The Shadow of Konoha

Konoha probably had no reason or need to monitor a ninja like Hanyu, but if the village wanted to monitor him, it should be a simple matter.

Hanyu has no bad intentions and has not done anything bad, so he is not afraid of any surveillance. However, it is a good thing after all to have such an independent and safe private space.

Everyone has little secrets and plans, and these things are best kept hidden.

Inside Katsuyu's body , there is a huge space hidden, with many traces of human buildings and other creations. Judging from the age, most of them are very old...

It was naturally built by the ninjas who came here a long time ago.

Hanyu placed Senju's research materials here, and the contract scroll that was previously sent in by Katsuyu was also here.

Perhaps due to the setting of the barrier, this enclosed space is not dark, but is filled with soft light everywhere.

Generally speaking, this place is quite empty. Hanyu feels that there must be other similar spaces in the Wet Bone Forest, but Katsuyu have not opened them to him yet.

It was still early today, and Hanyu immediately opened one of the boxes and browsed through the information inside... This was by no means embezzlement. Since Sansho had entrusted these things to him for safekeeping, she naturally acquiesced to his reading rights, which was inevitable.

Unexpectedly, most of the information that Hanyu saw was not about powerful ninjutsu, but about the application and research of chakra, and the development of ninjutsu from scratch... There were no powerful techniques, but this did not mean that the value of these things in Hanyu's heart decreased, on the contrary, compared to the records of a powerful ninjutsu, he felt that these more basic things were more precious.

No matter how powerful a technique is, it is just a technique. What Hanyu saw now was a complete set of design drawings on "how to become a powerful ninja", which is something more systematic and three-dimensional.

Afterwards, Hanyu opened several boxes in succession and gradually discovered the most valuable part of them - the steps, processes, insights and experience summary of ninjutsu development left by a ninjutsu (forbidden) technique development madman named Senju Tobirama.

The most suitable ninjutsu for a ninja to use must be the ninjutsu that he tailors for himself, so Hanyu treasures this glimpse into the second generation's thoughts.

Time passed unknowingly while he was enjoying reading, and Hanyu had to return to Konoha and wait until tomorrow to find time to come here.

At this time, Hanyu actually hoped that there would be some trouble in Uchiha again, so that the Third Hokage would continue to argue with the red-eye patients and would stay in Konoha for a longer time, and then Hanyu would be immersed in the wonderful reading time.

But no matter what, the Third Hokage would not leave the village quickly, so Hanyu temporarily lived a life somewhat similar to that of Jiraiya later on - constantly flashing between the village and the secret realm. The difference between him and Jiraiya was that Hanyu was studying the information left by the Senju, while Jiraiya was studying Senjutsu arts.

After reading through a small portion of the information for three consecutive days , Hanyu finally took other actions... He brought a thick notebook into the Wet Bone Forest and started writing and drawing on it.

Objectively speaking, it is definitely not a good thing to have too much contact with the Second Hokage or the things left behind by the Second Hokage. Whether it is the current Hanyu or the future Orochimaru, they are both living examples.

The time spent in the Wet Bone Forest seemed a bit quiet and boring, but Hanyu enjoyed it. For a while, the people who accompanied him more were slugs rather than humans.

"Hanyu-sama...are you developing ninjutsu?"

Using a box as a desk, Hanyu sat cross-legged beside it, writing and drawing with his hands on the box, while the slug lay on the box, its tentacles moved above Hanyu's brushstrokes, gently turning them a few times before it asked.

Logically speaking, slugs have no eyes, and Hanyu doesn't know how Katsuyu can "see" what it writes. However, slugs are ninja beasts after all, not ordinary soft-bodied creatures, so it is not surprising that they can read.

"Rather than saying it's under development, it's more like it's just in the design stage on paper… There's not even a hint of reality on paper yet," Hanyu said with a smile.

"But, based on what you have written down now, I feel that even if a ninjutsu of this power is designed, your body will not be able to withstand it... There is no doubt at all, they are all forbidden techniques." Katsuyu reminded from the side.

It means that the design indicators given by Hanyu are too high. Don't forget that he is still in the "recuperation" stage and cannot even withstand too much chakra, let alone these ninjutsu that require him to maximize his chakra.

The so-called "forbidden techniques" most of the time do not mean that the power of a ninjutsu is so great that it cannot be controlled, but that when using those techniques, it will bring a great burden to the ninja's body, and even lead to the death of the caster if he is not careful.

For example, the Second Hokage's Water Style: Water Cutting Wave, is an S-level ninjutsu, which is extremely powerful, but it is not considered a forbidden technique; and his Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is an A-level ninjutsu, but the instantaneous and massive use of shadow clones will exhaust the caster's chakra to the extreme, and death is common, so it is a forbidden technique.

The ninjutsu that Hanyu is designing now is extremely powerful and can kill oneself 100%, so it is a forbidden technique.

"Besides, you are a little too greedy for ninjutsu, taijutsu, and even genjutsu. You should focus on a few more." Katsuyu continued. For a ninja of Hanyu's age, it is not strange to be interested in creating your own ninjutsu, but you should not be blind... The problem is that Hanyu is not only greedy for everything, but also greedy for too many.

Being too greedy is not a good thing.

"These are all ideas and designs based on my own characteristics. For example, the ninjutsu you mentioned is essentially just a deep development of my Water Style: Daizonoku. The general idea has not changed from before, and the same is true for the rest of the techniques. As I am now, I really can't withstand such a powerful technique, but I don't plan to achieve it all in one go. These techniques may not be successfully used even in three to five years... By then, my physical condition should have improved.

What I have written down now are just 'design indicators' and may not necessarily be implemented as real 'actual indicators'," Hanyu said.

He seemed quite calm.

However, Katsuyu felt that even if all of Hanyu's techniques could be successfully developed, it would have nothing to do with his own growth potential as he mentioned. Elite ninjas would not be able to withstand such ninjutsu, unless... Hanyu could learn the Sage Technique first.

There is another point that Katsuyu has absolutely not figured out: if Hanyu is currently doing a job assigned to him by the client, then he will definitely just barely meet the so-called "design indicators" by cutting corners, whereas if he is working for himself, the actual indicators he gets in the end will never be lower than the design indicators... otherwise he will naturally think that he has failed.

A person cannot convince himself, so Hanyu may be killed by his own forbidden technique accidentally.

The second generation Hokage, even though he is dead, still caused a lot of harm to people.

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