Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1216 Weighing
On the open ground in the center of Moon Island.

Qingming looked at the densely packed shadow clones in front of him.

Clearly, this number exceeds the number of shadow clones he usually creates.

Previously, including the shadow clone that provided natural energy to Tianxin Shenji, he only needed to create 176 shadow clones each time.

Later, when his reserve chakra ran out, he reduced his investment in physical enhancement, which reduced the amount of natural energy required, and consequently, the number of shadow clones he could create decreased.

But now, he has created two hundred shadow clones at once, which is clearly beyond what is normally needed.

Qingming was naturally aware of this as well.

He did this for one reason only: testing the limits of his body required more natural energy, and if he continued with the original amount, the supply might be insufficient.

Fortunately, he didn't care about the slight loss of chakra during the test, so he simply allocated more to ensure that there would be no problems during the test.

With that thought in mind, Qingming took out a scroll from his ninja tool bag, then raised his hand to form a hand seal, sealing all two hundred shadow clones into it.

Then, he waved his hand, summoning the wooden clone that had been on guard in the sky, and handed the scroll in his hand to it.

The wooden clone took the scroll and, without needing any instructions, flew into the sky with it, heading towards the Bird Kingdom.

Watching the other party leave, Qingming didn't waste any words. With a thought, he directly disintegrated a dormant wooden clone.

The next moment, his nearly depleted chakra was rapidly restored to full strength, and even overflowed.

All of this chakra was sent by Qingming into the alternate dimension between his eyebrows.

As for why there is still a dormant wood clone when he has clearly used up all his spare chakra?
The answer is actually quite simple: this is a wooden clone he uses for temporary purposes.

Because he frequently needs to use and deactivate the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique', his chakra is often between nearly 'depleted' and 'full'.

In addition, he would store four or five hundred million points of chakra during the day he rested, which was far beyond what the alternate dimension he created at the center of his forehead could store.

Therefore, only a few wooden clones can be separated, specifically for circulation.

Feeling his chakra replenishing once again, Qingming wasted no time and immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to the volcano beneath Moon Island.

The view suddenly shifted.

Standing on the circular platform in the fifth cavity, looking at the familiar surroundings, Qingming closed his eyes slightly, carefully sensing the pressure this place exerted on him.

Time passes minute by minute.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, let out a soft breath, and said, "Phew~, thankfully, this still works!"

That's right, he was just trying to see if this place could still be used as his training ground.

After all, last time he changed locations, his 'physical' attribute only increased three times before he had to change locations again.

And this time, including the recent upgrade, his 'physique' attribute has increased by two points.

Considering that the improvement of each point in the basic attributes becomes greater as you progress, two points are roughly the critical point.

However, it seems that because the environment inside the cavity is harsh enough, pressure can still be applied to him for the time being.

In that case, he doesn't need to rush to change his training location.

Of course, given the current rate of his physical evolution, he will probably have to change his training location again after another one.

However, that's a story for later. For now...
Let’s practice first!

With this thought in mind, Qingming activated the natural energy stored in the alternate dimension in his abdomen and instantly entered the 'Immortal Mode' state.

Then, he began to practice 'Body Limit' again and again, mobilizing the Sage Chakra that had just fused within him to strengthen his body.

Time passes minute by minute.

Soon, an hour passed.

Qingming paused his cultivation, sensing his progress over the past hour and the chakra he had consumed, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes. Without lingering, he activated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' and returned to Moon Island.

Standing still and waiting for his body to heal itself from the damage caused by the high temperature and pressure inside the volcano, he then deactivated the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique'.

In an instant, all the shadow clones, both inside and outside the island, disintegrated and vanished.

Immediately, Qingming closed his eyes and began to absorb and digest the memories in his mind.

It took him about ten minutes to process the memories of these shadow clones.

Then, he swallowed a few enhanced soldier pills to replenish the energy he had just consumed.

Then, a new round of training began.

He continued practicing for four rounds until late at night before finally stopping.

On the open ground in the center of Moon Island.

The azure sky stood silently.

While carefully sensing the changes in his body over the past four hours, he silently calculated the amount of chakra consumed.

Then, based on this, estimate the body's tolerance.

It didn't take long for him to reach a conclusion.

Just like before, this physical transformation has once again greatly increased his physical endurance.

Before today, his body could only withstand a maximum of 510 million points of chakra infusion per day.

Now, according to his estimate, this upper limit has reached 630 million.

In other words, this improvement in his 'Constitution' attribute increased his physical endurance by 120 million points, which is 20 million points more than the 100 million points he gained from the last improvement in his 'Constitution' attribute.

However, this increase was less than the increase in his natural chakra recovery speed this time.

Unfortunately, his reserve chakra was exhausted.

Otherwise, his chakra deficit will be smaller than ever before.

"Oh, what a pity."

With another soft sigh, Qingming stopped thinking about it and began to plan his next cultivation journey.

With his current chakra recovery, plus the chakra he obtained from the Three-Tails, Four-Tails, Seven-Tails, half of the Nine-Tails, and from Tanshin no Kamihime and Danzo's Edo Tensei, it's definitely not enough for ten consecutive days of intensive training at the highest efficiency.

Therefore, he had to change his spiritual practice plan.

Now, he has two directions for adjustment. One is to increase the frequency of rest and use the chakra accumulated on the day of rest to fill the chakra gap at other times.

Secondly, shorten the daily training time and reduce energy expenditure in order to continue to maintain the ten-day rest period.

These two options are essentially the same and will not change the speed at which he strengthens his body.

After all, he only has so much chakra available each day, and no matter how he adjusts it, the final result will be the same.

Therefore, either option is theoretically acceptable.

However, compared to the second option of wasting a little time each day, he was more accustomed to continuing his high-intensity daily practice and then accumulating the saved time into more days of rest.

It just so happens that the ninja world has been at peace for so long, and it looks like it's about to be thrown into turmoil again.

In times like these, it wouldn't be a bad thing if he had more time to travel around.

At the very least, he can get any news sooner and prepare in advance.

(End of this chapter)