Retesting every barrier node, removing redundant seals, and testing resistance to Tailed Beast Bomb impacts

The early morning mist has not yet dissipated from the Konoha forest. The cool morning dew clings to the leaves on the street. The whole village is still immersed in a light sleep before dawn. Only the soft sound of patrol ninjas walking through the dew occasionally breaks the silence. In the small laboratory courtyard far away from the main street, the lights have been on for two hours.

Rinto stood in the courtyard, holding an energy-measuring crystal jade with a light blue shimmer between his fingertips. Spread out in front of him were three general diagrams of the barrier that covered the entire stone table. The one on the far left was Konoha The original village protection boundary drawing passed down for nearly a hundred years is densely covered with traces of modifications left by dozens of generations of Barrier Team - determined by First Hokage The basic defense array, the anti-osmosis seal added by Second Hokage, the emergency trigger node added by Third Hokage, the Flying Thunder God early warning array left by Fourth Hokage, as well as the patches, reinforcements and paths modified by the subsequent captains Hokage and Barrier Team were as messy as a ball of thread that was wound to death.

The day before, he handed over the core drawings for barrier optimization to Barrier Team. The other party only completed the modifications on the pilot section in the northwest corner, and was so shocked that they sent people repeatedly to ask him to finalize the final plan for the full construction. But Rinto knew very well that the ninjas of Barrier Team only knew how to copy the formation pattern, and had no idea about the Chakra circulation logic behind it, not even a single one. The parameters were engraved wrong by a thousandth, and they would be infinitely amplified under extreme impact, eventually causing the entire barrier structure to collapse. And his core purpose in doing all this was never to protect Konoha, but to ensure that when the war broke out, there would be no stray bullets, shock waves, or out-of-control Ninjutsu, destroying his laboratory, sample library, and years of accumulated research data.

"First complete the retest of all nodes, then do the directional elimination of redundant seals, and finally do the extreme impact test."

Rinto whispered to himself, there was no wave in his tone, only precise planning of the experimental process. He put the energy-measuring crystal jade into his pocket, brought a blank slate and a carving knife for recording, opened the courtyard door and walked out. The two Barrier Team who were guarding outside the courtyard door Jonin hurriedly bowed and saluted, his face full of respect and expectation - in the past few days, they had changed the pilot barrier according to the drawings given by Rinto. The daily consumption of Chakra had been reduced by 60%, and the defense strength had more than doubled. The entire Barrier Team regarded this young but unfathomable researcher as the savior who could solve their headaches for more than ten years.

"Mr. Rinto, we have marked all Konoha's boundary nodes according to your instructions. Wherever you want to go, we will show you the way." The leader Jonin spoke quickly, his tone full of caution.

"No, just follow, don't talk, don't touch the formation." Rinto's footsteps did not stop, his tone was calm but unquestionably tough, and he walked straight towards the main barrier node at the entrance of Konoha.

The village protection barrier of Konoha is centered on the core formation underground of the Hokage building, and is divided into eight main Chakra veins, extending to eight directions of the village, totaling one hundred and twenty Eight main nodes and 360 auxiliary nodes together form a defense system covering the entire village. The first stop of Rinto is the No. 1 main node on the east side of the village entrance, which is also the first gateway for the entire barrier's external defense.

The node was hidden under the old tree at the entrance of the village, covered underground by the sealing talisman. Rinto squatted down, and a very fine Chakra condensed from his fingertips. He probed into the underground formation eye, and the energy-measuring crystal jade immediately lit up, with a value accurate to three decimal places beating on it.

"Chakra conduction efficiency is 92.7%, node loss is 7.3%, the array pattern is worn in three places, and four layers of redundant seals are superimposed, two of which have completely failed, and the remaining two layers conflict with the new configuration."

He glanced at the numerical value on the crystal jade and frowned slightly. Barrier Team's people only maintained the surface array patterns and did not notice the wear and tear of the underground array holes at all. They did not realize that the seals superimposed over the past generations had become a burden that hindered the efficiency of the entire node.

He did not ask the Barrier Team ninja behind him to take action. He scratched the ground with his fingertips, and the pale golden Chakra penetrated into the ground along the soil. He first accurately erased the four layers of redundant seals that were useless or even counterproductive, and then started again. The Chakra circulation path in the array eye was sorted out, and the three worn array patterns were redrawn and reinforced. It took only a dozen breaths of work. When measured again, the conduction efficiency of the node had soared to 99.8%, and the energy loss was directly reduced to 0.2%.

