Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

After reading it once, Chiba shook his head.

If Chiba really created such a ninjutsu, it would definitely be a powerful weapon.

There's a reason why the art of spiritification is listed as a forbidden technique.

He has his own bottom line.

"..."

After confirming that no one was around, the Third Generation rested his chin on his hand and looked at Chiba.

Chiba entered and saw a brand-new scroll lying on the table, the ink not yet completely dry, with a small booklet next to it.

The third generation nodded slightly.

"I want to use it as a template to modify a safer and more reliable mental attack ninjutsu. Combined with mental synchronization, it should be able to produce some amazing effects."

There are many defensive ninjutsu, but very few are specifically designed to defend against mental attacks.

Too weird!

After Chiba left, he took out the sealing scroll from the shadows and copied down the effects of the Spirit Transformation Technique.

Chiba held the notebook and couldn't help but sigh deeply, "Eliminating the aura, creating a defensive barrier, having a summoned beast keep watch, and then cooperating with teammates for protection, that's how you can be considered relatively safe."

"These things simply didn't exist at the time."

Three generations of helplessness.

"So we have to create. We can't just cling to what our ancestors have and not innovate. Just like how Senior Dai perfected the Eight Gates Formation, Teacher Kai created a whole set of special physical techniques for it."

"Paths are made by people walking, and techniques are created by ninjas. We cannot be limited by them just because they didn't exist before."

Chiba shook his head.

From this notebook, he had already foreseen the inevitable end.

death!

A ninja who is not careful enough and not strong enough can easily become a target on the battlefield, and the ninja world has never lacked the ability to infiltrate and escape.

Not to mention White Zetsu and the others, even the Earth Release ninjutsu of Iwagakure has many techniques that can be hidden from the senses of ordinary ninjas.

Teammates who were cut off...

He was probably not a very powerful ninja.

Chiba shook his head.

If it were him, he certainly wouldn't entrust his fate to someone else.

Faced with Chiba's words, the Third Generation was unable to refute them.

To create new ninjutsu.

If it were someone else, he could have dealt with it by saying "it's not that simple," but not Chiba, because the other party had actually created all the ninjutsu mentioned above.

Eliminate your breath...

I heard it's already completed. Creating a defensive barrier shouldn't be too difficult, as long as you provide barrier spells like the Four Purple Flame Array or the Four Crimson Sun Array.

As for the latter, needless to say.

There are some regrets about the third generation.

If Chiba had lived twenty or thirty years earlier, things might have been very different in Konoha and even the entire ninja world.

The conversation ended with regret and sighs from the third generation.

Chiba finished reading the notebook and scroll, returned the scroll to the Third Hokage, and only took the broken notebook with him.

This contains a wealth of valuable knowledge about spiritual power, which can be helpful for my research.

As for the Chunin Exams.

He agreed to write an outline, but how to implement it was up to the third generation; Chiba wouldn't concern himself with the specific process.

In addition, regarding the question of Tenten and Kazusa's team for the Chunin Exams, the Third Hokage unsurprisingly mentioned Kabuto Yakushi, who had lost two teammates in the battle.

After leaving the Hokage Building, he had time to check on the changes in Bodhi Seed.

Another pattern has been added.

This is the most direct manifestation; according to visualization, its source is clearly "Mental Energy Synchronization Technique".

Although only the Yamanaka clan popularized this ninjutsu, the Yamanaka clan was large enough to allow them to complete the feedback construction of the pattern.

"Mental enhancement is not bad."

Although Chiba has been persistently training his mental strength, the increase brought about by the training is clearly not on the same level as the enhancement brought about by the feedback.

but.

Unfortunately, due to the many limitations of the Mental Synchronization Technique, it is difficult to promote it to most people in Konoha like other techniques, which means its potential is not high.

In comparison, Chiba's feedback so far is mostly about the state of being beyond limits—that is, muscle control.

As a result, his body improved at an extremely rapid pace during this period, and his chakra level also increased significantly due to the numerous enhancements, far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Maintaining two shadow clones simultaneously shouldn't be too much of a problem, but the feedback from dissolving the two clones might make me faint.

Chiba then tested Sage Mode.

The duration has indeed increased again!

Currently, he can maintain this for two minutes.

This is without using large-scale Sage Techniques. Techniques like the Great Rasengan would probably drain all of one's accumulated power after only a few uses.

However, after exhausting the natural energy, he thought of two optimization directions.

The weakest part of the Buddha transformation of the Fire Temple is the head and the spirit. If a spiritual defense can be built inside the body, can it effectively increase the accumulation of Sage Chakra and prolong the time of Sage Mode?

Also.

Combining the effects of the Thousand Hands Kill, is it possible to absorb natural energy while maintaining the Thousand Hands Kill defense during battle?

If that's the case...

It will be safer to absorb natural energy.

Worth studying!

"This is a headache, I have two more projects now."

"Let's go see Kimimaro first. It's been several days; I wonder if he's figured things out yet."

Chiba figured that stubborn mule wouldn't agree.

but.

He still held a sliver of hope and met with Kimimaro at the Anbu headquarters. The result was obvious: Kimimaro showed no signs of backing down, but he was willing to communicate with Chiba.

The content of the exchange...

Naturally, it belongs to the Kaguya clan.

Kimimaro was initially silent, but when the topic turned to the extermination of the Kaguya clan, leaving only some members who had intermarried with other clans, he finally spoke up: "When I was a child, I was always kept in confinement, and it was Lord Orochimaru who saved me."

"I see. Can you tell me why?"

"They are afraid of me."

Kimimaro thought for a moment and then explained the reason from back then.

Those people saw him as a monster. Initially, when his parents were alive, Kimimaro was not imprisoned. But after his parents died, these clansmen finally dealt with him in the most brutal way.

Detain him!

This made Kimimaro extremely indifferent to his family.

"Therefore, a level of Corpse Bone Pulse like yours is actually not common in the Kaguya clan."

Chiba seemed to be deep in thought. "However, my guess is that your bone marrow is closer to that of the original ancestor, so your bones are harder and stronger."

"maybe."

Kimimaro said calmly.

"Perhaps this is also related to your bloodstain disease?"

Chiba said with a smile.

Kimimaro was taken aback, not expecting Chiba to bring up his bloodstain disease again.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Didn't you say my bloodstain disease is related to the cursed seal?"

"If you have studied medical knowledge, you will know that many diseases are often caused by a single factor. They may be caused by very complex pathologies. We have a similar bloodstain disease in Konoha."

Chiba refers to Gekko Hayate.

However, there was no need to tell Kimimaro this. He paused for a second and continued, "Your illness is due to two reasons: one is the combination of the cursed seal power and the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse), and the other is that your Shikotsumyaku is closer to your ancestor."

"Isn't this bad?"

Kimimaro frowned. The closer they were, the stronger they should be.

Chiba shook his head and said, "It might not be a good thing."

"How to say?"

Kimimaro was puzzled.

"For example, a bucket is just a bucket, but if you use it to hold an iron block of the same volume, it may not be able to withstand it, let alone if you add some corrosive liquid to it."

Chiba gave a simple analogy.

Kimimaro understood.

The other party means—

Although he possessed a bone vein close to that of his ancestors, he lacked a matching body. Therefore, the stronger his bone vein, the greater the chance of his body developing problems.

He then used a cursed seal to further strengthen the Corpse Bone Vein.

Even if the Corpse Bone Vein has a restorative effect, that kind of restoration is not the same as strengthening the physical body, and it cannot solve the problem of the Corpse Bone Vein being too powerful.

So that's how it is!