Eight Years of Harvest! (Seeking Follow-ups!)

Suppressing the negative emotions within, Shita Genichi pulled himself together and began to take stock of the gains from this overdraft of his future.

First, he had mastered the Water Formation Wall and Water Dragon Bullet, both with simplified hand seals using the Nine Syllables Hand Seals.

The original hand seals for Water Formation Wall were Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake, but Shita Genichi had now mastered them using only the Front-Snake seals.

The original hand seals for Water Dragon Bullet were Rat-Hare-Snake-Tiger, but now, he only needed the Rat-Snake-Tiger seals.

Shita Genichi was very satisfied; this was a step further, standing on the shoulders of Senju Tobirama.

Correspondingly, his comprehension of the Nine Syllables Hand Seals was far greater than it had been before the overdraft.

Other ninjutsu included the Shadow Clone Technique and Water Clone.

Additionally, there was the genjutsu Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.

Shita Genichi raised an eyebrow slightly; the Shadow Clone Technique and Bringer-of-Darkness Technique must have been exchanged for the Rasengan in his future.

This was his plan—the Shadow Clone was for developing the Water Clone, and it was clear now that he had succeeded.

As for the genjutsu, it was another path Shita Genichi had chosen, but he hadn't expected to obtain an A-rank genjutsu like Bringer-of-Darkness. It seemed he had received some support from Sarutobi Hiruzen.

And to be able to master the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, it seems my talent for genjutsu is quite good.

In reality, he had overdrawn eight years, meaning up to the age of fourteen.

A-rank difficulty represented an extremely high level, surpassing that of a jonin.

As for the Rasengan, Shita Genichi had practiced it by the book, so it wasn't a very good measure of talent.

So, my body is currently not up to par, but my brain is still functional.

Shita Genichi furrowed his brows.

Through this overdraft, he could feel that his physical fitness had improved by another notch.

After some thought, Shita Genichi grabbed his short blade, greeted his parents, and slipped out the door to his usual training spot.

Crouching low with his right hand resting on the hilt, Shita Genichi stared sharply at a massive tree ahead that would require several people to encircle.

The next moment, chakra erupted beneath his feet, and he shot forward like a bullet.

As the blade light flashed, Shita Genichi whistled past the trunk with his draw.

A moment later, accompanied by a thunderous roar, the great tree crashed down, kicking up clouds of dust.

Nearly ten years of practice in the Draw-Sword Strike!

Starting to look like a real swordsman.

Shita Genichi looked back at the fallen tree, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

After sheathing his blade, he went to another large tree, reached out to pluck a leaf, and held it between his palms.

A moment later, he opened his hands; the leaf resting on his left palm had been sliced in two.

Wind Release nature transformation.

But that was all; it was only a preliminary success.

To achieve something like Naruto cutting through a waterfall, chakra volume alone is a major issue.

Shita Genichi shook his head secretly.

As the two halves of the leaf fell, Shita Genichi formed hand seals, and a green glow of chakra appeared on his hands.

Medical Ninjutsu—Mystical Palm Technique!

However, this was the only medical ninjutsu he had gained from the future overdraft.

Most of the knowledge consisted of human anatomy, animal anatomy, animal experimentation, and various pharmaceutical insights.

This included knowledge regarding cell transplantation.

Thinking of this, Shita Genichi performed a movement with his right arm, twisting his forearm like a pretzel, yet he felt absolutely no pain.

Soft Physique Modification?

Shita Genichi's mouth twitched slightly.

The overdraft of the future ended at the 50th year of Konoha; had Orochimaru already completed the Soft Physique Modification by then?

Did his future self become one of Orochimaru's test subjects?

As his arm returned to normal, Shita Genichi attempted to form seals at full speed, his hands moving so fast they left afterimages.

Hands pressed together—Tiger-Hare-Snake-Horse-Ram-Rooster-Tiger-Hare-Snake-Horse-Ram-Rooster-Tiger-Hare-Snake-Horse-Ram-Rooster-Dog-Rat.

