Do you think George made the right choice in choosing Harry Potter to publish first? What book or series would you use in his place?
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In this atmosphere of teaching and learning, time flew by, and February had already arrived.
Last night, George spent thirty energy points to extract another skill from the Naruto World: the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
This technique uses a massive amount of chakra to dramatically increase the number of Shadow Clones, allowing the user to create up to a thousand at once.
Due to its extreme chakra consumption, the Second Hokage in the anime considered it highly dangerousâanyone without an immense chakra reserve could suffer serious harm or even death from using this technique. As a result, it was classified as forbidden ninjutsu and sealed away in a scroll.
In fact, based on the anime George watched in his previous life, many powerful ninjutsu exist in the Naruto universe, such as Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation), Flying Thunder God Technique, Six Paths Techniques, and so on.
However, once George acquired the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, he realized something crucial: most previous jutsu had fixed power values, while this one's strength scaled directly with the user's capability.
For example, in Naruto's early days, he struggled to defeat even a basic academy instructor using this technique. But in later arcs, the same move helped him battle godlike foes.
If someone like Pain had mastered this jutsu, the final arc of the series might have come far earlier.
This technique is incredibly demandingânot just in chakra, but in mental strength. That's because all the clones' sensesâsight, smell, touch, painâare linked directly to the original user's brain.
Imagine feeling a hundred cuts, a thousand aches, a flood of sensory data all at once. Without immense mental fortitude, the user could go mad. This is the major difference between Shadow Clone and Multiple Shadow Clone.
George's chakra reserves still couldn't rival Naruto Uzumaki's, but he could already create 20 clones simultaneously, and his chakra would fully recover within 20 minutes.
As for mental endurance, perhaps due to the Chaos Pearl's enhancements, George only felt slight dizziness the first time the technique infused cooking knowledge into his mind.
He tested it: seven clones practiced tree climbing, seven worked on water walking, and six remained at home reading. After twelve hours, when the clones dispelled themselves in the morning, George felt no discomfort at all.
So that afternoon, after school, George dispatched ten clones to the school library.
Though he had long since mastered high school academics, he remained in school to earn social performance points. In this backward technological era, George didn't plan to become a scientistâbut he could absolutely hire people to do the work for him.
"Arm your mind with knowledge" was a phrase his high school teacher once said. George took it to heart.
The other ten clones he sent into the forest to practice ninjutsu.
Although his current jutsu repertoire didn't include primary offensive techniques, he clearly remembered the entire developmental process of one move: the Rasengan.
Its principle was to condense chakra in the palm into a high-speed, high-density rotating sphere.
There were three stages of training:
Releasing chakra into one part of the bodyâsuch as the hand or foot.
Maintaining a stable and consistent chakra flowâessentially refining the first step.
Practicing with water balloons and air balloonsâthe chakra must rotate and condense enough to burst them.
Even after mastering this, the damage was minimalâmore of a surface impact.
The final phase was to combine all previous elements, forming a compact vortex of chakra capable of not only severe external damage but also penetrating and destroying internal organs.
Unfortunately, in this era, balloons didn't existâthey wouldn't be invented until 1933. Historically, people used animal intestines as substitutes.
George had bought a few from a general store, which were enough for basic practice.
There were many ways to further develop this technique, but George didn't remember them wellâand it wasn't necessary at this stage.
That evening, George taught Ryan the Three Body Technique, enhancing his self-defense abilities.
He had already taught Ryan all the basic hand seals, explaining that they were the foundation of all ninjutsu. Ryan practiced diligently and was now close to proficiency.
All that remained was improving his hand seal speed, which came only with practice.
Once Ryan mastered the Three Body Technique, he'd be at the level of a fresh ninja academy graduate.
And don't underestimate a genin; in the anime, they could go directly to the battlefield. Even well-trained samurai often weren't a match for a properly trained genin.
In this world, adding two pistols to Ryan's arsenal would be a game-changer. George found the thought thrilling.
As for why George didn't carry a gun himselfâit was simple:
He had never handled one.
Even if he had a gun, he couldn't hit anyone accurately.
Practicing would cost too much in ammunition.
U.S. law required you to be 18 to legally purchase a firearm.
His family did have pistols, but they were war trophies, not meant for use.
So, ironically, despite living in America, George had never fired a gun.
The next morning, George's first task was to dispel the clones.
The ten that had studied at school transferred all their knowledge into George's mind.
The two in the forest hadn't progressed muchâbut that was expected. George knew he wasn't a genius, and slow progress was fine, especially with clone support.
He then prepared to take the carriage to school, but when they reached town, George got off briefly, claiming he needed to use the restroom.
In truth, he found a deserted alley, summoned two clones, and transformed them into adult White men.
He gave them a mission: one would travel to Wilmington, the other to Pennsylvania, to locate two specific factories. This was part of George's next major plan.
Since he had reincarnated into a new world, he wasn't sure if these factories even existed. And even if they did, would they still produce the same products?
Wilmington, in North Carolina, was about 1,000 kilometers away. Pennsylvania was further still. But the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique made it possible.
Instead of waiting for summer break to travel himself, George could now send clones and save time.
That school day, George played the part of a model student.
Just before dismissal, he created eight more clones, assigning them to continue reading in the school library.
Although the school's books weren't highly technical, the subject range was broad. George planned to read every book.
With his enhanced memory, he could memorize an entire book after reading it three times.
He also read travelogues and biographies, which sometimes contained mysterious anecdotes. Even if they weren't true, they could serve as future exploration leads.
After returning home and finishing dinner, George sent two clones to the forest to continue training and left seven behind.
That night, George pondered how to gain public recognition and quickly earn money.
Selling alcohol was one option.
Although many households had pre-Prohibition alcohol stocked, most people were already running low. Public protests were growing, with newspapers accusing beverage companies like Coca-Cola of bribing the government to push for Prohibition.
George knew from history that during Prohibition, companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi became incredibly rich.
And George had another edgeâspatial storage, perfect for smuggling.
But it wasn't time yet. He would have to travel abroad to procure the alcohol and, more importantly, he lacked sales channels.
Then it hit him: besides remembering social trends and tech timelines, he also had access to cultural content from his past life.
As a single man in his mid-30s, he had spent years watching movies, reading novels, and consuming all sorts of stories.
And while this era didn't yet have television or radio, it did have newspapers.
That sparked the idea: writing and publishing novels.
It would bring fame and money.
After much thought, he chose a series: Harry Potter.
Its Western fantasy theme matched the cultural tastes of the era, and it was suitable for readers of all ages.
Its massive success in his past life proved it was a good choice.
Also, George's young age made him a believable author. Writing something like The Old Man and the Sea would be out of character.
The Harry Potter series included seven books and over 2.9 million words.
George planned to finish writing the entire series before heading to Washington, then serialize it through a major newspaper. If well-received, he'd publish it as a novel.
That night, he left seven clones behind to write the series from memory.
He had read it multiple times in his past life, so it was like writing from memory.
George fell asleep to the rhythmic sound of pens scratching paper.
â End of Chapter 7 â
đŹ Translator's Note:Hope you're enjoying George's multi-world grind! This chapter showcases just how broken Shadow Clones can be when combined with cultivation, spatial storage, and real-world strategies. If you're liking the mix of empire-building, strategy, and cross-universe fusionâplease consider supporting!