Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 518 Promotion and Follow-up

In a blink of an eye, another day has passed.

That evening, Qing Ming completed his last round of training as usual, and then began to practice the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

Once, twice, three times.
Because the Shadow Clone Technique does not require too much thinking like other ninjutsu, proficiency can be gained very quickly.

It only took him less than an hour and a half to complete the number of exercises he had planned for the day.

What follows is promotion.

That's right, after a one-day delay, his 'Shadow Clone Technique' was finally successfully advanced.

After being promoted to level 6, the 'Shadow Clone Technique' has greatly improved abilities in all aspects.

Among them, the most obvious is the number of shadow clones that can be split out.

At level 5, he can only create a maximum of twenty shadow clones.

And now, he can create as many as thirty shadow clones.

Looking at the dark shadow clones all around him, Qing Ming nodded with satisfaction.

Maybe he doesn't need so many shadow clones now, but when he gets the tailed beast and has no shortage of chakra, these shadow clones will become a help to his growth.

Of course, if possible, he still wanted to learn the advanced ninjutsu of 'Shadow Clone Technique' - Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

Only then, will the cheating really begin!
Unfortunately, without sufficient innate conditions, it was impossible for him to learn this skill out of thin air.

However, Qingming was not too worried.

Not to mention that the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique' is generally difficult to obtain in Konoha. Although it is a forbidden technique, it is actually more for the purpose of protecting the caster.

So, if you want to get it, it is not very difficult.

Furthermore, Qing Ming had a vague premonition that when he had mastered the 'Shadow Clone Technique' to level 7, he would be able to learn this technique naturally.

And this time doesn’t need to be long.

To advance from lv6 to lv7, one needs proficiency points. Based on the current daily investment of chakra points and the gain of proficiency points, he can accumulate points in just about days.

And fifty days, that is less than two months.
This time is not very long, Qingming can definitely wait.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, Qingming gathered his thoughts and released the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang~
Accompanied by a burst of chakra smoke dissipating, all the shadow clones in the field turned into chakra and returned to his body.

Qing Ming opened the panel, looked at the amount of chakra on it, and secretly calculated the loss.

Finally, he came to the conclusion that when he upgraded from level 5 to level 6 and performed the Shadow Clone Technique again, the chakra consumed decreased from six points of the original chakra possessed by all the shadow clones to five points.

Another one percent reduction, Qingming was very satisfied.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that with the further advancement of his 'Shadow Clone Technique', the shadow clones he created have become more resistant to attacks.

Although they are still far inferior to real people, at least it can allow them to hold on a little longer when they face the enemy again, which is better than nothing!

At this point, the basic changes related to the upgrade of the 'Shadow Clone Technique' have been tested.

But what followed was what he focused on.

Qingming's expression suddenly became serious. With a thought, he mobilized his chakra, raised his hands to form seals, and skillfully performed the ninjutsu - Wind Style: Wind Wings!

brush~
A pair of light blue chakra wings appeared.

Qing Ming controlled its flaps, and in the blink of an eye, it flew high into the sky.

Then, he formed seals again and performed the 'Shadow Clone Technique'.

bang~
As a cloud of chakra smoke exploded, a shadow clone with wings appeared beside him. It flapped its wings slightly and also floated in the air.

Seeing this scene, Qingming could no longer hide the joy on his face. Obviously, he succeeded.

A long time ago, he had been thinking whether he could use the 'Shadow Clone Technique' directly while flying to create a shadow clone that also had the ability to fly.

Unfortunately, it has never been successful.

This often forced him to find a place to land first when necessary, and then complete this step.

There is no doubt that this is not only inconvenient, but also a flaw that is visible to the naked eye.

Now, with his 'Shadow Clone Technique' being promoted to level 6, he finally succeeded.

From now on, he won't have to worry about this anymore.

This will greatly enhance his flexibility in aerial combat.

Qing Ming was delighted, and then began to command this shadow clone to test the ability of 'Wind Style: Wind Wings' to see how effective it could be.

After receiving the order, the shadow clone did not waste any time and immediately controlled the chakra wings behind it and flew away at an extremely fast speed.

Upon seeing this, Qing Ming immediately released the 'protective seal' between his brows, opened his white eyes, and carefully observed the other party's flying status.

At the same time, he also uses the "art of telepathy" to understand the other person's feelings at any time.

After about a quarter of an hour of testing, Qing Ming basically confirmed that the shadow clone could exert 100% of the ability of "Wind Style: Wind Wings", and was no different from the original body.

However, it also has a disadvantage, which is that it consumes a lot of chakra.

Qing Ming took back the shadow clone and after a quick calculation, he concluded that the shadow clone consumed about three times as much chakra as the original body when performing the same action.

In other words, maintaining the same flight posture, its endurance is only one-third of the original body.

As a result, it is destined to be unusable for long-distance raids.

Fortunately, he developed this technique only to facilitate combat and did not intend to use it for other things.

So, it's no big deal.

What's more, Qingming felt that this shortcoming could be improved.

At the very least, as the level of 'Wind Style: Wind Wings' increases, the chakra it consumes will most likely decrease.

And now, after four days of practice, his 'Wind Style: Wind Wings' is about to be upgraded.

However, before making the final sprint, he needed to recover some chakra.

Because the less chakra is used in performing the Shadow Clone Technique, the lower the consumption, so in the past period of time, he has deliberately kept the chakra in his body running at a low level.

Now, it's time to step it up.

With this thought, Qing Ming sat cross-legged and began to actively practice the 'Chakra Extraction Technique', combining his own recovery ability to quickly increase the amount of chakra in his body.

After everything was on track, he began to think about the next problem, which was the development of 'Shadow Sword Technique', which was the last step in perfecting his own sword technique system.

As early as when his 'Shadow Clone Technique' was upgraded to level 5, he started the corresponding research work and had already determined the route early on.

That is, first develop the 'Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique', and then based on this, develop the 'Shadow Sword Technique'.

Unfortunately, at that time, the level of his 'Shadow Clone Technique' was still too low, and the follow-up work could not be carried out, so he had to give up for the time being.

Now, his 'Shadow Clone Technique' has been upgraded to the next level, and it's time to pick it all up again.

Thinking about it this way, Qing Ming felt that he had a lot to do, and his chakra seemed to be insufficient.

Unconsciously, he turned his gaze towards the direction of Yujin Port.

Perhaps, I will have to endure the fog there again.
(End of this chapter)