lv3

Leisurely time always passed in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, the whole morning was gone.

After the three of them finished lunch, they went their separate ways.

Qian did not waste any time. He went straight home, then immediately threw himself into training without stopping.

Over the past half month, because he had left the village to carry out C-Rank Missions, some time had been delayed. Because of that, his Chakra Refining Technique, which should have advanced a few days ago, had only reached lv2 (495/500) now.

Fortunately, it was almost there.

At his current pace, it should advance before dark.

Thinking this, Qian closed his eyes and entered a training state.

Time slipped by, minute by minute, second by second.

In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.

The sun at the horizon had already slanted westward.

Inside the room.

Qian suddenly opened his eyes, and a realization surfaced in his heart.

After a long while, he murmured to himself, "Finally lv3?"

With that, he closed his eyes again and began refining chakra.

One hour later.

Qian opened his eyes and called, "Status Panel!"

The next moment, the familiar pale-blue light screen appeared:

[Name: Uchiha Qian

Age: 10

Physical Constitution: 6

Spirit: 7

Chakra: 1650(2510)

Bloodline: Sharingan · Unawakened (81/100)→(85/100)

Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv3(1/1000)→lv3(2/1000)

Clone Technique: lv2(270/500)→lv2(430/500)

Transformation Technique: lv2(260/500)→lv2(420/500)

Substitution Technique: lv2(250/500)→lv2(410/500)

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: lv1(30/200)→lv1(50/200)

Mind Reflection Technique: lv2(110/500)→lv2(260/500)

Basic Body Technique: lv2(280/500)→lv2(450/500)

Ninja Tool Throwing: lv3(1/1000)

Chakra Control: lv3(78/1000)]

Just as he had realized earlier, after advancing to lv3, the effect of the Chakra Refining Technique had been strengthened again.

Among them, his Chakra Recovery Speed had changed from the previous two hundred points per hour to the current four hundred points, and the Chakra Limit it could raise during that period should have changed from four points to eight points.

The reason he was not certain was that after his Chakra Limit reached 2,500 points a week ago, it had more or less stopped moving.

The following ten points had only increased on their own as time passed.

So, the idea that the lv3 Chakra Refining Technique could increase his Chakra Limit by eight points for every hour it ran was only his estimate.

However, the feeling in the dark told Qian that this number should be correct.

But that was of no use.

His potential had already been exhausted a week ago. Without an improvement in aptitude, his chakra growth from now on could only rely on slow, grinding effort.

This was not something that could be solved by upgrading the Chakra Refining Technique. The two were simply not on the same wavelength.

In other words, the current Chakra Refining Technique only had one effect for him, and that was quickly recovering chakra.

Of course, he could still continue grinding Proficiency.

If he could raise its level even higher, then when his Sharingan awakened one day and drove an improvement in his aptitude, he would also be able to convert his newly added potential into reality more quickly.

However, Qian estimated that he would not be waiting until that day.

It was not that there was not enough time, but that he estimated his Sharingan should be able to awaken before its level rose.

After all, advancing the Chakra Refining Technique from lv3 to lv4 required a full one thousand points of Proficiency.

Based on its long-standing rate of increasing by one point of Proficiency for every hour it ran, that meant one thousand hours were needed.

But with his current physical condition, even with sufficient nutrition, he could at most persist for eight hours a day.

One thousand divided by eight was one hundred and twenty-five.

In other words, four months.

In that much time, his Sharingan would awaken no matter what.

Never mind that over the past half month, his Sharingan's awakening progress had only risen by four points, going from (81/100) to (85/100).

It seemed completely disproportionate to the one hundred and fifty proficiency points added to Mind Reflection Technique.

But there was no denying that it had taken another step closer to awakening.

And besides—

As Chakra Refining Technique advanced to lv3, the maximum Chakra Amount he could use each day had also increased.

Before, it had been about 2400 to 2500 points. Now, it had become roughly 3500 points.

