Scroll of Sealing

Outside Konoha, in a secluded location!

A green streak of light descended from the sky and landed gently on the ground with precise control.

The instant the green streak—or rather, Chiba—landed, the Green Chakra Cloak around his body gradually dissipated, and his pair of blue Tenseigan reverted to pristine Byakugan.

"If I don't use moves that consume massive amounts of Chakra, such as the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, the longest I can maintain Tenseigan Chakra Mode is estimated to be two and a half minutes."

After landing, Chiba recalled the earlier battle and came to a preliminary conclusion.

Although two and a half minutes was somewhat short, it was enough to raise every aspect of his combat ability to an extremely powerful level.

At least in this era, when the Otsutsuki were hidden away, the Six Paths had yet to appear, and Super Kage practically did not exist, Chiba had little to worry about after activating Tenseigan Chakra Mode—as long as he did not act too recklessly.

Besides...

"Battle seems capable of accelerating the further awakening of my Tenseigan?"

After carefully sensing the changes within his eyes, Chiba revealed a delighted smile. "Unlike Otsutsuki Toneri's Fetal Movement in the original work, my Tenseigan can evolve without limit through one awakening after another."

"At the very least, every awakening of my Tenseigan will also greatly increase my Chakra reserves, stamina, and so on."

"My Tenseigan has only undergone its first awakening so far, but after the previous battle, my progress toward the Second Awakening has advanced by roughly twenty percent."

"In theory, another four similar battles should allow me to complete the Second Awakening."

Of course, that was only in theory.

The further the Tenseigan's awakening progressed, the slower it would inevitably become.

But even that alone was enough to fill Chiba with boundless anticipation.

More than that!

"It's also time to collect the other gains from this attack on the Hokage Building."

Chiba turned toward a corner with an expectant expression.

The next moment, a Shadow Clone identical to him walked out from the corner.

"Huh?"

Chiba was somewhat surprised. The Shadow Clone was not only holding the half-human-height Scroll of Sealing, but also seemed to be carrying several smaller scrolls.

"When I took the Scroll of Sealing, I found quite a few other Ninjutsu of various natures beside it, as well as Sarutobi Hiruzen's cultivation notes and insights on using Ninjutsu, so I brought them out too."

Seeing Chiba's confusion and surprise, the Shadow Clone explained.

"Nicely done. Just what I'd expect from me!"

Hearing that, Chiba generously praised the Shadow Clone.

No matter what his Chakra Natures had been before, from the moment he truly awakened the Tenseigan, he had simultaneously possessed all seven Chakra Natures: fire, lightning, water, earth, wind, yin, and yang.

His talent in every aspect had also risen to a level no weaker than any genius.

It was no exaggeration to say that even without the Sharingan, as long as Chiba wished it, he could still learn some simple Ninjutsu after seeing them once.

Even S-rank Ninjutsu could be mastered proficiently in the shortest possible time, and in the not-too-distant future, he could even innovate and create entirely new Ninjutsu of his own.

That was also the main reason why Chiba, who had barely studied or trained before, could directly use techniques such as the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, Eight Trigrams: Kaiten Air Palm, and Shadow Clone Jutsu on the very day he awakened the Tenseigan.

Likewise, this was where his confidence came from when he caused such a huge disturbance solely to obtain the Scroll of Sealing, without worrying at all that he would be unable to learn the Forbidden Jutsu within it.

"My task is complete. I'll leave everything else to you."

At that moment, the Shadow Clone handed the Scroll of Sealing, along with the scrolls containing other Ninjutsu and Sarutobi Hiruzen's cultivation insights, to Chiba. Then it transformed into a cloud of white smoke and vanished.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Whether the Shadow Clone could hear him or not, after saying that, Chiba eagerly opened the Scroll of Sealing first. "Not bad. Very good."

"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, Impure World Reincarnation, Reaper Death Seal, Eight Inner Gates Formation, Flying Thunder God Technique, Lightning Release: Lightning Dream Dragon, Mutual Multiplication Paper Bomb, Eight Trigrams Seal, Spirit Transformation Jutsu... These are the ones I know. But even Forbidden Jutsu that never appeared in the original work are all recorded here?"

Chiba opened the other scrolls as well and found that classic Ninjutsu of every nature, such as Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, Water Release: Water Wall, and Lightning Style: Roaring Thunder, were also mostly included.

Although there were not many Ninjutsu of each nature when counted individually, their quality was excellent.

As the Professor of Ninjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen's written cultivation insights on Ninjutsu were likewise no small treasure to the current Chiba.

"Most of the Forbidden Jutsu in the Scroll of Sealing can directly improve my combat ability."

"Ninjutsu of every nature can broaden my combat options."

"After becoming familiar with these Forbidden Jutsu and Ninjutsu, I can even incorporate them into my Hyuga Gentle Fist Style and the various abilities of the Tenseigan..."

Looking at the Scroll of Sealing and the various Ninjutsu Scrolls in his hands, Chiba revealed a pure, joyful smile befitting his age for once.

No matter what, he had gained quite a lot from causing havoc at the Hokage Building this time.

Even the feeling of being invincible beneath the heavens when he activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode had faintly captivated him.

"Then it's time for me to begin the next stage of my plans..."

After gradually calming down, Chiba put away the Ninjutsu Scrolls, slung the Scroll of Sealing across his back, and a sharp glint flashed through his eyes.

Over the past twelve years, he had long been mentally prepared to awaken the Tenseigan and defect from Konoha.

He had also formed some rough ideas about what he would do after leaving Konoha.

Other than Konoha, the weakest ninja village was undoubtedly Kirigakure, which had gone through the Bloody Mist Village era and the death of the Fourth Mizukage, who had been the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki.

However, aside from the Three-Tails, which had already gone wild, and Mei Terumi, the future Fifth Mizukage, Kirigakure had no other benefits worth Chiba's excessive attention.

On the contrary, even though the Fourth Mizukage had already died, Uchiha Obito, who had taken out his anger on Kirigakure because of Rin Nohara's death, might still be keeping watch over that place.

Chiba's Tenseigan was certainly powerful, but Obito's Intangibility still felt somewhat troublesome to him at present.

Therefore, he did not intend to head to Kirigakure for the time being.

And naturally, the village only slightly stronger than Kirigakure was Sunagakure.

That was indeed the primary target Chiba had selected after careful consideration.

On one hand, there was still roughly a year before the Konoha Crush Plan in the original work.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was most likely still alive, and Orochimaru, who possessed the Ninja World's greatest technological prowess, was also highly likely to be in Sunagakure.

Whether Chiba used the Tenseigan's abilities to control Rasa or attempted to reach some form of cooperation with Orochimaru, both would benefit some of his future plans.

On the other hand, Gaara, who suffered under the torment of One-Tail Shukaku, was not a perfect Jinchuriki and could not bring out Shukaku's true strength.

Chiba's Tenseigan Chakra Mode could completely suppress Shukaku with ease and attempt to take control of his power.