The table in the laboratory is spread out in a mess. Instead of the scratch paper covered with formulas before, there are rows of neatly cut patch samples, rice paper, tanned leather, special linen fabrics, and even transparent cicada wings. Each piece is engraved with extremely fine Chakra configuration. Next to it is a small wooden box with serial numbers marked by date. They are all failures made a few days ago.
Rinto held a piece of newly made linen fabric patch and looked at the light. A trace of it formed on his fingertips. Chakra poked it in and frowned instantly.
Still not working.
He decided on the core configuration of the portable medical patch three days ago - hemostasis, analgesia, and superficial cell repair. The three functions are embedded in a micro-configuration. Even a civilian who has never learned Ninjutsu can apply it to the wound and inject a little bit of Chakra to take effect. He does not even need Chakra, and it will take effect based on the energy stored in the patch.
But the biggest problem stuck: the configuration deactivated too quickly.
If the engraved patch is left at room temperature for less than three days, the Chakra configuration inside will fall apart, and all the stored energy will be released. It cannot be stored at all, let alone used on the battlefield on a large scale and spread to civilians.
In the past three days, he tried all the carriers he could think of, changed the solidification logic of eight versions of the configuration, and even embedded all the lock energy nodes in Land of Whirlpools Sealing Jutsu. The longest one only lasted five days, which was far from the "room temperature storage for more than half a year" he wanted.
"The energy-locking node can only seal the energy, but cannot retain the activity of the configuration." He threw the patch back on the table, tapping his fingertips on the table unconsciously, and muttered, "The fiber of the carrier cannot retain the Chakra imprint, so we have to find materials that can stabilize the configuration, or... the Sealing Jutsu formula that can retain the activity for a long time."
He flipped through the Sealing Jutsu dossier he had brought back from the classics library. Most of it contained seals for combat and storage seals. There was very little content about the long-term solidification of this tiny amount of Chakra configuration. Konoha specializes in Sealing Jutsu's department should have more comprehensive grassroots seal files, and Nara Clan has been in charge of Konoha's medicinal material library for generations. It has rich experience in the active curing of herbal medicines and biological tissues, and may be able to find suitable carrier materials.
Rinto didn't think much more, grabbed the notebook on the table and walked out. He didn't even wear a coat, and the courtyard door was just around the corner, and he almost forgot to lock it. His mind was filled with fixed things, and he walked quickly along the Konoha street, without even hearing the greetings from the street vendors.
"Mr. Rinto? Good morning!" The lady boss selling dumplings smiled and waved her hand. Just as she was about to hand over a box of newly made three-color dumplings, she saw him turning the corner without stopping. He turned the corner with his head lowered and almost hit a tree trunk on the side of the road. Then he suddenly raised his head and gave him a hand, then hurried forward. The lady boss was stunned, smiled and shook her head, "As expected, just like the rumors, his mind is full of research."
Konoha's Sealing Squad was in the side building of Hokage's office building. When Rinto broke in, several ninjas who were drawing the sealing array were startled. The pens in their hands I almost dropped it. The leader, the squad leader Sealing Squad, stood up quickly, his face was both excited and nervous, and he didn't know where to put his hands. "Lin, Mr. Rinto? Why are you here? Is there any problem related to the seal?"
"I want to check the information on the long-term solidification of micro-amount Chakra configuration. The more basic and complete the better." Rinto went straight to the topic and glanced at the seal drawings on their desks. "There are also archives about seals engraved on organic carriers, are there any?"
"Yes, yes! Of course there is!" The squad leader nodded quickly, turned around and opened the filing cabinet behind him, still mumbling nonsense, "Sir, the whole class is reading the configuration theory you wrote! We used to make redundant nodes for the enchantment, and after changing them according to the logic in your book, Chakra consumption dropped by 20%! I wanted to visit you before, but I was afraid of disturbing your research..."
Rinto didn't answer. His eyes were all on the pile of files he took out. He reached out to take it and flipped through it, completely ignoring the Sealing Squad ninjas who were watching around him. Several young ninjas gathered next to them, not daring to speak, and watched him flip through the files at an alarming speed. He ran his fingers across the pages and stopped when he encountered useful content. He took out his portable notebook and took a few notes, their eyes full of admiration.
After flipping through it for almost an hour, he closed the file, still frowning. Most of the cured seals in the data were for a large number of Chakra. Using this kind of micro patch would either take up too much space or destroy the repair configuration, so there were not many that could be used. He only found a few tips that could optimize the locking energy nodes, which could not solve the core deactivation problem.
"Thank you." He returned the file to the squad leader, turned around and left.
