The sky had just begun to lighten.
Kiyoshi quickly got up from bed, then went to wash up and eat bread.
If he could, he'd just eat pills to save trouble. Actually, military ration pills taste quite delicious.
The notion that military ration pills are unappetizing comes from Sakura's special homemade version.
It's not in the same league as the commercially available military ration pills.
This saves time wasted on cooking and washing dishes.
Unfortunately, these pills aren't cheap, they are not something Kiyoshi can eat daily.
Kiyoshi arrived at his usual training spot and began his practice.
Soon
About an hour passed.
A voice finally echoed in Kiyoshi's mind.
"You have acquired the trait: [Water Walker (White)]."
[Skill: Water Walker (White)]
[Requirement: Walk on the surface of the water with both feet as if walking on flat ground.]
[Progress: Completed]
[Effect: Your chakra control becomes more refined in special terrains, and your chakra sustainability is 5% better than ordinary people.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
[Upgrade Route 1: Integrate with Tree Climber (White) to upgrade to Serious Basic Training (White).]
[Upgrade Route 2: Integrate with Tree Climber (White) and Three Basic Techniques (White) to upgrade to Solid Foundation (Green)]
"Two routes?"
Kiyoshi looked at the panel.
Whenever he had free time, Kiyoshi would go to the river near Training Ground No. 3 to practice.
His already strong talent, coupled with [Muscle Memory (White)], allowed him to quickly master these skills.
Of course, he could only walk on calm water surfaces.
If he had to walk on water while fighting, he would need to train much more.
Some Chunin have to quickly form hand seals and extract chakra when suddenly transitioning to water during battle to stabilize themselves.
It tests a ninja's understanding of hand seals.
Almost all ninjutsu are inseparable from hand seals.
Because to use ninjutsu, one must extract chakra, and then control the chakra.
The role of hand seals is actually to help ninjas quickly merge their spiritual and physical energies into chakra, for extraction and control, rather than simply speeding up the hand seal speed.
In his previous life, the official guidebooks had undergone many revisions.
Evaluations of a ninja's 'potential' and 'luck' were previously included, but these were removed in later guidebooks.
However, the eight abilities of a ninja have remained consistent from beginning to end.
This is enough to show the importance of hand seals to ninjas.
This is also why the level of any ninjutsu without hand seals is not low.
"I'll choose the latter."
Kiyoshi decided not to upgrade for now.
If he upgrades now, he will just get a new white trait.
But if he waits a little longer and gets the Three Basic Technique (White), he can combine them into a green trait.
And it won't take too long to learn the Three Basic Techniques.
Through tree climbing and water walking, Kiyoshi had already greatly improved his own Hand seal ability.
After thinking for a while, Kiyoshi continued to train.
Now that he has acquired the Water Walker trait, the next is to formally train in the Three Basic Techniques.
Some time ago, Kiyoshi had learned the Rope Escape Technique and Concealing Technique from Nohara Rin.
Both of these were basic E-rank ninjutsu.
Among them, the Rope Escape Technique is the first ninjutsu to be learned in ninja school.
After that, Rin had told Kiyoshi the key points of the Clone Technique.
After practicing for a while, the system panel gave a prompt.
"You have acquired the trait: [Three Basic Technique (White)]"
[Three Basic Technique (White)]
[Requirement: Learn Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique.]
[Progress: 1%]
[Effect: Your understanding of the Three Basic Technique is beyond ordinary people, and their effect will be 5% better than ordinary people.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
"Not bad."
Kiyoshi's hand seals for the Clone Technique didn't stop, and he continued to extract chakra for this ninjutsu.
The effect of the Three Basic Technique will now be 5% better in his hands.
If he continues to upgrade this trait, will the Transformation Technique become indistinguishable from the real thing?
Generally speaking, the Transformation Technique is pretty much useless against sensory ninjas.
White Zetsu's Transformation Technique is the most powerful of all ninjas.
Except for Naruto's malice sensing, which can detect him, other methods will find it difficult to distinguish him.
...
The morning light fell into the forest, and the birds on the branches curiously watched the figure under the tree.
"Huh, there's someone here?"
Hyuga Natsu discovered a figure, who seemed to be training.
"Isn't that Uchiha Kiyoshi from our class?"
Hyuga Natsu's dark green short hair swayed gently in the wind.
About fifty meters ahead, a person wearing an Uchiha robe was forming hand seals.
"Don't mind him, let's continue to find a place to train with the Byakugan."
Hyuga Tetsu, who was next to Hyuga Natsu, spoke.
Each member of the Hyuga clan has a pair of byakugan.
However, to be able to use the power within the Byakugan, a lot of practice is required.
"Yeah."
Natsu nodded and withdrew her gaze.
The Byakugan has the ability of long-range vision and can see things within a kilometer radius.
With practice, this distance can be increased.
However, this ability is not suitable for practice in the village or clan because it would pry into other people's privacy.
This is a very offensive thing and can easily be discovered by ninjas with good sensory abilities.
Most importantly, the relationship between the Hyuga and Uchiha is delicate, so it's best to have less contact.
The two left together.
Kiyoshi frowned slightly, feeling the gaze.
Looking back, he saw the two people just turning to leave.
"Hyuga Natsu and Hyuga Tetsu..."
Both of them were supporting characters in the original story.
Among them, Hyuga Natsu is a member of the Hyuga branch house and also a future servant of Hyuga Hanabi.
"Never mind."
Kiyoshi shook his head and continued to practice.
...
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and Kiyoshi had completely adapted to life at ninja school.
As late autumn approached, it gradually became colder, nearing the end of the season.
Kiyoshi's house
"Finally mastered it."
A weak electric current slowly flowed through Kiyoshi's body.
The current spread under his skin, constantly stimulating cells.
Kiyoshi looked at himself in the mirror.
His figure had already escaped from the skinny range, and the muscles that had begun to take shape filled his large frame.
Seemingly due to the influence of the Yotsuki clan's talent, Kiyoshi's development speed was faster than ordinary Uchihas.
He looked much taller than his peers.
"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll look like a Kumo ninja."
Kiyoshi shook his head and left the mirror.
His skin wasn't dark. Instead, his skin was closer to that of the white-skinned people of Kumogakure.
It's just that he doesn't have blond hair, but black hair.
"The Clone Technique has been completely learned, and I have also half learned the Substitution Technique."
Kiyoshi opened the Three Basic Technique trait and took a look.