Chapter 575: Completion and Growth
As the sun set and the moon rose, several hours passed by in the blink of an eye.
Evening had arrived.
In a remote forest, by the side of a crackling campfire, Seimei sat with his eyes closed, processing the training experience and memories delivered by his shadow clones. He worked hard to convert them into proficiency points for his various skills.
After a long while, he opened his eyes.
"Huff—"
Exhaling softly, Seimei muttered to himself, "Finally, it's all digested."
Indeed, after several hours of effort, he had successfully absorbed nearly 400,000 chakra points accumulated during the day. Thanks to careful planning, very little was wasted.
As always, he divided the extra chakra evenly between Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Chakra Cloak, increasing their proficiencies by 1,200 points and 1,800 points, respectively.
The Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique broke through to the next level, advancing from Lv5 (625/5000) to Lv5 (1830/5000). Similarly, Chakra Cloak made significant progress in its current level, jumping from Lv6 (2330/5000) to Lv6 (4150/5000).
Seimei was very satisfied with these results.
Now, his next goal was to make a breakthrough in the evolution of his Sharingan, crossing the (20,000/50,000) milestone to enhance his Mental attribute.
Earlier that morning, Seimei had anticipated that his Sharingan was on the verge of a breakthrough. Over the past hours, while digesting the extra chakra, he hadn't neglected his scheduled training, especially the Reflection Technique, which he practiced diligently.
As a result, he was now at the final step.
However, just as he was about to push forward, a memory surfaced in his mind.
Pausing his Reflection Technique, Seimei quickly sifted through the recollections.
The memory came from a shadow clone tasked with surveillance. It was lengthy and detailed, taking him some time to fully process. From it, Seimei learned that the mission had already been concluded.
The clone had not only finished the mission but had also prepared the summary and report before dispelling itself on the way back to the Blackstone outpost.
From the memory, Seimei understood that among the scattered Mist Ninja squads, only one managed to escape. The rest had been encircled and captured by the Konoha ninjas who arrived later.
In hindsight, Konoha's losses weren't too severe. Although they lost a stronghold and suffered casualties due to the Mist's attack and the involvement of the Six-Tails, their counterattack inflicted a significant price on the Mist Village.
After a brief moment of thought, Seimei stopped dwelling on the mission's results and refocused his energy. He began practicing the Reflection Technique with the intent to cross the last threshold.
The crackle of the firewood occasionally echoed through the quiet forest.
Sitting cross-legged by the campfire, Seimei performed the Reflection Technique repeatedly. Each two-minute cycle increased his Sharingan's evolution progress by one point. Though slow, the progress was steady and unwavering.
Time ticked by.
About half an hour later, Seimei's Sharingan finally broke through the (20,000/50,000) milestone.
At that moment, his Mangekyō Sharingan activated instinctively, unleashing a surge of ocular power into the depths of his mind, stimulating his mental growth.
Seimei could distinctly feel his Mental attribute improving.
Unconsciously, he immersed himself in the sensation.
Five minutes later, the growth halted.
"Status panel!"
With a thought, Seimei summoned his proficiency panel.
The familiar light blue screen appeared.
Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 12 years old
Attributes:
Physique: 20 Mental: 20 → 21 Chakra: 100,500 → 149,236
Bloodline:
Sharingan - Mangekyō (20,000/50,000) Byakugan - Not Awakened (40/100)
Notable Skills:
(Only key skill updates are shown below.)
Chakra Cloak: Lv6 (4150/5000) Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique: Lv5 (1830/5000) Water Release: Water Severing Wave: Lv6 (2750/10,000) Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall: Lv6 (7700/10,000) Chakra Absorption Technique: Lv6 (8200/10,000) Rasengan: Lv8 (13,000/50,000) Reflection Technique: Lv8 (29,539/50,000)
"Only one point?"
Seimei murmured as he observed the increase in his Mental attribute from 20 to 21.
Initially, he expected a larger boost from crossing the (20,000/50,000) milestone, but the gain was still a significant step forward.
While the increase seemed modest, his mental strength had risen by approximately 50%. It was clear he had underestimated the exponential growth required for attributes beyond 20.
Though the gain in Mental was just one point, it came with substantial benefits. His chakra capacity increased, raising his theoretical limit from 500,000 to 600,000 points—an extra 100,000 points. Additionally, his natural chakra recovery rate improved, allowing him to recover up to 430,000 points daily compared to 350,000 previously.
"Ultimately, self-reliance is key!" Seimei thought, reflecting on his newfound strength.
With nearly 500,000 points of chakra available daily, Seimei was confident he could push his abilities to even greater heights.
Seimei roughly estimated that his mental strength now is at least 1.5 times what it was when it was at 20 points.
In other words, this improvement is a significant 50% increase.
The reason he initially misjudged the enhancement is that he underestimated the exponential gap between points after surpassing a base attribute of 20.
Previously, the incremental increase between each point grew progressively, but the growth was relatively limited.
This time, however, it greatly exceeded his expectations.
As such, Seimei was not particularly concerned about adding just one point to his "mental" attribute.
Now, he was testing the changes brought by this increase in mental strength.
First and foremost, it undoubtedly elevated his potential and raised his upper limits, increasing his theoretical chakra capacity from 500,000 points to 600,000 points—a gain of 100,000 points.
While this increase is slightly lower than the 110,000-point gain from raising his "physical" attribute to 20, it is still considerable.
After all, the previous instance occurred when his "physical" and "mental" attributes achieved balance—a special condition that naturally allowed for a greater boost.
Aside from the breakthrough in theoretical chakra capacity, there was also an improvement in chakra recovery speed.
In fact, this aspect was his main focus.
After all, in the short term, it was unlikely his chakra reserve would reach the theoretical maximum.
Conversely, the amount of chakra he could recover daily directly influenced the rate of his power growth.
Chakra recovery speed is composed of two elements: Chakra Refinement Technique and natural recovery.
Among these, the level of the Chakra Refinement Technique remained unchanged, so the amount of chakra recovered per hour also remained constant.
Additionally, the enhancement of the "mental" attribute did not improve his physical endurance, meaning he could still only sustain 18 hours of Chakra Refinement Technique per day.
Thus, the amount of chakra recovered through this technique remained unaltered.
As for natural recovery,
Seimei closed his eyes, paused the operation of the Chakra Refinement Technique, and quietly waited for his chakra to replenish.
About half an hour later, Seimei opened his eyes and compared the changes in the chakra displayed on his interface.
Finally, he concluded that after this improvement, his body's natural daily chakra recovery had increased from 350,000 points to 430,000 points—an increase of 80,000 points.
Clearly, this gain was also less than the 100,000-point increase when his physical attribute surpassed 20.
Still, as mentioned earlier, that prior boost was due to the unique situation of rebalancing his body and mind, so a larger increment was expected.
Even so, with 430,000 points of naturally recovered chakra and an additional 36,000 points restored through 18 hours of Chakra Refinement Technique, his total daily usable chakra reached an astounding 466,000 points.
This demonstrates that, unless he acquires a tailed beast later on, the typical "chakra battery" can no longer keep up with his growth rate.
After all, nearly 500,000 freely usable chakra points per day would require the contributions of dozens of individuals to match via plundering—a scenario too unrealistic to consider.
Therefore,
"Relying on oneself is the way to go!"
Muttering this sentiment to himself, Seimei began to contemplate how to allocate this additional chakra effectively.