God_Doom
I hope that the MC trains his Qi so much that he forcibly transforms it into Chakra from Naruto or ATLA (in fact, Qi, Ki, Chakra, Mana are the same). Rasengan and Chidori would be very suitable for MC Arsenal
No this is the type of stuff that is unique to your novel and really really good. People underestimate good character developments Honestly, you shouldn’t be in a rush to move the story forward too soon, and there is plenty more room for growth before they become adults! Plus a bunch of time in between now and when they’re adults to show us how the romance in blossoming