Mayuri Kurotsuchi Card Game, starting from Naruto

Chapter 35 Letter [Please continue reading]

"Sorry to keep you waiting?" A gentle voice suddenly appeared behind Lu Nie.

Lu Nie turned around and saw Minato Namikaze land on the ground not far behind him, waving at him.

"I didn't have to wait long. You're very punctual, Minato-senpai," Shiro replied with a smile.

"Jiraiya-sensei told me a while ago that you wanted to learn sealing techniques from me, and I agreed. But at the time, I had to go out on a mission, so I had to postpone it." Minato Namikaze walked up to Shikane and said to him.

"As for sealing techniques, I believe Lord Orochimaru can teach you. You're learning from me to systematically master sealing techniques, right?"

"Yes! Orochimaru-sensei said that the only people in the village who can systematically teach me all the knowledge of sealing techniques are the Third Hokage, you, and Kushina-senpai." Shikano nodded in reply.

Minato Namikaze scratched his head: "Kushina doesn't object to me teaching you the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, but some of them are secret techniques that require a Uzumaki clan physique to use."

"I just want to learn about sealing techniques. You can teach me, Minato-senpai," said Lu Nie gratefully.

"Sealing techniques are a rather complex system, and it takes time to learn and master them. Do you have time now? I heard that Orochimaru-senpai's technology development department has always been short-staffed," Minato Namikaze said softly.

"Of course I have time," Lu Nie nodded. He hadn't even maintained his shadow clone today.

"Then let's start with a test, so I can assess your sealing techniques," Minato Namikaze said swiftly.

Both of them are people who lack time. As one of the best among the new generation, Minato Namikaze has a considerable workload. He spends most of his rest time in the village with Kushina.

At the same time, while meeting his mission targets, he also needs to prepare for the Jonin Exams and become a team leader in the future. He can't spend all his time teaching Shiro.

Shiro was well aware of this. After all, Minato Namikaze wasn't his teacher; he was only teaching him at the request of Jiraiya, one of the Three Legendary Sannin.

Neither he nor Minato could confirm the length of the training period. Perhaps in two or three days, Minato-senpai would suddenly be transferred away for a mission. Then there would be a period of silence lasting half a month or several months.

Therefore, Shinobu cherishes every moment of Minato's class time.

Minato Namikaze had clearly made ample preparations for this instruction, taking out the test questions from a sealed storage scroll.

"These are the test papers that Kushina gave you based on her understanding when I was on a mission. You can try to do them. After you finish, we'll test your knowledge of sealing techniques." Minato Namikaze placed the test papers on the table that he had taken out of the storage scroll and gestured for Shinobu to come forward.

Without hesitation, Lu Nie stepped forward, picked up a pen, and began working on the test.

Kushina's test was quite challenging, covering topics from which type of situation to deal with and which type of sealing technique to use, to the basics of sealing techniques and the interpretation of related runes; there were questions for almost every stage.

Even with the Deer Nirvana, the difficulty increased dramatically as one progressed further.

In the end, Lu Nie still failed to finish the test paper within the time limit, leaving almost half a paper blank with three questions.

After checking the papers, Minato gave Lu Nie a thumbs up and praised him, "Lu Nie, your sealing technique foundation is very good. With the sealing technique knowledge you have now, you are already relatively powerful."

"There are three main categories of sealing techniques—physical sealing, chakra sealing, and mental sealing. Which one would you like to focus on learning first?" After determining the approximate level of Shiro's sealing technique knowledge, Minato began to decide on his priorities.

"Mental seal," Lu Nie replied immediately.

While it's said to be one of the three main categories of sealing techniques, there are actually various subcategories.

Physical sealing encompasses sealing all objects within the natural world. Ninjas typically use it to create storage scrolls.

Chakra sealing encompasses any ninjutsu that targets or involves chakra, or is related to chakra. This includes some cursed seal techniques. These sealing techniques primarily target the ninja's body and the chakra within, as well as ninjutsu.

Mental sealing is used to target memories and the soul. It is mostly used on the human brain and spirit, that is, the soul.

Among them, the most useful and most complex is undoubtedly the chakra seal.

Of course, these are just the three main categories summarized by the Uzumaki clan. There are also some strange sealing techniques in the ninja world, but most of them are not systematic or suitable for ninjas.

Minato was slightly surprised by Shinobu's choice, since the most widely used sealing technique is the chakra sealing type.

By learning the relevant knowledge and some sealing techniques, one can become a member of the sealing class.

