Wearing training clothes, Luka and Maki went to the training room.
The training room was an area disguised as a basement. The room itself had been covered with barriers and seals, reinforcing it to the point that even serious attacks from Minato were incapable of destroying it.
"Oniichan, get ready!"
On the opposite side of him, Maki assumed a Karate stance.
Ever since she turned 5 years old, Luka taught her Karate. Although it wasn't the only fighting style he knew, Karate seemed to be more compatible with her. There was also Kenjutsu.
Over the last few months, he felt that she was being shaped into a Samurai.
Sometimes, that was the impression he had of her.
It wasn't just because of her fighting style, but rather, her posture itself.
Now, although he said he taught her Karate, it was on another level compared to what he used on Earth.
Even as a child, Maki's strength surpassed that of ten adult men.
That wasn't all. Her amount of chakra was equivalent to at least 100 Kakashis.
As an Uzumaki, she inherited the best genes from her mother.
When she moved, it was like a blur to the naked eye.
Her speed went from 1 to 100 KM/h in the blink of an eye. By the time she reached Luka, her speed had already reached 150 KM/h.
*Dum!*
Her right hand was cocked, and when launched in a downward-facing fist punch, the fist spun through the air, creating a vacuum and then, a sonic explosion came.
If Luka were a normal child, the chances of surviving would be practically zero.
However, to him, even at the speed of sound, that looked slow.
He dodged smoothly, almost as if he were dodging a punch from an ordinary child.
The corners of his lips rose slightly, adorning a faint smile.
'With this level of strength and speed, she doesn't need to worry about tomorrow's practical class, but...'
Although that was true, he wasn't going to tell her that now.
It was better for her to feel a bit of pressure now. And, when she finally saw the true level of her classmates… Hehe, he could barely wait to witness her reaction.
Several minutes later...
"Kids, dinner is ready!"
Hearing their father's voice, Maki in particular, who was sweating a lot, stopped, panting.
"I'm going to take a shower first!" She dashed toward the stairs.
Shaking his head, Luka smiled afterward.
[–0–]
Before, perhaps it was impossible, but now?
Acnologia Template. An item with great power, but one he couldn't use.
But, was that really the case?
Or rather, did it still remain something he couldn't use?
'Great Sage, if I start assimilating the Acnologia Template.' He asked: 'What are the chances of me being affected... Or rather, is there an approach that lets me assimilate it without affecting me?'
<<Analyzing...>>
In Luka's mind, it was like seeing a world of infinite possibilities.
Calculations upon calculations were made, images, letters, everything appeared at the same time like in Matrix, but at the same time, different.
<<Result:
It is possible, but the way you are now, it will take 20 years to assimilate the Acnologia Template. The process will be carried out with the [Great Sage] using [Predation] on whatever is assimilated slowly. Thus, there will be zero risk of affecting you!>>
'It really is possible!'
20 years is a long time, but... There is a big 'what if' he continued without improving, merely continued as he was, but considering his progress, perhaps he could shorten that assimilation by a few years, maybe even manage, who knows, to assimilate it in 10 years.
'It's worth trying!'
As for that, there is no doubt.
Picking up the Acnologia Template card. Luka held it and saw the [Assimilate] option appear. Upon clicking, he had the options [Fast] – [Medium] – [Slow]. He clicked on slow.
<<You have started your first Assimilation!>>
Luka murmured in his mind afterward: 'Great Sage, the rest is up to you.'
<<Yes!>>
Great Sage replied with unwavering confidence.
[+1 EXP]
[+0,1 Point]
[+1 EXP]
[+0,1 Point]
[+1 EXP]
[+0,1 Point]
[+1 EXP]
[+0,1 Point]
[+1 EXP]
[+0,1 Point]
Roughly every two seconds, the EXP and Point notifications appeared.
'Turn off the Point and EXP notifications related to Acnologia!'
The moment he issued that command, the notifications stopped.
"Sigh..."
Now he understood exactly how he was going to assimilate Acnologia, but he also understood how long that could take.
It was truly slow, but constant.
Even without doing anything, he could live like a sloth and still become powerful.
On average, every 24 hours, he should obtain 40 thousand EXP and 4 thousand Points "passively".
That's only considering the EXP and Points, not to mention the power source. It didn't create a new power source, but rather, it was 'feeding' Natural Energy and Chakra as well.
Honestly, it's better this way. Although having more than one power source is good, it's better to raise something that is already high, to something even higher.
'For now, I haven't inherited any of Acnologia's powers, but no rush.'
It doesn't matter if it takes one or even two, three years. The important thing is to continue passively gaining Acnologia's power.
[–0–]
The next morning.
Eating breakfast, Luka could feel his power overflowing.
In fact, he had a strange feeling that now, his Chakra and Natural Energy no longer had limiters.
That is, the moment he reached the maximum of Silver, which is very close to happening with his Chakra, Luka would advance directly to Rank Gold.
'Status.' He thought, eating half of a fried egg.
「[Luka Namikaze]
Species: Slime Title: None [Level: 16] – [153.457/230.000] Template: [Acnologia – 0,0051375%] Points: 67.864」
'As expected, I'm assimilating 0,0137% per day.' He thought: 'If it continues like this, indeed, it will take 20 years until I finally completely assimilate Acnologia.'
But, that will not remain unchanged.
'I believe that as the rank of my Natural Energy and Chakra increases, the assimilation speed will also increase. Especially when I obtain the [Devil's Pieces].'
Finishing eating, he put his hands together: "Thanks for the meal!"
"You're welcome." Kushina said with a gentle smile.
"I'm done too." Maki put her hands together: "Thanks for the meal!"