You Have Perfectly Mastered The A-Level Ninjutsu Lightning Style·Chidori.

Evening.

Orochimaru spent the entire day sleeping in the ninja school and went straight to the Uchiha clan's district after school.

Xu Ming paid him no attention and went home.

At this time, the atmosphere in Konoha was better than ever.

The relationships between the ninja clans were harmonious, civilian geniuses were highly motivated, and everything was thriving.

"But speaking of which, Chakra training seems very spiritual," Xu Ming muttered to himself on the way home. "In the original story, Naruto's Wind Style training relied on 'imagination' to enhance Nature Transformation."

"I just thought about it being sharper and sharper, and in the end, Wind Style really became sharper."

"Then, I used Wind Style to cut through a waterfall."

To be honest, this felt very unscientific.

Xu Ming wondered if his uncle, Uchiha Kagami, practiced Lightning Style in a similarly idealistic way.

Uchiha Clan District

Uchiha Kagami was preparing dinner at home when Orochimaru came to visit. Delighted by his arrival, he asked the kitchen to prepare an extra serving.

Besides Uchiha Kagami, there was another person present—a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old with sharp eyes and an upright posture.

"Uncle Kagami, Senior Sakumo," Orochimaru greeted as he stepped inside.

"Why have you come to see me?" Kagami smiled and waved a hand dismissively, indicating that there was no need for formalities.

The young man, Hatake Sakumo, simply nodded and sat silently to the side.

"It's like this—I recently attempted to develop a Lightning Style technique, but my proficiency in Lightning Style isn't quite there yet. I was hoping you could guide me," Orochimaru said directly, without hesitation.

The man before him was his teacher's fellow disciple—someone he could completely trust.

The Third Hokage had also advised him that if he ever needed assistance, he should seek out Kagami and the others.

"Oh, so you're developing new ninjutsu again?" Uchiha Kagami's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Resting his hands on the table, he smiled and said, "Hiruzen is really lucky to have such talented disciples like you and Kiyomi."

"You flatter me," Orochimaru bowed his head humbly.

"However, I feel that there's still room for improvement in your Rasengan technique. Why not continue refining it?" Uchiha Kagami asked curiously.

"To be honest, I could indeed enhance it by adding Nature Transformation in the future, but that's beyond my current ability—I can't manage it yet," Orochimaru admitted with a look of regret.

Uchiha Kagami was momentarily stunned before nodding in understanding.

Morphological change was still within reach, but Nature Transformation was a much harder challenge.

At Orochimaru's age, his Nature Transformation level wasn't yet high enough to further develop Rasengan.

That was probably why he had come for help today.

"After dinner, come to my study. You can copy my notes on Lightning Style training. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me—I'm free these days," Uchiha Kagami said with a smile.

"Thank you very much!" Orochimaru happily bowed to him.

These were the experience notes of a top expert!

Even if they didn't help him develop the new technique that Xu Ming suggested, they would still significantly improve his Lightning Style proficiency.

"By the way, let's bring Xu Ming along and show him," Uchiha Kagami added.

"Understood," Orochimaru agreed without hesitation.

The dinner passed in a harmonious atmosphere.

After copying the notes, Orochimaru took his leave.

Only Hatake Sakumo remained at Uchiha Kagami's home.

"Sakumo, the future belongs to these kids," Uchiha Kagami sighed as he poured himself a glass of sake.

"When I was ten, I was still struggling to climb trees. Meanwhile, these two are already dissatisfied with existing ninjutsu and are developing new ones."

Hearing this, Sakumo's expression turned intrigued.

"You have that much confidence in them?"

"I'm particularly confident in one of them," Uchiha Kagami replied after taking a sip of his drink. "On the surface, it seems like Orochimaru is the one working hard on development, but the core ideas always come from that child—Xu Ming."

"The fact that he already developed Rasengan proves his talent."

"I have no doubt that this new technique will be no exception."

Hatake Sakumo was surprised.

It was the first time he had heard his teacher praise someone so openly.

Was the Fourth Disciple of the Third Hokage really that talented?

"Sakumo, you should know—Hiruzen originally only planned to take three disciples. He had no intention of accepting more," Uchiha Kagami explained with a smile.

"But for Xu Ming, he broke his own rule."

"That alone speaks volumes."

Hatake Sakumo was even more surprised, his curiosity about Xu Ming growing.

Three Days Later

Taking advantage of the school holiday, Xu Ming visited the Third Hokage's library, continuing to read various travel logs and notes.

Suddenly, a system notification popped up before his eyes.

[Your Chakra reserve has increased by 100%!]

[Your Lightning Style Nature Transformation level has increased by 1000%!]

Xu Ming glanced at the messages. They looked the same as a few days ago, so he was about to ignore them.

But then—

Something felt off.

His eyes were drawn to the second notification.

1000%?!

His mind went blank for a moment.

"Did I see that right?"

Xu Ming rubbed his eyes and looked again, carefully counting the digits.

"One, two, three... Yeah, there really is an extra zero!"

"This time, it's not 100%, but 1000%?"

"Wait, that means Orochimaru has already reached 100% mastery?"

Xu Ming suddenly stood up in shock.

That fast?!

In just a few days, Orochimaru had reached full mastery of Lightning Style Nature Transformation.

Was Uchiha Kagami's teaching really that powerful?

[You have perfectly mastered the A-rank ninjutsu: Lightning Style—Chidori.]

And it wasn't over yet.

Just as Xu Ming was still reeling from shock, another system notification appeared.

In an instant, strange yet familiar knowledge filled his mind.

Xu Ming felt like he had experienced years of rigorous training in a matter of moments.

After what seemed like an intense period of sleepless effort, he had fully grasped the technique known as Chidori.

"Wait, what?! It's only been a few days!"

Xu Ming lowered his head, completely dumbfounded.

It had only been four and a half days since he had suggested the concept of Chidori to Orochimaru.

And now, the system had already granted him full mastery of Chidori!

"How is this even faster than Rasengan?"

Xu Ming scratched his head, feeling utterly speechless.