Before the waterfall.
Sarutobi Asuma opened the system panel.
Name: Sarutobi Asuma
Level: 34
Age: 9
Affiliation: Konohagakure, Land of Fire
Experience: 846/351,800
Achievements: [Savior (1/10)], [Konoha Ninja Academy Top Graduate], [First Kill], [Created S-Rank Ninjutsu Without Hand Seals at Age 9]
Available Attribute Points: 1
Available Skill Points: 20
Constitution: 63.5
Agility: 62.6
Intelligence: 78
Charisma: 75
The four main attributes alone were quite impressive.
Based on his rough data collection of Konoha Jonin.
Constitution, 50 was already Jonin level, and 60 was definitely among the elite Jonin.
If he were to follow the habit of reading novels in his previous life, he could be considered a peak Jonin.
In the Ninja World, he could perhaps be described as an elite Jonin, or a veteran Jonin.
However, as he understood more about the profession of a ninja.
Sarutobi Asuma also became increasingly clear.
It was difficult for a person's four main attributes to be as balanced and comprehensive as his.
Not to mention Charisma and Intelligence, which were harder to quantify.
Just Constitution and Agility, attributes that could greatly reflect combat power and performance in battle.
Among the many Jonin Sarutobi Asuma had seen.
He felt that the number of people whose stats exceeded 60 could be counted on one hand.
Among the Sannin, Tsunade's Agility was a bit lacking; Sarutobi Asuma felt only Orochimaru and Jiraiya fit.
Then there was his mentor, Hatake Sakumo.
And Jonin Namikaze Minato.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina, he couldn't judge for now. This young lady's Constitution was definitely above average, but her Agility was hard to say, as he rarely saw her in action.
"I'm going to seek guidance on Fūinjutsu tomorrow, and perhaps I'll get to witness it."
"But, if she can suppress the fully powered Nine-Tails with her own strength and Fūinjutsu, she's definitely not weak!"
Thinking this, Sarutobi Asuma refocused on his own four attributes.
"For me, the Charisma attribute is probably the easiest to improve. With great strength and a good reputation, it can be increased."
"Next is the Intelligence attribute. Effective learning can improve it. I still have a lot of Ninjutsu knowledge to learn. Although it gets harder to improve the further you go, leveling up a Rank-C Ninjutsu now only increases it by 1 point."
However, Sarutobi Asuma also knew that not all Ninjutsu were the same.
Healing Technique was just a Rank-C Medical Ninjutsu, belonging to the lower difficulty.
If he were to level up Mystical Palm Technique to Level 5, it would at least increase his Intelligence attribute by 1.5, or even 2.
"So, for me, unless it's an extremely difficult Ninjutsu, or absolutely unavoidable, there's no need to use Skill Points to increase Ninjutsu levels!"
"It's best to train Ninjutsu levels until I can no longer improve them myself before using Skill Points, just like the Substitution Technique!"
Sarutobi Asuma summarized his training over the years and thought, "For the vast majority of Ninjutsu, Level 6 should be a huge threshold."
"But with extremely high Chakra Control and a deep mastery of Chakra Nature Transformation, this threshold can be raised to Level 8, such as Fire Style: Flame Bullet!"
Looking at his attribute panel, Sarutobi Asuma still allocated the point to Constitution.
Constitution was the foundation of everything.
Although the effect of training on Agility was minimal now, improving it would require a decade of unwavering persistence.
"Persistence, that's what I have the most of!"
Sarutobi Asuma was full of confidence.
If he had any strengths, this was his greatest one.
It was all because he didn't have the Ōtsutsuki bloodline!
Without a sufficiently strong physique, even having Level 10 Ninjutsu would be useless.
As for the Agility stat.
"Given the current situation, it shouldn't be too difficult to raise the character level before 50."
"I can upgrade it with attribute points later."
With his plan made, he spent his attribute points, and his Constitution stat became 64.5.
