Grind is My Ninja Way

On the mountaintop.

Seimei tested the "Lightning Style: Thunder Prison" technique a few more times. Once he fully understood its damage and energy consumption, he ceased using the technique.

After a short rest, Seimei drew the long blade at his waist.

Next, he planned to practice "Lightning Style: Thunder Light Sword."

According to his plan, now that "Lightning Style: Thunder Prison" was perfected, the chakra previously allocated to its daily practice would be redirected to mastering this new technique.

As for why he didn't use a shadow clone for the training, the reason was simple: he wanted to test the energy consumption of practicing "Thunder Light Sword" firsthand to mentally prepare for the pace of its progression.

Indeed, in the two days since he acquired the technique, he had already reached the beginner level, with its proficiency reaching LV1 (100/200).

Logically, he should already have a clear understanding of its energy consumption, making further testing unnecessary.

However, the reality was different.

As he had mentioned before, "Lightning Style: Thunder Light Sword" was a hybrid technique that combined ninjutsu and kenjutsu, making it a unique form of ninja body art.

The progression of this technique wasn't solely influenced by his proficiency in swordsmanship but also by his mastery of lightning chakra.

When he initially started practicing it, techniques like "Lightning Style: Thunder Serpent" and "Lightning Style: Thunder Prison" were far from perfected.

The former didn't make much of a difference—having a solid foundation from "Lightning Style: Thunder Strike" meant that its perfection wouldn't provide significant improvement.

The latter, however, was a different story.

As a B-rank technique with considerable difficulty, mastering "Thunder Prison" had elevated his understanding of lightning chakra to a whole new level.

Under these circumstances, it was only natural for him to re-test the technique.

With this in mind, Seimei began practicing "Thunder Light Sword," recalling its instructions step by step.

At first, everything seemed normal—it felt like ordinary swordsmanship, with nothing particularly noteworthy.

But soon, when Seimei swung his blade at a nearby tree, a blinding flash of lightning accompanied by a crackling electric sound lit up the area. A scorched mark appeared on the tree trunk.

Even after Seimei stopped his motion, faint currents of electricity could still be seen crackling between the blade and the tree.

This was the essence of "Lightning Style: Thunder Light Sword"!

When attacking an enemy, the technique not only used the flash of lightning to cast illusions but also employed electric currents to paralyze the enemy's nervous system.

Combined with the lethal force of the blade itself, it meant that as long as a single strike landed, the enemy would have no chance to escape.

However, executing such a technique required the practitioner to have a sharp sense of timing.

This was where the Sharingan's extraordinary perception came in handy, giving Seimei the edge he needed.

It was almost certain that in Seimei's hands, this technique would far surpass anything that small-town lightning ninja could achieve.

Seimei sheathed his blade and, after pondering for a moment, resumed his practice.

He practiced repeatedly, but something felt off. A persistent sense of awkwardness gnawed at him, as if he wasn't practicing correctly.

Trusting his instincts, Seimei decided to stop entirely and stood still, lost in thought.

He tapped the hilt of his blade with his fingers, his gaze wandering aimlessly.

Then, suddenly, when his eyes fell on the long blade in his hand, it clicked.

"Lightning Style: Thunder Light Sword"—its name alone revealed that it was a sword technique.

To be fair, in the ninja world, there wasn't a strict distinction between swords and blades.

But there were subtle differences.

Previously, when Seimei wielded his long blade, he was able to immediately unleash the full potential of techniques like "Konoha-style Swordsmanship," "Uchiha-style Swordsmanship," and two other sword arts because his proficiency with them was already high.

Naturally, this allowed him to adapt these techniques to various weapons seamlessly.

Even the one technique with a lower proficiency, "Shadow Swordsmanship," was something he developed himself, tailored to his combat style, leaving no room for incompatibility.

But "Lightning Style: Thunder Light Sword" was different.

It wasn't a technique he developed. It was something he learned second-hand, and his proficiency with it was still low.

Attempting to practice it without adhering to the fundamental requirements of sword techniques naturally felt awkward.

Previously, the brief trials didn't reveal the issue, but now that he was formally training, the problem became glaringly obvious.

It was clear that while he could eventually adapt through his proficiency panel and foundation in other sword techniques, continuing in this manner would inevitably be less efficient.

And inefficiency was something Seimei absolutely refused to accept.

The best solution now was to find a proper sword, focus on leveling up the technique, and then switch back to his long blade for faster adaptation.

This approach would save both time and effort.

With this realization, Seimei muttered to himself, "Good thing I kept that sword."

As he spoke, he sheathed the long blade in his hand and retrieved a sealing scroll from his ninja tool pouch.

After unfurling the scroll, Seimei formed a hand seal and softly commanded, "Release!"

In the next moment, a pile of various ninja tools appeared before him.

These were all spoils of war that Seimei had confiscated—high-quality ninja tools that served as one of his backup plans.

From the pile, Seimei picked up a short sword that gleamed with a cold light. Injecting a strand of chakra into it, a burst of electricity immediately sparked from the blade.

It was evident that the sword had excellent chakra conductivity.

Seimei swung the sword a few times and nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, he was satisfied—it was originally the weapon of a skilled Lightning-Style user.

As the user's primary combat weapon, it was naturally chosen to complement techniques like "Lightning Style: Thunderlight Sword."

Therefore, it was perfectly suitable for Seimei to use it to train in the technique.

After examining the sword, Seimei sealed it back into the scroll using the "Sealing Array" technique.

Once this was done, he resumed practicing "Lightning Style: Thunderlight Sword."

Sure enough, with the change in weapon, the awkwardness he had felt before was gone.

Seimei performed the technique over ten times before finally stopping.

After checking the chakra consumption and the increase in proficiency, Seimei concluded that practicing this technique consumed an average of 100 chakra points to increase proficiency by one point.

By reallocating all 89,000 chakra points he had previously invested in "Lightning Style: Thunder Prison," he could gain roughly 890 proficiency points daily.

At this rate, it would take only four days to reach level 5, where the technique would undergo a qualitative transformation. In another 16 days, it could reach the perfect level of lv7 (0/0).

In total, it would take 20 days to fully master a B-rank ninjutsu.

While this speed might not be the fastest, it certainly wasn't slow either.

With these thoughts in mind, Seimei raised his hands, forming the cross-shaped "Ram" seal, and activated the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Boom!

With a burst of chakra smoke, six shadow clones appeared in the field.

Seimei handed the short sword to one of the clones, assigning it to train "Lightning Style: Thunderlight Sword."

Then, he gave the remaining five clones their respective ninjutsu training tasks.

After completing these arrangements, he returned to his previous training spot and resumed practicing "Mystical Palm Technique" and "Reflection of the Mind Technique," enhancing his body while continuing to improve the evolution of his Sharingan.