Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 239 A Mouse Enters the Rice Jar, An Unexpected Harvest

Chapter 239 A Mouse Enters the Rice Jar, An Unexpected Harvest (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Inside the underground base of Team Barrier in Konoha.

Taiichi was currently following behind a Chunin, familiarizing himself with the work process here.

Kiyoji Yamanaka was the person in charge here before, and although it was a temporary position, his job was not easy. After introducing the entire base to Taichi, he arranged for a Chunin to be his introducer, and then he went back to work.

"Master Taiyi, our daily work is to maintain the normal operation of the village's barrier, mainly by maintaining and repairing it. When the barrier detects any abnormalities, we must immediately send personnel to investigate."

The most difficult task is repairing the flaws in the barriers. Because some barriers have been in place for a long time, they inevitably conflict with other new barriers or special entities. This requires us to make timely improvements. However, these are usually maintained by the Jonin lords, and it has nothing to do with us.

At this point, the Chunin paused, suddenly remembering that although the person in front of him was a bit young, he was a genuine Jonin, and judging from Lord Yamanaka's attitude earlier, his sealing technique was probably not weak either.

"My lord, I'm sorry, I forgot you were also a Jonin."

"It's nothing." Taiyi waved his hand dismissively. "Go ahead and do what you need to do. I've pretty much figured out the situation here. I can familiarize myself with the rest."

"Yes, Master Tai."

Watching the Chunin leave, Taiichi immediately created a shadow clone to let him continue familiarizing himself with the work of the barrier team, while his main body darted into the data room and began looking at the documents.

This place is a true treasure for Taiyi.

He walked up to a bookshelf and casually flipped through it.

Books like "Basic Explanation of Sealing Techniques," "Complete Guide to Basic Barriers," and "Basic Explanation of Runes" are all basic books.

Taiyi believed that as long as he finished studying all the books on this bookshelf, he would have no problem doing some basic work in the barrier class.

When we arrived at another bookshelf, the items there were different.

"The Operating Principles of Protective Barriers," "Detailed Explanation of Chakra Detection Barriers," and "Tips on Maintaining Biosensory Barriers" are some of the detailed introductions to specific barriers.

Looking at the room full of books, Taiyi felt like a mouse entering a rice jar, overflowing with happiness.

Without further hesitation, he picked up a volume and began reading, starting with the most basic ones.

He read quickly, since these were just the basics. He did this partly to solidify his knowledge, and partly to see if there was anything he didn't know.

And so, Taiyi's shadow clone worked while his main body studied. Apart from lunchtime, his main body basically never left the archives.

As for teaching Kurenai Yuhi in the afternoon, he had already left a shadow clone at home. With his shadow clone there, there was no need for his real body to participate in this level of illusion magic competition and physical combat sparring.

And indeed, until the end of today's instruction, Kurenai Yuhi did not realize that the one who had been with her all day was actually Taiichi's shadow clone.

On the barrier team's side, after 5 p.m., Yamanaka Seiji suddenly found Taiichi and said that there were ANBU members looking for him outside. Taiichi was a little stunned. Looking at the time, it was already evening. Why would ANBU members still be looking for him?

"Taiichi, hurry up, don't keep the Anbu waiting. Maybe something important has come up," Yamanaka Seiji urged.

Taiichi reluctantly put down the scroll in his hand, glanced longingly at the archives, and finally followed Yamanaka Seiji's steps out.

"Taiichi, you don't spend all day in the archives, do you?" Seiji Yamanaka asked casually, amused by Taiichi's appearance.

"How could that be? I complete my work outside on time, and besides, I came to the archives to quickly familiarize myself with the maintenance methods for Konoha's various barriers," Taichi said apologetically, feeling a little embarrassed at being exposed.

Kiyoji Yamanaka looked at Taiichi suspiciously. What was that tone? Could it be that he had guessed correctly?

However, this was not the time to think about such things. They had already reached the ground, where a member of the Dark Guard was waiting for Taiyi. Upon seeing them come up, he immediately stepped forward.

"Matsushita Taichi, the Hokage summons you. Please come with me."

It really was the Hokage looking for him. Taiichi turned around, said goodbye to Yamanaka Seiji, and then followed the Anbu member as they ran quickly toward the Hokage Building.

I wonder why he's calling me at this hour. Could it be that he wants me to go back to the battlefield again?

