"Ding! Comprehended D-Rank Ninjutsu 'Transformation Technique', current level: [0%]."
"Ding! Comprehended D-Rank Ninjutsu 'Clone Technique', current level: [0%]."
"Ding! Comprehended D-Rank Ninjutsu 'Body Replacement Technique', current level: [0%]."
As Sarutobi Hiruzen demonstrated the Three Basic Techniques in front of Yagyu and taught him how to use chakra to perform these combination ninjutsu, system notification sounds immediately rang out in Yagyu's mind.
This voice was not unfamiliar; it had rung out almost every so often over the past three years.
Hearing this voice, the corners of Yagyu's mouth finally couldn't help but rise.
"Have you learned it?"
Seeing the smile on Yagyu's face, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked expectantly.
"Yes, I've learned it."
Coming back to his senses, Yagyu nodded to Sarutobi Hiruzen, then immediately formed hand seals. "Clone Technique."
With two poof sounds, clouds of white mist appeared on Yagyu's left and right, followed by two identical Yagyus appearing out of thin air.
A few seconds later, the two Yagyus turned back into white mist and disappeared.
"Transformation Technique."
"Body Replacement Technique."
Following that, Yagyu quickly performed the other two of the Three Basic Techniques.
"Good, good..."
Seeing Yagyu learn the Three Basic Techniques at a glance, Sarutobi Hiruzen was even more delighted, nodding repeatedly in satisfaction.
After a few words of praise, Sarutobi Hiruzen took Yagyu away from the training ground and sent him home.
"If there is nothing important, try not to go out. I will have a teacher come personally to teach you how to read."
Before leaving, Sarutobi Hiruzen instructed Yagyu.
Yagyu nodded obediently.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen left, Yagyu couldn't wait to walk from the entryway into the living room, sitting on the long sofa and opening the Wood Release scroll in his hand.
"Ding! Detected Bloodline Ninjutsu. Recorded Wood Release Ninjutsu 'Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence'. Comprehension conditions: Wood Release Level 2, Yang Level 2, Earth + Water Level 5."
"Ding! Detected Bloodline Ninjutsu. Comprehended Wood Release Ninjutsu 'Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique', current level: [0%]."
"Ding! Detected Bloodline Ninjutsu. Recorded Wood Release Ninjutsu 'Wood Release: Nativity of a Sea of Trees'. Comprehension conditions: Wood Release Level 4, Yang Level 3, Earth + Water Level 6."
"..."
"Ding! Detected Bloodline Ninjutsu. Recorded Wood Release Ninjutsu 'Wood Release: Deep Forest Bloom'. Comprehension conditions: Wood Release Level 8, Yang Level 5, Water + Earth Level 8."
"..."
"Ding! Detected Bloodline Ninjutsu. Recorded Wood Release Ninjutsu 'Wood Release: Wood Human Technique'. Comprehension conditions: Wood Release Level 10, Yang Level 7, Water + Earth Level 10."
"..."
"Ding! Detected Bloodline Ninjutsu. Recorded Wood Release Secret Technique 'Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands'. Comprehension conditions: Sage Art Level 10, Wood Release Level 15, Yang Level 10, Water + Earth Level 15."
"..."
As Yagyu read the Wood Release ninjutsu recorded in the scroll, system notifications rang incessantly, bombarding his mind.
While recording the Wood Release ninjutsu, Yagyu called up the virtual panel. Looking at the comprehension conditions for those techniques, he first clicked his tongue, then fell into thought. "The comprehension conditions for Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands require Level 15 for everything except Sage Art and Yang Release. Does the system digitization mean the maximum level for all abilities is Level 15? If I raise everything to Level 15, will the proficiency bar disappear?"
"Well, I'm not qualified to touch those yet... but this confirms one point. The system can indeed help me break the shackles that Yamato could never reach in his lifetime. There is hope for my Wood Release to reach the level of Senju Hashirama."
After recording all the Wood Release ninjutsu and comprehending a few ordinary ones, Yagyu closed the scroll with satisfaction.
