The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

In the ninja world, there's not much learning of medical skills, but in medical ninjutsu, most of the practitioners are female ninjas. Firstly, female ninjas are more meticulous and seem to have an advantage in chakra control. Secondly, male ninjas are all dreaming of head-on confrontation, and even if their chakra control is good, they generally won't choose to become medical ninjas.

Keiko didn't look down on Uchiha Kiyoshi; at least she was quite open-minded.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was also "greatly encouraged" and left happily.

"Well, the seed has been planted. Whether I'll be allowed to work here in the future depends on luck."

As he left the hospital, Uchiha Kiyoshi muttered to himself.

In the future, I only need to occasionally emphasize my dream of becoming a medical ninja when I come to the hospital. When I reach a certain point, I can mention it to Keiko to see if I can work here, or even do an internship, as long as I can get paid.

On the way back, Uchiha Kiyoshi also bought a barbecue grill, spending 14,000 ryo. However, that was all Uchiha Kiyoshi could afford. Buying this would save him a lot of money on meals in the future; this is what they call sharpening the axe before chopping wood.

Chapter Twenty-Three Months Later

Back home, Uchiha Kiyoshi began processing the carcass of the bull-like beast, separating the meat from its body, setting up a grill, and starting to barbecue it.

"Hmm, it's pretty good, but it doesn't come with any seasoning. I'll buy some next time."

Uchiha Kiyoshi ate his fill, then packed the remaining meat into a plastic bag, used his chakra to extract all the air, and sealed it for preservation.

This is a method developed by Uchiha Kiyoshi himself to preserve food, especially perishable foods like meat. Uchiha Kiyoshi named it the Air Extraction Technique, uh... a technique even more basic than the Three Body Technique.

After carefully preserving the remaining meat, Uchiha Kiyoshi returned to his study and immediately began practicing his health-preserving technique.

The hunting trip, plus the medical visit, took a total of three hours. After finishing his health cultivation technique, Uchiha Kiyoya fell asleep immediately.

When Uchiha Kiyoshi returned carrying the carcass of a wild beast, the news naturally reached the higher-ups in Konoha.

As a member of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Kiyoshi's actions were under the watchful eyes of Konoha's higher-ups. The same applied to other clans, especially to the more talented or exceptional members. While Uchiha Kiyoshi appeared to be just an average genius with some inner turmoil, and theoretically wouldn't have received special attention, his dedication to medical ninjutsu was special enough to warrant keeping an eye on him.

Whether it was the Third Hokage who hoped to ease the conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan, or Danzo who disliked the Uchiha, they all cared a lot about Uchiha Kiyoshi, who might be the inheritor of the Will of Fire.

Sure enough, Danzo soon received news that Uchiha Kiyoshi had hunted down a wild beast.

In a dark underground area of ​​Konoha, Danzo was listening to the report from the Root ninja standing below. He was surprised to hear that Uchiha Kiyoshi had hunted a wild beast and ordered Heishi, the ninja who had reported the incident, to go and investigate how Uchiha Kiyoshi had accomplished the hunt.

After Bingqi left, Danzo also fell into deep thought.

He knew about Uchiha Kiyoshi. To be honest, Uchiha Kiyoshi was quite talented, especially considering he was from the Uchiha clan. If he could be placed in Root, he could easily become a Jonin, and Danzo would have another decent subordinate. However, his cowardly nature was what drove Danzo away.

Danzo wasn't without ways to pull the Uchiha clan into his Root organization, act first and ask questions later, and then, as long as they paid a certain price, would the Uchiha clan really turn against him completely? It's not like Danzo hadn't done this before; didn't other ninja clans do the same thing?

Otherwise, how do you think he got the title of "Darkest Ninja World"?

An hour later, Bingqi returned to the dark underground space.

"Reporting to Lord Danzo, I have investigated and found the hunting grounds where Uchiha Kiyoshi killed the wild beasts. I have also analyzed the situation at the scene and made a guess about what happened during the battle."

……

That's it. Aside from being hit during the final moment of carelessness, he wasn't injured throughout the entire ordeal. Based on the traces at the scene, it seemed Uchiha Kiyoshi hadn't been attacked by any wild animal.

Upon hearing Bingqi's report, Danzo waved his hand, signaling Bingqi to step back.

On the other side, the Hokage's side made similar moves.

The cat-faced ANBU ninja, the same one who investigated Uchiha Kiyoshi last time, is currently explaining his deductions below.

"By the way, traces of Root ninjas were also found at the scene. They must have gone there to check the situation earlier."

