Practicing Ninjutsu

Mirai began to browse. There were already some basic ninjutsu available for him to learn, such as Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, Shuriken Shadow Clone, and Substitution Technique... However, Mirai hesitated when he saw these. It was not for any other reason than the fact that these would be taught in the academy later on, and these basic ninjutsu were the most widely applied.

In Naruto, Kakashi once said that a ninja cannot be judged by conventional logic. The power of these low-level basic ninjutsu when combined is not to be underestimated, especially in the hands of an expert who can turn the mundane into the miraculous.

However, it would be a waste to spend his precious points on them now. Yet, Mirai needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible; leaving the points sitting idle served no purpose.

Suddenly, Mirai saw a few characters: "Body Flicker Technique." Mirai knew this; in layman's terms, it was a ninjutsu similar to teleportation.

High-level Body Flicker Techniques, like the Flying Thunder God used by the Second Hokage and the Fourth Hokage, were space-time ninjutsu. They were extremely advanced, capable of even teleporting away the Tailed Beast Bomb of the Ten-Tails. They were incredibly impressive, and Mirai liked them very much. However, when Mirai clicked on the Flying Thunder God, it required 500 points, and his cute, hopeful life instantly lost its color.

This Body Flicker Technique was one of the variants. Not many people knew it, but Uchiha Obito relied on this space ninjutsu to go anywhere as if he were walking through an empty land.

Another type was the Body Flicker Technique formed by high-speed taijutsu. By accelerating the flow of chakra within the body to activate somatic cells, one could achieve high-speed movement invisible to the naked eye. The representative figure for this was someone like Might Guy. Of course, this type of Body Flicker could not be used for long periods, or the body would not be able to withstand it, and it would consume a massive amount of chakra.

There was also the so-called elemental Body Flicker. For Gaara's Sand Body Flicker, a trace of sand would appear on the ground after the person vanished. There were also Water Body Flicker, where a puddle of water would appear, and Konoha Body Flicker, where a leaf would drift down after the user disappeared. However, these types of Body Flicker required hand seals, meaning their combat utility was slightly inferior to the first two.

Body Flicker was a must-learn for Anbu members, used for monitoring enemies, rapid movement, and escaping. Mirai remembered that in Naruto, Naruto and the others hadn't seemed to learn this technique even after graduation, so the academy wouldn't teach it. Since he needed such a technique now to escape in dangerous situations, Mirai thought for a moment and clicked on the Konoha Body Flicker option.

[Ding--! Host has learned Konoha Body Flicker, consuming 100 points!]

Sigh! Days without money in one's pocket really make one feel insecure. The points saved up over a month were spent in an instant. It reminded Mirai of his past life working part-time; the national policy wasn't great, and salaries didn't rise. The money earned in a month would be gone after buying a single piece of clothing. Who would have thought that even after experiencing an awesome transmigration and becoming an awesome transmigrator, he would still be living such a miserable life? He had truly disgraced his predecessors.

Forget it, no point dwelling on that. Playing an online game is all about spending money on gear and stats, right? At least he had increased his stats quite a bit.

Mirai sat on the floor and opened the ninjutsu scroll he had obtained from Uchiha Fugaku. He began reading from the beginning. It recorded the process of how some members of the Uchiha Clan awakened their eyes. Perhaps he wouldn't need to spend points in the system shop to awaken the Three-Tomoe or Mangekyou. As Mirai expected, almost all of them awakened the Sharingan due to intense emotional shocks combined with their inherent bloodline aptitude.

Nothing causes more intense emotional fluctuation than witnessing the death of one's most important person, which is why the Sharingan is also known as the Cursed Eye.

After reading it, it didn't provide much help to Mirai himself. He would protect his important people even if it meant risking his life; this extreme method had no intersection with him.

Recorded after this were the techniques for using the Sharingan, which Mirai cared about more. Mirai read them seriously and carefully, simulating the situations from the scroll in his mind. After finishing it all, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of Mirai's mouth; this stuff was of great help to him.

It was mainly divided into the Insight Chapter, the Copy Chapter, and the Genjutsu Chapter—all techniques for countering and using the Sharingan. Mirai benefited immensely and truly felt the gains. If he were to face Uchiha Itachi now, he could defeat him head-on by leveraging the advantages of the Sharingan. He also felt a bit of gratitude toward Uchiha Fugaku. Regardless of whether the other party would betray Konoha in the future, Mirai would not forget those who had been kind to him. As long as it didn't violate his principles, he would repay them.

Mirai opened the very end of the scroll, the part recording ninjutsu. As expected, they were all Fire Style techniques. The Uchiha Clan was proficient in fire-based ninjutsu and were the best users of Fire Style.

[Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique] was the first ninjutsu Mirai saw. Although it was only a C-rank ninjutsu, no one could ignore its lethality once the proficiency was high enough.

Hand seals: Rat-Tiger-Dog-Ox-Rabbit-Tiger.

Below that were diagrams and text introducing the mobilization of chakra. Mirai studied them carefully and began practicing the hand seals. He had memorized the twelve hand seals by heart, so he quickly became proficient and could complete the sequence within two seconds. Now, he just needed to see if he could actually cast it.

Although it was already night, the night was even better; with no one around, he could practice ninjutsu in peace. Thinking of it, he did it. Mirai formed the hand seals, "Whoosh--!"

His body vanished, and a green leaf fell in the room. Mirai himself appeared on a tree outside. It was his first attempt at the Body Flicker Technique, and he wasn't quite used to it, feeling a slight sense of dizziness. However, he quickly regained his composure, and the next attempt at the Body Flicker was much better.

After several consecutive uses of the Body Flicker, Mirai soon arrived at an uninhabited forest. There was a medium-sized lake in the forest. Mirai had specifically chosen this place to practice Fire Style ninjutsu; after all, he hadn't learned Water Style yet, and if he accidentally set the forest on fire, he wouldn't be able to afford the damages.