Landing back on the island, Seimei stood on that massive rock without a second's hesitation. He raised his hands, formed the seals, and unleashed the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Boom!
With a puff of chakra smoke clearing, over a hundred figures suddenly popped up around him.
Seimei's eyes scanned the dense crowd. He took a deep breath, then started splitting them into groups, assigning each one a skill to practice. Since this training session had a bunch of new stuff to cover, he had to rethink how many clones went to each skill. Efficiency was the name of the game—maximize gains, minimize waste!
This wasn't something he'd wrap up in a couple of rounds or even a day or two. Nope, it'd take constant tweaking over a long stretch. For now, he could only rough it out based on past experience.
Once the clones were set, Seimei didn't slack off either. Just like the past ten days, he kicked things off with a round of Palm Sage Technique paired with Human Mastery before warming up. After that, he recalled all the clones, soaking up their training experience and memories to boost his skill proficiency. He tweaked the clone numbers a bit, then dove into the second round—practicing the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
And just like that, the day's training was on track!
From there, he kept the rhythm: every hour, he'd recall the clones, fine-tune the next round, and pop some soldier pills to keep going. How much chakra his body could recover? That was its limit—and to hit that limit, soldier pills were non-negotiable. He couldn't exactly pull energy out of thin air... yet.
But as his daily chakra recovery grew, Seimei started noticing the downsides of relying on food for energy. Lucky for him, the ninja world had soldier pills—quick fixes for nutrition and stamina. Without them, he'd spend half his day just eating! Still, even those had their limits.
Right now, training at full throttle, he was downing dozens—sometimes hundreds—of times more pills than the average person. Push it further, and his body might not keep up, even with his digestion getting stronger thanks to his boosted Physique stat. Eventually, it'd lag behind his progress.
Sure, he was still a ways off from that wall, but planning ahead never hurt. So, finding an external energy source? Yeah, that was the move.
His gaze drifted to the sun in the distance. Thanks to his past-life knowledge, Seimei knew just how much power a star like that packed. If he could tap into it directly, it'd save him a ton of hassle. Different energy types? Pfft, energy was energy in his book—all he needed was the right conversion formula.
And he had a hunch Human Mastery could crack that code for him. Evolution's evolution, right? Why not aim for the stars—literally?
Solar power aside, the natural energy all over the ninja world wasn't a bad backup. Sure, ever since Kaguya and Isshiki showed up and planted that God Tree, the concentration had tanked. But the Three Holy Lands were still out there, and even the thinned-out natural energy in the wild was massive for one person. If he could harness it, energy shortages would be history.
Heck, he might even unlock Sage Mode in the process and crank his combat power up another notch!
To pull off Sage Mode, though, he'd need a solid reference—natural energy wasn't chakra, and it was way riskier to mess with. That's where the village's recent missing persons case came in. Seimei could see it coming: if things kept rolling this way, Orochimaru's defection was just months away.
When that happened, Jiraiya—one of the Legendary Sannin—would step in to stop him. If Seimei played his cards right, he might catch Jiraiya busting out Sage Mode during the chase. Talk about a perfect blueprint! Early prep for the win.
All these thoughts zipped through his head. After a quick ponder, he shook it off and got back to training. Solar energy, natural energy, Sage Mode—those were future goals. For now? Too soon to sweat it. Back to the grind!
With that, Seimei refocused, throwing himself fully into the moment. Time seemed to speed up once he locked in. The sun rose, fell, rose again. Five days flew by in a blink.
By noon on the sixth day, after dissolving the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and digesting the latest hour's worth of clone experience, his All-Encompassing Seal leveled up again. It was already at lv9 before—now, it hit the S-rank skill cap: lv10 (0/0), absolute perfection!
Eyes still closed, Seimei soaked in the clarity flooding his mind, a blissful grin spreading across his face. It felt just like when he'd maxed out the S-rank forbidden jutsu Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. Back then, he'd gained a whole new grasp of wind chakra's shape and nature shifts, unlocking the path to fuse it with the other six attributes and chase the Bloodline Encompassing Net.
This time was no different. Maxing All-Encompassing Seal didn't give him fresh insight into chakra attributes, but as an S-rank sealing jutsu he'd crafted himself, its full mastery meant just as much—no, more—than the Rasenshuriken did for wind chakra. This was his baby, built from scratch!
Sure, it had roots in other sealing techniques, but by lv9, those traces were gone. Now at lv10, it'd transcended again. Seimei could thump his chest and say, "I made this!" with pride. Plus, it rocketed his understanding of sealing arts up a whole tier.
He hadn't dug into it yet, but he was sure practicing other seals—like Transcription Seal or Heart-Lock Seal—would go way smoother now. Less chakra, more gains. Efficiency for days!