After leaving Konoha, the road heading west became more and more deviated. The evening wind carried the scent of grass and trees in the mountain forest, but Rinto walked faster and faster. His mind went over the newly adjusted fusion framework. He didn't even notice that the stones under his feet hurt his feet. He stumbled and recovered, frowned and supported the tree trunk next to him, and continued walking forward.
All he could think about was that sentence - fusion from the root, not superposition.
Before, he always thought that he would first use Yin-Yang Release to fix the Chakra frame in his body, and then embed Natural Energy in it, just like building a house first and then moving things inside. But after trying countless times, either the house collapsed or the things were messed up after being put in. Just now he was Naruto The idea that came to mind when was interrupted actually untied the knot: Instead of building a house first and then moving things, when laying the foundation, the materials and layout were all decided. From the first second of the integration of Chakra, the three energies of mind, body, and nature were allowed to follow the rules of Yin-Yang Release.
It makes sense, but whether it can be done or not depends on the practical implementation.
More than half an hour later, the outline of Valley of the End appeared in front of us. Huge Hokage statues stood on both sides of the waterfall. The roaring sound of the water made the valley tremble. The Natural Energy in the mountain forest was more than twice as thick as Konoha. You can even take a breath. Feeling the energy floating in the air. Rinto's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked to the flat ground next to the waterfall. He put down his backpack first, and instead of absorbing the energy in a hurry, he first placed three layers of barriers around him - the outermost layer was soundproof, the middle one was anti-sensory, and the innermost layer was anti-interference, which could block even the water mist splashed by the waterfall.
He didn't want to be interrupted by something in the middle of the trial.
After laying the barrier, Rinto sat down cross-legged. He first laid the draft paper on the stone and placed the charcoal somewhere within easy reach. Then he closed his eyes. He calmed down and stabilized the Yin-Yang Release configuration in his body. Then he followed the method written in Jiraiya's handbook and tried to absorb the surrounding Natural Energy.
Natural Energy poured into the body along with the breath. As soon as it touched Chakra in the meridians, it started running wildly along the path of Yang Release. Rinto's heart As soon as he tightened his grip, he quickly used the Yin Release frame to lock it, but he was still a step too late. There was a stiff numbness in his fingertips. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked down. The tip of his right index finger was already covered with a layer of gray-white petrified lines.
"Fuck."
He cursed lowly and immediately stopped absorbing. Yang Release Chakra was condensed on his fingertips, and the petrified cells were opened little by little. His brows were furrowed. The balance just now collapsed too quickly. The affinity between Natural Energy and Yang Release was too high. As soon as they came in, they were carried by Yang Release and the nodes were overwhelmed. The frame of Yin Release could not be locked at all.
He picked up the pen and quickly wrote down the reasons for the failure on the scratch paper. He crossed out the previously determined energy ratio, changed two parameters, and added two more locks to the anchor node of Yin Release. He was still muttering, "The attraction of Yang Release is too strong, so the activity must be suppressed first. The import speed of Natural Energy must be slowed down, and it cannot be put in at once..."
After resting for two minutes and waiting for the petrification on his fingertips to completely disappear, he closed his eyes again and tried again.
This time he slowed down the absorption speed of Natural Energy and used Yin Release to anchor the nodes in the meridians in advance, but a new problem came again - Natural Energy was Yin Release was too tightly locked and could not be integrated with the Chakra in the body. It was blocked in the meridians as soon as it came in. It dispersed within half a minute. Not to mention the fusion configuration, it could not even maintain a stable balance.
Rinto opened his eyes, scratched his hair irritably, and crossed out the parameters he just changed on the paper.
It won't work if it's too loose, and it won't work if it's too tight. The balance of the three is more sensitive than he expected. If the parameters are slightly off, it will either disintegrate or petrify.
He didn't rush to try again. He picked up the code of Jiraiya and the scroll of Orochimaru, looked at it over and over, and then looked at his own Yin-Yang Release configuration diagram, picking out the positions of the nodes little by little. According to Jiraiya's handwriting, Senjutsu's balance relies on "feeling", but what he wants is not feeling, but precise and replicable parameters, rules that can fit perfectly with his configuration.
He just pondered over the drawings for almost an hour. When it got dark, he readjusted the entire plan. He changed all the import nodes, anchoring rules, and fusion proportions. Even the circulation path of Chakra in the body was temporarily adjusted.
The third time I tried it, I lasted longer than the first two times.
Natural Energy smoothly integrated into Chakra and flowed along the path he had set. Yin-Yang Release's configuration did not collapse, and the balance of the three was barely stable. Rinto felt happy and just wanted to try it. The fused energy was introduced into the configuration. As soon as the energy hit the edge of the configuration, the balance was broken instantly. The Chakra in his body rushed up and there was a dull pain in his chest. He quickly dispersed the energy, coughed twice, and looked down, and there were faint petrified lines on his wrists again.
Still not right.
After Natural Energy is integrated, the configuration parameters of Yin-Yang Release have changed. The previously determined nodes cannot adapt to the integrated Chakra.
