'Rat—Tiger—Dog—Ox—Rabbit—Tiger, Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!'
Qingming's hands flew, like butterflies flitting among flowers, forming six hand seals in succession. He then took a deep breath and exhaled sharply.
The next moment, clusters of flames flew from his mouth, like seeds of the phoenix flower, shooting towards seven or eight large trees in front of him.
'Sharingan!'
With a thought, Qingming activated his Sharingan.
In an instant, his pupils turned blood red, and a jet-black tomoe appeared within them, spinning rapidly like a windmill.
Using the powerful perception granted by the Sharingan, Qingming manipulated the flames, sending them crisscrossing towards different trees.
Boom~ Boom~ Boom~
A series of explosions rang out.
The flames, after a series of irregular movements, accurately struck several large trees.
The entire process was visually stunning.
It wasn't that Qingming was deliberately showing off, making the scene so elaborate. Rather,
the key to this technique was the combination of feints and real attacks, using dazzling attacks to conceal the true intention, thus delivering a fatal blow to the opponent.
Even more extreme, it could be combined with shuriken attacks.
With this thought in mind, Qingming formed hand seals again, and in the instant of unleashing the ninjutsu, he produced several shuriken and hurled them swiftly.
The flames struck the tree again, but even faster than the flames were the shuriken hidden within.
The shuriken, glowing red-hot from the intense heat, shot out, hitting the tree trunk and instantly scorching the nearby bark black.
One can imagine how flesh and blood could withstand such an attack.
It would likely result in severe injury and collapse in an instant, or even death.
Who says fire jutsu can't kill?
The combination of physical and magical attacks would be devastating for anyone hit by it.
The only downside was that this attack method was extremely wasteful of shuriken.
Basically, once a shuriken was used, it was useless, not even worth retrieving.
However, the capacity of the ninja tool pouch is limited.
Qingming can't carry too many shuriken at all times, so this move definitely shouldn't be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Regaining his composure, Qingming stopped thinking about it and opened the proficiency panel.
The next moment, a familiar light blue screen appeared:
[Name: Uchiha Qingming;
Age: 11;
Physique: 7
; Spirit: 9
; Chakra: 1208 (3018→3210)
; Bloodline: Sharingan - Single Tomoe (30/1000) → (50/1000)
; Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv3 (322/1000) → lv3 (346/1000)
; Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: lv1 (50/200)
; *Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique: lv1 (5/200)
; *Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique: lv1 (1/200)
; *Illusion: Shackles Technique: lv1 (1/200)]
*Body Flicker Technique: lv1 (10/200)
Mind Reflection Technique: lv3 (683/1000)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv3 (1/1000) → lv3 (60/1000)
Chakra Control: lv3 (102/1000)
Three Body Technique: lv3 (0/0)
Basic Taijutsu: lv3 (0/0)]
At this time, ten days had passed since he awakened his Sharingan, and three days had passed since he began practicing 'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique'.
Thanks to his early mastery of 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique', his progress in practicing 'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique' was incredibly rapid.
Because the two ninjutsu share similarities, he only repeated them about thirty times before accumulating 100 proficiency points in his 'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique,' successfully mastering it and advancing from level 0 to level 1.
This process consumed approximately 2,500 chakra points.
Originally, it would have required 3,000 points, but his level 3 (102/1000) 'Chakra Control' saved him 15.5% of his chakra,
reducing it to 2,500 points .
Next was 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique.'
Having successively learned 'Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique' and 'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique,' Qingming gained a deeper understanding of Fire Release techniques.
In this process, he subtly grasped some basics about the form and nature transformations of fire-attribute chakra.
And any Fire Release ninjutsu relies on these two aspects.
Therefore, Qingming's training in 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique' was also much more efficient.
He only practiced it less than forty times before accumulating 100 proficiency points, successfully mastering it.
During his training, after deducting the chakra saved from 'Chakra Control', he consumed approximately 3,000 chakra points.
Thus, the two ninjutsu combined consumed 5,500 chakra points.
In three days, his total usable chakra was around 10,000 points.
Therefore, he used the remaining chakra on practicing 'Illusionary Technique: Shackles Technique' and 'Body Flicker Technique'.
The former was a genjutsu tailor-made for the Sharingan, which Qingming learned easily, repeating it only about twenty times and consuming a little over 1,000 chakra points to successfully master it.
During this time, Qingming also discovered that the Sharingan's proficiency was increasing faster.
Therefore, Qingming began to analyze and test the key factors.
Finally, after strengthening his control over 'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique' and 'Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique', Qingming understood the reason.
The principle is simple: use it or lose it.
The more intensely the Sharingan is used, the faster its proficiency accumulates.
Just how much faster?
According to Qingming's estimation, this method takes about twice as long as simply grinding for time with the Sharingan.
Unfortunately, this method consumes a great deal of chakra, averaging a full 1,000 chakra points to increase proficiency by just one point.
While less than the 1,700 points required for the 'Mind Reflection Technique,' it's far more than the 300 points needed to grind for time.
With his current chakra reserves, he simply cannot support such a consumption.
Perhaps only when he has a sufficient amount of chakra can he use this extravagant method to improve his Sharingan proficiency.
And this requires that his 'Chakra Refining Technique' level not fall behind.
With his current physical and mental attributes, as long as his 'Chakra Refining Technique' level increases, the amount of chakra he can use each day will inevitably increase significantly.
At that time, he can try using this method to grind proficiency.
In addition, this method has another advantage, which is that it can simultaneously improve the proficiency of skills that are used in conjunction with it.
Wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth, Qingming withdrew his thoughts and focused his attention on the 'Body Flicker Technique.'
Because it's only a D-rank ninjutsu, requiring a minimum of thirty chakra points to cast, Qingming easily mastered it.
However, at level 1, the minimum chakra consumption increased to fifty points.
Furthermore, the chakra consumption would increase further if moving a longer distance.
However, Qingming certainly wouldn't do that when grinding for proficiency.
For him, gaining proficiency was enough; using any more chakra beyond that was a waste.
*Thump*—a
faint footstep sound came.
Qingming's ears twitched, then he quickly completed hand seals, opened his mouth, and spat out a huge fireball.
The fireball flew rapidly, smashing between several large trees in front of him, then exploded with a deafening roar, the surging flames instantly engulfing everything around it.
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