Growth

"Oof!" Nobu exclaimed.

It was finally the end of the week, the class of just finished the day with some basic physical training, everybody was giving them maximum effort except for Nobu who didn't feel like it was necessary, he had improved tremendously over the past week not only physically but also thanks to the skills that had been demonstrated by his sensei.

These skills were both of the necessary techniques needed to graduate, the transformation Jutsu and the Clone Jutsu which sensei had shown earlier this week.

Along with that, they were shown basic Ninja taijutsu.

During all of these courses everyone in the class has been giving their best, and while Nobu had not been doing such a thing, that did not mean he wasn't improving the fastest out of anyone.

When he first started with the range projectile lesson, shurikens and kunais, he had been ranked dead last among his class, but he was certain now that if they were to try again, he would at least be second to last, after all there was another Frail kid in their group.

Needless to say, with all the training and demonstration from their teacher, he had made tremendous gains along with the discovery of new sections in his ability.

Hirota Nobu.

Physique: 2.1

Chakra: 2

Chakra Nature:

Amateur Fire: 1

Amateur Wind: 0.6

Skills:

Beginner Kunai throw : Lv. 2 Exp: 83/200

Beginner Shurikenjutsu: Lv. 2 Exp: 142/200

Beginner Taijutsu : Lv. 2 Exp: 30/200

Expert Transformation jutsu : Lv. 1 Exp: 365/10,000

Expert clone jutsu : Lv. 1 Exp: 105/10,000

Intermediate Chakra control : Lv. 1 Exp: 420/1000

Most of these new skills he had collected from his fellow classmates as they tried to hit the targets with either shurikens or kunais, and shadow boxed using the kata's taught by their teacher.

This explained why these skills were only at the beginner level, on the other hand the skills demonstrated by the teacher were the expert and intermediate level which showed that depending on the skill of the person that was dropping attribute bubbles the version of the skill dropped would be more advanced the more skilled.

Nobu really started really wishing somebody would fight with his teacher so that he could reap the benefits of such a conflict, but there was plenty of time for that to happen.

The longer he could passively grow stronger without impediment the better it would be for his future prospects.

Although he had gained expert transformation Jutsu and expert clone Jutsu capabilities, along with intermediate chakra control, he was still unable to use any of the 2 jutsus he had learned, it seemed as if his chakra was completely unsatisfactory in quantity.

Although intermediate chakra control allowed him to use less chakra for each technique and to use it more efficiently leading to each technique being stronger for the amount of chakra than somebody with a lesser check control could produce, he still could not use either of the jutsu's, which further reinforce the notion inside Nobu's head, that his chakra quality was truly pathetic and below even the standard of a civilian Ninja.

I guess it was true what the matron said, if not for the miraculous ability that had been given to him, Nobu would not have been able to be the lowest rank of ninja.

But that didn't matter anymore since he did have the ability, and along with giving him perfect knowledge of all of the Jutsu bubbles he incorporated.

He could also grow his chakra in quantity when others used Jutsu as he'd experienced when he gained chakra attribute bubbles after his teacher performed both of the jutsus.

All Nobu had to do now was wait until the mid-year examination so that he could show the administration his progress and be put into a higher level class.

At the rate he was progressing it was only a matter of time, after all during today's run he was finally within the first quarter of the competitors to finish the race.

Although this proved each attribute point was not in one to one in terms of strength therefore going from one to two didn't mean doubling in strength, the gain was still substantial as he came from second to last to 14th in rank in the last race.

Until then he could take it easy, even though his teacher no doubt disdained him for not giving his all during training like everybody else, Nobu was sure he would have nothing to say once he blew the competition out of the water at the mid-year exam.

That exam would also incorporate hand-to-hand combat with a fellow classmate. Even with what he had learned from his last interaction with him, Nobu truly believed that this time he could beat Hideki, especially since it was one on one.

He'd already become this strong in only one week, he could not even begin to imagine how strong he would be in five and a half months.

He would be lying if he said he wasn't looking forward to it.

--Time skip--

Ding.

Hirota Nobu.

Physique: 15.3

Chakra: 4.2

Chakra Nature:

Amateur Fire: 1

Amateur Wind: 0.6

Skills:

Beginner Kunai throw : Lv. 7 Exp: 1/700

Beginner Shurikenjutsu: Lv. 7 Exp: 120/700

Beginner Taijutsu : Lv. 7 Exp: 56/700

Expert Transformation jutsu : Lv. 1 Exp: 6900/10,000

Expert clone jutsu : Lv. 1 Exp: 6900/10,000

Intermediate Chakra control : Lv. 2 Exp: 169/2000

In the middle of the Academy Courtyard stood one boy, where a couple of months ago he would have only been skin and bones today he had filled out and had reached similar proportions to that of Hideki's.

Now that he no longer had an emancipated look, even his facial features appeared more pleasing, slightly angular yet Regal, if this was a Chinese novel you could say he had eyebrows like swords with the mark of an emperor on his forehead, but none of this bullshit here.

Over the course of half a year Nobu had grown a foot taller and filled out his small frame as much as a child could, every part of his body was now covered in wiry sinew like muscle meant for explosive power and endurance. Here he now stood, a small smirk on his face waiting for the instructor to begin the mid-year exams, he had never been more ready.