[Current cultivation relationship: Level 3] [Reward obtained: Multi-Shadow Clone Technique (Intermediate)]
He looked up and met Naruto's face, eyes squeezed shut from smiling and mouth stretched wide. Before the exam had even ended, their cultivation relationship had risen another level.
Qiushui silently worked out the system's operating principles in his mind.
Naruto had shot straight to Level 3 in a single month, while Hinata had been stuck at Level 1 for nearly a month. Raising a cultivation relationship was far from as easy as it appeared, but once it broke through, the rewards were considerable.
Based on the cultivation return percentage, if Naruto cultivated ten points of chakra each day, Qiushui would receive six points. Besides, Naruto was only ten years old, still far from the prime growth period of fifteen or sixteen. Once he truly entered his rapid growth phase, the daily cultivation returns would probably have to be counted in triple digits.
Not to mention that the higher the cultivation level, the greater the chance of receiving high-quality rewards from gift critical hits.
After thinking it over, Qiushui could roughly understand why Naruto's favorability had risen so quickly.
Naruto's life had been too bitter before this. Rejected by the villagers, without friends, without anyone's recognition, unable to even get a hot meal—then someone had suddenly reached out to him, giving him kindness and recognition he had never experienced before, helping him rise to the peak of his life. An emotional outburst was only natural. Still, it should slow down from here on out. Further improvement would require stronger emotional stimulation.
As he was thinking, a flood of information about the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique instantly poured into his mind. From the sequence of hand seals to chakra allocation, from casting techniques to practical combat applications, an entire