If Hyuga Kyo had to choose between A-rank and B-rank ninjutsu, he thought that the Shadow Clone Technique (B-rank) and the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique (A-rank) would be the most useful for him at the moment.
For a taijutsu-type ninja, the Shadow Clone Technique could instantly multiply his combat power. If used properly, it could often achieve miraculous effects in battle.
As a member of the prestigious Hyuga clan, his family must also have copies of the Shadow Clone Technique, perhaps even the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.
So Hyuga Kyo initially planned to complete the trust vote for the promotion of a clan member to Jonin, as entrusted by Hyuga Hizashi, and then use this favor to request to learn the technique from his clan.
However, plans couldn’t keep up with changes, and now there wasn’t time to make such a request to the clan.
But despite this, he didn’t want to use the Third Hokage’s special permission to learn the Shadow Clone Technique.
Because this opportunity provided by the Third Hokage was too rare. It was the only chance he had to openly access high-level sealing techniques, so he had to seize it firmly.
As for the Shadow Clone Technique, he decided to get it from Shisui.
To deal with the challenges of the Uchiha, Shisui owed him many favors. Asking for a mere B-rank Shadow Clone Technique as a reward was not excessive at all.
Having made up his mind, Hyuga Kyo said in a deep voice, “Lord Hokage, I wish to learn an advanced sealing technique.”
The Third Hokage frowned, “A sealing technique?”
Learning sealing techniques required extremely high standards for a ninja. If a ninja wasn’t trained in sealing techniques from a young age, they often needed to reach the level of an elite Jonin to learn advanced sealing techniques successfully.
This involved not only the amount of chakra but also the ninja’s control over their chakra.
Some sealing techniques even required the ninja’s mental strength to reach a certain level or possess a special bloodline, so the threshold for learning sealing techniques was very high.
After hesitating for a moment, the Third Hokage finally agreed to Hyuga Kyo’s request.
After all, the choice was in Hyuga Kyo’s hands, and even the Hokage didn’t have much reason to interfere in personal matters.
After confirming Hyuga Kyo’s request, the Third Hokage then asked Gai and Shisui in turn.
Gai, focusing on taijutsu, unhesitatingly gave up this opportunity to learn advanced ninjutsu.
The Third Hokage nodded approvingly.
Perhaps it was Gai’s dedication to taijutsu that would make him shine in taijutsu in the future, becoming one of the few ninjas who could threaten Madara in the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Shisui, being from the prestigious Uchiha clan, lacked neither A-rank nor B-rank ninjutsu, so he also planned to give up this opportunity.
However, seeing Hyuga Kyo choose to learn, and not wanting to make Hyuga Kyo feel awkward if both he and Gai gave up, Shisui casually chose a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu.
After that, Hyuga Kyo and Shisui followed the Third Hokage to the secret archive located in the basement of the Hokage building.
On the way to the secret archive, Hyuga Kyo activated his Tenseigan to the fullest, observing every detail along the way.
“Two corners from the first floor to the basement have hidden sentries, two at each corner, a total of four. Judging from their chakra, they should all be Special Jonin.”
“There are ninjutsu seals in the corridor, one, two, three… a total of five. They seem to be sensory-type seals. If the person entering doesn’t have the Third Hokage’s chakra or some other specific feature, these seals should activate.”
“Hmm, there’s even a sealing technique on this row of stairs. It looks unfamiliar, not like the usual sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan…”
Hyuga Kyo observed and analyzed the possibility of infiltration.
The overall defense of the Hokage building wasn’t as strict as he had imagined. This might also be due to the recent shortage of personnel in the village.
Leaving aside the building’s staff, there were about ten or so Chunin in plain sight, and only three to four Anbu squads in the shadows, including the shadow guard squad protecting the Third Hokage.
Although the number of guards wasn’t high, if the Third Hokage personally oversaw them, this level of defense would be sufficient to guard against most enemies.
Hyuga Kyo kept a calm expression and silently put away his thoughts.
Following the stairs, led by the Third Hokage, Hyuga Kyo, and Shisui arrived at the entrance of the secret archive in the basement.
At this point, the Third Hokage quickly formed a hand seal and then placed one hand on the door of the secret archive.
With a deep sound, the door slowly opened.
“Come in,” the Third Hokage called, entering the secret archive first.
As soon as Hyuga Kyo stepped through the door, his eyes widened in surprise. He realized that the secret archive was far larger than he had imagined.
The Third Hokage skillfully navigated through the rows of bookshelves, quickly retrieving two scrolls before returning to Hyuga Kyo and Shisui.
Shisui casually picked a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu from the scroll and then silently stepped aside.
Hyuga Kyo, on the other hand, carefully selected from the scroll introducing the sealing techniques.
There were many sealing techniques available for Hyuga Kyo to choose from, including the commonly seen Five Elements Seal, Four Symbols Seal, Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, as well as the less common Evil Sealing Method, Contract Seal, and others.
After comparing and observing, Hyuga Kyo found that among these sealing techniques, the sealing style of the Four Symbols Seal was most similar to that of the Uzumaki clan. After some consideration, he chose the Four Symbols Seal.
The Third Hokage nodded slightly, then put away the scrolls introducing the sealing and Fire Release techniques.
He then selected individual scrolls detailing the Four Symbols Seal and the B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu chosen by Shisui from the bookshelves and handed them to Hyuga Kyo and Shisui respectively.
The Third Hokage reminded them, “Ninjutsu learned in the Anbu must not be casually passed on. You should have known this when you became Anbu members.”
Hyuga Kyo and Shisui nodded, knowing these rules well as members of prestigious clans.
The Third Hokage gave a final instruction, “Return the scrolls within a month. If you’re on a mission, the return time can be extended. If you encounter an emergency, destroy the scrolls. They must not be leaked!”
“Understood!”
As soon as they left the Hokage building, Hyuga Kyo mentioned the Shadow Clone Technique to Shisui.
Shisui was taken aback. From what he knew, with Hyuga Kyo’s ability to kill elite Jonin from Iwagakure one-on-one, he assumed that Hyuga Kyo had long mastered B-rank ninjutsu like the Shadow Clone Technique.
Hyuga Kyo couldn’t explain that he had been a small fry just over half a year ago, so he made up an excuse to brush off Shisui’s questions…
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