fastest ninja in the world!
"can."

Hiruzen Sarutobi also believed that the Flying Thunder God Technique was a perfect match for her, but he still reminded her, "The Flying Thunder God Technique is extremely difficult to learn and requires spatial ninjutsu talent. If you can't learn it, you'll waste a spot."

"this one."

Hui Li remained unmoved; it would be truly foolish not to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.

She is very confident in her talent. There may be people in the ninja world who cannot learn ninjutsu, but it is obviously unlikely that she cannot learn the Flying Thunder God Technique!

"Alright, how about the last ninjutsu?"

Seeing that Hui Li insisted, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped trying to dissuade her. He was also eager to see if Konoha could produce another Yellow Flash... He glanced at Hui Li's beautiful silver hair and felt that Silver Flash seemed more fitting.

With the most crucial Flying Thunder God Technique in hand, Hui Li's gaze lingered between the Spirit Transformation Technique, True Several Thousand Hands, Impure World Reincarnation, and Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique.

The Spirit Transformation Technique is a secret technique of Tsunade's boyfriend, Dan Kato. It allows her to control her soul to leave her body, a highly advanced Yin Release technique containing invaluable knowledge about the soul. Furthermore, the ability to separate the soul from the body allows her to manipulate other people's bodies. She happens to possess two unusable immortal bodies, which might allow her to unravel the secret of Hidan's immortality through soul manipulation.

The Eight Trigrams Seal is specifically designed for tailed beasts. Little Tanuki is coming soon, so she needs to prepare some tools to catch her.

True Several Thousand Hands: Top Transformed Buddha is Hashirama Senju's Sage Art Wood Release, which can directly suppress Madara Uchiha's Susanoo. Unfortunately, she has not yet learned Sage Mode, so although she is envious, she can only give up after weighing the pros and cons.

As for rebirth in the Pure Land.

Tobirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation still has many flaws. The description of its effects states that the summoned dead lack independent consciousness, are extremely weak, and the summoning process has a high probability of failure.

Compared to Orochimaru and Kabuto's improved versions, it's too rudimentary; there's no need to waste precious slots on a half-finished product.

In the end, only the art of spiritification and the Eight Trigrams sealing technique remained...

"If I contribute another S-rank forbidden technique, can I have both the Spirit Transformation Technique and the Eight Trigrams Seal?" Unable to decide, Hui Li chose to have them all!
"What forbidden technique?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes lit up. The reason why Konoha's Scroll of Seals was so thick was due to the contributions of many Konoha ninjas, and exchanging ninjutsu was the most common way to obtain it.

Boom!

Smoke and dust rose in the room. Hui Li summoned a black secret technique scroll and placed it on Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk: "The Black Lightning Secret Technique, which combines Yin Release and Lightning Release, can directly attack the soul and will."

"Hiss... Let me see!"

Upon hearing words like "fusion of escape techniques" and "attacking the soul," Hiruzen Sarutobi was filled with awe and picked up the scroll on the table to read it.

Hui Li gestured for him to proceed.

The Black Lightning Secret Technique is not easy to learn. Without the aid of the Dark Lightning Crystal, the difficulty of cultivation is terrifying, and it can even damage the soul if one is not careful. Its power, difficulty, and self-harm characteristics perfectly match the selection criteria of the Book of Sealing.

"This is a forbidden technique! This...you developed it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi grew increasingly alarmed as he looked at the black lightning; its exquisite nature was no less than that of the forbidden techniques in the Book of Seals.

"I stole it from Yunyin. I've improved many of its flaws, making it more stable than the black lightning from Yunyin. You could say I'm a semi-developer!" Hui Li said matter-of-factly.

"The Eight Trigrams Seal is the last spot. I'll exchange the Black Lightning Secret Technique for the Spirit Transformation Technique, how about it?"

"make a deal!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately made the decision, and the Black Lightning, a secret technique of the Hidden Cloud Village, was officially entered into the Book of Seals of Konoha. Meanwhile, Hairi obtained three forbidden techniques, and almost all of her initial goals for entering Konoha were achieved!

(End of this chapter)