Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

"Among the intelligence I've gathered, there is a woman with red hair who possesses chakra sensing abilities and the ability to heal injuries and chakra by biting her skin."

"I suspect she is a remnant of the Land of Whirlpools."

Kushina was so excited she couldn't contain herself. She slammed her hand on the table, her voice filled with urgency:

"It must be. That's Kagura's Mind's Eye and physical healing abilities. It's one of the special abilities of the Uzumaki clan, and only members of the clan with very pure bloodlines can awaken it."

"There's no mistake, Minato. Let's go together. I must go to the Land of Grass. I must find her. I must find her."

Kushina excitedly grabbed Minato's arm and said incoherently.

Minato smiled wryly and gently supported Kushina's trembling body, trying to calm her down: "Calm down, Kushina. In this situation, we have no way to leave the village."

Kushina's emotions were like a raging storm; she said excitedly:

"I can understand why Konoha didn't go to the aid of Uzushiogakure back then. Konoha really couldn't spare the resources at the time, and they received the news too late."

"Now that we have news about them, don't you intend to make any compensation?"

As allies in offense and defense, the Land of Whirlpools has done its utmost to support Konoha, but Konoha has failed to lend a helping hand at crucial moments, and even today, it has not taken the initiative to search for the remnants of the Uzumaki clan.

Kushina had been harboring resentment for a long time, but she had not voiced her anger because of Minato and her own powerlessness. It was only today, after receiving the news, that it finally erupted.

Minato's face showed a hint of helplessness. He said softly, "The election for the Fourth Hokage is about to begin. I really can't leave the village right now, and you, Kushina, are even more out of the question."

Kushina sat down, saying weakly, "Are we just going to wait like this?"

Just then, Iori suddenly spoke up: "How about I go find her? I have some research that requires the cooperation of the Uzumaki clan. Don't worry, it won't cause any harm."

Chapter 135 Activation of Backup Hidden Energy

Kushina's body jolted upon hearing Iori's words. She sat up straight, her eyes flashing with surprise and anticipation.

Although she didn't know much about Iori's strength, judging from his legendary achievements and Minato's high regard for him, Iori was undoubtedly a Kage-level powerhouse.

"Really?" she asked anxiously.

"Of course, this was originally on my agenda, but it's just been brought forward. I need two more days to arrange things within the clan before I can set off."

Iori calmly replied, "Doing your own thing while also doing favors for others—isn't that a win-win situation?"

Minato looked at Iori with some shame: "Thank you, Iori-kun. This time, we are the ones who owe you a favor again."

“There’s no need for so much talk between friends.” Iori laughed heartily, snapped his fingers, and his phantom clone swiftly retrieved the Sharingan Essentials Scroll from the study.

Iori handed the scroll to Minato, who put it away without checking it.

After finalizing the matter, the two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while. The Minato couple declined Iori's invitation to stay for dinner and then left the Iori residence.

On the way, Kushina's face turned pale again, her heart filled with pain and struggle.

Although he has accepted his fate as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the pain he suffers because of it cannot be erased.

Grandma Mito, is this how you lived? You said that as long as you feel love, you can live happily even as a Jinchuriki. But this kind of life is just too painful.

Minato looked at Kushina's face, gently pulled her into his arms, and said softly, "Let's wait a little longer. Once I become Hokage, everything will be alright."

Although he held Kushina gently, his gaze grew increasingly resolute where Kushina couldn't see.

Only by becoming Hokage can he bring Kushina freedom, and he will do anything to achieve this.

Although becoming Hokage seems like a certainty right now, he believes that the last leg of a journey is the hardest. If he were to miss out on the Hokage position due to carelessness, he would never forgive himself.

As evening fell, Minato and Kushina walked hand in hand on their way home, the afterglow of the setting sun casting long shadows on them.

Iori, who was left at home, went to the study alone. Shisui had already left, and Iori was the only one left at home, which allowed him to concentrate on learning new techniques without any distractions.

