Although Ling Yun was a transmigrator, he had no golden finger or system. The only thing that could be considered a cheat was the coding ability he had mastered as a programmer in his previous life, and the further enhanced scientific talent he gained after reincarnation, such as photographic memory and mental calculation.
In Ling Yun's opinion, if this talent were in an ordinary world, he might have done very well, becoming a world-class programmer, hired by a major internet company with a high salary.
But in the extraordinary world of Naruto, this was a bit underwhelming. Ling Yun had initially wanted to rely on the Uchiha bloodline advantage to make a push, but the recent experiment had already proven that, at least compared to the filial son, his ninja talent was far inferior.
However, when God closes a door, he might open a window for you. Of course, most of the time, even the window is locked shut.
In any case, a window did open for Ling Yun, and that was sealing jutsu.
Ling Yun's father in this life was an Uchiha jonin, which meant his family circumstances were good; at least he didn't have to worry about food like Naruto and Might Guy did when they were young.
And although his mother was just an ordinary chunin, she was one of the rarest sealing jutsu masters among ninjas. Her usual job was to maintain the Hidden Leaf Village's barrier, which was both easy and safe.
Ling Yun began studying sealing jutsu at the age of three. He quickly discovered that the sealing incantations that made up sealing jutsu were far more complex than he had imagined. Especially when combined with his experience as a programmer in his previous life, Ling Yun realized that these sealing incantations were actually like the source code of ninjutsu. Even the fundamental power of chakra could be analyzed using sealing incantations.
This discovery opened up a new world for Ling Yun. In just three months, he had learned all of his mother's sealing jutsu knowledge. He then combined his coding ability and tried to use ninjutsu with sealing incantations. He quickly succeeded; the three basic body techniques of a ninja could all be performed using sealing incantations.
Of course, apart from the amount of chakra consumed, aspects like casting speed and adaptability were inferior to the traditional hand sign method.
In other words, using sealing incantations to perform the Three Body Techniques not only didn't improve them but actually had a counterproductive effect.
The reason is simple: even the most basic Three Body Techniques require at least ten or more sealing incantations to construct, while using hand signs only requires one or two.
However, sealing incantations have one advantage that hand signs cannot compare to: they can exist for a long time by relying on chakra-infused materials. This means that by pre-writing the relevant sealing incantations for a ninjutsu onto chakra-infused materials, it can be instantly activated when cast.
This turns them into ninja tools. In future battles, one only needs to carry the relevant ninja tools to instantly cast ninjutsu, even saving the need for hand signs.
Ling Yun stood by the small lake, looking at the black tube in his hand, and began to ponder.
"Ninja tools have the advantages of instant activation and chakra conservation. In battles between ninjas, these two advantages are often crucial in determining victory. The only problem is that chakra-infused materials are a bit expensive."
Ling Yun weighed the black tube in his hand.
"The material for this ninja tool is chakra metal, which is the same material as the White Fang's short sword and Asuma's later knuckle blades. Just the material cost is as high as 5 million, equivalent to one-sixth of Asuma's value. If it weren't for a sudden influx of funeral expenses in the family, I wouldn't have been able to afford it at all."
That's right, Ling Yun also couldn't escape the orphanage trope. Uchiha Katana, his jonin father, had died a year ago on the battlefield between the Uchiha and the Hidden Mist Village.
Although the Uchiha clan was powerful, having a clan leader with poor political ability meant they were directly assigned to deal with water ninjas who specialized in Hidden Mist Jutsu and Water Release. Under this natural disadvantage, many Uchiha died, including Ling Yun's father.
Fortunately, his mother, Suzuki Rinko, was a sealing jutsu master and generally didn't go to the battlefield, otherwise, she might not have escaped the curse of the orphanage either.
"Besides the high cost of ninja tool materials, there are two other difficulties in fully utilizing the power of ninja tools. The first is to understand more sealing incantations. It would be best if I could get my hands on the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu scrolls. With that, combined with my coding ability, I might become a new generation of ninjutsu invention master, surpassing the Second Hokage."
"The second difficulty is chakra reserves. Although ninja tools can save about 30% of chakra, the talent gap between ninjas is simply too great. A genin like Naruto can have tens of 'cards' of chakra, and that's not even counting the Nine-Tails. If I could have Naruto's chakra reserves and use ninja tools, I could completely transform into a ninjutsu machine gun. At that point, besides those few 'cheaters,' who could be my opponent?"
As soon as Naruto and the Nine-Tails were mentioned, Ling Yun immediately thought of the Nine-Tails Attack, which was about to happen soon.
"I remember the Nine-Tails Attack happened in Konoha Year 51, which is next year. Also, I think in one of the Naruto movies, there was a ninja who collected some of the Nine-Tails' chakra and then created a pseudo-jinchuriki out of his son. That ninja seemed to be Asuma's former colleague, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, I believe."
Ling Yun propped his chin, considering the feasibility of this matter.
"Although what happens in the movies doesn't necessarily happen in the main story, this is still a good idea. That is to say, after the Nine-Tails Attack, there should be a large amount of Nine-Tails chakra remaining around Konoha Village. If I can collect this chakra and then seal it with sealing jutsu, I can completely create a small Nine-Tails."
"Then, I can use sealing jutsu to turn the small Nine-Tails into a chakra core, specifically responsible for providing energy to the ninja tools. Wouldn't this solve my problem of limited chakra reserves? This plan seems highly feasible. Although the Nine-Tails Attack is dangerous, as long as I make enough preparations, it should work."
He twirled the black tube in his hand, his index finger balancing it in the center, spinning it like a basketball on his fingertip.
"If I hadn't been born into the Uchiha clan, I wouldn't have to push myself this hard. But since I've inherited the bloodline advantage of this clan, I must bear the karma of this clan. Even for self-preservation, I need to get stronger as quickly as possible, otherwise, the filial son and Obito's blades await me."
Putting the black tube into his pocket, Ling Yun walked home. On the way, he met a girl with a beauty mark at the corner of her right eye and waist-length hair, who perfectly fit Ling Yun's type.
Ling Yun used the Clone Jutsu, had his clone stand in place and greet the girl, while his real body quickly circled behind her, reaching out to lift her skirt.
"She's wearing safety shorts? How boring!"
The next second, Ling Yun took a punch to his left cheek, flying back over three meters.
"Damn it, Ling Yun, do you want to die?!"
Ling Yun rubbed his left cheek, greeting her with a mischievous grin.
"Izumi, good morning!"
"You pervert! If you lift my skirt again, I'll beat you to death!"
The person who arrived was none other than Uchiha Izumi, the filial son's original girlfriend in the anime, the genius girl who possessed a Three Tomoe Sharingan at just 13 years old.
In terms of talent, among the entire Uchiha clan, apart from the filial son and Shisui, she could probably rank third. Even Sasuke, before he went to join Orochimaru's training camp, was far inferior to her in strength.
Ling Yun, who had already considered the filial son his number one enemy since birth, naturally had to target him at every turn. Therefore, he certainly wouldn't miss an opportunity to poach his girlfriend.