"Sixth Sense" and "Crimson Dragon Calamity"

"An Innate Spell?! Sixth Sense!"

Shiraha had not expected that switching to the Advanced Meditation Method would immediately bring him such a pleasant surprise.

As the spell model was deeply imprinted into his soul, Shiraha gained a clear understanding of the "Sixth Sense" ability.

Sixth Sense: Enhanced perception of all types of Energy Fields (an extremely low chance of passively triggering 'Super Sensory Perception'). Active use produces an enhanced effect, while the perception range is proportional to Mental Power consumption. Cannot be upgraded.

Like the Eye of Truth, Sixth Sense was also an Innate Spell that Shiraha could cast instantly with a thought, without any incantation.

Shiraha eagerly activated Sixth Sense.

Within his perception range, many faintly responsive Energy Fields immediately appeared around him.

"This one..."

"The intensity of this Energy Field should belong to a Chūnin."

"This should be a Genin."

Shiraha gradually expanded his perception range, but the rapid increase in Mental Power consumption forced him to give up on extending it any further.

Because of his ordinary background, few shinobi lived nearby. There were basically no Jōnin, and the strongest Chakra he could sense was roughly at Chūnin level.

"At present, with myself as the center, the Mental Power consumption is negligible within a twenty-meter perception radius. If I expand it any further, the consumption becomes a little too high. It's not something a First-Class Apprentice like me can sustain."

Shiraha silently reflected, gaining a basic understanding of Sixth Sense's capabilities.

It seemed that Sixth Sense was far inferior to the Byakugan. The difference in observation range was simply too great.

However, recalling the Eye of Truth's powerful abilities, Shiraha did not believe Sixth Sense was limited to this alone.

Of course, perception was an exceptionally valuable ability for any shinobi.

Otherwise, the Hyuga clan would not have been praised as Konoha's foremost great clan despite being inferior to the Uchiha in combat power. The Sharingan greatly enhanced a shinobi's individual combat ability, and the Shinobi World even had a saying: "One-on-one, flee on sight."

Yet the Byakugan's strategic value far surpassed that of the Sharingan.

After all, no troop deployment or ambush trap could remain hidden under the Byakugan's observation. Receiving advance warning was self-evidently significant in group combat.

"Once I advance to Second-Class Apprentice, I'll be able to relearn the various 0th-Level Spells I mastered in my previous life. For now, my priority is increasing my Mental Power."

While cultivating the Advanced Warlock Meditation Method, Shiraha could clearly feel that it was several times more difficult than the ordinary Meditation Method he had practiced in his previous life. However, its effects were equally remarkable.

With every meditation session, his Mental Power increased by nearly twice as much as it would with an ordinary Meditation Method.

That was an incredibly exaggerated difference.

It meant that for people with equal talent, provided they encountered no bottlenecks and used no external resources, cultivating the Advanced Warlock Meditation Method could cut their meditation time in half.

For Wizards—especially Formal Wizards—saving half their meditation time meant gaining several extra decades out of thin air, giving them a greater chance of advancing to a higher level.

The vast majority of Formal Wizards remained at the First-Level Wizard stage for their entire lives.

Aside from resources and the limitations of their Meditation Methods, their greatest limitation was lifespan.

A lifespan of just over two hundred years was not long for a Wizard.

Even with his family's full support in his previous life, Shiraha had needed six years to advance to Second-Class Apprentice, then another fourteen years to become a Third-Class Apprentice.

But now, given the same resources, he would need only ten years to advance.

Especially since his talent seemed to have become stronger because of his transmigration.

Furthermore, the Naruto World had no trace of Wizards. As long as he became powerful enough and built sufficient influence and connections, the resources of the entire Naruto World could support his Wizard cultivation.

A shinobi's Chakra cultivation mainly involved tapping into their own potential.

A Wizard's meditation, on the other hand, progressed faster in places rich in Energy Particles. No Wizards in this world would compete with Shiraha for cultivation grounds.

Judging by Orochimaru and the Third Hokage's performance during their battle in the original work, their combat power was stronger than that of First-Level Wizards.

The Advanced Meditation Method differed so vastly from ordinary Meditation Methods, and its advancement requirements were so demanding, because the increase in strength after advancement was correspondingly greater.

Warlocks had stronger combat abilities than conventional Wizards in the early stages.

Not to mention that Shiraha cultivated the Advanced Warlock Meditation Method.

He had complete confidence in the Book of the Ancient Warlock.

"Looks like I'll have to keep living off someone else!"

Shiraha came back to his senses and looked at the large box of medicinal ingredients filling the room, sighing inwardly.

The ingredients for Wizard potions were even more expensive. For now, he could only owe Kushina a little more and repay her double in the future.

Three months quietly passed.

Two months of the second semester of second grade had already gone by.

