Facts prove that if you've learned something, even if you think you've forgotten it and have no impression of it, when you really need to use it, with a little effort, you can recall it. In life's experiences, anything seemingly insignificant, seen, heard, learned, and then forgotten, still carries weight.
Entering a famous mountain, on an auspicious day, hang five-inch pieces of five-colored silk on a large rock, and what you seek will surely be obtained. It is also said that when entering a mountain, one should know the Six Jia Secret Incantation. The incantation says, 'Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing.' These nine words, always chanted secretly, can ward off all evils. The essence of the Dao is not complicated; this is what it means.
The so-called 'Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing,' in layman's terms, means that when encountering warfare or conflict, one should line up, form ranks, and charge forward—
Applied to the secret incantation, it means:
Lin—Only through stillness and defense can one observe. When 'I' maintain sufficient, absolute stillness, I can perceive every subtle movement around me.
Bing—Perceive external dangers, perceive external intentions.
Dou—Arouse one's own will and spirit, invigorate the mind.
Zhe—Stabilize one's mind.
Jie—From external perception to internal realization, observe oneself, reflect on oneself.
Zhen—To arrange horizontally is 'Zhen'.
Lie—To arrange vertically is 'Lie'.
Qian—The state of wanting to engage the enemy, to advance.
Xing—Go for it!
...This Daoist 'Six Ding Secret Incantation' and the Buddhist 'Kuji-in,' which is just a renamed version, are actually the same thing, although it has several versions—for example, 'Zhen Lie' changed to'Shu Zu,' and 'Qian Xing' changed to 'Zai Qian'—the meaning is actually the same. Changing a word is like 'walk' becoming 'go' or 'move'... isn't'Shu Zu' still counting off and lining up? Isn't 'Zai Qian' still meaning to be ready and act?
After familiarizing herself with the hand seals, Ino calmed her mind and began to form the seals with single-minded focus—earlier, when she was familiarizing herself and recalling the hand seals, her mind was distracted, but now, with no distracting thoughts, the difference became immediately and very obvious.
Lin!
Her mind felt as if it were in the cold, still waters of a lake late at night, gradually shedding its agitation and becoming as calm and cool as the lake water, and her entire perception expanded with it—
Her eyes pierced through the darkness as if seeing fire, clearly distinguishing even the tiny textures on the wooden wall, missing not an inch of the vast scene in her vision... like a mirror, reflecting every detail of these scenes into her heart.
Her ears heard even more subtle sounds... it turned out that the night was not quiet at all; instead, it was full of noise.
It's just that these sounds are usually drowned out. If it weren't for the Rin Seal, she probably would never have heard these sounds in her life. An ant or a woodlouse crawling under the wooden board—the sounds were so distinct, rustling, and precise.
Because of their precision, the sounds naturally became three-dimensional in her mind, a blend of abstract far, near, high, and low, yet so distinct.
Scents also became more distinct... she smelled dozens of faint or strong odors in the air.
She also felt extremely subtle disturbances in her meridians and transformed them into a kind of 'perception'—this should be the perception Secret Technique of the Yamanaka Clan.
One after another, sources of disturbance appeared in her mind: nearby were her father and mother, further away were other members of the Yamanaka Clan, neighbors, and even further away was the entire Konoha Village and the Konoha Forest... When Ino focused her attention on her meridians, this perception expanded to an extreme, and the entire Konoha appeared in her mind.
Konoha, under the night sky, was already silent. Many places had artificial barriers, appearing as if a chunk had been dug out of her perception.
But most places were normal... Then, Ino shifted her attention to her eyes, ears, nose, and skin respectively. Her individual perceptions were enhanced to their limit, giving her a strange, thrilling sensation... "If I apply this Secret Technique to my eyes, then the insight my eyes possess seems to be no less than a Sharingan. Applied to my nose, my sense of smell should be no inferior to the Inuzuka Clan. Applied to my ears, I can pinpoint sounds and perceive all subtle noises. And applied to my skin..."
"Then, the delicate sensation would allow me to perceive the most subtle changes in temperature, humidity, and wind. Any slight disturbance in airflow could be easily felt."
At first, the parent-child game the Yamanaka couple played with her finally showed its unique value at this moment:
Controlling attention.
'Focus' is a skill that needs training. If not trained from a young age, a person usually won't possess it—
Someone who lacks 'focus,' who cannot actively control where they focus and shift their attention, is destined to be misled by the mundane world. Any small temptation around them, any casual word from anyone, any random event, any object, will attract them, making them forget their original intention and unable to stick to their goals.
Such people usually accomplish nothing... Specifically for the Yamanaka Clan: those who cannot focus simply cannot learn the clan's Secret Techniques.
"If I can achieve this mental state without the aid of hand seals, wouldn't I be equivalent to a Three-Tomoe Uchiha, an Inuzuka with full olfactory capabilities, a superman with an expanded hearing range? Hmm, and with Chakra perception... whether choosing to strengthen one aspect or distribute evenly, it would still be very strong."
"However, the clan members probably only focused their energy on Chakra perception... Perhaps they didn't discover the others, or maybe because of some overlap in perception, they were covered and thus ignored?"
Ino's mind stirred.
Her mind, like a calm lake, was disturbed by a ripple as if a stone had been thrown in. Ino also released the hand seal.
Ino didn't know, but her thought was actually the 'truth'—generally, to focus, the Yamanaka Clan members would close their eyes when performing this Ninjutsu, immediately excluding vision. And since hearing and smell are more passive, they were covered by Chakra perception and became part of it.
What they considered normal and customary was actually not normal... Chakra perception should not have sounds and smells.
And extreme Chakra perception should only be Chakra, nothing but Chakra.
"Hmm, what will the remaining eight be like?"
The first 'Lin' was so miraculous, Ino was genuinely curious about the remaining eight. However, she couldn't continue tonight; she should go to sleep first—
Lie down with respect.
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