Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1012 Success
Soon, it was late at night, and Qingming had completed his training plan for the day.

Without wasting a moment, he immediately returned to the cabin and began to rest.

A speechless night!
The next day.

early morning.

Qingming got up early, washed up briefly, ate a few enhanced soldier ration pills to fill his stomach, and then immediately began his cultivation.

As before, he first used the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

It is worth mentioning that this time, the number of shadow clones he created was no longer the original three hundred, but increased to four hundred.

The main reason for this is that his mental strength has increased, allowing him to simultaneously withstand more shadow clones undergoing high-intensity training.

And this is still the case when part of his spiritual power is sealed.

If he were to unleash all of his doubled mental power, he could withstand at least five hundred shadow clones.

However, four hundred is already quite good.

With these four hundred shadow clones simultaneously developing Dust Release, efficiency will increase by at least a quarter to a fifth, if not a third.

Of course, the chakra it consumes will also increase from three million points per day to four million points per day.

This is the result he obtained based on the last few hours of his cultivation last night, so it should be fairly accurate.

However, this means that the chakra he could accumulate to reach 3920000 points will revert to 2920000 points.

In other words, all one million points of freely disposable chakra per day from this 'spirit' attribute enhancement must be invested.

And this is not the end.

Next, he will use natural energy to improve the efficiency of strengthening his body, which will likely consume even more chakra.

Therefore, it's possible that he wouldn't accumulate much chakra during his training.

Qingming didn't feel sorry about it.

Chakra is such a thing.
It was meant to be used!

He's not a hoarder; he doesn't hoard everything.

Moreover, using wood clones to store chakra also results in losses, and the more you store, the greater the consumption.

Therefore, he would not be stingy if he had the opportunity to use them up reasonably.

With this thought in mind, Qingming stopped his wild thoughts. He looked at the group of shadow clones in front of him, reached out and opened his ninja tool pouch, and took out a sealing scroll from it.

Upon opening it, dozens of sealed books and scrolls were instantly revealed.

These are none other than experimental notes left behind by the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, regarding the development of Dust Release.

After distributing these notes to dozens of shadow clones and having them form small groups around these individuals, Qingming let them leave.

Afterwards, he sat cross-legged on the spot and, with a wave of his hand, released the 'Heart-Sealing and Soul-Locking Contract Instantaneous Movement Seal'.

In an instant, Qingming felt as if a shackle had been broken deep within his soul.

Then, a powerful spiritual force emanated from his body.

As a result, the group of shadow clones who had just left unconsciously stopped in their tracks and looked over in this direction.

Having inherited Qingming's memories, they quickly understood what had happened, and soon withdrew their gaze and continued with their own affairs.

And what about Qingming?

He concentrated intently, controlling these mental energies with all his might, trying his best to prevent them from putting pressure on his physical body.

At the same time, gradually extend your perception outwards, carefully sensing the natural energy in the air.

Time passes minute by minute.

It seems that because the shadow clone shared some of his main body's spiritual power, his perception of natural energy was slightly dulled this time.

However, overall, the impact is not significant.

Therefore, Qingming did not recall those shadow clones.

Once he sensed the natural energy, he immediately imagined his mental energy transforming into a large net, capturing all of this natural energy within it.

Unfortunately, the natural energy in the air was far too scarce. With his current 30 points of 'spirit' attribute, the large net he formed was simply insufficient to capture this natural energy.

Qingming tried many times but failed.

Left with no other choice, he could only withdraw his mental energy, recovering from his previous depletion while considering other options.

A moment later, his mental energy recovered, and he began to perceive the natural energy around him again.

This time, instead of turning his mental energy into a large net, he transformed it into a hand, attempting to grasp the natural energy.

Qingming aimed at one of the points of natural energy and reached out with his spiritual hand, trying to grab it.

However, the natural energy, like an eel, escaped the moment it touched his palm.

Seeing this, Qingming was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

There's no other reason than that if he could make contact, it means he could be captured. The fact that he didn't succeed simply means that his movements are not yet skilled enough.

So, what if you're not proficient?
The answer is simple: just practice!
Upon realizing this, Qingming did not hesitate at all and immediately manipulated the hand formed from spiritual energy to grab another point of natural energy.

This time, he still failed to catch the other party.

This natural energy seems to have its own will; whenever it is about to make contact with the other party, it will actively run away.

Qingming tried several times in one breath, but failed each time. The closest he came was when the other party slipped through his fingers.

This caused Qingming to nearly collapse.

Fortunately, he managed to calm himself down in the end.

Through repeated attempts, he could clearly feel that his perception of natural energy had become much more acute.

At the same time, the method of using mental energy to capture the other party has become much more sophisticated.

Qingming firmly believed that he would succeed soon.

And indeed, that is the case.

After three rounds of practice, about three and a half hours later, he finally succeeded.

On the open ground in the center of Moon Island.

Qingming suddenly opened his eyes.

A flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes.

But soon, he closed his eyes again.

Suppressing his inner excitement, Qingming manipulated his extended spiritual power to gradually pull the natural energy in his palm back into his body.

Almost the instant this natural energy entered his body, Qingming felt a strange sensation emanating from within his body—or, more accurately, from the depths of his cells.

At this moment, it seemed as if all 130 trillion cells in his body were cheering and welcoming the arrival of their "king".

Even Qingming himself couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion deep in his heart, as if his life had been completed at this moment!
This strange feeling immediately caught Qingming's attention.

His intuition told him that this was not a bad thing.

Considering the background of this world, as well as his own speculations about 'Sage Chakra', 'Sage Mode', and 'Ancient Sages'.

Qingming felt that this was the world's will giving him feedback.

Of course, you could also call it a life instinct, because it is the mark that the world gives to life.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the world, absorbing natural energy for evolution is the right path.

Of course, Qingming would not change his mind because of this.

To him, whether it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can help him evolve and improve, it's a good cat.

Moreover, the fact that the path of absorbing natural energy for evolution can be squeezed out of the existing system indicates that it still has certain flaws.

For example, it is difficult to get started and carries significant risks.

Therefore, he needs to do both things well.

(End of this chapter)