"What a splendid speech!" The Third Hokage immediately applauded in approval.
One of the higher-ups sighed. "Though the risks exist, as long as we properly supervise every ninja's training, it will mean a few more chances of survival at critical moments."
Listening to the praise from these Konoha bigwigs, Shin felt unusually embarrassed.
He merely wanted to reduce Konoha's sacrifices as much as possible.
"Shin, the manager just said you were researching jutsu without hand seals. Is that true?" the Third Hokage asked casually.
How could Shin not know that the man was asking about his progress?
Still, there was nothing to hide. "Yes. During my research, I discovered that hand seals are actually a kind of password..."
"Legend says the Sage of Six Paths didn't need hand seals to use ninjutsu. I've only deciphered the meaning behind the seals so far, allowing them to be simplified as much as possible."
After all, Danzo had already taken the blame for everything.
The Third Hokage seemed to understand.
If Shin had thrown out a pile of theories like Orochimaru, he would have had a headache for half the day and might not even have understood them.
"Can jutsu without hand seals really be achieved?" Jiraiya was particularly fixated on that point.
Naturally, everyone in the shop cared deeply about that question.
"Theoretically, it's possible, but actually achieving it is extremely difficult."
"Why?"
Shin explained unhurriedly, "First of all, this system of hand seals appeared so that other people could use Chakra..."
"It's said to have been invented by the Sage of Six Paths' son. So how could he have created a set of hand seals for others?"
Noticing the eager expressions around him, he stopped keeping them in suspense. "There's only one possibility: the hand seals were designed based on his