11 months had passed since Seimei started his Ninja Academy life.
Every day was filled with tons of theoretical classes, combat training, chakra control training, and many other grueling exercises.
It was hard. Really hard.
However, it was worth it for the 30 students in the First Year of class 1-S.
It was even better for Seimei. His skills grew really fast through many practical training exercises and sparring with his classmates and teachers.
Now, Seimei’s actual combat prowess was at the peak of an Elite Chunin.
His classmates were no slouches either.
Even the weakest of them had the combat prowess of an average Genin.
If they lack anything, that would be actual combat experience.
After all, only by facing real danger head-on and overcoming it can the rookies blossom into true Shinobi.
All in all, Seimei was really happy.
However, it would have been even better if he hadn’t been beaten to the ground by Uchiha Reina during the practical combat training.
He got his ass kicked by her at least once every week.
At first, he confidently defeated all 28 of his classmates. That was very easy for him—no effort at all.
Seimei thought he could defeat his Uchiha girl, too.
But when he faced her for the first time, his defeat was almost instant.
The match didn’t even last for one minute.
She literally played him like a fool.
But who was he?
He was Otsutsuki Seimei.
One defeat wouldn’t be enough to deter him.
So, he trained hard. He trained for an entire week, read manuals on techniques to counter Sharingan since he couldn’t use them in the open yet, and prepared multiple strategies to deal with the always-smirking Uchiha girl.
That smirk was really annoying. He was determined to wipe it off her face.
But confidence is confidence. It cannot alter reality.
So, the next week, he got thrashed by Uchiha Reina again.
For the whole first semester, he lost every single combat match against her.
Although his combat awareness and skills improved a lot, he couldn’t even secure a single draw.
The longest he lasted against her was 3 minutes and 49 seconds.
Just thinking about that last match of the first semester sent shivers down Seimei’s spine.
*Flashback*
During the last match of the first semester.
"Oh~"
"You indeed improved a lot in these past six months, Seimei-kun."
"I think I need to use more force to fight you now."
"It's thrilling to see you struggle so much."
"Struggle. Struggle more for me."
"The more you struggle, the more excited I become."
"The way you're giving your all to fight back, how cute~~."
Uchiha Reina kept teasing Seimei as she easily blocked every single one of his strikes.
Seimei simply couldn’t find any opening. And on top of that, he had to endure her venomous tongue!
Fuck! Where is the arrogant and cold Uchiha?
What the fuck is this?
Who taught this kid to talk this way?
I swear I will beat the living daylight out of you once I get stronger than you.
Just you wait, Uchiha Reina.
I will settle this grudge!
*Flashback Ends*
Humiliation!
Utter humiliation!
He, the bona fide cheat user, was getting his ass kicked by a girl of the same age.
(Uchiha Reina: Same age? Heh! If only you knew, Seimei??)
Seimei didn’t understand.
He had a system that helped him level up his skills as long as he kept grinding.
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By all means, his rate of improvement should be unmatched!
Then how the hell was he losing every single time?
How did she train to defeat him every single time with unparalleled skill?
She wasn’t cheating, was she?
Well, she was cheating! Uchiha Reina was a regressor!
But there was no way in hell Seimei would know that!
Thankfully, things weren’t too one-sided during the second semester.
Although Seimei still couldn’t secure a win, he could at least fight her to a draw every once in a while.
There were times when Seimei really wanted to throw a wide-area Majestic Destroyer Flame Technique.
But since techniques that caused widespread destruction weren’t allowed in the training ground, he suppressed his urge.
Otherwise, he could seriously defeat her.
(Uchiha Reina: Really? Now, isn’t that cute? My lackey…cough cough…ahem…my comrade is rebelling now! It’s good to dream. Dreams are indeed beautiful.)
(Obito Uchiha from Original Narutoverse: Yes indeed. Just like Infinite Tsukuyomi.)
(A/N: For those who don’t know, Infinite Tsukuyomi was a super-wide range illusion technique that can put the entire world’s population into dreams where they will live an illusory happy life.
Of course, casting a Genjutsu of this scale needs very specific and strict conditions, such as the Moon’s chakra, Rinne-Sharingan, Ten-tails, and absolute control over the God tree.
Plus, those with a very pure Otsutsuki bloodline, Rinnegan, or a certain level of mental power won’t fall for this illusion technique.)
At least that’s what he believed.
Anyway, the main point was that he improved a lot this year.
With this thought, Seimei stopped overthinking too much!
Suffering aside, he had grown a lot in the meantime.
So, he didn’t waste any more time and opened his system panel.
“Status Panel”
He murmured in a low voice, and a familiar transparent blue screen popped up in front of him.
[Name: Otsutsuki Seimei (Senju Seimei)
Age: 7 Years /6,140 Years → 8 Years /6,201 Years
Physique: 10 → 11
Spirit: 11 → 12
Chakra: 44,920 → 87,472
Bloodline: Otsutsuki Bloodline LV5 (34,118 /100,000) → (35,904 /100,000)
- Sharingan—Three Tomoe LV3 (3,641 /10,000) → (4,794 /10,000)
- Tenseigan LV2 (3,420 /5,000) → (4,315 /5,000)
Affinity: Fire LV6, Water LV5, Earth LV5, Wind LV5, Lightning LV5 → LV6, Yin LV4 → LV5, Yang LV3 → LV4
Skills: Chakra Extraction Technique LV5 (4,498 /5,000)
Chakra Control LV5 (4,896 /5,000) → LV6 (610 /10,000)
Three Body Techniques LV3 (MAX.)
