Chakra Splitting Method (Please Recommend)

Physical training couldn't be too intense, so Uchiha Kiyoshi still had plenty of time left. He spent one hour practicing ninja tool throwing.

During the special training, he had trained with kunai throwing. However, Uchiha Ryu had also taught him how to throw shuriken and senbon, so Uchiha Kiyoshi picked them up smoothly.

Personally, Uchiha Kiyoshi preferred kunai, which stayed in contact with his hand longer. Shuriken did not feel as natural to use, while senbon were discreet and fast, so he did not dislike them either.

Still, when it came to senbon, Uchiha Kiyoshi felt that sending an entire barrage flying out would be far more satisfying. Mm! It's decided, then. When I have time, I'll see whether I can develop a Ninjutsu like that.

Come to think of it, wasn't there a Ninjutsu like that in the original story?

"Forget it. If I can't figure it out, I won't think about it."

Uchiha Kiyoshi had also realized that, as time passed, the details he remembered from the original story were becoming increasingly vague. Still, that was not important. As long as he remembered the main plotline and its general direction, it would be enough.

Moreover, that line of thought made Uchiha Kiyoshi think of something else.

Could ninja tools created through Ninjutsu be used? They probably could, right?

Even if they couldn't be preserved, as long as I cast the Ninjutsu quickly enough, I wouldn't need to prepare ninja tools.

Wouldn't that save a lot of money?

Saving money was one thing, but it would consume Chakra too. Uchiha Kiyoshi had not yet reached the point where he could squander Chakra freely.

After returning home from the training ground, Uchiha Kiyoshi began considering Chakra control training.

Having read the original story, Uchiha Kiyoshi naturally knew the importance of Chakra control. It could not only save Chakra, but also increase the power of Ninjutsu. Furthermore, exceptional Chakra control was an essential skill for becoming an outstanding medical ninja.

It seemed that Sealing Jutsu also had requirements for Chakra control.

In any case, the final conclusion was that Chakra control was important, and Uchiha Kiyoshi needed to start training it.

With his powerful soul, Uchiha Kiyoshi's Chakra control was already excellent. Still, it was not enough. It had not even reached the level required to practice Medical Ninjutsu.

Training like Tree Climbing and Water Walking was certainly useful, but Uchiha Kiyoshi's Chakra reserves did not allow for it, so he could only think of another method.

With all the... ahem, reading experience from his previous life, Uchiha Kiyoshi was not afraid of being unable to find a way to train Chakra control.

Very quickly, Uchiha Kiyoshi found a method to train his Chakra control. Uh, it came from some high-martial-arts novel—the Qi-Blood Splitting Method.

In the Ninja World, Uchiha Kiyoshi called it the Chakra Splitting Method.

As the name implied, it involved controlling Chakra and constantly splitting and recombining it until he reached his limit, then continuously breaking through that limit. As the smallest amount of Chakra he could control decreased, Uchiha Kiyoshi's Chakra control would improve accordingly.

Most importantly, compared to Tree Climbing and Water Walking training, which required large amounts of Chakra, the Chakra Splitting Method consumed far less Chakra. After all, the less Chakra he controlled, the better the results, and the less was lost during the process. With the smallest Chakra sphere Uchiha Kiyoshi could currently control being equivalent to one-twentieth the size of a sesame seed, the consumption could already be considered very low.

(A sesame-seed-sized amount of Chakra was about 1 card. In other words, the least Chakra Uchiha Kiyoshi could control was about 0.05 cards.)

Having thought of the idea, Uchiha Kiyoshi began trying it out.

Although the smaller the amount of Chakra controlled, the better the training effect, there was no need to always practice with the minimum amount. After all, maintaining intense concentration for a long time was exhausting.

To put it another way, if the minimum amount of Chakra someone could control was 0.1 cards, they did not necessarily have to try controlling 0.1 cards while practicing. They could instead control 0.5 or even around 1 card of Chakra and train through various complex operations, such as making several masses of Chakra move irregularly. As the difficulty of the operations increased, their Chakra control would improve as well.

