Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1061 Redistribution

The next day.

early morning.

Qingming got up early.

After washing up, he swallowed several enhanced soldier ration pills to fill his stomach.

Then, he raised his hand to form a hand seal and unleashed the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

However, this time the number of shadow clones he created was not five hundred, but a full six hundred.

Just as planned last night, he was going to start testing the maximum number of shadow clones he could withstand after increasing his 'spirit' attribute by two points.

These six hundred shadow clones are just the beginning.

Based on past experience, this step would take him about one or two days.

In fact, it is true.

the next day.

late at night.

The northeastern part of the Land of Fire.

In that primeval forest.

After Qingming completed the final repetition of the 'Reflecting Heart Technique,' he released the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique' with a thought.

Instantly, all the shadow clones in the nearby forest disintegrated and vanished.

A flood of memory information rushed into my mind.

Qingming suppressed his discomfort and carefully categorized and stored the chakra and natural energy that returned along with these memories.

Then, I began to sort through these memories.

A quarter of an hour later.

After Qingming digested these memories, he transformed the cultivation experience contained within them into proficiency in the corresponding skills.

Opening his eyes again, Qingming accessed the panel to check the changes in proficiency of various skills over the past two days.

Then, by referring to the chakra they consumed over the past two days and his own mental state, he would have a clear idea of ​​how many shadow clones he should create to train simultaneously in the future.

His conclusion was: 800 questions!
That's right, it's eight hundred paths.

According to his calculations, simultaneously creating eight hundred shadow clones to cultivate together is the most cost-effective option.

In this way, he won't be under too much pressure, and he can maximize the powerful mental strength brought by the 32 points of 'spirit' attribute.

As for the extra three hundred shadow clones, who will they be assigned to?

Qingming already has a plan for this.

He planned to divide these three hundred shadow clones into three parts, with one hundred of them joining the team that absorbs natural energy to provide him with more natural energy.

Another hundred people joined the team developing 'Dust Release: Particle Style' and 'Dust Release: Limit Break Technique' to speed up their progress.

He planned to use the last hundred shadow clones to practice the 'Three Elements Sealing Technique'.

As the number of shadow clones absorbing natural energy increases, the natural energy he accumulates each day will also increase, allowing him to increase the number of shadow clones practicing this technique and thus advance his level more quickly.

Ultimately, a sealed space was created that could store even more natural energy.

Of course, creating so many shadow clones doesn't come without a price.

The most obvious consequence is the increased consumption of chakra.

Let's leave aside the hundred shadow clones that absorb natural energy, because most of their chakra is used to restrain the natural energy absorbed into the body, so the loss is not significant.

Therefore, there will not be much loss after recycling.

Therefore, the amount of chakra consumed did not increase much; it only increased from 500,000 points to 700,000 points, an increase of 200,000 points.

However, he did master the 'Three Elements Sealing Technique' and develop two Dust Release ninjutsu.
After each of them added one hundred shadow clones, the chakra consumed increased significantly.

Among them, the chakra consumption of the 'Three Elements Sealing Technique' has doubled, from one million points to two million points.

The development of 'Dust Release: Particle Style' and 'Dust Release: Limit Break Technique' increased from consuming three million chakra points to consuming four and a half million chakra points.

Thus, with the three hundred shadow clones combined, he would need to consume an additional 2700000 (=200000+1000000+1500000) chakra points.

His 'spirit' attribute increased from 30 to 32 points, which meant an increase of 2800000 (=1300000 + 1500000) chakra points. In other words, with this inflow and outflow, he only had 100,000 chakra points left each day.

The result startled Qingming, who thought to himself, "That was close!"

This is because his 'spirit' attribute was boosted in time; otherwise, it would have been deducted from his accumulated chakra.

However, on the other hand, if his 'spirit' attribute hadn't improved, leading to an increase in his mental strength, he wouldn't have been able to increase the number of shadow clones he could cultivate simultaneously.

Therefore, every drink and every bite has its own destiny!

Shaking his head silently, Qingming stopped thinking about it.

He closed the panel again, and with a thought, locked onto the location of Moon Island, used the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to teleport there.

Back on Moon Island, he wasted no time. After a quick wash, he returned to the cabin to rest.

A speechless night!
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the next day.

It was still dark.

Qingming had already gotten up.

Now that the distribution of shadow clones has been completed, it's time to focus on cultivation.

That's what Qingming thought, and that's what he did.

Thus, a week quickly passed in his intensive practice.

During this time, he returned to the village to rest for a day.

The village remained as peaceful as ever, as if the chaos of two months ago had never happened.

However, Qingming knew that this was just an appearance.

The increased workload and the shift in the focus of the missions made Qingming keenly aware that beneath the calm surface lay an undercurrent of tension—the border situation between Konoha and Kumogakure seemed to be gradually escalating.

Based on his memories from his previous life, Qingming had reason to suspect that this was the radical faction within the Hidden Cloud Village trying to seize one last chance to make a final stand.

Why do you say that?
The reason is simple: the current ninja world is dominated by the pursuit of peace, and this trend will become increasingly apparent over time.

Under such circumstances, no matter how warlike the Hidden Cloud Village may be, it is impossible to fight against the prevailing trend.

Therefore, it's only a matter of time before they sign a peace treaty with Konoha.

But how could this satisfy the radicals within the Hidden Cloud Village?

Qingming had not forgotten.
In another timeline, even at the very last moment, the peace delegation from Kumogakure had already arrived in Konoha, and both sides were preparing to sign a peace treaty.

As a result, the radical faction within Kumogakure still managed to kidnap the young lady of the Hyuga clan in an attempt to sabotage the agreement between the two parties.

If they dare to do such things, then deliberately escalating tensions on the border between the two sides is nothing.

However, Qingming believed that this was only temporary.

Perhaps peace will come sooner than he expects.

After all, the radical faction within Kumogakure would only take such measures when they felt pressured.

However, Konoha in this era did not lose too many Jonin combatants in the Nine-Tails' attack, and the key figure, Minato Namikaze, is still alive.

Therefore, the attitude of the Hidden Cloud Village will only be lower than it was in their memories.

That's why Qingming said that peace might come sooner than expected.

However, none of this has much to do with Qingming.

Now, he is more concerned about the time needed for his body to transform again.

That's right. After these days of strengthening and testing, Qingming has estimated the timing of the next physical transformation—late April!
That is, three months later.

This timeframe seems to be the same as the time required for his last physical transformation, but that's not actually the case.

Putting aside the fact that he didn't even spend three months last time, the efficiency of strengthening his body alone is incomparable to that of the two.

Now, his efficiency in enhancing his body is far greater than before.

Therefore, even if it takes about the same amount of time, the enhancements he can make to his body next will exceed those before.

This cannot be measured simply by the time required.

(End of this chapter)