The skill library was filled; now all he lacked was proficiency.
"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique."
Yagyu formed hand seals. A piece of withered wood separated from his body, rapidly forming a Wood Clone identical to him. The degree of realism far exceeded that of a Shadow Clone; it was impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.
He called up the virtual panel. The proficiency for 'Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique' under Bloodline Ninjutsu had risen from [0%] to [0.5%].
"Did it increase by [0.5%] at once?"
Yagyu rubbed his chin with his hand and muttered to himself, "Two times makes [1%]. It seems going from 0 to 1 is quite easy."
Easy in the early stages, difficult in the middle, a nightmare in the late stages, and despair in the final stages... that was the consistent nature of games.
However, being easy in the early stages allowed Yagyu to grow quickly.
"It is currently the end of Konoha Year 48. I have twelve years before the plot begins."
Yagyu clenched his fist, full of confidence. "I have sixteen years until Shippuden, and seventeen years until the final battle. That is enough time for me to develop."
After speaking, Yagyu began to tirelessly perform the Wood Release versions of the Three Basic Techniques: 'Wood Release: Wood Clone', 'Wood Release: Wood Substitution', and 'Wood Release: Wood Transformation', frantically grinding his proficiency.
These three were Wood Release ninjutsu with extremely low requirements, learnable at Level 1.
They were simply the ultimate versions of the Three Basic Techniques; there was no need to learn the ordinary ones at all.
"Ding! Your 'Wood Release: Wood Clone' proficiency has reached [Level 0 100%], upgraded to [Level 1 0%]."
"Ding! Your 'Wood Release: Wood Substitution' proficiency has reached [Level 0 100%], upgraded to [Level 1 0%]."
"Ding! Your 'Wood Release: Wood Transformation' proficiency has reached [Level 0 100%], upgraded to [Level 1 0%]."
Three hours later, Yagyu successfully raised all three ordinary Wood Release ninjutsu to Level 1.
The cost was the consumption of over 80% of his chakra.
Grinding Wood Release ninjutsu frantically for three hours, even though they were basic Wood Release techniques, did not completely exhaust Yagyu's chakra.
This showed just how astonishing his chakra volume was.
While frantically grinding the Wood Release Three Basic Techniques, Yagyu's proficiency in Wood Release, Yang, and Water + Earth also slowly increased.
However, that speed of improvement was truly shameful.
It couldn't even be described as slow; it was a snail-paced increase.
Among them, the Yang attribute improved the slowest, followed by Water + Earth, and finally Wood Release.
Especially the Yang attribute; after three hours, the proficiency hadn't seemingly moved.
He didn't know how many decimal places there were, or how many decimal points using Wood Release would raise it by.
After raising the Wood Release Three Basic Techniques to Level 1, Yagyu did not continue. He sat down to refine chakra.
Hashirama cells were indeed more "BUG" than the Mangekyō Sharingan, known as a cure-all item.
The energy contained within was in no way inferior to a Tailed Beast.
Not only did they possess formidable vitality and self-healing power, but they could also reduce skill cooldowns, communicate with natural energy, and so on...
Although Yagyu currently could not communicate with natural energy, he possessed powerful vitality, making his chakra refinement and recovery rate terrifyingly astonishing.
Before long, Yagyu's chakra had recovered to full value.
However, he felt mentally exhausted.
"This body is too small."
Yagyu sighed. "The ratio of spiritual energy cannot keep up with the physical energy at all. If it could keep up, my current chakra would surpass a Jonin, right?!"
"No, that's just a small matter. Raising the level of Yang Release will bring about the evolution of body cells, and spiritual energy will gain some benefits more or less. I wonder, if I cultivate Genjutsu, will my Yin Release improve? If the Yin Release level increases, will it cause my spiritual energy to skyrocket? If Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements all reach Level 15, can I fuse them to create a 'Kekkei Mora'?"
Thinking about it, Yagyu somehow began to let his imagination run wild.