LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 10: Achievements
[System Alert! The user fulfilled the requirements for a hidden quest]
[Master of Seals]
[Description: You have fully mastered the Sealing Arts. From the basic seals all the way to the grandmaster seals, all were learned and mastered by you.
Reward:
-Chakra costs for all seals reduced by 50%
-Ability to use seals created with normal ink]
[Achievement received]
[Youngest Fūinjutsu Grandmaster in history]
[Description: You stand among the few grandmasters in Sealing Arts, and yet you are by far the youngest. Never before has a grandmaster in Sealing Arts emerged at your Age.
Reward:
-Access to Spirit Seals
-unrestricted and harmless access to using Spirit Seal]
[Achievement received]
[Clear of the first hidden Quest (Sealing Arts)]
[Descriptions: You have managed to complete a hidden quest without any knowledge about them. The Quest you managed to clear is related to Sealing Arts; therefore, the reward will be adjusted.
Reward:
-all known seals Seals will be upgraded
-newly learned seals (not upgraded ones) will receive upgrade as well
-the user is able to engrave seals on their own body without any side effects]
"…"
With this flood of notifications, Kaitou didn't know which to focus on first. He knew he achieved something remarkable, but it couldn't settle in so fast. When he finally got over the surprise, he decided to read them over one after another. But somehow with every notification he was stunned once more. Every one of these rewards seemed great and could prove more than useful, though he didn't know anything about Spirit Seals yet, Kaitou was sure if they are the reward made by the system, they couldn't be anything simple.
"System, the achievement said I am the youngest Grandmaster in history, doesn't this mean I changed something about the course of history? Shouldn't my first quest be cleared too then," he asked slightly puzzled about the content of the achievement.
[Negative host, even though you are now indeed the youngest Grandmaster in Sealing Arts/Fūinjutsu, this itself doesn't change history just like that. For example, while you have achieved this rank, no one knows about it yet and therefore it does not change anything.]
"I see, so it could be counted for the quest if the result of this changes the history. Alright, but then what are Spirit Seals, I never heard about them or even read about them in any of the clans' records about seals and its history.
[Spirit Seals allow the user to communicate, control or destroy Spirits completely as long as the used Seals are mastered to the needed degree. The unrestricted access means, that you do not have to pay a price to use said seals and will not encounter any risks in case of failure.]
"That sounds interesting, I guess I should make some time to study them. With the Fūinjutsu now mostly mastered, there is indeed the possibility to study something else."
"Then the next thing, the last message said, all seals I know are upgraded, what does this mean? Can *Grandmaster grade Seals* even be upgraded further?"
[The upgrades are like an evolved form for them, it is best described by using examples. The best and easiest to understand seal upgrades would be the 'Eight Elements Seal' and 'Subspace Seal', both of them are highly guarded seals that are of the grandmaster grade. The 'Eight Elements Seal' will be upgraded into the 'Sixteen Elements Seal' and the 'Subspace Seal' will be turned into the 'Infinity Seal'. Here the 'Sixteen Elements Seal' will make it possible to reach a perfect symbiosis between the sealed entity and the host, while with 'Infinity Seal' makes it possible to store everything without exception in the seal, no matter if it is chakra or even a living being.]
"…"
"DAMN, and here I though the other stuff was already cool, but wow this is a whole new league," Kaitou for once fully expressed his real thoughts without the intervention of [Gamers Mind].
When he calmed down a bit, he started experimenting with his new rewards a bit. He then realized also that while he indeed can make seals with normal ink, they lose a part of their effectiveness, though, that isn't much of a problem in the long term or for bigger projects as the special ink that is normally required for seals is quite expensive.
The reason on why he was able to study Fūinjutsu so freely and use this ink was because of two things, first as the young heir of the Uzumaki he was nurtured to one day take over the patriarch position of the clan, and for that he was required to achieve at least the *Master Grade* in Fūinjutsu. The second point was that the Uzumaki had the highest production of this ink in the whole world. This was also one of the reasons that the Uzumaki were so far beyond most people in the world when it came to Fūinjutsu.
With everything settled for now he had to think about his next move more thoroughly, as he could follow his old plans to the letter or change them and integrate spreading his achievement far beyond. He knew that both solutions bore risks and rewards, but he still wasn't sure for now.
Kaitou also began to browse through all the seals he knew and learned in his head, to find the best seals that he could then engrave on his body. While many were good, they all were somewhat specialized on situations, and right now he didn't know how many of such seals he could engrave, or his body could endure.
After a while of contemplating his current problems, he still wasn't able to truly find a solution. He decided that he would for now only tell his immediate family and let them think about the best course of action.
With his mind made up he once again went to his father's study, once there and after the short routine of knocking and awaiting the call he walked inside.
There sitting in front of him was his father, his normally stern expression soon softened, and a kind smile spread across his face. "Son, what can I do for you? You haven't visited my study for quite some time now."
"Father, I have come here to report something to you, but before we start could you activate the security seals, just in case?" Kaitou began, seeming a bit unsure.
His father seeing his son's expression quickly activated the security seals that were engraved in the room and awaited Kaitou's next words with a lightly grim face.
"What I came here to say is… I have now officially stepped into the *Grandmaster Grade* in Fūinjutsu." Kaitou, though, slightly reserved said his reason for coming with a firm resolve.
"…HAHAHAHA"
His father shortly taken aback, before then booming with laughter to which Kaitou could only stand in silence, as the reactions he expected never came.
The laughter didn't die down for nearly half a minute before Kazuto once again took on a more serious look before speaking again, "Kaitou, for many it may come as a surprise, because even if one can achieve the *Master Grade* the *Grandmaster Grade* is an entirely different story. But I never, not even once thought that you would be unable to enter this stage. I always said that you were meant for greatness and that this was only the first step on your journey."
Kaitou was surprised by the way his father spoke, it spoke of full confidence and complete trust in him. He didn't think that his father thought so highly of him, even with his remarkable performance across the years.
"So, what do you want to do now?" his father inquired seeing him in thought and remaining silent.
"I honestly don't know, this is partly why I came here father. I know of the risks and opportunities both sides hold and am therefore unable to make a decision." Kaitou answered truthfully after a moment.
"So, you want me to make the decision… but I decline! This is your story my son, whatever you decide on, me and your mother will always offer you our full support, and your aunt and uncles would probably decimate whole clans to know you safe. That means whatever you truly want, is what you should do. Which one will it be?"
There was complete silence in the room, Kazuto was awaiting Kaitou's answer, while he was thinking of the best route, but deep inside he knew what he should choose. It wasn't really a difficult choice offer all, he was just trying to make excuses. Now sure of his choice he replied in a confident tone, "Father I want to make it public, and the best place for this should be my birthday in a few days."
His father smiled kindly at this answer, as he was hoping for this choice. "So be it, I will arrange everything necessary for this declaration. You can just lay back and watch."
Now that everything was done and clear, Kaitou excused himself and went back to his room to also make a few preparations for the big day.