Conditions for Unlocking the Advanced Meditation Method

"It can actually turn my physical condition into data! And it even categorizes it according to my level of mastery? What a convenient ability."

Shiraha then used the "Eye of Truth" to inspect the items in the room. To his surprise, he could obtain information and data from them as well.

However, when it came to electrical appliances, the displayed data was incomplete because he lacked the relevant knowledge.

"The level of detail in the displayed data is related to my own understanding. And this spell can be cast instantly without an incantation, consuming very little Magic Power and Mental Power. So this is an Innate Spell?!"

"Hm? What's this?" Shiraha soon noticed new content appearing on the title page.

Conditions for Unlocking the Ancient Guindos Advanced Meditation Method:
1. Yin Attribute Creature Cell or Tear (0/3), incomplete;
2. Yang Attribute Creature Cell or Tear (0/3), incomplete;
3. Mental and Magical Power Charge (1/100), incomplete.

"An Advanced Meditation Method?!" Shiraha was stunned. This was like being handed a pillow just as sleepiness struck.

Could the metal book in his soul be a treasure that high-level Wizards fought over?

Shiraha practiced the first layer of an ordinary Meditation Method. Even after completing it in full, he could only reach the bottleneck of a Third-Class Apprentice before relying on potions to advance to the level of a First-Level Wizard.

Without the second layer of the Meditation Method, it was absolutely impossible to advance to a Second-Level Wizard.

A Meditation Method was the most important inheritance of any faction, and it was also one of the means academies used to retain Formal Wizards.

A so-called Advanced Meditation Method generally had at least three layers and could allow one to advance to the level of a Third-Level Grand Wizard. The most precious kind could even be cultivated to the Fourth-Level, becoming a "Star Wizard."

A "Star Wizard" was a powerhouse capable of crossing space and entering Alternate Dimensions. They were major figures throughout the Wizarding World, able to sustain a faction for thousands of years.

"Doesn't that mean I might get the chance to see the view from higher up too?" Shiraha could not help feeling stirred.

Even though the Knight Breathing Technique passed down through his family in his previous life was among the very best, even after surpassing the stages of Apprentice Knight and Formal Knight to become a Great Knight, he would only be comparable to a First-Level Wizard.

A Great Knight was the pinnacle of the knightly inheritance in the Wizarding World, an insurmountable chasm between professions.

"Charge? So it absorbed my Mental Power and Magic Power, and that counts as one charge?"

"Yin Attribute cells and Yang Attribute cells... it seems I can start with those Bloodline Clans. But what does 'tear' mean?"

Shiraha fell into deep thought.

"How to collect them is a problem. And I have to be careful not to arouse suspicion. In that case, there's only one path. Medical Ninja."

In his previous life, Shiraha had relied on his family's support to choose the path of a potion maker, becoming proficient in brewing a Level 0 Potion.

Making Medical Ninja his early development goal would not only give Shiraha more opportunities to collect cells, but also allow him to integrate into this world's medical system as quickly as possible.

There were no traces of Wizards in this world, which meant that many precious herbs from the Wizarding World—even herbs that had gone extinct—might be found here.

More importantly, even ninjas who wielded extraordinary power were still constrained by the power of money, even if those controlling the funds and resources were ordinary people like the Fire Country Daimyo.

That would have been unimaginable in the Wizarding World.

"To get through this early period of weakness and become stronger as quickly as possible, I need to get full marks in this class first!" Shiraha frowned as he looked at the thin booklet on his desk.

"On the Significance of the Will of Fire in the New Era"

The author was Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This was a required course for first-year students at the Ninja Academy.

"Where the leaves dance, fire lives on. The firelight will continue to illuminate the village and cause new leaves to sprout."

This was the core spirit of the Will of Fire.

It spoke of cherishing one's companions, sacrificing oneself, and dedicating oneself to illuminating others.

In his first life, Shiraha had once been moved to tears by the Third Hokage's practice of the Will of Fire and by his sacrifice while battling Rogue Ninja Orochimaru.

But after experiencing the deceit and scheming of the Wizarding World, when Shiraha came to the Naruto World, what he saw more clearly was the Third Hokage's additions to and use of the Will of Fire.

The Will of Fire portrayed in this book was about loyalty to the Hokage, loyalty to the village, sacrifice, and dedication.