Body Flicker Technique LV4 (MAX.)
Uchiha-style Shurikenjutsu LV5
Uchiha-style Kenjutsu LV5 → LV6 (1,108 /10,000)
Chidori Katana LV 4 (172 /2,000) {NEW!}
Shadow Clone Technique LV5 (204 /5,000) → (938 /5,000)
Rasengan LV3 (836 /1,000) {NEW!}
Water Release Ninjutsu: Wild Water Wave LV6 (MAX.), Water Trumpet LV5, Water Dragon Bullet Technique LV4 → LV5, Water Severing Wave LV4, Water Hail LV4, Water Formation Wall LV3 → LV4, Great Waterfall Technique LV2 → LV3
Wind Release Ninjutsu: Great Breakthrough LV5, Wind Cutter Technique LV4 → LV5, Pressure Damage LV2 → LV3, Vacuum Bullet LV3 {NEW!}, Beast Tearing Gale Palm LV3 {NEW!}
Earth Release Ninjutsu: Earth-style Wall LV5, Moving Earth Core LV2 → LV4, Opening Earth Rising Excavation LV3, Tearing Earth Turning Palm LV3 {NEW!}, Swamp of the Underworld LV2 {NEW!}
Fire Release Ninjutsu: Great Fireball Technique LV5, Majestic Destroyer Flame LV4, Phoenix Sage Fire LV3 → LV4, Dragon Fire Technique LV3 → LV4, Fire Dragon Flame Bullet Technique LV3 → LV4, Great Flame Technique LV3 {NEW!}, Great Flame Flower LV0 {NEW!}
Lightning Release Ninjutsu: Lightning Ball LV4 → LV5, False Darkness LV3 → LV4, Chidori LV4 → LV5, Chidori Sharp Spear LV3 {NEW!}, Chidori Stream LV3 {NEW!}, Chidori Senbon LV2 {NEW!}
Illusion Techniques: Shackling Stakes Technique LV4 → LV5, Genjutsu: Sharingan LV4 → LV5, Temple of Nirvana LV3, Bringer of Darkness LV1 → LV2
Medical Ninjutsu: Mystical Palm Technique LV3 {NEW!}]
“Hmm~”
“Not bad!”
“I should be strong enough to take down the weaker B-rank Chakra Beasts right now.”
“And if I use my Tenseigan or Sharingan, I can even eliminate Special Jonin.”
“...Probably!”
Seimei’s skills have expanded a lot in the last 11 months.
His only weakness now was Taijutsu since he was still an 8-year-old kid.
Otherwise, he was sure he could even challenge a full-fledged Jonin.
Both his Physique and Spirit stats improved by 1 point each.
According to his father, Senju Tobirama, his body was now strong enough to learn the Secret Senju Taijutsu Technique—Chakra Enhanced Strength.
He planned to start learning it next month.
Apart from that, his chakra reserves expanded a lot. Now, with 87,000+ units of chakra, he could spam Ninjutsu at his opponents without worrying too much.
Plus, thanks to the increase in chakra reserves and improved Physique and Spirit, his passive chakra recovery speed spiked to nearly 12,000 units per hour.
Was this how a Jinchuriki felt in the original Narutoverse?
After all, they had bottomless chakra, insane stamina, inhuman defense, and accelerated chakra recovery speed.
Now, even though Seimei wasn’t a Jinchuriki, his Otsutsuki bloodline was giving him the same feeling.
And it felt great.
He also mastered Chidori and copied…cough, cough…ahem…invented many variations of this Jutsu.
Plus, he created a new Kenjutsu technique—Chidori Katana.
Interestingly, when he used Chidori Katana and infused his Ninjato (Katana with a straight blade) with Chidori Lightning chakra, his:
- Movement speed increased by a huge margin thanks to the Chidori-enhanced lightning chakra activating his body cells to the extreme.
- His Ninjato, infused with lightning chakra, had great cutting and destructive power. It can also paralyze his opponents if the enemy Shinobi don’t coat their blades with chakra while they clash blades with Seimei.
All in all, it was a great find.
Maybe that’s why Sasuke in the original Boruto Series always coated his blade with lightning chakra to improve his movement speed and Kenjutsu power.
Back to the main topic.
Seimei had also learned a few other new Ninjutsu and one Medical Ninjutsu.
All that grinding helped him improve his Lightning Release, Yin Release, and Yang Release affinity by one level each.
“Now, I just have to wait for the sun to rise tomorrow.”
“It will be my first Chakra Beast Extermination mission.”
The second year of the Ninja Academy was still more than one month away.
And from the second year, they will experience hands-on combat against real Chakra Beasts.
However, he doubted that most Chakra Beasts used for practical combat would be Peak D-level in Danger Rating at most.
Seimei wasn’t sure.
So, before the Academy ended, he asked his father to take him to places with Chakra Beasts.
Theory and training were fine, but without real combat experience, he could never become a powerful Shinobi.
That’s why Senju Tobirama agreed to his request decisively.
The Beasts’ location had already been marked.
Now, Seimei just needed to go to the marked location, find the Chakra Beasts, and exterminate them all.
Of course, for safety reasons, Senju Tobirama also arranged for two Jonin to accompany him.
However, they wouldn’t interfere unless Seimei’s life was in danger.
Everything was set!
With this in mind, Otsutsuki Seimei went to his bed, switched the light off, covered himself with a blanket, and closed his eyes.
It was time for his sleep.
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(End of Chapter)