Chapter 32 : The Uzumaki’s Fuinjutsu
The next day, Kushina went out and got a lot of food for Ryo, with plenty of food pills as well .
Kakashi and Ryo were walking behind her, discussing further development of Chidori .
In the evening, Ryo told his mother Chinse, that he wanted to go to Mount Myoboku for training . Although she didn’t want to let him go, she knew that this was the only way for her son to evolve .
She was able, as his mother, to read through his mind . She just nodded in agreement .
On the next day, Jiraya and the usual 4 met up in the 3rd training ground .
As usual, Minato worked on his [Flying Thunder God], Kakashi practiced Rasengan, and Kushina taught Ryo about seals .
As Kushina didn’t know for how long Ryo will be gone, and she already has finished teaching him [Five Elements Seal] and the [Evil Sealing Method] .
Ryo doesn’t have enough time to apply what he’s learning right now . He must open his Sharingan, watch and record details, and then do the application later on at his own pace .
“Ryo, the next seal we’ll study is one of the few S-Class Seals of the Uzumaki clan . ” Kushina stood up as she talked about it .
“What is it Ne-san?”
“It’s the [Yin Seal]! This technique was originally developed for Uzumaki women to keep
their young appearance and look youthful forever . But after being further developed by Mito-Obachan and Tsunade Nechan, the advanced [Hyakugou Seal] could have been adjusted to make them use it for fast recovery during fights .
Ryo knew the “Yin Seal” all too well . Tsunade and Sakura used it to store a large amount of chakra over a period of time in the Seals on their foreheads .
Ryo thought that the lasting youth was a well welcomed side effect of the seal, but it seems like it was the main motive . In both of the worlds he has lived in, eternal youth is women’s greatest dream .
“Kushina Nechan, can I use such a seal?” Ryo couldn’t resist the appeal of the S class Seal .
“Of course you can . But for male users it will only store Chakra and then release it for a moment . Long term youth and regulating metabolism for recovery are effects limited to women .
“How long can a man maintain that burst of Chakra Nechan?”
“The record is around 10 minutes . ”
Ryo understood why he never saw men use such techniques . After years if storing Chakra in the seal, one gets 10 minutes, with no special Jutsus like Tsunade’s Creation rebirth .
“Oy Nechan, this technique is a bit lame!”
“What do you mean?” Kushina often hears strange words come out of Ryo’s mouth, but
but what he’s saying now is quite reasonable .
“I mean it’s of no benefit for me, it might be a waste to even use it . I mean, as you’re saying, this does nothing for me it seems . It’s an S class seal but I can’t get anything out of it . ”
“You don’t have to learn it then . I’ll just engrave it for you . ” Hearing that Ryo wasn’t interested in this seal, Kushina didn’t try to force him into learning it . Instead, she engraved a diamond-shaped seal on his arm .
Even though they’ve known each-other for just a few months, few people were as close as Ryo to Kushina . She had no holds barred on what to teach him .
Ryo spent the whole day listening to her explaining seals . Excluding the Biju sealing techniques, Kushina taught Ryo the basics of all major seals .
“Minato! Come here . ” After she showed him the [Double Tetragram Seal], Kushina seemed hesitant for a moment, and then called her boyfriend .
After the two negotiated for a bit, he was nodding in agreement .
“Ryo, the Uzumaki’s have also a forbidden seal . After consulting with Minato, we decided to teach you this technique together . ” She then looked the way of Minato, who picked up on her words:
“Ryo, this technique is called [Reaper Death Seal]! It
Seal]! It can only be used once, and it’s truly forbidden . ” Minato looked more serious than ever .
“Yes, with this technique, the user will cause both his and his enemy’s deaths . After it’s completed, the Shinigami will swallow their souls, and both will die, and spend an eternity fighting each other in his belly . They can never be set free . ” Kushina’s explanation was chilling to the bone .
Ryo knew all about this technique . It was what was used to split the Kyubi . Actually, in the Manga, Only the Rikudo Sennin and the Shinigami were able to split the Biju . The former split the Juubi into 9 Bijus, and the latter split Kurama into two . The Shinigami was to Ryo a being that might even surpass the Rikudo Sennin .
Ryo was more or less of an atheist . To him, a god is just another man who just happened to accomplish what other people couldn’t, or more of a transcendence of a man to a new level of being .
“Ryo, this is a really dangerous technique, and I hope you’ll never have to use it . ”
“I understand Nii-san . ”
After Ryo accepted learning the Seal, Minato went on to show him the hand seals involved . The sequence was only too long to be memorized: Snake → Boar → Ram → Rabbit → → Rabbit → Dog → Rat → Bird → Horse → Snake → Clap Hands .
After the he was able to capture the sequence, Ryo became the second non Uzumaki ever to learn this exclusive forbidden seal, with Minato being the 1st .
After the destruction of the Village Hidden by Whirling Tides, most of the Uzumaki’s where already dead . Most living ones had fake last names . That seal was already a rarity waiting to be forgotten . There were no more people to enforce the hiding of the secret . Kushina taught it before to Minato, and now he’s showing it to Ryo .
Without them noticing, the night fell upon them . Tomorrow is Ryo’s departure day . Minato invited all of them for barbecue as a parting gift to Ryo .
“Then, Kushina Nechan, Minato Nisan, Kakashi, I will see you again!” After the barbecue, Ryo and the bunch bid each other farewell .
Going back to his home, he found his mother already asleep . Ryo didn’t bother her . He just spoke to Inoichi who just got back from a mission, and told him to take care of her .
Early in the morning the next day, Ryo used Summoning and Summoned Fukasaku .
“Ready, Ryo Chan?”
“Yes, Fukasaku sama!”
“Then let’s go!” Ryo saw a Huge lotus before him, Looking around, he was no longer in Konoha!