The next day.
Afternoon.
Qing Ming completed his routine patrol and found an opportunity to enter the cave space.
"You're here."
Seeing Qing Ming arrive, the shadow clone stationed there spoke.
"Yeah."
Qing Ming nodded and casually responded, then immediately ordered the clone to undo the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
In the next moment, a surge of chakra flowed into his body through their connection, along with the memories of what the clone had experienced during that time.
After quickly reviewing the memories and finding no issues, Qing Ming cast Shadow Clone Jutsu again, creating a new clone.
Without needing instructions, the shadow clone left the cave space and headed straight to the squad's base. The clone would take his place there from now on.
Once everything was set, Qing Ming wasted no time and turned to delve deeper into the cave to harvest chakra for the first time.
However, after taking just two steps, something crossed his mind, and he silently called out, "Status!"
In the next moment, the familiar pale blue screen appeared before him.
[Name: Uchiha Qing Ming]
Age: 11Body: 10Mind: 11Chakra: 4120 (11201→12497)
Bloodline:
Sharingan, Two Tomoe (652/5000) → (799/5000)
Skills:
Chakra Refining Technique: Lv4 (1008/2000) → Lv4 (1089/2000)Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu: Lv2 (125/500)Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu: Lv4 (381/2000) → Lv4 (621/2000)Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu: Lv2 (118/500)Shadow Clone Jutsu: Lv1 (1/200) → Lv1 (15/200)Chakra Absorption Technique: Lv2 (250/500) → Lv2 (435/500)Healing Technique: Lv2 (161/500) → Lv2 (224/500)Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion, Shackling Stakes Technique: Lv3 (625/1000) → Lv3 (715/1000)Genjutsu: Sharingan: Lv3 (190/1000) → Lv3 (280/1000)Heart Reflecting Technique: Lv5 (1832/5000) → Lv5 (2192/5000)Swordsmanship: Lv5 (1/5000) → Lv5 (190/5000)Chakra Control: Lv3 (602/1000) → Lv3 (685/1000)Substitution Jutsu: Lv3 (0/0)Body Flicker Technique: Lv4 (0/0)Ninja Tool Throwing: Lv5 (0/0)
Skipping past the initial details, Qing Ming focused on the Chakra Absorption Technique. Just as he remembered, after nearly ten days of practice, its proficiency had reached Lv2 (435/500), only 65 points away from reaching Lv3.
Considering the vast amount of chakra he was about to absorb, every percentage increase in conversion efficiency would bring in significantly more chakra. Qing Ming decided to invest some chakra first to upgrade the technique to Lv3.
With that thought, he wasted no time, returning to the room his shadow clone had set up for him, and began to train the technique.
An hour passed quickly.
After completing another round of the Chakra Absorption Technique, a new sense of understanding suddenly filled his mind. Moments later, Qing Ming opened his eyes, a glimmer of realization in them.
A quick glance at his status confirmed that the Chakra Absorption Technique had advanced from Lv2 (435/500) to Lv3 (1/1000)!
"I wonder what the effects are now?"
Muttering to himself, Qing Ming stood up and headed deeper into the cave.
At this point, he wasn't alone in the cave anymore. Aside from him, there were six others: Sand Wind and his three Chunin subordinates, along with the two unlucky Sand ninjas who were separated during their retreat.
Facing the mix of hatred, fear, and curiosity in their eyes, Qing Ming walked directly to Chiya's side. Under the murderous gaze of one of Sand Wind's puppet masters, he completed the seals for the Chakra Absorption Technique and pressed his hand to Chiya's head.
A strong suction emerged from his palm, rapidly draining the chakra from Chiya's body.
After a few moments of concentration, Qing Ming estimated the new performance of his Lv3 Chakra Absorption Technique.
It could now absorb about 300 points of chakra per second—an increase from Lv2's 200 points, though not a dramatic leap in speed. However, the conversion efficiency had improved by another 10%, rising from 60% to 70%.
Even this 10% boost made the 1500 points of chakra he had just consumed feel worthwhile.
For a moment, Qing Ming was tempted to push the technique to Lv4, further increasing its effectiveness.
But upon seeing the 1000 proficiency points required for the next level, he quickly calmed down.
Based on his earlier calculations, raising proficiency by 65 points had required 1500 chakra, so increasing proficiency by 1000 points would require 23,000 chakra in total.
Though it wasn't a small amount, it also wasn't an impossible goal.
As he pondered this, Qing Ming's gaze shifted to the remaining six Sand ninjas. His crimson eyes glimmered, and the three tomoe in his Sharingan spun slowly.
After a brief pause, he looked away.
According to his estimates, these individuals collectively had about 28,000 points of chakra. Adding Chiya's 5000, that brought the total to around 33,000 points.
With a 70% conversion rate, that would yield approximately 23,000 chakra—just enough to level up the Chakra Absorption Technique from Lv3 to Lv4.
Of course, there would be some margin of error.
However, with his current chakra reserves, he could easily cover any shortfall.
The only downside to this plan was that it would delay the evolution of his Sharingan and his mastery of the Fire Style chakra's shape and nature transformations. After all, he originally intended to use this chakra to train the Heart Reflecting Technique and Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu.
But as the saying goes, sharpening the axe won't delay chopping the wood.
If he could level the Chakra Absorption Technique to Lv4, based on his previous experience, the conversion rate would likely increase again. This would allow him to absorb even more chakra in the future, more than making up for today's loss.
Besides, diverting 23,000 chakra wouldn't set back his training by much.
With that in mind, Qing Ming no longer hesitated. He walked over to Sand Wind and performed the Chakra Absorption Technique, draining all the chakra the man had painstakingly recovered.
Immediately, Qing Ming's chakra surged to over 11,000, nearly reaching the limit of what his body could contain.
Enduring the discomfort, he ripped off the tape over Chiya and Sand Wind's mouths. Before they could speak, he stuffed several military ration pills into their mouths and quickly resealed the tape.
After completing this, Qing Ming returned to his room and resumed training the Chakra Absorption Technique.
Two hours later, the technique had reached Lv3 (350/1000), and his chakra had dropped to around 4000, hitting the warning threshold.
Taking a short break, Qing Ming returned to the cave's depths. Without wasting words, he drained the chakra from three more Sand Chunin, once again filling his reserves to near capacity.
After feeding them military ration pills, Qing Ming returned to his room and resumed grinding the technique.
This cycle repeated over six hours, as Qing Ming drained the chakra from all seven Sand ninjas. By the time midnight arrived, he had finally leveled up the Chakra Absorption Technique to Lv4 (1/2000)!
Exhausted from the 1000 repetitions, Qing Ming collapsed onto his bed without testing the new effects.
Despite the technique's powerful feedback, the strain had taken its toll on him.
Soon, the sound of snoring filled the room.
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