The two Barrier Team ninjas behind them were dumbfounded. They had maintained this node for more than ten years and spent a large amount of Chakra to repair the losses every year, but they never thought that the root of the problem was not the wear and tear of the array pattern. It was the "ancestral seals" left by the Hokages of the past generations that they did not dare to touch. But in the hands of Rinto, those inheritances that they regarded as their norms were just like useless garbage, and were easily cleared away.

"Mr. Rinto, this... these seals were left by Master Second Hokage. If we clear them out like this, will it..." One of the ninjas couldn't help but speak in a low voice, his tone full of anxiety.

"A failed structure will only increase internal friction. Under extreme impact, this will be the first gap to open." Rinto didn't even raise his head, and carved the corrected parameters on the recording stone. His tone was cold and without any warmth, "If something goes wrong, can you be responsible?"

The ninja shut his mouth instantly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and did not dare to say another word. They had guarded the barrier for more than ten years, and they knew better than anyone else that if a fight broke out and the node collapsed, they would be the first to lose their heads. Although Rinto's words were unpleasant, they were the solid facts.

Rinto ignored them and got up to continue walking to the next node.

From early morning to noon, he visited every corner of Konoha, from the main node at the entrance of the village, to the core array of the Hokage building, to the remote auxiliary nodes at the edge of the village and near the mountains and forests. There were 128 main nodes and 360 auxiliary nodes, none of which was missed. He retested, calibrated and corrected them all personally.

When encountering a pattern that was worn out, he redrawed it on the spot; when encountering a parameter deviation, he immediately adjusted the calibration; when encountering a Chakra that was stagnant, he directly reconstructed the path; when encountering redundant seals, conflict patches, and failed structures that had been superimposed over the past generations, he ruthlessly eliminated them all.

His movements were as precise as a carving knife, and every Chakra output was accurate. The originally messy, bloated, and internally consumed barrier became concise, smooth, and efficient little by little in his hands. Originally, the daily maintenance of the entire barrier required four Jonin shifts to continuously supply Chakra. After his correction, even just two Chunin could easily maintain the operation of the entire barrier, and the consumption of Chakra was reduced to less than 30% of the previous level.

The Barrier Team ninja who followed him went from being uneasy and shocked at the beginning to numbness and admiration. In the end, he didn't even dare to say anything. He could only follow step by step, holding a recording board in his hand and carefully writing down every parameter modified by Rinto and every formation pattern adjusted - these things will become the core of the inheritance of the entire Barrier Team in the future.

It was not until the sun set in the west and it was approaching evening that the retesting and redundant elimination of all nodes were completed.

When Rinto returned to his small laboratory courtyard, he was covered in dust, but not tired at all, and his eyes were still precise and calm. Without taking a break, he turned around and set up a simulation test array in the center of the courtyard - no matter how perfect the parameters on the drawing were, they were not as reliable as the actual impact test. He had to confirm that the optimized barrier could withstand the worst-case impact.

What he wants to test is not the defense of the regular Ninjutsu, but the ultimate impact of the Tailed Beast Bomb level. After all, Akatsuki holds several Tailed Beasts in his hands. Once a fight begins, the attack of the Tailed Beast Bomb level will be the biggest test of the barrier and the risk most likely to affect his laboratory.

Rinto raised his hand and carved a miniature replica model of the barrier on the array plate, perfectly restoring the optimized full node structure and energy circulation. Then he took two steps back, and condensed high-density compressed Chakra on his fingertips. The power of Yin-Yang Release was wrapped in violent energy, accurately simulating the frontal bombardment of S-class Ninjutsu.

The first wave of tests, conventional large-scale coverage attacks.

With a buzzing sound, the simulated shock wave hit the miniature barrier. The pale golden barrier digested and dissipated all the energy with just a slight tremor. The structure was not damaged at all, and the Chakra loss was minimal.

Rinto lowered his head and wrote down the data, "Conventional attack, defense efficiency 100%, no structural loss, qualified."

The second wave of tests, single-point high-intensity S-class Ninjutsu bombardment.

Compressed to the extreme, Lightning Release and Fire Release are combined with Ninjutsu to accurately hit the same point of the barrier. This is the most common way to break defenses on the battlefield. The adaptive buffer layer of the barrier is activated immediately, dispersing the impact of a single point to the entire barrier network, and finally dissipating it smoothly.

Data record. "Single point impact, energy dispersion efficiency 98.2%, no structural damage, qualified."

The third wave of testing is also the core - Tailed Beast Bomb level compression energy impact.