Rinto leaned on the stone behind him, took a long breath, threw the charcoal on the stone, looked at the stars in the sky, and felt a little frustrated. He had been researching Chakra for so long, and there had never been any problems. Like Senjutsu fusion, he had repeatedly changed more than a dozen versions of the plan, and could not even achieve a stable foundation.
He sat for a while, picked up the charcoal, and drew the fused Chakra flow model on the paper. He calculated the changes in parameters bit by bit. He muttered words in his mouth, crossing them out from time to time and starting over again. He could not even hear the sound of the waterfall.
Just when he reached the critical point, the sound of rustling footsteps came from outside the barrier, followed by a few muffled voices. Although most of it was blocked by the soundproof barrier, it still drifted in a little.
"Team, Captain, the barrier lit up just now. Is there anyone inside?"
"Bullshit, nonsense, I saw it! Who in this wilderness would set up a barrier here? Isn't it a traitor?"
"No, it can't be right? Valley of the End is so close to Konoha, who dares to cause trouble here? How about we go over and have a look?"
It's the Border Patrol of Konoha.
Rinto's brows instantly furrowed, he clicked his tongue irritably, raised his hand and removed the outermost soundproof barrier, and shouted in a cold voice, "Konoha's patrol team? Patrol where you should go, don't make any noise here."
The sounds outside stopped instantly.
After a few seconds, two heads poked through the gap in the barrier. The captain froze when he saw Rinto sitting on the stone. He quickly ran over with his team members and bowed across the barrier. He was so nervous that he couldn't speak clearly, "Lin, Mr. Rinto? Yes, I'm sorry! We didn't know you were here. We're disturbing you! We, we're leaving now, we're leaving now!"
"Sir, do you need any help? We, we can help you guard outside and not let others come and disturb you." The young ninja next to him quickly added, his eyes full of admiration.
"No need." Rinto waved his hand and said in a firm tone, "Just go away and don't make a sound."
"Hey! Okay! Okay! Let's retreat now!" The captain nodded quickly, led the team members and retreated quietly, even the footsteps were very soft, for fear of disturbing the big boss again.
The patrol left, and only the roar of the waterfall was left in the valley. Rinto reinstalled the soundproof barrier, but did not continue to try it immediately. He had to pick up the interrupted train of thought just now. He picked up the half-drawn model and thought about it for almost half an hour before finally finalizing it. He came up with a new version of the plan - instead of fixing the configuration first and then integrating the energy, the configuration of Yin-Yang Release is dynamically adjusted with the fusion of the three energies, just like the adaptive defense barrier he made before, so that the entire system is alive and can automatically adapt to changes in energy.
This is completely opposite to his previous thinking. Before, it was "set the rules and let the energy follow the rules", but now it is "the rules change with the energy and dynamically maintain balance".
After settling his thoughts, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes again.
Natural Energy slowly flowed into the body. This time, he did not forcibly lock it with Yin Release, nor did he use Yang Release to guide it. He just relaxed the adaptive rules of the configuration and allowed the three energies to slowly merge in the nodes. Yin Release synchronously adjusted the frame, and Yang Release synchronously guided the activity, stabilizing the balance bit by bit.
As time passed, a layer of light golden shimmer slowly appeared on his body. It was not the simple warm light of Yang Release before, but a warmer halo with a natural atmosphere. The Chakra in his body flowed smoothly, without disintegration or petrification.
Rinto's heart stabilized, and he tried to push the fused Chakra, and a small barrier formed on his fingertips. The lines of the barrier were alive, and with the inflow of Natural Energy, the density was automatically adjusted. It was more than twice as strong as the previous barrier made of pure Chakra, but the consumption of Chakra was reduced by more than half.
It's done.
He opened his eyes and looked at his fingertips. His eyes were astonishingly bright. Although it was only the most basic stable fusion and could not be maintained for a long time, let alone used in complex configurations, the core logic was clear, and all that was left was to optimize the parameters and polish the details.
He quickly picked up the pen and wrote down all the physical sensations, parameters, and node changes just now on the scratch paper. He even breathed softly, for fear of forgetting the feeling just now. As he wrote, he couldn't help but smile. The irritability he had endured for several days completely dissipated at this moment.
For most of the next night, Rinto kept trying again and again.
From the most basic stable absorption, to trying to adjust the fusion ratio, and then to using Senjutsu Chakra in a simple configuration, trial and error, adjustment again and again, the draft paper was filled with one sheet after another. During this period, he also overturned the car, once the balance was not stable, and half of his arm was petrified. It took him almost 20 minutes to use Yang Release to repair it, and he did not stop. He just wrote down the failed parameters, changed the plan and tried again.
He didn't stop until daybreak, when the east became pale.
After a night of trial and error, he has been able to stably maintain the balance of the three energies, and can even integrate Senjutsu Chakra into the basic configuration of Yin-Yang Release. Although it is not possible to rewrite it on a large scale, the core adaptation problem has been completely solved.
