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The only full-fledged workout was walking on vertical surfaces. I honed it to automatism, repeating it over and over until each step became as natural as breathing. It took about two weeks. During this time, I came up with a plan on how to simulate walking on water even in a shelter.

Puddles on the street were inaccessible — the teachers strictly ensured that we did not get our clothes dirty. Bathing took place every three days in the baths, where the children were washed under supervision. It was barely enough time, but I used it for training.

Every time it was my turn to bathe, I concentrated the chakra in my palms and gently dipped them into the water. My goal was clear: to create resistance, to feel the surface as if it could support my weight. It was a slow and painstaking process.

I tried not to attract attention. It was impossible to climb onto a basin or baptismal font for a full—fledged workout - this would lead to injury, and possibly to the disclosure of abilities. I didn't rule out that Danzo agents could be hiding even here, but it's pointless to worry about something that can't be prevented. If they were watching, then it was only a matter of time.

The days passed slowly, monotonously. I was looking for any opportunity to learn more, but fortune-telling with someone else's techniques or hidden knowledge brought only emptiness. However, after some time, I was able to determine the natural predisposition of my chakra. She was connected to lightning.

It was a breath of fresh air. I started small. Rubbing the fabric of my T-shirt, I created a weak charge of static electricity to understand its nature and sensations. Gradually, I began to direct the chakra into an ordinary piece of paper, trying to crumple its edges.

At first, nothing worked out. The paper remained motionless, and my attempts seemed futile. It was only after a week of hard training that I noticed the changes — the edges of the sheet began to bend slightly. The effect was minimal, but noticeable. However, this workout turned out to be much more energy-intensive than walking on a tree: instead of two hours, my chakra ran out in just an hour.

Two months later, my monotonous routine was interrupted a bit. The Seer gave way to the Clown. The physical changes from the Clown were weak, as the aspects of improving the Clown and the Marauder easily overlapped, but they still affected, making me a little more agile. However, the ability to turn thin plastic objects into throwing weapons, as well as the Clown's intuition, proved to be extremely useful. Additionally, my spirituality increased, and the overall development of my body increased my chakra reserve by about 20%.

I started playing the Clown superficially. The audience was children; I pretended to be a full-fledged clown in front of them, entertaining them with flat humor.

I didn't know how to study the second stage or what to do, so I just improvised as best I could. I tried to pour lightning into different objects that are capable or not of conducting electricity. During meals, I poured chakra into the cutlery. During a walk — in stones, and during sleep — in different fabrics.

It bore little fruit and was accompanied by comical moments. If someone quickly intercepted an object into which I had injected chakra, they would be hit with an extremely weak current. It rarely happened, but it amused me.

Progress has been extremely slow. Even after four months, when the Scammer was completely digested, I still wasn't satisfied with my natural transformation training. However, the next step of the Fraudster has become a strong help.

It was called "Cryptologist" and gave the only new ability — Decryption. This ability increased my analytical abilities, improving my powers of observation, connecting thoughts, and drawing conclusions. It allowed me to decipher information or events from their fragments, as well as detect lies and illusions, increasing my resistance to such techniques.

The cryptologist also possessed enhanced spiritual intuition, which complemented the Clown's intuition. Now my intuition was working not by chance, but steadily, warning me of possible danger. The cryptologist also increased my spirituality, which increased my total chakra volume by another 30 percent.

With this new set of skills, I immediately began to analyze my training methods. Remembering the Naruto canon helped me conclude that my approach was correct. It was just necessary to increase the amount of chakra channeled into the transformation and work on its density until the sensations became as stable as possible.

The training resumed, but the repetition of the same exercises gradually killed the enthusiasm. However, the Decryption was my best help. It allowed us to analyze not only the environment, but also information that was previously too fragmentary to understand.

With her help, I was finally able to evaluate the caregivers. My strange actions and behavior were ignored, which means they really did not pose a threat. This discovery relaxed me a little, allowing me to focus on something else.

The second breakthrough was that I was able to extract the principles of the basic techniques of the Academy from divination. I still haven't seen any full-fledged strong techniques, but the three basic techniques—Henge no Jutsu, Bunsin no Jutsu, and Kawarimi no Jutsu—have become more understandable to me. Several fortune-telling sessions and Decoding work allowed me to connect disparate fragments and begin to master them.

Henge no Jutsu (Transformation) The principle of the technique was to create an accurate illusion superimposed on the body. The illusion had to match the user's chakra currents to avoid distortion when moving. It sounded simple in theory, but in practice it required well-honed chakra control.

I started with simple images. In the mirror in my room, I looked at my reflection, concentrating on changing the small details: the shape of the nose, the length of the hair. The first attempts looked terrible. My chakra currents distorted the image, the distortion was especially noticeable when moving.

Having decided to approach the task systematically, I began to train the technique in parts. At first, I learned to maintain the stability of the illusion by remaining motionless. Then he added light movements, like tilting his head or blinking. Only a week later, the technique became stable enough to add complex images.

Bunsin no Jutsu (Cloning) The technique was easier to understand, but more difficult to execute. Creating an illusory clone required dividing the chakra and precisely controlling its flows. Each stream formed a part of the clone, from its appearance to the smallest movements.

I started by learning how to "detach" a small part of my chakra and keep it separate from the main mass. To do this, I drew circles on the floor with chalk and tried to concentrate the chakra in one of them, visualizing how it fills the area.

When I learned this, I started forming clones. The first attempts looked... creepy. The clones didn't move, their images were blurry, and sometimes body parts were simply missing. After a couple of weeks, I achieved the steady creation of one clone that could simulate simple actions such as raising my hand or taking a step.

Kawarimi no Jutsu (Substitution) This technique required speed and precise calculation. Its essence was to instantly replace your body with a suitable object, using the chakra as a connecting link.

For training, I found some light objects — pieces of cloth, wooden blocks, and started working with them. At first, I tried to imagine how the object "replaces" me. In practice, it looked like this: I threw an object up and concentrated to move it to its place at the moment of falling.

At first, nothing worked. The object was falling nearby, but I remained in place. However, with practice, I realized that the secret was accurate synchronization and a small surge of chakra at the moment of movement. After a few weeks, I was able to successfully replace myself with a cloth lying on the floor if I threw it before training.