Chapter 363: Perfection

An hour later.

The sky gradually darkened.

Seimei and the others returned to Eagle's Beak Cliff.

Afterward, they waited for about another half an hour until all the patrol teams returned to the stronghold.

Then, Seimei began to listen to their reports.

Based on their reports, Seimei realized that not only his team hadn't encountered any Kirigakure ninjas today, but neither had the other teams.

"Could it be that Kirigakure has given up on reconnaissance?"

Seimei was puzzled, so he called over a Konoha ninja and asked him to contact Kuroiwa Naruki to see what the situation was on their end.

Upon hearing Seimei's instructions, the Konoha ninja didn't hesitate at all. He immediately bit his thumb, performed the Summoning Jutsu, and summoned a hawk-like summoning beast.

Watching it soar into the sky, Seimei waited quietly.

About half an hour later, he received a reply. Kirigakure ninjas had still appeared in other directions today, and they hadn't given up on reconnaissance.

Something unusual must be happening. Eagle's Beak Cliff stronghold, being the weakest point on the entire northern front, even if Kirigakure knew he was stationed there, they couldn't possibly not even attempt reconnaissance.

As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Kirigakure had its own pride and wouldn't be deterred by just one person.

'There must be something fishy going on.'

Thinking this, Seimei directly ordered, "Everyone, be on alert tonight. Don't let your guard down. Double the number of people on night watch."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly, but they still responded, "Yes, Captain!"

"Mm."

Seeing that they had taken his words to heart, Seimei nodded and then said, "Alright, go make the arrangements!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Everyone responded again and then hurriedly left.

Watching their retreating figures, Seimei fell into deep thought. He didn't know if Kirigakure would launch a surprise attack, but it was always better to be prepared.

However, it turned out that he seemed to be overthinking.

Last night, nothing happened.

...

The next day.

Early morning.

Seimei didn't stay at the stronghold but went on patrol again with the team.

However, like yesterday, he still didn't choose to follow the team. Instead, he left a shadow clone behind as a communication tool.

As for himself, he once again found a place and continued his daily training.

...

The sun rose and set.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

Throughout the day, they still found nothing.

Similarly, the other teams didn't even see a single ghost.

On the contrary, more and more Kiri-nin were discovered near other strongholds along the defense line.

This unusual situation made everyone anxious.

Seimei once again issued the order to strengthen defenses at night, and then...

Then, he returned to his room and trained.

As the saying goes, when the enemy comes, we will fight; when the flood comes, we will build a dam.

Since he couldn't figure out Kirigakure's intentions, he wouldn't bother guessing anymore. In this world where power resided in oneself, strength was the foundation of everything.

In the face of absolute strength, any schemes or tricks were futile.

Therefore, instead of worrying and speculating about the enemy's plans, it was better to seize the time to train and use every minute and second to improve himself.

This way, no matter what schemes the enemy had, he would have a better chance of winning.

And his calmness also influenced the others in the stronghold. One by one, they were no longer as anxious as before, and everyone was doing their best to fulfill their duties.

That night, nothing happened again.

...

The third day.

Early morning.

After breakfast, Seimei left the stronghold again with Uchiha Tetsuka and the others.

When they reached the rocky beach, Uchiha Tetsuka said, "Seimei, are you going to train again?"

"Mm."

Seimei nodded, raised his hands, formed the 'Ram' hand seal, and performed the "Shadow Clone Jutsu," creating nine shadow clones.

As usual, he left one shadow clone behind and then took the other eight shadow clones away from the small boat, heading towards the rocky beach.

Watching his back, Uchiha Tetsuka shook his head and then ordered his subordinates to steer the boat towards the patrol area.

...

In a flash, it was mid-afternoon.

Seimei once again dispelled the "Shadow Clone Jutsu," digesting the training experience and memories of the eight shadow clones from the past hour.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, a flash of joy in his eyes, and muttered, "Finally reached perfection!"

That's right, after nearly a week of practice, his "Wind Release: Wind Blade" had finally advanced from lv6 (8100/10000) to the perfected state of lv7 (0/0).

At this moment, Seimei felt an unprecedentedly deep understanding of this ninjutsu, and his control over Wind Release chakra had also reached a new level.

He raised his hands, completed hand seals in an instant, and performed the technique.

In the next moment, a nearly ten-meter-long transparent wind blade appeared, then rapidly flew out and embedded itself into the rocks, leaving a smooth cut on them.

It could be seen that compared to lv6, the "Wind Release: Wind Blade" at the perfected lv7 (0/0) had significantly improved in both attack speed and attack power.

However, its concealment had decreased somewhat due to the increased size of the wind blade.

But in the world of martial arts, speed was king. As long as the wind blade's flight speed was fast enough, it wouldn't matter even if the enemy noticed it.

Because by the time you wanted to dodge, you would have already been hit.

Moreover, he wasn't without ways to increase its concealment.

As long as he appropriately reduced the chakra input and shrunk the length of the wind blade, he could naturally increase its concealment.

With this thought, Seimei satisfactorily withdrew his hands.

Then, he started to think about which skill to allocate the chakra saved from the perfected "Wind Release: Wind Blade."

In the past period, Seimei had been allocating a massive twenty-four thousand points of chakra to "Wind Release: Wind Blade" every day.

Such a large amount of chakra, if allocated to any skill, could greatly increase its growth rate. He had to consider it carefully.

First, "Palm Healing Jutsu" and "Mind Reflection Jutsu" could be ruled out.

These two skills required him to perform them personally and were very time-consuming. He didn't have any extra time to practice them.

Next, "Water Release: Water Wall," "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique," "Rasengan," "Illusionary Sword Technique," "Instantaneous Sword Technique," and so on could all be excluded.

Because their growth rates were already decent, and there was no urgent need to improve them, there was no need to increase the investment.

After thinking it over, the only option left was to allocate this chakra to "Wind Release: Rasenshuriken."

As his first S-rank forbidden technique, it not only served as his trump card but was also related to the future development of flying techniques.

So, there was no more suitable skill than it.

However, this way, the chakra allocated to it daily would reach a terrifying fifty-eight thousand points, twenty-two thousand points more than the thirty-six thousand points previously invested in the "Palm Healing Jutsu."

With so much chakra, he definitely couldn't just give it all to one shadow clone for practice in the future. He might need to create another shadow clone to practice it simultaneously.

Just as Seimei was thinking this, a memory suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Seimei's heart stirred, and he quickly browsed through it.

A moment later, his expression changed slightly, and he abruptly opened his eyes, looking in the direction where Uchiha Tetsuka and the others had left.

(End of Chapter)