Grind is My Ninja Way

Creak~

The door closed again.

The sadness on Seimei's face instantly vanished. Although he had merged with the original owner's memories, he didn't have much emotional attachment to the 'parents' he had never met.

However, for the sake of this compensation, Seimei decided to visit their graves and offer flowers every year from now on.

Of course, that was only if he could survive.

Otherwise, nothing else mattered.

He opened the envelope and counted the money inside. There was a total of one million and one thousand ryō.

"Not bad, no one skimmed off the top!"

The original owner's parents were both Chunin. After their deaths, the compensation was five hundred thousand ryō each.

Adding that to the one thousand ryō monthly living allowance from the clan, it amounted to one million and one thousand ryō, not a penny more, not a penny less.

But thinking about it, it made sense. If even this kind of money was embezzled, the clan would have no cohesion left.

Moreover, one million ryō might seem like a lot, but it wasn't.

In Konoha, the reward for a D-rank mission was five thousand to fifty thousand ryō, a C-rank mission was thirty thousand to one hundred thousand ryō, a B-rank mission was eighty thousand to two hundred thousand ryō, an A-rank mission could reach one hundred fifty thousand to one million ryō, and an S-rank mission was over one million ryō.

Chunin could take on C-rank and B-rank missions, while Jonin could take on B-rank and A-rank missions. Even with the village's commission and sharing with teammates, earning one million ryō wasn't difficult.

As for the one thousand ryō living allowance...

A bowl of ramen cost sixty ryō. If he ate ramen for all three meals a day, it would be five thousand four hundred ryō a month.

And that was just for 'food'.

For ninjas, the biggest expense was cultivation.

Therefore, the one thousand ryō living allowance was only enough to keep Seimei from starving. Investing in cultivation was out of the question.

He had been training under such circumstances for over a week.

Now it was different. With this one million ryō, he could buy some secret medicines to aid his training.

With this in mind, Seimei left his room and went straight to the pharmacy run by the Nara clan.

In Konoha, the Nara clan had the highest achievements in medicine. Their products were synonymous with quality.

However, after browsing around, Seimei found that the most useful thing for him was actually Soldier Pills.

Yes, the kind of Soldier Pills that could replace a meal with just one pill.

They could replenish all the nutrients the human body needed and were usually used as rations for ninjas on missions.

Some special Soldier Pills could even temporarily enhance a ninja's chakra.

However, Seimei didn't need that kind of Soldier Pills. He just needed the ones that could be eaten as a meal.

This way, he could extend the training time for the 'Chakra Refinement Technique', then use the extra chakra to practice the three basic techniques, ultimately creating a synergistic effect and increasing the proficiency of multiple skills simultaneously.

He immediately put his plan into action. Seimei took out his money and, under the shopkeeper's strange gaze, bought a large quantity of Soldier Pills in one go.

It was fortunate that it was Soldier Pills. If it were other supplies, it might have attracted the village's attention.

However, just in case, Seimei didn't plan to eat out for a while.

This way, others would at most think he was diligently training and using Soldier Pills as meal replacements.

...

Back at home.

Seimei opened the panel.

The familiar light blue screen appeared in his vision:

[Name: Uchiha Seimei

Age: 10 years old

Physique: 5

Spirit: 7

Chakra: 17 (131→159)

Bloodline: Sharingan - Unawakened (51/100)

Skills: Chakra Refinement Technique: lv0 (8/100) → lv0 (53/100)

Clone Technique: lv0 (46/100) → lv1 (2/200)

*Transformation Technique: lv0 (77/100)

*Substitution Technique: lv0 (71/100)

Basic Taijutsu: lv0 (35/100) → lv1 (16/200)

Ninja Tool Throwing: lv1 (29/200) → lv2 (10/500)]

In the past week, he had persisted in practicing the 'Chakra Refinement Technique' for four hours every night. Most of the time, he could only gain six proficiency points, but occasionally, he would get an extra point.

So, after seven days, he had gained a total of forty-five proficiency points.

This raised his 'Chakra Refinement Technique' from lv0 (8/100) to lv0 (53/100), already halfway there.

During this time, his chakra limit had increased by 28 points, from 131 to 159. Although it still wasn't much, at least he saw hope.

Seimei believed that as long as he persisted, he would eventually become a 'Chakra Jin' or even a 'Chakra Ton'!

Furthermore, he used all two hundred points of chakra recovered from practicing the 'Chakra Refinement Technique' every day to practice ninjutsu.

In the first two days, he focused and grinded the 'Clone Technique' to lv1, successfully mastering it and able to create an illusory figure.

Afterward, as planned, he muddled through the weekly test.

However, after the 'Clone Technique' reached lv1, it encountered the same problem as 'Ninja Tool Throwing' - he could only gain one proficiency point per practice session.

Seimei knew this was the limit of the original owner's level. From now on, he had to rely on himself.

So, he turned to practicing the 'Transformation Technique' and 'Substitution Technique'.

Thanks to the experience and memories left by the original owner, the training speed of these two techniques was no slower than the 'Clone Technique' before mastery.

Basically, he could gain two to three proficiency points with each practice session.

Therefore, in five days, he had grinded the proficiency of 'Transformation Technique' and 'Substitution Technique' to lv0 (77/100) and lv0 (71/100) respectively!

At this rate, it wouldn't take more than two or three days for these two skills to reach mastery.

By then, the original owner's legacy would be almost exhausted.

As for 'Basic Taijutsu'...

In the past week, Sugiki Kazuto had organized three more sparring sessions.

Taking advantage of these opportunities, his 'Basic Taijutsu' had successfully reached mastery and even reached lv1 (16/200), but that was the limit.

From now on, he needed to practice steadily.

Finally, there was 'Ninja Tool Throwing'. Its progress was still the fastest, now at Lv2 (10/500)!

At this stage, he could hit the bullseye of a stationary target within ten meters with one hundred percent accuracy.

This level was no less than some Genin who had graduated two or three years ago.

However, 'Ninja Tool Throwing' ultimately had its limitations.

Seimei estimated that if he couldn't awaken the Sharingan, he could at most increase its proficiency to lv3.

After all, practicing now required him to hit the bullseye of a fifteen-meter target, otherwise, he wouldn't gain any proficiency at all.

And it took a whopping five hundred proficiency points to go from Lv2 to Lv3.

One could imagine that once he maxed it out, his skill would be comparable to that of an average Chunin or even a high-level Chunin.

Unless he had the Sharingan to assist him and perform fancy tricks with ninja tools...

Otherwise, using this method to kill someone was almost impossible, except for ambushes, group attacks, or bullying those much weaker than himself.

'But the Sharingan...'

Seimei glanced at the (51/100) progress on the panel and fell silent.

In the past week or so, he had tried to increase the Sharingan's awakening progress but to no avail, despite trying several methods.

The progress seemed stuck, not budging at all.

However, Seimei hadn't given up. Since the panel could display it, it meant the progress could be pushed forward; he just hadn't found the right method yet.

(End of Chapter)