"Ibiki, you've seen Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall, haven't you?"
"I have. Earth-Style Wall is one of the most useful defensive Ninjutsu there is."
"There's a form of Summoning Technique called Ninja Tool Summoning Technique—or physical-object summoning—that can achieve a similar defensive effect. Even the God of Shinobi, our First, used it. His version was called Summoning Technique: Rashomon."
Ibiki Morino's heart leaped. Was Uchiha Ling about to teach him one of the First's techniques?
This... this is incredible!
Uchiha Ling formed Hand Seals and raised a towering Earth-Style Wall.
"Earth-Style Wall is limited by the strength of Earth Release. Sometimes it can't stop a powerful attack. Summoning a physical object gets around that weakness."
Uchiha Ling used the Wind Cutter Technique to sever the wall at its base.
"Imagine this, Ibiki. You prepare a stone wall—or even an iron wall—far stronger than Earth-Style Wall ahead of time. When danger comes, you summon it in front of you."
Uchiha Ling pressed his palm against the wall, and a ring of black markings appeared on its surface.
"This is the contract formula for the Summoning Technique."
He moved to another spot, formed Hand Seals, and slapped the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
A stone wall rose from the earth.
Ibiki Morino immediately caught the trick. The summoned wall stood one-third shorter than the original because Uchiha Ling's Chakra had erupted deep underground, not at the surface.
That left a third of the wall buried, keeping it stable.
If I prepare an iron wall beforehand, wouldn't that give me incredible protection? Ibiki thought.
"I've taught you the basics. You could even develop this into an offensive summoning technique. For example..." Uchiha Ling made two Earth-Style Walls, cut them free at the base, and threw a Shuriken.
"Summoning Technique!"
The two stone walls appeared. They swung