"Hey, Mr. Rinto!" The squad leader quickly stopped him and handed over a stack of blank sealing talisman paper, "This is our special talisman paper. The effect of retaining Chakra is particularly good. You can try it! If you need anything else, you can come over at any time, or just ask someone to bring a message, and we will send it to you!"
Rinto paused, took the talisman paper and pinched it. The texture was indeed different, and nodded. "Thank you." After that, he walked out quickly, leaving a room of Sealing Squad ninjas gathered together to discuss the scene excitedly.
After leaving Sealing Squad, he did not return to the laboratory. He turned around and headed to the Nara Clan station Earth Flow to the east of Konoha. On the way, he met a few Genin who had just returned from the training ground. They bowed to him and said hello. He just waved his hand casually without slowing down.
At the gate of the Nara Clan's station, the ninja guarding the gate recognized him and quickly went in to report. After a while, Shikaku Nara came out quickly with a gentle smile on his face, "Mr. Rinto, you rare visitor, why are you here when you have time? Shikamaru always said before that it was thanks to you for helping him solve the bottleneck of Shadow Jutsu. He always wanted to come and say thank you, but was afraid of disturbing you."
"You're welcome." Rinto didn't greet him, but directly explained the purpose of his visit, "I need materials that can stabilize biological activity for a long time. Whether it is plant extracts, or treated hides and fabrics, as long as it can retain the activity imprinted by Chakra, the more stable the better. Also, your method of solidifying the activity of medicinal materials, can you show me the relevant information?"
Shikaku was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and guided him sideways. "Of course, please come inside. I thought it was some big deal. For such a small matter, if you ask someone to say something, I will have someone send it to you. Why bother to go there in person?"
"By the way." Rinto responded casually and followed him into the house, completely unaware of the curious looks cast by the Nara tribesmen passing by in the yard.
Shikaku poured him a cup of tea, pushed it in front of him, and asked people to go to the warehouse to get relevant medicinal material samples and information. They chatted casually. "I heard from Lady Tsunade that you were the one who cured Sunagakure's puppet poison a few days ago? The scorpion poison has been rampant in Shinobi World for so many years and no one can cure it. You managed it in a few hours. It's really amazing."
"Well, it's not difficult." Rinto was focused on the information he was about to get. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He didn't taste the tea at all and put it down again. "Sunagakure Is there any news over there?"
"Oh, the news just came, Kakashi and the others have caught up with Deidara and are fighting." Shikaku said, and added, "Lady Tsunade has sent reinforcements, there should be no big problem."
Rinto nodded and only asked, "They said, can they bring back Scorpion's puppet and Deidara's clay sample?"
Shikaku was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed. As expected, what this gentleman cared about was never the success of the task, but the research samples he wanted. He nodded quickly. "I will send someone a message later, specifically asking them to bring the samples back for you."
Just as he was talking, the tribesman came in with a pile of information and a dozen small boxes, and put them on the table. Shikaku pointed to the box and introduced, "Here are several kinds of animal skins that we have processed, as well as resins and plant fibers that can stabilize the activity. They are commonly used in making medicinal materials. The curing effect is very good. The information is about our method of curing the activity of medicinal materials, and there is also the related Sealing Jutsu. See if you can use it."
Rinto immediately opened the information, then opened the box and touched the samples one by one, and his eyes slowly lit up. Especially a thin animal hide treated with gum, which has good toughness and a strong ability to lock in activity. It can be used as a carrier for the patch. There is also Sealing Jutsu, which they use to lock in the medicinal properties of medicinal materials. With a few changes, it can adapt to its micro-structure.
"Can I take these things away?" He raised his head and asked, with a rare eagerness in his eyes.
"Of course, I can give it all to you, no problem." Shikaku said with a smile, "If it's not enough, you can just ask someone to come get it."
"Thank you." Rinto put the information and sample box together and stood up while holding them, not even willing to stay for one more second.
"Don't leave in a hurry." Shikaku quickly stopped him, "It's almost noon, why don't you stay for a quick meal? Shikamaru is also at home today. He always wanted to thank you in person."
"No, I don't have time." Rinto shook his head and walked out the door with his things in his arms. He walked very quickly, "I've used up the information and asked someone to bring it back to you." As soon as he finished speaking, the person had already reached the door of the yard and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Shikaku looked at his hurried back and shook his head helplessly. The tribesman next to him couldn't help but ask, "Chief, is this the Mr. Rinto who has written many books? It seems a little too hasty."
"People are so busy with research that they have no time to chat with us." Shikaku smiled, "He is also a strange person. He has such great ability, but he doesn't care about power and reputation at all. He only focuses on these things."
