Plan Two: He would focus solely on researching his leg injury, striving to recover enough to walk freely by the time ninja training resumed.
Shiki rubbed his chin. This plan seemed highly feasible. If he used the Shadow Clone Jutsu to create two clones specifically dedicated to studying treatments for leg injuries, success might truly be possible. After all, focusing just on one specific injury was much simpler compared to what a qualified medical ninja had to master—treating every kind of illness and wound.
Combined with his knowledge from another world, he might actually discover a solution. Even if complete recovery wasn't achieved, at least significant improvement could be expected.
"But somehow, this feels a bit too unfair," Shiki muttered in frustration.
Such effort just for an injury outside the chakra network? And truthfully, even without special treatment, his leg would naturally heal completely in about half a year.
Spending so much effort just to shave a bit of time off the healing process didn't seem quite worth it.
Plan Three: Sage Mode.
This was essentially Shiki's ideal solution. The regeneration granted by Sage Mode combined with his own already strong healing abilities might even restore his damaged chakra pathways.
As for the leg wound itself? That would become the easiest part.
Moreover, his overall strength would rise significantly as well. It was a path that offered multiple rewards at once.
However, if Plan One was Class A difficulty and Plan Two was Class B, then Plan Three stood at Super S-Rank level. Without the oil from Mount Myoboku's Toads, achieving Sage Mode equaled nothing more than fantasy.
After thinking for a long time, Shiki still hadn't reached a satisfactory decision. He shifted his focus back toward the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Regardless of which path he chose, he'd definitely need the power of this B-ranked Ninjutsu.
Thus, Shiki took the scroll given to him yesterday by The Third out of his coat pocket and began reading through it carefully.
The content within Ninjutsu scrolls was usually quite brief; the required knowledge behind a technique wasn't particularly vast.
Yet truly mastering any jutsu remained an extremely difficult task.
Feeling he had grasped the essentials of this B-ranked technique, Shiki slowly rose to his feet.
He began forming the familiar hand seals, preparing to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu for the very first time.
Jin (Hai)!
Only the final hand seal, Jin, was needed to complete the entire technique.
Instantly, smoke created from chakra burst forth, obscuring everything.
[Shadow Clone Jutsu]
A beam of sunlight filtered gently through layers of tree branches, illuminating the land below.
It was already rare scenery for such a winter day. The snow on the treetops could barely hold against the warmth, melting into gentle drops that fell to the earth.
Shiki stared at the two figures standing before him—both perfect replicas of himself.
Exactly the same neat white clothing. Clean, bright red short hair. His face bore less childishness now, replaced instead by a sense of determined maturity.
In that moment, Shiki realized—he hadn't really studied his own appearance carefully for quite some time.
"Though judging by appearances isn't my usual style," Shiki mused, "feeling good about looking cool still feels pretty satisfying."
Without realizing it, he'd changed far more than he'd imagined.
The only annoying thing was that the cane was still brand new.
"Huh? Three Shikis now?! Is this the Clone Jutsu? Wait, how are they moving?!" Lee asked in shock.
So far, Lee had never seen anyone use the Shadow Clone Jutsu in front of the Tower. The only sufficiently high-ranked ninja, Might Guy, only knew Taijutsu.
"It's the Shadow Clone Jutsu!" the three Shikis replied in unison.
This weird feeling left Shiki feeling just a little uneasy.
Then, Shiki started thinking about using shadow clones to help with training.
Including himself, there were now three people total. How should he divide things up?
Shiki fell into a dilemma, and at the same time, the other two Shikis looked equally puzzled.
They all furrowed their brows, wearing nearly identical expressions.
If all three devoted themselves to studying medical ninjutsu, there would definitely be overlapping effort. The same problem would happen no matter what else they tried to learn.
Besides, physical training only benefited the original body. After all, the body wasn't experience, nor was it chakra or memory.
Therefore, the most painful physical conditioning still needed to be handled by the original body.
As for ninjutsu and medical knowledge, those could be assigned to the two clones.
That's how Shiki saw it, so he spoke his plan out loud.
Since the original body bore the heaviest training, the imagined scenario from his past—fighting against his own shadow clones—never actually happened.
"If they're my shadow clones, they'll definitely work as hard as I do. They might even finish the brutal routines I give them," Shiki felt full confidence in his clones. After all, they were him. And in this life, he'd become way more hardworking than before.
After divvying up the tasks, Shiki didn't start right away. It was already past noon, and even Lee had stopped training. He was stretching out while waiting for Shiki to join him for lunch.
Therefore, Shiki released his Shadow Clones since they were originally created just for testing.
Just like when releasing the Shadow Clone Jutsu, a sharp pain shot through his chakra pathways for a moment.
However, it was only brief—just barely bearable for Shiki. If it lasted longer than one second, not only would the pain intensify dramatically, but it would also greatly exceed his meridian capacity.
"Lee, let's go," Shiki called out to Lee.
Lee nodded seriously, a gleam flashing in his eyes.
Seeing that, Shiki suddenly felt a very bad premonition.
He couldn't possibly still think I can race him, could he?
Before Shiki could say anything, Lee had already run far ahead.
Shiki just stood there, completely speechless.
Was Lee really that clueless?
Shaking his head helplessly, Shiki simply waited for Lee to realize soon and come back to pick him up. After all, even with extra weight on his back, Lee could run much faster than Shiki could walk right now.
Plus, it was actually a rare training opportunity for Lee.
Just as Shiki was thinking that, a sudden surge of danger sent a chill down his spine.
Instinctively, Shiki smacked his cane down with his right hand, and the powerful recoil shot him backward in an instant.
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