The sun set, and the moon rose.
In the blink of an eye, the day passed.
Time shifted to deep into the night.
In the same forest grove, a campfire had mysteriously appeared in front of Seimei.
He sat there, repeatedly practicing the Reflection of the Mind Technique.
At a certain moment, his movements paused abruptly.
Then, he opened his eyes.
Illuminated by the flames, a sharp gleam seemed to flash in his gaze.
At the same time, a surge of powerful spiritual energy radiated from him.
The insects chirping in the surrounding forest suddenly fell silent, as if their throats had been gripped by an invisible hand. Not a sound could be heard.
This deathly silence lasted for several breaths.
Finally, a damp branch in the fire snapped with a sharp "crack," breaking the stillness. The insect noises gradually resumed, although far less vibrant than before.
Clearly, these tiny creatures were acutely aware of danger. Some fled, while others hid themselves away.
Seimei ignored the strange phenomena around him. After retracting the expanded spiritual energy back into his body, he opened his proficiency panel.
In the next moment, the familiar light-blue screen appeared before his eyes:
Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 13
Physique: 21 Spirit: 21 → 22 Chakra: 152,500 (197,428 → 242,228)
Bloodline:
Sharingan: Mangekyō Sharingan (26,912/50,000) → (30,000/50,000) Byakugan: Not Awakened (70/100) → (90/100)
Skills:
Chakra Refinement: lv6 (248/10,000) → lv6 (948/10,000) Wind Release: Rasenshuriken: lv8 (25,671/50,000) → lv9 (31,321/100,000) Water Release: Great Shark Bullet Technique: lv8 (21,400/50,000) → lv8 (41,700/50,000) Lightning Release: Lightning Body: lv1 (50/200) Lightning Release: Lightning Blade: lv1 (100/200) Lightning Release: Lightning Prison: lv0 (5/100) → lv6 (2,205/10,000) Multi Shadow Clone Technique: lv7 (18,889/20,000) → lv8 (14,000/50,000) Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique: lv7 (9,830/20,000) → lv8 (7,330/50,000) Chakra Cloak: lv8 (2,450/50,000) → lv8 (18,200/50,000) Chakra Scalpel: lv7 (14,500/20,000) Shadow Sword Technique: lv5 (2,100/5,000) → lv6 (600/10,000) Chakra Control: lv6 (4,720/10,000) → lv6 (5,070/10,000)
Mastered Skills:
Lightning Release: Lightning Snake: lv5 (0/0) Chakra Absorption Technique: lv7 (0/0) Guardian Seal: lv7 (0/0) Sealing Formation: lv7 (0/0)
As expected, with the evolution of his Sharingan to the (30,000/50,000) threshold, his "Spirit" attribute increased by one point as anticipated.
Seimei closed his eyes to carefully sense the changes brought about by this increase in "Spirit."
First was his potential—specifically, his theoretical maximum chakra.
Seimei estimated that with full utilization, his chakra could now reach around 900,000 points, a significant increase from the original 750,000 points, adding 150,000 points to his potential.
This increment was comparable to the increase he experienced when his "Physique" attribute rose from 20 to 21.
Based on his previous analysis—where higher attribute values resulted in exponentially larger gaps between each point—the magnitude of this increase should have been greater.
However, the result was the same.
The reason was straightforward:
The last time his "Physique" attribute increased from 20 to 21, it balanced out with his "Spirit" attribute, unlocking some of the potential to raise "Spirit" from 20 to 21.
Therefore, the actual increment was slightly larger than expected.
When compared to the boost from increasing "Spirit" from 20 to 21, the difference was clear.
Back then, his theoretical chakra maximum only increased by 100,000 points.
Thus, his conclusion about attribute growth patterns remained valid.
After reviewing his potential increase, Seimei examined his chakra recovery speed.
Closing his eyes, he activated the Chakra Refinement Technique and carefully assessed its strain on his body.
Moments later, he opened his eyes and shook his head.
As he had anticipated, the increase in "Spirit" did not enhance his physical resilience, nor did it reduce the strain of the Chakra Refinement Technique on his body.
Consequently, just like when "Spirit" increased from 20 to 21, it failed to boost his recovery ability in this regard.
This left only the passive recovery of his body to consider.
Seimei stopped using the "Chakra Refining Technique" and carefully observed the changes in the chakra displayed on the panel.
After approximately 15 minutes, Seimei noticed that his chakra had increased by about 6,660 points.