The very idea of being loyal to the Hokage first and the village second was deeply problematic.

It was no different from the brainwashing rhetoric of ancient feudal systems, and it was full of holes.

Konoha did not even resemble a nation. It was more like a mercenary organization.

It worked for money and was employed by the Fire Country Daimyo.

One of a ninja's ironclad rules was to obey the rules and prioritize the mission at all times.

This fundamentally contradicted the core of the Will of Fire, yet everyone took it for granted.

What Shiraha had seen when watching the anime was completely different from what he saw now.

The conflict between Konoha and the other villages was growing increasingly sharp. Many of the ninjas being sent to the border were probably only around ten years old.

Wasn't that just sending them to the front lines as cannon fodder?

Why not send the older generation instead?

So the final authority to interpret the Will of Fire belonged to the current Hokage.

Ah, then that explained everything!

It was nothing more than a tool of rule.

No wonder Konoha was full of powerful figures now, while in the first part of the story, the only notable ninjas were people like Kakashi and Might Guy.

Having seen through its essence, Shiraha naturally felt even less affected by this kind of brainwashing.

But precisely because of that, he could put on a better act than anyone else.

For the next half month of vacation, Shiraha did physical training every morning, then practiced the Knight Breathing Technique.

In the afternoons, he studied Medical Ninja-related knowledge borrowed from the library. At night, he practiced the Meditation Method and let the Book of the Ancient Warlock absorb Magic Power and Mental Power.

Due to a lack of cultivation resources, his training progress fell short of Shiraha's expectations.

The start of the new semester meant that Shiraha could finally begin collecting cells.

However, less than a month after school began, his homeroom teacher, Sakamoto Midorikawa, brought him some bad news.

"Students, starting today, the village will implement a new policy.

Any student who completes all courses ahead of schedule and meets the academic requirements may apply for early graduation.

After passing the Graduation Exam, you will become glorious Konoha Genin and serve the village—"

Inside Class A's first-year classroom, Sakamoto Midorikawa was reading out the village's newly issued policy.

"Great!"

"I've wanted to graduate for ages!"

Before Sakamoto Midorikawa could finish, the classroom erupted. Most of the students were rubbing their hands together, eager to give it a try.

The Ninja Academy's taijutsu, Ninja Tool Throwing, Three Body Technique, and all that were far too boring.

They could not wait to graduate, learn more powerful ninjutsu, join the war, and make a name for themselves in the Shinobi World.

Ten years had passed since the First Shinobi World War. Their era had finally arrived!

"Are they harvesting the chives this soon?" Shiraha swept his gaze around the room. The students shouting excitedly were mostly from backgrounds similar to his own, with no powerful connections, while the clan disciples were almost all remarkably calm.

The Ninja Academy had been founded by the Second Hokage and originally followed a four-year system, with students generally enrolling at the age of six.

In recent years, the Third Hokage had changed the Ninja Academy to a six-year system, though students were allowed to take the graduation exam in their fourth year.

Now there was another new policy. It seemed the fighting on the front lines was intense.

Even if newly graduated students would not be sent directly to the battlefield, graduating early still shortened the ninja training cycle.

No, it shortened the training cycle for cannon fodder ninjas.

Sakamoto Midorikawa raised his voice and continued, "Quiet down, everyone. Don't get too excited!

Graduating early is very difficult. You all need to work hard.

There is one more matter. The village has decided to vigorously cultivate Medical Ninjas, so it has established a Medical Training Class.

If any of you aspire to become Medical Ninjas, you may register at Konoha Hospital today."

However, the students' enthusiasm visibly waned. Who wanted to become a Medical Ninja who stayed in the village during peacetime and remained in the rear camp even after going to war? There was simply no chance to earn merit or fame.

Shiraha's heart tightened. Konoha's casualties on the front lines seemed substantial. This war would probably last a long time, which was why they were already training more Medical Ninjas to reduce future casualties among frontline ninjas.

But this was not entirely bad news for Shiraha.

He could enroll in the Medical Training Class now. As long as he demonstrated outstanding talent in Medical Ninjutsu, he would at least not be treated as cannon fodder.

Wizards were a late-game profession.

Stay steady.

Develop.

Don't get reckless.