"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"You need to sum up your experience and draw more on your Yin Release power and Dojutsu Power. Shouting won't help," Kagami reminded him from the side.
Akaseki formed a hand seal with one hand and kept shouting "Shadow Clone Technique," but he could not produce a clone at all!
At its core, this was not a "one-handed seal" technique, but something more complicated that altered certain properties of the ninjutsu.
The cross seal for the Shadow Clone Technique differed from the conventional twelve hand seals and represented "one Yin and one Yang." What Akaseki needed to do now was not use the "one-handed seal" technique to achieve one Yin and one Yang with a single hand, but to emphasize Yin while downplaying Yang by forgoing the Yang seal.
But clearly, things were not going very smoothly—
Kagami checked the time, then said, "Practice on your own for now. I'll come see your progress tonight."
After saying that, Kagami left the training ground. When it came to teaching, Kagami clearly favored a hands-off approach, making Akaseki figure it out himself—
—or accumulate enough failed attempts before offering guidance.
Akaseki was quite happy with that arrangement!
Though his clones failed to form during his repeated practice, his Dojutsu Power was genuinely being depleted. He also needed to use the Eye Protector to speed up his recovery and clear away eye fatigue and hidden damage. It would not be convenient with Clan Elder Kagami watching nearby.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Huff—
After another failure, the spent Dojutsu Power left Akaseki's eyes feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
So Akaseki sat down cross-legged and silently used the Wangjie Eye Protector, clearing away his eye fatigue and allowing his Dojutsu Power to rapidly recover—
While he waited, Akaseki also