Time flows like water, quietly slipping by.
In a flash, it was now the beginning of June. Over two weeks had passed since the Hidden Mist Village's surprise attack on the forward base.
Back then, the rear guard units had arrived at the base roughly three hours after the Mist ninja retreated. They lingered briefly before beginning their pursuit. Unfortunately, the Mist ninjas had long since vanished, leaving no traces behind. The reinforcements stayed at the base for two days before heading back but left behind a new batch of ninjas. This not only replenished the forces lost at the forward base but increased the base's numbers by nearly a hundred.
With this reinforcement, the forward base now had an unprecedented strength of three hundred and fifty men.
Since then, the Hidden Mist Village launched a few probing attacks, but none got close to the base, as their advance was thwarted by the outer patrol squads. During this period, Qingming was unsurprisingly targeted. Whenever he appeared, the Mist forces would either gang up on him if they had sufficient strength or flee if they didn't. This denied him many possible achievements.
Still, Qingming was unbothered by this. Each day, he continued to split his time between missions and training, never missing a day. Thanks to his relentless battles and training, his Illusion Sword Technique and Flash Sword Technique improved rapidly.
...
One evening, near the forward base on the stretch of rocky shore, Qingming held his longsword, moving like a ghost, appearing and disappearing around Uchiha Tetsuka, the constant clang of blades ringing in the air. Tetsuka had his Sharingan at its three-tomoe form, pushed to its limits as he wielded a kunai, blocking Qingming's attacks with every swing.
Despite his best efforts, a minute later, Tetsuka was forced to admit defeat, Qingming's blade poised at his throat.
"Ugh…"
Feeling the cold edge pressing against his neck, Tetsuka swallowed nervously, not daring to move. He quickly shouted, "I surrender!"
But there was no reply. The blade remained at his throat, and Qingming seemed unaware of his words.
"This familiar feeling...could it be…?"
Tetsuka cautiously tilted his head, slightly pulling his neck away from the blade. When he turned, he saw that Qingming was standing there with his eyes closed, unmoving, a trace of worry between his brows. He seemed deep in thought.
Seeing this, Tetsuka murmured, "I knew it!"
This wasn't the first time. Previously, while sparring, Qingming had occasionally fallen into this state. Each time, his swordsmanship would advance by another level.
"Man, the gap between people really is enormous," Tetsuka sighed bitterly.
Shaking his head, he put it out of his mind, stepping back quietly to wait for Qingming to wake up.
After about half a minute, Qingming's eyes opened again. Tetsuka immediately stepped forward, asking, "Qingming, did your swordsmanship improve again?"
Qingming only smiled in response.
He wasn't surprised that Tetsuka could tell; he had, after all, made breakthroughs in front of him before. However, while his Flash Sword Technique had improved those times, this time...
Qingming retracted his blade and gave it a quick flourish.
An effortless feeling washed over him, and he sensed that he could now seamlessly combine illusion techniques with his swordsmanship, an improvement far beyond before. This fluidity was due to his Illusion Sword Technique reaching a new level.
Indeed, the recent sparring session with Tetsuka had granted him the final push needed to advance his Illusion Sword Technique from level 5 (1150/5000) to level 6 (1/10000).
Clang. Qingming sheathed his sword and turned to Tetsuka, saying, "That's it for today. I'm going to take a break."
With that, he headed to a nearby rock and sat down, not waiting for a response.
"Status," he thought, opening his skills panel.
A familiar blue screen appeared.
Name: Uchiha Qingming
Age: 12
Constitution: 15 → 16
Spirit: 19
Chakra: 55,000 (60,596 → 70,964)
As Qingming scrolled through his stats, he could see that, in the month since arriving on the Mist Battlefield, his abilities had improved significantly.
The most notable was his chakra, which had increased by over ten thousand units. This gain brought his chakra reserves from sixty thousand to seventy thousand, pushing him closer to reaching the level of a "Chakra Ton" — greatly boosting his stamina.
His Insight Technique had also progressed significantly, now just a step away from level 8. At his current rate of 192 experience points per day, he would reach level 8 in less than five days. Once upgraded, this technique would enhance the evolution of his Mangekyou Sharingan.
Currently, each three points of experience in Insight Technique contributed one point of progress toward his Mangekyou Sharingan. But with the next upgrade, the ratio might improve to two-to-one or even one-to-one, shortening the time needed to evolve to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan — likely less than two or three years.
In addition, he'd recently upgraded Water Style: Water Formation Wall and Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, increasing their utility in battle.
Both his Illusion Sword Technique and Flash Sword Technique had also advanced. The former had just leveled up to five, while the latter, thanks to his solid foundation in swordsmanship and understanding of Wind Style, as well as his frequent use in battle, had seen rapid progress, leveling up from 1 (162/200) to 4 (1100/200) in just half a month. This made the Flash Sword Technique feel far more intuitive to him.
Apart from these, he had also learned two new techniques: Water Style: Hidden Mist Technique and Minor Surgery Extraction Technique. The former was a jutsu he copied with his Sharingan during a fight, while the latter was acquired through an exchange with Chiba Seihei.
However, given his current chakra limitations, he hadn't had time to fully practice them yet.
...
Thinking of chakra, Qingming focused on his body.
After over twenty days of continuous reinforcement with the Mystical Palm Technique, he could now sense the next possible breakthrough for his body's evolution.
Within another ten days to two weeks, his body should reach a critical point. Then, he would be able to harness the power of Divine Authority, breaking through his physical limits and increasing his constitution.
When that time came, both his chakra capacity and regeneration rate would increase.
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