With the Ninja class successfully created, the last trace of worry in Mo Xie's heart finally disappeared.
After carefully reviewing the system interface, the backpack interface, and the status panel once more, he shifted his attention back to the scroll placed before him.
The Dark Emperor class came bundled with Dark Origin. All of its abilities belonged exclusively to the Dark Emperor, meaning he did not need to explore or create them himself.
The Ninja class, however, was different. It did not come with a preloaded skill list. Everything had to be learned manually.
The Three Basic Techniques were mandatory for every apprentice ninja. But after mastering the Chakra Extraction Method, Mo Xie did not immediately focus on the Three Basic Techniques. Instead, his gaze settled on the hand seals section.
If chakra was the Energy Value required to activate skills, then hand seals were the weapon that released ninjutsu. Every technique had to pass through that weapon.
There were twelve fundamental hand seals.
Following the instructions written in the scroll, Mo Xie slowly formed seals with both hands.
Thumbs overlapping, left thumb on top—Rat.
Right hand horizontal, left hand vertical—Ox.
Both thumbs extended straight—Tiger.
Right hand with all fingers lightly curled except the little finger—Rabbit.
Dragon—Snake—Horse—Ram—Monkey—Bird—Dog!
Boar!
"Ding! You have comprehended the skill Ninjutsu Hand Seals!"
The moment he completed the final seal, the system notification sounded in his mind.
A flicker of delight flashed through Mo Xie's eyes.
Just as he had expected—skills were still datafied. That meant he would not have to painstakingly train for proficiency or repeatedly grind techniques to improve mastery.
He summoned the Ninja skill panel with a thought. This time, it appeared instantly.
Ninjutsu Hand Seals
Current Level: 1
Maximum Level: 10 (Instant cast without seals)
Skill Points Required for Level 2: 10
Description: Every ninjutsu requires corresponding hand seals to be executed. Forming hand seals is one of the most fundamental skills a ninja must master.
Having secured the most basic foundation, Mo Xie wasted no time and turned to the Three Basic Techniques.
He began with Transformation Technique.
Following the scroll's guidance, his hands moved smoothly through the seals.
His speed and precision bore no resemblance to that of a beginner. If a world-class pianist were to witness this fluid coordination, they might feel ashamed. That was the advantage of datafication—perfect execution.
"Transformation Technique."
"Ding! You have comprehended the skill Transformation Technique!"
"Ding… Your chakra is 0. Unable to execute Transformation Technique."
Mo Xie paused.
Only then did he realize—he had not yet refined any chakra.
Though eager to witness the ability firsthand, he restrained himself and proceeded to learn the remaining two techniques.
Moments later, two more notifications echoed in his mind.
"Ding! You have comprehended the skill Substitution Technique!"
"Ding! You have comprehended the skill Clone Technique!"
He examined the skill descriptions.
Transformation Technique
One of the Three Basic Techniques. Cannot be upgraded. Allows the user to transform into another person or even inanimate objects. Chakra Cost: 10.
Mo Xie's pupils narrowed slightly.
"No cooldown?"
In conventional games, every skill carried a cooldown timer. But he was no longer merely a player—he was a partially datafied human with flesh and blood. Skills did not possess cooldowns.
That was a bug.
No cooldown meant no limitation.
As long as his chakra pool was sufficient, he could cast endlessly.
For example—if he learned Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, and it required five chakra to cast, then with one hundred chakra, he could fire twenty consecutive blasts without pause.
One after another.
Like bullets.
Who could withstand that?
His heartbeat accelerated.
Suppressing the urge to laugh out loud, he continued reading.
Substitution Technique
One of the Three Basic Techniques. Cannot be upgraded. Allows the user to switch places with a nearby object to evade attacks. Chakra Cost: 10.
Clone Technique
One of the Three Basic Techniques. Cannot be upgraded. Creates afterimages identical to the user to confuse opponents. Chakra Cost: 10.
"There's still shurikenjutsu," Mo Xie murmured to himself after rereading the scroll carefully. "But that isn't recorded here. It must be taught directly by the instructor."
He rolled the scroll back up and clenched his fists slightly.
"Six months. I only need six months to finish the beginner stage ahead of schedule. After that, I can apply for early graduation and start taking missions. That's when I'll begin acquiring Skill Points."
According to Divine Retribution's official mechanics, aside from missions, Skill Points could only be obtained through killing.
After organizing everything, Mo Xie hurried to the kitchen, prepared a simple dinner to ease his hunger, then returned to his room. Lying beneath his blanket, he activated Standby Mode on both the Dark Emperor interface and the Ninja interface.
The moment he tapped Standby Mode on the Ninja tab, the Chakra Extraction Method began operating automatically.
Unlike other ninjas who had to consciously circulate spiritual energy, his system handled it for him.
Even while asleep, his chakra would steadily increase.
The Chakra Extraction Method refined two points of chakra per hour. Standby Mode added one additional point.
Three points per hour.
Seventy-two points per day.
The standard chakra threshold for Genin was five thousand.
At this rate, reaching Super Kage-level chakra would take more than eight years.
But Mo Xie was not discouraged.
In fact, a faint smile curved his lips.
Time was the only prerequisite.
And he had already secured his advantage.