Seeing the 14 Illusionary Stones and the Secret Scroll: Water Volley on the table, Seisui pondered deeply.
Fortunately, Lord Fujitora came through, he got fragments and even called upon his clan's wiped-out older brother.
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[Uchiha Itachi]
[Skills: Farewell Slash, Moque, Blade of the Crimson Night]
[The village and family only had one choice, Forgive me, Sasuke.]
Seisui looked at Itachi's Crimson Night skills and nodded with satisfaction.
These skills fit well with his own style.
Farewell Slash allowed him to cast genjutsu on any enemy within sight, controlling them before delivering a killing strike from behind.
Moque was similar but involved a quick, instantaneous dash-and-slash.
The Blade of the Crimson Night, however, required cooperation with the Duel Arena's combat mode.
When used in combat mode, the skill sent him soaring into the air to strike a deadly blow from above.
Overall, Seisui was quite pleased with this draw.
Most of the techniques he developed and the Wandering Tobirama's skills focused on power, but ninja rarely had such high defenses.
The first two of Itachi's skills emphasized speed, just what he needed to cover his weaknesses.
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Thinking this over, Seisui picked up the Water Volley secret scroll on the table.
He'd drawn a Palm Sage Technique scroll last time.
More than a secret scroll, these were ninjutsu manuals requiring study and practice.
"Sigh." Seisui looked at the Water Volley scroll and sighed.
"Haven't even mastered Palm Sage Technique, and now another Water Volley."
He put the scroll away and collapsed onto the bed, exhausted.
After several days on the move, fatigue took over, and he soon fell asleep.
But his right hand remained tightly gripping his sword's hilt.
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Knock knock knock.
The next morning, persistent knocking woke him.
"Seisui, time to assemble!"
Yawning, Seisui reluctantly opened the door.
"Minato, don't rush."
"Maybe Jiraiya-sensei is still snoring somewhere."
Minato scratched his head and motioned toward the side.
Seisui peeked out to see Uchiha Haru standing there.
Seeing Haru, he smiled and said, "Maybe Jiraiya-sensei's drunk at some tavern."
"Wait, I'll brush my teeth first," Seisui told them.
"We'll wait outside."
"Okay."
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Seisui quickly freshened up and the three went to their meeting spot.
Seeing the empty place, Seisui smirked, "Told you Jiraiya-sensei couldn't catch up."
"He's such a slowpoke," Haru frowned and complained.
Minato agreed, "Yeah, kind of perverted too."
"Sorry, I'm a slow and perverted teacher," Jiraiya's black-faced voice suddenly came from a nearby tree as he jumped down.
He'd arrived long ago. A few girls weren't enough to break his spirit.
Hearing their comments, he was about to greet them but decided against it.
"Hmph, today you must get back to Konoha!"
Jiraiya had originally planned to travel slowly, but he changed his mind.
The trip normally took a day at top speed.
Sending these three back to Konoha in a day would leave them exhausted.
He smiled slyly, thinking he had a plan.
But to Seisui, Jiraiya's calculations were still naive.
He obviously didn't understand the meaning of "cheats."
After staying in the Duel Arena so long, their bodies might not be Might Guy's level, but they were among the strongest physically in the ninja world.
This distance was nothing.
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In no time, they were back in Konoha, not even taking a full day.
Arriving at dusk, the three showed no signs of fatigue.
Jiraiya felt a deep sense of failure.
He seemed like an incompetent teacher, not knowing the strength of his students' bodies.
He sighed looking at them.
"You guys go rest. I'll report the mission details myself."
"To celebrate your first successful mission, I'll take you out for a barbecue tonight."
The three exchanged glances and nodded, "Sounds great!"
"I'll skip dinner then!" Seisui said to Jiraiya.
"Heh."
Jiraiya scoffed.
"Eating you out of money? No way."
The wool always comes from the sheep.
He did nothing but ensure their safety and collect half the mission reward.
How much barbecue could one meal cost?
Waving goodbye, Jiraiya jogged off toward the Hokage building.
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"In a couple days, I'll teach you a new ninjutsu," Seisui said to Minato and Haru.
"The one with the spinning blue wheel in the palm?"
"I told you last time, it's called Rasengan!"
Minato replied meekly, "But I think that name sounds cooler."
Seisui sighed, he no longer wanted to argue.
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Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office.
"Old man, here's the photo book you wanted."
Jiraiya pulled out an explicit photo album from somewhere and tossed it onto Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk.
"What do you mean 'wanted photo book'?"
Hiruzen quickly hid it and glared at Jiraiya.
"That's clearly your confiscated loot!"
"Watch your words, Jiraiya-san!"
Jiraiya gave him a disdainful look.
"You're a hypocritical old man."
Hiruzen ignored him and asked seriously,
"How did the mission go?"
Jiraiya straightened up.
"They did very well."
"But Seisui's bloodline ability has awakened a second time."
"Huh?" Hiruzen's expression grew serious.
"Tell me everything in detail."
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