Seimei wasted no time and immediately set the difficulty level for the first 5-minute session to Level 2.
For him, Level 1 was a pure joke.
5 ninja throwing tools to dodge every 10 seconds?
He wasn't a rookie who had just begun his combat training anymore. He could dodge them with his eyes closed without activating the Tenseigan.
So, he directly set the difficulty to Level 2.
Dodging 10 ninja throwing tools every 10 seconds was just right for a little warm-up before he could start training seriously.
"Perfect."
"So, after I hit the start button, the mechanical contraptions will be firing 10 ninja throwing tools every 10 seconds for 5 minutes after a countdown of 10 seconds."
"Cool."
"Let's begin," said Seimei with an excited voice as he hit the "start" button and quickly arrived at the center of the room.
The countdown to 0 had already begun.
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Swish~
As soon as Seimei heard the sound of an object cutting through the air, he immediately channeled chakra to his eyes.
Tenseigan—activate.
Almost instantly, Seimei's perception heightened. His ocean-blue Tenseigan granted him a true 360° view, allowing him to sense and see everything around him with zero blind spot.
Thanks to that, he could easily see that a wooden shuriken was coming at him from the 7 o'clock direction (Basically, the shuriken was coming at him from the direction of the left side of his back).
He didn't bother moving his neck and moved to his left to let the shuriken pass by the side of his right arm.
At that very instant, one second was over, and one of the contraptions in the front launched a senbon in the direction he had just moved a moment ago.
It was as if the machines could sense his movement and adjust the direction they launched the ninja throwing tools in real-time.
"What the fuck?"
"You can do that?"
"Since when did this world have AI sensors?"
He was honestly shocked.
But that shock lasted only for a little while.
As he dodged the incoming senbon, he finally realized what had just happened.
"I see now!"
"It was a special Fuinjutsu seal that could locate a target's location based on chakra in real-time."
"I didn't expect that Sealing techniques could be used this way."
"Incredible!"
"Why don't they use such amazing techniques in something more productive other than building a training room?"
"Either I don't truly understand the world, or they actually never thought of using such a great Seal in their daily lives."
"People here are only focused on using chakra for destruction."
"They never thought about how they could use it to make their lives better."
"Even a normal civilian can unlock chakra, even if they don't have the talent to become a Shinobi."
"This world really needs innovative minds like the Snake Uncle, Orochimaru."
Seimei kept talking to himself like he was in a trance, all while dodging a flurry of shurikens, senbon, and kunai with ease.
Level 2 was still too easy for him.
He didn't even need to bring out his kunai or sword to deflect the incoming projectiles.
Instead, he dodged them all with absolute ease!
No sweat at all.
"But this Level 2…"
"This isn't even enough for a little warm-up."
"I doubt Level 3 would be any challenge either."
"I will jump straight to Level 4 once this practice session ends."
He muttered as he kept dodging ninja throwing tools.
Soon, 5 minutes were up, and the mechanical contraptions stopped, marking the end of the current evasion training session.
Seeing this, Seimei walked toward the control area and set the difficulty to Level 4.
"Not only will the timing of ninja throwing tools be erratic, but the speed at which the tools are hurled at me will fluctuate as well."
"This will make dodging them or even predicting each tool's speed and trajectory difficult."
"But not for me."
"I don't even need to activate my Three-tomoe Sharingan."
"My Lv.2 Tenseigan's dynamic vision is equal to a Two-tomoe Sharingan. Plus, it gives me a true 360° vision. For detection and battling multiple enemies, my current Tenseigan is far superior to my Sharingan."
"And it will soon reach Level 3. I can already sense strange ocular power fluctuations from time to time."
"There is no doubt now. I will unlock my first ocular technique as soon as my Tenseigan evolves to Level 3."
"My Tenseigan's dynamic vision, detection range, X-ray vision, perception, and other powers should also get a huge boost."
"When that happens, my Three-tomoe Sharingan will only be good for Sharingan Insight, Genjutsu, copying opponents' moves, and precognition."
"The importance of Sharingan will greatly diminish until it evolves into Mangekyo Sharingan, allowing me to access its unique ocular techniques and Susanoo."
"I wonder what kind of ocular technique my Sharingan will develop."
"In the original Narutoverse, they often mentioned that Mangekyo Sharingan is an eye that reflects our hearts."
"It will develop techniques based on my innate subconscious desires and yearnings."
Seimei had set the difficulty of the evasion training room to Level 4 as he was lost in deep thought.
He was silent for a moment as he reflected on his inner desires.
"What do I desire the most?"
"What does my heart want?"
Lost in thought, Seimei gazed toward the ceiling as his index finger hovered above the start button.
"I want to become strong. I want to protect my family and everyone I love. I don't want to die and let my loved ones die because of some uncontrollable disaster."
"Do I fear the threats of this world? I do."
"Do I fear the radical Otsutsuki clan members? I do."
"Am I willing to protect my father, my uncle, my little sister Tsunade, and my family even if it means death?"
"...I probably am."
Seimei was silent for a while before letting out a dry, helpless chuckle.
"Hehe! Did my fear of death diminish a bit after dying once?"
"I don't think so."
"But I don't want to lose them."
"Although they are not my real family, I can't deny the love they gave me. I can't deny that I fear losing even one of them."
"Would I go berserk like Uchiha Obito if I lose what matters the most to me?"
"I probably won't. But…"
Sigh!!!
Seimei took a deep breath and tried to relax his nerves.
"What do I want?"
"To live. To protect. To witness what the universe has to offer."
"And to do that, I need power!"
"Power to crush all threats."
"The power to burn everything down, and the power to even resurrect the dead."
"Will I ever reach that level?"
Seimei closed his eyes and opened them again. His Tenseigan was glowing with an otherworldly royal blue radiance.
The flower petals-like white patterns in his ocean blue irises, rotated with even more ferocity.
"I don't know."
"But I certainly won't stop trying."
Next, he lowered his head and saw his right hand still hovering around the "Start" button.
Enough with the stray thoughts!
If I want to attain that kind of strength, I must train and hone my skills.
Let's begin the second round of training.
With that, he decisively pressed the "Start" button and moved to the center of the training room once again.
The countdown of 10 began.
Seimei activated his Tenseigan and held his Ninjato (Straight-bladed Katana) in his right hand, ready to dodge and deflect any incoming projectile.
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