He gently unrolled the scroll and examined it carefully. He set aside the minor sealing spells and took out the most important ones.

Reaper Death Seal: By selling one's own soul to the Grim Reaper in exchange for the ability to summon the Grim Reaper, who will then sever the target's soul with his sword and devour it, thus sealing the target's soul.

Four Symbols Seal: A powerful sealing technique that utilizes the cycle of the four symbols to imprison evil forces. It can completely seal powerful enemies within the selected target for an extended period of time.

The power of a sealing seal depends on the caster; the stronger the caster, the more enduring and solid the seal's power.

However, as time goes by, the power of the seal will continue to weaken. If no one reinforces the seal, once it weakens to a certain extent, the sealed target may break free.

The Eight Trigrams Seal: Composed of a double seal consisting of two Four Symbols Seals.

Dragon Vein Sealing: In the movie, Minato Namikaze sealed the dragon vein using a technique, and he never appeared again afterward.

Adamantine Lockdown: A unique ability of the Uzumaki clan. When used, multiple chakra chains extend from the back. These chains can be used not only as powerful offensive weapons but also to create barriers and seal tailed beasts.

Iori sat at the desk in the study, looking at the sealing techniques with satisfaction, and began to study them.

These scrolls were all handwritten copies by later generations and could not be used for synchronization, so he could only study them diligently.

He gently placed the scrolls of the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique and the Vajra Sealing Technique aside. Although these two sealing techniques were powerful, they were difficult to learn in a short period of time and were extremely difficult to master.

What Iori truly needs is the Four Symbols Seal and the Dragon Vein Seal.

The Four Symbols Seal can seal chakra within an object. In other words, once the principle of the Four Symbols Seal is understood, the idea of ​​an artificial chakra battery will no longer be out of reach.

If they can overcome the challenge of developing inexpensive chakra storage technology, Iori is confident that he can quickly modernize the ninja world.

After all, a stable source of energy is extremely important, just like coal and oil in the previous life, it is the cornerstone of civilization's progress.

The ninjas, though they had their own oil fields, could only use them as soon as they were dug up, which was a complete waste.

Iori had many creative ideas, but they had been shelved due to a lack of stable energy. Now, with the Four Symbols Seal, these ideas can be put back on the agenda.

It's time to find Sasori of the Red Sand, but first I need to see if his parents' bodies are there, and get some cells to use as a temporary substitute with the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Unfortunately, even if a giant robot were built, it wouldn't be of much use to me. The Susanoo-clad Buddha would still be stronger than most of the domestically produced Gundams.

With her experience with the Flying Thunder God Mark and the Yin Seal, Iori quickly mastered the basic techniques of the Four Symbols Seal.

Although his sealing skills are still rudimentary, his sealing speed is slow, his strength is not high, and he often fails, he has already taken the first step towards success.

Although it was already midnight, Iori still managed to slowly begin learning another sealing technique: the Dragon Vein Sealing Technique.

The Dragon Vein Seal is a sealing technique that only appeared in the movie *The Lost Tower*, but Iori's spirit remained high. Without stopping, Iori continued to dedicate herself to learning the Dragon Vein Seal.

Minato used this technique to seal the dragon vein when it went berserk, but it disappeared without a trace in the later part of the story.

Iori's purpose in learning it is self-evident: it is for the dragon vein sealed in Loulan.

In the ninja world, although there is no shortage of energy sources, nothing is more suitable than the dragon vein.

The death of any one of the nine tailed beasts would cause conflict in the ninja world.

The demon is filled with negative chakra. Although it is not weak, it is actually very unstable and not suitable as a battery.

Iori only has two options left: Grell's Stone and Dragon Vein.

The location of Grell's Stone has to be temporarily set aside because Iori's whereabouts are unknown.

As for the dragon vein, Iori clearly remembers that it is in Loulan.

Iori silently began her studies. Through her own mastery of sealing techniques and repeated trial and error, Iori finally completed her study of the Dragon Vein Seal in the early morning.

