Chapter 8 - Kimura Takuya's Ninjutsu Research Notes
"Inform Baku to quickly apprehend the target and bring him to the interrogation room."
The Third Hokage specifically instructed, "Remember, don't make too much noise."
Anbu Yoru nodded in agreement, then left using Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique).
The Third Hokage suddenly stood up, frowned in thought, and feeling uneasy, he called out to his Anbu guard captain, who was also his son, Sarutobi, behind him.
The group quietly left the Hokage Building and headed towards Kimura Yao's home.
At this point, the appearance of a spy in Konoha was a minor issue; the most crucial thing was to determine whether Kimura Yao had truly been taken over by someone using the Spiritualization Technique.
If his suspicions were true,
Then this was a great opportunity to obtain an immortal technique.
Even if he couldn't achieve true immortality, he could at least live another life.
As long as he was given another lifetime, the Third Hokage was confident he could completely transform Konoha into his own vision.
The position of Hokage would also forever remain within his Sarutobi Clan.
In the future Ninja World, his Sarutobi Clan would be the strongest clan.
Thinking of the various benefits of obtaining the immortal technique, the Third Hokage's face was calm, but his heart was incredibly excited.
He had completely forgotten that the Spiritualization Technique was not a secret technique he could learn; even if he obtained this immortal technique of soul possession, he wouldn't be able to use it, and in the end, it would all be for naught.
One could only say that facing immortality, no one could remain calm, nor would anyone want to give this opportunity for immortality to others.
The Third Hokage did not tell anyone about his suspicions, and he had no intention of letting anyone stop him from obtaining the immortal technique.
Meanwhile, at Kimura Yao's home.
After finishing his noodles, Li Yao went to his former parents' room.
Bang… Li Yao opened the large cabinet in front of the bed and began searching, hoping to find any books or notes related to Ninjutsu training.
In the memories Li Yao inherited from his predecessor, his parents had never taught him any Ninjutsu; the Ninjutsu he currently knew was still the Three Body Technique taught at the Ninja School.
With Li Yao's current Chakra control, he could instantly perform the Three Body Technique without hand seals, and the effect was even better than others'.
He had performed it during the practical class this afternoon.
His absolute 100% Chakra control granted him incredibly powerful Ninjutsu talent.
After forming the hand seals for the Three Body Technique once, Li Yao remembered the Chakra fluctuations during the sealing process.
Then, he could easily perform the Three Body Technique by directly controlling the relevant Chakra fluctuations within his body, without needing hand seals.
Not only was it fast, but the effect was no different from the Three Body Technique he performed with hand seals.
It could be said that as long as the Ninjutsu wasn't too complex, Li Yao could perform it without hand seals, and the effect would not be diminished.
Possessing such talent, Li Yao naturally wanted to learn more Ninjutsu.
He was alone in this world and lacked a sense of security; learning more Ninjutsu to strengthen himself would give him more security.
Therefore, Li Yao was still constantly refining Chakra, not letting even a trace of body energy or spiritual energy naturally dissipate, all to quickly increase his strength and gain enough security.
This was also why the Anbu's insects couldn't detect even a trace of Chakra on his body surface, because he was refining Chakra every moment.
Similarly, it was also for this reason that Li Yao immediately aroused Minato's suspicion.
At this moment, Li Yao still didn't know that he had been targeted by the Anbu, and the Third Hokage was already on his way to apprehend him.
Li Yao continued rummaging through the cabinet, not having much hope, but he actually found a Ninjutsu notebook at the very bottom.
Looking at the signature, it was the Ninjutsu research notebook of his predecessor's father, Kimura Takuya.
Li Yao opened the notebook with curiosity.
Thanks to the help of his lingering memories, Li Yao had no obstacles with the writing and language of this world; he could read and understand all the content in the notebook.
"Transformation Technique?"
Li Yao immediately lost interest; it seemed to be just a study of the Transformation Technique, one of the basic Three Body Technique.
What was there to research about such a low-level Ninjutsu?
With doubts in his heart, Li Yao continued reading.
Then, a smile of interest appeared on his face.
In the notebook, Kimura Takuya had categorized the Transformation Technique into different levels.
According to Kimura Takuya's vision,
The low-level Transformation Technique was merely an illusionary transformation, creating an illusion with Chakra to envelop oneself, thereby achieving a visually deceptive transformation effect.
His physical body actually underwent no change; one could feel the anomaly with a single touch.
