harleyscars Chapter 4 Learning Helps Me Improve and Change Careers
Chapter 4 Learning Helps Me Improve and Change Careers
Ninja Academy, classroom.
The teacher hadn't arrived yet, and the students were scattered in twos and threes, some chatting and joking, while others were doing their own things.
The three sitting together in front should be this year's Ino-Shika-Cho trio. The one still eating is supposedly Akimichi Touto, the one sleeping is Nara Shikaji, and the one sitting seriously seems to be Yamanaka Shinno.
The one next door must be from the Inuzuka family, but I don't know what his name is. His head is almost buried under the table, playing games with the ninja dog hidden in the drawer, having a great time.
Over there, a member of the Hyuga clan had an icy expression, his Byakugan staring blankly ahead, his unfocused gaze sending chills down the spine of the student sitting in front of him.
Taiichi looked at the classroom full of classmates. Some of these classmates would become famous throughout the ninja world in the future, while others would die in war. This was the world of Naruto. Of course, Taiichi wouldn't waste any time. His hands were under the table, constantly practicing hand seals. He practiced the 12 seals repeatedly, over and over, trying to train himself to be able to form the required seals instinctively.
Once the classroom was full of students, a burly ninja walked in carrying a stack of booklets.
"I am your teacher, Yamada Mitsuki." The ninja wrote his name on the blackboard, then turned around and said, "I like obedient children and hate undisciplined children. I am skilled in taijutsu and fire release techniques, and I am responsible for teaching you taijutsu. I am also the person in charge of your class."
"Now, according to the list, everyone please introduce yourselves. First up is Matsushita Taichi."
Unexpectedly, Taiichi was the first to answer, but he wasn't intimidated. He stood up confidently and said, "My name is Matsushita Taiichi. I like learning new things and I don't have any dislikes. My ideal is to become the strongest ninja and protect the orphanage and Director Nonou. That's all." As someone whose mental age is greater than his actual age, Taiichi certainly knew how to answer in a way that would satisfy the teacher.
"Dream on, the strongest ninja in the world belongs to the Uchiha clan."
"Idiot, the Hokage is the strongest."
"Quiet!" Mr. Mitsuki said loudly, "A very good idea, Taichi, sit down."
"Next up, Uchiha Obito."
"Hello everyone, my name is Uchiha Obito. Rather than saying what I like most, I'd say who I like most... Ahahaha." Obito scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, glancing in the direction of Nohara Rin.
"I hate Kakashi the most," Obito said without hesitation. Kakashi rolled his eyes and didn't even bother to look at Obito, which made everyone burst into laughter. Everyone had heard about the feud between Obito and Kakashi before.
"My dream is to become Hokage!"
"Damn Obito, I am the Hokage!" someone interrupted from below.
"My dream is to become the most powerful ninja, even more powerful than the Hokage, so that you will all bow to me when you see me."
……
Ignoring those unrealistic ideals, Matsushita Taichi silently memorized the names of all his classmates, as well as their basic information.
Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, Rin Nohara, Shizune, Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Might Guy—these future famous ninjas are still just little kids right now, and they're all his classmates from the same year.
"Alright, that concludes the self-introductions. Now, let's begin the formal lesson," said Mitsuki Yamada.
"First, everyone should know what the most basic requirements are to become a ninja, right?"
"Chakra!" they all exclaimed in unison.
"That's right, it's chakra. But does everyone know what chakra is and where it comes from?"
There aren't many people who can be named this time. The few who can be named are members of ninja clans, but of course, Obito is definitely not included.
"The energy absorbed by the human body from its 130 trillion cells represents the yang aspect; the spiritual energy cultivated through training and experience represents the yin aspect. The power formed by harmonizing and combining these two energies is chakra. It is the foundation for ninjutsu, genjutsu, and even taijutsu. What makes a ninja a ninja is chakra."
"Of course, having chakra doesn't mean you can use ninjutsu. The transition from simple energy to ninjutsu with various effects requires 'hand seals,' but that's a lesson for later. Today, we'll talk about chakra."
"For those who aspire to become ninjas, the first step is the most important and the most difficult. This is because although the concept of chakra is not complicated to explain and describe in words, extracting energy from the body is not a simple matter, and so-called spiritual energy is even more ethereal."
"Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of our predecessors, we have developed a very effective method: the Chakra Refining Technique. Now, everyone, please do as I say."
Next, as instructed by Teacher Guangshu, everyone found the most comfortable posture and formed hand mudras to help sense physical and mental energy, and the class quieted down for a moment.
