Secret Technique!

Uzumaki Kushina's home.

"Hey, Asuma, I picked this out especially for you!"

Uzumaki Kushina handed a scroll to Asuma.

After thanking her, Asuma took it and opened it with eager anticipation.

Hmm?

Asuma froze for a moment. He looked up at Uzumaki Kushina and Minato, who looked like a perfect couple, then lowered his head and carefully examined the contents of the scroll.

Adamantine Sealing Chains!

He truly had not expected Uzumaki Kushina to give him this Fūinjutsu.

Taking a deep breath, Asuma looked up at Uzumaki Kushina, who was watching him with a smile. "Sister Kushina, this technique is a secret technique of the Uzumaki Clan, isn't it?"

Uzumaki Kushina nodded. "That's right."

"It has a Training Difficulty of A-Rank, but it also has another harsh requirement: an enormous amount of Chakra."

"That's why even your Brother Minato never learned it."

"Even within our Uzumaki Clan, not many people were able to master this technique."

"But your Chakra Amount now is no less than your Brother Minato's. Once you grow up, you should meet the threshold to learn it."

Namikaze Minato smiled. "Kushina thinks this technique suits you very well!"

The difficulty of learning a ninjutsu could not absolutely determine its strength, because a ninjutsu's power also depended on its user.

Still, it was at least a highly useful reference.

Was Wind Style: Rasenshuriken more valuable than Adamantine Sealing Chains?

That was truly hard to say.

However, it was obvious that, to Uzumaki Kushina, the two could be mentioned in the same breath.

And in Asuma's eyes, Adamantine Sealing Chains were more valuable than Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.

At least, based on what he currently knew, they were.

"Thank you, Sister Kushina. Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Asuma thanked her with a smile.

He liked it very much. He was extremely satisfied!

Uzumaki Kushina was delighted to see this. She had thought for a long time before selecting this ninjutsu. "Then let's begin!"

"Right now, I'm the only one in Konoha who has mastered this technique, so you'd better learn it properly!"

Uzumaki Kushina entered teaching mode.

After watching for a while, Namikaze Minato quietly stepped away. Leaving behind a Shadow Clone, his real body went to the Hokage Building to see Sarutobi Hiruzen and report what had happened between the Root Shinobi and Asuma at the training ground.

He was not sure whether Asuma would tell Sarutobi Hiruzen about it, but he did not want Asuma to face Danzo alone. So whether or not Asuma told his parents, he had to report it.

This was not exactly a private matter, either.

After Namikaze Minato left, Sarutobi Hiruzen could not help but feel a headache coming on.

Perhaps neither Namikaze Minato and the others nor Danzo himself would take Asuma's "big words" seriously.

However, although he had not interacted much with his second son these past few years, observations from the sidelines had made one thing very clear to him: the words spoken by this incomparably self-disciplined son were absolutely not "threats."

For now, he had to be glad that the boy lacked the ability to do it.

But with the boy's current strength, as one rose and the other declined, he would definitely have that ability in the future!

For a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's feelings became conflicted.

His second son was so outstanding that he did not even know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

At five in the afternoon, Asuma finally left Uzumaki Kushina's home and went to meet Yūhi Kurenai.

On the way, his thoughts could not help drifting to the Nine-Tails Attack.

Come to think of it, it was only six years away.

Could it be prevented?

The Moon Eye Plan cannot avoid the Nine-Tails; it is a crucial part of it.

Uchiha Madara knew that a Jinchuriki's seal would weaken during childbirth. With Black Zetsu and White Zetsu's abilities, sneaking into Konoha and finding out the delivery date would not be difficult. So regardless of whether Uchiha Obito was the one carrying out the Moon Eye Plan in his place, he would not let such a good opportunity slip by.

The only difference is how difficult it would be to do.

I cannot control Uchiha Obito's fate... But if the Nine-Tails Attack happens according to the original trajectory, then even if I can't stop Uchiha Obito, saving people won't be difficult.

A Jinchuriki would die if their Tailed Beast was extracted, but they only needed to put it back in!

But...

Greed could not help rising within Asuma.