This type of illusionary Transformation Technique, when practiced and applied to its limit, was similar to the unique invisibility jutsu of the Anbu, where the user envelops themselves with an illusion of the surrounding environment, achieving a chameleon-like invisibility effect.
This invisibility jutsu could be said to be standard equipment for the Anbu; it was simple and practical, and when used well, it could sometimes play a crucial role.
Reading this, the notebook seemed to be written from the perspective of an Anbu, and a guess suddenly flashed in Li Yao's mind: could his predecessor's parents both be Anbu Ninja?
It seemed… now that he thought about it, it was very possible.
In the remaining memories of his predecessor, his parents were rarely home, sometimes even disappearing for one or two months.
This terrifying attendance rate was not typical for normal Ninja.
Moreover, in his lingering memories, his predecessor rarely saw his parents interact much with other Ninja, nor had he heard of any Ninja being close to his parents.
Because only Anbu Ninja, who needed to conceal their identities, would act this way.
Thinking this, Li Yao became even more certain of his guess that his predecessor's parents were Anbu Ninja.
"Anbu, huh… No wonder they died."
Li Yao sighed in his heart; the death rate for Anbu was much higher than for ordinary Ninja; he would never join the Anbu, even if it killed him.
Recomposing himself, Li Yao continued reading Kimura Takuya's notes.
Low-level Transformation Technique was not very useful in combat; even slightly experienced Ninja could see through it at a glance.
At this point, a Transformation Technique evolved beyond the low-level one.
This Transformation Technique was no longer an illusion; it had a tangible tactile sensation.
If one transformed into a large rock or water, it would truly have the tactile sensation of a rock or water.
This type of physical Transformation Technique was more deceptive than the illusionary Transformation Technique.
However, it still had significant flaws; it was not a Perfect Transformation Technique.
Whether it was illusionary transformation or physical transformation, the principle was to use Chakra to transform an object to envelop oneself, thereby achieving a visual transformation effect.
In essence, it was still a visually deceptive Transformation Technique, not a true Transformation Technique.
Kimura Takuya wanted to create a true Transformation Technique, one that could genuinely transform into a rock or a bird, a fundamental change from matter to life, without any Chakra traces.
Even if one were to use the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan, which could see through the body and directly observe Chakra flow, a Perfect Transformation into a bird would only show a real bird, with no Chakra traces indicating that the bird was formed by a Transformation Technique.
"If such a Perfect Transformation Technique could truly be achieved, wouldn't it be no different from the Monkey King's Seventy-Two Transformations?!"
Li Yao muttered to himself, shocked by Kimura Takuya's idea.
If this Perfect Transformation Technique was truly created, it was hard to say how much it would improve combat, but it would definitely greatly enhance Anbu Ninja responsible for assassination and intelligence gathering.
In the notes, Kimura Takuya discussed many advantages and application scenarios of the Perfect Transformation Technique.
First, breaking through sensory barriers would be very easy.
The Five Great Shinobi Countries all had their own defensive sensory barriers covering them.
Except for the temporary passages at the main gates that could be opened and closed, all other areas were firmly locked by sensory barriers.
At the barrier passages at the main gates, whether day or night, Ninja were on duty guarding them every moment.
Anyone entering or exiting, whether a merchant caravan or a Ninja from the village, had to have relevant transit documents.
The on-duty Ninja would inspect them, and only then would the barrier passage be temporarily opened for passage.
In essence, a Ninja village was actually a large, comprehensive military base, with strict defenses.
Under these circumstances, attempting a secret infiltration was very difficult.
Any unauthorized entry or exit would trigger the sensory barrier, thus being detected by the Ninja responsible for the barrier.
Normally, when Anbu wanted to secretly infiltrate the Five Great Shinobi Countries to gather intelligence, they would capture the enemy Ninja outside, and then through various threats or Ninjutsu to seal memories.
In short, they primarily focused on turning the enemy.
No Anbu could directly infiltrate an enemy Ninja village to gather intelligence.
Precisely because of the existence of sensory barriers, without the corresponding barrier password, it was impossible for any Ninja to pass through the sensory barrier unnoticed.
Especially for Ninja possessing Chakra, even a Ninja like Li Yao, whose body surface emitted no Chakra whatsoever, could not escape the detection of the sensory barrier; his internal Chakra strength would be clearly detected, alerting the on-duty barrier Ninja and triggering an alarm.