That night.
In the training room.
Seimei proficiently completed a series of hand signs, and Chakra surged within him.
In the next moment, a flash of brilliance appeared in his eyes.
In front of him, a rabbit in a cage, which he was gazing at, immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Proficiency level +1!
On the panel, Heart Reflection Jutsu instantly upgraded from level 0 (99/100) to level 1 (1/200)!
With the upgrade of Heart Reflection Jutsu, a special type of Chakra was born within his mind, flowing along the Chakra pathways and entering his eyes.
"Is this...?"
Suddenly, Seimei thought of Senju Tobirama's explanation about the awakening of the Uchiha Clan's eyes.
That is, Uchiha clan members are born with a great deal of "love," and when they lose this "love," a special type of Chakra surges in their brains, affecting their visual nerves.
At this point, their eyes undergo a change, which is the awakening of the Sharingan.
This process was strikingly similar to everything that had just happened in his mind, making it hard for Seimei not to think further.
"Panel!"
With a thought, Seimei opened the Progress panel.
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 10 years
Physique: 6
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 415 (580→622)
Bloodline: Sharingan: Not Awakened (51/100)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv2 (9/500)
Clone Jutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Transformation Jutsu: lv2 (1/500)]
Substitution Jutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu: lv0 (52/100)
Heart Reflection Jutsu: lv1 (1/200)
Basic Taijutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv2 (120/500)]
"Hasn't changed?"
Looking at the Sharingan awakening progress still showing as (51/100), Seimei was in shock.
He never expected that the Heart Reflection Jutsu would be ineffective.
"No, wait."
Seimei took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. After closing his eyes and pondering for a moment to calm his mind, he formed the hand signs again and cast the Heart Reflection Jutsu once more.
Before reaching Beginner level, he needed a rabbit as a target for the technique to ensure a higher success rate.
But now, he could perform this technique freely without an external target.
The only thing that made Seimei feel somewhat uncomfortable was that after advancing to level 1, every time he cast the Heart Reflection Jutsu, it required a minimum of 200 points of Chakra.
While the Chakra consumption for the Three Basic Jutsu also varied around the Beginner level, it was nowhere near as substantial as that of the Heart Reflection Jutsu.
But it made sense—Three Basic Jutsu are just the lowest-level E-rank Ninjutsu, requiring only about 20 points of Chakra for each use.
On the other hand, Heart Reflection Jutsu is rated as an A-rank technique. Before reaching Beginner level, each practice session consumed at least 100 points of Chakra, so consuming 200 points now was reasonable.
Fortunately, his current Chakra reserves were considerable; otherwise, he might not have been able to handle it.
Reeling in his thoughts, Seimei stopped overthinking and began to carefully feel the effects of the Heart Reflection Jutsu.
Just like before, a special Chakra was born in his mind again and surged into his eyes.
After a few moments, Seimei opened his eyes.
On the panel, the progress of the Sharingan awakening still showed no change.
However, this time Seimei didn't show much emotional change.
No other reason—based on his earlier feelings, he could confirm that his eyes were approaching the Sharingan.
In other words, the Heart Reflection Jutsu was effective, just with a somewhat weak effect.
This was why the progress of the Sharingan awakening remained stagnant.
"Now it depends on how many times I need to cast the Heart Reflection Jutsu for the Sharingan's awakening progress to increase by 1."
Thinking this, Seimei gathered his Chakra again, formed the hand signs, and performed the Heart Reflection Jutsu.
Once, twice, three times...
Several hours later.
When Seimei raised the Proficiency level of Heart Reflection Jutsu to lv1 (10/200), the panel finally showed the Sharingan awakening progress as (52/100).
This made Seimei breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he had anticipated this in his heart, it was only when the panel truly changed that he finally felt at ease.
After quietly calculating, he realized that he had consumed nearly 2,000 points of Chakra to increase the Sharingan awakening progress by just one point.
This cost could be seen as both significant and insignificant.
It was indeed not easy for a Genin to gather this much Chakra, but a Chunin could definitely afford it.
Even if they couldn't increase the Proficiency level by ten points at once like he did, doing it incrementally was still possible.
As long as they practiced once a day, they could awaken the Sharingan in just a few months.
"Then why has no one from the Uchiha Clan succeeded?"
If it were about persisting for several years, it might indeed be true that no one had done it, but in a few months, it was absolutely achievable.
Seimei would not underestimate the Uchiha's desire for the Sharingan.
With that belief to support them, persisting for a few months shouldn't be a problem.
Yet, despite this, no one had awakened the Sharingan using this technique.
This left a shadow of doubt in Seimei's heart.
After pondering for a long time, Seimei still couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.
Since he couldn't come up with an answer, he decided not to dwell on it. After all, the progress on the panel had already changed, so all he had to do next was put in the effort.
Fortunately, he didn't have to go to school for the next few days, allowing him to take the opportunity to reach Beginner level with the 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu' and test the pattern of the Sharingan awakening progress increase to better plan his training.
However, those were all thoughts for later. Seimei yawned and glanced at the time; it was already five in the morning.
To confirm the effects of 'Heart Reflection Jutsu,' he had stayed up late, and it was time to rest.
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The next day.
Noon.
After casually eating something, Seimei went to the training ground to begin his solo training.
First, he focused on refining Chakra. The lv2 'Chakra refining technique' was quite effective, restoring six hundred points of Chakra in just three hours.
With his Chakra replenished, he began practicing the 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu.'
As a C-rank Ninjutsu, and an offensive one at that, each practice session requires a minimum of fifty points of Chakra. Currently, his 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu' is at lv0 (52/100).
Each time he performs the technique, as long as he follows the standard process, whether successful or not, it will increase his Proficiency level by one point.
In other words, he needs to practice it forty-eight more times to level up.
Forty-eight times fifty equals two thousand four hundred points of Chakra. This is roughly the maximum amount of Chakra Seimei can use in a day.
Unless he can increase his physical condition a bit more or find a more easily absorbed and digested Military Rations Pill, it will be difficult to raise this limit.
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Boom~
A fireball was exhaled by Seimei, quickly growing larger until it expanded into a massive fireball with a diameter of one and a half meters.
The fireball struck the ground, creating a large crater that was charred black. Even after the flames were extinguished, it still radiated intense heat.
In the afternoon, he brought his 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu' up to lv0 (75/100). While still at Pre-Beginner level, he was occasionally able to succeed. Just like earlier, that level was already comparable to Beginner status.
Looking up at the sky, Seimei noticed the sun had already set. He decided not to linger any longer and headed back home.
After a brief rest, he began training again.
Since it was inconvenient to practice Ninjutsu indoors, Seimei focused his energy on 'Heart Reflection Jutsu.'
Again and again, he practiced until late into the night before finally falling into a deep sleep.
The following days were all the same.