Lost in thought, the two arrived at the Hokage's office. After the ANBU finished his report, he left on his own, leaving Taiichi alone in the office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was still reviewing documents when, seemingly sensing Taiichi's gaze, he said without looking up, "Taiichi, wait for me a little longer, it'll be done soon!"

What could Taiyi do but nod and reply, "Yes."

About 10 minutes later, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally raised his head and looked at Taichi in front of him, a relieved smile on his face.

"Taiyi, how was your first day at work?"

Taiyi blushed, but after experiencing it once, he quickly adapted.

"It's great. The barrier class is perfect for me. It's so interesting there that I don't want to leave. I was still working when the ANBU found me."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no doubts whatsoever; he greatly appreciated Taiichi's work ethic. After explaining some important points about the barrier team to Taiichi, he finally steered the conversation back on track.

"I heard you're tutoring that little girl from the Yuhi family, is that right?"

"Ah!" Taiichi was genuinely surprised. Did the Hokage care about such matters? He was full of confusion, but he still answered honestly, since there was nothing shameful about it.

"Yes, it started yesterday. Kurenai has great talent, especially in illusion magic. She's definitely a genius," Taiichi said earnestly, not forgetting to praise Kurenai.

"Oh, to receive your praise, that child must be quite remarkable." Hiruzen Sarutobi was also slightly surprised. As Asuma's teammate, he naturally knew something about Kurenai Yuhi.

However, the evaluations given by the Ninja Academy and the Jonin instructors were only that the student was very talented, without any special evaluations. It seems that the Ninja Academy's evaluation system is still imperfect.

Actually, this isn't the fault of the ninja academy and the instructors of the Jonin. After all, the ninja academy only teaches the basics, and in genjutsu, they only learn one technique: genjutsu dispel. So, the ninja academy can only give a general evaluation.

As for their supervising Jonin, needless to say, they were not good at genjutsu and their attention was focused on Asuma, so naturally they could not be expected to give a reasonable evaluation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled his wandering thoughts back to Taichi, and after a long deliberation, said, "It's like this, Taichi, I see you're currently instructing Kurenai Yuhi, could you let Asuma join in as well, so he can learn from you for a while?"

"what?"

This was the second time Taiyi had been surprised since he met the Hokage today. "You don't teach your son yourself, but send him to me to learn."

For a fleeting moment, Taiichi even thought that Asuma had asked the Hokage to intercede for Kurenai Yuhi and get him to join in. That was truly absurd!

"Lord Hokage, is this... appropriate? Asuma wouldn't agree either, would he?" Taichi was still somewhat incredulous.

"What's inappropriate about this? You're a Jonin, teaching a Genin is more than enough for you. Besides, you're skilled in Fire Release and Wind Release. I'm sure you understand the principle of 'the accomplished should be the teacher.'"

Taiyi remained silent. It was useless for him to understand this principle himself; it was only necessary for Asma to understand it.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "Besides, I believe Asuma would be more than willing to go to you, wouldn't you say?"

As he spoke, he gave Taiyi a strange smile, as if to say, "You know what I mean."

Taiichi was puzzled by Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression, wondering what it meant, but he quickly understood.

It seems that Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Asuma's thoughts all along, but just didn't say it out loud.

That's actually normal. As the son of the Hokage, everything about him is definitely reported to the Hokage at any time. More importantly, Hiruzen Sarutobi himself knows the Telescope Technique, and he often uses this technique to check on the situation in Konoha.

Asuma's intentions were obvious to anyone with eyes, let alone a shrewd person like Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"If that's the case, then I naturally have nothing to say. Asuma and Kurenai are both my friends. As long as he's willing to come, giving him some guidance is no problem."

Now that things had come to this point, Taiyi stopped making excuses. After all, that was the Hokage; did he really think the Hokage was so easy to deal with?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was equally pleased to see Taichi agree, both because he had found a good teacher for Asuma, freeing himself from the troubles of tutoring, and because Taichi had agreed to his request without hesitation.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally understood the principle of reciprocating kindness. Since you've given me so much face, Taichi, I certainly can't treat you unfairly.

"Alright then, Taiichi, you've helped me so much, I can't let you work for nothing. Is there any ninjutsu you'd like to learn? As long as I know it, I'll teach you, except for the forbidden techniques in the Book of Sealing."

Upon hearing this, Taiichi's eyes lit up. This was truly good news. But what ninjutsu should he choose? His mind raced, trying to recall what ninjutsu the Hokage had used in the original story.

I won't choose any of the five elemental escape techniques; I don't lack those myself.

