Chapter 64: Testing the Mana Skills

Chapter 64: Testing the Mana Skills

"Oohhh my head" Daichi groaned as he slowly opened his eyes and became aware of his surroundings. He was laid down on a mat on the porch of his house.

"You woke up much faster than I expected." The voice of his grandfather came from near him.

Daichi turned around and saw Kensei in his usual clothes, meditating. Kensei had changed into a more casual attire during Daichi's forced nap.

"How long have I been out?" Daichi asked.

"About 20 minutes. Your body is much stronger than normal and you have an abnormally fast recovery speed." The old man said. He didn't move or even open his eyes. His chest slowly rising and falling was the only movement Daichi saw.

Daichi then looked at the spot where the knife was stabbed during the end of the battle He saw smooth clean skin at the place where a bleeding hole should be. It didn't take a genius to figure out what happened. "You healed me."

"Yes I did. It wasn't a critical wound. Now get freshened up and come down. We have much work to do."

Hearing his grandfather's words, Daichi got up and went to his room. He saw the system messages piled up on the side and he started going through them one by one.

[Skill Leaf Academy Taijutsu's level has risen by one.]

[Skill Shurikenjutsu's level has risen by one. x2]

[Skill Physical Endurance's level has risen by one.]

[Skill Strong Hit's level has risen by one.]

[Skill Chakra Thread's level has risen by one. x2]

[Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by one.]

[Skill Chakra Enhancement's level has risen by one. x3]

[Skill Chakra Flow's level has risen by one. x2]

[Quest 'Battle Kensei Yasaji' Completed.]

[Rewards:]

20000 Exp.

[New skill: Demonic Illusion - False surroundings technique.]

[Reputation increases with Kensei Yasaji.]

'Hmm Seems a few of my skills have leveled upLooks like I didn't get the bonus rewards. But I suppose successfully completing this quest is enough for now.'

Daichi clicked on the new reward skill.

[Demonic Illusion - False surroundings technique. - Active(LV.1): A simple illusion technique that alters the appearance of a nearby object or surroundings. ]

Rank: C

Type: Genjutsu

Hand Seals: Rat - Monkey - Horse - Hare.

[CP Cost: 210 CP.]

[Note: The range of this technique can vary from short to long depending on the user's chakra control and proficiency.]

'A Genjutsu huh. And one that places an illusion on the surroundings according to the caster's wishes. Something tells me that's going to come in handy one day.'

Daichi reached his room and stripped down. He found that his clothes had been torn up and there were small blood stains in several places. Discarding the rags he went to take a shower. His mind was still on the fight even as the cold water cascaded down his body.

'The old man had a counter attack for everything I threw at him. The chakra strings I used to tie him up were cut apart with chakra coated kunai. His shurikenjutsu was so skilled that I was never able to land a solid hit on him. And his taijutsu For an old guy who lost a leg, he sure can put up a fight. Every strategy I used was useless'

'So with this right now I can tell that someone is near me but not the exact location. But increasing the skill would increase the location accuracy. So that's taken care of. And another thing I'm noticing is that some people's mana are a bit stronger than the others.'

Daichi walked around and near a few chunin buying groceries. He noticed that the mana he was sensing from them were slightly stronger than the civilians. 'It must be because of their strong mental constitution.'

The last thing Daichi sensed was the amount of Mana energy they produced. 'It's only a fraction of mine. So all of them have Mana energy but since it's only a small amount and therefore not usable it's probably why their mana points don't show up on my observation info At least that's my theory.'

There was one more jutsu Daichi had in mind to test. It was also a Mana skill. He recalled the details of the skill.

[Mana puppetry - Active (LV. 01): This skill allows the user to control various animals and humans with mental commands. Mana is used to implant suggestions or orders into the target's mind and the user can control them as they see fit. Since this skill is Mana based, Chakra defenses and seals will be useless against it. ]

[Note: At the current level you can only implant a suggestion into human targets and your mental strength is not strong enough to control them. With training and at higher levels this limitation can be removed.]

[Effects: Can implant suggestions into a target's mind.

MP cost: 800/ Target]

'At the moment I only have a little over 4000 MP. And the skill costs 800 MP. It says per target and not per command or suggestions. Does that mean a certain target will only need 800 MP to implant suggestions? Or is there some sort of time limit?'

Daichi walked to a nearby fruit seller. He wanted to test the range and limitations of this skill as well. He picked a young man as his first test subject.

The man was buying some apples from the fruit vendor. Daichi concentrated on his mana and tried to implant a certain suggestion.

'Don't buy the apples. Buy some oranges. It'll be good for you.'

The Mana Daichi used, connected with the young man. Daichi could feel that his suggestion was successfully implanted.

A new notification appeared.

[Target has accepted the suggestion.]

"Hey. On second thought, I don't want the apples. Can you wrap up the oranges for me? I'll buy the apples another time." Daichi heard the customer change his decision and he became ecstatic but he kept himself under control with a calm and cool face.

'Time to test the limits. If I give another suggestion to the same person will this skill cost me another 800 MP? I also need to test the range of this skill. And let's up the ante this time.'

Daichi walked a few feet away from the stall and concentrated on his mana. He then concentrated on the same person and gave another suggestion.

'Swipe an apple while he's not looking.'

Daichi wanted to know if the target would accept a suggestion that had some risks? It was why he gave the man such a task.

A notification popped up again.

[Target has accepted the suggestion.]

Daichi discreetly looked at the guy. He saw the man looking around trying to see if anyone was noticing him. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, the man swiped the apple nearest to him and put it in his pocket.

Daichi was amazed at the implications. 'Wow. With enough level ups this could be one hell of an OP skill. And my Mana hasn't decreased. So does that mean I don't have to pay the mana cost when I implant suggestions on the same person? Or is there a time limit?... One more. And this is the big one.'

'Take the small knife in front of you and cut his hand. A small slash.' Daichi once again increased the danger of the suggestion and wanted to see the results.

Daichi decided long ago that while he wouldn't be a monster, he wouldn't be a saint either. This balance was his way to cope with this world and its dangers.

'It would be a small wound and would be healed in a few days. But let's see if he would do it?'

[Target has rejected the suggestion.]

Daichi saw the man looking at the knife and slightly shaking his head. He bought his items and quickly left the place.

Daichi was in thought as he saw the results. 'So if the danger is too high or the suggestion is too absurd then the target would come to a rational decision and reject my suggestion. But they will accept if the suggestions are within acceptable parameters of difficulty Hmm It's almost like I'm a little devil whispering in their ear'

Daichi chuckled to himself at the thought. He continued walking around the village testing and leveling both of the mana skills. He spent his days training these skills mainly. Daichi decided he would start on the Rasengan at the start of the 3rd year.

The holidays passed with Daichi sometimes hanging out with Shikamaru, Naruto and the gang. But he focused on his training and soon March 28th his birthday came up. He kept it a secret from his classmates due to not wanting to be bothered with a party. Days passed and soon it was April 1st.

The 3rd year of Daichi's academy begins.