Chapter 81 Jonin, Raiden Hattori, Written in Konoha’s Year 56

The white glow of Chakra illuminated the room even brighter, as Hiruzen and several elders focused intently on lifting the seals.

Logan squinted his eyes. He's waiting behind and took a step closer, intending to observe Hiruzen and the others' techniques. However, he was soon disappointed. Hiruzen and the others merely raised their hands without any extra movements, and Logan didn't possess abilities like the Sharingan or Byakugan to see the trajectory of Chakra.

Also, if Hiruzen could generously let him stand beside him, he must not be afraid of this technique being stolen.

After a few minutes, the white glow of Chakra gradually weakened, and the elders looked at Logan with different expressions, then wordlessly formed a circle as they stepped back.

Hiruzen raised his hand and signaled to Logan, "Raiden Hattori, the Scroll of Seals can be opened now."

Logan nodded, took a deep breath, and approached the legendary Scroll of Seals. Strangely, the symbol seals on the surface of the scroll were nowhere to be seen now.

"First, write down the advanced usage insights of Chidori and Lightning Release into the Scroll of Seals, then you can browse the contents of the Scroll of Seals." Hiruzen said calmly. In fact, compared to the other elders with withered faces, Hiruzen's expression was the most polite.

"Alright, thank you, Hokage-sama." No matter what, it's always right to thank the leader first. After Logan finished speaking, Hiruzen's wrinkled hand decisively reached for the first page of the Scroll of Seals. With care but strength, he pulled it open. The paper rustled, and the next moment, black handwritings spread out before Logan's eyes.

[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique], [Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique]...

Just seeing the names of these two techniques, Hiruzen, with the hand speed not inferior to that of the young man, directly pulled the Scroll of Seals to the end, then rolled up the previous content.

"..." Logan's heart silently churned with emotions.

The table was large enough to accommodate the spread-out Scroll of Seals. The blank scroll lay in front of Logan, and Hiruzen pushed something towards him. Logan looked over and saw that ink and brush were already prepared.

"Um, then I'll begin." Logan suppressed his curiosity. After sitting down, he cleared his throat under the watchful gazes of Hiruzen and the elders.

"Right, I have some urgent matters to attend to. I'll leave first." After checking everything one last time, Hiruzen bid farewell to the elders and left.

As soon as Hiruzen left, the atmosphere in the secret room instantly became explosively tense. The elders, with their stiff faces, stared at Logan without reservation, making him feel immense pressure.

'Can you be a bit more subtle with your surveillance?' Logan muttered speechlessly in his heart breath, picked up the brush at hand, and started writing.

Chidori and Lightning Release Cells Activation were techniques he had practiced extensively and remembered well. After a moment of thought, he began to write on the blank scroll.

Logan's writing speed was neither fast nor slow, but he was fluent and confident. He organized his thoughts into words, and during the process, an elder with a stern face came over to check.

Logan had no intention of cheating and wrote a densely written sentence. The elder couldn't discern anything suspicious and even gained some insights into Lightning Release techniques. His vigilance was reduced, and he returned to his original position.

In total, four elders took turns to inspect Logan's writing. They exchanged glances and found no issues. Then the atmosphere in the secret chamber gradually eased.

The brush moved swiftly on the paper, and after nearly an hour, Logan, who had been immersed in writing, finished the last word.

Setting down the brush, Logan turned back to look. His handwriting had occupied quite a substantial portion of the scroll. It had been a while since he had written so neatly and extensively, and the content was substantive, comparable to writing an essay in exam.

"Attach your name and clan."

An elder came to Logan's side at some point and said at the right moment, his tone much slower.

In the Scroll of Seals, each Forbidden Technique is a manifestation of genius intellect, and it's customary to leave the name of the original creator at the end.

Logan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then nodded and wrote down the words, "Jonin, Raiden Hattori, written in Konoha's Year 56."

In the preceding sections, there were figures like the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and Clan Heads of various big clans, so this had significant meaning.

After a short wait, once the ink had dried, the elders rolled up the Scroll of Seals again and placed it back at the beginning. One of the elders took out a candle and placed it on the table.

"You can browse the contents of the Scroll of Seals at your leisure. The time limit is until this candle burns out." After saying this, the elder lit the candle neatly, and the red candle lit up. To avoid suspicion, the four elders got up and left in a blink of an eye.

Logan looked at the candle with empty gaze. Fortunately, Konoha still has a conscience. It is not a birthday candle, nor is it the small kind. The length and thickness are acceptable, similar to those used during blackouts, so it would last for several hours.

At this moment, Logan was the only one left in the secret room. He slapped his face to perk himself up. Before him lay the Scroll of Seals, which is coveted by other Great Ninja Villages. It contains numerous precious techniques that even Orochimaru couldn't compare to. It would be impossible to open it so easily again in the future.

His fingers brushed against the scroll with a heavy paper texture, and with anticipation, he gently opened it.

…

In the depths of the Root's Headquarters, in a certain office amidst winding and secluded paths.

Danzo furrowed his brow as he looked at the report before him, which was about the ANBU's search for Orochimaru some time ago.

"Otogakure in the Land of Rice Fields…" Danzo muttered under his breath, with several files of related individuals laid out on the desk in front of him.

"An S-rank powerful Ninjutsu. When activated, it descends like a comet, possessing a brief but unparalleled brilliance... Within moments, walls several tens of meters high were destroyed..." Danzo pinched the latter half of the paper, the rather peculiar description causing his expression to change, "Is this real or fake..."

Kneeling on one knee in front of the table was a Ninja wearing a mask and with a gloomy aura. He lowered his head and said respectfully, "The information was compiled by the mole team and has a high degree of credibility."

Danzo frowned slightly, then shifted his gaze to the files on the table that he had browsed, "That senile Hiruzen actually took that Raiden Hattori to write on the Scroll of Seals..."

The kneeling Ninja said, "On the condition that he can browse the Scroll of Seals, he exchanged these two things for the 'Chidori' and the Lightning Release Cells Activation, which is expected to be S-Rank. There was no mention of that original techniques in the report."

"It seems that Hiruzen really wants to win over this Jonin." Danzo's eyes flashed with sarcasm as he looked at the Ninja kneeling on the ground, "We have a hostile relationship with this Jonin, right?"

"Yes, sir."

Waving his hands, Danzo thought for a while and spoke in a deep tone.