[{"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-977":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},1481998,1929,"Chapter 977 - 972: The Pinnacle of the Body","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-977",977,"\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the open ground at the center of Moon Island, Seimei's figure appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip, drip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Droplets of seawater fell from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had just teleported from the ocean floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he conjured a burst of Fire Release chakra, instantly evaporating the water from his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhaling lightly to get his lungs working again, Seimei looked up at the shadow clones training both on and off the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were attempting to fuse Water Release and Lightning Release chakra, but a few were practicing an unusual taijutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was slow and deliberate, somewhat resembling the secret technique he'd once seen at the Hyuga clan's hidden training grounds—a method to awaken the Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, that was the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taijutsu his shadow clones were practicing was derived from the Hyuga clan's secret technique for activating the Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had gone as he'd expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, when he returned to the village to rest, his shadow clone had indeed finished filling in the gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he began practicing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right from the start, he hit a snag: the Hyuga clan's secret technique had no effect on his current Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other choice, he dove deep into analyzing why the technique worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From there, based on his own condition and knowledge, he developed a unique technique tailored to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days of experimentation, the technique had taken shape—the very one his shadow clones were now practicing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei estimated that within a day or two, it would be successfully etched onto his proficiency panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that happened, he could refine it further by grinding its proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond this technique, over the past half-month, his Storm Release had officially entered the development phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, while absorbing the training experiences of his shadow clones, he'd caught a fleeting spark of inspiration, breaking through the theoretical barriers to developing Storm Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then began attempting to fuse the nature transformations of two chakras to create Storm Release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't succeeded yet, but he was getting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei's gaze swept over the clones working:on Storm Release, and with a thought, he dispelled the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all the shadow clones vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a flood of memories rushed into Seimei's mind, making him wince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the balance between his mind and body had been disrupted half a month ago, every time he recalled his shadow clones, he felt a surge of pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced him to reduce their numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, he could handle 280 shadow clones training at high intensity simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he could only manage around 250.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt, this had slightly lowered his training efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't a huge loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, his body's health was far more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various thoughts flickered through his mind, but Seimei quickly refocused, diving wholeheartedly into the memories, absorbing and digesting the training experiences they contained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time ticked by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About twenty minutes later, Seimei opened his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No surprise there—his panel now had a new skill: Pinnacle of the Body: Lv0 (1\u002F100)!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Pinnacle of the Body was the name of the secret technique he'd developed, based on the Hyuga clan's methods, to aid the evolution of his Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd thought it would take more time to etch it onto the panel, but to his surprise, it had happened this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through the feedback from successfully imprinting the technique, Seimei realized just how narrow his previous thinking had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, he'd believed that to evolve the Byakugan, he needed to focus on a specific goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he'd planned to use a seal to gather massive amounts of chakra, creating a high-energy chakra environment to directly trigger the Byakugan's evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was like forcing the Byakugan to passively adapt to a new environment—no different from a creature surviving through natural selection. It was just passive evolution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passive evolution would always lag behind active evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, his Pinnacle of the Body was a form of active evolution, a stark contrast to simply nurturing the Byakugan with vast chakra reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, how did it work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple. Unlike the Sharingan, which directly reflected the user's mental strength, the Byakugan relied more on bloodline power. The stronger the bloodline, the more powerful the Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, stimulating the body's bloodline was the key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hyuga clan's secret technique used taijutsu to channel chakra, stimulating the bloodline to awaken the Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei's Pinnacle of the Body followed the same principle, but its effectiveness was leagues beyond the Hyuga's technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also far more suited to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could foresee that as this technique grew, it would greatly accelerate his Byakugan's evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, he could integrate physical enhancement training into it, saving time and boosting efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, his earlier approach had been shortsighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with his perspective broadened, he realized he could incorporate all body-related abilities into this technique to evolve his Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, he might even develop a skill that could endlessly boost his \"Constitution\" attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he named it Pinnacle of the Body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps only this could permanently resolve the imbalance between his mind and body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these were just ideas for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current priority was to grind the proficiency of Pinnacle of the Body to its limit, replacing the chakra-nurturing method to evolve his Byakugan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that was done, he'd focus on integrating physical enhancement, streamlining his training and boosting efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thoughts flashed through his mind, but Seimei quickly refocused. While the insight from imprinting Pinnacle of the Body was still fresh, he began practicing it on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to master it to the beginner level in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, when his shadow clones practiced it later, they'd be far more efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, standing alone, Seimei practiced Pinnacle of the Body over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, he'd pause to reflect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he resumed, his movements became noticeably smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, his proficiency was skyrocketing, inching closer to mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1024,"2026-06-06T03:31:03.429Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ed0ff2b956d2de8c1a68dd704e138f661a79f06deb20eadab96dc6ef5910b20","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-978","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-976",1097,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrind-is-my-ninja-way-cover.jpg"]