Time flies like an arrow.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
On this day, the final round of the Konoha Chunin Exams is underway. Although it's not as lively as the joint exams of several villages during peacetime, many people still come to watch.
However, Qingming is not among these people.
Because today is a very important day for him.
With a thought, Qingming opened the panel.
He saw that the awakening level of his Sharingan had reached (99/100), only one step away from complete awakening.
Looking at the 'Mind Reflection Technique', its proficiency had already broken through level 2, reaching level 3 (595/1000).
Just as he had expected, the 'Mind Reflection Technique' at level 3 had a far greater effect on the awakening of the Sharingan than level 2.
Level 2 only brought his Sharingan awakening level to (89/100).
But after advancing to level 3, the effect was greatly increased.
Basically, every fifty points of proficiency accumulated would advance his Sharingan awakening progress by one point.
For over a month, Qingming devoted almost all his available chakra to practicing the 'Mind Reflection Technique'.
He eventually raised its proficiency to level 3 (595/1000).
Normally, according to the pattern, his Sharingan should have awakened when his 'Mind Reflection Technique' proficiency reached level 3 (550/1000). However,
the final step was stalled.
Now, even with his 'Mind Reflection Technique' at level 3 (595/1000), he still hadn't broken through. But it was almost
time.
A deep intuition told Qingming that if he could grind the 'Mind Reflection Technique' to level 3 (600/1000), his Sharingan would definitely awaken.
Feeling his heart pounding wildly in his chest, Qingming took several deep breaths until his emotions were completely calm before beginning to practice the 'Mind Reflection Technique'.
Once, twice, three times... five times!
Soon, his mastery of the 'Mind Reflection Technique' reached level 3 (600/1000).
The next moment, as Qingming used the technique for the sixth time, the special chakra it triggered surged within his brain.
This chakra flooded into Qingming's eyes, seemingly reaching a critical point, fundamentally altering his visual nerves.
A tingling, itchy sensation made Qingming rub his eyes.
When he removed his hand, a pair of blood-red single-tomoe Sharingan appeared in his eye sockets.
In an instant, Qingming felt everything around him become clear, as if the image quality had changed from 720p to 1080p.
The dust in the air, the veins on the leaves outside the window, the smiling faces of pedestrians on the distant street—everything was so clear.
"Is this the Sharingan's vision?!"
After a long while, Qingming finally came to his senses and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Then, he lowered his head and examined himself.
While it can't directly see chakra pathways and pressure points like the Byakugan, it can still perceive the amount and general flow of chakra.
For example, he can clearly see that his chakra is running low, and that it's gathering towards his head and eyes.
Therefore, one can imagine that in future battles, he'll be able to see these things simply by opening his eyes.
He could then anticipate his enemy's every move, a clear advantage.
No wonder there's a saying in the ninja world: "Against the Sharingan, one-on-one, you'll flee; two-on-one, attack from behind."
Indeed, in direct combat, when the strength difference is small, the Sharingan holds a significant advantage.
And this is just the Sharingan's perception ability.
Besides perception, the Sharingan also possesses two powerful functions: hypnosis and copying.
The former allows Uchiha ninjas to be unaffected by ordinary genjutsu and enhances the effectiveness of enemy genjutsu.
The latter allows Uchiha ninjas to replicate their opponent's taijutsu and ninjutsu.
However, the development of this ability largely depends on the Uchiha ninja's own abilities.
For example, copying physical techniques.
An enemy's movements can be easily copied.
However, if one's physical abilities are insufficient, even if one copies it, one cannot use it effectively, and forcing its use might even harm oneself.
Take ninjutsu, for example.
First, ninjutsu related to bloodline limits cannot be copied.
Second, ninjutsu that doesn't match one's own attribute cannot be copied.
For instance, Qingming's chakra attribute is fire, so until he develops other attributes, he can only copy fire-style ninjutsu.
Furthermore, if one's understanding of the form and nature transformations of fire-style chakra is not deep, the copied ninjutsu will be merely a superficial imitation.
Because of these limitations, among so many Sharingan users, only Kakashi, with his complete set of attributes and exceptional talent, has earned the title of Copy Ninja.
Regaining his composure, Qingming deactivated his Sharingan and, with a thought, opened the proficiency panel.
[Name: Uchiha Aomine
Age: 10→11 years old
Physique: 6→7
Spirit: 7→9
Chakra: 230 (2510→2570)
Bloodline: Sharingan - Single Tomoe (1/1000)
Skills: Chakra Refining Technique: lv3 (2/1000) → lv3 (266/1000)
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: lv1 (50/200)
Mind Reflection Technique: lv3 (601/1000)
Ninja Tool Throwing : lv3 (1/1000)
Chakra Control: lv3 (78/1000) → (102/1000)
Three Body Technique: lv3 (0/0)
Basic Taijutsu: lv3 (0/0)]
Just as he had predicted, the awakening of the Sharingan led to an improvement in his aptitude.
Among them, his physique attribute increased by one point, and his spirit attribute increased by two points.
One point and two points may seem to be not much different, but in fact they are not.
Both physical and mental attributes become increasingly difficult to improve as
one progresses. The difficulty of raising physical attributes from six to seven is vastly different from raising mental attributes from seven to nine.
If a comparison must be made, the latter is at least ten times more difficult than the former.
Therefore, this improvement in physical attributes seems more like a side effect of the improvement in mental attributes.
This aligns with the characteristics of the Sharingan.
The Sharingan is inherently a power of Yin Release, so it's normal for awakening it to stimulate mental attribute growth.
The increase in physical attributes is primarily due to the body's continuous development and the accumulation of sufficient foundation, leading to a natural change.
The Sharingan awakening at most serves as a catalyst.
However, regardless of the process, the result is positive; the improvement in both basic attributes has further enhanced his potential.
This gives his 'Chakra Refining Technique' a purpose, allowing him to increase his chakra limit when used again.
The exact increase is currently unclear,
but Qingming estimates it will be no less than 1500 points.
Shifting his gaze from the basic attributes, Qingming looked at the Bloodline section.
The original 'Sharingan - Unawakened (99/100)' had changed to 'Sharingan - Single Tomoe (1/1000)'.
The progress bar meant it could continue to evolve by grinding proficiency, just like before.
However, exactly how to grind it still needed testing.
Additionally, the Sharingan's chakra consumption also required detailed testing.
Qingming didn't want to be in the middle of a battle one day, suddenly finding himself out of chakra and dying a miserable death.
With the proficiency panel, he could quantify these consumptions and have a clear understanding of the situation.
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