Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 27 The Final Sparring Match and Growth During the Holiday

Jiraiya was indeed a good teacher. He was able to provide targeted instruction based on each student's characteristics, enabling them to fully develop their talents. This resulted in all of Jiraiya's disciples achieving extraordinary success, from Minato Namikaze of Konoha to Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan of the Land of Rain.

For the past two weeks, Matsushita Taichi has been going to Jiraiya's place to study every afternoon without fail, sometimes for the entire afternoon. This was both a great opportunity for Taichi to make rapid progress and a deep friendship for him. Although Jiraiya never formally acknowledged Taichi as his disciple, Taichi regarded Jiraiya as his true master in his heart.

Of course, Tsunade is the same. Although she was very irresponsible, she disappeared after teaching Taiichi for only a few years, but Taiichi will never forget Tsunade's dedication and affection.

Today is the last day of the holiday. This morning, Taiichi had already completed the handover with Director Fujita and Director Biwako at the hospital, and also received his internship salary for the past two months. Although it wasn't much, it was the first money Taiichi had actually earned on his own, and he was still very happy.

In the afternoon, at training ground number 11.

The chirping of cicadas, accompanied by waves of heat, swept across Training Ground No. 11. Taiichi stood on the riverbank pebbles, sweat dripping from his chin and steaming on the scorching stones. Jiraiya sat cross-legged on a tree stump on the opposite bank, tossing three shuriken in his hands, the cold metal gleaming between his fingers.

"This is the last practical training session. Let me see how much you've improved in the last two weeks." Jiraiya suddenly raised his hand, the sound of his sword cutting through the air tearing through the heat wave. In the instant Taichi leaned back to dodge, the short sword at his waist was already drawn, the blade colliding with two subsequent hidden weapons, sparks flying.

The hum of the blade cutting through the air suddenly intensified. Taiichi's figure left afterimages on the water's surface, the chakra-condensed blade gleaming with a pale blue light. Jiraiya's hand seals abruptly halted—Taiichi's speed was too fast. Seeing Taiichi rapidly closing in, Jiraiya drew a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and charged forward.

"when!"

The moment the kunai blocked the blade, Jiraiya's headband was lifted by the gust of wind. He took a half step back and stepped into the river. Before the ripples could spread, Taiichi had already completed the last Tiger Seal: "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

A whirlwind carrying river sand rushed towards him. Jiraiya squinted, his pupils shrinking as he saw the cold light gleaming within the sand. Multiple transparent wind blades, mixed with the fierce wind, blew towards him. Half a month ago, Taiichi's Great Breakthrough only involved a gale; being hit by one would at most result in being blown away. But this Great Breakthrough concealed many wind blades; being hit by one would result in severe cuts and lacerations.

Jiraiya didn't take the hit head-on. He jumped back, quickly formed hand seals, and slapped the water's surface with one hand. Water Release: Water Wall. The exploding water curtain shattered into thousands of water droplets under the wind blades, refracting a rainbow of light.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

The boy's clear shout pierced through the water curtain. The crimson flames expanded abruptly as they passed through the rainbow light, transforming into a three-meter-long fire dragon. Jiraiya leaned back to avoid the flames, the smell of burnt hair wafting to his nose. Using the momentum of his backward lean, he braced himself with one hand on the ground, his right leg, infused with chakra, sweeping towards Taiichi's abdomen.

"Splash!"

Amidst the splashing water, Taiichi's kicked-away figure suddenly transformed into a wooden stake. Just as Jiraiya was about to turn around, the sound of air being torn apart from above made him instinctively form hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!" The moment the rocks rose, the shuriken wrapped in wind blades had already sliced ​​off half of the stone wall.

"The timing was good, but..." Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, the river beneath his feet suddenly boiled. As he leaped into the air, a two-meter-diameter waterspout burst forth, engulfing him in mid-air. Within the crystalline water curtain, Taiichi's hands, maintaining the Si hand seal, trembled slightly—this was a variant application of Water Release: Water Wall, which allowed the water curtain that was originally rising in front of him to be lifted directly from beneath the enemy's feet, thus impacting the enemy.

The waterspout dissipated with a roar, and Jiraiya, soaked to the bone, landed on the rocks on the bank. He shook the water droplets off his white hair and looked at the boy kneeling in the middle of the river, panting. The setting sun cast a long shadow of Taichi, his soaked ninja uniform clinging to his still-developing body, his chakra fluctuations clearly disordered yet still forcibly gathering.

"That last Water Wall technique," Jiraiya wiped the water from his face, "the scroll didn't say it could be used like that." He noticed the boy's pale lips, a sign of chakra depletion. But the water tornado just now, in terms of both scale and control precision, far exceeded the level of an ordinary Chunin.

Taiichi propped himself up on the hilt of his sword, the sensation of the river water flowing over his calves bringing him to his senses slightly: "You said that water esoteric techniques require adapting to the terrain..." Before he could finish speaking, three shuriken with explosive tags were already embedded around him. With a roar, the boy's leaping figure was engulfed in flames.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a pale blue water curtain, like an inverted bowl, protected Taiyi. Ripples still lingered on the surface of the water array, and the boy's fingertips, maintaining the Si Mudra, trembled slightly, yet he still managed a smile: "Yesterday, when you ate your fifth bowl of tonkotsu ramen... cough... you said anything could happen in actual combat..."