Twenty seals in two seconds, completed in under three seconds—more than eight seals per second.

These seals were for the Evil Sealing Method.

Regarding sealing techniques, besides the Evil Sealing Method, Shita Genichi had also mastered the Fire Sealing Method.

A bit sparse... but then again, I am not his disciple.

Shita Genichi was not disappointed.

He would just have to trade for more ninjutsu and get his hands on the Four-Symbols Seal.

By combining two Four-Symbols Seal and pondering over them, he developed the Eight Trigrams Seal, which is used to seal a Tailed Beast.

This was the ultimate goal of his study of sealing techniques.

As for human experimentation...

Opening his own laboratory?

Shita Genichi sighed.

No money.

Moreover, his current knowledge base was still insufficient.

Turning around to head toward the cliff, Shita Genichi prepared to test how much his physical strength had improved.

This time, by overdrawing his future, the gains were overall quite significant.

Setting aside his chakra volume, Shita Genichi could now be considered a minor expert in Water Release, even though he had only mastered four Water Release ninjutsu.

In reality, even a Special Jonin might not necessarily master that many ninjutsu.

Furthermore, his chakra nature transformations had expanded from mastering only the water nature to now mastering four: water, yin, yang, and Wind Release.

However, Shita Genichi could also sense something.

It would be difficult for him to improve the Yang Release and Wind Release nature transformations in the future; he would need to cheat.

Genjutsu, on the other hand, was something he could develop more in the future.

Although it was said that genjutsu was easily countered by the Uchiha clan, they were on the same side for now, so there was no need to worry too much about that.

In short, the gains this time were even greater than the last.

The future had not let down his current efforts.

Below the cliff.

Shita Genichi began to climb with both hands.

He wanted to test his physical strength.

The first time was free-solo rock climbing.

The second time, he carried a giant boulder, his feet moving across the cliff face as if walking on flat ground.

Then, he went back and forth repeatedly until he was exhausted and lay down.

"It doubled. At six years old, I possess the body of a fourteen-year-old... No, the human body modification must have provided some bonus as well."

"Still, my stamina is not quite there yet; it's far behind Kakashi."

Although comparing himself to an adult Kakashi was a bit unfair, Shita Genichi knew it clearly.

If he grew up normally, he would definitely not be able to compare to Kakashi by adulthood.

He remembered that Kakashi's stamina rating was 6.

As for himself, it was probably a 4; with diligent training and proper nutrition, perhaps he could reach a 5.

But even if he reached a 6, Shita Genichi would not be satisfied.

What he wanted was "chakra-tons."

He wanted to be able to unleash large-scale Water Release even in an environment without water.

No, make that "Ocean Release!"

The only chakra attribute Shita Genichi had tested for was Water Release, which meant that he was most likely to achieve success in Water Release, and it might also have the highest potential.

However, everything would be limited by his chakra volume.

Shita Genichi knew clearly that given his current situation, even if he could perform Water Release without hand signs, what would it matter?

Even if he poured out all his strength and exhausted all his chakra, the power of a single Water Release might not compare to Senju Tobirama just messing around.

After all, in actual combat, one does not always have the advantage of terrain.

On the contrary, in the vast majority of cases, there is no terrain advantage, and one must fight in environments without water.

"The direction is not wrong... human body modification, Tailed Beast, sealing techniques."

Shita Genichi stood up, but then his movements suddenly paused: "Great Blade Samehada seems pretty good too?"

"However, overdrawing the future doesn't seem like it can bring Great Blade Samehada over; I'll have to go snatch it myself."

"Hmm, I'll keep it as a backup option."

Putting away his short blade, Shita Genichi started walking home.

However, he was still thinking about one thing.

Should he graduate early?

The reason he was considering this question was that the Ninja Academy could no longer teach Shita Genichi anything.

And being in the Ninja Academy made it even harder to obtain more resources for improvement.

"If I don't graduate early, can I still obtain resources to improve myself?"

Shita Genichi asked himself inwardly and pondered.