Naruto: Back in Ancient Times

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With the knowledge of the shadow clone technique acquired, I got down to perfecting it and it took me roughly 1 week to get it to perfection. I got it down to the point where there is no smoke when it's created.

With this technique perfected, I made a new plan of action to abuse it. First I checked the amount I could spam without exhausting my chakra and it turns out that I could do the maximum of 15 clones without experiencing any sort of discomfort when they're dispelled.

Above that number, I get a little dizzy, but no headache though

I first created 7 clones and assigned them different tasks. 5 will train and perfect the 5 basic elements, the other 2 will both try and research the Yin chakra and Yang Chakra.

Ashura could use Yang release to perform healing techniques in the anime, though it's later on when he was a little older. I don't know when he learned it but I'm sure he did.

And with that thought in mind, 1 of the clones will try to use my spiritual energy to manifest Yin release as I want to be proficient in all elements and the other clone will try the Yang release as I want to create a seal based on it to give myself a regeneration ability like Tsunade Yin seal.

With these clones sorted out, I created 3 more clones to both learn Kenjutsu and Taijutsu. I know what y'all are thinking, yes I want to be all-rounded.

The third clone was to research seals and create a sort of Chara refining seal that'll refine my chakra continually for as long as chakra exists in my body.

Yes, I don't want my chakra to remain at the same level as everyone, especially Indra and Ashura because I know that when they awaken their bloodline there will be a huge gap between them and me.

This seal will be used to refine my chakra till I get access to natural energy and then it'll be used to refine them both and mix them. It's a huge task, I know, but I gotta do it.

With the tasks assigned, I then got down to the most important of them all. Physical Training. Yes, you heard that right, physical training.

It's important, after all my body has to be strong to contain the increase in my chakra, and should the chakra refinement seal be created, it'll need constant consumption of both my stamina, cells, and mental energy {That's the combination of both physical and spiritual energy. Deal with it}.

My clones' training in both Yin and Yang release will play an important role in this{You should get it by now}

With this thought in mind, I started by using my lightning chakra to destroy my body little by little and then using my neutral chakra to soothe the pain.

It was a painful experience and if not for the soundproof seal I recently created, I would have alerted the whole village.

The training was painful but I persevered, who knows I might even awaken haki this way. My nine-year-old body couldn't handle the strain for a long time, so after every ten minutes, I would rest and circulate my chakra at full power.

This continued for a while until I reached my limit. I lay on the floor unconscious for some time till I was woken up by a maid. It seems I slept through the whole afternoon since it was already dark outside. After a bath, I went to the living room for our meal.

After the meal, I meditated for some time to calm myself mentally. I waited till it was time to sleep till I dispelled my clones since I didn't know what would happen to get a whole day's worth of information from 10 clones.

As I dispelled them I felt as if I was being stuffed with information from all parts of my brain, and before I could process anything, I blacked out.

Waking up the following morning, I found that I could recall all the necessary information regarding all of my clones. I spent the early morning meditating to sort the information properly before anyone comes to wake me up.

The progress I made was minimal in terms of the other 4 basic elements. The clone assigned to air techniques copied the training Naruto went through in the anime by using chakra to cut through leaves.

The clone assigned to earth techniques was the next best in coming close to getting the flow of earth. He was just trying to pass his chakra through the ground and retrieve it in hopes of getting control over the earth.

The training was quite interesting if I do say so myself as in doing so he kind of hit the ability Toph had in Avatar, the Seismic wave sensing.

He could sense things on the ground for a limited distance. I had that idea when coming up with training for the elements. I had the idea of following Avatar-style training which involves listening to the ground and trying to go with the flow of the earth.

Neutral jing is stated to be the key to earth bending. Fundamentally, neutral jing involves listening, seemingly doing nothing, and waiting for the right moment to strike.

When in combat, earthbenders are more stationary combatants, usually waiting for their opponent to come to them, while standing their ground and meeting their opponents' attacks head-on, before delivering a deadly strike of their own. Neutral jing forms the basis of true earth bending.

There are negative and positive Jing, Negative jing is mostly exercised in air benders, reflecting their pacifistic lifestyle and philosophy that all life is sacred; they assert that fighting is only to be used as a last resort when conflict cannot be avoided.