Rinto carried a pile of things and walked quickly to the laboratory. He almost bumped into someone on the way. He was still calculating parameters in his mouth, how to engrave the structure of the rubber-treated animal hide, and how to embed the cured seal so as not to affect the repair function. Even when he walked to the door of the laboratory, he almost bumped into the door.
As soon as he opened the courtyard door, he saw Sakura standing at the door with a thermos bucket, tiptoeing to look inside. When he saw him coming back, he hurriedly greeted him, "Sir, where have you been? I came to deliver lunch, but no one opened the door after knocking for a long time. I thought something had happened to you."
"I went to Sealing Squad and Nara Clan to look for materials for curing." Rinto carried the things into the house and put them all on the table. He couldn't wait to pick up a piece of animal skin sample and looked at it over and over.
Sakura put the thermos bucket on the table, came over to take a look, and asked curiously, "Is it the medical patch you mentioned before? Are you encountering a problem?"
"Well, the previous carrier couldn't retain the configurational activity and would be useless after a few days." Rinto picked up the pen and quickly calculated the parameters in the notebook, "Nara Clan's animal skin should be able to be used, and their activity Sealing Jutsu is just right."
"Great!" Sakura's eyes lit up, "If this patch can be made, it will be so convenient for missions in the future! Many Genins have been injured on missions because there are no medical ninjas, and minor injuries have turned into serious injuries. With this patch, we can respond first."
Rinto didn't respond. He had already picked up the carving knife and was about to carve the first version of the new configuration on the animal skin. Sakura saw that he was getting busy again and quickly opened the lunch box. "Sir, let's eat first. I brought you your favorite boiled fish and rice. If you don't eat it, it will get cold. You went out in the morning and you must have not even eaten breakfast."
Rinto paused for a moment with the carving knife in his hand. Indeed, he was in such a hurry to go out in the morning, not to mention breakfast, that he didn't even take a sip of water. He put down the carving knife, picked up the chopsticks, and picked up the rice in small bites, but his eyes were still staring at the animal skin samples on the table, and he was already arranging new experimental steps in his mind.
Sakura looked at him like this, smiled helplessly, helped him organize the sample box, and put away the failed patch he had thrown on the table before, and whispered, "By the way, there was news from the hospital just now. Sunagakure has sent a lot of information on puppet poison, as well as various difficult cases they have encountered before. They have been sent to you, and I have put them in the reference room for you."
"Yeah, I got it." Rinto responded casually. After taking the last bite of rice, he put down his chopsticks and picked up the carving knife. "If you have nothing to do, help me cut the talisman paper I just took from Sealing Squad into small strips one centimeter wide. I'll use it for testing later."
"Okay!" Sakura nodded quickly, moved a small stool and sat next to him, helping him cut the talisman paper without disturbing him, and did it quietly.
The sun outside the window slowly moved to the top of the head, and slowly tilted to the west. Rinto sat at the table, scratching and revising it, only stopping to take a drink of water, and didn't even notice when Sakura left.
It wasn't until it was almost dark that he took the first new patch he had just made and looked at it against the light for a long time. The structure on the animal hide was carved very finely, and the cured seal and repair structure were perfectly embedded. He pre-stored a little Chakra in it and put it aside, waiting to see if the activity could be retained tomorrow.
He stretched out and leaned back on the chair, then he felt that his neck and shoulders were so sore. After staying up all afternoon, his eyes were dazzled. The sky outside the window had already darkened, and the laughter of Konoha people could be heard from the streets in the distance, as well as the shouts of roadside vendors, but he didn't care at all. He only stared at the small patch on the table with a little expectation in his eyes.
If it can be done this time, this set of patches can be sent to battlefields and villages all over Shinobi World, saving countless people. Of course, what is more important to him is that the solidification logic this time can be used in many of his subsequent studies, such as solidifying complex configurations in advance, without having to draw symbols or carve crystal jade on site every time.
After resting for two minutes, he sat up straight again, picked up the information he had previously obtained from the Nara Clan, and looked through it. There were details about active curing in it, and there were many things that could be found. Maybe they could be used on the previously improved wheat seeds, so that the seeds could be stored for a longer time.
The oil lamp in the room was lit, and the dim yellow light fell on the paper. Rinto's figure was stretched very long. The surroundings were quiet, with only the sound of him turning the book and the occasional soft sound of the pen tip scratching the paper.
At this moment, there were rapid footsteps outside the courtyard door, followed by Anbu Ninja's voice, a little panicked. "Mr. Rinto? Are you there? Lady Tsunade has urgent news!"