Tree Climbing and Water Walking

Before doing anything, Shuichi made thorough preparations. This was a rule he had set for himself after coming to the Ninja World.

First, he recalled why tree climbing and water walking training were necessary: Genin could not yet use their Chakra efficiently.

Tree climbing training improved Chakra extraction efficiency, helping practitioners gather the required Chakra in the necessary areas and maintain a certain amount of it continuously.

In other words, tree climbing was an excellent way to train a ninja's ability to produce Chakra.

Water walking training improved Chakra control. Unlike tree climbing, where one maintained a fixed amount of Chakra in a certain area, floating on water required continuously releasing Chakra from the soles of one's feet.

At the same time, because water flowed, the practitioner had to accurately and promptly adjust the amount of Chakra being released.

Therefore, after successfully completing these two forms of training, Chakra efficiency would improve significantly. Not only would this reduce waste in battle, it would also extend one's combat endurance.

In the future, he would be able to extract the appropriate amount of Chakra according to the needs of each ninjutsu, making it far easier to learn new techniques.

The effects of his ninjutsu would also improve. If Chakra control was insufficient, it could even cause a technique to fail upon release.

Although he remembered most of it clearly, he still needed to slowly figure out the specific training details.

Shuichi decided to give it a try first. He stood quietly before a small tree, began using the Chakra Refining Technique, and slowly sent Chakra to the soles of his feet.

He immediately experienced the first difficulty: the soles of the feet were the hardest place to gather Chakra. To climb a tree successfully, he had to continuously send a subtle amount of Chakra into his feet.

This also meant that once he mastered sending Chakra to the soles of his feet, transmitting Chakra to other parts of his body would become much easier.

Shuichi did not force it. After sending Chakra to his feet, he placed one foot against the tree, then slowly lifted and lowered the other, trying to feel the adhesion as clearly as possible.

"Crack." A sound came from where Shuichi's foot touched the tree. This time, the adhesion was sufficient, but he had injected too much Chakra into a single foot, making the force slightly too strong.

After experiencing it firsthand, Shuichi already understood the difficulty of tree climbing.

First, the initial hurdle was consistency. Tree climbing required extracting Chakra, transmitting it to the soles of the feet, and constantly maintaining a certain amount. This was extremely difficult. In the original story, Kakashi had said that many ninjas could not accomplish it.

Then came the issue of controlling the transmission amount. He had to continuously replenish his feet with a tiny, even amount of Chakra without disrupting the total amount of Chakra already contained there.

The moment one shifted from walking along the side of a tree to walking upside down, the amount of Chakra needed in the soles of the feet changed drastically. The practitioner also had to instantly increase the efficiency of their Chakra output. A single lapse in control would send them falling from the tree.

That was why every ninja capable of darting and maneuvering through the forest had undergone grueling training.

After summarizing all the techniques for tree climbing, Shuichi did not immediately begin climbing. He memorized the amount of Chakra needed for the initial adhesion, then began practicing the process of evenly extracting and transmitting Chakra to the soles of his feet.

On the first day, he trained for less than an hour. He barely climbed at all, but he could already extract Chakra at a steady rate and send it to the soles of his feet.

After roughly estimating his Chakra consumption, he did not rush to continue training and simply went home.

He planned to train for less than an hour a day from then on. He was too young to train from morning to night like Naruto and Sasuke.

Over the next two weeks, he trained in tree climbing every day.

The results were quite good. After constant practice, he could already climb to a point close to the top of the small tree.

Since he was not yet confident about switching from standing sideways to standing upside down, he did not rush to try it.

After this period of training, Shuichi truly felt obvious results. It had also become easier to use basic ninjutsu such as the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques.

At the same time, Chakra control produced noticeable results in areas such as Shuriken throwing.

Just as he gathered Chakra in his feet, using a small amount of Chakra when throwing Shuriken greatly increased both their power and speed. He could now reliably embed Shuriken into a wooden post.

After mastering sideway tree climbing, Shuichi found a soft mat and continued practicing climbing upside down.

It took nearly a month in total, with less than an hour of training each day. His tree climbing training could be considered complete, and all he needed afterward was to spend some time reinforcing the results.

He was not in a hurry to train water walking, since he would not need that level of control anytime soon. If the need arose, he estimated that he could complete the training within three months.

Considering the age at which he might graduate, even if he had a considerable amount of Chakra by then, his main means of attack would definitely be low-consumption ninjutsu and Shuriken.

Because of his disadvantage in size, his taijutsu in actual combat would likely focus on agile evasion rather than direct clashes with enemies.

Therefore, after reinforcing his tree climbing foundation, Shuichi usually used Chakra to practice Shuriken, movement techniques, and the practical application of the Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques.

After Kakashi graduated, Shuichi's life at the Ninja Academy became utterly boring. He consistently took first place in every exam, and he had basically already taught himself all the foundational theoretical knowledge.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed, and it was now August of Konoha Year 43. Shuichi had just turned seven, and he had allocated a total of seven system skill points so far.

Passive Skill (Recovery and Growth): Each time the host grows one year older, the recovery speed of Body Energy and Mental Energy increases by 3, while all other basic attributes increase by 3 [currently increased by 21 (7*3)]

First Skill Level 3 (Physical Enhancement): For each point allocated by the host, Body Energy (including Yang Release) increases by 100 [currently increased by 300; the effect of the increase is determined entirely by the host's original, system-free condition; maximum 5 points]

Second Skill Level 2 (Spirit Boost): For each point allocated by the host, Mental Energy (including Yin Release) increases by 100 [currently increased by 200; the effect of the increase is determined entirely by the host's original, system-free condition; maximum 5 points]

Third Skill Level 2 (Ninja Quality Enhancement): For each point allocated by the host, their reaction speed and thinking speed increase by 50 [currently increased by 100; the effect of the increase is determined entirely by the host's original, system-free condition; maximum 5 points]

Because he had transmigrated, his Mental Energy far exceeded his Body Energy, so his total Chakra amount was mainly measured by his Body Energy.

Considering that the Third Great Ninja War would begin in a few years, he had added points to the third skill in advance to improve his ninja qualities, giving himself ample time to adapt to his own fighting style.

The effects of the third skill at level two were truly obvious. Right after he allocated the points, taijutsu sparring at the Ninja Academy looked like slow motion to him.

My Dynamic Vision should be far stronger than the Sharingan now, shouldn't it? Shuichi thought to himself.

This was also why he had allocated the points early. During this period, he began adjusting to his body's reactions as much as possible, trying to avoid situations where his eyes could keep up but his body could not.

The Ninja Academy remained as peaceful as ever. Ever since Kakashi became a Genin, he had entered a frenzied mission-taking mode.

A few months ago, Kakashi's team had even completed several B-rank missions, allowing Kakashi to successfully become a Chunin before the age of seven.

Less than a year later, the Ninja Academy once again erupted in discussion because of Kakashi. Many people felt that this situation was somewhat unreal.

Even the students in their Elite Class were extremely surprised, though afterward they all congratulated Kakashi on becoming a Chunin.

Because of Kakashi, many students in the class began working desperately hard. Might Guy, Uchiha Obito, Asuma, and the others showed visible progress in their practical combat classes.