As for genjutsu, it seems that Naruto didn't use it much.

Suddenly, Taiichi remembered a ninjutsu. This ninjutsu was definitely not a problem, and it was even created by Hiruzen Sarutobi himself, so there was no problem in teaching it.

"Grandpa Hokage, I choose the Hidden Sword Shadow Clone Technique." Given the choice, Taiichi's answer was resolute.

"Oh—this ninjutsu, you have a good eye! This is my original ninjutsu, it's not easy to learn!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't curious about where Taichi had learned about this ninjutsu; it was either Tsunade, Jiraiya, or even Minato might have mentioned it unintentionally. He was just a little hesitant.

"Is it really not possible?" Taiichi feigned reluctance, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi with longing. "I really want to learn this ninjutsu!"

"Of course, but I'm afraid you won't be able to learn it in a short time." Sure enough, as soon as Taiichi stepped back, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately realized that he couldn't go back on his word.

He got up and went to a corner, rummaged through a secret compartment in the office, and then took out a scroll and handed it to Taiyi.

"Here, this is the training method for the Sword Shadow Clone Technique. There are also some training tips I marked inside. Take it back and practice it well so that you can contribute more to the village in the future."

"Yes, Grandpa Hokage, there's absolutely no problem."

Taiichi happily accepted the scroll, never expecting such a reward today. Hiruzen Sarutobi was truly generous, giving out the reward right away.

"Alright, you've got the stuff, so hurry up and go. Remember, I'll have Asuma go over tomorrow, so you'd better be careful."

Being a parent truly shows great care and concern!

Taiyi nodded solemnly, indicating that he would definitely put his heart into it.

Back home, Taiyi couldn't wait to take out the scroll of the Sword Shadow Clone Technique and read it carefully.

On his first viewing, Tai was completely bewildered and didn't understand much. He just thought this ninjutsu was amazing, but there were many parts he couldn't comprehend.

The second time I read it, along with the annotations for Naruto, I realized how amazing this ninjutsu truly was. The Third Hokage truly deserved the title of "Professor of Ninjutsu"—he was a man of his word.

Thirdly, Taiichi was watching with his own understanding. At this point, he couldn't help but admire the Third Hokage's ingenious ideas. He was able to improve the Shadow Clone Technique, which was used on people, and apply it to objects. This was not something that could be accomplished simply by having an idea; it also required extremely rich theoretical knowledge of ninjutsu.

After watching it three times, an hour had passed. Taiyi packed up the scroll, got up, and went to the training ground.

Taiyi took out three shuriken, closed his eyes and recalled the entire process of performing the spell. When everything was ready, he flicked his right hand and the three shuriken flew out of his hand. Then he quickly formed hand seals, but before he could finish the seals, the shuriken had already hit the target.

A bead of cold sweat slid down my forehead. Luckily, no one saw it, otherwise, how embarrassing!

Having learned his lesson, he stepped back to a greater distance and chose a more distant target. Fortunately, the space at home was large enough, otherwise he would have had to go outside to practice.

This time, as the shuriken was thrown, Taiichi successfully completed the hand seals. The ninjutsu was successfully activated, and the shuriken, which was still halfway through its flight, multiplied from one to two, from two to four, and from four to eight, but that was the end of it.

The twenty-four shuriken, each striking the target area with a "dododo," caused the entire target to vibrate continuously.

However, Taiichi was clearly not very satisfied. This ninjutsu was far more powerful than that. When Hiruzen Sarutobi used it, he could turn a single shuriken into a vast, overwhelming swarm.

My current level is worlds apart from theirs.

Fortunately, there was no one else here. If others knew that Taiichi had such thoughts, they would be extremely upset. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi himself came, he wouldn't dare say that he could use ninjutsu to this level on only the second time.

Taiichi pondered every detail of his technique, whether his chakra flow was smooth, whether his understanding of ninjutsu was flawed, and whether his attribute conversion was timely.

After readjusting his state, Taiyi cast the spell again. This time, it was a little better than the last time, and it really was just a little. He improved from four to eight to eight to sixteen.

But now Taiyi can no longer perceive where there is anything that needs improvement.

It seems that the Sword Shadow Clone Technique is not a ninjutsu that can be mastered overnight. To achieve the overwhelming scale of the Third Hokage, one must put in a lot of hard work and practice slowly, or perhaps find an opportunity to ask the Third Hokage for advice and see if there are any secrets to it.