The wild mania on Shinichi's face receded like a tide, returning to calm. He cast his gaze upon his personal panel.
[Name: Higashino Shinichi]
[Profession: Ninja Academy Student / Swordsmanship Apprentice]
[Talents: Genius (Blue), Natural Divine Strength (Green), Diligence Redeems Dullness (Green), Quick-Witted (Green), Swordsmanship Proficiency (Green), Sensory (White)...]
Compared to a week ago, the changes in the panel were remarkable.
[Genius (Blue)] went without saying; it was the core fruit of victory from this scheme, a symbol of qualitative change.
Regarding trait upgrades:
Intelligent (White) upgraded to Quick-Witted (Green), and Swordsmanship Basics (White) upgraded to Swordsmanship Proficiency (Green).
[Quick-Witted (Green): Your thoughts flow like lightning, inspiration strikes frequently, and you can quickly grasp key points to derive new ideas and solutions.]
This change was logical. In the eyes of the outside world, being able to defeat a genius like Kakashi head-on proved that Shinichi himself was also a genius, and genius is often linked to intelligence.
[Swordsmanship Proficiency (Green): You have surpassed the basics and stepped into the hall of swordsmanship. Not only do you learn and master sword moves faster, but you can also more effectively create and seize decisive openings in actual combat.]
This was also a direct gift from defeating Kakashi. The reputation of the White Fang of Konoha and his mastery of blade techniques was simply too resounding. Shinichi defeating the blade with a sword under everyone's gaze, winning cleanly and neatly, caused a massive impact in the minds of the onlookers.
To be able to defeat the White Fang's blade technique—even if only displayed by his son—meant his swordsmanship must have reached an extremely high level.
By comparison, [Taijutsu Basics] failed to upgrade. Perhaps this was because the upgrade in swordsmanship this time had indeed cleverly used the "White Fang" signboard as a stepping stone.
Then came the newly added trait:
[Sensory (White): Your five senses are sharper than ordinary people's. You can notice sounds from further away, subtler scents, faster movement trajectories, and other easily overlooked information in the environment.]
This was proof of the initial success of the sensory talent persona he had meticulously paved the way for. The generation of the [Sensory] trait meant the outside world had preliminarily recognized his distinctiveness in this area.
Although it was currently only White, improving the acuity of his five senses—such as hearing sounds from further away, smelling subtler scents, and having faster vision—was no small help to him. Moreover, it had already laid the foundation for him to truly possess chakra sensing abilities in the future.
One victory, multiple harvests.
The newly generated Blue core trait established supreme potential and growth efficiency; the newly advanced Green traits strengthened his combat and intellectual advantages in key areas; the newly appeared White trait opened up a new track for support capabilities.
All changes revolved closely around the ripple effects produced by the event of "defeating Kakashi." It could be described as a massive haul.
Shinichi's gaze focused once again on that brand-new Blue trait, [Genius]. The moment he obtained it, he felt as if his thinking had been invisibly upgraded.
Knowledge points that used to require repeated pondering could now be understood in their essence with just a brief review; rough patches in his training that he had grown accustomed to now clearly presented better paths; even recalling the battle fragments with Kakashi brought forth many ingenious solutions he hadn't thought of at the time.
It wasn't just an improvement in thinking; Shinichi discovered that his overall physical quality and chakra had also experienced further enhancement.
Only now did he clearly recognize what the concept of "all domains" meant in the description of the [Genius] trait.
To use words from his past life, this trait didn't just strengthen his comprehension; it also elevated his innate aptitude and physical constitution.
"However, the generation conditions for a Blue-grade trait are harsher than anticipated..."
Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, was a recognized hero of the village, with strength and prestige even surpassing the Sannin.
His son, the already famous genius Kakashi, had been under the spotlight for a long time.
He had even been quietly endowed with the shining halo of "Hokage Potential" by Shinichi—something almost everyone in Konoha knew about.
The sensational effect caused by defeating such a target was beyond doubt. Yet, even so, it took a full week of fermentation from the occurrence of the event to the generation of the trait.
What did this indicate?
It indicated that the birth of a Blue trait not only required the event's influence to ripple through the entire Hidden Leaf Village, forming widespread discussion, but also required depth and intensity to create a sufficiently shocking effect.
It also likely required a certain degree of recognition or attention from key figures with powerful strength, high status, and core influence, such as the Hokage, the Advisor, the Sannin, the White Fang, the Jonin Commander, and the Clan Heads.
Merely knowing was not enough; they had to be convinced and deeply impressed.
If a Blue trait was already like this, what about the traits ranked above it?
Affecting the entire Land of Fire? Or even shaking the consensus of the entire Ninja World?
He didn't continue to dwell on it. Those things were still too far away from the current him. The appearance of the Blue trait [Genius] had already cleared the biggest obstacle to his growth at this stage, paving a high-speed lane.
Shinichi closed the panel, feeling the larger and more active chakra within his body, as well as the clearer and more agile thoughts in his mind.
He walked to the window and looked out at the morning scene of Konoha, full of vitality.
Summer vacation had already begun. An excellent training period, guaranteed by the perseverance of [Diligence Redeems Dullness] and boosted by the efficiency of [Genius] and [Quick-Witted], had arrived.
He needed to plan well to transform these brand-new talents into tangible, indisputable power.
First was the Swordsmanship Apprentice!
Shinichi wanted to use this vacation of over a month to formally graduate from Sensei Yamashita's Kendo Hall, crossing that threshold to become a recognized formal swordsman.
Not only that, but he also needed to find a way to subtly publicize the news that "Higashino Shinichi has graduated and become a formal swordsman," thereby upgrading the Swordsmanship Apprentice in his profession column to Swordsman.
[Swordsmanship Apprentice: You are an entry-level apprentice who has mastered the posture and force exertion techniques of the sword. Your control over the sword is superior to ordinary people, and your entry speed into swordsmanship training and overall physical quality are slightly improved.]
The Swordsmanship Apprentice profession trait itself improved his physical fitness and understanding of swordsmanship. After upgrading to a formal Swordsman, these benefits would inevitably rise with the tide, all of which would become a solid foundation for his power.
Finally, there was the fact that when the [Swordsmanship Apprentice] and [Ninja Academy Student] profession traits were generated, they both came with a chance to directly draw a White talent trait without relying on the outside world.
Then, such an obvious professional advancement from "Apprentice" to "Formal Swordsman" would almost certainly trigger feedback from the panel, granting him a new chance to draw.
Furthermore, the rank of this opportunity would likely no longer be White, but... Green.
A brand new Green trait that could be obtained directly without long-term management would be enough to bring considerable reinforcement or breakthroughs in a certain direction.
His thoughts converged like streams, clearly reflecting the path ahead.
Shinichi's gaze settled, becoming focused and sharp.
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Any power stones will be immense help :)