The wick of the oil lamp had long been burnt to black and curled up into a ball, and the last spark was extinguished in the morning light. Rinto lay on the piece of wood that he had picked up, with his fingertips stained with carbon black and the whites of his eyes covered with red bloodshot eyes. He had been staring at the densely drawn, scratched and rewritten piece of papyrus in front of him for almost a day and a night.
Yin-Yang Release The core logic of the fusion was solved the night before, but when it came to actual implementation, there were all unexpected pitfalls.
The first version of the frame he drew was perfect when deduced in his mind, but when he actually picked up a carving knife and carved it into the crystal jade, Chakra collapsed as soon as he poured it into it. Waste crystal jade was thrown on the ground beside his feet. Some cracked in half just after carving a third of it, and some Chakra As soon as E was injected, it exploded into pieces. The most dangerous time was when the flying crystal jade fragments flew past his ears and made a small crater in the earthen wall. He didn't even raise his head. He only irritably slapped the carving knife on the wooden board and cursed "fuck" in a low voice.
"It's not a matter of the density of the nodes." He pinched his eyebrows, scratched the paper with his fingertips unconsciously, and muttered in his mouth, "The frame established by Yin Release is dead, and the energy of Yang Release will dissipate as soon as it rushes... But if the nodes are moved, the configuration will not be stable..."
He casually pulled the tumbled notebook beside him and turned to the fragment of Six Paths he had copied before. His fingertips repeatedly rubbed the line "Yin Release Shape, Yang Release Give Life". The head was screwed tightly. Previously, he defaulted to the sequential order, first setting up a fixed shape, and then pouring life energy into it. However, after trying dozens of times, either the frame was shattered by the energy of Yang Release, or the energy was completely dispersed, unable to give life at all.
It's like burning a porcelain vase first and then stuffing a sapling into it. Either the vase will break or the sapling will suffocate to death.
Rinto threw the charcoal away, leaned against the earthen wall behind him, closed his eyes, and dismantled it from its most fundamental source - spiritual energy and physical energy, which are originally one, merged into Chakra, and then separated into the attributes of Yin-Yang Release, they have never been two separate things.
Then why should we separate shaping and giving into two steps?
He opened his eyes suddenly, grabbed a new piece of tissue paper, and raised his hand to cross out all the two sets of separation frames he had drawn before. It was not a set of rules Yin Release and a set of logic Yang Release. It started from the most basic node Chakra, and embedded them in the same node at the same time. Enter the rules of shaping and the logic of birth. As soon as Chakra enters the node, Yin Release will be shaped simultaneously, and Yang Release will be activated simultaneously. Just like seeds sprouting in the rainforest, shape and life grow together. It is not necessary to draw the shape first and then impose vitality.
The tip of the pen scratched quickly on the paper, and the morning light shone in slantly from the broken window, falling on his hands stained with carbon black. He didn't even change his posture. From time to time, he mumbled a few words without any end. If he made a mistake, he would cross it out casually. He pinched the edge of the paper and picked up the rough edges.
By the time he finished drawing the complete basic configuration, the sun had already risen above his head, and the hot flashes in the rain forest poured in through the holes. The coarse cloth coat on his back was already soaked with sweat, but he didn't notice it at all. He stared at the drawing three times and exhaled a long breath.
The logic is in order, but the only thing left is practical verification.
He dug out an untouched crystal jade from his backpack and picked up the diamond carving knife. Even after almost two days, his fingertips were so steady that there was no tremor. The sound of the carving knife scratching the jade was as thin as the chirping of insects. He carved the Yin-Yang Release fusion configuration he had just drawn into the crystal jade bit by bit. He was more careful than any other ninja tool he had carved before, and he did not miss even the smallest parameter adjustments.
After half an hour, he put down the carving knife, held the piece of crystal jade as big as a fingernail, condensed a trace of Chakra on his fingertips, and slowly poured it in.
