Suguru planned on two things to guarantee his life as much as possible.
The first was the ability to hide. A project he had been holding off for a while was resurfacing. It was about time to create something using Dark Release.
It was only apt.
'Let's start with learning how Sensors do their thing,' Suguru thought. 'I need to refine my knowledge of chakra fields and signatures.'
The best place to do so was the library. However...
'Among Orochimaru's legacies for me, I have yet to unlock a few more resources.'
Perhaps there would be something there about concealment.
'Unfortunately...'
That avenue would take too long.
Aside from the library, choosing to learn from actual sensors was a viable solution to his worries.
'Perhaps asking Yumiko for help would be good,' Suguru thought before making a decision.
***
"Yumiko," Suguru called out to his teammate. "Can I ask for a favor?"
"O-oh, yeah. What's up, Suguru?" Yumiko tilted her head in a way reminiscent of Suguru's habit.
With how long they had been interacting, the teammates' personalities were rubbing off on each other.
"Can you teach me about chakra fields and stuff? I feel like I'm going to need it for the Chuunin Exams," Suguru was scratching his head in embarrassment.
He was not used to asking for help.
"Oh!" Yumiko's expression brightened, "That sounds fun. Sure! I'd love to help~"
With Yumiko's apparent enthusiasm, Suguru began his documentation process. He first asked Yumiko for a demonstration.
"Oh, sure!" Yumiko's answer was simple.
Suguru focused his mind, trying his best to perceive any changes in his environment. Even without his Kaisugan, he was growing familiar with such fine chakra sensing and control. His instincts had grown to match his abilities.
Soon, a small sensation swept over him. No, it was more than small... It was nigh imperceptible to his senses.
However, it was there. That was enough for him to be able to gather data.
Soon, he started asking Yumiko several questions, demonstrations, and a few tricks. He also attempted to do the same, to no avail.
Yumiko and Suguru spent the next few days going over the same topic. It was only when Suguru was able to release his own chakra field that they stopped.
"Thanks, Yumiko," Suguru bowed.
"Don't mention it," Yumiko smiled and ruffled Suguru's hair. At times, she would forget that she was the eldest in the team. Suguru was simply too calculating that he lacked any sense of childishness.
Now that Yumiko was more familiar with him, she found that Suguru also had a youthful side to him — Suguru's curiosity and willingness to learn were the most apparent traits he had.
After parting ways, Suguru returned to his laboratory and activated his Kaisugan.
'Let's observe higher-level sensor-nins with the Sharingan. I have a feeling that I might be able to gain something.'
Suguru's gaze flew throughout the village, searching for an appropriate target to observe. Eventually, he found the facility wherein Konoha's surveillance ninjas watched over the village. However, they were using different technological devices and not their chakra fields.
Thus, Suguru kept searching.
He kept on for around eight minutes until he found a couple of genin meditating in the middle of a training ground. A chuunin was watching over them.
At first, Suguru doubted whether they were sensors. It was only when a small ripple of chakra spread out from each of them that he reneged on his doubts.
'Perfect,' Suguru smiled.
The observation thus resumed. He wrote down his notes until he had a substantial amount of data. He labeled each portion accordingly.
[Chakra Field Properties and Characteristics].
[A Qualitative Analysis of Different Sensing Jutsus].
[Geometrical Behavior of Chakra].
[Heightened Perception or Chakra Sonar?].
[Information Flow Within a Chakra Field].
With this much information, Suguru began crafting his stealth jutsu.
***
While he slowly built up his stealth jutsu, Suguru also made sure to use his Shadow Clones to do other things alongside him.
The most notable task that he assigned them was to continue with his regular routine. He wanted to make sure that his growth did not stagnate despite his ongoing research. The workload was immense — so much so that Suguru began relying on Soldier Pills to keep himself active.
After three months, Suguru was once again sitting in his library. With five clones surrounding him, he made a hand seal.
[Bird].
Suguru's presence began to dissipate. His chakra signature vanished, and even though his clones had their chakra fields spread out, they could not sense him.
Although they could still see him sitting, they could not feel that he was actually there. It was like looking at a rock made out of nothingness.
A bizarre feeling arose from the cognitive dissonance created by being unable to sense something that you could very so clearly see.
The clones all glanced at each other and nodded. When they dispelled themselves, Suguru received their memories.
"Wonderful," He muttered to himself in excitement.
By absorbing and emitting any chakra that touches his body, he could elude any chakra field that spread over him. He could also hide a certain area from someone's perception by manipulating the signals they receive from their own chakra.
This also meant that he could deceive sensors by fabricating information. Suguru named this jutsu simply.
[Chakra Field Hacking]. It was a jutsu specialized in disrupting, fabricating, and deceiving a target's chakra field through Dark Release. It was a simple jutsu, but the calculations behind them and its application were complex.
In fact, the more sensors there were, the harder it would be to maintain stealth. This was why although it was a technique that allowed Suguru to 'hack' the chakra field of someone sensing him, it sacrificed the pure ability to be invisible.
It was like a bomber plane being compared to a stealth drone and Suguru chose the plane.
More power, less stealth.
Either way, Suguru was satisfied with the technique. He could only hack three chakra fields at the moment, but that value would increase as he grew more familiar with his Dark Release Physique.
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