Grind is My Ninja Wa Chapter 1017 - 1012: Success

It was late at night, and Seii had just finished his daily training regin.

Without wasting a mont, he returned to his wooden cabin and settled in to rest.

The night passed quietly.

The next day.

Morning.

Seii woke up early, quickly washed up, and popped a few enhanced soldier pills to fill his stomach. Then, he dove straight into his training.

As usual, he started by performing the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

What's worth noting is that this ti, he didn't create the usual 300 shadow clones—he upped it to 400.

The reason? His ntal strength had grown, allowing him to handle the intense training of even more shadow clones at once.

And this was with part of his ntal energy still sealed.

If he unleashed his full ntal power, which had doubled in capacity, he could probably sustain at least 500 shadow clones.

But 400 was already impressive.

With these 400 shadow clones simultaneously working on developing Dust Release, his efficiency would increase—not by a third, but at least by a quarter or a fifth.

Of course, this ca at a cost. His daily chakra consumption would jump from 3 million points to 4 million points.

He'd calculated this based on the last few hours of training the previous night, so it should be fairly accurate.

However, this ant his chakra reserves, which were supposed to climb back to 3.92 million points, would drop to 2.92 million.

In other words, the extra 1 million points of usable chakra gained from his boosted ntal attribute would all be poured into this.

And that wasn't the end of it.

Next, he planned to use natural energy to enhance his physical body, which would likely burn even more chakra.

At this rate, he might not have much chakra left to store during his training.

But Seii wasn't bothered by this.

Chakra was ant to be used, after all!

He wasn't so hoarding squirrel, stashing everything away.

Besides, storing chakra in shadow clones ca with its own losses—the more he stored, the greater the waste.

So, if he had a chance to use it effectively, he wasn't going to hold back.

With that thought, Seii cleared his mind. He looked at the crowd of shadow clones in front of him, reached into his ninja pouch, and pulled out a sealing scroll.

Unfurling it, dozens of sealed books and scrolls appeared.

These were none other than the experintal notes on Dust Release developnt left behind by the Second Tsuchikage, Mu.

He distributed the notes among several dozen shadow clones, organizing them into small teams with those clones as leaders. Then, he sent them off to work.

After that, Seii sat cross-legged on the ground, raised his hand, and released the Heart-Sealing Soul Contract Instant Teleportation Seal.

In an instant, he felt a shackle deep in his soul unlock.

A surge of imnse ntal energy radiated from him.

The shadow clones, who had just started to leave, paused instinctively, glancing back at him.

Having inherited Seii's mories, they quickly understood what was happening and returned to their tasks.

As for Seii?

He focused intently, carefully controlling this flood of ntal energy to avoid putting pressure on his physical body.

At the sa ti, he extended his senses outward, delicately probing the natural energy in the air.

Ti ticked by, second by second.

Perhaps because his shadow clones were sharing so of his ntal energy, his sensitivity to natural energy was slightly dulled this ti.

But overall, it wasn't a big deal.

So, Seii didn't recall the clones.

Once he sensed the natural energy, he imagined his ntal energy forming a vast net, trying to capture it all.

Unfortunately, the natural energy in the air was too scarce.

With his current ntal attribute at 30 points, the net ford by his ntal energy wasn't strong enough to hold it.

After several attempts, Seii failed.

Left with no choice, he retracted his ntal energy, letting it recover while he thought of other approaches.

A mont later, his ntal energy was restored, and he reached out to sense the natural energy again.

This ti, instead of a net, he shaped his ntal energy into a hand, aiming to grab the natural energy directly.

Seii targeted a specific point of natural energy, extending his ntal hand to seize it.

But the energy slipped away like a slippery eel the mont his hand touched it.

Seeing this, Seii didn't get discouraged. If anything, he felt a spark of excitent.

Why? Because making contact ant capturing it was possible. His failure was only due to his lack of finesse.

So, what do you do when you're not skilled enough?

Simple—practice!

With that, Seii didn't hesitate. He controlled the ntal hand again, reaching for another point of natural energy.

This ti, he still didn't catch it.

The natural energy seed to have a will of its own, dodging every ti he got close.

He tried over and over, but success eluded him. The closest he got, it slipped through his fingers.

It was frustrating, to say the least.

But Seii steadied himself.

With each attempt, he could feel his sensitivity to natural energy sharpening.

His control over his ntal energy was getting more precise, too.

Seii was confident that success was just a matter of ti.

And he was right.

After three rounds of training—about three and a half hours—he finally did it.

In the clearing at the center of Moon Island.

Seii's eyes snapped open.

A flash of excitent flickered in his gaze.

But he quickly closed his eyes again.

Suppressing his excitent, Seii carefully guided his ntal energy, slowly drawing the captured natural energy back into his body.

The mont that speck of natural energy entered him, Seii felt sothing strange—a sensation rising not just from within, but from deep within his cells.

In that mont, his 1.3 trillion cells seed to cheer in unison, welcoming their "king."

Even Seii himself felt a profound emotion stir in his heart, as if… his very existence had been completed.

This odd sensation imdiately caught his attention.

His instincts told him this wasn't a bad thing.

Considering the world of Naruto and his theories about Sage Chakra, Sage Mode, and the Ancient Sages, Seii figured this was likely the world's will giving him feedback.

Or maybe it was a primal instinct, a mark left by the world on all life.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the world, absorbing natural energy for evolution was the true path.

But Seii wasn't about to change his approach because of this.

To him, whether it was a black cat or a white cat, as long as it helped him grow stronger, it was a good cat.

Besides, if absorbing natural energy was a viable path, it still had its flaws—like how hard it was to master and the risks involved.

So, he'd take both paths, and he'd make sure both were strong.

That was the way to go.