Five Elements Seal

For this week's special medical class, Toji chose to train the students in chakra control.

The method was the classic tree-climbing and water-walking exercises.

It left everyone covered in dirt and looking disheveled.

Senju Takayuki climbed up from the ground and brushed the dust off his clothes. He had assumed that being a medical ninja meant practicing medicine elegantly in a hospital, never expecting the training to be so grueling.

When class ended, he approached Toji. "Teacher Toji, my father would like you to visit our home after class."

Toji gave a slight nod. "Understood, I will head over now."

"Waka, I'll leave things here to you. Supervise everyone as they continue their training. Starting today, everyone will put in an extra hour of practice after school; I will be checking your progress next week."

Hashirama was still working at the Hokage Building, while Tobirama was away on a mission in the Land of Lightning.

With the two acquaintances absent, it was Senju Momoka who received Toji.

After walking through a long corridor, he met Uzumaki Mito.

Seeing the red-haired woman before him, Toji recalled the information regarding the Uzumaki clan.

The Uzumaki clan was born with immense chakra and was proficient in various powerful sealing techniques. Uzushiogakure Village, which they founded, had formed an alliance with Konoha; the spiral symbol on the back of Konoha's chunin flak jackets represented the eternal friendship between the two.

Back when he was in Takigakure Village, he had once accepted a contract to hunt down a ninja of the Uzumaki clan.

He had ended up eliminating the employer, which caused the mission to be canceled, thus avoiding a direct confrontation with the Uzumaki clan.

Toji had always been cautious in his dealings.

He would never gamble on whether a target might unleash the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

"Lady Mito."

Toji's etiquette remained impeccable.

At this time, Uzumaki Mito had not yet become the Nine-Tails jinchuriki and did not possess the ability to sense malice, which saved him quite a bit of trouble.

The ability to sense malice was too subjective, and he could not guarantee that his own thoughts would remain completely undetectable.

"Toji, you've come."

Mito smiled and nodded in greeting. "Hashirama told me everything. You wish to learn sealing techniques for medical purposes."

"Yes, Lady Mito."

"In principle, sealing techniques are the secret, non-transferable arts of my Uzumaki clan. Once leaked, they could cause unimaginable harm to the Ninja World. However, I have seen the good work you have done in Konoha, and I trust that you will use these techniques for the right reasons."

"I will dedicate myself to applying these sealing techniques to medical practice."

Mito nodded slightly. "There are many types of sealing techniques. Which category do you wish to learn? If you are unsure, tell me your ideas for using them in medicine, and I will teach you what is appropriate for your needs."

Toji pondered for a moment before speaking slowly. "I once encountered a ninja who had lost control of their mind due to a genjutsu while suffering from physical trauma. The patient's uncontrollable chakra extraction conflicted with my medical chakra, causing secondary injuries."

"I want to learn a sealing technique that can interfere with a target's ability to generate large amounts of chakra, allowing only a small flow. Once it exceeds a certain threshold, it would disrupt the body and prevent the extraction of chakra."

He needed to set the threshold to the amount of chakra required to activate Izanagi.

Toji needed to ensure that Uchiha Yan's chakra remained below this safety line.

Uzumaki Mito thought for a moment before speaking. "That is not difficult. The Five Elements Seal fits your requirements perfectly."

Mito then began to explain the Five Elements Seal:

It was an A-rank sealing technique that used chakra injected through the five fingers to construct a seal. It could disrupt the existing sealing structure within a target, interfere with chakra generation and the activation of specific ninjutsu, and could only be undone by the Five Elements Unseal.

Toji listened very carefully.

The Five Elements Seal had a very high priority; in the original story, Orochimaru had used this very technique to disrupt the Four Symbols Seal on Naruto.

This was exactly the kind of technique he needed.

"I will demonstrate it for you." Uzumaki Mito raised both hands, and blue and purple chakra ignited on her ten fingers respectively. "Purple represents the seal, and blue represents the unseal..."

The teaching session passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was evening.

Even though Toji's Yin Release was stronger than the average person's, after studying an A-rank sealing technique for half a day, he could not help but feel dizzy and exhausted.

Yet, despite the mental fatigue, he had finally achieved a breakthrough from zero to one in the field of sealing techniques.

Toji estimated his progress in his mind:

[Five Elements Seal]

[Progress: 1/100]

Walking out of the Senju Compound, Toji was in a good mood.

Sealing techniques were a unique category distinct from the standard ninjutsu system, and their difficulty was immense.

Being able to master the basics of the A-rank Five Elements Seal proved that he possessed considerable talent for sealing arts.

"Yin Seal, Four Symbols Seal, Reverse Four Symbols Seal, Contract Seal..." Toji sighed. "There is no end to learning."

He walked on the road toward the Zenin Compound.

Toji ran into Uchiha Chirori, who had also just finished her shift, and greeted her, "Miss Chirori."

"Oh, it's Toji-kun." Chirori stopped in her tracks and walked toward him.

"Would you like to go to Ichiraku Ramen for a meal?" Toji said, pulling the pristine, permanent free-meal voucher from his pocket and waving it. "I have a free-meal voucher."

In the eyes of the Konoha villagers, including Hashirama, Toji had always maintained the image of a living saint.

Noble in character and strict in self-discipline.

This aura brought with it reverence, but also a sense of sanctity that made him difficult to approach.

Only when Toji occasionally revealed a human side, flesh and blood, could he be considered complete.

Only then could the bonds they shared with him grow deeper.

Uchiha Chirori was slightly taken aback, then smiled gently. "Choosing ramen for a dinner invitation to a girl isn't exactly a refined custom, Toji."

"It seems that even you have your shortcomings."

"But since it's an invitation from you, let's go."

Chirori stepped forward and walked side-by-side with Toji toward Ichiraku Ramen.

"How has your recovery been lately?" Toji asked.

"The work as the Ninja Academy principal is stable, and I don't need to go out on combat missions. I don't have to activate my Mangekyou Sharingan, and with your treatments, my eyes have been feeling much better lately."

"Mm, that's a good thing."

The Mangekyou Sharingan is the mirror of the heart, and the ocular powers awakened are tied to the holder's personality.

Whether deducing the ocular power from their personality or peering into their heart through their ocular power, Toji could see that Chirori, who had mastered Izanagi, possessed a calm, peaceful, and gentle nature.

Unlike most of the Uchiha, she sought a quiet life.

Toji had sensed this during her last follow-up visit.

Chirori had neither experienced agony nor slaughter, simply working steadily at the academy, yet her ocular power had quietly improved.

It was a terrifying, yet enviable, talent.

Toji lifted the fabric curtain of the ramen shop.

Ichiraku poked his head out, and upon seeing Toji, his face immediately broke into a warm smile. "Lord Toji, you've come again!"

"Boss Ichiraku, just call me Toji." Toji waved the voucher in his hand. "You don't mind me using this voucher again today, do you?"

"How could I!" Ichiraku waved a large hand. "I'm only too happy to have you here. Many villagers heard you frequent my shop and have come to eat here as well; business has never been better."

As he spoke, his gaze swept past Toji to see Uchiha Chirori following behind, and he teased, "Oh? Toji, this is the first time you've brought a girl here!"

"Today, the bill for both of you is on the house."

"Two bowls of signature tonkotsu for our distinguished guests, with extra chashu and soft-boiled eggs!"

"And bring a crate of Kirin beer!"