Chapter 66: Selecting Ninjutsu

Uchiha Feiyu did not quite believe the Third Hokage's words, but he did not say anything either; instead, he opened the Scroll of Seals, which had been mostly unsealed, and began to examine it carefully.

However, even with the seals undone, the contents inside the Scroll of Seals were completely unintelligible to Uchiha Feiyu; apart from the introductions to the ninjutsu beneath their names, the rest was just a mass of garbled code.

Uchiha Feiyu looked up with a bewildered expression, and the Third Hokage chuckled and spoke indifferently:

"After all, ninja techniques are strange and varied, and even the Uchiha's Sharingan has the ability to copy memories. To be absolutely safe, all the content of the ninjutsu is written in code. You can choose the ninjutsu you need from the introductions, and then I will hand you the decoding manual."

Hearing this, Uchiha Feiyu nodded slightly, sighing inwardly:

Not to mention other aspects, ninjas have indeed achieved the ultimate in intelligence work; under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for the contents of the Scroll of Seals to leak out.

Of course... no matter how normal the operation is, it cannot withstand internal sabotage. After people like Madara Uchiha and Orochimaru—who were once Konoha High Command members at the level of Hokage successors—defected for various reasons, the contents of the Scroll of Seals naturally had a certain degree of leakage.

This thought flashed through Uchiha Feiyu's mind, and then he lowered his head and began to carefully examine the contents of the Scroll of Seals.

Just as Uchiha Feiyu had expected, let alone Reanimation, even the Flying Thunder God Technique was not recorded in this first half of the Scroll of Seals. Clearly, although the Third Hokage spoke generously, he still kept a large portion reserved in reality.

Of course, it cannot be said that there is nothing good in this Scroll of Seals; for example, the Eight Trigrams Sealing, the Five Elements Great Barrage, and even techniques like Creation Rebirth and the Eight Inner Gates are all recorded in this book.

Unfortunately, the compatibility of these ninjutsu with Uchiha Feiyu was really not high, so he just skimmed through them, finally stopping at an S-rank Forbidden Jutsu.

Yin Release Secret Technique—Spirit Transformation Technique!

Seeing this secret technique, Uchiha Feiyu's eyes lit up. To be honest, he was actually a bit afraid that this secret technique might also be in the sealed second half!

The Spirit Transformation Technique originated from the ill-fated ex-boyfriend of one of the Legendary Sannin, Tsunade—the Konoha Jonin Kato Dan. Whether it was his family's heirloom ninjutsu, a self-created ninjutsu, or a ninjutsu learned from the Scroll of Seals, it was not certain.

Of course, being able to see the Spirit Transformation Technique in the Scroll of Seals now clearly rules out the possibility of it being a family heirloom. Perhaps he was gifted enough to create it himself and then it was recorded into the Scroll of Seals, or perhaps he also learned the ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals.

Regarding this, Uchiha Feiyu did not care; the only thing he cared about was the effect of this ninjutsu!

The effect of the Spirit Transformation Technique is simply an out-of-body soul experience, killing with the soul, which has a bit of the feeling of a Ghost Immortal cultivator, and the advantages and disadvantages are much the same.

After the soul leaves the body, the sensory ability is incomparably powerful, the movement speed is as fast as a thought, and at the same time, soul-based killing is impossible to guard against; these are all the advantages of the Spirit Transformation Technique.

The disadvantage is that after the soul leaves the body, the physical body becomes rigid and cannot move without someone presiding over it. If one is unlucky and is discovered, even a seven or eight-year-old child could stab them to death with one blade.

In essence, this is a ninjutsu where both killing and being killed are very easy. Under normal circumstances, ninjas who specialize in this ninjutsu, no matter how powerful their strength is, cannot be considered true Shadow-level powerhouses because of their obvious shortcomings.

However, for Uchiha Feiyu, who possesses the ability to control spirits, the Spirit Transformation Technique might have other wonderful uses.

The spirits summoned by controlling spirits are different from the Spirit Transformation Technique; they are fundamentally incapable of possessing bodies to kill.

If he could perform the spirits he controls using the Spirit Transformation Technique, the power would be extraordinary—there is almost no ninjutsu in the Ninja World to counter soul damage, and this move can be called a sure-kill.

"Spirit Transformation Technique? Are you sure you want to choose this ninjutsu?"

The Third Hokage looked at Uchiha Feiyu with some surprise. The Spirit Transformation Technique is not only extremely difficult, but as a highly specialized and biased ninjutsu, it is generally only chosen by ninjas with unique talents. Normal ninjas would certainly not choose this double-edged sword of a ninjutsu.

And Uchiha Feiyu's fighting style, which is exactly the same as the White Fang of the Leaf, does not match the Spirit Transformation Technique at all. The only thing that has a slight connection is the Uchiha's Sharingan, which belongs to the Yin Release bloodline, so it might be a little helpful in cultivation.

But for an Uchiha, developing the Sharingan is the right path, and the Spirit Transformation Technique does not really fit the Uchiha's fighting style, does it?

"I am sure, Lord Hokage!"

Seeing that Uchiha Feiyu did not care at all, the Third Hokage did not try to dissuade him much. Firstly, a ninja's cultivation is a very personal matter, and secondly, he did not think that the Spirit Transformation Technique would cause any changes in the Uchiha.

Subsequently, Uchiha Feiyu picked a few practical A-rank and B-rank ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals as supplements and handed the Scroll of Seals back. The Third Hokage took out another scroll, performed a few hand seals casually, and saw the garbled code on the Scroll of Seals tremble and flow into the other scroll.

After the garbled code on the Scroll of Seals flowed out, only a moment later, new garbled code emerged in the book, while the garbled code that flowed into the scroll was transformed into normal characters.

A moment later, the transformation was complete. The Third Hokage threw the scroll in his hand, and it flew directly into Uchiha Feiyu's arms, after which he asked with a kind expression:

"Is there anything else?"

Uchiha Feiyu took the scroll, shook his head very tactfully, and left directly with the scroll.

As for what Orochimaru and the Third Hokage said afterwards, that had nothing to do with Uchiha Feiyu, and he was indifferent to it.

Anyway, he had no thoughts about whether his new cheap teacher would become Hokage; with that time, he might as well go back and look at the Spirit Transformation Technique first!

After returning home, Uchiha Feiyu first cleaned the room that had gathered a layer of dust, then opened the scroll in his hand and began to observe it carefully.

The first one he looked at was naturally the Spirit Transformation Technique. Having practiced controlling spirits, Uchiha Feiyu had a good understanding of things like the soul, and because of this, just after reading it once, he understood the Spirit Transformation Technique thoroughly.

First of all, what the Spirit Transformation Technique needs to achieve is the soul leaving the body. A ninja must have a very high attainment in Yin Release chakra to be able to escape their soul from the physical body.

In addition, it is necessary to use chakra to create a shell that can contain the soul; only in this way can the vitality and lethality of the soul be guaranteed. Otherwise, attacking other ninjas directly with the soul would result in both sides suffering.

(End of chapter)