Another week passed in a flash.
The departure time for the battlefield was drawing ever closer.
That's right, the news had been made public.
This group of graduates, along with newly promoted Chunin, those who hadn't advanced, and a large number of clan ninja, would be heading to the Land of Rain battlefield.
"The Land of Rain!"
In the room, Qingming sighed softly, remaining silent.
If he had to name the place he least wanted to go, it would undoubtedly be the Land of Rain battlefield.
Located between the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fire, and bordering several smaller countries, the Land of Rain's unique geographical location made it a crucial battleground for all villages in every Shinobi World War.
This time was no exception.
Sand Ninja, Rock Ninja, Konoha Ninja, bounty hunters, the Land of Rain's own ninja, Yahiko's Akatsuki ninja, the Anbu ninja from Kumogakure and Kirigakure—all the visible and invisible forces were present, making the situation extremely complex. This
complex situation kept all the ninja on edge; the slightest disturbance could lead to a fight to the death.
Thus, the Land of Rain became a notorious graveyard for ninjas, a meat grinder on the battlefield.
The survival pressure faced by ninjas there far exceeded that of other battlefields.
That's why Qingming didn't want to go there.
Unfortunately, it wasn't up to him to decide.
As for betraying the village and leaving?
Not only did he need many ninjutsu from both the Uchiha clan and Konoha, but the price of becoming a rogue ninja was too high for him to bear.
Although he had awakened the Sharingan, his overall strength was only at the Chunin level.
With such strength, it was impossible for him to escape the pursuit of Konoha's Anbu.
Moreover, in this world, the outside world wasn't necessarily safe.
You see, the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was always on the black market's buy-on-demand list. Once his identity was exposed, he would inevitably be met with wave after wave of bounty hunters.
Qingming didn't want to be chased around like a rat.
Rather than that, it would be better to follow the village's arrangements and go to the battlefield.
With the Sharingan as a trump card and a proficiency panel to aid his growth, Qingming felt that if he played it safe, he shouldn't be in any real danger.
Thinking of the Sharingan, Qingming opened the panel.
The familiar light blue screen immediately appeared in his field of vision.
[Name: Uchiha Aomine
Age: 11 years old
Physique: 7
Spirit: 9
Chakra: 1450 (2570→3018)
Bloodline: Sharingan - Single Tomoe (1/1000) → (30/1000)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv3 (266/1000) → lv3 (322/1000)
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: lv1 (50/200)
Mind Reflection Technique: lv3 (601/1000) → lv3 (683/1000)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv3 (1/1000)
Chakra Control: lv3 (102/1000)
Three Body Technique: lv3 (0/0)
Basic Taijutsu: lv3 (0/0)]
For the past week, he has been intensively testing the consumption of the Sharingan, while exploring the growth pattern of its proficiency.
After a week of testing, both questions have been answered.
First, there's the consumption of chakra. If you simply activate the Sharingan without engaging in combat, it only consumes a little chakra per minute.
However, if combat occurs, the amount of chakra consumed varies depending on the situation.
The more complex the external environment, the higher the demands on the Sharingan, and the greater the chakra consumption, and vice versa.
Furthermore, actively activating the Sharingan's abilities, or using it to cast genjutsu, consumes additional chakra.
In other words, if he does nothing, he can keep the Sharingan activated all day without any problems, but in a high-intensity battle, he might run out of chakra in ten or twenty minutes.
However, Qingming estimated that he wouldn't put himself in such a dangerous situation.
Having discussed the consumption of the Sharingan, let's talk about how to increase its proficiency.
First, it's good news that the 'Mind Reflection Technique' is still effective.
In fact, because the Sharingan has awakened, the 'Mind Reflection Technique' no longer requires dozens of points of proficiency to advance the Sharingan by even one point, as before.
Now, accumulating ten points of 'Mind Reflection Technique' proficiency is enough to increase his Sharingan's proficiency by one point.
If that were all, Qingming wouldn't be too happy.
Because gaining ten points of 'Mind Reflection Technique' proficiency requires a full 1700 points of chakra.
And his daily chakra usage is only around 3500 points.
In other words, he can only accumulate a maximum of two points of Sharingan proficiency per day.
And the evolution of the single-tomoe Sharingan into the double-tomoe Sharingan requires a full 1000 points of proficiency, which is 500 days, or one year and four months.
Qingming obviously can't wait that long.
Fortunately, there are other ways to increase the Sharingan's proficiency.
During his testing of Sharingan consumption, Qingming discovered that continuously activating the Sharingan could also promote its evolution.
This was reflected on the chakra panel as proficiency increased with the duration of Sharingan activation.
Qingming immediately began testing and concluded that approximately every five hours of Sharingan activation granted him one point of proficiency.
This required a minimum of 300 chakra points, a full four-fifths less than the 1700 points from the 'Mind Reflection Technique'.
Based on this calculation, his Sharingan proficiency shouldn't have been only 30 points.
The reason for this was simple: there were only 24 hours in a day.
Aside from eating and sleeping, he only had about a dozen hours to accumulate proficiency.
Therefore, in seven days, he only accumulated 29 points of proficiency.
Even then, it was only because the 'Mind Reflection Technique' contributed eight points, and because no one disturbed him during these days, allowing him to activate the Sharingan for the longest possible time.
Otherwise, the number would likely be even smaller.
Therefore, the practice of the 'Mind Reflection Technique' could not be interrupted.
As long as he doesn't intend to reveal the existence of his Sharingan, he must improve the level of his 'Mind Reflection Technique'.
Only in this way can he accumulate Sharingan proficiency more quickly and evolve it into a double-tomoe Sharingan.
However, this step cannot be rushed.
In a few days, he will be heading to the battlefield.
But his current combat methods are rather limited.
Therefore, Qingming plans to enrich his skill set in the next few days.
First is the Body Flicker Technique, a life-saving technique that cannot be delayed any longer.
He must improve its proficiency before personally engaging in combat so that he can use it smoothly when needed.
Secondly, he also plans to master the other two ninjutsu left by his parents—Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique and Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique.
The former will give him a group attack method, preventing him from being helpless when facing multiple enemies.
The latter will give him a means to strike enemies at mid-range.
And then there's genjutsu.
Now that the Sharingan has awakened, genjutsu is naturally indispensable; the two combined can achieve a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts.
Currently, he only knows one genjutsu, the 'Mind Reflection Technique'.
However, this technique's main purpose is to assist the Sharingan's evolution; using it to fight enemies is rather demanding.
Fortunately, his parents left behind another genjutsu—the Demonic Illusion: Shackles Technique.
This technique is not only a legitimate genjutsu but also one specifically developed for the Sharingan.
Qingming can learn it perfectly well.
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