Naruto: Kurotsuchi Mayuri

Seeing the hesitation on Kabuto's face, Kagetsu encouraged him, "Just choose what you truly want. In life, there will be many times when you'll have to make decisions on your own."

"Support-type jutsu, I guess," Kabuto finally said after a short silence, his voice uncertain, under the gaze of Kagetsu and the other two companions.

"Can you explain your thoughts?" Kagetsu asked gently.

"In the future, I'll eventually have to go out on missions with Itachi and the others. We might run into powerful enemies. Asuma and Itachi are already really strong. I'm good at medical ninjutsu too, but if I can master a support-type technique, I might be able to help them even more," Kabuto explained his reasoning.

"Very good. No matter what, the fact that you can make a decision based on your own thoughts — that alone is growth," Kagetsu said.

He didn't expect Kabuto, who had lost his parents and feared abandonment, to suddenly change his personality overnight.

Kabuto had always put others before himself.

But now, aside from the children at the orphanage and Nono, he was slowly beginning to build bonds and mutual trust with others.

That alone was a good sign.

He would grow, step by step.

Kagetsu spread his hands.

In an instant, several threads shot out from beneath his feet, spreading out in all directions. They formed a cone-shaped barrier around the group.

"Inverse Mountain Crystal — a defensive formation that one person alone can cast. You can think of it as a barrier technique. In dangerous situations, it can protect you and even serve as a temporary medical room.

The only downside is that it consumes a lot of chakra — but that can be solved." Kagetsu's eyes turned toward Tsunade.

"Don't look at me. He's not suited to inherit my techniques," Tsunade said, clearly understanding what Kagetsu meant.

After initially refusing, she hesitated, then added, "Those jutsu don't mean much to me anymore anyway. If it's just about increasing his chakra reserves, and neither you nor Orochimaru want to do it, then I'll take care of it."

"This technique is quite advanced—it can be classified as S-rank. But with your talent and your control over chakra, you should be able to master it with enough time. Once it's formed, regular ninjutsu or taijutsu won't be able to break it easily. Its strength can also be increased by feeding it chakra and natural energy."

Kagetsu nodded in satisfaction after Tsunade's assurance.

Although he did have ways to increase Kabuto's chakra, considering Kabuto's current age and physical condition, the safest and most suitable approach was to let Tsunade handle it.

Kabuto looked at the upside-down triangular barrier suspended in the air and felt the energy platform beneath his feet. A look of surprise appeared on his face.

Having followed Kagetsu for so long, his companions included the son of the Third Hokage and the heir to a powerful Konoha clan.

His adoptive mother was also The Wandering Nun skilled in gathering intelligence.

Compared to two years ago, Kabuto's vision and understanding had broadened greatly. So he clearly knew just how rare and precious it was for a powerful barrier like this to be activated by a single person.

When the barrier dispersed, the group landed steadily on the ground.

Kagetsu turned his gaze to the last member—Itachi.

"What about you, Itachi? Do you want a Fire Release technique, or something else?" Kagetsu asked.

"Something else? Do you mean techniques of other chakra natures?" Itachi paused to think. Instead of answering right away, he asked a question in return.

"Yes. If you have something in mind, even techniques like sealing jutsu are fine," Kagetsu replied.

With someone like Orochimaru as his teacher in forbidden techniques, over the years Kagetsu had recreated and developed many Kido-type jutsu based on the fragments of memory in his mind and the existing ninjutsu of this world.

He didn't mind teaching them all to Itachi and the others. But many of them were still incomplete—just like how the Second Hokage mass-produced forbidden techniques, Kagetsu had created several but hadn't had the time or energy to refine them. So they weren't suitable for teaching right now.

Even though their foundations and abilities far surpassed their peers, they still hadn't reached the point of forging their own path.

They needed to keep building up experience and learning, while gradually exploring their future direction through real battles.

This is something all strong ninja in the world must experience.

Without these, unless you have some other special way like him, there will always be flaws and immaturity.

"Sealing Technique?" Itachi heard that Kagetsu was deliberately mentioning this technique and paused slightly.

He controlled the restless feeling inside him about Fire Release. He had a vague feeling that the sealing technique Kagetsu mentioned was calling out to him, making his heart beat faster.

Does the teacher think that unknown sealing technique is more suitable for me now? But can sealing techniques be used in battle?

That kind of sealing technique would at least be listed in Konoha's forbidden jutsu scrolls, right?

After thinking seriously for a moment, Itachi looked up and said to Kagetsu, "I choose the sealing technique."

Kagetsu pointed his finger at Itachi. To the surprise of Itachi and Tsunade, six pieces of light suddenly appeared in the air like shackles, tightly locking Itachi's arm and body so he couldn't move.

Itachi tried to struggle but found he couldn't break free at all.

Even the chakra inside him fell silent for a moment.

It was like being hit by a gentle Hyuga Byakugan pressure point strike.

Where the light shackles held him, the chakra flowing through his meridians was cut off.

"Let me try one!" Tsunade narrowed her eyes. This kind of almost instant seal that didn't require hand signs was rare even among the Uzumaki clan. She wanted to personally feel the power and effect of this technique.

Kagetsu immediately used it on Tsunade as well.

Six thicker light strips trapped Tsunade's body, firmly binding her arms to her waist. The size and texture of these light strips were much stronger than those on Itachi.

Tsunade carefully felt it and realized she was somewhat restrained. But with her strength, in just a blink of an eye, the light strips locking her body were pushed apart and shattered.

Seeing Tsunade break free from the six-staff light prison using only her physical strength, Kagetsu was slightly surprised.

Although he only used chakra, Tsunade had not entered Sage Mode or Hogyoku mode; she purely used her body and chakra power to break free.

"A very practical sealing technique! Instant cast, and it can immediately restrict a person's movement. In battle, catching the enemy off guard, it can quickly kill and end the fight," Tsunade commented.

In Tsunade's eyes, this sealing technique's value was raised quite high.

At least in battle, encountering such a ninjutsu unexpectedly would cause even a shadow to suffer a serious loss. This information gap could be deadly!

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