Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1020 Double Happiness (Third Update)

at the same time.

Fire Nation.

Northeastern region.

In a primeval forest.

Qingming's figure suddenly appeared.

"Suck~~~"

As soon as he appeared here, Qingming couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Although he had already learned about the situation here from the memories of his wooden clone, he still couldn't help but exclaim after experiencing it firsthand: "The Land of Fire is truly a land of outstanding people and abundant resources!"

The level 5 'Natural Energy Perception' told him that this primeval jungle was full of the aura of natural energy.

If a comparison must be made, the concentration of natural energy here is at least three times that of Moon Island.

That's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this forest is big enough.

In other words, its recovery ability is strong enough.

In this way, even if his 'natural energy perception' and 'natural energy control' levels improve in the future, and his speed of absorbing natural energy increases significantly, he can still obtain sufficient natural energy replenishment by changing his location.

In this way, he won't have to worry about the lack of natural energy for a short period of time.

but
Qingming sensed the chakra he had absorbed after being transported directly from Moon Island to this place.

Qingming was certain that he couldn't let his shadow clones travel back and forth; the energy expenditure would be too great.

However, he could not leave Moon Island, where the volcanoes provided the perfect environment for his spiritual practice.

Without the support of that environment, the effectiveness of his cultivation of 'Body Extreme' would be greatly reduced.

Currently, the approximately 300,000 points of Sage Chakra available daily are simply insufficient to compensate for this loss.

Even if it could be remedied, he couldn't possibly leave the environment inside the volcano unused.

The best way to cultivate oneself is to combine both.

"In this case."

Qingming pondered for a moment, his brain starting to work at lightning speed.

After careful consideration, he made a decision: he would use both—the shadow clone that absorbs natural energy would be placed here, while the rest of his training would take place on Moon Island.

In this way, by recycling natural energy, the shadow clones here will disintegrate on their own at the right time.

If additional shadow clones are needed, a wooden clone can act as a 'mount' to carry these shadow clones over.

As for being too flamboyant...
Shadow clones are essentially aggregates of chakra and spiritual energy, which can be completely sealed away, allowing the wood clones to bring them over inconspicuously.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about exposure.

Furthermore, these were merely arrangements he made while cultivating the 'Ultimate Body Technique'.

Once he completes the cultivation of 'Body Limit' and begins practicing 'Wood Clone Technique' and 'Mind Reflection Technique', he can be directly teleported here to cultivate in this forest.

This will save a lot of trouble.

Also, Moon Island shouldn't be wasted.

Although the natural energy on it is not enough to allow a hundred shadow clones to cultivate simultaneously for a long time, it can still accommodate them for the first few hours each day.

Thus, initially, he didn't need to send his shadow clones over at all.

Even after that, it can maintain a team of about fifty people and continue to absorb natural energy.

Therefore, he doesn't need to place too many shadow clones here.

At least, that was the case before his 'Natural Energy Perception' and 'Natural Energy Control' broke through level 5 and advanced to level 6.

As for what happens after advancing...
That depends on how effective the level 6 'Natural Energy Perception' and 'Natural Energy Control' are.
If they work well and absorb natural energy quickly, then place more shadow clones here; if they're ineffective, then place fewer. However, these are all insignificant matters; we can adapt as needed later.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming stopped thinking about it and raised his hands to form a hand seal, continuing his training on Moon Island and practicing the 'Wood Clone Technique'.

More than twenty minutes later.

The one-hour training session has begun.

As usual, Qingming retrieved the twelve shadow clones, allowing the natural energy within his body to reach its maximum controllable value.

Next, he gathered the same amount of chakra into the abdominal dimension and fused it to create an equal amount of Sage Chakra.

Using these Sage Chakra, he completed a wave of physical enhancements.

After doing all this, he deactivated the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique' and recalled the more than four hundred shadow clones that were developing Dust Escape and new seals.

Soon, the memories of these shadow clones appeared in his mind.

Qingming quickly closed his eyes and carefully browsed through these memories, absorbing and digesting the cultivation experience contained within.

More than a quarter of an hour later, he finally opened his eyes again.

At this moment, Qingming had a new idea about how to combine the nature transformations of the three chakras: fire, earth, and wind.

At the same time, new ideas have emerged for the development of new sealing techniques.

Standing still, Qingming sorted out his thoughts and ideas, then raised his hands to form a hand seal and once again used the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang bang bang~
In an instant, more than 460 figures appeared in the arena.

The natural energy here is plentiful, so Qingming no longer needs to allocate additional shadow clones to develop new sealing techniques.

Of these 460+ shadow clones, 300 were assigned to continue developing Dust Escape, another 100 were used to research new sealing techniques, and the last 60+ were dispersed to absorb the natural energy of the forest.

After all the shadow clones left, Qingming continued practicing the 'Wood Clone Technique'.

It is worth mentioning that, with his persistent efforts, his 'Wood Clone Technique' will be able to advance to the next level in at most half a month.

At that time, it will reach its perfect state, not only storing more chakra but also saving four hours.

After that, he could use those four hours entirely to use the "Mind Reflection Technique" to accelerate the evolution of his Sharingan.

Gathering his thoughts, Qingming stopped thinking about it and shook his head, focusing all his attention on his current cultivation.

And just like that, more than three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Late at night.

Qingming has completed his training plan for today.

He then teleported back to Moon Island and began to rest.

The next morning, he got up early again and began his cultivation.

On the first day, he tested his idea from the previous night to make sure there were no problems with the arrangements.

The next day, following the slightly adjusted schedule, he officially began his cultivation practice.

However, after only two days of cultivation, it was time for him to rest.

Upon returning to the village, Qingming could clearly sense that the atmosphere had become even more tense, with patrolling ninjas everywhere, both day and night.

Qingming knew why this was, of course. With mid-September approaching and the delivery date of Kushina Uzumaki drawing ever closer, the village couldn't help but be tense.

However, his arrangements were already in place, so there was nothing extra to do.

So, after resting in the village for a day, he returned to Moon Island and began a new round of ascetic training.

On the very first day of this arduous training, he experienced double joy.

(End of this chapter)