Chapter 14: Eight Years of Harvest! (Please Keep Reading!)

Suppressing his inner turbulence, Genichi Kichishita steadied his spirit and began to take stock of the gains reaped from "overdrawing" his future.

First, he had mastered the Water Wall and Water Dragon Bullet techniques, simplifying the hand seals for both by utilizing the Nine Syllable Seals. Originally, the Water Wall required the sequence of Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake, but now Genichi could execute it with just the Tiger and Snake seals. The Water Dragon Bullet, which formerly required Rat-Hare-Snake-Tiger, was now reduced to just Snake and Tiger. Genichi was quite satisfied; this was standing on the shoulders of Tobirama Senju and taking a step further. His grasp of the Nine Syllable Seals was also far greater than it had been before the temporal overdraft.

He had also acquired the Shadow Clone technique and the Water Clone technique, alongside the Genjutsu-Darkness Technique. Genichi arched an eyebrow; he suspected the Shadow Clone and Darkness techniques were obtained in the future by trading away the Rasengan. This aligned with his plans—the Shadow Clone was intended to facilitate his development of the Water Clone technique, and it appeared successful. As for the genjutsu, it was a path he had chosen to explore, but he hadn't expected to acquire the A-rank Darkness Technique; it seemed he had gained some support from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"To master the Darkness Technique, it seems my talent for genjutsu is quite decent."

The overdraft spanned eight years, reaching up to age fourteen. An A-rank difficulty represents a super-high level, exceeding that of a standard Jonin. As for the Rasengan, Genichi had simply practiced it as instructed, so it wasn't a reliable metric for innate talent.

"So, my body is a bit lacking, but my brain is doing just fine," Genichi mused, knitting his brows. He could feel that his physical fitness had increased significantly from this overdraft.

After a moment of thought, Genichi strapped on his short blade, bid his parents farewell, and slipped out to his usual training grounds. He crouched low, his right hand resting on the hilt of his sword, his sharp gaze fixed on a massive tree that would require several people to encircle.

The next moment, he unleashed his chakra, and his entire body shot forward like a bolt. As the blade flashed, Genichi whistled past the trunk. A deafening roar followed as the massive tree crashed down, sending up a cloud of dust. A sword-draw strike with nearly a decade of skill!

"Starting to have the flair of a true swordsman," Genichi said, looking back at the fallen tree with a smirk.

After sheathing his blade, he approached another tree, plucked a leaf, and pressed it between his palms. A moment later, he opened his hands; the leaf was sliced into two. Wind Release nature transformation. But that was all—merely the initial stages of mastery.

"To cut through a waterfall like Naruto, chakra capacity is the real issue," Genichi muttered, shaking his head.

He let the leaf fragments fall, formed a series of hand seals, and a green glow of chakra emerged on his hands. Medical Ninjutsu—Mystical Palm Technique! However, that was the only medical ninjutsu gained from the overdraft.

Most of what he gained were vast stores of knowledge regarding human and animal anatomy, experimental data, and pharmacology, including the field of cell transplantation. Thinking of this, Genichi twisted his right forearm until it looked like a braided rope, yet he felt no pain whatsoever.

"Soft Physique Modification?" Genichi’s mouth twitched. The overdraft ended in the 50th year of the Konoha era; had Orochimaru completed his Soft Physique Modification by then? Had his future self become one of Orochimaru’s test subjects?

His arm returned to normal, and Genichi attempted to form seals at full speed. His hands blurred into afterimages: Tiger-Hare-Snake-Horse-Ram-Rooster-Tiger-Hare-Snake-Horse-Ram-Rooster-Tiger-Hare-Snake-Horse-Ram-Rooster-Dog-Rat. Twenty seals in less than three seconds—over eight seals per second. This sequence was for the Evil Sealing Method. Beyond this, he had also mastered the Fire Sealing Method.

"A bit sparse... but then again, I am not his disciple." He wasn't disappointed. He would just have to trade more ninjutsu later to get his hands on the Four-Symbol Seal. By combining two Four-Symbol Seals, he could delve into developing the Eight-Trigrams Sealing Style used to imprison Tailed Beasts. That was his ultimate goal for learning sealing arts.

As for human experimentation... starting his own lab? Genichi sighed. He had no money, and his current knowledge base was still insufficient.

Turning toward the cliffs, he prepared to test how much his physical stamina had increased. Overall, this future overdraft had yielded immense rewards. Ignoring chakra volume, Genichi could now be considered a minor expert in Water Release, even though he only mastered four techniques. In truth, even a Special Jonin might not master so many. His chakra nature transformations had expanded from just Water to include Yin, Yang, and Wind.

However, Genichi realized that further progress in Yang and Wind release would be difficult; he would need to "cheat." On the other hand, genjutsu was a field he could cultivate further. While genjutsu was easily countered by the Uchiha clan, they were currently on the same side, so it wasn't a major concern. In short, this haul was even greater than the last. The future had not let down his current efforts.

At the foot of the cliff, Genichi began to climb. He needed to test his stamina. First, he climbed barehanded. Then, he carried a giant boulder, moving across the cliff face as if walking on flat ground. He repeated this until he collapsed, utterly exhausted.

"Doubled. Six years old, but with the body of a fourteen-year-old... no, the body modification must have provided a boost as well. Still, my stamina isn't quite there yet; compared to Kakashi, I'm far behind."

It was an unfair comparison to a grown Kakashi, but Genichi knew his limits. If he grew up normally, he would never surpass Kakashi. He recalled that Kakashi's stamina rating was a 6. Genichi was probably at a 4; with hard training and proper nutrition, he might reach a 5. But even reaching a 6 would not satisfy him.

What he wanted was "Chakra-ton" levels of energy. He wanted to be able to unleash large-scale Water Release in environments without any water. No, he wanted "Sea Release!"

Genichi’s tested chakra nature was only Water, meaning it was his easiest path to achievement and likely had the highest potential. However, everything was limited by his chakra volume. Genichi understood that even if he could perform Water Release without seals, what of it? If he poured out all his chakra, the power of a single technique might not even compare to Tobirama Senju’s casual play. After all, in actual combat, one doesn't always have the advantage of terrain. Most of the time, one must fight in waterless environments.

"The direction is correct... body modification, Tailed Beasts, sealing arts." Genichi stood up, then paused. "The executioner's blade, Samehada, seems pretty good too?"

"Though it's unlikely that 'overdrawing the future' would just hand me Samehada; I'd have to go steal it myself. Hmm, I'll keep it as a backup."

Storing his short blade, Genichi walked home, still pondering one thing: should he graduate early? He was considering this because the Ninja Academy could no longer teach him anything, and remaining there made it difficult to acquire resources for further growth.

"If I don't graduate early, can I still obtain the resources to improve myself?" Genichi asked himself, lost in thought.