Then, Sarutobi Asuma opened his skill list.
Substitution Technique Lv. 10 (11.03%)
Clone Technique Lv. 6 (5.69%)
Transformation Technique Lv. 6 (23.89%)
Shadow Clone Technique Lv. 5 (86.9%)
Chakra Control Lv. 10 (Extraction, Manipulation/45%)
Chakra Nature Transformation Lv. 8 (Fire Style Lv. 8 (39%), Wind Style Lv. 8 (86%), Earth Style Lv. 2 (16%), Yin Style Lv. 2 (78%), Water Style Lv. 1 (18%), Lightning Style Lv. 3 (24%), Yang Release Lv. 2 (6%))
Fire Style - Flame Bullet Lv. 7 (64%)
Rasengan Lv. 5 (56%)
Genjutsu - Narakumi Lv. 3 (84%)
Taijutsu (Unarmed) Lv. 4 (86%)
Ninja Tool Throwing Lv. 4 (25%)
Body Flicker Technique (Physical Body Flicker Lv. 3 (96%) / Wind Body Flicker Technique Lv. 4 (18%))
Wind Style (Wind Style - Great Breakthrough Lv. 6 (80%), Wind Style Sword Technique Lv. 5 (88%), Wind Style: Rasenshuriken Lv. 4 (14%), Wind Style - Wind Cutting Technique Lv. 4 (12%), Wind Style - Oppression Lv. 3 (8%))
Medical Ninjutsu (Healing Technique Lv. 5 (4%))
Sensory Ninjutsu (Wind Style Sensory Ninjutsu Lv. 3 (23%), Chakra Sensory Ninjutsu Lv. 3 (89%), Earth Sensory Ninjutsu Lv. 3 (46%))
Looking at his long skill list and the 20 unused skill points, Sarutobi Asuma felt a bit eager.
"I can still work on Transformation Technique, and Shadow Clone Technique, I'll add points after they reach level 6."
"No need for other ninjutsu for now."
Sarutobi Asuma stared at his various Chakra Nature Transformations and finally made his decision.
Add points!
Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation +2!
Fire Style Chakra Nature Transformation +2!
Instantly, both chakra nature transformations increased to level 10.
By Ninja World standards, this was Six Paths level.
At level 8, Sarutobi Asuma already felt he could use Wind Style and Fire Style at will.
This allowed him to quickly master the cultivation of both ninjutsu styles, even S-Rank ninjutsu like Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
And now at level 10.
Vaguely, Sarutobi Asuma felt he could control the wind and fire of nature!
He closed his eyes to feel.
Suddenly, Sarutobi Asuma's eyes snapped open: "No!"
"This is... Natural Energy?"
Does natural energy also have attributes?
Sarutobi Asuma didn't know.
But upon further thought, if what he sensed was indeed natural energy.
Perhaps it wasn't that natural energy had attributes, but rather because his Wind Style and Fire Style had reached a high level.
"Speaking of which, Sage Mode originates from the Three Great Sage Regions. I'm not sure about Shikkotsu Forest, but both Ryūchi Cave and Mount Myōboku have distinct characteristics in their Sage Mode."
"I wonder if these unique characteristics are due to differences in natural energy or the origins of the inheritance!"
"It's probably the difference in origin that leads to different characteristics."
Sarutobi Asuma speculated inwardly.
However, he suppressed the urge to absorb natural energy.
Although his Chakra Control had reached level 10, natural energy was much harder to control than chakra. If something went wrong, being alone would be fatal.
"Sage Mode... Perhaps with my superior Chakra Nature Transformation mastery, I can create a Sage Mode that is entirely my own, belonging to a ninja!"
Sarutobi Asuma was eager to try.
Even for someone with a physique as strong as the Ōtsutsuki Clan, their capacity was limited compared to the abundant natural energy.
By mastering Sage Mode, not only would Sage Ninjutsu be stronger than regular ninjutsu, but his strength would also double.
The benefits were too great!
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