Chapter 85: Choices

Three days later. Seimei received the notification of his promotion to Chunin. After going to the Hokage Building to complete the registration and receiving two sets of standard Konoha Chunin vests, From then on, he was officially a Chunin. Walking out of the Hokage Building, Seimei paused for a moment and suddenly said to himself, "Since I'm already out, I might as well go to the clan's library!" "I wonder if my application has been approved?" He thought to himself as he walked. As the saying goes, there are no rules without a circle. In the Uchiha clan, Whether it was a ninja rank promotion, awakening the Sharingan, or the second or third evolution of the Sharingan, one could get a free opportunity to enter the clan's library. During this time, one could read any books and scrolls inside, but if they chose to take them away, they could only take one. Seimei had just been promoted to Chunin, awakened the Sharingan, and not long ago, it had even evolved to double tomoe. So, theoretically, he could take three books or scrolls from the library. Therefore, there shouldn't be any problems with his application. Sure enough, when Seimei went to the library to inquire, he was immediately informed that his application had been approved. So, Seimei didn't waste any time and immediately requested to enter. The Uchiha ninja guarding the library didn't refuse. After carefully checking him, he let him in. Coming to this massive library, Seimei finally understood what it meant to have a profound foundation. Except for some secret inheritances, almost all the books and scrolls collected by the Uchiha clan over the past millennium were stored here. If Seimei had been a little worried about not being able to find the ninjutsu he wanted before, now he wasn't worried at all. With this collection, wouldn't it be easy to find a few ninjutsu that could absorb chakra or had a large attack range? However, facts proved that this was really not a simple matter. Although there were many books here, they were not arranged in any particular order. Therefore, it was not easy to find ninjutsu with specific functions. Fortunately, Seimei had a clear goal, and with the Sharingan's assistance, he finally found what he wanted before the reading time ended. First was a chakra absorption ninjutsu - Chakra Absorption Technique. That's right, it was the strange ninjutsu that the Sound ninja spy, Akado Yoroi, used against Sasuke during the Chunin Exams more than ten years later in Naruto's generation. Seimei originally thought it was a unique ninjutsu created by Orochimaru. Unexpectedly, he actually saw it here. In that case, this so-called 'Chakra Absorption Technique' couldn't have been created by Orochimaru. This point could also be seen from the ninjutsu itself. First of all, the flaws of this ninjutsu were too great. Among them, the biggest problem was that the speed of absorbing chakra was too slow. Take the battle between Akado Yoroi and Sasuke as an example. At that time, Sasuke had already been tortured half to death by the Cursed Seal and had also experienced a rather fierce battle. But even in this situation, Akado Yoroi still couldn't drain the opponent's chakra in a short time, and was even killed in the end. This was simply too weak. Coupled with the prerequisite of needing physical contact to activate it, this technique completely became useless. Except for bullying weaker opponents, it had no practical value at all. If I could touch you and control you for a while, why would I need to absorb chakra? Wouldn't it be better to just kill you with one strike? With Orochimaru's pursuit of perfection, how could he create a ninjutsu with such a big flaw? Even if he did create it, he would probably try his best to improve it instead of just leaving it like that. Seimei guessed that he probably only obtained this technique by chance, studied it a bit, and then casually threw it to Akado Yoroi, who then treated it as a treasure. But it had to be said that this technique could indeed be considered a treasure in his hands. No other reason than that this technique had a complete framework and a very high concept. And this meant that he could continuously raise the upper limit of this technique by increasing its proficiency, thus achieving effects that even the creator couldn't imagine. Just like the 'Mind Reflection Technique'... The original intention of creating this technique was just to help the Uchiha clan's ninjas awaken the Sharingan. But as he continuously upgraded it, now it could play a considerable role in the evolution of the Sharingan, which was probably something that those creators hadn't thought of. Therefore, it didn't matter that the 'Chakra Absorption Technique' had flaws. As long as he continuously improved its level, those flaws would eventually disappear. At that time, maybe he could use this technique to forcibly plunder the tailed beasts' chakra, thus realizing the creator's dream. That's right, the original intention of creating this technique was to convert the tailed beasts' chakra for one's own use. That was why Seimei said that the concept of this technique was very high. Unfortunately, the effect of the ninjutsu was far from the expectation, and it eventually became useless. Pulling his thoughts back, Seimei looked at the second book. What was recorded on it was not some ninjutsu, but some insights on developing a second chakra nature. Yes, Seimei planned to start developing a second chakra nature after he had cultivated the 'Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique' to perfection. And he had already set his goal, which was Wind Release. For this, he also reserved his third choice for a Wind Release ninjutsu called 'Wind Release: Great Breakthrough'. Although this was only a C-rank ninjutsu, its power was strongly correlated with the amount of chakra input. As long as the caster's ability was strong enough, its coverage could completely reach several hundred or even a thousand square meters, and its power was not to be underestimated. In this way, it could make up for his shortcomings in large-scale attack methods. That's right, Seimei didn't find the 'Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation' and 'Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction' that he had expected in the library. He didn't know if they were hidden in some corner or taken away by Madara Uchiha. In any case, he didn't see them. And this was also one of the reasons why he was preparing to develop Wind Release as his second nature. Putting away the three books, Seimei didn't stay any longer. After some inspection, he left the library and then went straight back home. Sitting in the training room, Seimei recalled the village's arrangements. According to the notice, he would have about a month to rest. A month later, he would return to the Rain Country battlefield. Obviously, the village deliberately left some time for them, these newly promoted Chunin, to improve their strength. From this point of view, the situation on the front line shouldn't have reached the most critical moment yet. Otherwise, let alone leaving them time to improve their strength, it would be considered good if they weren't pushed to their limits. However, no matter what, it was always a good thing to have a month of rest. It just so happened that he also had several skills that were about to be upgraded. This month was enough for him to improve his strength further. With this in mind, Seimei stopped thinking about it and turned to start his training. (End of this chapter)