Uchiha Yan shook his head. "It was because Morgana wanted to spare the Nine-Tails, while Kayle believed the Nine-Tails was the embodiment of evil and needed to be sealed."
"They knew Sealing Jutsu too?"
"It was a Dōjutsu!"
Uchiha Yan said calmly, "Soul Chain could control the Nine-Tails' soul, leaving it unable to move.
"Kayle, meanwhile, possessed Transcendence, which could allow her to grow to the heights of the Sage of Six Paths.
"Most importantly, both of them knew the legendary Sealing Jutsu, Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals!
"This jutsu originally required nine ninja with vast amounts of chakra working together, but they possessed a secret technique that allowed either of them to use it alone."
Shiori exclaimed in admiration, "The Uchiha Clan really has produced so many geniuses. It's a shame they were all too stubborn.
"Didn't those two Uchiha predecessors leave anything behind?"
"They did! Plenty of words that have continued to inspire the Uchiha, as well as ninjutsu.
"For example, Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame is a version of Kayle's Blaze Sword, only far less powerful.
"What truly holds value isn't their ninjutsu, but the words they left behind."
"What words?"
Uchiha Yan slowly rose, his hands clasped behind his back. The morning sun shone on his face, lending him an inexplicably sacred air:
"Find salvation in the light. With blade in hand, Sanction All Directions!"
"True grace is beautiful in imperfection, sincere through emotion, and free through vulnerability.
"Lies do not hurt people. Truth is the keen blade.
"The world is neither black nor white, but an exquisite shade of gray.
"The difference between success and failure lies in how well each person adapts.
"Only when darkness falls does everyone suddenly see the light.
"These are only a few. Many madmen and geniuses have appeared throughout Uchiha history, each with their own story.
"For example, Uchiha Shin's Mangekyō Sharingan was about protection. He could teleport to his friends and family regardless of distance, protecting those he wished to protect. That was unique in Uchiha history."
"Lies do not hurt people..."
Shiori murmured to herself, "Incredible! What wonderful words. Nothing in this world is truly black and white."
A Kirigakure ninja hurried up to Uchiha Yan:
"Since there's nothing to do right now, could you tell me what that line about a blade in hand and Sanction All Directions means?"
"Was that something Kayle said? What exactly did she go through to say something like that?
"And what secret technique could let someone use that legendary Sealing Jutsu? Does it still exist?"
"It's been lost!"
Uchiha Yan sighed. "Perhaps only the Nine-Tails knows where the secret technique is, because the two sisters died right before it, and the secret technique vanished along with them.
"I'll tell you the stories of Kayle and her sister, and Uchiha Shin instead."
"Yes, yes, yes! Tell us those!"
"To talk about Kayle, we have to start with her mother. The whole story began three hundred years ago..."
As Uchiha Yan spoke, everyone gradually became engrossed. The ninjutsu and events in the stories stirred their hearts, and the quotes made them feel that hearing such words in their lifetime was already heaven's greatest blessing.
They were not the only ones captivated. Two White Zetsu were engrossed as well, so absorbed in listening that they forgot to pass on intelligence.
Even when Black Zetsu arrived, the two White Zetsu underground failed to notice him at all.
"Boo-hoo... The sisters were so close, yet they went their separate ways over a single sinner."
"Why save that sinner? They should've just died."
"What are you doing?"
"Listening to stories!"
"Stories, my ass!"
Their reply infuriated Black Zetsu so much that he directly possessed one of the White Zetsu:
"I told you to monitor Uchiha Yan and gather intelligence along the way, and you're here fooling around? Believe me, I'll send you to your graves right now."
"Kill one of me, and there are millions more!"
"You..."
"Oh! Right, intelligence!"
White Zetsu cried out, "Uchiha Yan just mentioned some intelligence. Apparently, there's a secret technique that lowers the requirements for Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals, so a single Kage Level fighter can use it."
"What secret technique? Why don't I know about it?"
"No idea!"
White Zetsu shook his head. "He only said it was a secret technique possessed by two Uchiha sisters over three hundred years ago."
"Impossible! It has to be fake!"
"But he mentioned black flames. That's Amaterasu. Who else knows that Dōjutsu these days?"
"Tell me everything. Never mind! I'll look for myself!"
Thirty minutes later, Black Zetsu sank into thought. He was certain those two sisters had never existed in Uchiha history, but there had indeed been a pair of twins.
Blaze Blade and Soul Chain? Could I have overlooked everyone else because I was only paying attention to Indra's reincarnations?
It's possible. If I hadn't kept watching Madara, I probably wouldn't have known the Uchiha Clan had a Forbidden Jutsu like Izanagi either.
Whether it's real or not, I'll tell Nagato first. The plan hasn't started yet anyway, so looking for this thing won't cost us anything.
With that thought, Black Zetsu swiftly drifted toward Amegakure. For the moment, he abandoned his questions. If that secret technique really existed, his problem would no longer be a problem.
Nagato was staring blankly at the sky. The moment he saw half of Zetsu's head emerge from the wall beside him, his mood soured.
"Could you stop acting like a gecko every day? You're a person, not a beast."
"We can talk about that later!"
Zetsu paid it no mind. "We learned something from Uchiha Yan. The Uchiha Clan once had a secret technique that allowed Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals to be used by just one Kage Level ninja."
"What!"
Nagato's expression changed dramatically, his eyes filled with excitement:
"Is that true? Does a secret technique like that really exist? Could Yan have been fooled?"
"I don't know! His job in the Uchiha Clan is organizing Uchiha documents. It's perfectly normal for him to know things other people don't.
"Find salvation in the light. Wield a blade and Sanction All Directions; lies do not hurt people, truth is the keen blade.
"Do you think someone Uchiha Yan's age could come up with those words?"
"Of course Yan wouldn't lie! I meant, could the documents have misled him?"
"Don't you understand how important intelligence is? How insane would the Uchiha Clan have to be to record false intelligence like that in their documents and harm their own descendants?"
"It's still best to be cautious!"
Nagato pressed his palms together. "Go with Pain and ask Uchiha Jinyan. See if he knows about this secret technique."
Before long, the two arrived at Uchiha Jinyan's room.
Nagato had assigned these people to the Ninja Academy to train students. When they had no missions, they taught the students shuriken techniques; when they had missions, they carried them out.
At that moment, Uchiha Jinyan was in his room, boasting to the other Uchiha clan members:
"Root ninja aren't worth a damn. Just watch me kill him on our next mission."
"Jinyan, don't do anything reckless. I heard Danzo sent Yan out to find Kirigakure's commander-in-chief, all by himself.
"If you get into trouble again, no one will be able to save you."
"Yan will be fine. The clan head has already sent him a ninja cat contract."
"Uchiha Jinyan!"
Pain had no desire to listen any further and interrupted them directly.
"What is it?"
"Does the Uchiha Clan have a secret technique that can lower the requirements for using Sealing Jutsu?"
At those words, Jinyan narrowed his eyes slightly, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly appearing:
"The Uchiha have many secret techniques. They aren't for you to pry into. Give up on that idea.
"For Jiraiya and Yan's sake, I'll let it slide this time. If there's a next time, even your Rinnegan won't help you."
Zetsu was rather speechless. He felt he was about to awaken a Sharingan himself. Pain couldn't even ask a question properly.
Seeing Pain about to speak again, Zetsu decisively cut in:
"With blade in hand, Sanction All Directions—have you heard that saying before?"
"Bastard! It's 'with blade in hand, Sanction All Directions'! Don't casually alter the sayings passed down through the Uchiha Clan."
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