Secret Technique: Secret Technique: Eye-Painting Hand

Konoha.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Tobitake Tonbo stopped in his tracks and patrolled the area assigned to him by his superiors.

From time to time, he stopped to use sensory ninjutsu, carrying out his duties conscientiously.

Having experienced war, even though he had read the original story, he did not dare let his guard down.

A ninja could never afford to be careless. The chances of things going wrong were far too high.

He could not be sure whether spies from other villages might appear during such a chaotic time.

No,

there definitely were.

Every village had spies like Kabuto.

That was simply dictated by the nature of the profession.

However, after a full day of patrols, Tobitake Tonbo did not spot any enemies.

The residents below, on the other hand, had gradually emerged from their grief and begun Konoha's reconstruction work.

When he arrived at the Memorial Stone, he landed on the trunk of a nearby tree and paused.

There, he saw Iruka sitting before the Memorial Stone, holding a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and shedding tears.

After watching quietly for a while, he resumed his patrol.

There were far too many people like Iruka.

He had merely looked a little longer because they were acquaintances.

Besides,

if he remembered correctly, the Third Hokage would come comfort him later, so there was no need for him to intervene.

Whoosh, whoosh!

While patrolling, Tobitake Tonbo did not forget to practice the Body Flicker Technique.

He had sharp neural reflexes and sufficient learning ability. He would not neglect a mobility ninjutsu like the Body Flicker Technique.

At the most basic level, he had the D-Rank Body Flicker Technique.

Above that were other Body Flicker Techniques acquired from the memories of enemies from other villages.

From time to time, he crossed paths with patrolling ninja from other villages.

"Did he just give a signal?"

As one ninja passed him, Tobitake Tonbo suddenly paused and formed a hand signal, indicating that he was an ally.

Then he turned into a black shadow and vanished.

The patrolling ninja scratched his head. That Body Flicker Technique was truly impressive.

When night fell,

Tobitake Tonbo finally finished his shift and had another ninja take over.

When he arrived at Ichiraku Ramen, Ayame had already prepared a dinner brimming with affection for him.

"Tonbo, you worked hard."

"Wow, it smells amazing. Ayame's cooking has already surpassed Uncle Teuchi's."

Tobitake Tonbo said with his cheeks puffed out as he ate the fragrant ramen.

"Brat, are you asking for a beating? Don't praise one while putting down the other," Teuchi said threateningly, his ears twitching.

Naturally, the smile on his face never faded.

He seemed quite pleased with Tobitake Tonbo.

"Yes, Uncle. Uncle's cooking is the best in the world," Tobitake Tonbo flattered him.

Only second to mine.

His cooking skills were quite polished now, no less than Teuchi's.

Mainly because his learning ability was too strong.

Easy as pie!

Ayame leaned over the table, watching Tobitake Tonbo with a smile all over her face.

The way he ate was so handsome.

After spending some time being affectionate with Ayame,

he returned home.

Tobitake Tosei was busy with his craft, weaving figurines.

It was also the source of his work income.

Although he only had one hand, dried reeds and treated bamboo strips became a dragonfly in his hands in no time.

Suddenly, an idea struck him.

"Dad, teach me how to weave this."

He had an idea for a new genjutsu. The genjutsu in the Mind Reading Technique series he had developed before were extremely useful against ninja.

Their weakness was also obvious: once one genjutsu was broken, the others could easily be broken as well.

They all worked by using the Mind Reading Technique in reverse, disrupting the chakra in the enemy's brain and nerves.

If the enemy had no nerves, or directly cut off neural transmission, then he could only rely on taijutsu and ninjutsu.

He was confident that neither was lacking.

But their advantages were still not as obvious as genjutsu's.

Seeing those figurines reminded him of the Secret Technique he had developed.

This had potential.

Tobitake Tosei frowned upon hearing this. "Why learn that? Are you planning to make a gift for Ayame?"

A ninja already had too much to learn. Why study something so useless?

"Eh, why didn't I think of that?

But that isn't my purpose. It's for a newly developed Secret Technique that suits these figurines perfectly."

"What can it do? And when did you develop a Secret Technique?

How come I didn't know?"

"Dad, I only came up with it recently. I haven't even had the chance to use it in actual combat."

"Mm, all right. You've had your own ideas since you were little!"

Tobitake Tosei ultimately agreed. As long as it was useful to him, that was enough.

But what followed dealt him a blow.

The moment he finished explaining how to weave bamboo strips and reed figurines, Tobitake Tonbo had already completed a dragonfly figurine.

Whatever Tobitake Tosei taught, Tobitake Tonbo learned immediately.

He did not need to hear it twice.

Gradually, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

In less than an hour, Tobitake Tonbo was already creating new variations and weaving shapes that even he had yet to fully master.

"Heh, this is pretty simple." Tobitake Tonbo played to his heart's content.

To him, these figurines seemed about as difficult as Ichiraku Ramen.

Very easy to learn.

In an instant, a bamboo weave in Ayame's likeness appeared in his hand.

"You brat, go play by yourself. Stop bothering me."

Tobitake Tosei hurriedly chased him away, preferring not to see it and be annoyed.

Back when his arm had been severed and he retired because he could no longer form hand seals, he had spent half a month learning this craft just to weave a dragonfly-shaped bamboo figurine to support Tobitake Tonbo.

Tobitake Tonbo chuckled and returned to his room.

Looking at the Ayame figurine in his hand,

he quickly formed hand seals to test his idea.

He refined a special chakra.

Then released it onto the figurine.

"Secret Technique: Secret Technique: Eye-Painting Hand."

Once the ninjutsu was successfully cast, the Ayame figurine slowly changed.

Before Tobitake Tonbo's eyes, it transformed into a real Ayame.

She quietly looked at Tobitake Tonbo, but could not speak.

"It worked."

Tobitake Tonbo continued controlling her movements. Before long, the figurine Ayame was moving around the room like a ninja.

Yet this was actually a genjutsu.

This was the Secret Technique he had developed: the Secret Technique: Secret Technique: Eye-Painting Hand.

A figurine imbued with the Secret Technique would appear as an illusion in the minds of those who saw it, without needing chakra to disrupt the enemy's chakra.

What was seen became genjutsu.

To those caught in the technique, what they saw was real.

It was as though Tobitake Tonbo had created a form of life.

However, he needed to instill abilities into that lifeform. Otherwise, it would have no consciousness, and thus no combat instincts.

That was what Tobitake Tonbo needed to develop.

The basic concept was to reverse the Mind Reading Technique and inject memories such as Tobitake Tonbo's combat experience into figurines before using the Secret Technique.

Mm, it was similar to the ability of Super Beast Imitating Drawing.

But one used figurines, while the other used paintings.

It fit perfectly with Yin Release's characteristic of creating form from nothing.

After Yamanaka Inoichi's careful guidance, combined with his own immense talent, his personal Secret Technique had finally taken shape.

All he needed to do next was organize his memories and inject different thought patterns into different figurines.

He also needed to tailor the memories according to the shapes of the figurines' bodies.

All of that still required further development.

For now, it could not be used in battle.

"Next, I just need to keep developing it. I also can't neglect my work in the Analysis Division.

Whether I can create diverse combat thought patterns will depend on this."