"Phew~"
Letting out a soft breath, Seimei steadied his emotions, closed his eyes, and continued waiting for his body to complete its transformation.
In the blink of an eye, another fifteen minutes passed.
The warm sensation faded.
Seimei opened his eyes again.
At that moment, he felt a wave of relief wash over him. The oppressive strain his overly strong mental energy had been placing on his body had eased considerably.
"Panel!"
With a thought, Seimei summoned his proficiency panel.
A faint blue, translucent screen appeared before him:
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Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 15 → 16 years old
Physical: 33 → 34
Mental: 35
Chakra: 3,455,200 (4,949,590 → 5,748,790)
Natural Energy: 0 (4,949,590 → 5,748,790)
Bloodline:
- Sharingan · Eternal Mangekyō (60,000/100,000) → (60,345/100,000)
- Byakugan (34,617/50,000) → (49,999/50,000)
- Wood Release (1,500/10,000) → (1,910/10,000)
- Lava Release (2,725/5,000) → (3,350/5,000)
- Ice Release (2,610/5,000) → (3,500/5,000)
- Storm Release (2,480/5,000) → (3,120/5,000)
- Dust Release (2,100/5,000) → (2,650/5,000)
Skills:
- Chakra Refinement Technique: lv7 (13,772/20,000) → lv7 (16,436/20,000)
- Chakra Control: lv8 (47,600/50,000) → lv9 (8,800/100,000)
- Perfected Skill: Sage Mode: lv10 (0/0)
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As expected, with his body's transformation complete, his "Physical" attribute had indeed risen by one point, from 33 to 34.
This narrowed the gap between his "Physical" and "Mental" attributes to just one point.
That was why he felt so much lighter.
But, as he'd suspected, this relief was only temporary.
Seimei's gaze skimmed over the barely increased progress of his Sharingan and landed on the Byakugan section.
His Byakugan's evolution had reached (49,999/50,000)—just one step away from advancing.
And that step was closing fast.
Once it advanced, the feedback would undoubtedly boost his "Mental" attribute. At that point, the gap between his "Mental" and "Physical" attributes would widen again, possibly to two points or more.
When that happened, his mind and body would inevitably fall out of balance.
So, Seimei knew this sense of ease was fleeting.
With that in mind, he wasted no time. He quickly gathered his thoughts and followed his earlier plan to seal his mental energy.
First, he used the "Spiritualization Technique," detaching his soul from his body.
Then, in his soul form, he performed the "Heart-Sealing Soul Lock · Contract Instant Transmission Seal."
Instantly, intricate sealing patterns appeared, wrapping around his soul like a massive net.
In a flash, Seimei felt his mental energy weaken by twenty to thirty percent.
Given his current mental strength, this reduction was significant—so much so that it sparked a flicker of panic in his heart.
But years of training helped him quickly steady his mind.
With a thought, he released the "Spiritualization Technique."
His soul returned to his body.
Checking his condition, Seimei realized that during the brief moment his soul was detached, a large surge of chakra had uncontrollably rushed toward the Byakugan in his forehead.
Fortunately, evolving his Byakugan from the Mangekyō Sharingan level to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan level required an immense amount of chakra.
So, despite absorbing such a large amount, it still hadn't completed its evolution.
This let Seimei breathe a small sigh of relief.
He then carefully controlled the flow of chakra, allowing it to slowly fuel the Byakugan's evolution while he adjusted to his diminished mental energy.
At the same time, he diverted some attention to the panel, reviewing his gains over the past three months.
Scanning the panel, he noted that beyond the "Physical" attribute increase, his chakra cap had grown significantly.
It had risen from just over 4.9 million points to over 5.7 million—a substantial leap.
And this was without his "Chakra Refinement Technique" advancing a level. If it had, his potential-tapping speed would've been even faster.
Speaking of the "Chakra Refinement Technique," Seimei's gaze shifted to the skills section.
His proficiency in this skill had reached lv7 (16,436/20,000), not far from advancing to lv8.
At his current rate of gaining 24 proficiency points daily, it would take at most 150 days—five months—to level up.
This filled Seimei with anticipation.
Beyond that, over the past three months, his continuous attempts to fuse the seven chakra nature transformations and develop his Bloodline Net had led to solid progress in his Wood Release, Lava Release, Ice Release, Storm Release, and Dust Release.
Wood Release, being at a higher evolution tier, had progressed the least. In three months, it only moved from (1,500/10,000) to (1,910/10,000), barely reaching a fifth of its current tier.
However, Lava Release, Ice Release, and Storm Release had made much better progress, each nearing two-thirds of their current tier.
At this rate, they could advance in about six months.
As for Dust Release, it had started evolving later and required fusing three chakra nature transformations, making it the hardest to progress.
Even now, its progress bar had only just crossed the halfway mark. Advancing would likely take another year.
But whether it was six months or a year, it wasn't long for Seimei. With the ninja world currently enjoying unprecedented peace, he could afford to wait.
So, he wasn't in a rush.
Beyond these gains, there was his age.
Unknowingly, another year had passed.
His body was now sixteen years old.
In his previous life, he'd probably still be in school at this age.
But in the ninja world, by sixteen, most ninjas had already passed their rapid growth phase. Their progress would slow and eventually plateau.
By this age, a ninja's potential and limits were usually clear.
But Seimei was different.
With his proficiency panel, his growth would remain as explosive as ever.
So, he felt no anxiety about aging.
If anything, perhaps influenced by his past-life memories, he was eager to grow up faster.
But that was just a passing thought.
Shaking his head, Seimei dismissed it.
He closed the panel, focused his mind, and began channeling a large amount of chakra into the Byakugan at his forehead, pushing its evolution forward.