Okay, So first,
MERRY CHRISTMAS! HO-HO-HO!
AND I have finally decided a schedule to release chapters. Basically, It's 3 chapters/weak.
WELL? Feeling like the upload schedule is slow? You can increase it!
I have decided that I will give out goals and if we achieve these goals in one weeks time, I will upload double the chapters I am uploading normally, on the next weak, so 6 chapters instead of 3.
It's like this- we completed a goal this week and the next week, I will upload 6 chapters instead of the usual 3 chapters. Pretty simple, right?
AND This week's goal is...10 power stones....Yeah, I know it's like nothing but this is a start, so Let's get this together.
And again, Merry Christmas to all of you and I hope you have a wonderful next year.
Well then. I hope you like the chapter.
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I left my home after taking an hour of rest and headed toward the training ground. I didn't hurry though and walked towards the training ground at a slower pace then normal because I really didn't have any heart to train anymore.
It has already been 2 PM and all I did since I woke up was training, So, I really didn't want to arrive there too soon. I will be reaching there eventually though since I HAVE to train in order to get stronger and I had also prepared my training schedule yesterday after promising myself to not miss it.
So I kept walking the streets of konoha at quite a bit of slower pace then normal. and just like every other thing in this world, My slow paced journey also came to an end as I reached the training ground 26.
Arriving there, I didn't stop but kept on walking but this time, I was walking to look around the training ground. I walked around the training ground looking for a place to sit down and soon I found the perfect place for that.
It was on a flat rock that I could sit on. This rock was placed in a place that could get sunlight from all sides in all times of the day.
Satisfied with this place, I sat on the rock cross-legged and made myself comfortable. Then I took a deep breath to relax myself, took out a leaf and started concentrating on it.
What I am doing is just the first step for Fire nature training. In this step, I have to ignite the leaf and burn it to ashes. I had gotten the knowledge of this through the memories I had gotten after taking over this body. The previous guy that lived in this body, was on the second step of fire nature transformation training, So I know the second step of it as well.
The Nature transformation is one of the few most important training a ninja has to do. Because this training not only helps them in learning S rank jutsus but also allows them in creating S rank or higher ranked jutsus. Without training in a particular element's nature transformation, no one can create S rank or higher ranked ninjutsu of that same element. Not only that, every chunin has to have some mastery in one particular element to even become a jounin candidate, That's how much important nature transformation training is.
I had three elemental natures in which I could start training namely: Fire, Wind and Lightning. I decided to start my nature transformation training with Fire and Lightning nature because, It just made more sense to do that since I am practicing Fire style jutsus currently. Nature transformation training helps in increasing the strength of jutsus that are of that particular nature and I am only focusing on training my Fire style jutsus, so It just made sense that I should also train in Fire nature transformation. As for Why I chose Lightning nature over Wind nature, Well, That's because...
I had asked Gaya for my affinities with each of these Chakra natures that I have and she said that I have the highest affinity with Lightning chakra nature, Followed by Fire chakra nature and then the wind chakra nature. And after knowing this, I had decided to train in Lightning nature transformation together with the Fire nature training.
"Shadow Clone jutsu!" I said as my face turned red in embarrassment. I just unknowingly said the jutsu's name out loud after imagining Naruto doing it so many times but this is embarrassing on so many levels...I am not gonna do that again, though seeing as I am alone around here made my embarrassment vanish instantly.
As I casted the jutsu, There was a small explosion of smoke as 5 shadow Clones appeared around me. They all looked at each other, then they looked at me and nodded after that they all moved a little further away from each other to train in there respective element. Two of them are going to train in Fire nature transformation while three of them, in Lightning nature transformation. I will also be training in Fire nature transformation, So, now Three of us are training in Fire nature transformation while the other three are on The Lightning nature transformation.
They all moved away from me as a circle was formed as me in the center of it. After that we all started our own training. I had distributed equal amounts of Chakra to all of them, so they will have around 3 hours before they will be dispel from chakra exhaustion, Or at the very least, That's what I have guessed after Calculating the chakra I should be giving them. I could have made 50 shadow clones to start training but I wouldn't have been able to maintain them for even 1 minute since 50 shadow clones is already my limit in making them, chakra vise. So, The five shadow Clones should have enough chakra to last for at least 3 hours, That's what I hope at least.
Dispelling my thoughts and focusing on the leaf in front of me, I started by manipulating my chakra around the leaf and trying to set it ablaze, But nothing happened. I tried it several more times and still nothing. I know that it will be a slow process since Nature transformation training is hard so I kept trying. After almost an hour, I stopped as a frown formed on my forehead. I knew that it will be hard to aflame this leaf but it isn't even slightly hot. When Naruto was training in his wind nature training, He was at least able to cut the leaf a little, He wasn't able to cut it into two but at least he was able to slightly cut it, but I couldn't even make my leaf even slightly hot.
Knowing this, I felt that I am doing something wrong in my training. I thought back on what Nature transformation really is. Nature transformation is just changing a person's chakra property or changing the nature of the chakra. For example, Naruto was trying to make his chakra sharper since wind is known for its cutting property, And then cut the leaf with that chakra. This just shows that I need to focus more on my chakra, and not on the leaf, since I can only manipulate my chakra not the leaf itself. What I have to do, is to make my chakra hotter, Hot enough to make the leaf catch fire.
Realizing this, I again held the leaf as I started concentrating. 2 hours passed as my shadow clones dispelled, Leaving me a headache to deal with. I knew that using Shadow Clones has some kind of downside but I had forgotten what it was. I had seen Naruto using hundreds of shadow clones without having any trouble so I just forgot that not many can use shadow clones for training like how Naruto used them.
As the shadow clone's knowledge and experience flowed in my brain, I put down the now slightly hot leaf and massaged my head to calm my headache. After a few minutes, I stood up but then immediately fell down. I had been sitting cross-legged for almost three hours and now my legs are numb.
I sighed and gave up on moving for a while. Finding nothing to do, I looked back at the memories that came from the shadow clones. Both the clones that were practicing in Fire nature transformation were able to breakthrough in their training just like I did when I found out about focusing more on the chakra and less on the leaf. One of the clone was even able to make the leaf hotter then what I had been able to do and all of that is now something I can do as well, thanks to the amazing abilities of shadow clone jutsu.
After a little calculation, I found out that it will take me roughly seven to ten days to completely master the first step of Fire nature training, Which could have taken me less then that if I had more chakra and was able to use more shadow clones to train. After mastering the first step, I will move on to the next step of Fire nature training.
Compared to the clones that were practicing Fire nature transformation, The clones that were practicing in Lightning nature transformation really made progress.
In there training, They all had small pieces of copper and they had to electrically charge it as their first step of Lightning nature training and one of the clones was able to achieve quit a bit on that. As Lightning is an element my affinity is at the highest in, It was to be expected that it will be easier to train. At the rate Lightning nature training is going, I would be done with it in just around 5 days, Which is really fast training speed. I almost have the same talent as Sasuke and Kakashi's in Lightning element or It might be even higher.
Discovering this I smiled as I stood up to find only slight numbness in my legs remaining. I walked around to completely get rid of it and prepared for my last set of training for the day.
(Gaya, I hope you are prepared~) I said in a playful tone, Feeling glad and energetic for the first time since dying.
[Hmgh! I am always prepared] Gaya said in a slightly more excited tone then normal.
The last training of the day or wait, we can't really call it training can we? it is more like testing a few things, Instead of training...Whatever. So the next thing I will be doing is to test Gaya's different abilities in combat, Welp, It's mostly the ability 'Energy Absorption' that I am going to test but...Does she have more abilities?
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