[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grind-is-my-ninja-way":3,"chapter-grind-is-my-ninja-way-grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-487":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grind is My Ninja Way",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1481342,1929,"Chapter 487: Departure","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-487",487,"\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Seimei suddenly activated his Mangekyo Sharingan again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a streak of blood-tears running down his right eye, the power of \"Human Reign\" was once more triggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, an invisible force enveloped his body and began to guide the Byakugan at his forehead to merge with himself as he wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second, two seconds, three seconds... It wasn't until a full twenty seconds later that he stopped performing the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the panel again, the awakening level of the Byakugan remained at (15\u002F100), showing no change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei was undeterred. After a brief rest, he activated the power of \"Human Reign\" again and continued to guide the Byakugan into himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As before, after about twenty seconds—the maximum duration he could currently sustain—he once more deactivated \"Human Reign.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panel still showed no change in the Byakugan's awakening level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei's brows furrowed slightly, but he said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting a while and feeling that his eyes were more comfortable, he repeated the process and activated \"Human Reign\" to guide the Byakugan once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so it went, time after time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About five minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei had used the power of \"Human Reign\" to its maximum extent five times, and the awakening level of the Byakugan finally increased slightly, from (15\u002F100) to (16\u002F100).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this change, a slight smile appeared on Seimei's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he had expected, the power of \"Human Reign\" could indeed increase the awakening level of the Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, he had a fallback strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why he called it a fallback...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: based on the test results just now, he would need to perform the \"Human Reign\" technique at its maximum about 425 times to fully awaken the Byakugan's bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admittedly, as his Mangekyo Sharingan evolved, the effectiveness of each use and the duration would improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this would not change the fact that he needed to frequently use the Mangekyo Sharingan's eye technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei didn't want to risk going blind prematurely, so this method was not ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, once his Byakugan awakened, it would need to continue evolving. He couldn't keep using \"Human Reign\" indefinitely. No matter how resilient he was, his eyes would not withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, this could only serve as a fallback, not a primary strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Seimei thought, if his Mangekyo Sharingan evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan without the threat of blindness, could this become a routine method?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap. Tap. Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rhythmically tapped his fingers on the surgical table, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he snapped out of his contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile of relief appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simple: after thinking deeply, he believed that this possibility was very real, even quite significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he decided to pursue this plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his Sharingan could continue evolving due to the legacy of past generations. Expecting himself to develop a unique skill similar to \"Art of Heart Reflection\" from scratch to enhance the Byakugan was almost impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, in the short term, it was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the long term...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei glanced at the progress of his Mangekyo Sharingan's evolution—(14,416\u002F50,000). At his current pace, it would take no more than a year to reach the level of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, there was no need to waste energy on that path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, even though he hadn't awakened the Byakugan's bloodline yet, it didn't prevent him from using the Byakugan; he just couldn't enhance its effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, this didn't pose much of a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the Byakugan was more than sufficient for his use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering all this, Seimei decided to set aside the issue of the Byakugan's bloodline awakening for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a breath, Seimei felt a sense of relaxation wash over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he just needed to figure out how to conceal the eye on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he could open and close this Byakugan at will, even when closed, it was somewhat noticeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking for a moment, Seimei's gaze shifted to the panel's skill section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes passed over various skills, big and small, and settled on the only two sealing techniques at the bottom of the panel—\"Guardian Seal\" and \"Object Sealing Array.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was irrelevant to solving his issue, but the former might be able to hide his Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past period, due to a lack of need, he had invested only 5,000 chakra points in practicing it, having stopped after practicing \"Technique of Extracting Finer Maladies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, its proficiency had only reached lv2 (250\u002F500).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At lv2, it was hardly reassuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it over, Seimei raised his hand and deactivated the \"Shadow Clone Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, two shadow clones in the hall and outside the cave disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, his chakra points on the panel jumped from just over 20,000 to over 80,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still not even 2 p.m., giving him nearly five hours before nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, with both his active and passive recovery, he could restore more than 12,000 chakra points per hour, totaling 60,000 over five hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding 60,000 to 80,000 made for 140,000 chakra points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Investing all this chakra into \"Guardian Seal\" training would increase its proficiency by approximately 1,400 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These proficiency points would be enough to raise the technique from lv2 to lv4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While lv4 still wasn't the transformative lv5, crossing the lv3 threshold would be enough to evade standard detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for more detailed probing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current power and status, it was unlikely anyone would be that foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if anyone were, Seimei wouldn't mind using them as fodder to improve his skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's do this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made up his mind, Seimei wasted no time. He jumped off the surgical table and raised his hands to form the cross-hand \"Tiger\" seal, casting the \"Shadow Clone Technique\" once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poof—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a burst of chakra smoke, four shadow clones appeared in the room, making five of them in total, including Seimei himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged glances and, without needing any instructions, each found a spot to begin practicing the \"Guardian Seal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five practiced and contemplated in tandem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every half hour, Seimei deactivated the \"Shadow Clone Technique\" to absorb their experiences and convert them into proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, building on that foundation, they resumed training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, minute by minute, until five hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the now lv4 \"Guardian Seal\" on the panel, a tired smile appeared on Seimei's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, absorbing the insights from the upgrade, then wasted no time and raised his hand to form seals, casting the technique on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, intricate sealing patterns appeared, covering his face and surrounding the Byakugan on his forehead, creating an intimidating sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Seimei didn't mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a certain point, his hand seals shifted, and he muttered, \"Seal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, the sealing patterns converged inward, merging with the Byakugan and vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With them, the Byakugan on his forehead also disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei summoned a water mirror, inspecting his forehead. It now only bore a mark resembling \"§.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied, he picked up a nearby Konoha headband and tied it around his head, hiding the last trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei nodded with approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, unless someone conducted a detailed examination, it would be nearly impossible to detect the existence of this Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, Seimei felt completely at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting briefly to recover some chakra, he performed \"Wind Release: Wings of Wind,\" taking to the skies and flying toward the Blackstone Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-06T03:30:41.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","2d992188294875cb22f242372b2753a5f8291a2ec110e7b8cbf7a1e04f8b98c3","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-385","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-486",1097,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrind-is-my-ninja-way-cover.jpg"]