If 15 minutes yields 6,660 points, then in one hour, it would be 26,640 points, and over the course of a day, it would total 640,000 points. This figure is 110,000 points more than before.
In other words, from now on, Seimei will have an additional 110,000 points of chakra at his disposal each day.
Shifting his gaze from the panel, Seimei looked at his skills.
The first one was the "Wind Style: Rasenshuriken."
After more than a month of practice, its proficiency had reached Lv9 (31,321/100,000).
At the current rate, it would take at most another month and a half to level up.
This timeframe was not particularly long.
Moreover, he had already invested a significant amount of chakra into it, practicing it frequently every day. There was no need to allocate additional chakra to it.
Next was the "Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique."
Its current proficiency was Lv8 (41,700/50,000), and it was already nearing Lv9 (0/0), the perfect level. At most, it would take another half a month to level up.
So, there was similarly no need to increase its investment.
Then came "Lightning Style: Lightning Body Flash" and "Lightning Style: Lightning Blade."
The former required him to practice it personally, but he currently had no time, so it did not require chakra allocation for now.
As for the latter, he had already made plans for it.
After several rounds of additional investment, his "Lightning Style: Thunder Prison" had reached a proficiency of Lv6 (2,205/10,000). It was close to advancing to Lv7 (0/0), the perfect level.
When that happened, the chakra currently allocated to it would be redirected to "Lightning Style: Lightning Blade."
By then, his mastery of lightning-based chakra would have reached a significant level, allowing him to practice "Lightning Style: Lightning Blade" even more efficiently.
Thus, there was no need to allocate chakra to it now.
The same applied to "Chakra Scalpel," "Shadow Sword Technique," and "Chakra Control."
For the first one, while there was still a considerable gap before reaching the limits of an A-rank ninjutsu, Seimei preferred to naturally enhance its proficiency through practical use.
Currently, its Lv7 proficiency was sufficient, and there was no urgency to allocate chakra.
The second skill could no longer benefit from conventional practice methods after reaching Lv6. It would only improve passively as he mastered more jutsu and became increasingly skilled.
Therefore, there was no need to allocate chakra to it either.
As for the "Shadow Sword Technique,"
the daily allocation of 4,000 points of chakra was already sufficient.
Its proficiency improvements relied more on diligent practice than on the sheer quantity of chakra.
Thus, no additional chakra was needed.
After reviewing everything, only "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu," "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu," and "Chakra Cloak" needed increased allocation.
These three were all A-rank ninjutsu with a maximum level of Lv9.
Currently, they were still some distance from this upper limit, making increased chakra allocation appropriate.
Seimei thought for a moment and decided to divide the extra 110,000 chakra points gained daily into three parts. He allocated them to these three skills in a ratio of 3:3:5.
This would increase the daily chakra allocated to these skills from 65,000, 75,000, and 45,000 points to 95,000, 105,000, and 95,000 points, respectively.
As a result, their daily proficiency growth would rise from 430, 500, and 450 points to 630, 700, and 950 points, respectively.
Based on these calculations, it would take only about two months for "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu" and "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu" to reach perfection.
"Chakra Cloak" would be even faster, requiring just over a month.
Of course, these were just preliminary estimates.
It had been two months since his last physical transformation.
According to his earlier calculations, his body was likely to undergo another transformation within a month.
When that time came, his "Physique" attribute would likely improve again.
Consequently, his chakra limit and chakra recovery rate would also increase further.
At that point, he would have even more chakra available for allocation.
Thus, Seimei regarded these calculations as preliminary.
Refocusing his thoughts, Seimei cast his gaze toward the chakra limit on his panel and the Byakugan in the bloodline section.
Thanks to his "Chakra Refining Technique" reaching Lv6, his chakra limit had grown rapidly, increasing by over 40,000 points in just over a month.
Currently, his chakra limit had reached a staggering 240,000 points.
In the ninja world, there were now only a handful of individuals with more chakra than him.
As for the Byakugan,
just as he had anticipated, its awakening progress had advanced alongside the growth of his "Spirit" attribute, increasing from (70/100) to (90/100).
It was foreseeable that within a month, when his "Physique" attribute improved again, the Byakugan would fully integrate into his body and awaken completely.
At that point, the Byakugan transplanted to his forehead would no longer be a foreign object, and its current limitations would disappear.
This was something Seimei was looking forward to.