Somewhat beyond expectations, the Dragon Vein Sealing Technique and the Four Symbols Sealing Technique have many similarities, but in terms of power, the Four Symbols Sealing Technique is completely incomparable to the Dragon Vein Sealing Technique.

【Great, let's hand it over to the lab and see if there's a way to control costs and mass-produce it.】

Chapter 136 Tailed Beast Chakra

As Iori's training came to an end, dawn broke and the sky brightened.

However, given his monstrous physique, going several days without sleep or rest was not a problem at all.

In order to find Xiangling's mother as soon as possible, he did not intend to delay and planned to leave the work to Orochimaru and set off immediately.

Iori crossed the clan's territory and arrived at the laboratory door. She slowly pushed the door open, and as expected, Orochimaru, dressed in a lab coat, was already busy inside.

Observing Orochimaru's focused yet slightly tired expression, Iori could deduce that he probably hadn't rested much during this time, having devoted himself entirely to endless experiments.

Iori slowly walked up behind him, but Orochimaru, who was completely focused on his experiment, was oblivious to her, as if he were isolated from everything else.

"Yo, Orochimaru-senpai, still researching?" Iori greeted him, casually reminding him of her arrival.

Orochimaru was startled by the sudden sound. He had been engrossed in his experiments for a long time and had unconsciously lowered his guard until Iori's voice came out, which brought him back to his senses.

This is normal, after all, it's in the heavily guarded heartland of the Uchiha clan. If someone could really sneak in silently, Orochimaru would have nothing to say.

Orochimaru took off his glasses, removed his gloves and placed them aside, then turned around and asked curiously, "Iori-kun, is there something you want to say?"

Iori never visits unless there's a reason, and our relationship is still that of superior and subordinate, not close enough for casual conversation.

Orochimaru's tone was full of anticipation. Although it was outsourcing the work to Iori, it was a learning opportunity that Orochimaru had been dreaming of.

Iori nodded and took out information about the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan from the Gate of Babylon, as well as the research directions he had compiled overnight based on this information.

Orochimaru took the documents from Iori, his gaze sweeping over the dense text and illustrations.

He said with great interest, "Konoha has long since collected the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan. I learned my Five Elements Sealing Technique from them."

"However, these insights should be the secrets of the Uzumaki clan, probably given to me by that little girl from the Minato family."

"Such a precious thing has actually ended up in your hands. It seems that the rumors about Kakashi, the outsider, having transplanted the Sharingan are probably true. That's just like you."

Orochimaru, being a shrewd man, deduced the general outline of the matter in just a few thoughts. Although there were slight deviations due to incomplete information, the general direction was correct.

"Orochimaru-senpai, I hope you can develop a device that can store chakra for a long time, and one that can be recharged by ordinary ninjas."

"The cost should be as low as possible. I have written down the specific requirements and directions in the scroll. Please take a look."

Iori pointed to the scroll and said, "Orochimaru is an SSR-level research scientist. Anyway, let's make the request first, and we'll talk about how well it can be completed later."

After all, one can only succeed by asking for help, because in the end, it won't be one's own troubles. Iori naturally put a lot of pressure on him.

Orochimaru licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with excitement. Having read the request, he understood Iori's intentions:

"Using chakra as a cheap energy source? Iori-kun, I'm increasingly glad I chose to join you."

As a mad scientist, Orochimaru's greatest desire is for a peaceful, high-tech world.

Just like in Boruto, after satisfying his research desires, he no longer needed to cause trouble.

"But there's still a problem. Most of the advanced sealing techniques nowadays are based on tailed beasts. I need to analyze the difference between tailed beast chakra and ordinary chakra to make it easier to modify them."

"I managed to get my hands on an Eight-Tails tentacle, but I'm still nurturing it. When I captured Bunpuku, I also stole some One-Tails chakra. If you can provide the chakra of other tailed beasts, my progress should be able to be greatly accelerated."

His eyes darted around, and he remembered that Iori had killed the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails in the Land of Earth, and might have collected some chakra, so he made a request.