"Panel!"
Upon returning home, Seimei immediately opened the panel.
The familiar light blue screen appeared:
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 10 years
Physique: 5
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 21 (159→189)
Bloodline: Sharingan: Not Awakened (51/100)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv0 (53/100) → lv0 (98/100)
Clone Jutsu: lv1 (2/200) → lv1 (20/200)
Transformation Jutsu: lv0 (77/100) → lv1 (19/200)]
Substitution Jutsu: lv0 (71/100) → lv1 (18/200)
Basic Taijutsu: lv1 (16/200) → lv1 (65/200)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv2 (10/500) → lv2 (42/500)]
It can be seen that in just five days, his strength has improved once again.
Among them, his Chakra limit increased by 30 points, reaching a total of 189 points.
At this level of Chakra, it may not be significant in front of geniuses, but among his peers, it is already above average.
After all, he is only ten years old this year.
For a Ninja, the prime growth period is between twelve and sixteen years old.
Before that, apart from a few geniuses, there isn't much of a gap.
However, Seimei has already begun to distance himself from his peers, which means he can now be referred to as a little genius.
Of course, looking only at his Chakra may be somewhat misleading.
But when considering his lv1 'Clone Jutsu', 'Transformation Jutsu', and 'Substitution Jutsu', as well as 'Basic Taijutsu' and lv2 'Ninja Tool Throwing', it is indeed well-deserved.
Now, even among the graduates of previous six-year programs, he can be considered above average.
Moreover, with half a month left until the graduation exam, he has enough time to further enhance his strength.
At that time, even if he goes to the battlefield...
'Uh, that still seems a bit uncertain!'
Seimei's gaze swept across the panel and suddenly realized that he seemed to be missing a trump card.
Fortunately, his 'Chakra refining technique' proficiency level has reached lv0 (98/100) and is close to Beginner.
Once he reaches Beginner, the effectiveness of recovering Chakra will inevitably increase.
This way, he will have the spare capacity to learn a higher-level Ninjutsu.
As for where to find the Ninjutsu?
There's no need to worry about that; his parents left behind several Ninjutsu scrolls in their study. Once he levels up 'Chakra refining technique' to lv1, he will go find one to study.
With the existence of the Progress panel, he doesn't need to worry about not being able to learn it. As long as it doesn't conflict with his Chakra attributes, he can definitely grind it to Beginner and even higher levels.
Thinking of it, Seimei closed the panel, took a Military Rations Pill from the inner room, swallowed it, and then began to run the 'Chakra refining technique.'
One minute, two minutes... five minutes, ten minutes.
Soon, two hours passed.
Suddenly, Seimei opened his eyes, a glimmer of brilliance passing through his gaze, as various insights surfaced in his mind.
At that moment, Seimei had a new understanding of the 'Chakra refining technique.'
If the lv0 'Chakra refining technique' had an efficiency of 1 in tapping into his physical potential, then lv1 would be 2.
In other words, in the same amount of time, he could refine more Chakra, which not only affects his Chakra recovery speed but also relates to his Chakra limit.
With this thought, Seimei closed his eyes again and began to refine Chakra according to his new understanding.
About half an hour later, Seimei opened his eyes.
"Panel!"
With a thought, Seimei summoned the Progress panel.
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 10 years
Physique: 5
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 171 (189→192)
Bloodline: Sharingan: Unawakened (51/100)
Skills: Chakra refining technique: lv1 (1/200)
Clone Jutsu: lv1 (20/200)
Transformation Jutsu: lv1 (19/200)
Substitution Jutsu: lv1 (18/200)
Basic Taijutsu: lv1 (65/200)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv2 (42/500)]
As he had expected, in just half an hour, the effect of lv1 'Chakra refining technique' was equivalent to that of running the lv0 'Chakra refining technique' for one hour.
In other words, he restored fifty points of Chakra and increased his Chakra limit by one point.
The only downside was that even after upgrading to lv1, the 'Chakra refining technique' still required an hour to improve one Proficiency level.
Anything less and there wouldn't be any additional Proficiency levels gained.
After all, the previous owner's 'Chakra refining technique' was still at the lv0 level; otherwise, the extra Proficiency levels provided earlier wouldn't have been so few.
However, Seimei was already satisfied.
At least after today, the amount of Chakra he could use daily would double compared to before.
Of course, this energy wouldn't come without a cost; he would probably need to increase his intake of Military Rations Pills in the future.
But these were minor issues.
In any case, he had bought quite a few Military Rations Pills beforehand, and to survive on the battlefield later, he would have to temporarily endure some discomfort in his stomach.
Retracting his thoughts, Seimei got up and left the room, heading straight to his parents' study.
During the past period, he had either been attending classes at school or training hard, leaving no extra time to sort through his parents' belongings.
He had only done a rough sweep of the study, knowing there were several Ninjutsu scrolls present, but he hadn't looked closely at what they were specifically.
Today was his first time seriously reviewing these scrolls.
"Let me see what there is."
Muttering softly, Seimei opened the first scroll, which contained Uchiha Clan's iconic Ninjutsu—Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu.
This technique involved exhaling a fireball that had both high-temperature burning and explosive effects. Its power depended on the amount of Chakra infused, making it a highly practical Ninjutsu.
The learning difficulty was rated C, which was sufficient to serve as a trump card for a Genin.
However, Seimei didn't rush to make a decision. He opened several other scrolls, two of which also recorded Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu and Fire Release: Dragon Fire Jutsu.
Although they were also rated C, their learning difficulty was slightly higher than that of Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu.
In particular, Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu required a foundation in Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu; otherwise, it would be difficult to learn.
In addition, there were two scrolls that recorded a Genjutsu each.
One was called Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Jutsu, a Genjutsu that required the use of Sharingan to cast.
Its specific effect was to create a mental world where iron stakes would pin down the opponent's body, causing them to feel pain and lose their ability to move.
Seimei's parents had not awakened Sharingan, so leaving behind this scroll clearly indicated their high expectations for him.
Unfortunately, he also had not awakened Sharingan.
As for the second scroll...
The Genjutsu recorded on it was somewhat strange. Seimei had at least heard of Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Jutsu, but he had never even heard of "Heart Reflection Jutsu."
Indeed, the second scroll recorded a Genjutsu called Heart Reflection Jutsu.
Seimei unrolled the scroll and carefully read the contents.
As he delved deeper into the reading, his expression changed repeatedly.
From initial indifference to growing suspicion, and then to urgency and anticipation.
After finishing the reading, his face was filled with relief.
Now, of course, he was all smiles.
The reason? This Heart Reflection Jutsu could very well resolve the predicament of his stagnation in the awakening progress of Sharingan.