Chapter 56: Progress
Three days later, Baishi received the first batch of poison powder. Although it wasn't much, it marked a beginning.
Kamimura Takashi divided the pirates into three groups.
One large group was busy producing poison powder using the method he had left behind, while another part was engaged in catching toxic marine life.
As for himself, he led the last few members deep into the jungle in search of various animals and plants, hoping to expand the variety and quantity of raw materials and thus concoct stronger poisons.
Perhaps because he had seriously offended others, Kamimura Takashi was meticulous about his orders, working diligently as if fearing the loss of his value.
Baishi made no comment on this; he only cared about the results.
So far, the results were good, so Baishi did not mind Kamimura flexing his authority or even offering him protection.
However, if Kamimura failed to satisfy him, he would not blame Baishi for settling scores after autumn.
Shifting his thoughts, Baishi opened his medicine pack, ingested some poison powder, and then began his evolution.
He did not encroach on the time allocated for 'basic attribute' evolution but redistributed some of the time from [Spatial Perception Enhancement] to [Toxin Resistance].
Thus, his 'basic attributes' continued to evolve at a high speed.
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Time flew by, and three months passed in the blink of an eye.
That morning, on Moon Island, in a certain part of the forest.
While practicing Konoha's physical techniques, Baishi suddenly stopped. He frowned, thought for a moment, and then removed all the weights he was carrying.
The two hundred pounds of weight fell to the ground with a dull thud, but Baishi did not care. After unloading, he immediately resumed training.
His punches were like lightning and his kicks like thunder, each move carrying immense force, giving an unstoppable impression.
And this was merely the result of using his own physical strength. If he utilized his chakra, the power would be even more terrifying.
Logically, with such power, Baishi should have been pleased, but there was not a trace of joy on his face.
In fact, his frown deepened.
An hour later.
Baishi finished his practice and stood still to catch his breath. He then muttered, "System, show my status."
The familiar semi-transparent panel appeared:
[Host: Baishi Age: 9/68→69↑
－－Basic Attributes－－
Strength: 51.7→60.3↑
Agility: 51.2→60.5↑
Physique: 54.3→61.7↑
Intelligence: 50.6→60.6↑
Chakra: 21.5→29.1↑
－－Special Enhancements－－ Spatial Perception Enhancement: VI (32.1%)→VII (0.1%)↑ Chakra Affinity: Water: VI (7.8%) Earth: VI (8.5%)
Mental Resistance: V (43.2%)→V (65.1%)↑ Wood Release: V (50.5%)
Self-Healing: IV (70.4%)→V (11.1%)↑ Toxin Resistance: II (25.5%)→IV (78.3%)↑ Cold Resistance: IV (43.2%)
Five Senses Enhancement: IV (10.3%)→IV (25.3%)↑ Cell Adaptability: III (0.1%)
－－Abnormal Status－－]
Looking at the 'basic attributes' on the panel, Baishi murmured to himself, "As expected, the weights are useless now?" Three months ago, when his strength, intelligence, physique, and agility just broke through fifty points, this feeling was not obvious.
But after three months of effort, as his attributes broke through sixty points, this feeling became very apparent.
Especially today, it seemed he had reached a critical point where the growth rate of the four basic attributes was almost identical, whether he used weights or not.
This indicated that the current weights had completely lost their effect on him.
Of course, if he continued to increase the weight, it might still be effective, but given his current rate of evolution, it probably wouldn't be long before they became ineffective again.
He couldn't just keep increasing the weight periodically, could he?
Moreover, there aren't many materials with exceptionally high density in the ninja world. Continuing to increase weight would inevitably affect his agility, and maintaining maximum evolutionary efficiency would be questionable.
'If it's only useful for [Strength], to ensure balance among all attributes, I'd still have to spend time evolving other attributes, which seems a bit of a loss.'
"No good, I need a permanent solution."
As soon as he spoke, Baishi realized it was unlikely.
With his attributes continually increasing, the things that could produce a 'weight' effect would inevitably decrease, making a permanent solution nearly impossible.
Thus, he needed to find a long-term effective method.
After some thought, Baishi suddenly became excited, "I almost fell into a thinking trap. Who says 'body training' has to involve weights? This is the ninja world."
Once his thought process cleared, Baishi immediately thought of body techniques and then of Lightning Release.
Undoubtedly, among the various types of chakra, Lightning Release is the most suitable for 'body training.' The Third and Fourth Raikage were living examples.
Without a 'system' to guide their evolution, their physical conditions were enhanced to such an extent. If added to a 'system,' the effect would be even more exaggerated.
However, using Lightning Release for body training would undoubtedly consume chakra, and actively evolving would also draw from his chakra, creating a balance issue.
Furthermore, he needed to solve another problem: developing his Lightning chakra affinity.
For other ninjas, this might not be an easy task, otherwise, they wouldn't wait to advance to Jonin to develop a second or third nature.
But for Baishi, this was not a difficult task.
With the 'system,' it would only take a little time for him to easily evolve a Lightning chakra affinity, at which point he could naturally perform Lightning Release.
With a solution for the 'basic attributes' evolution, Baishi then turned his attention to other areas.
First, his chakra growth rate increased again. In the past three months, it increased by five points, and in these three months, it increased by more than seven points, a significant pace.
Second, his [Spatial Perception Enhancement] advanced another level, from VI (32.1%) to VII (0.1%), becoming his first ability to break through to level VII.
At this point, his range of sensing marked targets had doubled again, directly from 20 kilometers to 50 kilometers.
Undoubtedly, this was a massive enhancement.
From now on, his mobility would greatly increase, making it difficult for enemies to block him.
Additionally, thanks to the increase in his [Intelligence] attribute, his [Mental Resistance] improved by twenty-two percentage points, and his age limit increased by one year due to the [Physique] attribute.
Not only that, his [Five Senses Enhancement] also improved by fifteen percentage points due to the joint effects of many attributes.
Moreover, [Toxin Resistance], stimulated by various poisons, evolved rapidly. Although it only had a small amount of time each day, it still advanced from II (25.5%) to IV (78.3%).
However, further rapid advancement would be challenging.
There was no other way; both on Moon Island and in the surrounding waters, he had tried every toxic substance, and now he was immune to all of them.
Without the 'acceleration buff,' Baishi naturally would not waste time and energy continuing to evolve [Toxin Resistance], so its level would not increase further.
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