Attributeless
"Welcome back, Satoru."
In the Amekage's office, Yahiko showed hope.
He had just returned with the alliance agreement, and he couldn't contain the happy smile on his face.
"The mission is complete." Satoru's voice was full of relief.
"Now, with Konoha, a strong ally, by our side, we no longer need to worry about the aggressive actions of those major countries." Yahiko's tone reflected a sense of relief.
Satoru shook his head gently, "But it's not enough."
"Throughout, our own strength is the most important. If we cannot continue to strengthen ourselves, then this alliance is nothing more than a brittle piece of old paper in the face of the smoke of war."
After hearing this, Yahiko nodded with deep understanding.
"You're right, Satoru. We must continue to strengthen ourselves to step further and more firmly into the future."
"After this, I am determined to devote more energy to the development of Amegakure. I believe we can learn from Konoha's advanced experience and establish a ninja school. By building efficient education and talent training mechanisms, we can nurture a better group of ninja and inject new vitality into the future of Amegakure."
Satoru agreed with Yahiko's idea, supporting it in his voice, "When I returned from Konoha this time, I witnessed their prosperity with my own eyes, and I noted down everything I saw and heard in detail on this paper. If you have the time, you should study it carefully; perhaps you can gain inspiration from it."
Yahiko took a sheet of paper documenting Satoru's experience.
He knew that this was Satoru's mature consideration for the future development of Amegakure.
A light appeared in Satoru's eyes; he smiled and said, "By the way, I also met Jiraiya-sensei in Konoha this time."
"Jiraiya-sensei?" Yahiko repeated the name with a slight surprise, but soon an expression of understanding appeared on his face, "Yes, Jiraiya-sensei is one of Konoha's Sannin, during this trip to Konoha, it's unavoidable that you would meet him."
Satoru continued: "I have informed Jiraiya-sensei about our current situation."
"He is very proud of us."
Yahiko also smiled.
Satoru waved his hand gently, "If there are no other issues, I will leave now."
Yahiko smiled and nodded, his eyes showing his trust, "Go ahead, I also need some peace and careful thought about the long-term impact of this alliance and our next actions."
Satoru nodded, turned, and left the Amekage's office.
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Back at his residence.
Although Yahiko had now become the leader of Amegakure, and their core members had their own homes in the village, Satoru chose to return to his original secluded courtyard.
There, not only did it bring back memories of when he first entered Amegakure, but also the three years they spent together with Jiraiya.
Every corner and leaf in the courtyard seemed to retain the warmth and colors of those years.
Satoru pushed the door open. What he saw was a large scroll hanging peacefully in the room.
It was the Scroll of Seals that he accidentally found in Danzo's secret room. When he returned to Amegakure, he returned the scroll. This scroll actually detailed forbidden techniques of Konoha and various forbidden ninjutsu.
Generally, such Seal Scrolls should be kept personally by the successive Hokages, but Danzo, a cunning man, had at some point made a copy and copied all the contents of the Seal Scroll.
"Ha, this old fox..." Satoru chuckled, then slowly opened the scroll, sitting cross-legged on the floor, and began to study it carefully.
His eyes scrutinized each name on the scroll one by one.
"Shishō Fūin (Four Symbols Seal)..."
"Shiki Fūjin (Dead Demon Consuming Seal)..."
"Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Multiple Shadow Clone Technique)..."
Each name intrigued him.
When his eyes fell on Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique), they sparkled. Unexpectedly, Hiraishin no Jutsu was also included.
Scrolling down, his eyes landed on Edo Tensei no Jutsu (Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation).
"Edo Tensei?" He frowned slightly.
This strange ninjutsu that tainted the souls of the dead was actually recorded here.
"This is very interesting." Satoru examined the ninjutsu on the scroll, and his heart was filled with a desire to try.
To start on the path to the strongest, he surely needed to gain stronger power, and this forbidden ninjutsu seemed to have great potential.
However, when his eyes fell on the intricate seal, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
Hand seals?
He remembered when he performed the Cursed Technique, he never considered these tedious steps.
Why was that?
Satoru thought hard.
Why did he never have the concept of forming hand seals when he used Blue?
After several recollections, he vaguely remembered that Jiraiya had mentioned that chakra is divided into five basic attributes and two special attributes.
However, due to the lack of chakra tests strips previously, he had never tested his chakra nature.
This thought refreshed Satoru, and he decided to find Hanzo and ask him to prepare chakra test strips for himself.
Shortly after, he returned to his small courtyard with the test strips, ready to test his attributes.
He held the test paper tightly and injected his chakra into it.
Under the precise observation of the Rikugan, the test paper remained unchanged without any alterations.
Satoru frowned slightly.
Did he inject enough chakra?
So he decided to increase his efforts and try again.
However hard he tried, the test paper remained calm.
"I heard if it's the wind attribute, the chakra test paper will tear; if it's the lightning attribute, the test paper will crumple..." Satoru thought to himself as he stared at the test strip in his hand.
However, his own chakra didn't even react at all.
What kind of attribute is this?
He remembered when he used chakra to create ninjutsu like Blue, all of which originated from the Cursed Technique in his previous life.
Chakra attributes would determine what kind of ninjutsu he could use.
Could it be...
Satoru suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.
There was an expression of interest on Satoru's face; this was truly an extraordinary discovery.