Chapter 73 -:73
"In that case, scour the areas you've already cleared for weapons and the like." he suggested, "You found Toradora in one of the areas by happenstance, right? Now that you've eliminated the mutants in the first two areas, you can search to your hearts content for any kunai, shuriken and the like that might be there. I doubt you'll be lucky enough to find another regular weapon, but you never know."
"Awesome! I never thought about it like that." Naruto exclaimed, "Thanks Iruka-sensei!"
"No problem Naruto." Iruka replied, "No problem at all."
Later
Sub-Area 1, Training Field 13
Naruto was quite pleased with himself. Thanks to his use of Shadow Clones, he had reached Level 7 in [Calligraphy] already, in addition to creating [Self-Taught Nitō Ryū Tantō Kenjutsu] and [Self-Taught Kodachi Kenjutsu]. His [Kage Bunshin no Jutsu] had even levelled up once he beat the crap out of the four clones and dispelled them.
If Naruto was any judge, with Shadow Clones, the longer they existed, the more experience he gained in the skill. He had no idea exactly how much EXP was made per minute or hour, but it had been enough to get his Level 1 skill up to Level 2. Maybe the twenty-odd clones that he made yesterday had something to do with it? So creating and maintaining the clone, the clone dispersing AND the chakra and memory return function all had something to do with how much experience [Kage Bunshin no Jutsu] received? Sounds like a theory.
"Still...what the heck?" he muttered as he looked around the Sub-Area. It looked exactly the same as before, except...less intimidating. There wasn't that odd sensation that made the hair on the back of his neck stand up.
[Observe] has levelled up!