Uchiha Kiyoshi tried controlling around 0.5 cards of Chakra.

Although Uchiha Kiyoshi could control as little as 0.05 cards of Chakra at his limit, that was under extreme conditions, with his mind highly focused, and only involved controlling its size. As for making such a tiny amount of Chakra move, Uchiha Kiyoshi could not yet do that.

A 0.5-card Chakra sphere was still difficult enough for Uchiha Kiyoshi to control. He could only make it perform some basic movements, making it perfect for practice.

First, he controlled a 0.5-card Chakra sphere in circular motion, then sped it up and slowed it down.

After one day, Uchiha Kiyoshi could clearly feel his Chakra control improving. However, the first time was naturally the most effective. As training continued, the improvements would become smaller and smaller. Uchiha Kiyoshi had already prepared himself mentally for that.

Chakra glowed blue as it moved continuously in Uchiha Kiyoshi's hand. Sometimes it traveled in straight lines, sometimes in circles, speeding up and slowing down from moment to moment.

While training, Uchiha Kiyoshi also considered how to improve the method. After all, he could feel that as he continued practicing, his progress would inevitably slow. Then he would only be able to keep controlling smaller and smaller amounts of Chakra.

But that was difficult too. A 0.5-card Chakra sphere, half the size of a sesame seed, was already hard to observe. It was fortunate that Chakra emitted a blue glow. Otherwise, after it spun around a few times, where would the Chakra sphere even be?

That would be awkward.

Once he had more Chakra in the future, he could naturally choose to keep practicing with smaller amounts. But Uchiha Kiyoshi was not at that stage yet, so he could only think of another solution for now.

The minimum amount of Chakra that could be controlled was constantly changing. As one's Chakra increased, the minimum amount that could be directly controlled would also increase. With Uchiha Kiyoshi's current level of control, once his Chakra grew to around 100 cards, the minimum amount he could control might become 1 card.

That was right, this growth was not proportional. Though it was not quite exponential, as Chakra increased, if one neglected Chakra control training, the proportion of Chakra one could control would gradually decrease.

Once he had 100 cards of Chakra, Uchiha Kiyoshi could naturally try slowly reducing his practice amount from 5 cards to 0.5 cards. Once he had several thousand cards of Chakra in the future, he could even slowly reduce his practice from 10 cards to 1 card.

Unfortunately, people had to face reality. Uchiha Kiyoshi currently had only around 3.6 cards of Chakra. He could only improve by practicing control over Chakra spheres of less than 1 card, with 0.5 cards being the most effective.

However, after a full day of training, constantly staring at a sesame-seed-sized Chakra sphere was still extremely tiring for his eyes.

Therefore, it was necessary to improve the method for the time being.

This time, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not look to other novels for ideas. Instead, he recalled Naruto fanfics he had read to see if he could gain anything from them.

"I remember... the protagonists in a few fanfics used Chakra to control little balls. With the weight of the balls, Chakra control would become harder, like weighted training. That should be pretty effective, right? And I could increase the number of balls appropriately too."

Uchiha Kiyoshi muttered to himself, imagining himself controlling metal balls. Perhaps in the future, he could control five or six little balls and make them move nimbly in his hand. Heh, wasn't that just playing with walnuts?

Or perhaps it would be more like twirling a pen between his fingers?

Not bad, not bad. Both were good ideas. He should write them down and give them a try.

Uchiha Kiyoshi took out a notebook and wrote down his thoughts.

The best memory was worse than the faintest ink. Uchiha Kiyoshi had too many things to handle, and he might forget them, so it was better to write them down.

A few days later, Uchiha Kiyoshi's training had all settled into a routine.

Ninja Academy, first-year Class 1.

"Today, we will continue learning Chakra extraction.

