Selecting a Forbidden Technique from the Book of Seals

In the forest, Aburame Shibi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, staring dumbfounded at Hyuga Satoru beside him, who was holding a bow and arrow.

"Satoru, this move of yours is too vicious!"

From a distance of one kilometer away, shooting three arrows in succession to brutally slaughter several Sand Shinobi-such a battle record was enough to shock even him.

Especially the second arrow, which landed right in the middle of the Sand Shinobi group and pierced through three people at once!

Hyuga Satoru put on a pale expression of excessive consumption, put the large metal bow back into his storage scroll, and shook his head.

"Shibi-sensei, now is not the time to discuss this. My chakra is almost at its limit, so we should leave quickly."

"Yeah."

Aburame Shibi nodded, and after simply dealing with the surrounding traces, he and Hyuga Satoru hurriedly left the place.

The inn.

The proprietress Red Dove was restless, pacing back and forth. Upon seeing the two of them approach, her eyes lit up and she immediately walked over.

"How did it go?"

"It's already over."

Hyuga Satoru said.

Over?

Red Dove stared wide-eyed. What did "over" mean? Was the mission completed? Did the Stone Shinobi bring the supplies back? What on earth happened? She was now filled with questions.

"The mission is settled, Red Dove. When we get back, I will report your contribution to the Hokage."

After completing the mission, Aburame Shibi was in a much better mood, and he nodded to the proprietress.

"That... settles it?"

Red Dove's mouth hung open, still full of question marks. Wasn't it said that the Sunagakure was involved behind the scenes? Just like that, it was over?

The two of them didn't even have a speck of dust on their bodies, and it seemed they hadn't even engaged in a battle with the enemy. Could it be that they just took a stroll around the scene and the mission was complete?

Aburame Shibi saw through Red Dove's confusion, smiled, and said, "This mission really owed a lot to Satoru, otherwise it would have been troublesome. However, due to the confidential nature of the mission, I cannot tell you the details."

Satoru?

Red Dove looked blankly at Hyuga Satoru on the side. Such a young ninja didn't even look like a Chunin, right?

Could he play such a big role?

After bidding farewell to Red Dove, the two embarked on the journey back to the Leaf Village.

On the way, Aburame Shibi said in a deep voice, "Satoru, because this mission involves two major nations behind the scenes, after we return and report to the Hokage, it will definitely be upgraded to an S-rank."

S-rank?

Hyuga Satoru's eyes lit up. An S-rank mission bounty was at least one million ryo!

This was a huge fortune!

"That's right."

Aburame Shibi paused and continued.

"After we get back, I will discuss it with the Hokage and give you a chance to choose a forbidden technique from the Book of Seals. You might as well think carefully about what forbidden technique to pick."

A technique from the Book of Seals?

Hyuga Satoru smacked his lips. Everything recorded on it consisted entirely of powerful forbidden techniques, and among them happened to be a very famous technique that he had coveted for a long time.

After a few days of traveling, the two finally reached the Leaf Village.

As soon as they arrived at the village, Aburame Shibi didn't delay at all and immediately took Hyuga Satoru to the Hokage's Office to report on the mission.

After listening to Aburame Shibi's report, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes gradually lit up, and he uttered the word "good" three times in a row.

If Aburame Shibi's report was true, then after this mission, Iwagakure and Sunagakure would forge a deep hatred. With seven elite ninja and supplies worth over one hundred million ryo-based on his understanding of that stubborn old man Ōnoki-it was impossible for this grudge to go unavenged!

In that case, the Leaf Village would temporarily become the safe side.

Even if the situation in the Shinobi World became chaotic again and a war broke out, the first ones to fight would be Sunagakure and Iwagakure, allowing the Leaf Village to sit on the sidelines instead.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his beard, looking at Hyuga Satoru with growing appreciation. The originally complicated situation had, through his stirring, evolved into the most favorable situation for the Leaf Village.

Hyuga Satoru smiled sheepishly.

In fact, his starting point was not the Leaf Village. The reason he let Yamato go back alive was because he knew that the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War would start with Sunagakure recklessly attacking the Leaf Village. Stirring up the conflict between Sunagakure and Iwagakure should significantly delay the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War.

At the very least, at this time, the overwhelmed Sunagakure shouldn't have the mind to go looking for trouble with the big brother.

Then he could gain more development time!

Time was what he lacked the most.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said in a deep voice, "I already have a general understanding of the mission's course. This mission's rank is upgraded to S-rank. In addition..."

He looked at Hyuga Satoru, paused, and said, "Because of your outstanding performance in this mission, you are rewarded with an opportunity to choose a ninjutsu from the Book of Seals. I hope you won't waste it."

Hyuga Satoru's eyes lit up. It was here, it was finally here...

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a scroll out of the drawer and handed it to Hyuga Satoru.

"This is the catalog of ninjutsu in the Book of Seals. Choose one you like from it, and later I will take you to the place where the Book of Seals is truly kept."

Hyuga Satoru quickly scanned the catalog and soon selected the ninjutsu he fancied.

"This one."

He pointed it out to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"This one?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help frowning. "Why did you pick this technique? This opportunity is quite important, and once wasted, it will be very hard to get another one."

Seeing the ninjutsu Hyuga Satoru had chosen, Aburame Shibi couldn't help growing anxious either, and hurriedly persuaded him.

"Satoru, this technique has extremely high demands on the practitioner. Are you sure you want to choose it? It would be such a pity to waste this opportunity."

Hyuga Satoru looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with determination and said, "I've made up my mind, Lord Hokage. I choose this ninjutsu."

"Alright, since you've already decided." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed. "However, I must remind you that wanting to practice this technique requires a massive reserve of chakra. You must remember not to use it forcefully before fully mastering it, otherwise there will be mortal danger."

"I understand, Lord Hokage."

Hyuga Satoru nodded solemnly.

On the catalog of the Book of Seals, the ninjutsu he was pointing at was precisely the future signature external cheat of the protagonist.

The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Not long after leaving the Hokage's Office, they ran into Uchiha Rin and Anko, who had been waiting for the two to return.

"Your mission is finally done. Waiting for so long, my body was almost rusting." Uchiha Rin rolled her shoulders around a few times and said with extreme impatience.

Hyuga Satoru smiled, scratched his head, and said, "There were some unexpected changes in this mission, and the rank was upgraded to S-rank, which delayed quite a bit of time. Once the bounty is exchanged, I'll treat everyone to a meal."

"S-rank?"

Uchiha Rin opened her mouth wide in shock, doubting whether she had heard correctly.

"You and Shibi-sensei, the two of you, completed an S-rank mission?"

"Yeah." Aburame Shibi nodded and said in a deep voice, "Not only that, but Satoru played a leading role in this mission."

Uchiha Rin looked at Hyuga Satoru in shock. Even as conceited as she was, she was very clear that with her own strength, there was simply no way she could play any role in an S-rank mission.

Anko was also startled, her mouth hanging open. Then, seeming to think of something, she said with some worry, "With the mission being so dangerous, nobody got hurt, right?"

Aburame Shibi shook his head and looked at Hyuga Satoru with some helplessness. He really couldn't understand why Hyuga Satoru would waste such an important opportunity on the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

One had to know that among the forbidden techniques in the Book of Seals, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique wasn't considered particularly formidable, and its usage conditions were also quite harsh.

Hyuga Satoru, however, couldn't wait any longer. After bidding farewell to the others, he immediately ran to the forest where he usually trained. He had a flashy move he wanted to test out.