That night.
Inside the room.
Kyōmei once again finished refining chakra, his opened eyes filled with exhaustion.
Despite this, he forced himself to cheer up, using his newly recovered chakra to perform the Clone Jutsu, one of the Three Basic Jutsu.
Unlike before, his movements were now noticeably more proficient, and he could form hand seals within five seconds.
This was the academy's assessment standard.
But this didn't mean he had mastered the jutsu.
It was simply that if it were just about forming hand seals, he could easily meet this requirement.
But that was useless.
When performing ninjutsu, the most important thing isn't actually the hand seals, but synchronizing the mobilization and transformation of chakra during that process.
Hand seals themselves assist in guiding this change.
If proficient enough, a ninja can completely simplify this process, thereby reducing the number of hand seals or even performing them with one hand.
Of course, these things were not very relevant to Kyōmei for now.
As of now, he hadn't even gotten started with the Clone Jutsu.
Don't think about running before you've learned to walk.
Poof~
A puff of chakra smoke dispersed, and a distorted figure appeared nearby. It bore some resemblance to Kyōmei.
Kyōmei expressionlessly glanced at it, then dispelled the Clone Jutsu.
Closing his eyes in thought for a moment, Kyōmei once again gathered chakra and began forming hand seals.
Five seconds later, another puff of chakra smoke dispersed, and a blurry figure resembling Kyōmei reappeared, still just as distorted.
In this way, Kyōmei consecutively performed the Clone Jutsu five times, only stopping his practice after exhausting all the chakra in his body.
Taking a deep breath, Kyōmei summoned his status panel.
[Name: Uchiha Kyōmei
Age: 10
Physique: 5
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 11 (131)
Bloodline: Sharingan · Unawakened (51/100)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv0 (8/100)
Clone Jutsu: lv0 (46/100)
Basic Taijutsu: lv0 (35/100)]
Tonight, he refined chakra for a total of four hours. His chakra cap increased by 4 points, rising from the previous 127 to 131.
During this time, he recovered a total of two hundred points of chakra.
Each time he performed the Clone Jutsu, it consumed about twenty points of chakra.
Tonight, he practiced the Clone Jutsu ten times.
Thanks to the memories and experience left by his predecessor, each time he performed the Clone Jutsu, he gained two to three points of proficiency.
Like tonight, he gained twenty-seven points of proficiency.
Thus, adding the previous nineteen points, he now had forty-six points, already more than halfway to reaching entry-level.
In addition, his 'Chakra Refining Technique' also benefited from his predecessor, gaining two more points of proficiency than previously estimated, for a total increase of six points.
At this rate, if he persisted for four hours daily, he could grind it to entry-level in about half a month.
By then, the effects would surely increase, and his dilemma of lacking chakra would also be alleviated.
After that, the progression speed of his other skills would also increase accordingly.
From this, it's not hard to imagine that as time goes on, the speed of his power growth will inevitably become faster and faster.
As for now... he'd take it slow!
Perhaps he could push his body, practice a few more hours each day, and grind 'Chakra Refining Technique' to entry-level sooner, thereby accelerating his progress.
But what good would that do?
If his guess was true, he would have to graduate soon. In such a short time, to what extent could he increase his strength?
Genin? Chunin? It couldn't possibly be Jonin, right!
Moreover, even as a Jonin, how much impact could he have in a battle that swept across the entire ninja world?
It would probably be difficult to even change a localized battle.
Why would he do something so laborious and unrewarding?
What's more, he was an outsider; rashly improving his strength would only put him in the spotlight, and he might well expose himself then.
Since that was the case, it was better to proceed step by step!
Shaking his head, Kyōmei stopped thinking, turned, left the room, returned to his bedroom, lay on the bed, watched the bright moon outside the window, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
...
The next day.
Afternoon.
Still the same training ground.
However, today Sugiki Ittō didn't have them spar against each other; instead, he instructed them to practice throwing kunai and shuriken.
Just like hand-to-hand combat, these two skills were also the main combat methods for Genin. Add in the Three Basic Jutsu, and a qualified cannon fodder for the battlefield was formed.
As for other ninjutsu?
Forget about it!
Taking Uchiha Kyōmei as an example, his aptitude was indeed ordinary, but that was compared to classmates from ninja clans. If placed among commoners, his aptitude would already be considered good.
If he hadn't transmigrated, the original owner wouldn't have had much chakra after graduation, barely enough to perform the Three Basic Jutsu a few times.
If he was like this, imagine those civilian students.
Therefore, learning other ninjutsu was a complete waste of time.
So, it wasn't that the academy was unwilling to teach more, but that there was no need.
Most students with potential had family legacies and didn't need the academy's teaching. Students without legacies but with potential would be assigned to capable Jonin who would mentor them.
This way, the academy naturally didn't need to teach more.
Furthermore, this batch of students would likely graduate early, and their strength would definitely be inferior to previous years, making it even less necessary to teach them more.
Thwack~
A kunai flew out, embedding itself directly into the target five meters away.
Seeing this, Kyōmei let out a long breath.
If he missed the target again, he really wouldn't know what to do.
Ever since he started practicing, Sugiki Ittō had been frequently looking his way, just like yesterday when he sparred with Moriki Tetsu.
Kyōmei knew that his performance over the past two days was quite different from before, and he had already prepared excuses to deflect suspicion.
Unexpectedly, the other party didn't even ask, seemingly completely unconcerned about him as a student.
This left Kyōmei unsure whether to be relieved or saddened.
"Panel!"
With a thought, Kyōmei opened his proficiency panel.
[Name: Uchiha Kyōmei
Age: 10
Physique: 5
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 44 (131)
Bloodline: Sharingan · Unawakened (51/100)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv0 (8/100)
Clone Jutsu: lv0 (46/100)
Basic Taijutsu: lv0 (35/100)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv0 (1/100)]
Without any surprise, as this kunai hit the target, an additional skill indeed appeared on his panel—Ninja Tool Throwing: lv0 (1/100)!
Following the feel he just had, Kyōmei threw another kunai.
A 'thwack' sound came, and the kunai barely hit the target.
Subsequently, on the panel, the proficiency for 'Ninja Tool Throwing' became lv0 (2/100)!
Looking at the newly added point of proficiency, Kyōmei's eyes lit up. If he wasn't mistaken, this skill might become his first to reach entry-level.
As for the reason, it was simple: practicing 'Ninja Tool Throwing' didn't require chakra consumption. As long as he hadn't reached his predecessor's level, he could quickly accumulate proficiency and thus reach entry-level.
However... Kyōmei glanced at Sugiki Ittō in the distance, thinking to himself, "Will he notice anything unusual?"
Thinking this, Kyōmei retrieved the kunai and shuriken he had thrown, went to the ten-meter target, and began practicing seriously.
Even with the previous experience, he still missed the target many times.
This undoubtedly slowed down the time it took him to accumulate proficiency, but it was worth it.
Nothing else; his predecessor also occasionally missed the target when practicing with the ten-meter target. Although he missed more often now, it wasn't as noticeable as with the five-meter target.
As long as he was given a little time, he could quickly level up his proficiency, and then he wouldn't have to worry about exposing himself.
(End of this chapter)
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