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Chapter 37 A Blessing in Disguise: New Skills
The calm Xiaonai River shimmered under the sunlight, and three men and one woman were standing or lying on the wide river surface.
The newly formed water clone "Taiyi" stretched his arms and lifted his legs, walking towards Yangping who was lying on the water's surface. He took the bamboo basket off Yangping's body and carried it on his own back.
"How's it going? Will you be able to practice faster without any interference?" Taiichi, the clone, said. After saying that, he walked further downstream to clean the riverbed.
"Go for it, Yohei-kun!" Saori encouraged him from the side, and then picked up the trash even more diligently. After all, the task was already heavy, and although Taichi's clone was helping, the water clone still needed to be controlled by the main body. Dividing their attention into two tasks was never as efficient as having two people working together.
Watching the two silently helping him with the task, Yang Ping suppressed his excitement and focused on practicing treading water.
Yamaguchi Masasuke, who was lying on a large blue stone on the shore, saw all of this and nodded in approval. He was very happy that the team members were able to help and support each other.
The only thing that surprised him was that Taiyi was so proficient in water-style ninjutsu and had such strong mental power. You have to know that water clones are not shadow clones and do not have the ability to act on their own.
The water clone must be controlled by the caster, and the distance of this control depends entirely on the strength of their mental power.
The peaceful morning had passed, except for the occasional "thump" sound. After eating the rice balls that had been prepared in advance, Taiyi and the other two continued their unfinished "great undertaking".
After a morning of practice, during the bustling afternoon, Yangping was finally able to stand on the water.
Although he could barely stand, he had to walk very carefully.
But he also began to take unsteady steps and pick up trash in the shallow water. Being able to help with the mission gave him a lot of motivation, and he was no longer just watching his companions stare blankly.
Taiichi, busy at work in the distance, watched Yangping's efforts and smiled with satisfaction. His companion understood their hard work and was even more eager to help. This feeling was the most important reward among friends.
As the sun sets, its afterglow spills across the Xiaonai River, casting patches of red clouds on its surface.
The three people lay on the large blue stone on the shore, all of them exhausted. In order to catch up with the mission, Taiyi had created another water clone in the afternoon. He did not expect that controlling two water clones at the same time for a long time would be so tiring.
Taiyi felt like his head was splitting open, a sign of immense mental exhaustion. Fortunately, the three of them were finally able to complete their mission in time.
At this moment, Captain Yamaguchi, who had disappeared all afternoon, instantly appeared beside the three. He was quite surprised to see that the riverbed was now free of trash. He had originally thought that the mission would not end until evening, but he did not expect that it would be completed in the early evening.
Without asking any further questions, he said to the three of them, "How is it? Are you alright? If there are no problems, let's go back. We can still submit the mission in time."
Taiyi and the other two all stood up, expressing their wishes through their actions.
Upon seeing this, Yamaguchi Seisuke immediately turned and ran towards the mission hall, but he controlled his speed so that the three people, who were tired after a long day, could keep up.
Mission Lobby.
Captain Yamaguchi then demonstrated to the three how to submit the completed mission. After some procedures, they finally received today's mission reward, a total of 5000 taels.
According to the rules, the team leader gets half, and the rest is divided among the team members. But when it came to Yangping's turn, he refused.
"I really didn't help much today. Taiyi even did my own work for me. How could I possibly get a share of the money?" Yangping explained.
Taiichi and Saori thought about it and agreed. If even the most basic principle of distribution according to contribution could not be maintained, then there was no fairness to speak of. If they were in this situation, they would make the same choice.
So, Taiichi and Saori split the remaining 5000 taels. A day's hard work yielded 2500 taels, barely enough to make ends meet.
"That's all for today. Everyone go back and get some rest. We won't be taking on any missions tomorrow. You can all stay home and cultivate, digesting and absorbing what you've learned today. As for the next meeting, it's scheduled for 9 a.m. the day after tomorrow, in the mission hall. That's all, dismissed." With that, he vanished in an instant.
Taiyi and the other two looked at each other, and Taiyi broke the silence first: "Then let's go too. We're really tired today and need to get some rest."
"Okay." x2
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Back home, Taiyi managed to get something to eat to fill his stomach before lying down on the bed for a short rest.
Even now, Taiyi still felt a tearing pain in his head, which made him wonder if the side effects of the Shadow Clone Technique were similar. Perhaps they were different, but the difference shouldn't be too great. No wonder the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was listed as a forbidden technique; it was indeed dangerous.
However, today's suffering was not in vain. The painstaking control of the water clone unexpectedly unlocked two new skills on the panel: Chakra Control and Chakra Form Transformation.
[Congratulations! You have successfully maintained the existence of your water clone for an extended period of time, unlocking Chakra Control Lv5 (0/800)]
[Congratulations! You have maintained your water clone form stably for an extended period, unlocking Chakra Form Transformation Lv6 (0/1000)]
The two skills are unlocked at Lv5 and Lv6 respectively. But thinking about it, it makes sense. It's not like we haven't practiced these before. The most important thing in medical ninjutsu is chakra control. Taiyi's medical ninjutsu is not weak, so his chakra control is also not low.
The same applies to form transformation. Attribute ninjutsu involves both nature transformation and form transformation to some extent, and practicing ninjutsu is also a form transformation exercise.
Name: Matsushita Taichi
Class: Genin Lv1 (64/100)
Talent: Diligence can compensate for lack of talent, academic genius, highly effective
Age: 7 years old
Physical condition: 19
Power: 20
Agility: 18
Spirit: 23
Chakra: 13100 (15400)
Attribute points: 13
Skill points: 14
Fire attribute transformation Lv6 (835/1000)
Wind attribute change level 6 (373/1000)
Water property change Lv5 (593/800)
Yang attribute property change Lv6 (455/800)
Chakra Form Transformation Lv6 (0/1000)
Chakra Control Lv5 (0/800)
Skill……
Comment: You're exhausted like a dog on the first day of the mission. You still need to work harder!
The panel hasn't changed much; the main changes are the two new skills. I recalled the memories that had flooded my mind.
Chakra control is easy to understand; it is the ability to precisely control the flow of all chakra within the body. Since the skill was developed, it has clearly reached a higher level.
The same ninjutsu consumes 5% less energy than before, but its power and control increase by 5%. This addition and subtraction is not as simple as 1+1=2. Moreover, the higher the level of the ninjutsu, the greater the difference.
Another aspect is the transformation of chakra forms. It mainly affects the shape and structure of ninjutsu. Similarly, at higher levels, turning a single-target attack into an area-of-effect attack is a piece of cake. The most advanced ninjutsu in terms of transformation forms is the various series of Rasengan.
Thinking about the changes in strength that these two abilities could bring, Taiyi was eager to start training, but unfortunately his body wouldn't allow it. His headache symptoms wouldn't improve, so Taiyi couldn't do anything.
It seems we really need to be careful in the future, especially after we learn Shadow Clone Technique. This is only because Taiichi's mental attributes are exceptionally high; if it were an ordinary genin, he would have been dead long ago. However, even ordinary genin don't have this ability.