"Success?!"
Seimei murmured to himself, his tone laced with a mix of surprise and disbelief.
Indeed, just moments ago, he had predicted that, at the latest tomorrow, or perhaps even today, he would successfully inscribe two Dust Release techniques onto his panel.
But he hadn't expected this round of training to actually pull it off.
"Well, that's just…"
For a moment, Seimei was at a loss for words.
While the insights were still fresh in his mind, he didn't hesitate. He immediately stood up and headed to the nearby training ground he often used to test his ninjutsu.
Staring at the open space before him, Seimei raised his hand, took a deep breath, and began channeling the insights in his mind. He mobilized his chakra, converting it Lilliputian into Dust Release chakra, while slowly forming hand seals.
Soon, a transparent cubic barrier materialized between his palms.
Then, he poured a massive amount of Dust Release chakra into it, compressing it until it formed a ping-pong-ball-sized orb of blinding light.
A sense of extreme danger filled his heart. Looking at the cube in his hands and the immense Dust Release chakra contained within, he felt its overwhelming peril.
Sensing his control over the chakra weakening and the cubic barrier growing unstable, Seimei didn't hesitate. He directed the cube to fly forward.
In an instant, it landed a few meters away on the ground.
The next moment, a piercing white light erupted, lingering for a long time.
When the light finally faded, Seimei looked up.
Where the white light had been, there was now a perfectly square pit in the ground.
Everything inside the pit had vanished completely.
"Tch, this power… it's terrifying!"
Compared to ordinary ninjutsu, the 'Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique' was devastatingly powerful. It concentrated a massive amount of Dust Release chakra into a single point, then unleashed it in an instant, disintegrating everything within into atoms.
This kind of destructive power was unmatched among physical attacks.
However, such a powerful technique came with a steep chakra cost.
That single attack had consumed over 2,000 chakra points—enough to drain most chunin-level ninja dry.
And that was with him deliberately restraining the technique's power.
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System: If he gained more proficiency, he could amplify its power by pouring in even more Dust Release chakra.
At that point, even an average jonin's chakra reserves wouldn't be enough to withstand it.
Of course, most jonin wouldn't even be capable of learning this technique.
Shaking off his thoughts, Seimei lingered for a moment before raising his hands again, forming seals and channeling chakra to perform the 'Dust Release: Limit of the Primitive World Technique.'
This technique might seem like an advanced version of the 'Detachment' technique, but it wasn't. Both techniques stemmed from the same theoretical foundation but branched off in different directions.
The 'Detachment' technique focused on single-target damage, with a limited range, making it ideal for ambushes or one-on-one combat.
The 'Limit' technique, on the other hand, prioritized area-of-effect damage, with a wider range, perfect for clearing out large groups.
As Seimei completed the seals, he parted his palms, and a disc-shaped transparent barrier appeared between them.
Under his control, the disc began to morph, extending outward on one side to form a cone that touched the ground in the distance.
The next moment, the Dust Release chakra gathered within the barrier seemed to find an outlet, bursting forth in a blinding beam of light from the cone's tip.
Seimei turned his palms, and the white light swept across a wide area in front of him.
When the light finally dissipated, Seimei looked closely.
A smooth, curved trench had appeared in the ground ahead. Everything the white light had touched—grass, trees, dirt, rocks—had vanished entirely.
This was the crowd-clearing power of the 'Dust Release: Limit of the Primitive World Technique.'
"Phew~"
Letting out a breath, Seimei closed his eyes, recalling the sensation he'd just experienced.
After a long moment, he opened his eyes again.
Standing still for a bit, Seimei tried casting both the 'Detachment' and 'Limit' techniques again.
No surprise—they both failed.
"Well, figures…"
Seimei muttered to himself.
He'd been mentally prepared for this, but failing twice in a row still stung a bit.
Still, he quickly brushed it off.
Since he'd successfully inscribed both techniques onto his panel, all he needed now was to keep pouring chakra into them, and he'd eventually master them.
Then, he wouldn't have to worry about failing anymore.
But…
Seimei sensed the chakra he'd just spent casting the 'Limit' technique—over 8,000 points!
Yeah, 8,000 points—6,000 more than the 'Detachment' technique.
No wonder Onoki looked half-dead after using it just once.
Of course, Onoki's chakra reserves were likely far more than just ten or twenty thousand points, but even for him, casting this technique in a desperate situation would burn through more than just 8,000 points.
Shaking his head, Seimei pushed those thoughts aside. How much chakra Onoki used or his condition didn't matter to him.
Right now, he just wanted to know how much chakra it would take to master these two techniques.
In the past, mastering a new ninjutsu typically required ten to twenty attempts to succeed once and gain a single proficiency point.
The 'Dust Release: Detachment' and 'Limit' techniques were undoubtedly top-tier in difficulty, so they'd likely require the maximum number of attempts—around twenty per proficiency point.
To reach level 1 mastery, each technique required 100 proficiency points.
One hundred times twenty equals two thousand attempts!
Even if his success rate improved with practice, he'd still need at least a thousand attempts to reach level 1 for each.
That meant over two million chakra points for the 'Detachment' technique and eight million for the 'Limit' technique.
Combined, that's over ten million chakra points.
Honestly, that number sounded huge, but for him now, it wasn't too bad.
Over the past while, he'd been pouring over four million chakra points a day into developing Dust Release techniques.
So, ten million chakra points wasn't a big deal.
The real issue was what came after mastering them.
Even without the risk of failure, practicing these techniques would still cost thousands of chakra points per attempt.
That was what really worried Seimei.