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

Kazusa stepped forward as if to protect him, but in reality, she was blocking Chiba's subtle movement of taking out his ninja tools.

If you're willing to cooperate...

You don't need the Mangekyou Sharingan; a regular three-tomoe ninja tool will suffice.

He began to draw upon the Yin Release chakra within his Sharingan.

Soon after, Yin Release chakra flowed into Utakata's body along with his spiritual energy, precisely reaching the location of the Saiken seal.

Terumi Mei's eyes narrowed.

Is it some kind of illusion?

Chiba's hand seals vaguely resembled a type of Yin Release ninjutsu.

but.

The hand seals were formed too quickly for her to see clearly; she could only vaguely make out a few. Then she noticed a subtle change in the aura within Yu Gao's body.

Yu Gao gritted his teeth and endured it.

After a moment, Chiba formed a hand seal, gave a soft shout, and placed a palm on the sealed area of ​​Yu Gao. Then the sealing technique spread, and a gap was opened in his seal.

then.

A powerful surge of chakra emanated from his body.

Mei Terumi secretly extracted chakra.

In case something goes wrong with the Six-Tails, she can intervene in time.

Compared to her, the little girl protecting Chiba seemed very calm; she appeared more like someone on guard against Kirigakure...

That's true trust!

Terumi Mei sighed inwardly.

She had just lost focus when she sensed a change in the Six-Tails' chakra.

Mei Terumi quickly formed a hand seal.

This is the starting stance for the Lava Escape technique.

"Don't be nervous."

"Ok?"

Mei Terumi looked at Chiba, only to see that Chiba's hand seals changed again, replacing Utakata's seal and cutting off the overflow of Six-Tails' chakra.

but.

The amount of chakra that emerged in that short period of time was already astonishing.

A terrifying aura lingered around them.

however.

A moment later, Chiba flicked his finger, and a chakra was sent into the Six-Tails' chakra mass.

Then——

The chakra clusters began to change.

It shrank, as if it had been automatically sealed away.

What kind of technique is this?

Mei Terumi's expression gradually changed from wary to incredulous and astonished.

Sealing technique?

How can it be!

"What kind of technique is this?"

"secret."

Chiba smiled slightly.

Terumi stared blankly, speechless for a moment, watching Chiba easily collect the tailed beast chakra and seal it into the scroll. Only then did she remember the original intention of her personal accompaniment—

Didn't I come here to learn technical skills?

What have you learned so far?

Mei Terumi fell into deep thought.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that we only watched Chiba form hand seals and confront each other, and we don't know what happened in between. However, the final sealing technique was quite amazing.

in fact.

The last sealing technique wasn't anything particularly remarkable.

Chiba's original intention was to research a basic version of Chibaku Tensei, which could use a concentrated chakra cluster, energy-absorbing talismans, and spiritual energy to absorb the surrounding chakra.

The test results showed that the ninjutsu was not as effective as expected and further improvements are needed.

but.

It can be used in conjunction with sealing techniques to shrink and seal a portion of chakra, but it requires the cooperation of tailed beasts.

Chiba was able to do it just now, and the effect of the ninjutsu was secondary; the main factor was the cooperation of Saiken himself.

but.

We could consider developing in this direction going forward.

Also.

Chiba just thought of—

The greatest potential application of this technique might not be to imitate the Chibaku Tensei technique that absorbs surrounding ninjutsu, but rather to combine it with Gentle Fist to force it into the opponent's body.

Then, absorb and detonate using chakra.

The damage caused in this way will inevitably exceed the original effect.

Wonderful!

He almost couldn't resist taking out his notebook on the spot, but remembering that this was Kirigakure, he forcibly suppressed his instinctive impulse.

He left the Dark Guard and returned to his residence.

Chiba quickly pulled out his notebook and jotted down his inspiration.

Kazusa leaned closer and took a curious look.

"do you understand?"

"No."

Kazusa shook her head repeatedly.

It's not that it's a secret, it's just that I genuinely don't understand it.

Chakra compression, mental guidance, and coordination with Gentle Fist—these are all incredibly difficult techniques, and she felt it was impossible just by imagining them.

Chiba smiled.

"It's actually very simple. It involves using a core in conjunction with a talisman to absorb the surrounding chakra. However, it might be difficult to promote it so that most people can learn it."

He should now be able to use soft fist techniques to injure his opponent.

but.

This is based on the fact that Chiba himself has a strong mental strength that far exceeds that of ordinary people; normal people do not have such abilities.

It still needs improvement.

But at least it's a direction to take.

Chiba had many ideas like this in his mind, but he lacked the means to improve or adapt them, and many of them were not very practical, so he could only keep them on the shelf.

If it can be promoted and applied, that would be the best outcome.

"By the way, Kazusa, the Chunin Exams will be around when we get back, right?"

"what happened?"

"Go back and practice the Silent Assassination Technique. It might work well when combined with the Crescent Moon Dance and other sword techniques."

Chiba said.

Kazusa hesitated for a second.

"But we didn't get to exchange for ninjutsu, did we?"

"I developed one myself."

"..."

Fine.

Being talented means being willful.

Kazusa couldn't help but feel a little envious.

If she had that kind of understanding—

Do not!

If he had even half of Chiba's comprehension, he wouldn't be at this level of strength now.

As she thought about this, another technique suddenly came to mind.

"That Mist Concealment Technique?"

"That doesn't really require any deciphering. Kakashi-sensei has already mastered most of it. The rest is just reverse deduction. However, I made some environmental adaptation improvements, so it's a minor improvement."

"You're a beast! If I were a Hidden Mist ninja, I'd want to kill you!"

Chapter 298 Your high price is your problem

The Hidden Mist Technique and the Silent Assassination Technique are arguably the greatest trump cards of the Hidden Mist ninja. Although they are not particularly sophisticated, they have played a very important role in the middle ranks of the Hidden Mist Village.