With a calm mind, Taiichi practiced the chakra refining technique as instructed by Master Hikaru. He gradually felt warm energy gathering throughout his body, converging at his chest's Tanzhong acupoint. Simultaneously, cool energy flowed from his mind towards the Tanzhong acupoint. The two energies converged and collided at the Tanzhong acupoint, slowly giving birth to a new power. Most of this power settled in the lower dantian, near the navel, while a significant portion dispersed throughout his body.
Taiichi could sense that the chakra distributed throughout his body had a strengthening and maintaining effect on his body. It seemed that chakra wasn't entirely without benefits. It's just that ninjas, due to their frequent high-intensity battles, excessively refined their chakra, leading to physical depletion and thus shortened lifespan.
With the successful extraction of the first strand of chakra, Taiyi heard the notification sounds from the panel from time to time, but he ignored them all because he was focused on refining chakra. He wanted to take advantage of the supervision to familiarize himself with chakra extraction as much as possible.
In the classroom, Mr. Hikari, who was patrolling around to prevent any accidents from happening to the students, noticed Taiichi.
"That's too fast! It hasn't even been 20 minutes yet." Thinking this, Master Mitsuki approached Taiichi, carefully sensing his movements. "That's right, it's chakra fluctuation. It seems a genius has emerged among this year's commoners. I must report this good news to the Hokage as soon as possible today."
Over the next hour or so, two more students successfully refined chakra: Rin Nohara and Might Guy.
"Smack."
"Alright, everyone, stop for a moment." With a clap of his hands, a faint chakra fluctuation emanated from his hands, startling several guys who were engrossed in refining chakra, including Taiichi.
"That's all for today. Those of you who have already refined chakra, don't be arrogant. Go back and continue to solidify this feeling," Mitsuki urged.
"Don't be discouraged if you haven't refined it yet. It's normal not to feel your physical and mental energy for a while. It took me two days to refine my chakra back then. Go back and keep trying," Mitsuki encouraged.
"get out of class dismissed."
As Mr. Guangshu dismissed the class, the classroom buzzed with excitement as everyone gathered together to ask each other about their experiences. Some were dejected, while others were happy.
"Taiichi, have you refined your chakra yet?" Might Guy ran over excitedly and started asking Taiichi.
"Of course, I refined it a long time ago. You must have refined it too, right?"
Kai raised his hand, gave a thumbs-up, and flashed his signature big white teeth. "Haha, as expected of me, Taiyi! You guessed it all! Ahaha, youth really is all about competition!"
Seeing Kai's happy face, Tai was genuinely happy for him. Having been specially approved by the Hokage to enroll, he had always worried that he wouldn't be able to refine chakra. Now, all his worries could be put to rest.
Thinking about it, Taiyi focused his attention on the panel in his mind, where prompts that he hadn't checked before were displayed one after another.
You have learned Chakra Refining Technique Lv0 (0/10)
[Your understanding of chakra refinement training has improved.]
Your Chakra Refining Technique skill has been upgraded; experience gained +1.
……
Your Chakra Refining Technique skill has been upgraded; experience gained +1.
[Congratulations, your Chakra Refining Technique skill has been upgraded to Lv1 (0/100)]
[You have cultivated your first strand of chakra, meeting the requirements for job advancement: Constitution 6, Spirit 6, Chakra Refining Technique Lv1]
[Starting the job change...]
[Job change successful. Relevant experience points converted. Ninja Apprentice Lv1 (85/100)]
Constitution +2, Strength +1, Agility +1, Spirit +1
[Talent Acquired: Academic Pro]
[Top students: There's nothing a top student can't learn, unless their physical condition prevents it. 10 times the focus, 100% faster thinking, double the learning effect.]
[Attribute Points +1, Skill Points +1]
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Name: Matsushita Taichi
Occupation: Ninja Apprentice Lv1 (91/100)
Talent: Diligence can compensate for lack of talent; academic star
Age: 6 years old
Physical condition: 9
Power: 10
Agility: 9
Spirit: 18
Chakra: 500 (4000) The number in parentheses represents the maximum amount of chakra a person can extract in a day. Exceeding this amount will cause bodily depletion.
Attribute points: 5
Skill points: 5
技能：基础体术Lv6（113/1000），基础冥想Lv6（754/1000），查克拉提炼术Lv1（23/100）
Evaluation: You are an outstanding person among your peers, but you are still a little Karami in the ninja world.
Looking at the brand-new panel, Tai remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed, feeling that he was one step closer to his goal.
What followed was an afternoon of theory lessons. Some children from ninja clans might not care, but Taichi studied very seriously, as these were the foundation for his future survival and advancement!
……
[You have studied ninja-related knowledge; Ninja Apprentice Job Experience +1]
It turns out that learning can also add experience, and Taiyi became even more focused.