Half a day later, a few of the smarter ninjas finally grasped the basic hand sign variations of the 〖Netherworld Seal〗.
By now, Shinju was so exhausted he didn't even want to speak another word.
He was starting to understand why, back in his previous life, his teachers would always lose their temper during class.
Standing up on the podium and facing those clear yet utterly clueless faces... it really tested one's patience.
"Alright, the few of you who've learned it, teach the others. I'm beat—I'm heading back for a vacation."
With that, Shinju vanished using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
...
Moments after Shinju left, Tsunade pushed open the classroom door and asked curiously,
"Where's Shinju?"
One of the sealing ninjas replied, "Shinju-sensei already went back to the Island Turtle for vacation..."
Tsunade nodded. "Then how's your study of the 〖Netherworld Seal〗 going? Can you draw the sealing scrolls on your own now?"
The sealing ninjas all wore bitter expressions.
"We can... but only a tiny bit..."
"Hokage-sama, it's not that we weren't paying attention—it's just that what Shinju-sensei taught us was way too deep! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"
"Yeah! Is everything you Konoha people teach this abstract? Shinju-sensei isn't even seventeen yet, where did he even learn all those formulas... ꒦ິ^꒦ິ"
"I finally get it now... no wonder Konoha is the strongest of the Five Great Villages..."
Tsunade listened with a puzzled look.
Was it really that hard?
She'd just listened to Shinju's lecture at headquarters earlier—it hadn't sounded complicated at all.
Besides, Konoha's Ninja Academy didn't even have a formal course on sealing techniques.
Shinju was basically a self-taught monk. There's no way someone like that could have figured out such complex formations all on his own...
Thinking that, Tsunade turned to look at the chalkboard.
ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!
What the hell is all this! ∑(✘Д✘๑)
"Practical Application of Spiral Entanglement," "Infinite Variables of Binary Cubic Equations," "Gabaha Conjecture"… And what's this about Inuzuka's Dog?!
"Gulp~"
Even Tsunade, with her vast knowledge, couldn't help swallowing nervously at the sight of the densely packed equations.
Completely unheard of!
No wonder those sealing specialists were struggling so much!
She quickly covered up her embarrassment.
"Ahem... alright, you all keep at it. I'll go check in at headquarters."
...
Island Turtle.
When Shinju returned, Naruto was still practicing the Tailed Beast Bomb.
To Shinju, forming a Tailed Beast Bomb Rasengan shouldn't be that difficult. He glanced at Killer B and asked,
"Why hasn't Naruto learned it yet after all this time?"
Killer B shrugged innocently.
"Yo, I dunno! But that kid Naruto keeps losing focus during training—he can't hold that perfect eight-to-two chakra ratio!"
"Can't focus?" Shinju frowned.
He knew Naruto well enough. The kid wasn't the brightest, sure, but when it came to training, he was always focused—rarely distracted, especially during something as crucial as the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Just as Shinju was thinking that, Naruto's expression suddenly grew dazed in the middle of forming his Rasengan.
"Naruto!"
Shinju shouted sharply, pulling Naruto's consciousness back from the trance.
Once Naruto's eyes refocused, Shinju asked, "Naruto, what happened just now?"
Naruto frowned, visibly conflicted.
"I don't really know how to describe it... It felt like my chakra was being borrowed by someone else. At the same time, I saw flashes of... someone else's memories."
"Can you tell who they were? Do you remember their faces?"
Naruto shook his head. "No, but... I could feel Nine-Tails' chakra inside them."
"That's... interesting," Shinju said, narrowing his eyes and rubbing his chin. "In the whole ninja world, you're the only one with Nine-Tails' chakra. Who else could have it?"
At that, Killer B suddenly recalled something.
"Yo! That reminds me! Kumogakure's got this legend about the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers!"
Shinju turned to him curiously. "Kinkaku and Ginkaku? Tell me more."
"Yo, yo~ this goes way back, decades ago! I was just a lil' baby then..."
"Get to the point!" Shinju snapped. (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)
"Alright, alright! Long story short—before Konoha ever captured the Nine-Tails, Kumogakure once tried to capture it too. During that mission, a pair of brothers got swallowed by the Nine-Tails... But two weeks later, the beast spat them right back out!"
"Guess how they survived two whole weeks inside the Nine-Tails? (￢∀￢)σ"
"They... ate each other—wait, no... they ate the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood!" Shinju said.
Killer B nodded. "Bingo! (๑ت๑)b"
"But normally," Shinju continued, "anyone who eats a Tailed Beast's flesh would be instantly overwhelmed by its violent chakra—or die on the spot from the strain on their chakra network."
Killer B gave Shinju an approving look.
"That's exactly what makes them special! Legend says they had a unique bloodline, connected to the Sage of the Six Paths himself! ( ´▽` )"
"After that, by devouring the Nine-Tails' flesh, they absorbed its chakra and became unbelievably powerful!"
"Back in the day, during peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure, those two led a coup, assassinated the Second Raikage, and ended up perishing together with your Second Hokage."
"I see... but weren't they long dead?" Shinju asked.
Then it hit him. "Wait... Edo Tensei! They might've been revived through the Edo Tensei technique! Ծ‸ Ծ"
Killer B's eyes widened in shock.
"If that's true, the Allied Shinobi Forces are in trouble! Those two brothers not only have chakra on par with a Tailed Beast—they also wield Sage tools!"
"Sage tools? From which Sage? The Toad Sage? Or the White Snake Sage?! (´°Δ°`)"
Killer B shook his head.
"Yo, nah, man—you got it wrong! Their tools came from the Sage of Six Paths himself!"
"The Seven-Star Sword, the Golden Canopy Rope, the Crimson Gourd, and the Banana Palm Fan!"
Shinju froze. ∑(°Д°)
Kinkaku and Ginkaku... plus all those divine weapons...
Seeing Shinju fall silent for a long time, Killer B thought the kid had been intimidated by the brothers' reputation and reassured him,
"Don't worry A gonna find a way to handle 'em!"
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