If he used three thousand of those points to practice Mind Reflection Technique...

Then, together with the 15% chakra reduction brought by lv3 Chakra Control, it would be enough to increase Mind Reflection Technique's proficiency by 17 to 18 points every day.

That way, the awakening progress of his Sharingan was bound to speed up.

That was exactly why Qian said his Sharingan would awaken within four months no matter what.

In fact, even four months was a huge overestimate.

There was no other reason. According to this plan, it would take less than two weeks for his Mind Reflection Technique to rise to lv3, and by then, its effects would definitely increase greatly.

In that case, the speed at which his Sharingan awakened would certainly far exceed expectations.

Forcefully suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Qian moved his gaze away from the Sharingan awakening progress and looked at his other skills.

Although these skills were not his main focus, after squeezing in time to practice them, their progress was still quite good. The Three Body Technique, for example.

Its proficiency had already reached above lv2 (400/500).

If things were as he expected, and these Rank E basic ninjutsu maxed out at lv3, then they were not far off.

When the time came, he might be able to learn another ninjutsu.

As for what to learn?

Qian already had a rough idea.

He did not need attack-type ninjutsu for the time being. Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique could hold the line for now, and later he would have the Sharingan's assistance as well, so he was not lacking in offensive methods.

It was defense, however...

The Ninja World did not really have any proper defensive ninjutsu, so he could only increase his means of running away in a roundabout way.

Thus, Body Flicker Technique entered his field of vision.

In the Ninja World, body flicker techniques could roughly be divided into three categories.

The first was ninjutsu-type. Gaara's Sand Body Flicker, Zabuza's Mist Body Flicker, Hanzo's Water Body Flicker, and the most widely circulated D-Rank Ninjutsu in the Ninja World—Body Flicker Technique—and so on all achieved body flicker through the effects of ninjutsu.

The second was taijutsu-type. This kind of body flicker technique achieved rapid movement by strengthening the muscles in a ninja's legs.

Representative examples included Might Guy and the Fourth Raikage.

As for the third category...

That was the type represented by Flying Thunder God, a body flicker technique that directly used Space Transfer to teleport instantly.

Compared with the first two, whose names did not quite match reality—they merely increased movement speed through various methods—the latter was undoubtedly closer to the concept of an actual body flicker.

However, Qian's target was not Flying Thunder God Technique.

It was not that he did not want it, nor that he was worried he could not learn it.

With the Proficiency Panel, as long as there were no special requirements, he could force himself to get started with any ninjutsu through sheer grinding.

Flying Thunder God Technique belonged to that category.

So, in theory, as long as he got his hands on Flying Thunder God Technique's training method, he would be able to learn it.

The problem was, he could not get it!

If it were a ninjutsu within the clan, he could still think of a way, but Flying Thunder God Technique was a Rank S Ninjutsu recorded in the Book of Seals.

How could a mere Genin like him possibly have a chance to obtain it?

After all, he was not Naruto. No one was paving the way for him.

So what he planned to learn was actually the common-as-dirt D-Rank Ninjutsu—Body Flicker Technique.

But being common as dirt did not mean its effects were poor. On the contrary, it proved that it had broad applicability, just like Shadow Clone Technique. Its cost-effectiveness was extremely high.

It was perfect for him to use as a transition technique.

Once his strength improved, he would have many more choices available.

After pondering for a while, Qian turned his gaze to Basic Body Technique and Ninja Tool Throwing.

The former's proficiency had already reached lv2 (450/500), and it would level up before long. The latter had long since risen from lv2 to lv3.

Unfortunately, after advancing to lv3 (1/1000), its proficiency had gotten stuck.

Qian had expected this long ago.

Without the cooperation of the Sharingan, Ninja Tool Throwing's limit was right here.

"It still comes down to the Sharingan!"

With a sigh, Qian closed the panel and began grinding proficiency for Mind Reflection Technique.