That night. In the room.
Seimei had once again finished refining his Chakra, and his opened eyes were filled with exhaustion.
Despite this, he still forced himself to focus and used the recently restored Chakra to perform Clone Jutsu, one of the Three Basic Jutsu.
Unlike before, his movements were noticeably more proficient now, and he was able to keep the hand seals within five seconds.
This was the school's assessment standard.
But that didn't mean he had mastered this technique.
The reason was simple; if it were just about performing the hand seals, he could easily meet this requirement.
But this was of no real use.
When performing Ninjutsu, the most important aspect is not the hand seals, but rather the simultaneous gathering and conversion of Chakra during the process.
The hand seals themselves serve to assist in guiding this transformation.
If one is sufficiently proficient, a Ninja can completely simplify this process, thereby reducing the number of hand seals required or achieving the effect of using one-handed seals.
Of course, none of this was particularly relevant to Seimei at the moment.
As of now, he hadn't even reached the Beginner level with Clone Jutsu.
There was no point in thinking about running before he learned to walk.
Boom~
A cloud of Chakra smoke dispersed, revealing a distorted figure beside him, which bore some resemblance to Seimei.
Seimei glanced at it expressionlessly, then dismissed the Clone Jutsu.
After closing his eyes to contemplate for a moment, Seimei gathered his Chakra again and began forming hand seals.
Five seconds later, another cloud of Chakra smoke dispersed, and a shadow resembling Seimei appeared once more, still just as distorted.
In this manner, Seimei consecutively performed Clone Jutsu five times, and after exhausting his Chakra, he finally stopped practicing.
Taking a deep breath, Seimei called up his panel.
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 10 years
Physique: 5
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 11 (131)
Bloodline: Sharingan: Not Awakened (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, increasing his Chakra limit by 4 points, from the previous 127 to the current 131.
During this time, he restored a total of two hundred points of Chakra.
Each time he performed Clone Jutsu, it consumed around twenty points of Chakra.
Tonight, he practiced Clone Jutsu ten times.
Thanks to the memories and experiences left by his predecessor, he gained two to three points of Proficiency level with each use of Clone Jutsu.
Just like tonight, he gained twenty-seven points of Proficiency level.
In this way, adding the previous nineteen points, he had a total of forty-six points, which means he was already more than halfway to Beginner.
Besides that, his 'Chakra Refining Technique' also benefited from his predecessor, with the Proficiency level increasing by two more points than he had expected, totaling six points.
With this pace, as long as he consistently practiced for four hours each day, he could reach Beginner in about half a month.
At that time, the effects would undoubtedly improve, and his lack of Chakra would also be alleviated.
After that, the improvement speed of his various skills would also increase accordingly.
Thus, it's not hard to conclude that, as time goes on, the rate of his strength improvement would definitely become faster.
As for now, he should just take it slow!
Perhaps he could push his body, practicing a few more hours each day to reach Beginner in 'Chakra Refining Technique' ahead of schedule, thus accelerating his progress.
But what would that really achieve?
If his guess was correct, he wouldn't have to wait long to graduate. In such a short time, how much could he really improve his strength?
Genin? Chunin? It couldn't possibly be Jonin, right?
Moreover, even if he were a Jonin, how much impact could he have in a war that swept across the entire ninja world?
It would probably be difficult to change the course of a localized battle.
Why would he want to take on such a thankless task?
Furthermore, he was still an outsider. Recklessly improving his strength would only put him in the spotlight especially since this world has people that can sense the amount of chakra in your body and might notice something strange, and he might just end up revealing his weaknesses.
In that case, it would be better to proceed step by step! He's rather be paranoid in this dangerous world than reckless...
Shaking his head, Seimei stopped overthinking, turned, and walked out of the room. He returned to his bedroom, lay on the bed, and gazed at the bright moon outside before quickly falling into a deep sleep.
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The next day.
Afternoon.
It was still that same training ground.
However, today, Sugiki Kazuto did not have them fight each other. Instead, he wanted them to practice throwing Kunai and Shuriken.
Like combat, these two skills were also the main means of engagement for Genin, and combined with the Three Basic Jutsu, they formed the foundation for a qualified battlefield pawn.
As for other Ninjutsu?
Forget it!
Take Uchiha Seimei as an example. His aptitude is indeed ordinary, but that's compared to classmates from Ninja clans. If placed among civilians, his aptitude would already be considered good.
If he hadn't traveled here, after graduation, the others wouldn't have much Chakra either—at most enough to use the Three Basic Jutsu a few times.
If he is like this, one can imagine what the civilian students are like.
Thus, learning other Ninjutsu would be a complete waste of time.
So, it's not that the school is unwilling to teach more, but rather that it's unnecessary.
Most of the students with potential already have family legacies and don't need the school to teach them. Those without a legacy but with potential are assigned to capable Jonin, who will guide them.
In this way, the school naturally doesn't need to teach more.
Moreover, this group of students will likely graduate early, and their strength will surely be inferior compared to previous students who studied for 6 years before graduating, so it's even less necessary to teach them.
Bang~
A Kunai flew out and struck the target five meters away.
Seeing this, Seimei let out a long sigh of relief.
If he had missed again, he really didn't know what he would do.
Since he started practicing, Sugiki Kazuto had frequently glanced his way; the same was true when he fought with Moriki Tetsu yesterday.
Seimei knew that his performance over the past two days had significantly dropped compared to before, and he had already thought up excuses to brush it off.
To his surprise, the instructor hadn't even asked, seemingly indifferent to him as a student.
This left Seimei unsure whether he should feel fortunate or sad.
"Panel!"
With a thought, Seimei opened the Proficiency level panel.
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
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)
No surprises here; with that Kunai hitting the target, a new skill indeed appeared on his panel—Ninja Tool Throwing: lv0 (1/100)!
Following the feeling from just now, Seimei threw another Kunai.
With a thud, the Kunai barely hit the target.
Then, on the panel, the Proficiency level for 'Ninja Tool Throwing' changed to lv0 (2/100)!
Seeing the added point of Proficiency level, Seimei's eyes lit up. If he wasn't mistaken, this skill might become his first Beginner skill.
The reason was simple: practicing 'Ninja Tool Throwing' didn't require any Chakra, and as long as he hadn't reached his predecessor's level, he could quickly accumulate Proficiency level and reach Beginner.
But—
Seimei glanced at Sugiki Kazuto in the distance, thinking to himself, "Will he notice anything unusual?"
With that in mind, Seimei retrieved the thrown Kunai and Shuriken and approached the ten-meter target to practice seriously.
Even with the experience from before, he still missed the target several times.
This undoubtedly slowed down his accumulation of Proficiency level, but it was worth it.
After all, when his predecessor practiced at the ten-meter target, he would also miss occasionally. Although he missed more often now, it was still not as noticeable as at the five-meter target.
As long as he was given a little time, he could build up his Proficiency level, and then he wouldn't have to worry about revealing any flaws.