"This won't do!"
In a dark, hidden corner belonging to the First Training Room, laid out like a colonnade, a crisp voice suddenly shattered the silence.
The ink-dipped brush drawing Sealing Tadpole Script on Second Pillar's body also stopped.
"Who's there?"
Almost instantly, Kakashi and the panting Second Pillar turned toward the side of the pillars behind them.
"You can't just use seal ink. No, rather, seal ink can't create a qualified seal. You can't use seal ink—it'll fail!"
At that moment, a little girl at the place where their gazes settled raised both hands and spoke again in a clear voice.
"You are?"
Seeing the little girl and hearing what was clearly a warning, Kakashi and the slightly pale Second Pillar exchanged glances, both looking puzzled.
Instinctively, Kakashi recalled the girl's identity.
Still, the question slipped from his mouth.
I remember...
She seems to be one of the two little geniuses from Kusagakure.
One of the two children from the newly risen Hada Clan.
At the same time, this thought crossed his mind.
What is she doing here? And judging from what she said, she seems very familiar with the Sealing Evil Law Seal I'm about to use.
Is this supposed to be a warning? But how does she know seal ink won't work?
The power of Sealing Jutsu depended not only on the caster's own proficiency, but also greatly on the medium used to draw it. The power of some techniques was even directly determined by the medium.
The best medium was, of course, a technique formed from pure Chakra. It was the ideal medium, capable of bringing out the greatest power of Sealing Jutsu. However, it required extraordinarily strong control and understanding of Sealing Jutsu. In the village, there were probably fewer than five people capable of