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

"Kazusa, you've been on guard duty all day. Go and rest. I'll take over tonight."

As the moon shone brightly and the night deepened and the dew grew heavy, the group took a temporary rest in a mountain hollow.

Leave the Kyoto area.

Then kill them.

of course.

I can't rely too much on Kakashi.

Besides them, Kakashi could also do it.

"No, I..."

"I know you can do it, but as a ninja and team leader, you need to learn to allocate the team's manpower reasonably and arrange the rotation of members reasonably. You can't take on everything yourself."

Kakashi said seriously, "Otherwise, what if you get injured because you haven't rested enough when we really need you to help?"

Chiba hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently.

"By the way, why didn't you catch those people during the day?"

"That's not within our scope of responsibility."

Chiba answered.

Kakashi neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply nodded slightly and let him leave.

The next day, when Kazusa woke up, she immediately apologized to Kakashi and Chiba.

"I'm sorry, teacher, Chiba-kun, I..."

She didn't wake up in the middle of the night, and she didn't wake up until Chiba called her.

"It's nothing. I told Chiba not to call you. Let's go. There's still a long way to go."

Kakashi said.

"Yes!"

The moonlight and the gauze nodded.

“Wait, you spent the whole afternoon scouting yesterday, and Chiba kept watch for a while last night, so I'll take over this morning.”

I try to stop her every day.

Moonlight Kazusa hesitated for a moment.

"Alright, let's do it that way."

Kakashi nodded.

Chiba read the book without saying a word. Although he had finished reading "Mastering Sealing Techniques," he felt that he had not fully understood it yet, so he chose to read it again.

Watched it a second time...

Sure enough, many previously overlooked areas were discovered.

This thing is indeed profound.

Chiba sighed.

"Chiba-kun, aren't you tired of looking at this?"

Moonlight and Sasa said softly.

She only speaks freely with people she knows well. When noble ladies or warriors approach, she usually doesn't talk much. Now that she doesn't have to keep an eye on them, she can finally chat.

Chiba smiled and said, "I learn something every time I read it, so how can I feel tired?"

"..."

So heartbreaking.

Moonlight and gauze silently shifted their gaze.

The difficulty of sealing techniques is widely acknowledged. She had read some of them, but they seemed like enigmatic texts. As Chiba said, "Every time I read them, I gain something," which was something that only happened in dreams.

Chiba smiled and said, "Sealing techniques are difficult, but they are also very valuable. I'm considering whether I can use an absorption barrier in conjunction with sealing techniques to store chakra."

"Can this... be done?"

Moonlight and Sasa were somewhat surprised.

If that were possible, the absorption barrier wouldn't be so useless.

Yes.

Anyone with a basic understanding knows that Earth Prison Hall is a rather useless technique among Earth Release ninjutsu, because while it can trap enemies, it can usually kill them as well.

If it can't be contained, then even an absorption barrier won't help.

but.

If the absorbed chakra can be stored, its effect will be different; it's equivalent to having more chakra.

"Theoretically it's possible."

Chiba didn't go into too much detail.

Yin Seal is a sealing technique for storing chakra. He doesn't know Yin Seal, and since it involves the head, he wouldn't dare to try it without knowing the technique.

So, it's just a thought.

But he did think of something—

The energy-absorbing barrier, to put it simply, focuses on energy absorption rather than the barrier itself. If we further strip away the energy-absorbing effect, could it be integrated into more ninjutsu?

Chiba wasn't too concerned about the amount of chakra. Although his chakra wasn't as strong as that of the Senju clan or Naruto, it was still far beyond that of ordinary people, and he generally didn't lack chakra.

but.

Some types of chakra are different.

If I could temporarily absorb and control the enemy's elemental chakra, wouldn't that be equivalent to me having elemental chakra myself?

Chiba stroked his chin, thinking this thing had potential.

You can give it a try!

As he walked, he took out his small notebook and scribbled down his inspirations.

Kazusa Tsukiko said enviously, "I see that Tenten-chan also has a notebook filled with her ideas for ninja tools. You have a notebook for ninjutsu inspiration, while I have no ideas at all."

"Sometimes it's not that you don't have ideas, it's just that you haven't paid attention. That's how creation is. Remember every inspiration, because who knows, some invention might be born from an unexpected inspiration in the future."

Chiba said as he wrote.

Ding Ding Ding!

With a ring of a bell, Chiba instantly put away his notebook and used his sensory abilities to explore his surroundings.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before Chiba could even make a move, Tenten had already unleashed her full power—

Dozens of kunai were scattered like rain.

Controlled by the steel wire, the kunai shot into the shadows, forcing out several ambushing enemies.

Chiba sighed softly.

Several of these people were samurai I had seen in Kyoto.

Why insist on courting death?

“I’ll protect the employer; you guys go and deal with them.”

Kakashi said calmly.

"Yes!"

Chiba stopped, then waved his hand, "Let's do it."

The next second, he moved forward in a flash, forming hand seals at the same time, and chakra needles appeared in his hands.

huh~

A figure flashed by, and the first enemy stared wide-eyed. Then, after a few seconds, he clutched his throat, his face flushed red.

The arteries in his throat and neck were severed.

ho ho~

Several people clutched their throats, their expressions filled with agony. Chiba moved like lightning, and although he didn't actually inflict a single wound, several people had already died at his hands.

Moonlight and gauze can block the sword, but chakra needles cannot.

The invisible blade is the most deadly!

Chapter 32 Kakashi, Your Thoughts Are Dangerous

"Mr. Kakashi, please forgive my previous question."

Sakuraba Sataki's voice came from inside the carriage.

Kakashi smiled and said, "It's nothing. They did just graduate, but Chiba's strength is hard to match even for a Chunin. What he lacks is experience, which is why he needs me to guide him."

"Yes, that puts my mind at ease."

"Please don't worry at all. The other two are also disciples I value highly. They will definitely become outstanding female ninjas in the future, and they are more than qualified to serve as bodyguards."

As a noble family in Kyoto, the Sakuraba family was not entirely ignorant about ninjas.

and so.

At first, Sakuraba Sataki was quite dissatisfied, feeling that Konoha had sent a rookie team, and she would definitely not have been happy if the captain wasn't Kakashi.

And now...

Chiba shared the idea he had come up with earlier.

This was the first time chakra needles were used in combat.