Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 56 Sealing Technique?

"Spiritual communication!"

A strange incantation pattern appeared on the red stone, and then a bird-beak-shaped mask emerged from the character "朱" (Zhu), one of the masks that the raccoon dog had worn on its back. Following behind it was the body of a raptor...

"Huh? Wait... this is... you have other summoned beasts?" Lan Wu stared in disbelief.

Lan Wu knew that Jiraiya had taught Akaishi the "Summoning Technique" before he left.

and……

Based on Lan Wu's understanding of "Summoning Jutsu," a ninja should either sign a one-on-one contract with a ninja beast or a cooperative contract with a clan's ninja beasts. It is extremely rare for a person to sign contracts with multiple ninja beasts—after all, the connection effect of chakra can interfere with each other.

The large bird in front of me doesn't look like a raccoon at all...

Is Akashi the type that can connect to many things?

"No, this is a raccoon dog." Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

"Raccoon!" the big bird suddenly uttered, and even raised its claw...

Lan Wu immediately noticed that in the center of the claws, which were shaped exactly like the physiological structure of a raptor, there were several pink little fleshy balls, just like the paw pads of a raccoon dog.

Lanwu: ...

"This..." Lan Wu still couldn't accept it—does this mean it's a raccoon? It's changed so much in such a short time!

"Didn't I say that the raccoon dog has mastered nine sealing techniques!"

"You call this a sealing technique?" Lan Wu first retorted, then seemed to realize something and muttered to herself, "Wait... that makes sense..."

"That's true?" Akaishi raised his voice three octaves.

"So you didn't understand it yourself?" Lan Wu retorted decisively.

"This... it's that... haha." Akaishi looked around and changed the subject.

Seeing this, Lan Wu pressed on, saying, "I've heard that the Uzumaki clan are also descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, and that they inherited the sealing techniques used by the Sage of Six Paths to seal numerous demon gods. Therefore, these masks represent both the sealing techniques and the demon gods they seal. Some techniques can even summon clones of these demon gods... What do you think?"

To embarrass Chi Shi, Lan Wu deliberately asked a question in return.

Akashi, of course, couldn't show any weakness, so he nodded solemnly and said, "That's right, the so-called sealing ninja is the one who seals the more things they seal, the stronger they become..."

Lan Wu rolled her eyes at his rambling.

Akashi did understand Lanwu's meaning. These masks not only represented sealing techniques, but also the demons sealed by these techniques—at least that was the case with the oldest masks.

Sealing techniques can not only seal them away, but also borrow some of their power, which is theoretically similar to "Jinchūriki".

"Alright, now that we have flying ninja beasts, things will be easier from here on out," Minato said.

Before the tide receded, Akaishi and his two companions rushed to the northwest of Uzushio Island, and then took off from that coastline aboard the "Suzaku Tanuki Treasure"...

"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"

Lan Wu then exhaled a large amount of water mist, making the area around "Vermilion Bird" hazy.

As darkness fell, all that could be seen in the distance was a cloud of mist. With the cover of the Mist Concealment Technique, the three of them headed ahead to Whirlpool Mountain.

"The raccoon can actually fly? And it can transform into nine different demon gods... That's quite a wide range of abilities, but..." Minato said, his expression turning serious.

Seeing this, Akaishi asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"There's just one thing... this name isn't very good, it's not imposing enough. Let me think... how about 'Super Red-Eyed Vortex Nine-Faced Illusionary Tanuki Lord'?" Minato asked seriously.

"Well... let's forget about it. My raccoon can't remember such a long name, hehehe..."

……

In the ninja world, "aerial combat power" is still highly valued.

Only certain special bloodline limits or difficult-to-learn secret techniques can allow one to fly into the sky. Even the simplest and most common Light-Heavy Rock Technique can only make one "float" if one has a deep understanding of gravity control; it cannot even be considered flying.

Another method is to rely on external forces such as ninja beasts.

Because it is rare, few people usually pay special attention to the sky, especially now that it is night.

After entering the Whirlpool Mountain, the three of them concealed themselves once again...

On their way there, the three had already noticed the receding tide—as the sea level dropped, the whirlpool area in the center of the three islands began to shrink. When it shrank to a certain extent, ordinary ships could navigate between the islands for about two or three hours.

"They're here... Let's go, we'll retreat a bit more." Minato called out as soon as he saw them approaching from afar, while also looking at Akaishi.

"Shadow Clone Technique!" Akaishi nodded and first used Konoha's signature Shadow Clone Technique. He almost failed to copy it on the first try, but after the second try, Akaishi copied this practical ninjutsu first.

then……

"Earth Release: Submerged Navigation!"

Then, another red stone appeared next to the first one, and the surrounding soil softened and then, as if by flowing water, swallowed the second red stone whole.

Before leaving, Akaishi first casts a shadow clone here!

Because Minato's sensory ninjutsu is excellent at determining the opponent's location, but he is not good at eavesdropping, so Akaishi had previously discussed with the two of them that he would place a shadow clone here to eavesdrop!

The biggest advantage of Shadow Clone Technique is that when the clone is dispelled, the memories and chakra return to the original body. It's obvious that this technique is best suited for intelligence gathering.

In Lan Wu's words, the Shadow Clone Technique developed by her grandfather is a ninjutsu that makes the most of the nature of "chakra is used to connect people"—although it cannot connect to others, it can definitely connect the main body and the clone, and can instantly transmit back no matter how far away it is.

This also gave Konoha an advantage in information gathering.

Since Akaishi knew both the Shadow Clone Technique and the ability to bury himself underground, he volunteered to leave a clone here.

Even if he were discovered, Akaishi himself wouldn't be in danger; at most, he'd be discovered by the enemy, and there were other ninjas from the Land of Whirlpools...

Minato and Ranmai both agreed with Akaishi's idea. They needed to know more information before taking any further action, which was a reasonable risk!

As for the location of the "submarine flight," it was naturally the place where the other party was expected to land. Of course, the three of them could not predict when the other party would say something useful, and if Akaishi moved through the land, considering the strength of the strongest one of the other party, it would be almost impossible for him not to be discovered.

Therefore, after going into hiding, there was no chance to change positions, and the only hope was that the other party would say something useful after logging in!

As for splitting into multiple clones and hiding them in different places?

That would require Akaishi to have that chakra!

If Akaishi really had that much chakra, he could send shadow clones to Akaishi...

Unfortunately, Akaishi's chakra can neither be sustained for that long nor be divided into that many chakra units; he is only slightly stronger than a standard Chunin.

Immediately, the three of them, including Akaishi, continued to retreat.

Not long after...

With his five fingers still touching the ground, Minato said, "We've landed..."

Chishi and Lanwu also became nervous, hoping that these people would not move and would just stay where they were and reveal their plans.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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