The Miniature Scrolls Inscribed on Her Body

This time, going to Orochimaru's base was a familiar experience.

Therefore, the speed also increased slightly.

One white-clad soldier traveled swiftly, while three Anbu once again approached their destination.

The one who came to meet the Fourteenth Squad was still that Inuzuka family ninja and his white... uh, Kotaro.

The group found a secluded spot nearby to rest for the night, and the next morning, the Fourteenth Squad and the reconnaissance ninjas sneaked towards their destination.

"This base is where Kotaro smelled the strongest scent; it's very likely Orochimaru's real lair! Are you sure you want to start here?" Hidden in a secluded corner, the reconnaissance ninja reminded Shino.

"Take care of the most important things first, to avoid any unforeseen complications! That's the principle of our Anbu operations," Shino said while checking the equipment. "Please keep watch up there, and stay alert!"

He glanced back at Sakura Haruno, and roughly understood why Tsunade had entrusted this area to the Fourteenth Squad.

Before, she didn't look like someone had relapsed into an old injury at all.

Whether he could see through it or not, Shino silently made a hand gesture, and the Fourteenth Squad secretly entered the underground base.

This time, no remaining enemies were found here again.

The deserted base was quickly cleared out by the Fourteenth Squad. Perhaps because they left in a hurry, Orochimaru didn't even set up many traps here. Apart from taking away Orochimaru's important Secret Technique data, a large amount of data was also left behind here.

They were probably all things he looked down on.

However, even if he took the most essential parts, the remaining content is still a treasure trove for Konoha.

For this mission, everyone carried a large sealing scroll on their backs, anticipating that they would find a lot of things in Orochimaru's base.

"Now that it's safe here, let's speed things up and split up," Shino said.

He glanced at Sakura, knowing she wanted something.

The latter nodded knowingly and said, "Then I'll take charge of that side."

The "cat-faced ninja" refers to the laboratory that stored data from human experiments, including cloning technology.

After assigning each person their area of responsibility, Shino announced loudly, "Alright, whether you've finished searching or not, gather here in half an hour!"

Half an hour?

Sakura Haruno, with an entire bookshelf full of scrolls and books, felt that even with Tsunade's Secret Technique, time was still quite tight.

She Hand Seals, creating dozens of Ice Clones.

"Everyone, split up and find books and scrolls about cloning technology. We don't have much time!"

She said this while washing off the nude nail polish.

On her clean, light pink fingernails, tiny runes had been written at some point.

--Rune Reduction Printing Jutsu.

The Yin Seal is a Ninjutsu that comes with it. It was originally used to shrink the Yin Seal Ninjutsu onto the surface of the body (see Chapter 127 for details).

So, using it to shrink the Sealing Jutsu by a hundred times and print it on a fingernail wouldn't be a problem.

In the original story, more than twenty years later, this miniature rune technology eventually evolved into miniature scrolls, which Boruto Uzumaki used in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

In this world, the miniature scroll makes its first appearance, imprinted on a young girl's fingernails.

Of course, in principle, she could also imprint the Sealing Jutsu on other parts of her body... After all, when they return, they only need to hand over the large scroll that can store items; Konoha wouldn't strip and search the Anbu who are on a mission, even if they are Root ninjas.

There's a problem, though: these kinds of techniques are very difficult to remove. Most techniques have this characteristic, including the Yin Seal, except that its seal becomes transparent and invisible. However, if the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Formula is imprinted on an enemy's skin, it might never be removed...

Since the nails keep growing, if the technique isn't needed, it can simply be cut off as the nails grow. Moreover, after being covered with nude nail polish, it's also very discreet, and others—except for Tsunade who came up with the idea—wouldn't notice these details, let alone imagine that she could shrink the Sealing Jutsu to such a degree and imprint it on her nails.

So she doesn't need to ruin her skin.

Writing things on someone's body was enough with the Yin Seal; Sakura didn't want her art style to completely fall apart...

Sakura Haruno gently stimulated the tiny runes on her fingernails with Chakra, and a dozen blank scrolls appeared on the ground in a puff of white smoke. Although this Sealing Jutsu was small, its function was by no means ambiguous, and it could store just as much as a normal Sealing Jutsu.

Soon, the busy Ice Clone copied all the useful information they had found onto blank scrolls using Reduction Printing Jutsu, and then she stored it in a miniature scroll on her fingernail.

She reapplied nail polish to cover the procedure, put away the original documents, and emptied the laboratory of scrolls and equipment. After checking the time, she headed towards the meeting point.

Almost simultaneously.

Konoha, Hokage's office.

The Third Lord Hokage, with his pipe in his mouth, appeared by the window once again.

"Tsunade, what can I do for you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi took a drag of his cigarette and asked casually.

He has rarely been to this place since Tsunade got her administration on track.

After all, there are only two Hokage in one day. The fact that the former Hokage is always appearing in the current Hokage's office can be a bit unsettling for the subordinates. If something were to happen where the subordinates disobey the Fifth Hokage and instead carry out his orders, it would be even more embarrassing.

In short, after retiring, Hiruzen Sarutobi, aside from holding the position of Hokage Advisor, retired from almost everything he could, demonstrating his high moral character. The Third was already very old, and it was time for him to enjoy his retirement and focus on his family.

Unless something major happens, such as Orochimaru's last operation, he would rarely appear here.

However, as far as he knew, nothing major had happened in Konoha, so it was not something he needed to make a special trip for.

Tsunade noticed his confusion and smiled, saying, "Grandpa, Jiraiya has sent a letter."

She picked up a Toad the size of a baby from beside her feet. Seeing that everyone was there, the toad spat out an envelope and then left through reverse communication.

The envelope contained three sheets of paper: two private letters addressed to Tsunade and the Third respectively, and one official secret intelligence letter.

The Third picked up the private letter written to him. The letter was short, but the pen strokes were strong and powerful. It briefly described his and Naruto's recent situation, and then greeted him in Jiraiya's characteristic tone. In short, it was just two sentences: "Naruto and I are doing well. Take care of yourself."

The letter, though brief, was carefully read over and over again by the Third. He could feel the deep concern conveyed in the letter, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his weathered old face. He then carefully folded the letter and put it in his pocket.

He looked up and saw Tsunade still reading the private letter Jiraiya had written to her. The letter was obviously much longer than the one he had written to her. As she read, she looked annoyed. He wondered what Jiraiya the letter that made this woman both angry and amused.

The Third Hokage chuckled and shook his head. His two disciples, despite being in their fifties, were still like children in some ways. Without disturbing Tsunade, who was alternating between chuckling and gritting her teeth, the Third Hokage directly opened the official secret intelligence letter. After reading only a few sentences, the warm smile on his face vanished.