The crystal jade instantly lit up with a warm light golden halo. It was not the rigid brightness of the previous solidified ninja tool, but a lively light that would change slightly with the flow of Chakra. With a thought in his mind, the configuration in the crystal jade instantly unfolded. A translucent barrier is formed in front of him. The lines on the barrier are not fixed. They will automatically adjust the density according to his Chakra output. They can even actively absorb water vapor in the surrounding air to supplement the energy consumption of the barrier.
It's done.
Rinto's eyes lit up, and most of the fatigue from staying up all night was gone. He tried a few more times, and the barrier could change shape and thickness at will according to his wishes. It could even be equipped with the repair power of Yang Release while defending - Yin Release fixed the shape of the defense, and Yang Release simultaneously repaired the loss of the barrier. It was more than one order of magnitude stronger than the previous simple solidification defense tool.
He casually threw the crystal jade on the table, then bent down to pick up a dead branch picked up from the door. The fused Chakra condensed on his fingertips, and he pressed it gently on the dry wood.
Yin Release decided the growth shape in advance, and Yang Release simultaneously awakened the dormant cells in the dead wood. Visible to the naked eye, the dry and brittle branches sprouted green new shoots, following the outline he had determined, and grew into a small wooden frame as big as a palm, and two tender new leaves even spread out on the branches.
It's not the kind of vitality that Wood Release forcibly promotes, but the precise control combined with Yin-Yang Release - he sets the rules, and life grows according to the rules without wasting a trace of energy or damaging the cells of the plant itself.
Rinto pinched the still-growing little frame and couldn't help but smile. The previous months of groping, stuck, and trial and error all came to an end at this moment. Yin Release and Yang Release, the two systems were finally completely integrated and became something that completely belonged to him.
He placed the wooden frame on the wooden board, and just as he was about to sit down and polish the details of the structure, there was suddenly a gentle knock on the dilapidated courtyard door of the post station.
It wasn't like the previous pursuers were kicking in the door or forcing their way in. It was a very restrained, even a little cautious knock, three times, a pause, and two more times.
Rinto's brows instantly frowned, and the irritation he had just suppressed came up again. He placed three layers of perception seals around the inn, and he could touch the door, but his alarm was not triggered yet. It was either a ruthless character who was far more powerful than him, or a Takigakure ninja that he had dealt with before.
He didn't get up, he just turned towards the door and said calmly, "Who?"
The person outside the door paused for a moment, and a somewhat familiar voice came, stumbling and a little nervous. "Lin, Mr. Rinto? I, I am from Takigakure. I have seen you at Xiakou and Xiakou before. My name is Takuma."
It was the scar-faced ninja whose arm was healed by him.
Rinto stood up and opened the door. There were three Takigakure ninjas standing at the door. The leader was Takuma. The bandage on his arm had been replaced with a new one, but his face was pale and his body was still stained with muddy water from the rainforest. When he saw him opening the door, he quickly bowed and saluted, and was so panicked that he almost knocked off the Ninja Blade from his waist.
"What's the matter?" Rinto leaned against the door frame, not letting them in. The deal had already been settled, and he had no interest in getting involved with Takigakure's people any more.
"Yes, I'm sorry to disturb you!" Takuma spoke quickly, speaking in a hurry and in confusion, "Yes, it was the great elder who asked us to come. There is something big going on at the border! The who fought with you before Kakuzu, brought people from Akatsuki, and ninjas with roots of Konoha, also gathered in the border rainforest, there are almost twenty people in total, all looking for you!"
The young ninja next to him couldn't help but add, his voice trembling. "On our way here just now, we saw their patrol team, less than five miles away from here! The great elder asked us to ask you, do you want to go back to the village with us first? There is a village protection barrier in the village, so it is safe!"
Rinto Before he could respond, a deafening explosion suddenly came from deep in the rainforest. The shock wave spread along the ground, causing the broken soil on the roof of the inn to fall down and even the door frame to shake.
Takuma's face instantly turned as white as paper. He suddenly turned his head to look in the direction of the explosion, and his hand instantly pressed on Ninja Blade: "Oh no! They, they have already come!"