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A flurry of thoughts flickered through Seimei's mind, but he quickly pushed them aside, focusing.
He opened his ninja pouch, swallowed several enhanced soldier pills to replenish the energy he'd just burned, and then formed hand signs, casting the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to kick off another round of training.
Since he'd figured out the direction for his adjustments, it was time to test how many Shadow Clones he should dedicate to developing the Bloodline Network.
The fifteen clones he'd used earlier were just to confirm his theory—not the optimal number.
And so, Seimei trained round after round for hours, until late into the night when he wrapped up for the day. Finally, he had his answer.
The sweet spot? Forty Shadow Clones training simultaneously.
That setup gave him the highest efficiency.
"Phew…" Seimei let out a soft breath, nodding with satisfaction.
He gathered his thoughts, stood, and left the spot. With a few quick flashes, he arrived at the wooden cabin tucked in a corner of the island.
After a quick wash by the stream, he stepped inside the cabin and settled in to rest.
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The next morning, Seimei woke early.
After freshening up, he prepared to test the chakra consumption of those forty Shadow Clones.
Yesterday, he'd been tweaking his training plan, using varying numbers of clones, so the chakra usage wasn't consistent enough to serve as a reliable benchmark. Today was for getting a clear picture.
Only by knowing the exact cost could he train more effectively.
With that in mind, Seimei wasted no time. He cast the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique again, splitting it into two batches to create 340 Shadow Clones, and began a new round of training.
Time ticked by.
Before he knew it, it was late at night again.
After a full day of training, Seimei had a solid grasp of the chakra cost for developing the Bloodline Network.
The latest test showed that adding forty Shadow Clones for training consumed about 6 million chakra points per day.
That was 2.2 million more than the previous 3.8 million.
Clearly, the number of clones wasn't the only factor in chakra consumption.
Before, though he'd used more clones, they were only skimming the surface of their tasks, so the chakra cost was lower. Now, fully focused on fusing the seven chakra nature transformations, he had to constantly watch for signs of losing control. If anything went wrong, he'd use the Flying Thunder God Technique for short-range teleportation to keep the clones intact.
Naturally, that burned more chakra.
And all of it had to be factored into the cost.
Luckily, with his current daily chakra surplus, 2.2 million points was a significant chunk but still manageable.
So, Seimei wasn't too worried.
What did catch his attention, though, was an unexpected bonus: the new approach to developing the Bloodline Network had boosted the evolution speed of his Bloodline Limits.
According to his panel, Wood Release, Lava Release, Ice Release, Storm Release, and Dust Release were all progressing faster.
The boost? About 20%!
Originally, Storm Release was set to advance in about a month. Now, it would take just three weeks.
And once it advanced, it would help his body reach the transformation threshold even faster.
Satisfied, Seimei nodded.
Without wasting time, he returned to the cabin, rested, and recharged for the next day's training.
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Time flew like a white horse galloping past. In the blink of an eye, another half-month had gone by.
As Seimei had calculated, in just three weeks, his Storm Release—thanks to the forty Shadow Clones deeply working on fusing the seven chakra nature transformations—had accumulated the final evolution points needed to reach the edge of advancement.
That morning, as usual, Seimei returned to the surface of Moon Island, recalled all his Shadow Clones, and absorbed their training experiences from the past hour. His Storm Release advanced.
Just like when his Ice Release had advanced over a month ago, there were signs of it going out of control.
His body was enveloped in lightning.
But this lightning wasn't the usual wild, crackling kind. It appeared silently, flowing over him like water, spreading quietly in all directions.
Don't let its calm appearance fool you, though.
It combined the fluidity of water with the explosive power of lightning. The moment it touched a target, it would unleash a force far stronger than standard Lightning Release.
Fortunately, while Seimei's consciousness was immersed in comprehending the evolution of Storm Release, causing the chakra to spiral slightly out of control, his subconscious didn't treat the surrounding earth, rocks, or plants as hostile targets.
Otherwise, this lightning wouldn't have been so quiet.
Time ticked by.
About half an hour later, Seimei opened his eyes.
A spark of lightning flashed in his gaze.
"Panel!"
With a thought, he opened his proficiency panel.
As expected, his Storm Release had broken through the (4999/5000) barrier, reaching (1/10000)!
With that, it was now on the same evolutionary tier as Ice Release and Wood Release.
Seimei was pleased.
He closed the panel, glanced around, and with a thought, reined in the scattered Storm Release chakra.
After taking a moment to adjust, he began estimating how this Storm Release advancement would affect his body strengthening.
With the precedent of Ice Release's advancement, it didn't take long to reach a conclusion.
Much like Ice Release, this advancement would shave about ten days off the time needed to reach the transformation threshold.
That meant in roughly fifty days—early February—his body would be ready to transform.
But that wasn't the final estimate.
With his adjusted approach to developing the Bloodline Network, the evolution speed of his Bloodline Limits had increased. Lava Release, which he'd initially thought would advance only after his body transformed, was now set to advance early—likely in about a month.
In other words, it would advance before his body transformed.
When it did, the boost to his potential would further compress the time needed for the transformation.
So, fifty days wasn't his true limit.
Still, by then, his body would already be on the verge of transformation, so he wasn't too hung up on the extra boost.
What Seimei valued more was its impact on his future body strengthening.
With these thoughts flickering through his mind, he let them go.
He took a brief rest, swallowed a few more enhanced soldier pills to replenish his energy, and cast the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique again, diving into another round of training.