Five days later.
Morning.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, Seimei brushed aside his long hair, tying the Konoha forehead protector around his head and adjusting his clothes.
At this moment, he appeared a bit more imposing.
Graduating from the Academy meant officially stepping onto the path of a Ninja; from now on, whether he lived or died depended entirely on himself.
After standing quietly for a moment, Seimei summoned his Progress panel.
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 10 years
Physique: 6
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 312 (622→862)]
[Bloodline: Sharingan: Not awakened (52/100) → (57/100)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv2 (9/500) → lv2 (69/500)
Clone Jutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Transformation Jutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Substitution Jutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu: lv0 (75/100) → lv1 (1/200)
Heart Reflection Jutsu: lv1 (10/200) → lv1 (65/200)
Basic Taijutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv2 (120/500)]
In the past five days, aside from spending some Chakra on the first two days to level up 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu' to Beginner, adding another card to his hand, he dedicated the rest of his time and energy to practicing 'Heart Reflection Jutsu.'
A total of over ten thousand points of Chakra were invested, and the Proficiency level of 'Heart Reflection Jutsu' instantly skyrocketed by fifty-five points. As a result, the awakening progress of Sharingan also advanced by five points.
Basically, every ten points of Proficiency level in 'Heart Reflection Jutsu' can lead to an increase of one point in Sharingan progress.
Thus, Seimei understood why no one in the Uchiha Clan could awaken Sharingan using this technique. While he could progress the Sharingan awakening by one point for every ten times he practiced 'Heart Reflection Jutsu,' it was only because he was improving with each use.
For others, without the assistance of the Progress panel, trying to gain ten points in Proficiency level was not a simple task, especially as one progressed further.
If the Proficiency level of 'Heart Reflection Jutsu' did not meet the requirements, it would not promote the awakening of Sharingan at all. In other words, one must continuously improve the Proficiency level of 'Heart Reflection Jutsu' to maximize the chances of awakening Sharingan.
Seimei, being able to see the exact progress, wouldn't slack off. But for others, they would likely give up after not feeling any significant progress.
Even he would feel anxious if the initial awakening progress of Sharingan was above (70/100), and both lv0 and lv1 of 'Heart Reflection Jutsu' were useless; he would probably have doubts. Would others really spend years or even over a decade to train a Genjutsu that is extremely difficult but not very practical to a high level?
Regardless of whether they have the talent, without positive feedback, it would be very hard to persevere. Moreover, he has a premonition that the last few levels of awakening for Sharingan won't be easy to break through. This would make it even harder for anyone to stick with it.
However, Seimei wasn't too worried. With the Progress panel in place, as long as he confirmed that this path was viable, he would consistently persevere.
Retracting his thoughts, Seimei stopped dwelling on it, left the mirror, locked the door, and headed straight for the Academy.
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Academy.
In a classroom, Seimei sat in the last row, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar graduates in front of him, quietly guessing who would be assigned to his group.
Tap, tap, tap~
About half an hour later, a young sensei walked into the classroom with a roster.
It wasn't Sugiki Kazuto; Seimei had some impression of him, as he was a sensei from another class, seemingly named Miya Yasuno.
"Students, please quiet down!"
Miya Yasuno stood at the podium, clapping his hands and speaking in a gentle voice.
Upon hearing this, the classroom gradually quieted down.
Then, Miya Yasuno introduced himself: "My name is Miya Yasuno. Some of you may know me, while others may not, but that's not important.
First of all, congratulations! Starting today, you are all real Ninjas."
Upon hearing this, the classroom, which had just quieted, became noisy once again.
Clap~ Clap~ Clap~
Miya Yasuno clapped his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet.
Once everyone fell silent, he continued, "I believe your sensei has already informed you that today is the day for team assignments.
Team assignment means that you will be divided into groups of three, with an experienced Jonin leading each group to carry out tasks.
From now on, you will be the closest partners and the most trusted comrades."
Upon hearing this, some people excitedly whispered to each other, some argued over who would be grouped with their friends, while others sat nervously, unable to stay still. In short, everyone was quite lively.
Seeing this, Miya Yasuno smiled and did not immediately interrupt them.
After several minutes, when he felt the time was right, he said, "Students, save your conversations for later. Let's quiet down so we can start the Team assignments."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately quieted down, staring nervously at Miya Yasuno.
Miya Yasuno smiled, picked up the roster in his hand, and began to read, "Team Eleven: Nakajima Kanata, Hanako, Hiryu. Team Twelve: Kimura Souta, Yamanaka Haru, Kuroda Ichiro. Team Thirteen:..."
One by one, the names were called out by Miya Yasuno, and the students below reacted with either excitement or disappointment, but none raised their voices.
Soon, Seimei heard his own name.
"Team Seventeen: Uchiha Seimei, Mizutani Shizuko, Ryosuke. Team Eighteen:…"
'Mizutani Shizuko. Ryosuke.'
Upon hearing these two names, Seimei quickly scanned the front.
Before long, two figures with different expressions came into his view—one male and one female. The male appeared lively; Seimei didn't know him, but he recognized him from his previous memories, likely a student from another class.
The girl was somewhat quiet; she was in the same class as him, had a Jonin father, and was physically weaker but had solid theoretical knowledge.
Since he hadn't awakened his Sharingan, Seimei couldn't gauge their potential, but he presumed it wouldn't be too bad.
Not to mention his identity as a Uchiha, even based solely on their final exam results, the Elders wouldn't group him with someone lacking potential.
If they did, the Jonin leading the group wouldn't stand for it either.
Because the difference in potential was too great, it would be difficult to manage the team.
As for geniuses, please, Konoha doesn't have geniuses emerging every year.
Overall, geniuses are still the minority; for the vast majority of graduates, just becoming a Chunin is already considered good.
Therefore, Seimei didn't expect to have a genius partner.
To him, companions were just companions; the battlefield was so dangerous that who knew if they would even survive in the end?
Investing too many emotions would only lead to more troubles if something unexpected happened.
Given this, it was better to keep things professional.
In a short amount of time, Seimei had already made up his mind.
At that moment, Miya Yasuno finished reading the roster, and everyone in the classroom had their partners.
"Next, get to know each other a bit. In a moment, a Jonin leader will come by, and you just need to follow them," Miya Yasuno said before leaving the classroom.
As soon as he left, a commotion erupted in the classroom as people scattered around, looking for their partners.