Once you master the relevant sealing runes and knowledge, sealing techniques, while not as convenient as ninjutsu, can play an irreplaceable role in many situations.

"Are you sure?" Minato asked deliberately.

"My current knowledge of chakra sealing is sufficient for my use. What I need now is knowledge of sealing techniques related to mental sealing."

This knowledge will be needed for a ninjutsu technique I'm conceiving.

When pressed by Minato, Lu Nie gave an affirmative answer.

"Does it involve ninjutsu that seals the mind?" Minato glanced thoughtfully at Shikane.

Combining sealing techniques with ninjutsu to create a new technique is not uncommon. For example, his Flying Thunder God Technique was formed by incorporating the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan into the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique, making it his own unique Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Let's stop here for today. I'll organize some sealing scrolls containing relevant information for you tomorrow," Minato said to Shikane, glancing at the sky.

Today, Minato had only come to test Lu Nie's sealing techniques, so after achieving his goal, he said goodbye to Lu Nie and left.

……

"【Shadow Puppet Technique】, huh? That's an interesting idea."

In Nara territory, while testing Shikane's studies, Shikayoshi overheard Shikane's conception of a new technique. After reviewing it in his mind, he sighed softly.

The style of this technique shows many influences from Shadow Techniques. If it could be created, it would undoubtedly be another powerful secret ninjutsu.

Unfortunately, it's not a secret technique that can be widely mastered. This kind of technique is destined to have a threshold, and can only be learned by suitable individuals.

A family that inherits enough secret techniques is like a family with a long-standing bloodline limit. The basic ninjutsu is one kind, and the advanced ninjutsu is another.

The Nara clan is not lacking in advanced shadow techniques; it's just that, as strategists and support characters, they rarely need to use them.

"By infusing one's will into the shadow, and then imbuing it with life through sealing techniques, one can achieve the effect of a puppeteer manipulating an enemy. This can be seen as an advanced secret technique of binding and imitation techniques."

"It places high demands on mental fortitude and mental strength. While most clansmen can meet these requirements, the chakra consumption and physical demands are difficult for most to overcome," Nara Shikakichi said with a bitter expression.

"The physical and chakra issues can be resolved gradually in the future. I'm going to see Orochimaru-sensei now." After finishing his lunch and resting enough, Shikane stood up and said to Shikaji.

Lu Ji waved to Lu Nie.

……

Upon arriving at the technology development department, Lu Nie found Orochimaru and a boy in the laboratory.

"You've come at the right time, Shikagure. This is a letter." Orochimaru, with a smile on his pale face, saw Shikagure and his smile widened. He introduced the boy to Shikagure in a good mood.

"This is Nara Shikane, my disciple." Orochimaru introduced Shikane to the boy as well: "If there's anything you'd like to know, you can ask Shikane if I'm not around or busy."

The boy, known as Xin, nodded to Lu Nie. Although his face was expressionless, Lu Nie easily caught the intense thirst for knowledge in his eyes.

"You can leave for now, but remember not to leave the Technology Development Department." Orochimaru waved to Shin, summoned a ninja from the Technology Development Department, and led Shin to find him a room to stay in.

"It seems you like him very much?" Shiro asked softly, looking at Orochimaru.

Having spent so much time together, Lu Nie wouldn't claim to know Orochimaru completely, but he was quite sensitive to his emotional fluctuations. Especially the undisguised joy he was displaying right now—even someone with a keen eye for observation could clearly discern it.

"Excellent material! And it came to us willingly!" Orochimaru licked his lips, lowered his head and looked at Shikano.

"His medical report is over there. You'll be pleasantly surprised by how special he is after you see it!"

He possesses a constitution that doesn't reject any foreign organs! I'm sure you know what that means! It means he's a natural-born, top-tier biological research subject! In my opinion, his constitution could even be considered a special kind of bloodline limit for the body type.

It's more suited to being studied than to fighting!

Lu Nie nodded in agreement. This kind of physique that does not reject any foreign organs is indeed rare, and it is certainly excellent material for research.

In at least a short period of time, Lu Nie could imagine that a variety of experiments could be carried out on the other party's special physique.

"What is his purpose? Is he trying to come and seek refuge with you?" Lu Nie asked.

"No, he wants to learn cloning technology from me. In return, he'll give himself to me! He's willing to give me his body for any research and experimentation until he masters cloning technology," Orochimaru said with a smile.

"You agreed to his request?" Lu Nie asked again.

"Yes, I agreed." Orochimaru smiled. In his opinion, the other party's deal suited his taste perfectly. As for the final outcome, that would depend on their respective methods.

(End of this chapter)