When Lin Mu first awakened the Sharingan, he felt everything around him slow down. Dust motes and scraps of paper drifting through the air became crystal clear! His dynamic vision had reached a terrifying level.
Sasaki's movements slowed in his eyes. Lin Mu could predict every move she was about to make!
It was not just his vision—his other senses had been enhanced as well, and Lin Mu's physical abilities had improved drastically.
His entire skeleton crackled and popped, and he felt as though his whole body was brimming with power!
Madara Uchiha's taijutsu was equally formidable. Aside from Might Guy, who could open the Eight Gates, Madara's taijutsu ranked among the very best in Naruto.
As he received the inheritance and gradually unlocked its power, Lin Mu's physical constitution was also quietly changing.
This was Lin Mu's first time personally experiencing the effects of the Sharingan. In his previous life, simply watching the anime had made it hard to understand. Only after experiencing it himself did he realize just how powerful the Sharingan was!
This terrifying perception could completely gather every piece of useful information on a battlefield before making the optimal choice.
No wonder members of the Uchiha Clan gained the feeling of having everything under control once they awakened the Sharingan.
"Ah, Lin Mu, your eyes are bleeding!"
A look of terror appeared on Sasaki's face when she saw this. Already enthusiastic about paranormal phenomena, the sight immediately made her think of all sorts of bizarre legends.
With a thought, Lin Mu promptly deactivated the Sharingan before she could notice his crimson-red pupils.
"I'm fine. It's just a rare eye condition."
Lin Mu brushed her off casually. As long as he stuck to that story, no one could get anything else out of him.
Sasaki suspiciously fussed over Lin Mu and asked him a few more questions before finally letting the matter go.
Meanwhile, Lin Mu continued studying his cheat ability.
Apart from the cursed energy he already possessed, another kind of energy, somewhat different from it, now filled his body.
Cursed energy spread from his abdomen throughout his body, while this power spread from his heart to his limbs.
"So this is chakra?"
Lin Mu tried gathering it. The chakra within him gradually converged in his mouth, and whenever he wished, he could unleash the ninjutsu he had just learned!
The Fire Release ninjutsu unlocked at the start was one of Madara's signature techniques: Majestic Destroyer Flame!
It spewed a massive wave of flames from the user's mouth. With equal chakra consumption, its range and power ranked extremely high among all Fire Release ninjutsu.
Even Madara's casually cast Majestic Destroyer Flame required more than twenty high-level Water Release ninjas to jointly use Water Release: Water Wall just to barely withstand it.
Naturally, Lin Mu could not do that yet. One reason was that his total chakra reserves were too low, while another was his lack of proficiency with the technique.
It was still far too much to expect Lin Mu to reach Madara's level right away.
The abilities he had just extracted could be said to come bundled with unlocking Madara Uchiha's inheritance. To continue unlocking Madara Uchiha's various abilities, he needed to increase Lin Mu's inheritance progress.
It was currently at 0%. Raising it was neither exactly difficult nor easy, and Lin Mu had already learned the methods when he unlocked the inheritance.
The first method was to continuously practice ninjutsu, refine chakra, cultivate bit by bit, and improve his strength. However, the speed at which this method increased his power was probably a joke. The second method was much simpler: exorcise cursed spirits!
Exorcising cursed spirits could rapidly raise the inheritance progress. Cursed spirits of different grades would provide different amounts of progress. Every 5% increase would unlock a brand-new ability, and reaching 100% would presumably grant him all of Madara Uchiha's abilities!
The current upper limit of the inheritance progress appeared to be 99%. If he could raise it to 100% or even beyond...
Perhaps he could surpass Madara Uchiha's original body and unlock additional forms! Things like a Sage form that absorbed Hashirama's senjutsu chakra, or a Six Paths form after absorbing the tailed beasts!
After learning this, Lin Mu made his plans for what came next: stick with Itadori!
After all, how could there possibly be a shortage of cursed spirits around a protagonist?
As Sukuna's vessel, Itadori could naturally draw the attention of cursed spirits. Moreover, the upcoming plot revolved around Itadori searching for Sukuna's Fingers. As long as Lin Mu followed Itadori, would he have to worry about finding no cursed spirits to kill?
Not only that, he could also join Tokyo Jujutsu High. Once he became a jujutsu sorcerer, he could be assigned missions as well. Still, that was secondary—if possible, Lin Mu intended to keep following Itadori.
It was dangerous, but it was also the fastest way to grow stronger!
Lin Mu remembered that tonight, the two upperclassmen would remove the seal on Sukuna's Finger. That would draw in a large number of low-grade cursed spirits, making it the perfect opportunity to raise his inheritance progress!
It would also let him see what grade of jujutsu sorcerer his current strength matched.
"Bang—"
The door to the Occult Research Club was suddenly kicked open. A student entered and announced that the club had no concrete activities, and that its membership did not meet the minimum requirement for a club to be established.
"How can that be?! Not counting this student who's about to join our great Occult Research Club, Itadori is already a member of our club!"
Just as the student council president looked confused, the track-and-field club's teacher barged in, flexing his muscles and laughing loudly.
"I changed Itadori's application preference to the track-and-field club. He's a man aiming for the national championship!"
Lin Mu chuckled inwardly. Looks like events haven't deviated much from the plot. My appearance doesn't seem to have had any major impact.