Everything was fine until the Third Hokage heard about the Root organization and frowned.

Danzo is going too far. He's investigating this kind of thing directly without even reporting it to me. Root has almost become his territory. It seems I need to teach him a lesson sometime.

Although both sides inquired about Uchiha Kiyoshi's situation, neither side took any action.

......

And just like that, more than three months passed.

Name: Uchiha Kiyoshi (Six years old: The protagonist's birthday is around August, the Ninja Academy's first semester starts in September, and the second semester starts in February)

Chakra: 7.1 calories / 7.1 calories (8.5 calories)

Chakra nature: Fire Release (undeveloped), Water Release (undeveloped), Earth Release (undeveloped)

Ninjutsu: Three Body Technique

Secret Technique: Health Preservation Technique

This is Uchiha Kiyoshi's current stats. Although, on the surface, apart from the increase in chakra, there hasn't been any other significant progress.

However, Uchiha Kiyoshi's progress was still quite significant.

First and foremost, it was the least noticeable. After more than three months of recuperation, Uchiha Kiyoshi's body had developed well, and his body cells had not suffered any further loss. Moreover, Uchiha Kiyoshi's physical attributes had also improved significantly, and he now possessed the strength to fight against ordinary genin.

After three months of experimentation, Uchiha Kiyoshi discovered the optimal frequency for practicing his health-preserving techniques: twice a week. Therefore, every week Kiyoshi would hunt wild animals in the forest behind the mountain to replenish his nutrition, and then take the opportunity to cultivate a good relationship with Keiko at the Konoha Hospital.

In terms of chakra control, Uchiha Kiyoshi has finally made great progress, and can now control his chakra down to about 0.05 calories!

Having surpassed the passing grade for medical ninjutsu, Uchiha Kiyoshi was now able to begin practicing medical ninjutsu.

Having finished studying basic medical techniques a few days ago, Uchiha Kiyoshi plans to use this vacation to learn medical ninjutsu.

Uchiha Kiyoshi hadn't expected to only finish reviewing the materials sooner. He discovered that understanding the basics of sealing techniques was far too difficult, exceeding his expectations. Therefore, he had to slow down his learning of medical ninjutsu and spend most of his time studying the basics of sealing techniques.

In this way, during the holidays, the Uchiha clan could not only practice medical ninjutsu but also seal techniques, so it wasn't too monotonous; at least they could do different things.

After three months, Uchiha Kiyoshi was very satisfied with his progress.

Yesterday, the Ninja Academy officially started its holiday, so Uchiha Kiyoshi has free time today, and will have more time every day from now on. Uchiha Kiyoshi plans to use all this time to practice medical ninjutsu.

The day before yesterday, Uchiha Kiyoshi had told Uemura Naoki about the hemostatic technique, and with the latter's help, he was able to borrow it successfully.

Unlike the comprehensive guide, Uchiha Kiyoshi had already roughly understood the information on hemostasis techniques in a day, and now it was time to practice.

Based on Uchiha Kiyoshi's deductions from the data, he might not have enough chakra to perform the incomplete version twice, and even if he successfully performed it, it would only be enough for one time.

Therefore, Uchiha Kiyoshi was also mentally prepared, eating wild animal meat for three meals a day to supplement his nutrition and then refining his chakra.

Since he has the ability to cultivate his health, Uchiha Kiyoshi could theoretically continue to refine chakra as long as he ate enough.

However, everything has its limitations. First of all, one's total chakra reserves are limited. Once a certain level is reached, no amount of refining will help; it will only harm the body. Only by continuously improving physical fitness or accumulating over time can this upper limit be increased.

Another point is that Uchiha Kiyoshi's stomach capacity is limited. Although he can extract energy quickly, the flesh is still inside his stomach, taking up space until he excretes it. Therefore, infinitely refining chakra is only theoretical.

However, this is actually quite good, at least Uchiha Kiyoshi can practice the hemostasis technique more often each day. This will also be an advantage in his future practice of various ninjutsu.

Most importantly, this is also useful in battle. As long as you can absorb a lot of nutrients, you can continuously refine chakra. As long as the refining speed is fast enough, Uchiha Kiyoshi is like a perpetual motion machine. Except for ninjutsu that consume too much chakra at once, he can use other ninjutsu at will.

Of course, this would require Uchiha Kiyoshi to train to that level of refining speed. Also, how to quickly replenish nutrients is another challenge.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Medical Ninjutsu

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Kiyoshi carried out the plan.

