On Ghost Realm Island.
In the underground base.
Inside Kazuhiko Kimura's room.
Seii set down a book he had been reading, his brow furrowed in deep thought. Seconds passed one by one, and after a long mont, his expression finally relaxed. Opening the book again, Seii glanced at its contents and muttered, "As expected, mastering knowledge never happens overnight."
It had now been nearly three hours since he successfully infiltrated the base. During that ti, his shadow clones had taken care of any security threats, and he had also obtained the information he wanted from Kazuhiko Kimura.
Fortunately for Seii, Kimura had the habit of jotting down his experintal data. Combined with the books he studied, this was more than enough for Seii to gather the knowledge he needed about human body modification.
With that, Seii saw no reason to keep Kimura around to extract information from him directly.
Thinking this, Seii glanced over at the corner of the room. There lay Kazuhiko Kimura, motionless. Without hesitation, Seii stepped forward, placing his hand on Kimura's chest as he used the *Chakra Absorption Technique*. Within monts, he had drained Kimura's chakra, followed by his spiritual and physical energy.
As these energies dwindled, Kimura's life quickly ca to an end. Only when he sensed Kimura was lifeless did Seii retract his hand, nodding with satisfaction as he felt his chakra increase. He then ford a hand seal and unleashed a fire-style jutsu—*Fire Style: Plain Burn*.
With a *poof*, flas erupted over Kimura's body, rapidly consuming it until nothing but ash remained.
"Ha…" Seii gave a slight exhale, scattering the ashes. After finishing, he gathered his belongings. It was already late afternoon, and he needed to return before dark. That evening, he had a reconnaissance and surveillance task in Fish Town and couldn't be away from the Blackstone Base for long.
Ti passed minute by minute. A few minutes later, Seii had everything packed up. Most of the items were books and scrolls, with only a few tools and instrunts for experints and so dicines that might be useful. Looking at the pile, he thought, "Good thing I learned the 'Object-Sealing Array.' I can create sealing scrolls now; otherwise, this would be a real hassle."
Thinking this, he pulled out a blank scroll and a brush, dipped it in ink, and began drawing. The sealing technique essentially converts ninjutsu, genjutsu, and other similar abilities into written symbols. Once soone learns the conversion rules, they can make the corresponding scrolls. However, mastering these rules isn't easy, which is why scrolls with specialized functions are highly valuable.
Fortunately, the 'Object-Sealing Array' that Seii studied relies on scrolls for activation. He naturally learned it as he got the basics down, though if he hadn't, making one on the spot would have been tricky.
In just three minutes, Seii successfully inscribed the 'Object-Sealing Array' onto the scroll. The blank scroll was now filled with intricate patterns and activated.
He sighed with relief, set down his brush, and began forming hand seals. As he channeled chakra into the scroll, the seal spread out over the pile of items beside him, covering them in symbols. With a final hand seal, he shouted, "Seal!"
Instantly, the symbols retracted into the scroll, pulling the pile of items with them. In the center of the scroll now stood a large "Seal" symbol.
"Success!" Seeing the symbol, Seii nodded in satisfaction, but then he shook his head. The nod was for successfully creating the scroll, a useful skill. The shake was because he was still sowhat clumsy with the technique. If he were more proficient, he could instantly seal items into any object without inscribing a seal, or even create a pocket dinsion for storage.
"Well, one step at a ti," he muttered. With the proficiency ter on his panel, Seii was confident that he'd eventually reach that level through steady practice. There was no need to rush.
After storing the scroll, Seii stepped outside. In the corridor, a few shadow clones were training on their own. It was clear he hadn't wasted the past three hours. With a glance, Seii estimated that this round of training had gone perfectly, so he dispelled his *Shadow Clone Jutsu*.
*Poof!*
With a burst of chakra smoke, all his clones vanished, and he felt a surge of chakra within himself. His mind also gained new mories and experiences from training. Standing still, he closed his eyes, reviewing these mories and integrating them into his skills on the proficiency panel.
After about fifteen minutes, Seii opened his eyes. None of his skill levels had increased; even the *Fire Style: Plain Burn*, his least proficient jutsu, hadn't improved. He currently didn't have extra chakra to dedicate to it, so it remained at the beginner level.
Shaking his head, he closed the panel and headed toward the base's entrance, which was also its exit. Since his shadow clones had taken care of the remaining threats, he didn't need to be as cautious as he was when he first entered.
Within five to six minutes, he reached the underground lake.
Taking a last look at the base, Seii muttered, "Looks like it's about ti."
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