"Jiuming, repeat after me!"
"Come on, the Scroll of Sealing~"
In Uzumaki Mito's residence, Uzumaki Kuming sat in her arms, reading aloud words that were obscure to a child with his underdeveloped vocal cords.
"NeiNei~" The moment he saw the Scroll of Sealing, Uzumaki Kuming was stunned. Who could say why a scroll containing more forbidden techniques than any other record in or outside Konoha had ended up in Uzumaki Mito's home? And judging by the look on her face, she intended to use it as a children's book for him.
Still, Kuming had some idea why. What was the Scroll of Sealing? A scroll containing almost every forbidden technique in Konoha. And since the village's founding, who in all of Konoha had known the most forbidden techniques? Without a doubt, it was the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju! And who could have overseen the compilation of the Scroll of Sealing? The Second Hokage!
And what was the Second Hokage to Uzumaki Mito? Her foolish little brother! When you put it that way, it wasn't impossible for Uzumaki Mito to have control of the Scroll of Sealing. It was said that the scroll was kept by successive Hokage, but circumstances could vary from one era to another. At the very least, while Uzumaki Mito was around, it was entirely possible the Scroll of Sealing had stayed with the Senju Clan.
Uzumaki Kuming was intensely interested in the Scroll of Sealing, but the moment he tried to speak, his little face fell. He'd meant to repeat after Uzumaki Mito, but the words turned into "NeiNei~" as soon as they left his mouth. Perhaps it was because he'd spent the past two years thinking about nothing but these things.
"Hmm..."
"Are your vocal cords still not developed enough? You can't even say 'Grandma' and keep making strange sounds."
Uzumaki Mito gently rubbed the red fuzz on Kuming's head and spoke softly. The Japanese word for "Grandma" didn't sound anything like "NeiNei." When Kuming spoke, he still kept to his old habits. The sound "o ba sann" might still have been a little too difficult for him, let alone the Scroll of Sealing~
"I guess it's still too early." Uzumaki Mito didn't know why she was in such a hurry to teach a two-year-old to read. Perhaps the thought of her life nearing its end made her feel a pressing urgency.
Mito treated Uzumaki Kuming like her own grandson. He was, after all, real family. With Tsunade and Nawaki sent away on missions, Kuming was the only one who could keep her company. Even Uzumaki Kushina had been sent to the Ninja Academy, and now that she had friends there, she hardly stayed home anymore.
Just as Uzumaki Mito decided it was too early to teach Kuming to speak and read, and started to put the Scroll of Sealing away, she noticed him sprawled over it. She'd just picked up the scroll and was about to pull it away when Kuming began wailing.
"You little thing, you can't even read it yet. What do you want it for?" Uzumaki Mito patted Kuming's head and smiled, choosing not to take it away by force.
"Good stuff~ Good stuff!" He couldn't read it, but that didn't stop Kuming from making it clear he wanted it!
Only after seeing that Mito wouldn't take it away did Kuming climb down from the scroll. He pointed at the large characters on its cover, trying his best to repeat after Mito.Ϭ९ʂհմ×.çօʍ He didn't even realize that he was drooling so much it was about to drip onto the floor~
As for written language, the transmigrated Uzumaki Kuming was completely illiterate. He didn't recognize a single character, but he could still understand some of what people said to him. He absolutely wasn't going to miss this chance to get his hands on the Scroll of Sealing, even if he couldn't read it yet.
"Looks like I was rushing things. I'll teach you patiently." Seeing Kuming struggle to speak, Mito smiled, picked him up, and sat back down with him. Then she grabbed a cloth and wiped the drool around his mouth~
After that, Uzumaki Kuming's days grew much fuller. He no longer spent all his time sleeping or drinking milk. There was something new in his life that fascinated him: learning to read and speak! And the book that taught him the basics was the Scroll of Sealing.
Kuming still had an adult's consciousness. Although his underdeveloped vocal cords kept him from speaking clearly, he learned to read very quickly. He didn't foolishly try to practice the techniques recorded in the Scroll of Sealing. He hadn't even started training yet. He could understand the individual words on the page, but when they were put together, he had no idea what they meant~
Every technique recorded in the Scroll of Sealing was a legendary forbidden technique. They weren't easy to master~ Even if Kuming had the chance to practice them, he wouldn't foolishly try forbidden techniques at such a young age. They were forbidden not only because they were powerful, but also because they could harm the practitioner's body.
Although he hadn't learned even a single technique from the Scroll of Sealing, his sharp mind had let him memorize everything he'd studied.
Two years later!
"Kuming, focus on controlling your Chakra. Make it flow in the direction you want."
Inside Uzumaki Mito's residence, Kuming sat in the middle of a dojo, a soft cushion beneath him. At the front of the room, Uzumaki Mito sat upright on the tatami, watching him circulate his Chakra.
In the courtyard outside the dojo, Uzumaki Kushina practiced throwing Kunai under the watchful eye of a caretaker. She was eleven now, and her Ninja Academy graduation exams were coming up soon.
Suddenly, a thunderous crash rang out from the dojo. Splinters flew everywhere, and the powerful shock wave sent Uzumaki Kushina tumbling forward and rolling twice~
"BOOM!!!!!"
The tremendous noise carried far~
"What happened?" Uzumaki Kushina struggled to her feet and turned around, only to see a shocking sight.
The dojo's doorway had become a huge semicircular hole. Visible streams of Chakra swirled in the air, streaked with flashes of lightning. The dojo's roof had been completely blown off, leaving it open to the sky.
Inside, dust filled the air. Uzumaki Mito was now wrapped in red Chakra, and a scarlet Chakra tail flickered behind her, sweeping away the dust. After the explosion, Mito waved her hand, and a powerful gust of Chakra swept the smoke away, revealing the figure in the middle of the dojo.
"Damn! I've messed up!" Four-year-old Uzumaki Kuming stood in the center of the dojo, blue Chakra crackling with lightning all around him. His red hair streamed in the force of the shock wave. Despite the violent explosion, Kuming stood unharmed. He stared blankly at the destruction he'd caused, completely bewildered.
"That immense Chakra... It even has Lightning Style Chakra Nature Transformation in it."
"How did this little one do that?"
Uzumaki Mito looked at the culprit in the center of the room, secretly astonished. But she quickly raised a barrier around the entire residence, keeping the Konoha Ninja rushing over from investigating what was happening inside.
"Kuming, contain your Chakra!" At Mito's command, Kuming instinctively began to release his control over his Chakra. The violent energy in the dojo slowly settled.
"Kuming! Grandma Mito, are you both all right?" Just then, Uzumaki Kushina's voice reached them. Beyond the gaping hole in the wall, her little face was full of worry.
"Big Sister, I'm fine..."
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