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Naruto: Shadow Mage

In a world ravaged by war, Yasuke, a young boy from a branch family of the Nara clan, finds himself inexplicably transported to the tumultuous era of the Naruto universe. Faced with the grim reality of daily casualties and the burden of a mysterious curse seal embedded in his hand, Yasuke struggles to navigate his new life while mourning the loss of his parents. ------------------------------------------ 2 Chapters a day 10 Chapter Advance: patreon.com/ReadingOasis

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The Effect of Training Cards

Ding!

"Player, you have activated the Tree Climbing Training Card with a time limit of 60 minutes. Tree climbing training begins!"

"Huh? Only 60 minutes?"

The sound of the app appeared again, leaving Yasuke astonished.

60 minutes? Just one hour!

During the three months of travel, Yasuke didn't know how many times he had practiced tree climbing. Every time was a struggle, with minimal progress at the end of the day.

So, when the app prompted that the Tree Climbing Training Card had a time limit of only 60 minutes, Yasuke couldn't help but feel a bit discouraged. He didn't have much hope for the training card.

Who would have thought that as Yasuke reluctantly approached a tree without even laying down a thick mat, ready to push himself to climb as much as possible within the 60-minute time limit, a refreshing sensation suddenly permeated his body, causing even his dark pupils to slightly contract!

"Is it chakra? The Tree Climbing Training Card actually amplifies chakra?"

"Wow! Such abundant chakra! With this much chakra, I guess I could rival Uzumaki Naruto, no, even the Tailed Beasts?"

Just as the effects of the Tree Climbing Training Card manifested, Yasuke was shocked by the powerful function of the app!

What had troubled Yasuke during tree climbing practice in the past?

One was the difficulty of tree climbing practice, and the other was insufficient chakra. Each tree climbing session was time-consuming and exhausting, right?

Now, with the help of the Tree Climbing Training Card, having an ample supply of chakra to spend, Yasuke's eyes sparkled with determination. Without hesitation, he activated his chakra, adhering it to the soles of his feet as usual, and stepped onto the tree trunk.

"With abundant chakra to spend, tree climbing is a piece of cake!"

"Wait! The app has another prompt!"

Yasuke hadn't expected that the usefulness of the Tree Climbing Training Card would not be limited to just this. He realized this as he read the prompts echoing in his mind from the app.

Ding!

"Player, you have used too much chakra. Accept punishment."

"Player, you have used too little chakra. Accept punishment."

"Player, your chakra distribution was not perfect. Accept punishment."

Crackling sounds!

Each time the app's voice echoed in Yasuke's mind, it was basically reminding him of the mistakes he made during tree climbing practice.

And, every mistake came with a punishment! An invisible current passed through Yasuke's body, causing a sensation of nerve-induced pain throughout. But besides making Yasuke more mindful, this pain seemed to have the function of deepening his impression. Often, with just one punishment from the app during a tree climbing practice, Yasuke would do better in the next session.

As time passed, especially as the prompts from the app became less frequent, Yasuke was surprised to find that the previously challenging tree climbing practice had been completed!

Perfectly completed!

What does perfect completion mean?

Simply put, every time Yasuke allocated chakra during tree climbing practice, it was just right, neither too much nor too little, thereby reducing chakra consumption invisibly and improving the efficiency of chakra usage.

Previously, Yasuke's chakra could only last for one use of the Shadow Clone Technique at most. Now, after perfectly completing the tree climbing practice and reducing chakra consumption, using the Shadow Clone Technique twice was effortless for Yasuke. Even using it with full force, Yasuke's usage of the Shadow Clone Technique had increased to three times, a qualitative improvement!

Then, the app prompted that the time limit for using the Tree Climbing Training Card had been reached. Yasuke, who had completely lost track of time, felt as if he were in a dream.

But as he once again used his own chakra to practice tree climbing, whether hanging upside down on the tree or effortlessly attaching himself to the trunk with just one foot, Yasuke couldn't help but feel excited, realizing that the previous practice was not a dream but a real event!

Immediately after, having achieved perfect training effects using the Tree Climbing Training Card, Yasuke enthusiastically instructed the app to use the Water Walking Training Card, preparing to complete all the training within a day.

And as Yasuke arrived once again at the edge of the reindeer breeding pool, using the Water Walking Training Card to practice, completely immersed in training, he didn't notice that there were two figures slowly walking towards the pool not far away.

"Ah, someone else died again. Lana, it seems like we've been meeting at funerals all the time lately. It's been so long since we've come out to relax like this."

"Yeah, Zane! Hey, do you want some potato chips?"

"Uh, no thanks!"

Not far from where Yasuke was training, two figures were slowly approaching, just having left a funeral. They were Lana Nara and Zane Akimichi.

The Nara clan and the Akimichi clan were closely related, and Lana Nara and Zane Akimichi were members of this generation's "Ino-Shika-Cho" trio. Normally, Yasuke would often see Zane Akimichi, and even Yamashiro Inoichi, one or two others. At this moment, Lana Nara was walking with Zane Akimichi at their family's reindeer breeding farm, which was quite common.

But under Lana's guidance, when Zane Akimichi accompanied her to the edge of the pool, he suddenly saw Yasuke practicing water walking, using the Water Walking Training Card to master it in just ten minutes, a feat that was highly praised in the ninja world. Zane couldn't help but show a shocked expression, forgetting to put the potato chips from his bag into his mouth, and exclaimed, "Lana, look! Your Nara clan members are so diligent, it's amazing!"

"Oh?"

Following Zane's finger, Lana also looked over, equally surprised, seemingly unable to believe what Zane said.

Laziness is contagious.

The Nara clan had excellent genes, but laziness was deeply ingrained. Just look at Nara Shikamaru and his son Nara Shikadai in the original work.

Moreover, because of this laziness, countless talented individuals in the Nara clan had squandered their talents.

When he wasn't the head of the clan, it was fine, but under the leadership of a "lazy" clan head, Lana, who took over as the head of the clan, was now considering whether to reform the clan internally. Who would have thought that Zane's words would divert Lana's attention to Yasuke not far away.

"Oh, so it's Yasuke! He's not just any ordinary genin; he's that four-year-old Yasuke!"

"He's not a genin, but that kid from the Nara clan who died tragically on the battlefield!"

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