Lin Mu roughly knew what would happen next. Itadori would be taken to the field by this track-and-field teacher to compete in track events. If the teacher won, Itadori would have to join the track-and-field club.
But that was impossible. Calling Itadori's physical abilities monstrous would still be an understatement. Lin Mu only hoped the teacher could keep his composure afterward.
"You there, come along too. If you lose, you'll join the track-and-field club!"
The teacher Lin Mu vaguely remembered as Takagi spoke up, staring at him as though he had found a treasure.
Only then did Lin Mu realize just how drastically his body had changed. His entire body was covered in muscles that looked as though they had been carved with knives and axes, every one of them seemingly sculpted by the finest master sculptor.
His frame was not large, but it was filled with explosive power!
Perfect time to test out my current physical abilities.
They arrived at the track and field grounds.
Just as expected, Takagi chose the shot put, the event he was best at.
"Ah, Teacher, isn't that unfair?"
"How are we supposed to beat you in a contest of strength?"
The surrounding students spoke up for Itadori and Lin Mu. Teacher Takagi trained systematically every day; making amateur students compete with him in shot put was simply too much.
Takagi turned a deaf ear. He picked up the shot and assumed a standard stance before throwing it with all his strength. The final result was around fourteen meters—indeed an excellent score for a high school student.
"Well? Ready to join the track and field club?"
Takagi confidently flexed his muscles.
"I'll go first?"
After saying that to Lin Mu, Itadori took the shot put from Takagi. Using the stance of a baseball pitcher, he casually threw it. The heavy shot flew straight out of the field and smashed heavily into the goalpost on the soccer field!
The tremendous force left a deep dent in the soccer goalpost.
Takagi, who had been brimming with confidence moments ago, was completely dumbfounded. He stared blankly at Itadori's result.
"Probably over forty meters." The student responsible for measuring estimated the distance. Since it had flown beyond the field, there was no way to measure it precisely.
If Lin Mu remembered correctly, the world record seemed to be only a little over twenty meters, right? Itadori's strength was truly terrifying. He had achieved such a result with a completely amateur throwing technique.
"Your turn." Itadori picked up another shot put, placed it in Lin Mu's hand, and smiled faintly.
Lin Mu took the shot put, and half his body involuntarily sank downward.
"This shot put is actually this heavy?"
After his surprise faded, Lin Mu stepped up to the throwing line. Recalling Takagi's movements from earlier, he began to move.
With the Sharingan, he could learn any movement after seeing it once. As Lin Mu performed the throwing motion, he even noticed Takagi's shortcomings. After making adjustments, his eyes briefly lit up.
Lin Mu dashed forward at high speed. Just as he was about to cross the throwing area, he stomped down hard, his left foot stopping precisely at the edge of the circle!
His body twisted with graceful coordination, every muscle in his body utilized to the fullest. The shot put slipped from Lin Mu's fingertips at the most perfect throwing angle.
The entire motion flowed in one seamless movement. Even the best shot put coach would not have been able to find the slightest flaw—this was the most textbook shot put technique!
The shot traced a beautiful arc through the air before landing on the soccer field. It blasted a muddy crater into the ground, reaching a distance of around forty meters!
Teacher Takagi, who had shown no reaction even when students climbed all over him to take pictures, suddenly looked as though his jaw had hit the ground. His already wide eyes seemed to grow even wider.
"Over forty meters again! What kind of monsters are this year's students?"
"I think that beat Itadori's score, didn't it?"
"That form was way too perfect! Is he a professional athlete?"
The watching students cried out in astonishment. Sasaki, who was observing nearby, kept marveling at how Itadori and Lin Mu were both monsters. No wonder the two of them got along so well.
"That was amazing, Lin Mu!" Itadori draped an arm over Lin Mu's shoulder and congratulated him.
"I didn't expect neither of us was normal."
Lin Mu curled his lips. He knew what Itadori meant, but it still sounded a little unpleasant.
For his first attempt at using the body he had gained after receiving the inheritance, Lin Mu was fairly satisfied.
His enhanced physical abilities might not match Itadori's, but his control over his own body absolutely surpassed Itadori's. That was also the main reason why his shot put result could match—and even faintly exceed—Itadori's.
However, if Itadori's shot had not been blocked by the soccer goalpost, the outcome would still have been uncertain.
When Lin Mu had used the Sharingan earlier, he had discovered something else. Using it caused a certain amount of damage to his eyes, though activating it for a short period posed no problem.
If he used it for too long, not only would its effectiveness decline, but it would also inflict irreversible damage on his eyes.
At present, the safe duration for using the Sharingan was about three minutes. Of course, that limit would increase as Lin Mu grew stronger.
"Oh, I almost forgot—I still have to visit Grandpa today!"
"See you tomorrow!"
Itadori suddenly remembered that he had not yet done the most important thing today. After saying that, he sprinted toward the school gates.
As Itadori rushed out of the school, a familiar figure brushed past him—Toji Fushiguro's son, Megumi Fushiguro, a shikigami summoner who possessed the Ten Shadows Technique!
He had also witnessed Itadori and Lin Mu's performance just now. Their terrifying physical abilities made even him, a sorcerer, unable to stop himself from calling them freaks!
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