Chapter 12 Hope
That night.

In the training room.

Qing Ming skillfully formed a series of hand seals, and the chakra in his body surged.

The next moment, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

In front of him, in a cage, a rabbit he was staring at immediately fell into a coma.

Proficiency +1!

面板上，‘映心之术’瞬间由lv0（99/100）变成了lv1（1/200）！
And with the upgrade of the 'Heart-Reflecting Technique', a special chakra was born in his brain, flowing into his eyes along the chakra meridians.

"This is."

Suddenly, Qingming thought of Senju Tobirama's explanation of the Uchiha clan's opening of their eyes.

That is, the Uchiha people are born with great "love". When they lose this "love", special chakra will surge out of their brains and act on the optic nerves.

At this time, their eyes will change, which means their eyes are opening.

This process was so similar to what had just happened in his mind that Qingming couldn't help but think about it.

"panel!"

With a thought, Qing Ming opened the proficiency panel.

[Name: Uchiha Qingming

Age: 10 years old

Constitution: 6
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 415 (580 → 622)

Bloodline: Sharingan·Unawakened (51/100)

Skills: Chakra Refining: lv2 (9/500)

Clone Technique: Level 2 (1/500)

Transformation: Level 2 (1/500)

Substitution Technique: Level 2 (1/500)

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique: Level 0 (52/100)

Heart-Reflecting Art: Level 1 (1/200)

Basic physical skills: lv2 (1/500)

Ninja Tool Throwing: Level 2 (120/500)]

"Unchanged?"

Looking at the Sharingan awakening progress which still showed as (51/100), Qingming was stunned.

He never thought that the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' would be useless.

"No, that's not right."

Qingming took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, closed his eyes and pondered for a while. After he calmed down, he formed seals again and performed the "Art of Reflecting the Heart" once again.

Before getting started, he needed a rabbit as a target to ensure the success rate.

But now, without the need for an external target, he can perform this technique at will.

The only thing that made Qingming uncomfortable was that after being promoted to level 1, every time he performed the "Heart-Reflecting Technique", he would have to consume at least chakra points.

Although the chakra consumed by the Three Body Technique before and after entry also changes, it is far less than that of the 'Reflection Heart Technique'.

However, think about it, the Three Body Technique is only the lowest level E-grade ninjutsu, and it only consumes about twenty points of chakra to perform each time.

However, the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' is as high as A-level. Before getting started, each practice consumes at least 100 points of chakra. Now consuming 200 points is reasonable.

It's only because he has a lot of chakra now, otherwise he might not be able to hold on.

Qing Ming collected his thoughts and stopped thinking about it. He began to carefully feel the effect of the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart'.

Just like before, a special chakra was born in his brain again and flowed into his eyes.

After a few breaths, Qingming opened his eyes.

On the panel, the awakening progress of the Sharingan remained unchanged.

However, Qingming did not show much emotional change this time.

There was no other reason. Based on his previous feeling, he could be sure that his eyes were getting closer to the Sharingan.

In other words, the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart' is effective, but the effect is somewhat weak.

Reflected on the panel, the awakening progress of the Sharingan has not moved. 'Now it depends on how many times I need to perform the 'Heart Reflection Technique' to increase the awakening progress of the Sharingan by +1.'

Thinking this in his mind, Qingming once again mobilized his chakra, formed seals and performed the Heart-Reflecting Technique.

Once, twice, three times.
A few hours later.

当青冥将‘映心之术’的熟练度刷到lv1（10/200）的时候，面板上写轮眼的觉醒进度终于变成了（52/100）。

This made Qingming breathe a sigh of relief.

Although he had expected this, he was not completely relieved until the panel actually changed.

After secretly calculating, he consumed about two thousand points of chakra, which increased the awakening progress of the Sharingan a little.

The price is both high and low.

It is indeed not easy for a Genin to gather so much chakra, but a Chunin can definitely afford it.

Even if I don't want to gain 10 points of proficiency at once like he did, it's okay to do it separately.

Even if you persist in performing it once a day, it will only take a few months to awaken the Sharingan.

"Why didn't anyone from the Uchiha clan succeed?"

If you ask me to persist for a few years, maybe no one can do it, but some people have definitely done it for a few months.

Qing Ming would not underestimate the Uchiha clan's desire for the Sharingan.

With this belief as support, it will not be a problem to persist for a few months.

But even so, still no one has awakened the Sharingan with the help of this technique.

This made Qingming feel gloomy.

After pondering for a long time, Qingming still couldn't figure it out.

Since he couldn't think of it, he didn't bother thinking about it. The progress on the panel had already moved anyway, so he just had to work hard.

It just so happens that he doesn't have to go to school for the next few days, so he can take the opportunity to learn the 'Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique' and test and confirm the increasing pattern of the Sharingan awakening progress, so as to better formulate a training plan.

However, these are all later stories. Qingming yawned and looked at the time. It was already five o'clock in the morning.

In order to determine the effect of the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart', he had stayed up until now, and it was time to rest.

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The next day.

noon.

After eating something casually, Qing Ming came to the training ground and began to practice alone.

The first thing was to refine the chakra. The level 2 'Chakra Refining Technique' was quite effective, and in just three hours he recovered points of chakra.

With sufficient chakra, he began to practice 'Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique'.

As a C-level ninjutsu, and an offensive ninjutsu at that, the minimum chakra consumed for practicing it once is 50 points.

Currently, the level of his 'Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique' is lv0 (52/100).

Every time you perform it, as long as you follow the standard process, your proficiency will increase a little, regardless of whether it is successful or not.

In other words, it will take another forty-eight times to upgrade.

Forty-eight times fifty equals twenty-four hundred chakra points.

This is almost the maximum amount of chakra Qingming can use every day.

Unless your physical fitness improves a little bit, or you find a kind of military pills that are easier to absorb and digest, it will be difficult to increase this limit.

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Boom~
A fireball was spit out by Qingming, which then quickly grew larger and eventually expanded into a huge fireball with a diameter of one and a half meters.

The fireball hit the ground, creating a big pit. The inside of the pit was charred black, and even though the flames were extinguished, they still emitted scorching heat.

In one afternoon, he had raised the 'Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique' to level 0 (75/100). Although he had not yet mastered the art, he could still succeed occasionally.

Just like what happened just now, that's already the entry level.

Looking up at the sky, the sun had already set. Qingming did not stay any longer and immediately returned home.

After just a short rest, he began to practice again.

It was not convenient to practice ninjutsu in the house, so Qingming focused his energy on the 'Art of Reflecting the Heart'.

Over and over again, until late at night, he finally fell into a deep sleep.

This continued for the next few days.

(End of this chapter)