Grind is My Ninja Way

Seimei closed his eyes, carefully sensing the changes in his body. 

The most noticeable improvement was in his chakra's theoretical maximum limit, which had increased directly from 390,000 points to 500,000 points—a boost of 110,000 points. 

This improvement was undoubtedly substantial. 

Seimei estimated that for at least one or two years, he wouldn't need to worry about exhausting his potential. 

Now, what he needed to consider was how to develop this newfound chakra. 

At the moment, his most efficient method was practicing the "Chakra Refinement Technique", which, when activated for an hour, could increase his chakra limit by 32 points. 

However, due to physical limitations, he could only endure a maximum of 16 hours of operation per day, equating to an increase of 512 points in chakra limit daily. 

At this rate, to fully develop his body's potential and raise his chakra limit from 138,868 to the theoretical 500,000 points, it would take 702 days—nearly two years. 

Undoubtedly, this timeline felt too long. 

Fortunately, that was in the past. 

Now, his mastery of the "Chakra Refinement Technique" had reached level 5 (3558/5000). 

Based on gaining 16 proficiency points per day with 16 hours of operation, it would take roughly 90 days—just about three months—to advance to level 6. 

At that time, the speed of unlocking his potential would increase significantly. 

This improvement meant that the two-year timeline would no longer apply. 

Additionally, his "Physical Constitution" attribute had risen from 19 to 20, significantly increasing his body's endurance, enabling him to run the "Chakra Refinement Technique" for longer periods. 

However, the specifics still needed testing. 

With that in mind, Seimei closed his eyes and began actively running the "Chakra Refinement Technique", assessing its burden on his body. 

One minute passed, then two, then three. 

Soon, half an hour had passed. 

Seimei opened his eyes, letting the "Chakra Refinement Technique" run passively in his body. He had reached a conclusion. 

How should he put it? 

The breakthrough at this milestone was remarkable. The increase in his "Physical Constitution" attribute from 19 to 20 brought tremendous changes. 

Previously, each attribute increase would, at most, add an hour of operation time, and sometimes it wouldn't increase at all. 

This time, however, his operation time had extended by a full two hours, allowing for 18 hours of daily operation. 

This change was especially beneficial, as the technique had become a semi-passive ability that no longer required his constant attention—otherwise, he wouldn't have the time to sustain such long operations. 

This improvement would undoubtedly shorten the time needed to advance the "Chakra Refinement Technique" to level 6 and accelerate his potential development. 

Clearly, this was excellent news. 

Moreover, the increased operation time also allowed him to recover more chakra daily using the technique. 

Previously, 16 hours of operation could recover 32,000 chakra points. Now, it could recover 36,000 points. 

However, these were minor gains. The real benefit lay in his body's natural chakra recovery speed. 

Previously, this rate was 250,000 points per day. 

Now... 

Seimei stopped running the "Chakra Refinement Technique" and waited silently for ten minutes. 

From his status panel, he observed that his chakra had naturally increased by approximately 2,400 points. 

After some calculations, Seimei concluded that his body's natural chakra recovery rate was now around 350,000 points per day. 

This was an increase of 100,000 points compared to before—a significant improvement. 

Seimei could understand why. 

Previously, when his "Mental Strength" attribute increased from 19 to 20, his natural chakra recovery rate only went up by 54,000 points—a relatively modest increase. 

At that time, Seimei speculated that his "Physical Constitution" attribute was too low, holding back his potential. 

This hypothesis was confirmed when his "Physical Constitution" attribute increased from 18 to 19, resulting in a 50,000-point boost in his recovery rate. 

Now, with his "Physical Constitution" reaching 20—a breakthrough milestone—and balancing with his "Mental Strength" attribute, the full potential of his 20 "Mental Strength" was unleashed, resulting in such a large increase. 

Thus, his daily chakra recovery had risen from 282,000 to 386,000 points, an increase of 104,000 points. 

This improvement came at the perfect time, as Seimei urgently needed chakra. This replenishment was not a one-time gain like plundering from others—it was a reliable daily source. 

The key now was how to allocate this chakra effectively. 

Seimei scanned his status panel. Over the past twelve days, many of his skills had improved significantly. 

For instance, "Wind Style: Wings of Wind" had advanced from level 6 (4400/10000) to level 6 (7220/10000). 

Even without further investment, its current daily consumption of 20,000 chakra points, yielding 235 proficiency points, meant it would reach the next level in just 11 to 12 days. 

Thus, Seimei decided to deprioritize it. 

Similarly, he ruled out "Mystical Palm Technique" and "Reflection Technique". 

The former had already maxed out its proficiency, while the latter's current daily allocation of 30,000 chakra points was already the limit. 

As for "Shadow Clone Technique", it was in a similar state to "Wings of Wind", with proficiency at level 6 (6804/10000). It would take only 13 to 14 days to reach the next level, so there was no need to increase its allocation. 

The "Rasengan", however, was a different matter. Since reaching level 8, its daily 25,000 chakra allocation felt insufficient. 

At its current growth rate of 270 proficiency points per day, it would take 173 days—nearly half a year—to reach level 9. 

This timeline was too long, so Seimei decided to double its allocation to 50,000 chakra points per day. 

With this change, its growth rate would increase to 540 proficiency points daily, reducing the timeline to just three months. 

As for skills like "Fire Style: Scorching Blast", "Water Style: Great Shark Bullet", and "Water Style: Water Severing Wave", Seimei decided not to increase their allocation since their current growth rates were sufficient. 

The remaining 79,000 chakra points would be allocated to "Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu", "Water Style: Water Formation Wall", and "Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall". 

Their current proficiencies were as follows: 

Dragon Flame Jutsu: Level 5 (870/5000) Water Formation Wall: Level 6 (110/10000) Earth Flow Wall: Level 6 (2305/10000) 

Seimei wanted to quickly level these skills to their maximum. 

After some thought, he decided to allocate: 

19,000 chakra points to Dragon Flame Jutsu, enabling it to gain 190 proficiency points daily and reach level 6 in about 20 days. 30,000 chakra points each to Water Formation Wall and Earth Flow Wall, allowing each to gain 300 proficiency points daily. These would level up in 30 and 25 days, respectively. 

Both were B-rank jutsu with a maximum level of 7, meaning this investment would soon free up 60,000 chakra points for other skills. 

"Phew…" 

After finalizing these plans, Seimei exhaled deeply and began his final test.