A Tailed Beast was such a great rechargeable battery. It was hard to come by!

Other than the Reaper Death Seal, is there another way to split the Nine-Tails into two halves?

Asuma could not help wondering.

"Asuma!"

Suddenly, Yūhi Kurenai's voice snapped him out of it.

Asuma looked up and saw Kurenai waving ahead of him. He immediately gathered his thoughts, smiled, and walked over. Then they headed off together to train.

After training, they ate dinner together, took a half-hour walk, and only then went home separately.

When he returned home, Asuma greeted his mother, Sarutobi Biwako, then burrowed into his bedroom to study ninjutsu.

However, he did not continue learning Adamantine Sealing Chains.

According to Uzumaki Kushina, even with his current Chakra Amount, he could at most condense a single Adamantine Sealing Chain, which did not have much practical combat value.

It was not that it lacked offensive power.

It simply consumed too much Chakra and was not cost-effective.

Asuma was confident that his powerful Chakra Control could reduce the consumption, but probably only to a limited extent.

So although Adamantine Sealing Chains were powerful, he was not in such a hurry to master them.

The Yin Seal, on the other hand, was better suited to his current needs.

For a ninjutsu-oriented ninja, especially someone like Asuma who had mastered powerful ninjutsu, there was never enough Chakra.

Besides.

If he mastered the Yin Seal, then Adamantine Sealing Chains would no longer be a problem.

Therefore.

Asuma chose to study the Yin Seal.

The next day was another day without missions.

In the morning, Asuma went to Tsunade's place. Aside from learning Medical Ninjutsu, he also consulted her about several difficult points regarding the Yin Seal.

After lunch, Asuma continued to learn from Uzumaki Kushina.

It was not just Adamantine Sealing Chains. Uzumaki Kushina also held nothing back when it came to other Fūinjutsu knowledge.

She was absolutely Konoha's current Fūinjutsu expert.

In all of Konoha, there was probably no Fūinjutsu expert more outstanding than her.

For three consecutive days, Asuma lived like this.

On the fifth day after returning to Konoha, the team held intensive training in the Forest of Death for three days straight.

And Hatake Sakumo's requirements were extremely strict.

Their hypothetical enemies were elite ninja or special units from the major ninja villages.

Naturally, Hatake Sakumo himself, a powerhouse, played those roles.

Having fought through countless battles, he was extremely familiar with the styles of every major ninja village, so simulating them was not difficult.

Not to mention Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune—even Asuma, without using Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, was killed five times in six combat simulations.

That showed just how ruthless Hatake Sakumo was.

July 31.

Hatake Sakumo announced that they would gather at the village entrance at eight in the morning on August 2 and leave to carry out a mission.

"This mission may be highly dangerous. Be prepared!"

Hatake Sakumo warned them before leaving.

The three of them exchanged glances and nodded in unison. "Yes, Sensei!"

After watching Hatake Sakumo leave, Asuma asked Shizune, "Shizune, how well have you mastered the Chakra Scalpel?"

Shizune shook her head. "I've barely mastered it. There are still some problems using it in actual combat."

Asuma immediately said, "Today and tomorrow, I'll train with you!"

"If you can use the Chakra Scalpel in combat, your ability to protect yourself will greatly improve."

Shizune immediately nodded solemnly. "I'll work hard!"

Asuma turned to Kurenai as well. "For these two days, I'll use Shadow Clones to train with you too. The time is short, but you should still improve quite a bit!"

Kurenai immediately nodded.

Thus, Asuma became even busier over the next two days.

Not only did he have to train himself, but he also had to use Shadow Clones to conduct special training with Kurenai and Shizune, serving as their target.

August 1.

Five in the afternoon.

Having just finished special training with Shizune and Kurenai, Asuma suddenly froze.

Congratulations on obtaining the achievement "The First Genin in the Ninja World with a Bounty Exceeding Thirty Million." You have received 1 Attribute Point, 1 Skill Point, an additional 100,000 Experience Points, and 1 Skill Pack.

Looking at the system prompt, Asuma's expression turned strange.