Jiraiya suddenly burst into laughter, startling a flock of birds roosting in the forest. He walked over to Taichi, who was slumped on the shallows, the shadows casting shadows on the boy's pale face: "You dared to continue maintaining the water barrier when your chakra was depleted?" His rough hands pressed against Taichi's wet black hair. "However..." He turned to look at the receding water curtain, "The ability to turn a defensive ninjutsu into a trap—that kind of resourcefulness is more valuable than the ninjutsu itself."

As dusk deepened, the cries of birds echoed from the forest at the edge of the training ground. Jiraiya pulled out his frog wallet, and three coupons floated to Taichi's lap with a soft chakra click: "As a graduation gift, I'll treat you to double portions of char siu tonight." He turned and walked towards Konoha, the setting sun casting its shadow on the boy. "Next time you see Tsunade, tell her about the trouble she threw at you..." His white hair fluttered in the evening breeze. "It was a surprise."

"Jiraiya-sensei, are you leaving?" Taichi shouted at Jiraiya's retreating figure.

"It's time to go on a mission. We've been dragging this out for almost half a month. If we don't go soon, people will get angry." Jiraiya's voice drifted over on the evening breeze.

After saying goodbye to Jiraiya, Taichi went to Ichiraku Ramen alone, handed over the coupon Jiraiya had given him, and the owner quickly served him a large bowl of tonkotsu ramen.

Looking at the overflowing ramen, Taiichi couldn't help but feel a little sad. Before, when he ate ramen, there was always someone next to him who could laugh, joke, and say whatever they wanted. But now, Taiichi was all alone.

After quickly finishing his ramen, Taiichi composed himself and headed home. He couldn't wait to properly reflect on what he had gained this summer.

At home, Taiyi looked at the newly reorganized attribute panel and felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Name: Matsushita Taichi

Occupation: Ninja Apprentice Lv8 (1024/1400)

Talent: Diligence can compensate for lack of talent; academic star

Age: 6 years old

Physical condition: 15

Power: 17

Agility: 15

Spirit: 20

Chakra: 5000 (5800)

Attribute points: 10

Skill points: 11

Fire attribute transformation Lv3 (356/400)

Wind attribute change level 3 (373/400)

Water property change Lv3 (173/400)

Yang attribute property change Lv4 (537/600)

技能：基础体术Lv10（463/2000），基础冥想Lv10（634/2000），查克拉提炼术Lv10（944/2000），忍具投掷Lv9（345/1600），三身术Lv9（12/1600），旗木刀术Lv7（53/1200）

【火遁：炎弹Lv8（356/1400），凤仙火Lv9（124/1600），火龙炎弹Lv4（302/600）】

【风遁：大突破Lv8（36/1400），裂空掌Lv4（352/600）】

[Water Escape: Water Formation Wall Level 4 (257/600)]

【医疗忍术：治癒术Lv10（1467/2000），掌仙术Lv6（935/1000），细患抽出之术Lv6（467/1000），查克拉手术刀Lv5（312/800】

Assessment: As an ordinary person, your lack of chakra is your fatal weakness.

Thanks to his rigorous training during the summer, Taiyi's three physical attributes have all increased, and his agility has increased by 2 points. It can be said that Taiyi's physical qualities alone have reached the level of a genin, not to mention that his physique and spirit are far superior to those of a genin.

The biggest change is the improvement of various skills, some of which have even reached Lv10. Seeing the experience points increase to 2000 when reaching LV10, Taiyi estimates that when he reaches the maximum level of LV10, there will be an unexpected surprise on the panel.

Perhaps the only thing that truly satisfied Taiichi was that, as the evaluation pointed out, while the evaluations were always unpleasant, they were always spot-on—Taiichi's chakra was too low. Currently, Taiichi's chakra was barely at the entry-level Chunin level of 5000 points. Assuming a typical C-rank ninjutsu consumes 500 points and a B-rank ninjutsu consumes 1000 points, Taiichi's current chakra level was still enough to unleash 10 Fireballs or 5 Fire Dragon Fireballs.

This is just the most basic release. If we add a more complex operation, such as extending the release time or increasing the release power, the number will be even smaller.

According to Jiraiya, a ninja's chakra only increases rapidly after the age of 10, as their body develops. This growth rate follows a parabolic curve, spanning from the age of 10 to 35 for a typical ninja, while the time before that is spent laying the foundation.

He also advised Taiichi not to be anxious about his chakra reserves. Taiichi's chakra reserves were already far greater than those of ordinary children. He should not over-refine his chakra because he lacked it, as this would damage his body's potential.

Taichi understood Jiraiya's good intentions and immediately promised not to over-extract chakra. However, whenever Taichi thought of those with incredibly large chakra reserves, he couldn't help but feel a pang of envy. It was at this moment that Taichi made up his mind to study chakra attribute transformation diligently in the future, striving to synthesize his own bloodline limit and break through his own chakra limit in one fell swoop.

Overall, the current Taiyi is definitely better than the Taiyi before the summer break, and he can even handle one-on-two or one-on-three situations without any problem.