The moon set and the sun rose.
In the blink of an eye, a night had passed.
Time reached the morning of the next day.
In the temporary camp.
Qingming opened his eyes, and with a thought, he accessed his proficiency panel.
A familiar light blue interface appeared.
[Name: Uchiha Qingming]
[Age: 11]
[Physique: 11]
[Spirit: 15]
[Chakra: 14200 (23572 → 25012)]
[Bloodline: Sharingan · Three Tomoe (9999/10000)]
[Skills:]
Chakra Refinement: lv4 (1823/2000) → lv4 (1912/2000)Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique: lv4 (230/2000)Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique: lv4 (210/2000)Wind Style: Great Breakthrough: lv3 (502/1000)Wind Style: Wind Blade: lv1 (2/200)Shadow Clone Technique: lv2 (101/500)Chakra Absorption Technique: lv5 (1050/5000) → lv5 (1230/5000)Spiral Sphere: lv3 (660/1000)Palm Healing Technique: lv2 (120/500)Chakra Surgical Knife: lv2 (20/500)Genjutsu: Sharingan: lv6 (2310/10000) → lv6 (5045/10000)Mind Projection Technique: lv7 (4885/20000)Swordsmanship: lv5 (1690/5000) → lv5 (2710/5000)Chakra Control: lv4 (830/2000) → lv4 (980/2000)Body Flicker Technique: lv3 (0/0)Instantaneous Technique: lv4 (0/0)Ninja Tool Throwing: lv5 (0/0)Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique: lv5 (0/0)Illusion: Restraining Technique: lv5 (0/0)Healing Technique: lv5 (0/0)
From this panel, he could see that over the past ten days, aside from the significant progress in "Genjutsu: Sharingan" and "Swordsmanship," his other skills had barely changed.
The former had improved considerably because he had invested all his daily chakra recovery into it during the initial days of traveling.
The latter benefited from the intense battles he had fought, which provided him opportunities to refine his skills in real combat.
As for the other skills, their progress was minimal, primarily resulting from occasional usage during battles.
However, overall, the changes on the panel were quite significant.
First, his "Healing Technique" had been fully mastered over these days, eliminating the need for further practice.
Secondly, he had acquired a new Wind Style technique, "Wind Blade," by copying it from Kojiro Shou, thanks to the abilities of his Sharingan.
Lastly, he had newly learned two medical ninjutsu techniques—"Palm Healing Technique" and "Chakra Surgical Knife."
Although these skills were recently acquired, the timing allowed for rapid improvement.
Last night, he had worked late into the night, nearly exhausting his chakra, ultimately leveling both techniques up to lv2.
While this accomplishment might not seem monumental, it was undoubtedly significant.
Moreover, it was foreseeable that he would continue to experience this rapid growth in the coming days.
After all, with over three hundred injured individuals, it would take a considerable amount of time to treat them all.
The original medical ninjas accompanying the team were already few in number, and with some losses in the past few days, their ranks had dwindled further.
Thus, Qingming would certainly have to fill the gap.
Consequently, he could continue to quickly accumulate proficiency.
Qingming closed the panel, formed hand seals, and used the "Palm Healing Technique," channeling the gathered Yang Release chakra within his body.
He then allowed the chakra to permeate his chakra pathways, beginning to enhance the cells throughout his body.
A warm sensation washed over him, causing Qingming to instinctively close his eyes in comfort.
Time passed second by second.
After several minutes, he finally reopened his eyes.
He checked the panel again and shook his head in disappointment.
As expected, his "Physique" attribute had not increased at all.
In fact, the effects of this enhancement were even less impressive than those of his "Healing Technique."
"Is it still too low of a level?"
Qingming pondered, closing the panel and organizing his belongings.
Soon, the team would be departing, and he could only verify these questions later.
However, Qingming suspected he was close to the truth.
After all, the "Palm Healing Technique" and the "Healing Technique" were fundamentally similar; both utilized Yang Release chakra to stimulate human cells, thereby accelerating recovery.
As he raised the proficiency level, the enhancement effect would naturally surpass that of the "Healing Technique." The only question was whether it would reach lv3 or lv4.
If it was lv3, he could achieve it soon and verify the difference.
But if it was lv4, he would have to wait a while longer.
While Qingming contemplated these matters, a Konoha Chūnin responsible for messages approached him, informing him that a meeting was about to take place.
Qingming acknowledged and quickly made his way over.
The meeting was straightforward, mainly outlining their next destination and the responsibilities assigned to each Jonin.
Concerned about the possibility of being surrounded by Iwa ninjas again, the headquarters had agreed to their withdrawal after urgent communication last night.
They would now abandon their planned route to the Tiger Mountain camp and instead retreat to a forward base that originally belonged to Iwagakure, where they would establish a defense.
In other words, they were giving up a large area of land they had recently taken.
However, since this was ultimately the territory of the Land of Rain, abandoning a portion of it was not significant; the primary focus was preserving their remaining forces.
That concluded the discussion regarding the destination.
Additionally, the assignments for the Jonin were presented.
Most of the roles remained unchanged, with a few positions needing filling due to personnel shortages.
Only Qingming experienced a significant change: due to his knowledge of medical ninjutsu and the sheer number of injured in the group, Nara Shisui directly reassigned him from the combat unit.
He would now need to work alongside the medical ninjas to heal their comrades during the journey.
This suited Qingming's intentions perfectly, leaving him no reason to refuse.
Thus, for the next three days, Qingming integrated with the medical ninjas, treating the injured Konoha ninjas.
During this period, as expected, Iwa ninjas pursued them, resulting in several more battles.
Consequently, the number of injured in the group continued to increase.
This exhausted both Qingming and the other medical ninjas.
However, the gains were substantial.
By the time they reached the target base three days later, his "Palm Healing Technique" had already advanced to lv3 (102/1000).
At this point, when he used this technique to gather Yang Release chakra for body enhancement, its effect was comparable to that of the lv5 (0/0) "Healing Technique."
Qingming estimated that leveling up once more would yield noticeable results.
This filled him with hope.
As for the "Chakra Surgical Knife," while it had not yet reached lv3, its proficiency had climbed to the threshold of promotion, currently sitting at lv2 (420/500).
The rapid advancement of these two medical ninjutsu techniques could largely be attributed to the relentless pursuit by the Iwa ninjas.
It wasn't that they created additional injured individuals—the group already had plenty of wounded to practice on—but their continuous chase provided Qingming with opportunities to replenish his chakra.
Originally, after both "Palm Healing Technique" and "Chakra Surgical Knife" reached lv2, the enhancement from the "Healing Technique" had become less significant.
Given the limited amount of chakra he could recover daily, he could hardly gain such proficiency.
However, with the influx of additional chakra, this problem was easily resolved.
That was why Qingming credited their pursuit as instrumental in his progress.
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