Transformation

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The next day, Akio attended the funeral held for the fallen members of the Uzumaki clan. Standing before the newly added gravestones in the Uzumaki family cemetery, he witnessed many of his clansmen breaking down in grief over their lost loved ones.

"Even though this isn't the first time, I still hate attending these funerals..." Akio murmured in his heart.

After the funeral ended, Akio went straight to the clan leader to request access to the clan's secret sealing techniques.

"All of our Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques are recorded on this scroll. Uncle, you must take good care of it." The clan leader, as if he had already anticipated the request, pulled out a scroll from his robe and handed it to Akio.

It turned out that early that morning, the Second Elder had already reported the details of the battle to him. The clan leader was now aware of his uncle's significant progress in strength—while not quite at the clan leader level yet, he was close. He had also speculated that Akio would soon begin learning sealing techniques.

Akio took the scroll and said, "I'll take good care of it. Do you still not trust your uncle?"

"It's precisely because it's you that I don't feel at ease..." The clan leader thought to himself, but outwardly, he just said, "Of course, I trust you. I'm just reminding you."

Seeing the obvious insincerity in his response, Akio chose to ignore it and went straight home with the scroll.

"Before I start learning sealing techniques, I need to take care of the injury on my right hand.

Given the severity of Akio's arm injury, under normal circumstances, it would take at least three to four months to heal. Compared to Naruto, who could use the Rasenshuriken, Akio's physique was weaker, and he didn't have a medical ninja like Sakura to treat him.

"Well, if my physique isn't enough, I'll just compensate with some points!" Akio grumbled, unwrapped the bandages on his right arm, and decisively allocated 10 points into his "Body" stat.

Sure enough, as an intense itching and pain surged through him, a new layer of skin grew over his right arm. He flexed his fingers but still felt some pain, so he immediately added another 5 points. This time, his arm was completely healed.

"Since the recovery was so fast, I'd better keep it bandaged and pretend it's still healing for the next two months... Otherwise, it'll be hard to explain," Akio thought to himself.

After rewrapping his arm, he finally unrolled the sealing technique scroll.

"Four Symbols Seal, Five Elements Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Evil Sealing Method, Fire Sealing Method, Inner Four Symbols Seal..." Akio quickly skimmed through the techniques.

"No Reaper Death Seal? The clan leader wouldn't hide it from me, so that means this technique hasn't been developed yet. I wonder who created it—it must be worth a lot of Witness Points..."

"The first known user of this technique was Minato Namikaze, and all of Minato's sealing techniques were taught by Kushina... So does that mean it was developed by one of Kushina's elders?"

"Her grandmother or grandfather? How am I supposed to find them in this era... Forget it. I should just keep an eye on Tobirama. He created a lot of forbidden techniques." Akio thought about many possibilities before finally calming himself down to focus on learning sealing techniques.

Akio had a natural talent for sealing techniques. In just one day, he grasped the fundamentals, as evidenced by the new entry in his attribute panel:

Sealing Techniques: LV1 (1/10,000)

He resisted the urge to allocate points and decided to learn through practice first.

Two months later, Akio successfully mastered two relatively simple sealing techniques: the Fire Sealing Method and the Evil Sealing Method. His Sealing Techniques stat had also reached level two.

To learn the Five Elements Seal, Akio had no choice but to invest a point each into his Lightning and Water attributes.

During this period, since he hadn't actively pursued other ninjutsu, he became completely engrossed in studying sealing techniques, even forgetting about his Witness Points.

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Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Akio mastered every Uzumaki sealing technique except for the Yin Seal. His expertise in sealing had even surpassed his most proficient Wind Release techniques, reaching level five.

Only now did he suddenly realize that five years had already passed.

For the people of the Warring States era, where the average lifespan was under 40, five years was a significant period.

But for Akio, five years later, he was... 31 years old.

Even now, he maintained a Transformation Jutsu, keeping himself looking like he was 48.

For the past five years, Akio had been completely isolated, paying no attention to the happenings of the ninja world. Now that his training had ended, he immediately sought out the clan leader to ask about current events.

"Uncle, you've finally come out of seclusion! Your body... still holding up well?" The clan leader's first words upon seeing him were unexpected.

Akio shot him a glare. "I'm perfectly fine! Even if you were on your last breath, I'd still be alive and kicking!"

"Ah, my apologies, Uncle. The thing is, last year, the Great Elder stepped down from his position, saying his health was failing and he now spends his days resting at home. Lately, I've noticed that the Second and Third Elders also seem to have thoughts of retiring, but since the position of Great Elder has remained vacant, they've continued to hold on."

"Of course, it's not just our clan—the older generation of many other clans have also started stepping back. The world now belongs to the younger generation. After all, I'm almost 40, and the seniors from the previous generation are already quite old..." the clan leader explained to Akio.

"If not for the system, I'd be 54 by now and probably declining as well." Akio thought, but aloud he said, "Don't worry, I can still hold on for a few more years. Has anything major happened in the ninja world during these years?"

"If we exclude the constant clan skirmishes, there was indeed a major event. Two years ago, the Senju and Uchiha clans clashed in the Valley of Wind and Darkness, where both Butsuma Senju and Tajima Uchiha perished. Now, Hashirama and Madara have become the clan leaders."

"The warring clans initially thought the deaths of two top-tier ninja would create an opportunity to strike, but unexpectedly, Hashirama and Madara both surpassed the clan leader level and are now just as powerful as their fathers. That's the strength of major clans—each generation produces these monstrous geniuses."

"Because of this, our relationship with the Senju has become even closer. Mito marrying Hashirama no longer feels like an unfair trade." The clan leader clenched his teeth in frustration, clearly still resentful about Mito's marriage, even after five years.

"So much has happened... Hashirama and Madara now stand at the pinnacle of the Warring States era. No one could have imagined that they would become even stronger. A new era is approaching!" Akio thought.

"But in these past five years, I, who regained my youth, have not been idle either." He glanced at his attribute panel and smiled in satisfaction.

Name: Akio Uzumaki

Age: 31 years old (-)

Ninja: 245 (+) Body: 118 (+) Technique: 1570 (+5.5) (+)

Three-Body Technique:

LV10 (100000) (Full)

Shuriken Throw: LV10 (100000) (maxed level)

Soil Attribute: LV3 (30458/100000) (+)

Wind attribute: LV4 (116764/200000) (+)

Fire attribute: LV3 (29985/100000) (+)

Water Properties:

LV2（10000/20000）（+）

Thunder Attributes:

LV2（10000/20000）（+）

Sealing: LV5 (200000/400000) (+)

Special Talent: Perception

Comprehensive evaluation: Peak forbearance

Witness point: 34

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