An hour later.
Seimei opened his eyes.
Disappointment flickered in his gaze.
As his Constitution stat climbed, his physical strength had grown immensely.
But with that came an increasingly solid invisible barrier holding back further growth.
Just now, he'd gone all out for an hour, yet he couldn't break through that barrier.
It left him a bit disappointed.
Still, the aptitude boosts from his various Bloodline Limits and the power of Human Resistance made this challenge less insurmountable.
Over the past hour, he hadn't broken the bottleneck, but he could clearly feel cracks forming in that invisible barrier.
Seimei was confident that if he kept at it, he'd eventually shatter it.
But instead of diving straight into another round, he closed his eyes to adjust his condition, waiting until he was back at peak performance before starting the next push.
And so, from sunset to moonrise, as night fell, a sound like shattering glass rang in his ears. Seimei's eyes snapped open.
A sharp glint flashed in his pupils.
Then, he closed his eyes again.
No surprise there—after hours of effort, he'd finally broken through the barrier, successfully pushing his body into a state of transformation.
Feeling the steady stream of warmth coursing through his body, repairing minor injuries from past training and the recent all-out push, Seimei couldn't help but lose himself in the sensation.
In that moment, his entire body felt at ease, and he instinctively relaxed.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Over half an hour later, he opened his eyes again.
He felt as if a layer of iron armor had been lifted from his body, leaving him incredibly light and free.
He swung his arm, feeling steady and powerful.
And there was more.
Seimei checked his mental state.
At that moment, all he could feel was a profound sense of ease, from the inside out.
The mental strain from his Ice Release upgrade a few weeks ago had vanished, and even the constant pressure on his body had eased significantly.
If he had to guess, this was likely because his Constitution stat was now close to matching his Mental stat.
In other words, his Constitution had gone up.
"Panel!"
With a thought, Seimei opened his proficiency panel.
A familiar pale blue, translucent screen appeared:
[Name: Uchiha Seimei
Age: 14
Constitution: 27 → 28
Mental: 29
Chakra: 1,652,000 (1,419,444 → 1,851,450)
Bloodline: Sharingan · Eternal Mangekyo (16,495/100,000) → (19,185+400/100,000)
Byakugan (1,481/10,000) → (3,236/10,000)
Wood Release (1/10,000) → (290/10,000)
Lava Release (150/5,000) → (540/5,000)
Ice Release (1/5,000) → (330/5,000)
Storm Release (1/1,000) → (800/1,000)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: Lv7 (2,004/20,000) → Lv7 (3,444/20,000)
Wood Clone Technique: Lv7 (16,100/20,000) → Lv8 (14,700/50,000)
Body Extreme: Lv8 (1/50,000) → Lv8 (2,200/50,000)
Chakra Control: Lv8 (6,200/50,000) → Lv8 (8,100/50,000)
Perfected Skills:]
As expected, with his body's transformation complete, his Constitution stat had indeed risen by one point, from 27 to 28.
Now, his Constitution was just one point shy of his Mental stat.
"No wonder I felt so light just now. My body and mind are almost in balance again—how could I not feel great?" Seimei said casually.
Then, his gaze shifted to the chakra section.
Over the past two months, his chakra cap had spiked significantly, jumping from 1,419,444 to 1,851,450—a boost of nearly 450,000.
His chakra pool was now closing in on two million.
That was almost on par with some of the weaker tailed beasts.
Seimei was thrilled.
More chakra meant stronger bursts of power, letting him unleash greater strength in a short time and boosting his ability to protect himself.
How could he not be excited?
"Suck… phew…"
Taking a deep breath and slowly letting it out, Seimei calmed himself and shifted his focus to the bloodline section.
Over the past two months, his Sharingan's progress was nearing the (20,000/100,000) mark.
Though he'd had to slow down its advancement for a while, it still climbed from (16,495/100,000) to (19,585/100,000).
Of course, not all of that came from the Mind Reflection Technique.
Just a few hours ago, during his breakthrough, his Sharingan progress was only at (19,185/100,000).
The extra 400 points came from his body's recent transformation, which triggered a surge in his Sharingan's growth.
So, it hit (19,585/100,000)!
And it wasn't just the Sharingan. His Byakugan, Wood Release, Lava Release, Ice Release, and Storm Release all saw gains.
The Byakugan, for instance, gained an extra 500 points—less than the 600 from his last Constitution boost or the 800 from the one before that.
Still, it went from (1,481/10,000) to (3,236/10,000).
The increase wasn't massive, but it wasn't small either.
Of course, it'd still take a while to reach the next level.
As for Wood Release, it gained 200 points.
Lava Release and Ice Release, with slightly lower progress than Wood Release, each gained 300 extra points.
But whether it was Wood Release, Lava Release, or Ice Release, their next upgrades were still far off.
Without focusing his efforts on them, Seimei wasn't expecting breakthroughs anytime soon.
Storm Release, though, was a different story.
Since it was developed last and had the lowest progress, it gained the most: 500 extra points.
Combined with two months of passive growth, it was now at (800/1,000), just shy of a breakthrough.
Based on the past two months, accumulating the final 200 points would take about 40 days of normal training.
Not too long, not too short—roughly around the time of the Nine-Tails Incident. For now, he could set it aside.
Back to the Sharingan.
At his current rate of investing one million chakra points daily for 50 progress points, it'd take just under nine days to push his Sharingan from (19,585/100,000) to (20,000/100,000).
Now that his Constitution had improved, he didn't have to worry about his Mental stat outpacing it and throwing his body out of balance.
So, he could keep pushing forward.
As for speeding up his Sharingan's progress?
Seimei wasn't considering that for now.
The Mind Reflection Technique required his real body to perform, and he simply didn't have the time.
So, he'd wait.
His plan was to wait until his Wood Clone Technique maxed out, then redirect the four hours he spent on it to the Mind Reflection Technique.
That would let his Sharingan progress at full speed.
And the timing?
Based on his current rate of investing 300,000 chakra points daily for 1,200 proficiency points, it'd take about 30 days for the Wood Clone Technique to level up.
In other words, in 30 days, his Sharingan could start progressing at full throttle.