He had 22 attribute points remaining. First, he added 11 points to his Agility, bringing it to 50.64.
With 10 attribute points left, he poured them all into his Intelligence.
He refreshed his attribute panel.
Constitution: 60.8
Agility: 50.64
Intelligence: 72
Charisma: 52
"My average four stats have surpassed 50!"
"Based on the limited data I collected previously, 50 in Constitution and Agility is already absolute Jonin level."
Feeling a slight tingle in his brain, muscles, and cells, Sarutobi Asuma grinned broadly.
Once his body's transformation was complete, he immediately attempted hand seals.
Swish, swish, swish!
Six seals in one second.
He was faster!
Sarutobi Asuma's eyes gleamed. He recalled information from his previous life stating that Uchiha Itachi could perform six seals per second, faster than Kakashi.
He was even called the fastest hand-signer in the Hokage era.
While fast hand-signing didn't necessarily mean greater combat power, many people had mastered simplified hand seals and one-handed sealing techniques.
For example, the First Hokage, the Second Hokage, and so on.
However, such individuals were rare.
Most ninja still needed to perform hand seals diligently, just like Zabuza and Kisame.
Being faster at hand seals meant releasing ninjutsu and seizing the initiative in battle first, the importance of which was self-evident.
"Moreover, the most significant benefit of the substantial increase in my Agility attribute isn't faster hand seals, but a significant boost in neural reaction speed and a major improvement in body coordination."
"And both of these are extremely meaningful for Taijutsu practice and the improvement of Insight!"
Sarutobi Asuma silently felt the changes in his body.
His mind was clearer and more perceptive than ever before, his thoughts racing far beyond his past capabilities.
"I really want to go find someone to spar with right now!"
Sarutobi Asuma was very excited.
After calming himself down, he opened his skill panel.
Substitution Technique (Level 6) (11.03%)
Clone Technique (Level 6) (5.69%)
Transformation Technique (Level 6) (23.89%)
Shadow Clone Technique (Level 5) (12.45%)
Chakra Control (Extraction, Manipulation/45%) (Level 5)
Chakra Nature Transformation (Fire Style Lv4 33%, Wind Style Lv3 45%, Earth Style Lv2 16%, Yin Style Lv2 78%, Water Style Lv1 18%, Lightning Style Lv1 8%) (Level 4)
Fire Style: Flame Bullet (26%) (Level 4)
Wind Style: Great Breakthrough (12%) (Level 4)
Genjutsu - Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell (52%) (Level 3)
Taijutsu (Unarmed) (42%) (Level 4)
Basic Swordsmanship - Konoha Style (87%) (Level 4)
Ninja Tool Throwing (7%) (Level 4)
Body Flicker Technique (Level 3)
It was a long skill list, the result of Sarutobi Asuma's four years of effort.
Unfortunately, the Three Basic Ninjutsu and the Shadow Clone Technique hadn't even progressed by 1% this year.
Chakra Control had only improved by less than 5% this year.
These had all hit a huge bottleneck.
Even with guidance from someone like Sarutobi Hiruzen, the improvement was minimal.
Of course, reaching Level 5 already meant Jonin proficiency, which was not weak.
Without the System and its progress bars, even with Sarutobi Asuma's usual diligence, he might not have achieved such results.
Naturally, the continuous increase in Intelligence, along with the growth of Comprehension and Learning Ability, was also extremely crucial.
Sarutobi Asuma, who could improve his Intelligence Stat just by learning knowledge, was simply too monstrous to everyone else.
As for mastering six out of the seven Chakra Nature Transformations, it seemed exaggerated, but it wasn't really much.
Sarutobi Asuma was doing it purely for the Experience Points, mastering many but excelling at none.
Because of this, he was uncharacteristically reprimanded by Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But for the sake of Experience Points, Sarutobi Asuma continued to do as he pleased.
As for Ninjutsu, he followed his plan, one per year.
The three skills Taijutsu, Basic Swordsmanship, and Ninja Tool Throwing also hit a bottleneck. Even with the continued provision of Experience Points through normal training, their progress was extremely slow.
Sarutobi Asuma deduced that these practical, combat-oriented skills might only be able to advance significantly through real life-or-death battles.
Or perhaps they could only rely on adding points.
Of course, now that his Intelligence Stat had greatly increased, he felt confident again and decided to try once more.
"The improvement in Ninjutsu power, Chakra Control, and the mastery of Chakra Nature Transformation all have fundamental impacts."
Sarutobi Asuma pondered inwardly.
The power of a Ninjutsu was influenced by several factors.
Chakra Control, Chakra Nature Transformation, and Chakra Amount.
Taking Fire Style as an example.
Its destructive power was often determined by the temperature of the flames.
And the depth of mastery in Fire Style Chakra Nature Transformation was the decisive factor in determining the temperature of the flames.
Chakra Amount often determined the range of the Ninjutsu.
As for Chakra Control, it affected both the range and power of Ninjutsu.
Moreover, the higher the control, the more efficiently Chakra could be conserved, and more intricate manipulations could be performed.
"Therefore, the first things I need to add points to are Chakra Control and Chakra Nature Transformation."
"Because improving these two will definitely make it easier for me to increase my Ninjutsu Level and power."
Sarutobi Asuma looked at his skill panel.
Hard work pays off. Add points!
Chakra Control +3 → Level 8 Chakra Control.
Fire Style Chakra Nature Transformation +5 → Level 8 Fire Style 45%.
After spending 12 Skill Points in one go, Sarutobi Asuma temporarily stopped to digest the knowledge the System had provided.
Half an hour later.
Sarutobi Asuma had completely digested the System's imparted knowledge, and then his figure flickered, and he arrived at the riverbank.
Facing the thundering waterfall, he took a deep breath and quickly formed hand seals.
In less than a second, he opened his mouth and spat out a massive Flame Bullet, which then shot out and collided with the waterfall with a roar.
A large amount of water vapor rose.
Sarutobi Asuma glanced at his skill panel. The progress for Level 4 Fire Style: Flame Bullet had reached 30%, an increase of 4%.
"As expected, with extremely strong Chakra Control and profound Fire Style Chakra Nature Transformation, the power of Fire Style is improving rapidly!"
Sarutobi Asuma was excited and immediately continued to form hand seals and cast the Ninjutsu Fire Style: Flame Bullet.
In an instant, the progress bar moved at a rapid pace.
In addition, his Experience Points were also steadily increasing.
In the blink of an eye, the sun set.
On the riverbank, Sarutobi Asuma, covered in sweat, formed hand seals again, squeezing out all his Chakra, and spat out a Flame Bullet.
This Flame Bullet was actually very small, only the size of a basketball, but its color was no longer dark red, but orange-red.
The terrifying temperature caused the surrounding air and light to distort immensely.
Boom!
The Flame Bullet collided with the waterfall and exploded, directly breaking the descending waterfall. There was a gap of three to four meters wide.
"Good, hahaha!"
Sarutobi Asuma's Chakra was depleted, and he sat on the ground, laughing uncontrollably.
Because his Ninjutsu Fire Style: Flame Bullet had already reached Level 6 and 95%! He was only 5% away from reaching Level 7.
And Level 7 represented the realm of a Kage, representing a master level beyond proficiency.
"Moreover, with Level 8 Chakra Control and Level 8 Fire Style Chakra Nature Transformation, my cultivation of Fire Style Ninjutsu will be incredibly fast."
Sarutobi Asuma could feel it.
For Fire Style, Level 7 was not the limit.
Give him another half a year, at most half a year, and he was confident he could raise Fire Style: Flame Bullet to Level 8.
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