Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled towards Minato Namikaze by his side, "Minato, you see... I said, there's nothing that can hide from this kid's eyes."
"Barriers" and "Seals" seldom reveal themselves, only when activated do they emit a faint chakra outward, almost negligible. The more powerful the "Barriers" and "Seals", the less noticeable they become...
Yet Roy is able to halt precisely at the edge of the "Barrier", showcasing... his exceptional perception of "Chakra", not inferior to some sensory Jonin from the large clans like "Hyuga" and "Inuzuka".
"He's Ging, elder brother Fugaku's son," Minato Namikaze smiled, waved at Roy through the window sash.
Roy slightly nodded in return, then glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi indifferently, saying, "Forget it,"
Without waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi to dispel the [Barrier], he raised his hand and summoned the [Swamp Space],
In the presence of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze, slowly sank beneath the ground, only to resurface,
Like a phantom, appearing amidst them again, emerging slowly from the wooden floor of the study...
This act of dismissing [Barrier] and [Space] as if they were non-existent left people staring, unable to tear their eyes away.
'Earth Release? But not ordinary Earth Release... it's Earth Release combined with "Time-Space Ninjutsu..."' The future Fourth Hokage Minato's azure pupils flickered with brilliance, he turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi smilingly, "Seems, nothing can block the young man's path."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head with a bitter smile, pointed at Roy in resignation, gave up on the seals...
"Hmph~ You all take advantage of having some talent to act recklessly, old man can't compare, I won't partake in your nonsense..." Hiruzen Sarutobi feigned a cold snort, found himself an excuse to withdraw,
He then walked leisurely to a bookshelf against the south wall, reached out and grabbed two scrolls from it, handed one to Minato Namikaze, tossed the other to Roy: "Read here, don't take them away."
Minato Namikaze nodded, before he could open his scroll, he saw Roy frown beside him, glaring at Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Why is there only one jutsu?"
Roy held the scroll,
He unrolled it, clearly written were the words "Multi-Shadow Clone Technique", after which... nothing else, not even the [Edo Tensei] he desired, and immediately protested to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi removed his ceremonial robes, wearing a loose comfortable home wear, seeming more like a retired old man than the Hokage, skillfully drew on his smoking pipe, spoke softly, "Child, the principle of biting off more than one can chew, I believe Fugaku should have taught you."
The old man exhaled a smoke ring, gazing deeply at Roy, "Since you insist on reading the [Sealing Book], you surely know that every jutsu recorded here is extraordinary, not just powerful, but extremely difficult to learn... This isn't old man deliberately misleading you, just as Minato here, he can testify for me."
Minato Namikaze's golden hair draped down his back, simply tied with a forehead protector band, upon seeing the [Multi-Shadow Clone Technique] at first glance, gently said to Roy, "I've learned this jutsu, indeed as Hokage-sama stated, it's not that simple."
"Firstly, it's based on the expansion and extension of the [Clone Technique], it requires... extreme mastery of [Clone Technique], and... it challenges the caster's chakra capacity,"
"If chakra capacity is insufficient, loss of control could even result in death, you should pull down..."
"There are annotations left by Lord Second at the bottom,"
Minato pointed to the end of the scroll, indeed... faintly visible were lines of small characters annotated in red ink — [Those not confident in their own chakra capacity should not learn]!
[Thousand-Handed, Uzumaki are exceptions...]
Roy's silence was paused, focusing on the surnames "Thousand-Handed" and "Uzumaki", then listened to Hiruzen Sarutobi drawing another puff, supplementing, "Those two clans naturally have abundant chakra, Thousand-Handed aside, first and second generations are renowned, no need for old man to emphasize further,"
"As for Uzumaki," Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned solemn, looking deeply at Roy, "Don't fear knowing, from the departed Lord Mito to the current Kushina, they've always been the village's reliance, contributing indelible strength to Konoha in secret."
A word to the two, these words seemingly for Roy, yet also for Minato Namikaze.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi finished, Minato's expression dimmed, seemingly recalling his fiancée imprisoned in the sealing chamber daily, the emotions naturally emanating from his consciousness showed a hint of dark gray, unnoticed by Roy.
In this era, Tailed Beasts are akin to nuclear weapons, used well, they can become a tool to destroy the enemy, used poorly, they can become a weapon to destroy oneself... Generations of Jinchuriki pass down, who is really imprisoned, who is truly the reliance... Roy understood, Minato understood, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood...
The young man's black hair draped behind him, a fan emblem symbolizing The Uchiha Clan on his back, logically he shouldn't be here, but after brief silence, he persisted in his opinion, expressionlessly saying to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "I understand the principles, but you are you, I am me, we are different."