Chakra and Rock Lee

Chakra and Rock Lee

After dinner, Ayato returned to his room and took out the book on Chakra extraction to read. Honestly, he had never studied this diligently in his previous life.

Ayato had a basic understanding of Chakra. Of course, he had no idea how to extract it. He had previously wanted Sinai to teach him, but unfortunately, while she could still use it, she said she had already returned all the relevant knowledge to her old teachers. Moreover, Sinai did not recommend extracting Chakra before the age of six, as it could have some effect on the body.

Ayato had also thought about Chakra. Chakra was the combination of physical energy and spiritual energy, so extracting it would inevitably affect the body.

Spiritual energy determined the amount of Chakra extracted at a time, while physical energy was the reserve of Chakra. Only after being extracted and combined with spiritual energy could it become usable Chakra.

In Ayato's view, physical energy was affected by both physical fitness and bloodline. Physical fitness could be improved through training, but bloodlines were basically fixed.

Ordinary people had very low bloodline coefficients, so they needed exceptional physical fitness to possess sufficient Chakra reserves. However, certain bloodlines, such as the Uzumaki Bloodline, had extremely high coefficients. Thus, the Uzumaki Clan did not need particularly strong physical fitness to possess terrifying Chakra reserves.

Moreover, bloodlines affected more than that; they also influenced recovery speed. However, that mattered little, since battles were often decided within a few exchanges. Fast recovery had little effect on a single battle.

Ayato had previously wondered whether this world had any heavenly treasures that could increase one's bloodline coefficient. After thinking it over, he could not come up with anything. Hashirama Cells? Ayato wanted nothing to do with that half-human, half-ghost state. Rather than transplant Hashirama Cells, he would rather scheme for a tailed beast, but neither option fit Ayato's goals.

What Ayato wanted was to grow to the very pinnacle while retaining his identity and form as a human, even if other forms were stronger. Therefore, neither turning into some ghostly thing through transplantation nor becoming a Jinchuriki suited his goals.

After all, if he ended up looking like some freak, he might as well just tag along behind the two protagonists. He would only need enough strength to avoid being sacrificed as cannon fodder.

In any case, Ayato was fairly easygoing. If he could grow stronger, great. If he could not... then so be it. Time to slack off!

After thinking it over, this world really did not seem to have any heavenly treasure capable of increasing one's bloodline coefficient. There seemed to be something called the Dragon Vein, but Ayato could not remember exactly when it appeared, and it might not fit his goals anyway.

All Ayato could do was sigh. If only this were a cultivation world. There would always be some strange item capable of improving one's most fundamental attributes. Such things were usually precious, but at least that was better than the complete lack of options in the world of Naruto.

Though he would most likely be unable to obtain one anyway, at least there would be something to hope for. Unlike here, where everything basically depended on one's own "mutation."

But if someone gave him one now, he would not be able to resist using it. Compared to his emotional reluctance, rationally making himself stronger was more practical.

That was only because he was still weak and had no right to be picky.

If someone gave him one after he had truly grown strong, then he really would refuse it. It was just... uncertain whether he could grow strong enough in the first place.

After reading for a while and feeling that his food had digested somewhat, Ayato closed the book.

"Mom, I'm heading out."

"Come back early, and be careful."

Sinai had grown used to Ayato going out every day. She had thought that going to school today would keep him settled for a day, yet he still insisted on going out to play.

Playing was out of the question. Since the body was the foundation of one's Chakra reserves, Ayato decided he could not slack off if he wanted to avoid the risk of running short of Chakra after using only a few ninjutsu in the future.

Ayato estimated that although he had kept up his training, the amount had been small. His current physical condition was probably only equivalent to that of ordinary second-grade students.

However, although his training volume had been steadily increasing lately, he felt that his body had improved considerably even though the rate of increase remained unchanged. It was probably due to getting older, so he could likely increase the rate at which he raised his training volume.

Ayato thought it over. Still, he would need to test that rate. He could tap into his body's potential, but he absolutely could not overwork it. After all, his body belonged to a six-year-old child. Intensity was one matter, but he also needed energy for growth. He could not let a small gain lead to a greater loss.

Still, one or two attempts would not have much effect. He could use them to test the limit of what he could endure, and perhaps even breaking through that limit once would not be a bad idea.

As for how difficult it was to break through his limit, it was not too hard for Ayato. He had tested it before, and it was probably related to the strength of his soul. However, after breaking through his limit that time, his body had felt drained for several days. That was a typical sign that he had pushed himself too far, so Ayato had never trained himself to that extent again.

Now, though, he could give it another try. Ayato silently arrived at a relatively secluded training ground. As expected, someone was already there.

Moreover, Ayato was already quite familiar with this person. Whenever he arrived, the other person was usually already training, and when he finished, the other person was still training.

That was right. This person was Rock Lee, a genius of hard work. Still, Ayato truly felt that he could not keep up with Rock Lee's body. Given the way the two of them trained, Ayato felt that his own theoretical limit was probably higher.

But that was assuming an unlimited growth period. The problem was that a person's growth period was limited, and Ayato might not reach his theoretical limit before it ended.

So theory was theory, and reality was reality. At least for now, Ayato saw no possibility of surpassing Rock Lee physically, nor did he intend to. After all, he had always witnessed Rock Lee's efforts firsthand.

"Oh, Ayato! You're half an hour late today, so you have to do several extra sets as punishment!" Rock Lee's eyes lit up when he saw Ayato. Although he was used to training alone, having a companion still made him happier.

"Sure." Ayato had already decided to try breaking through his limit today. A few extra sets might not even be enough.

Ayato's answer stunned Rock Lee. In the past, Ayato would never agree whenever he suggested extra training. Then Rock Lee's eyes seemed to burst into flames.

"Oh~~~ Ayato, you actually agreed! I'm fired up! This is youth! I've decided—today, I'll reward myself with a few extra sets!"

Ayato felt a little awkward. Even though he had seen this many times before, he still felt that Rock Lee was somewhat over the top.

Then, today's training began. Ayato walked to the other side of Rock Lee. Although they trained in the same place, Ayato and Rock Lee trained in different ways.

After all, Ayato believed that his body was still growing, so he would not engage in overly intense training. Usually, he only did lower-intensity exercises and accumulated volume over time.

Second by second, time passed. Even though the intensity was not high, Ayato was already panting heavily. Yet he still had not reached his goal for this session. His body was nearly at its current limit, while mentally, he was still fine. It felt like he could force himself to keep going.

Watching from the side, Rock Lee almost wanted to cry. Truly, truly, he was fired up!

Before Rock Lee's eyes, Ayato's movements suddenly became fluid again. Rock Lee was very familiar with this. It happened to him often, because this was youth!

This time, Rock Lee truly shed tears of emotion.

"Whew, I finally did it." Ayato felt that his limit seemed somewhat higher than he had imagined. Though calling it a limit was not entirely accurate; it was merely the upper limit of what his body could currently endure.

After training for a while longer, Ayato greeted Rock Lee and left with heavy steps. Although his body was exhausted, he was still mentally alert. He would read for a bit after returning home and try to learn Chakra extraction as soon as possible.

The next day, Ayato surprisingly felt fairly fine. Had his body improved that much? Then he tried breaking through his limit again.

Then, on the third day, Ayato was done for. The exhaustion constantly radiating from his body left him able to perform only basic training. It seemed that while he could break through his limit, he could not do so consecutively. The interval between attempts was something Ayato needed to figure out.

Ayato could not help but sigh. Physical training and accumulating Chakra—there was still a long road ahead!