From Object Control to Paper Airplane

"You are all the future of Konoha, and you're young—you should communicate more in the future!" Sarutobi Biwako said.

"Sure!" Minato nodded, turning to Hyuga Ningyuan. "I live at Fourth House, Second Block. If you run into any problems with your studies, feel free to come find me, and we can discuss them together!"

He didn't say "I'll teach you," but rather "we can discuss."

Hyuga Ningyuan nodded firmly, inwardly marveling.

Some people's wisdom and emotional intelligence were simply innate—others couldn't learn it.

He did intend to get close to Namikaze Minato. After all, the Little Sun of Konoha was someone everyone wanted as a friend.

And coming from the Hyuga Clan, his background wasn't ideal—unlike Minato, a third-generation poor peasant with a spotless record. The Flying Thunder God Technique was likely out of his reach, so he could only pin his hopes on Minato.

Minato had once passed down the Flying Thunder God Technique, though few had mastered it. If Ningyuan grew close enough to him, he might one day have a chance to learn it.

Beyond Flying Thunder God, there was also Sealing Jutsu. To break the Caged Bird Seal, he couldn't do without it.

He could deduce it on his own, but why bother when he could learn a ready-made version?

And while Sealing Jutsu could also be obtained from Tsunade, Ningyuan had watched The Wandering Earth—he understood the principle of saturation rescue.

He always prepared multiple plans.

"My food's ready. Lady Biwako, I'll take my leave now!" Minato said, rising quickly as he saw the shop owner approach.

"Alright, go ahead!" Biwako smiled.

"Brother Minato, can I come find you this afternoon to play?" Hyuga Ningyuan called out.

Minato paused, then curled his lips. "Of course, you're more than welcome."

"Do you like him that much?" Biwako asked, watching Minato's retreating figure.

"Yeah, he's good-looking!" Hyuga Ningyuan grinned.

Biwako laughed too, feeling she had been overthinking.

Children's likes and dislikes were simple—if someone looked nice and seemed friendly, they wanted to be friends. That was perfectly normal.

"Playing is fine, but don't let it make you forget your studies!" Biwako reminded him.

"Mm-hmm!" Hyuga Ningyuan felt a bit speechless. Even after reincarnating, he couldn't escape parents nagging him to study.

Speaking of which, he had not only finished the medical book she gave him but had fully mastered it. Reading it further would just be a waste of time.

But he had to keep up the act.

Might as well study the Object Control skill. It was at least a blue skill, and he felt it had a lot of untapped potential.

That afternoon, still in Sarutobi Biwako's office, Hyuga Ningyuan fiddled with the medical book in his hands, pondering what kind of technique to develop.

First, it had to involve paper, since books were all he could access.

Paper Release Secret Technique?

That could work. By channeling Chakra into paper, he could control it.

He'd have something to talk about with Konan later.

Paper Person Secret Technique?

He tore out a small notebook page and ripped out a round-headed little figure, then infused it with Qi.

Sarutobi Biwako glanced over but didn't pay it much mind.

A kid sitting perfectly still would be downright bizarre—it was normal for him to zone out and play with something.

"It's human-shaped, but it doesn't have human functions—just a paper cutout in human form," Hyuga Ningyuan shook his head. This didn't match his expectations.

What he wanted was a paper person that could scout and eavesdrop.

"Can't scout—maybe because the paper person has no eyes?" Hyuga Ningyuan thought, then used a brush to draw eyes on the paper.

But the result was still no good.

"I can sense most things on the paper, so there's no reason I can't sense the light it receives. The paper person's surface area is much larger than an eye's—theoretically, the world I perceive through it should be clearer than what my eyes see..."

So why couldn't he sense it?

"Humans perceive light when it passes through the pupil and projects onto the retina, forming an image. Could it be that the light doesn't form an image on the paper person?" Hyuga Ningyuan considered. That was likely the reason.

Paper was made from wood fibers—a material that both absorbed and reflected light, causing diffuse reflection.

To extract useful information from that chaotic mess of light, a human brain wouldn't be enough—you'd need a quantum computer.

So, he needed to create an eye-like environment on the paper person.

It wasn't complicated—just Pinhole Imaging. Build a Black Box, leave a small hole, and create a smooth surface on the other end to project the image.

That meant flat paper wouldn't work. Even modern society couldn't make a lens as thin as paper, and Hyuga Ningyuan couldn't imagine how to form a pinhole Black Box from 0.1mm-thick paper.

Not unless he knew mustard-seed-space techniques.

"Then forget the human shape—switch to a Paper Airplane." Paper Airplanes had many folding methods, and leaving a small hole in the belly was trivial.

As for the smooth projection surface, that was easy too—use high-quality Coated Paper, like advertising paper.

In no time, Hyuga Ningyuan had folded such a Paper Airplane.

He inserted a 1-square-centimeter piece of Image Paper, then poked a tiny hole through the opposite side with the tip of his brush.

That way, external light would pass through the hole and project onto the Image Paper, and Hyuga Ningyuan could perceive the image through his [Object Control] technique.

And just like that, a Paper Release Reconnaissance Secret Technique developed using [Object Control] was born!

"Creating a jutsu isn't that hard—I didn't even activate Brain Overclocking!"

He channeled Qi into it, sensing the blurry image reflected on the Paper Airplane. Maybe 4800 pixels?

There was still plenty of room for improvement, but the technique was complete.

As for the direction of improvement...

"I could swap the pinhole for a Glass Lens, and optimize the Image Paper material for clearer imaging—maybe even up to modern camera quality. But do I really need to buy a lens just for a Paper Airplane?"

Hyuga Ningyuan shook his head and thought of a solution.

Earth Release, or Water Release.

A water droplet could also form an image, though not as well as glass.

The main component of optical glass was rare earth compounds—earth was still earth, so it should fall under Earth Release.

So if he developed Earth Release a bit, he could mold a lens directly onto the paper with it, solving the Paper Airplane's imaging problem.

Imaging solved, but the paper problem remained. Having to fold a new one every time he used this technique was a hassle.

Right now, he could only use pre-existing paper—he couldn't make his own. Meanwhile, Konan could.

"Speaking of which, paper is made from wood fibers. Does that mean Paper Release counts as a branch of Wood Release?" Hyuga Ningyuan mused.

He was a cultivator now, walking the path of Qi Sea and meridians. It was still possible for him to develop Wood Nature Chakra—maybe he could even unlock Paper Release.

If he also learned Sealing Jutsu, then made Explosive Tags folded into Paper Airplanes, those planes could serve as both reconnaissance drones and bombers. Perfect!

Before Hyuga Ningyuan transmigrated, modern warfare had already evolved to the point of using drones to carry bombs.

A drone plus bomb cost only 2000 yuan, but could take out a tank worth 5 million USD.

Explosive Tags in the ninja world were even cheaper. The lowest-quality ones could be bought for 100 Ryo each.

If he got lucky and 100 Ryo could kill a Jonin, that would be absolutely perfect!

"Time to develop a nature-aligned jutsu!" Believing in the unity of knowledge and action, Hyuga Ningyuan wasted no time and got straight to work.