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Just as Chiba set aside a sheet of blank paper bearing a first-level fusion pattern and moved to press his other hand onto another sheet, preparing to practice the next basic pattern script and pattern script connection, he suddenly paused. His gaze fell on the fusion pattern on the paper.
This...
Why did it feel a little like a Sealing Jutsu Formula? The moment his eyes landed on it, the thought sprang into his mind. He moved the paper closer, stopped practicing, and studied it carefully.
An hour ago, he had begun practicing the fusion of this first-level fusion pattern, following the most basic Curse Mark Jutsu pattern script combinations described in the scroll. Things had gone fairly smoothly. Out of ten attempts, two or three would succeed.
After all, this was not Sealing Jutsu. Sealing Jutsu involved connecting and combining basic formulas, a kind of assembly. Compared to the fusion of Curse Mark Jutsu pattern scripts, it was much simpler. Curse Mark Jutsu pattern script fusion combined two patterns into one, like melting them down and reassembling them. Moreover, the reassembled structure had to remain stable, or it would collapse. The difficulty was far greater.
And this was Chiba's first time performing this kind of operation. Although the Third Hokage's Curse Mark Jutsu scroll was extremely detailed and included many lessons learned from experience, which could prevent many mistakes Chiba might otherwise make, that did not mean he could master it in one go. Reading theory and putting it into practice were two entirely different things.
Still, the Third Hokage's lessons from experience had indeed spared Chiba many detours.
That was why he had managed to achieve a success rate of two or three out of ten.
If it were a ninja without a foundation in Sealing Jutsu