Rinto leaned on the stone, rubbed his sore shoulders, looked at the draft paper in his hand that was full of writing, and let out a long sigh of relief. The fatigue of almost three days came to him at this moment, and he yawned. Just as he was about to pack his things and return to Konoha, the outermost barrier was suddenly triggered, and subtle Chakra fluctuations were heard.
They were not patrols, but people who had deliberately suppressed their presence. There were more than one, hiding in the dark and being sneaky.
Rinto's brows instantly wrinkled again, and the anger that had just been suppressed came up again. What bothered him the most was this, when he was interrupted at a critical point in his trial and error, and all the good fun he had had for the night was gone.
He didn't get up, but just moved his fingertips slightly, and the outermost barrier tightened instantly. The two black shadows hidden in the trees were directly ejected by the barrier and fell to the ground. The two people got up instantly, holding Kunai in their hands, wearing masks of Root, their eyes full of panic.
They were sent by Danzo. They did not dare to attack Rinto directly. They just wanted to secretly collect some samples of his Chakra to see what his abilities were. Unexpectedly, they were discovered as soon as they approached the barrier.
"Danzo's person?" Rinto's tone was very cold. He stood up and walked over step by step, "I didn't bother him, but he dared to send someone to bother me?"
The two ninjas looked at each other and knew that they were no match. They turned around and wanted to run. But as soon as they moved, they felt that the Chakra in their bodies was instantly chaotic. The nodes in their meridians seemed to have been cut off. They could not even stand firmly and fell directly to the ground.
Rinto walked up to them and looked at them condescendingly. "Go back and tell Danzo that if you dare to send people to disturb me again, next time it won't be as simple as sealing Chakra. He still has enough Sharingan to break the seal. I can break it at any time if I want."
His tone was calm, but with unquestionable certainty. The two ninjas looked pale and couldn't even speak. They could only lie on the ground and nod.
Rinto casually withdrew the Chakra sealing their meridians and waved his hand impatiently. "Go away. Don't let me see you around here again."
The two people scrambled to their feet and ran away without looking back. They didn't even dare to pick up the Kunai that fell on the ground.
Rinto clicked his tongue irritably, turned around, removed the barrier, and stuffed the draft paper, pen, and scroll into his backpack. It was already dawn, and the morning mist in the valley was rising. He didn't sleep all night. Although his mind was still excited, his body was a little tired, and the new parameters needed to be sorted out. There were still many details to optimize. He had to go back to the laboratory and slowly polish the complete information.
He put on his backpack and turned around to walk in the direction of Konoha. His steps were not fast, and his mind was still thinking about the new problem discovered during the trial and error - the fusion of Senjutsu Chakra, which consumes more mental energy than expected. If maintained for a long time, it will affect the accuracy of the Yin Release configuration, so he must find a way to optimize it.
Passing by a stream in the forest, he squatted down and washed his face. The cold water sobered up his chaotic mind. Looking at his reflection in the water, the red bloodshot eyes were frighteningly heavy, but he didn't care. He wiped his face and continued walking forward.
On the road, I met the ninja who came out for patrol in the morning. When I saw him, I greeted him respectfully. He just nodded and kept walking. His mind was full of optimization plans for the Senjutsu configuration.
When he reached the door of Konoha, the sun had already risen. The guard at the door saw him and opened the door respectfully. He couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Rinto, you haven't been back all night? Do you want to help you prepare some breakfast?"
"No need." Rinto waved his hand, walked quickly into the village, and went straight to his laboratory. Now he just wanted to quickly sort out the trial and error data from last night and draw the optimization plan. Nothing else mattered.
As soon as I walked to the door of the laboratory, I saw Sakura standing there with a thermos bucket, pacing back and forth anxiously. When I saw him coming back, I ran over quickly. "Sir! You are finally back! I came over in the morning and found that you didn't come back all night, and I was almost worried to death! Are you okay?"
"It's okay, go to Valley of the End and try Senjutsu." Rinto opened the courtyard door, responded casually, put his backpack on the table, and took out the scratch paper full of writing last night, completely forgetting about Sakura next to it.
Sakura looked at his red eyes, as well as the grass clippings and mud spots on his clothes. He sighed helplessly and put the thermos bucket on the table, "I knew you must not have eaten. I brought you porridge and steamed buns. They are still hot. You need to eat some first. You have to cushion your stomach no matter how busy you are."
Rinto didn't even raise his head. He took the pen and drew the optimized configuration on the new paper. He casually said "hmm" and scratched the paper very fast, completely forgetting about eating.
Sakura looked at him like this and didn't dare to disturb him anymore. He put the porridge in his hands, helped him pack the things in his backpack, cleaned up the scrapped scraps of last night's drawings, and walked out quietly. He didn't forget to close the door when he left, for fear that the sound outside would disturb him.
The room became quiet again, with only the rustling of the pen tip across the paper and the occasional chirping of birds outside the window. Rinto was completely immersed in his own world. The door to Senjutsu had been pushed open by him. The next step was to completely integrate this system into his Chakra rules.