Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1094 Getting Started
Silent all night.

The next day.

Qingming got up early, washed up briefly, and then began his cultivation.

Just as he predicted last night, with those five points of proficiency as a foundation, practicing 'Sage Mode' today was indeed much easier.

In just one day, he gained thirty-five points of proficiency.

In this way, his 'Sage Mode' proficiency level on the panel reached lv0 (40/100)!
On the third day, he gained even more proficiency, reaching a full fifty points.

Then, on the morning of the fourth day, he successfully mastered the technique.

On the open ground in the center of Moon Island.
Qingming slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, his understanding of 'Sage Mode' rose to a new level.

Qingming had a premonition that if he were to use 'Sage Mode' again now, without anyone disturbing him, it would be impossible for him to fail.

Of course, it may take more time to get into the zone, but in any case, you won't fail.

In this way, if he wants to improve his proficiency, the speed will undoubtedly be much faster.

As for how much faster, further testing is needed.

With this thought in mind, Qingming wasted no more time. He quickly swallowed a few enhanced soldier pills to replenish the energy he had just consumed, and then once again used the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang bang bang~
As puffs of chakra smoke dissipated, ten figures appeared in the arena.

As usual, Qingming injected an equal amount of natural energy into their bodies.

Then, he nodded at them.

Seeing this, the ten figures didn't waste any words. They each chose a direction, moved a little distance away, and immediately sat cross-legged, beginning to merge the chakra and natural energy within their bodies, preparing to enter 'Sage Mode'.

Time passes minute by minute.

A few minutes later.

As expected, this time, all ten of his shadow clones entered 'Sage Mode'.

Qingming watched them carefully comprehend the wonders of 'Immortal Mode' without saying a word, simply waiting quietly.

About ten minutes later, the ten shadow clones successively exited the 'Sage Mode' state.

However, this time, Qingming did not rush to retrieve these shadow clones and absorb and digest their cultivation experience. Instead, he let them try to enter 'Immortal Mode' again.

Before you start learning, frequently choosing to reclaim your shadow clones is a last resort.

Now, he naturally needs to consider his future training arrangements.

You can't possibly recall the shadow clones every ten minutes or so, can you?
In that case, putting aside the issue of chakra depletion, the wasted time alone would be enough to make him feel bad.

Not to mention, this would disrupt his rhythm in practicing other skills.

So, it's time to test their limits.

Our gaze returned to the ten shadow clones.

Upon receiving Qingming's instructions, the ten shadow clones had no objections. After resting and contemplating for a while, they once again merged the three energies within their bodies and attempted to re-enter the 'Immortal Mode' state.

Time passes again.

About ten minutes later.

With a peculiar chakra fluctuation spreading out, the ten shadow clones once again entered 'Sage Mode'.

Clearly, this time, it took them longer to enter 'sage mode', suggesting that their recent exit had some impact on them.

However, in any case, they successfully entered the 'immortal mode' state a second time.

Qingming glanced at the time; more than twenty minutes had passed since he started the test.

Therefore, it should take about thirty minutes for these ten shadow clones to exit 'Sage Mode' again.

Based on the obvious delay just now, if he enters 'Sage Mode' again and then exits, it should take exactly one hour. This means that he can train it along with other skills.

As for whether these shadow clones can enter 'Sage Mode' again?
ten minutes later.

The ten shadow clones in the arena exited their 'Sage Mode' state.

Qingming carefully sensed their condition and, after confirming that there were no major problems, instructed them to adjust their state before ordering them to enter 'Immortal Mode' again.

As expected, this time, it took them longer to fuse the Sage Chakra, and they were able to maintain the 'Sage Mode' state for a shorter period of time.

However, in any case, they succeeded in the end.

In other words, these shadow clones could enter 'Sage Mode' for the third time.

In this way, his plan to cultivate simultaneously was no longer a problem.

Now, let's see how it goes.

With a thought, Qingming deactivated the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

In an instant, the ten shadow clones disintegrated and vanished.

At the same time, ten memories surfaced in his mind.

Along with it appeared ten strands of chakra and natural energy.

However, as soon as he sensed these chakra and natural energies, Qingming's expression changed.

He suppressed the ominous feeling in his heart, sorted and stored the chakra and natural energy, then closed his eyes and began to browse the memories in his mind, absorbing and digesting the cultivation experience contained therein.

Time passes minute by minute.

About seven or eight minutes later.

Qingming opened his eyes again.

With a thought, he opened the panel again.

As you can see, in the skill section above, the proficiency of his 'Sage Mode' has increased by 25 points, from the original lv1 (1/200) when he just advanced to the current lv1 (26/200).

On average, each shadow clone gains 0.83 proficiency points each time it enters 'Sage Mode' and maintains it to the limit.

Actually, it should be one point, but with ten shadow clones cultivating together, it's inevitable that there will be instances of duplicate experience gain.

Therefore, the ten shadow clones entered "Immortal Mode" a total of thirty times before gaining twenty-five points of proficiency.

Even so, his speed is much faster than before he started learning.

That's the consumption.
That's really touching!
In just one hour, these ten shadow clones consumed a staggering 100,000 points of chakra and natural energy. On average, each point of proficiency gained required 4,000 points of chakra and natural energy.

This is also why Qingming's expression turned ugly after he reclaimed their chakra and natural energy.

Although this consumption is less than the 8,000 chakra required per point of proficiency when practicing 'Dust Release: Detachment of Limits', it is still twice the consumption when practicing 'Dust Release: Detachment of the Primal World'.

Fortunately, this is only temporary.

Based on the training of the ten shadow clones, the reason why he consumed so much energy to cultivate this technique was mostly due to the overflow of Sage Chakra after entering Sage Mode.

This can be completely solved by increasing the level of 'Sage Mode'.

As his 'Sage Mode' upgrades, his control over his own condition will become stronger and stronger.

In this way, less Sage Chakra can be leaked.

Correspondingly, the chakra and natural energy consumed during training will be reduced.

Furthermore, upgrading 'Sage Mode' will appropriately extend the time he can maintain this technique, allowing him to gain more insights into cultivation, which can be converted into proficiency, thus increasing his skill level.

This will further increase the speed at which he upgrades his 'Sage Mode'.

After thinking it through, Qingming couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)