Airbenders are more mobile fighters compared to earth benders and possess a highly dynamic fighting style; to "avoid and evade" is recognized as a typical Airbender tactic.

Positive jing is an aggressive expression of chi. As such, it complements the more aggressive tactics of fire bending during combat.

Fire benders typically prefer action to inaction or conflict avoidance, relying heavily on preemptive strikes to overwhelm their opponents with sheer power.

These positive jing attributes are also found in the attitudes and personalities that are common among the people who have an affinity to fire elements.

As Toph said in Avatar, THE KEY TO EARTHBENDING IS YOUR STANCE. YOU'VE GOT TO BE STEADY AND STRONG. ROCK IS A STUBBORN ELEMENT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE IT, YOU'VE GOT TO BE LIKE A ROCK YOURSELF.

And that's what I did and it worked out well. I could create a little Spike and make the ground wavy. I could also make the ground soft.

After lightning, earth might be my next best element.

The clone assigned to fire didn't need to do much as fire techniques were one of the first elements I learned thanks to Indra.

All he had to do was find a spark to make the fire burn hotter and wider. so he spent the day shooting fire from his fist, legs, and mouth while at the same time regulating his breathing. Jeong

Jeong in Avatar did say that power in fire bending comes from the breaths so he did just that. And it was quite beneficial.

In the case of water bending, common maneuvers involve following the moon and the ocean's example of "push and pull". As such, waterbenders will alternate between and maintain a balance of both positive and negative jing in combat, allowing them to turn defense into offense as they use their opponent's force against them while conserving their own.

The clone assigned with water techniques spent his day trying to use chakra to move the water in the village river. He made a lot of progress as he could move them a little before losing control of the water. It's progress, as I am sure that with time, I'll be able to move more quantity of water. It's all about good control.

It seems my powerful spiritual energy and already strong soul helped in my Yin chakra practice. It was quite easy to manifest my Yin chakra now though it was still less powerful compared to my lightning chakra. I already improved my lightning release so it was easier on the clone to practice it.

Yang release was coming along quite nicely. It seems that to improve my Yang release, I need to have the cells in my body working at full capacity as the Yang Chakra will be extracted from my physical energy.

With that thought in mind, I knew I had no reason to create a clone for that. I just needed to exercise more and increase my vitality.

The clone that was assigned to Kenjustu was swinging the sword repeatedly trying to get a form unique to it, and considering that it was a clone it didn't need rest so he was at it for the whole day.

The Taijutsu clone focused on punches and kicks repeatedly in different forms. Before yesterday, I already had the idea to learn both Karate and Taekwondo so I focused on both of them.

The seal clone didn't focus on the chakra seal, instead, it created a new seal which it calls the stasis seal. This seal basically suspends anything it comes in contact with in time.

It's a good seal and I can see its potential. I could create a storage scroll and imbue the stasis effect to it and anything out into the scroll would never experience the passage of time. I could even create a storage ring like those in cultivation worlds.

Apart from that, it also improved the storage seal and made the space in it bigger. It was only 1-meter cubic square inside but now it's 5 meters cubic square.

That's nice and all but that doesn't change anything in the long run. It's only redeeming quality was that it could take in more things.

With these pieces of information sorted out, I created 9 clones and assigned them the same task except the Kenjustu clone. I have an idea to use the breathing technique from the demon Slayer anime.

I first asked it to try taking deep breaths into its lungs while swinging the sword. I also asked the Taijutsu clone to do the same thing while performing its punches and kicks.

Since they were my clones, they already had an idea of what to do so I'm not worried. After everything was sorted out, I asked them to leave and start their practice as I continue my daily routine.

Not long after the clones left, I felt two of my clones dispel on their own, and before I could process what happened, I felt a searing pain in my head and lungs as I screamed and blacked out.

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For those confused about this Jing stuff, take it as intent. Y'all should know about sword intentions and stuff like that. I did say that I'll be taking concepts from the Avatar styles.

Negative and positive thoughts, vibes, anything that comes to your mind. Or you can take it as it is and ignore the semantics.

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