First up, Seimei's chakra reserves. Over the past month and a half, through relentless effort, he'd boosted his chakra cap by over 300,000 points, going from 2,068,890 to 2,385,690. That kind of jump was nothing to sneeze at, and Seimei was pretty pleased with it.
Beyond the chakra boost, his Sharingan, Byakugan, and other four Bloodline Limits had also seen progress. His Sharingan, in particular, had made the biggest leap. Since perfecting the "Wood Clone Technique" freed up some time, he'd been able to dedicate six hours a day to its evolution. Over the past month and a half, minus six days of downtime, it had gained 5,500 evolution points in less than 40 days, climbing from (20,910/100,000) to (26,410/100,000). The current (26,610/100,000) included an extra 200 points from his recent physical transformation.
At this rate, it'd only take a little over three weeks to break through the (30,000/100,000) mark. When that happened, his "mental" attribute would get another boost. But glancing at his newly upgraded "physique" attribute, now at 29 points, Seimei shook his head. Both "physique" and "mental" attributes underwent a qualitative leap at 30 points. So, even though his physique was only a hair behind his mental stat, the gap was still significant. Pushing his mental attribute further right now? Honestly, Seimei wasn't sure if he could handle it. Whether to charge toward that (30,000/100,000) milestone immediately was a decision he hadn't quite settled on.
His Byakugan was in a similar boat. Initially, with the boost from Sage chakra, its daily evolution points had jumped from 35 to 70. Half a month ago, perfecting "Body Extreme" didn't help Byakugan evolution as much as physical strengthening, but it still bumped efficiency by about 20 percent. Now, he was gaining 85 evolution points daily. Over the past month and a half, his Byakugan had gone from (4,181/10,000) to (7,216/10,000), with another 300 points added from his physical transformation, bringing it to (7,516/10,000). At 85 points a day, it'd take just a month to break through its current stage, boosting his mental attribute again. Same dilemma as the Sharingan.
That timeline was based on current progress, but with his body transforming again and him adopting a more aggressive approach to "Body Extreme," the Byakugan's evolution would likely speed up. It might even hit its breakthrough before the Sharingan, which could bring just as much trouble.
As for his other four Bloodline Limits, like Wood Release? Since he hadn't focused on training them, and they were already at a high level, their progress was minimal. Even with the 100–200 extra evolution points from his transformation, they were still far from the next stage. That, at least, saved him some hassle.
Beyond these transformation-related abilities, his skills had also seen solid gains over the past month and a half. "Wood Clone Technique," "Triad Seal Technique," and "Body Extreme" had all reached perfection. "Natural Energy Sensing" and "Natural Energy Control" hit Level 8 (17,500/50,000), just a month or so from their next upgrade. His "Chakra Refining Technique" went from Level 7 (4,170/20,000) to Level 7 (5,226/20,000), inching closer to the next level.
Finally, "Chakra Control." Thanks to constantly manipulating Sage chakra, having his Shadow Clones work on fusing Wind, Fire, and Earth chakra to develop Dust Release, plus the boosts from perfecting "Wood Clone Technique," "Triad Seal Technique," and "Body Extreme," his Chakra Control had jumped from Level 8 (8,750/50,000) to Level 8 (13,700/50,000). This made handling chakra way easier, cutting down consumption whether he was practicing skills or training with chakra.
That pretty much summed up his gains over the past month and a half.
After reviewing everything, Seimei glanced at the time. It wasn't too late, but breaking through his bottleneck and triggering the physical transformation had taken a lot out of him. So, he decided to call it a night early for once. With a yawn, he got up, stretched, and headed back to his wooden cabin to rest.
The night passed quietly.
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The next morning, Seimei woke up early, feeling refreshed. He scarfed down several enhanced soldier pills to fill his stomach, then got ready to train. Today, and for the next few days, he had a packed schedule. Besides his regular training, he needed to test how his physical transformation had affected his body-strengthening progress. At the very least, he had to figure out how much faster "Body Extreme" strengthened his body now and how much extra chakra it consumed. From there, he could estimate when his next transformation might hit and plan his training more effectively.
No time to waste. Seimei took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and calmed his mind. Then, he raised his hands, forming the "Ram" seal, and activated the "Multi-Shadow Clone Technique."
Poof, poof, poof~
Clouds of chakra smoke dispersed, and 500 Shadow Clones appeared. As usual, Seimei sent 100 of them to various spots on the island to absorb natural energy. The remaining 400? They went back to working on developing Dust Release.
Once the clones were off, Seimei used "Flying Thunder God" to teleport into the volcano and start his training. His abdominal subspace still had plenty of natural energy, so he didn't need to worry about running out of Sage chakra. With a thought, he mobilized 500,000 chakra points, channeled them into the subspace created by the "Triad Seal Technique," fused them into an equal amount of Sage chakra, and began practicing "Body Extreme" to strengthen his body while pushing his Byakugan toward evolution.