Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 8 Takuya Kimura's Ninjutsu Research Notes

"Breaking news! Capture the target as soon as possible and bring him to the interrogation room."

The third generation specifically instructed, "Remember, don't make too much of a commotion."

Anbu Yoru nodded in agreement, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

The Third Hokage suddenly stood up, frowned and thought for a moment. Feeling uneasy, he called out to his son, Kari, the captain of his ANBU guards, and the group quietly left the Hokage Building and headed to the Kimura Yo family's place.

At this point, the existence of spies in Konoha is a minor matter; the most crucial thing is to determine whether Kimura Yo has truly had his body taken over by a spirit transformation technique.

If his guess comes true.

This would be a great opportunity to acquire the secret of immortality.

Even if we can't live forever, at least we can live to see the next life.

Given another lifetime, the Third Hokage was confident he could completely transform Konoha into his own form.

The position of Hokage will forever remain in the hands of his Sarutobi clan.

In the future ninja world, the Sarutobi clan will be the strongest clan.

Thinking about all the benefits of obtaining immortality, the Third Hokage remained calm on the surface, but was inwardly extremely excited.

He completely forgot that the art of spirit transformation was not a secret technique he could learn. Even if he obtained the immortality technique of soul possession, he would not be able to use it, and in the end, it would all be for nothing.

It can only be said that no one can remain calm in the face of immortality, and no one wants to give up this opportunity for immortality to someone else.

The Third Hokage kept his suspicions to himself, and he was not prepared to let anyone stop him from obtaining the secret to immortality.

At this time, Kimura Yo was at home.

After eating a bowl of noodles, Li Yao went to his parents' room.

With a clang, Li Yao opened the large cabinet in front of the bed and began rummaging through it, hoping to find some books or notes on ninjutsu training.

In the memories of his predecessor that Li Yao inherited, his parents never taught him any ninjutsu. The ninjutsu he knows now is the Three Body Technique taught at the Ninja Academy.

With Li Yao's current chakra control, he can instantly perform the Three Bodies Technique without hand seals, and the effect is even better than others.

He demonstrated it during the practical class this afternoon.

His absolute chakra control endowed him with incredibly powerful ninjutsu talent.

After performing the Three Bodies Technique hand seals once, Li Yao remembered the chakra fluctuations and changes that occurred during the hand seals.

Then he could easily perform the Three Bodies Technique without forming hand seals, directly controlling the fluctuations of chakra within his body.

Not only was it fast, but its effect was no different from the Three Bodies Technique he himself performed with hand seals.

It can be said that as long as it is not too complicated, Li Yao can release it without hand seals, and the effect will not be weakened.

With such talent, Li Yao naturally wanted to learn more ninjutsu.

He was all alone in this world and felt insecure. Learning more ninjutsu to increase his strength would give him more security.

Therefore, Li Yao is still maintaining a state of chakra concentration, not letting go of any of the physical and mental energy that naturally overflows from his body, all in order to quickly improve his strength and have enough security.

This is also why the insects of the Dark Side couldn't sense any chakra on his body, because he was constantly condensing chakra.

This is also why Li Yao aroused the suspicion of the Water Gate immediately.

At this time, Li Yao was unaware that he had been targeted by the Anbu and that the Third Hokage was already on his way to capture him.

Li Yao continued rummaging through the cabinet, not expecting much, but he actually found a ninjutsu notebook on the bottom shelf.

Judging from the signature on the notebook, it was a notebook written by the previous incarnation's father, Takuya Kimura, while he was researching ninjutsu.

Li Yao opened the notebook out of curiosity.

With the help of his remaining memories, Li Yao had no problem understanding the written and spoken language of this world, and he could read and understand the contents of the notes.

"Transformation technique?"

Li Yao immediately lost interest. It seemed that he was only studying the Transformation Technique, one of the basic Three Body Techniques. What was so interesting about studying such a low-level ninjutsu?

With doubts in his mind, Li Yao continued reading.

He then revealed an interested smile.

In his notebook, Takuya Kimura categorized the transformation techniques into different levels.

According to Takuya Kimura's vision.

A low-level transformation technique is merely an illusion transformation, which uses chakra to create an illusion that surrounds oneself, thus creating a visually deceptive transformation effect.

My physical body hasn't actually changed at all; I can feel the abnormality just by touching it with my hand.