Rinto's expression is a bit serious. The Chakra at the fingertips are constantly compressing and condensing. The violent energy is tightly locked in a very small range by Yin-Yang Release. The destruction contained in it is The force was enough to flatten half of Konoha's city block, completely aligned with Tailed Beast Bomb's impact threshold of Nine-Tails. He raised his hand and accurately hit the ball of simulated energy on the miniature barrier.

Boom--

Even in the miniature model, an astonishing shock wave erupted. The gravel in the courtyard was blown away by the air wave, and the formation on the courtyard wall automatically lit up, blocking the aftermath of the leak. The barrier of the miniature barrier trembled violently, and the pale golden light flickered on and off., Chakra The speed of circulation was instantly increased, the buffer layer was running at full strength, and finally it steadily received the blow. The structure did not show any signs of collapse, only a very slight deformation that could be automatically repaired.

Rinto's eyes lit up, not because of the joy of successful defense, but because the data was completely consistent with his theoretical deduction. He lowered his head and quickly wrote down all the values, "Tailed Beast Bomb level impact, energy dissipation rate 91.5%, structural deformation 0.3%, automatic repair completed within three breaths, Chakra loss is within controllable range, qualified."

He did not stop there, but repeated the test seven times in a row, even simulating the extreme situation of two consecutive Tailed Beast Bomb bombardments. He finally stopped until the test data for each test was stable within the expected range without any abnormalities.

At this point, the final optimization, full node calibration, and extreme testing of the Konoha village protection barrier are all completed.

As soon as he put away the test array, Shikamaru's voice came from outside the courtyard door, with a bit of fatigue and obvious respect. "Mr. Rinto, are you done? Lord Hokage asked me to come over and ask about the finalization of the barrier, and if there is anything else we need to cooperate with."

Rinto raised his hand to remove the blockade of the courtyard door, letting Shikamaru and the captain Barrier Team who followed him in, and threw to them the slate that recorded all node parameters, test data, maintenance specifications, and emergency plans.

"All nodes have been calibrated, all redundant structures have been eliminated, and the extreme impact test has passed." His tone was as calm as if he was talking about a trivial matter, "Just maintain it according to the parameters above. Do not change the pattern of any node unless necessary. I will not be responsible for it if it crashes."

Shikamaru quickly caught the slate and opened it. The content inside was frighteningly accurate. The location, parameters, maintenance points, and emergency repair plans of each node were clearly written. Even the logic of enchantment response under different attacks was clearly marked. He followed his father Shikaku has been dealing with Konoha's government affairs for so long, and is very aware of the weight of this thing - with this complete plan, Konoha's defense capabilities have directly reached a big level. Even if Akatsuki really comes, the village can withstand most attacks.

"Mr. Rinto, thank you so much. You have solved our biggest problem." Shikamaru said sincerely, his tone full of gratitude.

"No need to thank me." Rinto interrupted him and pointed to his laboratory with an unmistakable emphasis in his tone, "I did this just to prevent the subsequent war from spreading to my laboratory and destroying my samples and data."

He paused and added, which was his only request. "No one is allowed to touch, modify or adjust the boundary nodes within three hundred meters of my laboratory. If there is any problem, I will not take action to remedy it."

Shikamaru was stunned for a moment, and then gave a wry smile. He had long known this gentleman's temperament, and he did not do anything for the village, just for his research. But no matter what the original intention was, this barrier plan really gave Konoha added the strongest layer of protection. He nodded quickly. "Don't worry, I have already given the order. The area around your laboratory is at the highest level of protection. No one will disturb it. Even if there is a problem elsewhere in the barrier, we will give priority to ensuring the stability of your side."

Rinto said "hmm" without saying anything more, and waved his hand to indicate that they could leave. He was not even remotely interested in Konoha's defense deployment, Hokage's gratitude, and Barrier Team's admiration.

Captains Shikamaru and Barrier Team wisely withdrew and gently closed the courtyard door.

Quietness returned to the yard. Rinto turned around and walked into the laboratory, archived and sealed all the data on the barrier, and forgot about the matter. For him, this was just a well-completed structural optimization experiment, the purpose of which was just to create an absolutely stable and safe environment for his research that would not be disturbed by the outside world.

The sunset outside the window fell, and the night slowly enveloped Konoha. Rinto lit up the lamp on the experimental bench, and took out the supplementary dossier of Mount Myōboku Senjutsu that Kakashi had sent a few days ago, as well as the medicinal materials information of Nara medicine field left by Shikamaru.

The matter of the barrier has been settled, and now it's time for a new research topic.