Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1010 Breakthrough, Qualitative Change, and Crisis

Before we knew it, it was the next day.

That afternoon.

After completing the training of 'Body Limit' as planned, Qingming began to use 'Mind Reflection Technique' to stimulate the evolution of the Sharingan.

In less than half an hour, he gained ten evolution points.

After that, he cultivated for about fifteen minutes and gained five points of evolution.

At this point, his Sharingan had finally accumulated enough evolution points for the final breakthrough, and he successfully broke through the (20000/100000) barrier.

At that moment, Qingming felt a jolt in his spirit, and his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan unconsciously activated, its unique black sun-like pattern suddenly becoming exceptionally deep.

A powerful pressure emanated from him—or more accurately, from his eyes—making the surrounding air seem to materialize.

At this moment, if someone who is not strong or whose will is not firm appears near him, they will probably be immediately overwhelmed by this power and faint.

It's possible that without even using illusion magic, Qingming could make these people defy their survival instincts and commit suicide with just a thought.

It can be said that from then on, if he wanted to, no ninja below the rank of Chunin would even be qualified to stand in front of him.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming closed his eyes and carefully sensed the changes within himself.

He could clearly feel that as the Sharingan's evolution level broke through the (20000/100000) barrier, his mental strength was rapidly increasing.

Qingming knew that this was a change brought about by the improvement of his 'spirit' attribute.

However, in the past, his mental strength would only increase by 20% or 30% at most, but this time...
About an hour later.

His mental strength stopped growing.

Qingming carefully sensed it—this time, his mental strength had doubled compared to before!
Clearly, this has exceeded his expectations and represents a leap forward in growth.

"Could it be that the 'spirit' attribute has improved by more than just a little this time?"

Qingming thought to himself.

Immediately, he had an idea and opened the proficiency panel.

The next moment, a familiar pale blue, semi-transparent light curtain appeared:

Name: Uchiha Aomine

Age: 14 years old

Constitution: 28
Spirit: 29 → 30
Chakra: 1426000 (1851450 → 1923450)

Bloodline: Sharingan Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (19585/100000) → (20000/100000)

White eyes (3236/10000) → (3551/10000)

Wood Release (290/10000) → (310/10000)

Meltdown (540/5000) → (558/5000)

Ice Release (330/5000) → (348/5000)

Storm Release (800/1000) → (845/1000)

技能：查克拉提炼术：lv7（3444/20000）→lv7（3684/20000）

木分身之术：lv8（14700/50000）→lv8（25500/50000）

体之极：lv8（2200/50000）→lv8（13000/50000）

查克拉掌控：lv8（8100/50000）→lv8（8350/50000）

Perfect Skill:

The moment the panel appeared, Qingming's gaze locked onto the basic attribute bar.

As you can see, his 'spirit' attribute increased from 29 points to 30 points, without the unexpected consecutive increase of several points.

Therefore, there is only one reason for his sudden surge in mental strength: his 'mental' attribute increased to 30 points, resulting in a qualitative change.

Actually, he had a certain premonition about this.

A few days ago, when his 'Constitution' attribute improved, he said that this improvement in his 'Spirit' attribute should bring him some different changes.

However, he really didn't expect the change to be so drastic.

That's why he had some doubts.

In retrospect, he underestimated the significance of breaking through 30 points in the 'spirit' attribute.

Even the surge in mental strength is only one part of the changes it brings.

Qingming closed his eyes and carefully sensed his surroundings.

Time passed second by second. Qingming remained motionless, like a wooden figure, sitting quietly cross-legged.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with surprise and joy.

"really."

Qingming murmured something to himself, then took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

Then, he muttered to himself, "So this is natural energy?"

That's right, just now, with his extraordinary mental strength, he sensed the natural energy that was everywhere in the air, yet extremely scarce.

Previously, when his mental strength surged, he sensed a special energy in the air, but he couldn't determine whether it was natural energy.

Now he was certain that this was natural energy.

I still remember that last November, when Orochimaru defected from Konoha, he took advantage of the mission to carefully observe Jiraiya gathering natural energy and using 'Sage Mode'.

That feeling was almost identical to the natural energy he had just sensed.

Therefore, he was convinced that this was the legendary natural energy.

That's why Qingming said that the surge in mental power was just a small change after the 'mental' attribute broke through thirty points; being able to sense natural energy was the real qualitative change.

This also gave him a great deal of room for imagination.

However, he still needs to think carefully about how to proceed.

Now.
He also has to deal with his own troubles.

Indeed, the surge in his mental strength brought him considerable benefits, but it also brought him enormous trouble.

Originally, after his 'Constitution' attribute was raised to 28 points, it was almost the same as his 'Spirit' attribute, and the two had been restored to balance.

This time, although his 'spirit' attribute only increased by one point, its effect was no less than that of increasing by two or three points consecutively.

This situation naturally placed a huge burden on his body.

Now, Qingming could clearly feel the pressure of his immense spiritual power on his body, which made him dare not do anything unnecessary.

Therefore, he must solve this problem first.

After much deliberation, Qingming concluded that there were two ways to solve this problem. One was to improve the 'Constitution' attribute as soon as possible to shorten the gap between it and the 'Spirit' attribute.

Once physical strength is increased, the balance problem will naturally be solved.

Secondly, they tried to seal off some of his spiritual power so that it could not affect his physical body.

For the former, Qingming immediately thought of natural energy.

As we all know, 'Sage Mode' can greatly enhance the physical strength of the caster, and should also promote the evolution of his body.

This is not a wild guess, but is based on verifiable evidence.

Just by looking at Naruto's blond hair, which he inherited from Minato Namikaze, you can tell just how powerful the 'Sage Mode' is at modifying the physical body.

It's important to understand that the ninja world isn't simply a scientific worldview; it possesses two extraordinary powers: chakra and natural energy. Naturally, genes are not the ordinary concept that Qingming understood in his previous life.

Here, which parent's genes a child inherits depends not only on probability, but also on whose genes are stronger.

Without a doubt, Kushina Uzumaki, who was able to become the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki and seal it firmly, possessed extremely powerful Uzumaki clan genes.

Even so, Naruto did not inherit the Uzumaki clan's distinctive red hair; instead, he grew blond hair like Minato Namikaze.

As a ninja from a commoner background, Minato Namikaze's special qualities, besides his intelligence and superhuman reflexes, included his training in 'Sage Mode' under Jiraiya.

Therefore, Qingming has reason to suspect that Sage Chakra can greatly enhance a cultivator's genes.

Only in this way will Naruto inherit his blond hair.

If this guess is correct, then he can use natural energy to enhance the efficiency of his body's strengthening.

In this way, the time required for physical transformation can be greatly shortened, thereby improving the 'physique' attribute more quickly.

However, further experiments are needed to determine the specific procedures.

As for the second method, sealing off a portion of spiritual power
Qingming also had some thoughts on this.

As is well known, the 'Heart-Sealing and Soul-Locking Contract Instantaneous Movement Seal' he created can restrict the soul, and the soul is the source of spiritual power.

If he could place such a seal on himself, perhaps he could limit the surge in his spiritual power.

This method may not cure the root cause, but it's perfectly adequate for emergency use.

At that time, he could use the time gained through this method to improve his 'physical' attribute as soon as possible, thereby resolving the crisis he was facing.

(End of this chapter)