Having studied the theory for so long, Uchiha Kiyoshi was eager to experience medical ninjutsu firsthand.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was actually interested in medicine; otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen medicine as his major in his previous life.

In his previous life, he was just a junior in college. Although he was good at theoretical studies, he had no clinical experience. In this life, he has studied theoretical knowledge for a long time, but he has never actually tried it. Therefore, if he could, Uchiha Kiyoshi would like to immediately release a hemostatic technique.

Unfortunately, theory is just theory. To truly put it into practice, continuous learning and practice are essential. This is especially true for ninjutsu. It's not enough to simply know and understand the release process; you need to practice until it becomes ingrained in your body, particularly the rhythm of the hand seals, which requires proficiency. Medical ninjutsu is the same; it also requires constant practice.

Why is Itachi's ninjutsu talent considered top-tier? The Great Fireball Technique—he learned it at a glance. This isn't a matter of understanding, but rather a matter of physical talent. Itachi Uchiha possessed a natural talent for hand seals, which allowed him to successfully complete the seals on his first try and master the rhythm.

Other ninjas don't have such good talent. They need a lot of practice and to become completely proficient before they can avoid making mistakes in hand seals during battle, which could prevent them from releasing their ninjutsu.

After carefully reviewing the information on hemostasis techniques once more, Uchiha Kiyoshi closed his eyes and adjusted his state.

Half a minute later, Uchiha Kiyoshi slowly opened his eyes, his expression serious. He began to form hand seals according to the hemostasis technique. Uchiha Kiyoshi's hands were like nimble butterflies, constantly fluttering and forming one seal after another.

During this semester, Uchiha Kiyoshi may have fallen behind in other areas, but he has never stopped practicing hand seal speed, which does not require chakra coordination. Now he can perform five hand seals per second without considering the rhythm!

Uchiha Kiyoshi formed hand seals while silently controlling his chakra to flow through his body along a specific path.

Medical ninjutsu is very meticulous in this regard, which is why it requires a high level of chakra control, not just to control the stimulation of chakra on the patient's wound.

In his first attempt, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not pursue speed.

The hemostasis technique consists of eight hand seals, which must be completed within four seconds. Uchiha Kiyoshi did not overexert himself and completed the entire hand seal in just over three seconds.

Uchiha Kiyoshi spread his hands out, and green light began to emanate from them, but unfortunately, it only flickered a few times before stopping.

Uchiha Kiyoshi wasn't disappointed; he hadn't expected to pass on the first try.

And so, Uchiha Kiyoshi began his journey of practicing the art of stopping bleeding.

In addition to practicing hemostasis techniques, Uchiha Kiyoshi also spent time organizing and summarizing knowledge of sealing techniques, reviewing it again to facilitate his understanding.

One day, two weeks later.

Uchiha Kiyoshi accepted Nawaki's invitation to a dinner party in the back mountains of Konoha.

When Uchiha Kiyoshi arrived at the back of the mountain, he saw Nawaki waiting for him from afar. Watching Nawaki's childish and funny actions, pretending to fight and even acting out the process of being knocked to the ground, it was all so comical that Uchiha Kiyoshi couldn't help but laugh.

Upon entering, Nawaki noticed Uchiha Kiyoshi's arrival. Seeing Kiyoshi's expression, Nawaki felt embarrassed and kept scratching his head.

"Ah, Qing, when did you arrive? You didn't make a sound, you scared me to death."

As he spoke, he patted his chest, indicating that he was frightened, and refused to mention a word about his behavior just now.

Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't want to expose him, so he changed the subject.

"Why the sudden get-together?"

"We've been on holiday for half a month, so a few classmates were discussing having a get-together in the back mountains. We heard that you often come here to hunt wild animals, and we thought you were experienced, so we invited you."

Rope Tree explained the reason for this gathering.

Uchiha Kiyoshi scoffed at his earnest explanation.

"Do you think I don't know you? You must be bored, so you're asking your classmates to have dinner together, right?"

The exposed rope tree was a little embarrassed, scratching its head and laughing awkwardly for a while.

Seeing this, Uchiha Kiyoshi shook his head helplessly. "As expected, he truly inherited the traits of the Great Pillar's grandson."

Led by Rope Tree, they arrived at the meeting point.

Nawaki invited quite a few classmates this time; basically, anyone who wasn't a cold-faced type was invited. There were several commoner classmates from families with ninja members who weren't under much pressure, members of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio from this year's class, as well as Nawaki and Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Besides being bored, people come here because they are interested in fighting wild beasts.