Shiraha continued living a routine that revolved around school, the hospital, and Kushina.

However, cultivation remained the focus of his life.

One weekend evening.

At Shiraha's home.

Having just run twenty laps and completed five hundred push-ups and squats, he felt exhausted.

Shiraha went to the kitchen, cooked a huge pot of fish soup, then took out a large chunk of beef from the refrigerator and fried it.

The fish had been caught from the river, while the beef was cheap meat he had bought during the supermarket's Wednesday night sale.

High-intensity physical training required sufficient meat intake.

Especially since Shiraha was also cultivating the Knight Breathing Technique.

Even this kind of food had previously been something Shiraha could only eat two or three times a week.

However, ever since Shiraha's relationship with Kushina had grown closer—especially after Kushina learned that his parents had died supporting the Land of Whirlpools—she had become even more affectionate toward him.

Shiraha's standard of living had leaped straight from barely getting by to living comfortably.

He had wanted to refuse.

But Kushina threatened to cut ties with him and beat him up.

In order not to affect their friendship, Shiraha had no choice but to accept Kushina's kindness.

After eating his fill, Shiraha went to the bathroom.

He filled the bathtub with hot water, then took out a package and poured the powdered medicinal ingredients into the tub one after another.

This was a family formula from his previous life, specially designed to be used alongside the Knight Breathing Technique.

The hundred portions of medicinal ingredients Kushina had given him last time were almost used up.

Glug glug~

The hot water in the bathtub immediately churned as though it were boiling, gradually turning pale red.

Shiraha calmly sat down inside.

"Hiss~"

A strange sense of comfort, accompanied by a burning sensation, spread throughout his body.

Shiraha sat cross-legged in the bathtub, calmed his mind, and began adjusting his breathing rhythm.

His breathing shifted from slow to fast, until finally he inhaled slowly and exhaled quickly.

Before long, a stream of heat formed in his lower abdomen and flowed throughout his body.

After cycling through his body several times, the heat finally remained in his lower abdomen and merged with his Chakra.

The medicinal water in the bathtub gradually cooled.

The fatigue in Shiraha's body slowly faded away.

It felt like waking up full of energy after a night of deep sleep.

However, most of the fullness in his stomach had vanished, and he was getting hungry again.

Shiraha focused mainly on Wizard cultivation, but shinobi training also required physical exercise. This would allow his Chakra to increase faster and strengthen his physique.

Cultivating the Knight Breathing Technique alongside medicinal baths could prevent hidden injuries, ease fatigue, and quickly restore his body to peak condition.

This suited shinobi cultivation perfectly and greatly accelerated the growth of strength in the early stages.

Looking at the water in the bathtub, which had turned clear again, Shiraha sighed inwardly.

He had taken another major step toward the Formal Knight stage.

A Formal Knight's strength was roughly between that of a Second-Class Apprentice and a Third-Class Apprentice.

This comparison was against Wizard Apprentices who had learned offensive spells and combat techniques.

After all, a Formal Knight's instant explosive power was extremely strong. Even a Third-Class Apprentice proficient in multiple 0th-Level Spells could be killed if they were not careful.

Only Formal Wizards who had constructed defensive Innate Spell models could ignore the attacks of Formal Knights and Third-Class Apprentices.

The Knight Breathing Technique passed down through Shiraha's family was called Crimson Dragon Calamity. It allowed a knight's attacks to carry an effect similar to burning flames.

According to Crimson Dragon Calamity's records, once one reached the Great Knight stage, bathing in the blood of a dragon-type extraordinary creature would allow them to learn its strongest burst technique—Crimson Dragon Armor.

Crimson Dragon Armor could briefly unleash the power of one's entire body and condense a suit of flame-forged armor over the body. Its defense could even withstand the spells of a First-Level Wizard.

But that was simply a fantasy. Even a Star Wizard might not necessarily be able to defeat an adult dragon.

Any adult extraordinary creature with even a trace of dragon blood was far from weak.

Crimson Dragon Calamity was said to be the most elite Knight Breathing Technique, and its claim that a Great Knight could rival a Formal Wizard was probably based on this absurd prerequisite.

In his previous life, Shiraha had never heard of a Formal Wizard losing to a Great Knight.

At the end of the day, Wizards were the ruling class in his previous life.

Still, once he reached the Formal Knight stage, Shiraha's instant explosive power would probably approach that of an ordinary Jōnin.

Of course, the exact situation could only be known after a real fight.

With the Knight Breathing Technique's close-range explosive power, if anyone took one of Shiraha's punches head-on, they would be crippled even if they did not die.

Not many shinobi had powerful defensive methods.

Perhaps Shiraha could become a Formal Knight before graduation.

PS: To give everyone a better reading experience, I'll release two chapters together from now on. The posting time can be during the day as well, such as eight in the morning or noon.