Name: Senju Hikaru
Gender: Male
Birthday: Konoha Calendar Year 34, March 24
Rank: Jōnin (Chūnin)
Bloodline Development: Beginner (Senju Secret Arts)
Seeds:
Jōnin Chakra Volume Seed (64%)
Advanced Earth Release Seed (92%)
Advanced Earth Release Seed (77%)
Advanced Water Release Seed (77%)
Fruit: Beginner Sealing Fruit
Task: Become the true Big Boss of the ninja world (Unique)
Staring at the yellow fruit in his hand, and then at the panel hovering in his vision, Hikaru's mood lifted so high it was almost ridiculous.
After more than a month of condensing and growing, the Sealing-class seed had finally borne fruit.
Not only that—his Advanced Earth Release Seed had crept up to 92%. He remembered it sitting around ninety the last time he checked. Two percent sounded small… until you considered how slow intermediate seeds grew, especially with his bizarre chakra distribution problem.
He was happy, but he wasn't blind to reality.
His Jōnin chakra volume seed still crawled forward at a pace that made him want to swear.
If it hadn't moved at all, he would've started wondering whether he'd somehow "killed" the seed.
Hikaru exhaled and forced himself back into calm.
Chakra volume mattered, but right now it wasn't the core.
What he needed most was sealing.
Only with solid sealing foundations could he legitimately push into Flying Thunder God territory—especially if he wanted to build his own formula rather than copy someone else's.
He looked at the fruit again.
No hesitation.
He stuffed it into his mouth.
The taste was, as always…
Terrible.
Every time he ate one of these fruits, he couldn't help wondering whether he was chewing some cursed version of a "devil fruit." He had eaten plenty by now, but the flavor never improved.
But the effect?
Unquestionable.
The moment the fruit finished dissolving, a strange power bloomed through his body—a warm, yellow force, intertwining with his blue chakra.
The two threads wrapped around each other… then slowly began to merge.
Hikaru's body emitted a faint, abnormal aura.
He closed his eyes.
Information—dense, precise, structured—poured into his mind. The kind of information that didn't feel like "memorizing," but like remembering something he should have always known.
And in the merging of those streams, he could suddenly see his past mistakes.
Why he'd failed.
Where his understanding had been off by a fraction.
Those gaps… closed.
When the aura finally faded and his chakra settled, Hikaru opened his eyes.
He clenched his fist.
"Apart from tasting like trash… it's perfect."
He raised his hands and—without struggle—completed a complex sequence of hand seals.
Blue chakra rose in his palm.
His right hand slapped onto the floor.
"Ninpō: Sansai Fūin."
Ink-black, tadpole-like sealing script spread across the surface, swirling into a compact and eerie seal—one that carried his chakra signature cleanly, without distortion.
Sansai Seal was the simplest sealing technique he'd found in the scrolls—basic enough that many storage scrolls were just variations built on it.
And yet before today, he hadn't even been able to cast it properly.
Because the "basic" things in sealing were never truly basic.
They were foundations.
They were the hardest parts.
But now?
He could execute it smoothly, cleanly—like a practiced craftsman.
The only flaw was speed.
He wasn't slow compared to ordinary shinobi.
He was slow compared to what he needed to become.
"Speed will come with repetition," he thought.
"And efficiency will come in real combat."
He glanced at the seal one more time, then formed a casual hand sign.
The seal collapsed.
The black script unraveled and vanished in a few breaths—clean, controlled, and complete.
First time using real sealing…and he could release it as naturally as he cast it.
That alone was enough to make his mood even better.
Hikaru leaned back, satisfied.
"Tomorrow I meet Minato."
"Time to sleep early."
And as he closed his eyes, anticipation pressed in like a steady heartbeat.
Tomorrow's meeting… could change everything.
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