The Cultivation Plugin Has Arrived
After saying goodbye to a content Naruto, Yuichi glanced at Uncle Yile and Miss Changpu, bowing in apology for the brief visit, before quickly returning home.
Today would be a day Yuichi would never forget. He had successfully obtained the Shadow Clone Technique he had long sought, and it was his first time enjoying a meal at Bawang's shop.
Though Yuichi never saw himself as a child, he couldn't help but enjoy the rare treatment of being treated like one. Still, it irked him a little to be regarded as a kid by others, given his adult-like mindset. He shook his head, dismissing the thought, and closed the window, drawing the curtains.
Standing in his room, Yuichi exhaled softly, a slight smile forming at the corners of his mouth. He whispered in his heart, "Open the character panel."
[Host: Nagano Yuichi]
[Age: 12 | Chakra Attributes: Water, Earth, Wind, Fire]
[Physique: Intermediate Ninja Physique (101/10000)]
[Master Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique (Perfect) | Body Flicker Technique Advanced (1027/4000) | Shadow Clone Technique Primary (0/650)]
[Water Style Techniques:
Water Body Technique (Perfect)
Great Waterfall Technique Advanced (1456/4000)
Water Turbulence Advanced (29/3500)
Water Barrier Advanced (24/3800)
Hard Vortex Water Blade Intermediate (0/20000)
Water Dragon Bomb Intermediate (18/1600)
Intermediate Water Severing Wave (32/1400)
Intermediate Water Severing Wave (11/3000)]
[Fire Style: Fire Dragon Technique Elementary (0/800) | Hao Fire Dragon Technique Elementary (0/1000) | Phoenix Fire Technique Elementary (0/700)]
[Earth Style: Soil Substitute Elementary (0/400)]
[Lightning Style: Beginner to Walk (0/750)]
[Wind Style: Great Breakthrough Elementary (0/800) | Beast Wave Palm Elementary (0/900)]
[Wood Style: (12% of first stage of ability inheritance) Tree-bound Eternal Burial Intermediate (1000/1600) | Wood Ingot Wall Intermediate (1000/2000) | Silent Killing Technique Intermediate (1000/1600) | Great Forest Technique Intermediate (0/2000) | Tree Boundary Wall Intermediate (0/2400) | Thorns Killing Technique Intermediate (0/2000) | Wood Clone Elementary (3/750, 0/700, 0/700)]**
[Special Physique: Wood Style Physique | Blood Succession: Wood Style | Chakra Volume: Slightly above average Genin]
Through his earlier battles with Third Generation and Neji, Yuichi had gained proficiency in various techniques. Using the Body Flicker Technique during his movements had increased his skill by over a dozen points.
Today, he hadn't gone far to train, wary of possible monitoring. Casting ninjutsu for hours continuously was too unnatural—even for him. But Yuichi also had to keep Third Generation at ease; he didn't fully trust that the old Hokage wasn't watching.
Originally, Yuichi had considered joining the Hokage family to ease his path toward the Chūnin exam, but today's experience proved that Third Generation allowed no unexpected talent to roam freely. If one wanted freedom, they could only be ordinary ninjas—but for the gifted, mastery came under the old man's watchful hand.
Time remained before the Chūnin exam, and Yuichi knew he had to train to survive it.
He closed the character panel and focused on experimenting with the Shadow Clone Technique.
At the familiar training wall, Jōnin Kazuya spoke briefly before leaving:
"Today there's nothing for you to do, so consider it free time…"
Futa and Jidou said nothing; fewer missions meant more opportunities to train physical skills. Yuichi smiled coldly, anticipating another uninterrupted day of practice.
For afternoon training, Yuichi left Konoha, seeking a more secluded spot than the Valley of the End. Using Body Flicker Technique, he moved at full speed—both to save time and to see if Third Generation had sent anyone to follow him. At this speed, even elite Anbu couldn't keep up.
After more than ten minutes, he found a remote valley with a narrow crevice offering perfect concealment.
"Okay, let's try the Shadow Clone Technique," Yuichi muttered, raising his hands to form the necessary seals.
Chakra swirled through him, and
bang! bang!
Two white smoke clouds appeared. Two Shadow Clones formed around him, perfectly mirroring his movements.
Yuichi watched with expectation. The clones immediately began practicing Water Style, performing Water Turbulence.
However, no system notification appeared. Perhaps the proficiency gain was still accumulating within his body.
He focused, making the clone release itself. Then, the familiar system voice rang out:
[Water Style: Water Turbulence proficiency +1] ×2
"The cultivation plugin has finally arrived."
Yuichi looked up at the sky. For the first time in a long while, the world seemed brighter, almost limitless.