This type of illusionary transformation technique, when practiced to its limit, reaches the level of stealth techniques unique to the Dark Side. By enveloping oneself in the surrounding environment through illusion, one can achieve a chameleon-like invisibility effect.

This invisibility technique is practically standard equipment for the covert operations team. It's simple, practical, and when used correctly, it can sometimes play a crucial role.

Upon reading this, and noting the tone of the notes suggesting they were written by someone from the Anbu (Anti-Bureau) faction, a thought suddenly flashed through Li Yao's mind: could his parents have both been Anbu ninjas?

It seems... thinking about it, it's actually quite possible.

In the remaining memories of the previous incarnation, the parents were rarely at home, and sometimes they would even disappear for one or two months.

This terrifying attendance rate is unlike that of a normal ninja.

Moreover, in his remaining memories, his predecessor rarely saw his parents interact much with other ninjas, and he had never heard of any ninja who was close to his parents.

Only ANBU ninjas who need to conceal their identities would do this.

Thinking about it this way, Li Yao became even more certain of his guess that his parents were ANBU ninjas.

"The Anbu... no wonder they died."

Li Yao sighed inwardly. The mortality rate of the Anbu was much higher than that of ordinary ninjas. He would never join the Anbu again, even if it meant his life.

Pulling his attention back to his notes, Li Yao continued reading Takuya Kimura's notes.

Low-level transformation techniques are not very useful in battle, and even slightly experienced ninjas can see through them at a glance.

At this point, a new transformation technique emerged from the basic transformation technique.

This transformation is no longer an illusion; it now possesses a tangible, tactile sensation.

If you transform into a large rock or water, you will truly have the tactile sensation of rock and water.

This type of physical transformation is more deceptive than illusion transformation.

However, it still has significant flaws and is not a perfect transformation technique.

Whether it's phantom transformation or physical transformation, the principle is the same: using chakra to conjure objects that envelop oneself, thereby achieving the effect of visual transformation.

To put it bluntly, it's still a visual illusion transformation trick, not a real transformation trick.

Takuya Kimura wanted to create a true transformation technique, one that could truly transform into a stone or a bird, a fundamental change from matter to life, without any trace of chakra.

Even with the Byakugan, which allows the Hyuga clan to see through flesh and directly observe the flow of chakra within the body, the transformation technique that perfectly transforms into a bird would only reveal a real bird; no trace of chakra from the transformation technique could be seen.

"If such a perfect transformation technique could truly be achieved, it would be no different from Sun Wukong's seventy-two transformations!"

Li Yao muttered to himself, amazed by Kimura Takuya's vision. He dared not say how much this perfect transformation technique would enhance combat if it were actually created, but it would definitely greatly improve the performance of the ANBU ninjas responsible for assassination and intelligence gathering.

In his notes, Takuya Kimura discussed many advantages and applications of the Perfect Transformation Technique.

First of all, breaking through the perception barrier will be very easy.

Each of the five great ninja villages is surrounded by its own defensive sensory barrier.

Apart from a temporary passage that can be opened and closed at the main gate, all other places are firmly locked by a perception barrier.

The barrier passage at the entrance is guarded by ninjas at all times, day and night.

Anyone entering or leaving, whether a caravan or a ninja from a ninja village, must have a relevant pass. The ninja on duty will check the pass and then temporarily open the barrier passage before allowing passage.

Essentially, the ninja village is a large, comprehensive military base with tight defenses.

In this situation, it would be very difficult to make a secret intrusion.

Anyone who enters or leaves without permission will trigger the sensory barrier, thus being detected by the ninja in charge of the barrier.

Normally, when the Anbu (Anbu) secretly infiltrate the five great ninja villages to gather intelligence, they capture the enemy's ninjas from the outside and then use various means, such as threats or ninjutsu, to seal their memories.

In short, the main objective was to win over the enemy.

No ANBU can directly infiltrate an enemy ninja village to gather intelligence.

Because of the existence of the perception barrier, without the corresponding barrier password, it is impossible for any ninja to pass through the perception barrier silently.

Especially for ninjas with chakra, even ninjas like Li Yao who don't emit a single trace of chakra on their body surface, they cannot escape the perception barrier's detection. The strength of their chakra will be clearly sensed, attracting the attention of the ninjas on duty at the barrier and triggering an alarm.

(End of this chapter)