Chapter 153: Limits

After Orochimaru left, Qingming was led by the Uchiha Jonin to meet all the Konoha Jonin present. There was no small talk—just straightforward introductions.

Although the Uchiha clan had its share of eccentric personalities, most of its members were relatively normal. They might be a bit proud, but they were not the kind of arrogant individuals who proclaimed, "I am the best in the world." Instead, they were quite thoughtful, often valuing their bonds with comrades even more than their own lives.

This sentiment echoed the words of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju: "No clan loves as deeply as the Uchiha clan."

However, every coin has two sides. Because of their deep-seated love, if Uchiha members lost it, that love would be replaced by an intense hatred. If left unchecked, an Uchiha ninja could undergo a drastic change in personality, and in severe cases, be consumed by darkness and fall into the path of evil.

This is why many feared Uchiha ninjas—no one could predict when they would become ticking time bombs.

Fortunately, before they turned into explosives, Uchiha ninjas were generally quite easy to get along with. Thus, the Konoha Jonin did not mind getting to know Qingming, the talented Uchiha.

Once the introductions were complete, Qingming did not linger; he immediately returned to the training ground to continue his practice. Compared to navigating the complexities of social relationships, he preferred to focus on his training.

According to the meeting's discussions, he had about a week to train before he would be deployed to the front lines against Iwa Shinobi for the counter-offensive mission.

"A week," Qingming thought as he glanced at his skill panel, calculating internally. "It's a bit tight, but it should be enough."

For the next week, Qingming shuttled between the training ground and his residence, dedicating every moment outside of eating and sleeping to intense training. This relentless pursuit caused many onlookers, whether intentionally or not, to shake their heads in amazement.

As the saying goes, one should not fear others with greater talent; one should fear those with greater talent who also work harder. This is what truly breeds despair, as you find yourself without any opportunity to catch up.

However, this also gave many a clearer understanding of Qingming, recognizing him as an exceptionally diligent genius. Although he noticed their curious gazes, he paid them no mind, fully engrossed in his training.

The day before departure arrived quickly.

On that morning, within the tent, Qingming opened his eyes and felt the special chakra within his mind gradually dissipating, letting out a long breath.

"Status panel!"

With a thought, Qingming summoned his skill panel. In the next moment, a faint blue light curtain appeared in his line of sight.

[Name: Uchiha Qingming

Age: 11 years

Physique: 11

Spirit: 15

Chakra: 16,500 (22,132→23,572)

Bloodline: Sharingan · Three Tomoe (8,724/10,000)→(9,999/10,000)

Skills: Chakra Refinement Technique: lv4 (1,738/2,000)→lv4 (1,823/2,000)

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: lv4 (65/2,000)

Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique: lv4 (23/2,000)

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough: lv3 (419/1,000)

Shadow Clone Technique: lv2 (88/500)

Chakra Absorption Technique: lv5 (1,050/5,000)

Healing Technique: lv4 (650/2,000)

Rasengan: lv3 (650/1,000)

Genjutsu: Sharingan: lv6 (2,310/10,000)

Heart Reflection Technique: lv7 (3,610/20,000)→lv7 (4,885/20,000)

Swordsmanship: lv5 (1,120/5,000)→lv5 (1,690/5,000)

Chakra Control: lv4 (830/2,000)

Body Flicker Technique: lv4 (0/0)

Ninja Tool Throwing: lv5 (0/0)

Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique: lv5 (0/0)

Illusion: Restraining Technique: lv5 (0/0)]

In just about ten days, he managed to reach the maximum limit of (9,999/10,000) for the evolution of his Sharingan before departure.

With a thought, Qingming activated his Sharingan. Instantly, his pupils transformed from a deep, dark black to a blood-red color, with the three tomoe clearly visible. A tangible aura of pressure filled the tent.

At that moment, if anyone were present, even without Qingming using genjutsu, they would likely be intimidated by this imposing presence. Those with even a slight wavering of courage might only be able to unleash sixty to seventy percent of their full power under such pressure.

After a careful moment of reflection, Qingming deactivated his Sharingan and muttered, "So this is the power of a Sharingan on the verge of evolution?"

If the three tomoe Sharingan at its limit possessed such strength, Qingming could hardly imagine how powerful it would be once it evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Though his past life memories constantly reminded him that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan would grant him immediate power on par with a Kage, it wasn't until now that he felt a tangible understanding of this concept.

However, this also deepened Qingming's internal concerns. Even with his current Sharingan fully activated, he could feel the strain on his body. Once it evolved into the Mangekyō, he could only imagine the tremendous pressure that would ensue.

It was crucial to note that the evolution from three tomoe to Mangekyō was not the same as progressing from one tomoe to two tomoe, and then from two tomoe to three tomoe.

The former represented a fundamental transformation, while the latter merely involved quantitative changes with some qualitative improvements mixed in—two completely different matters.

Qingming had a strong intuition that upon evolving his three tomoe Sharingan into Mangekyō, his Spirit attribute would likely surge by at least five points.

And that increase of five points in Spirit might surpass his current fifteen points.

In other words, his spiritual strength could potentially double.

Given that, the physical strain would be unimaginable.

As such, Qingming was currently unwilling to initiate the evolution.

"I can't do it; I need to quickly boost my 'Physique' attribute!"

With this thought in mind, Qingming briefly glanced at the 'Swordsmanship' skill, which had increased by over five hundred points, then closed the panel and walked out of the tent.

About half an hour later, Qingming returned, now holding two scrolls.

These were the two A-ranked ninjutsu—"Healing Hands" and "Chakra Surgical Blade"—that he had just exchanged for using his military merits from the logistics department.

Thanks to Konoha's favorable treatment of medical ninjas, he was able to obtain these two A-ranked ninjutsu, which would have otherwise been impossible with his merits alone.

"What? You say he's not a medical ninja?"

Considering the effectiveness of his high-level lv4 Healing Technique, such classifications didn't matter during wartime.

Moreover, both "Healing Hands" and "Chakra Surgical Blade" were widely circulated in the ninja world, and their confidentiality levels were not that high.

Thus, after he demonstrated his lv4 Healing Technique, the logistics department readily handed over the two ninjutsu.

Of course, there was a stipulation: he needed to participate in the treatment of injured soldiers from time to time.

Qingming accepted this requirement with pleasure.

Medical ninjutsu differs from other types; its proficiency accumulation speed is not very fast through practice alone. However, in practical application, that speed increases significantly.

Qingming was worried about the slow pace of practicing medical ninjutsu, so how could he refuse this offer?

From now on, he planned to fully focus on enhancing his medical ninjutsu, using the yang-release chakra it generated to nourish his body and accelerate the growth of his 'Physique' attribute.

Looking at the two scrolls in his hands, Qingming contemplated for a moment before putting them away for now.

Before practicing these two ninjutsu, he intended to max out his "Healing Technique" first.

The reason behind this was that he remembered how much faster he was able to learn "Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique," "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique," and "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique" after mastering "Healing Technique."

While "Healing Technique" was only a C-rank ninjutsu, it might not provide as pronounced a benefit for learning the A-rank techniques "Healing Hands" and "Chakra Surgical Blade."

However, it should still be somewhat beneficial.

That was worth Qingming's investment of energy.

Shaking his head to dispel unnecessary thoughts, Qingming calmed himself and began earnestly practicing "Healing Technique."

Now that he had no "guinea pigs" to practice on, he could only steadily grind out his proficiency.

However, seeing progress with each step, Qingming did not find the process tedious at all.

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