"We have already discussed that Chakra is formed by fusing Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy. Therefore, the first thing we need to do is sense Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy."

Although Uemura Naoki lectured vividly at the front, more than half the students below did not even look up and listen carefully. These students were clan ninjas who had already extracted Chakra long ago. Furthermore, Uemura Naoki's lesson content had all been covered during their clans' special training, so it did not matter whether they listened.

The remaining students who listened attentively were all commoners. Even if they had ninjas at home to help them and had already completed Chakra extraction, certain details were still explained more clearly by a professional like Uemura Naoki, so they continued listening closely.

Only around five or six students had truly encountered the method of Chakra extraction only after entering the Ninja Academy. They had no ninjas at home to help them and had yet to extract Chakra, so they could only rely entirely on themselves.

However, they were worthy of being students who had entered Class 1. Their talent for Chakra was quite good, though it was unclear how the Academy had tested for that talent in the first place. They could now sense Physical Energy, and were only a little short of sensing Spiritual Energy as well. As Uemura Naoki explained, they nodded from time to time and took notes.

Chakra extraction was the focus of the entire Ninja Academy's first-year curriculum. Since the start of school, all first-year classes except Class 2 that had commoner students had begun teaching this subject. Over the next half year, they would continue until every student successfully extracted Chakra. Of course, there were only six months for that. After six months, there would be other courses; they could not keep waiting for a handful of students forever.

Below, Nawaki naturally enjoyed his rare and wonderful time when he did not have to listen to class. He looked here and there, seemingly playing with something.

There was nothing he could do. Uchiha Kiyoshi was reading, and since class was in session, Uchiha Kiyoshi would not pay attention to him. He could only entertain himself.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Kiyoshi was reading Sealing Jutsu Basics. At the same time, in his right hand beneath the desk, out of everyone's sight, there was a soybean-sized metal ball constantly moving in his palm, occasionally darting between his fingertips.

Besides the ball's smooth movements, a closer look would reveal that it never touched Uchiha Kiyoshi's right hand throughout the process. In other words, every movement of the ball was produced by Uchiha Kiyoshi manipulating it with Chakra!

The ball itself was not particularly heavy, but compared to directly controlling Chakra, it still created substantial resistance for Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had specially commissioned this ball several days earlier. It came with four other balls, and the five balls had cost him a total of thirty thousand ryo, which pained Uchiha Kiyoshi terribly.

Unfortunately, after visiting several places, this had already been the cheapest option. Such tiny metal balls were extremely difficult to make, and some shops with insufficient skill had directly said they could not make them. Furthermore, in order to make it easier for Chakra to adhere to the balls and control their movements, they had been mixed with some Chakra Metal powder, causing the price to rise even further.

Still, Uchiha Kiyoshi could only grit his teeth and buy them. The facts proved that his decision had been wise. With the little balls, his training results had increased greatly over the past few days. Whenever he had free time, he could also hold a ball in his hand and train at any moment.

Just as during every class, Uchiha Kiyoshi would reach his hand beneath the desk, then read while carrying out this training. Of course, he was now using a little more Chakra—0.8 cards in total. Otherwise, merely training Chakra control would require his full concentration. How could he still read?

Besides his daily continuous training, before going to sleep, Uchiha Kiyoshi would conduct ten to twenty minutes of extreme training. He would constantly split his Chakra, trying to create the smallest Chakra mass he could maintain.

After finishing that training, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not need to make any preparations at all. He would immediately fall asleep, and the results were quite good.

(Here is a brief note about updates.

School has started, so there may be fewer updates.

However, I will do my best to keep going and see if I can maintain ten thousand characters a day.

From now on, there will be one update shortly after midnight each day, another during the daytime—morning or afternoon is uncertain—and another around eight or nine at night.

Mm, that's it. If I have more time during the day, I may add a second daytime update depending on the circumstances.

Thank you all for your support.)

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