The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

"Phew~ Sarutobi Saku is finally alright. Although this incident is over, it has served as a wake-up call for me."

Because of my arrival, some things have already changed. As a result, many things will differ from what I knew, but the general direction shouldn't change too much. At least not now.

Speaking of the plot, there seems to be one more thing to be careful about, which is that I should keep a low profile. Madara Uchiha, that old ancestor, is not dead yet, and he is not even as old as he was when he saved Obito in the original work. In other words, he still has fighting power. What's even more terrifying is that the Rinnegan is still with him!

Keep a low profile, absolutely do not let Madara find out. The Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is too uncontrollable, and Madara Uchiha is definitely wary of it. It's just that he can't take action now that he's in seclusion behind the scenes. But if someone has this kind of talent, he would never mind nipping it in the bud.

Madara can still live for another fifteen or sixteen years. It's not time for him to look for a successor yet, and he certainly won't look for someone like himself who is a 'mature' Uchiha.

Yes, keep a low profile.

Having roughly set his course of action, Uchiha Kiyoshi once again focused his attention on training.

"In terms of cultivation, I'm still not quite there yet."

In short, this little C-rank mission, uh… B-rank mission, almost killed me. If it weren't for my improved Substitution Jutsu, I would have really been done for. My strength still isn't enough; otherwise, if I had dealt with the opponent earlier, there wouldn't have been any explosive tags exploding.

Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't know how Orochimaru reported it, but when they were recording it, the mission's level was adjusted to B. However, this was a good thing, because the difficulty of their mission this time was actually not as high as a B-rank mission. It was probably because of Orochimaru's influence. Sure enough, having a powerful backer is advantageous.

Mmm, it smells so good.

"This incident shows that the ability to save one's life is very important. Look at Sarutobi Saku, isn't it because he is bad at this that he has suffered so much?"

Hmm, I need to practice defensive ninjutsu more. Earth Release: Earth Wall is good, but it's too high-level and consumes too much chakra, so I can't use it frequently. I need to learn another defensive ninjutsu, and it would be best to use fewer hand seals.

Also, I've become familiar with the chakra circulation of the Earth Flow Wall, so I can start reducing my training in hand seals.

......"

Uchiha Kiyoshi kept making training plans for the coming period of time, striving to improve his training ability to a higher level!

"There's also the Substitution Technique. Ten meters is enough for the current stage, but the replacement material is a wooden stake, which needs to be modified, otherwise it will be inconvenient to use."

Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai is a good example of that style.

"Yes, the Substitution Technique will develop in that direction from now on."

The thought of himself throwing a kunai, easily dodging it, and then suddenly appearing behind the enemy filled Uchiha Kiyoshi with excitement.

"Haha, by then I should have enough ability to protect myself, and I can consider such an attack tactic."

Who doesn't dream of being a hero? Uchiha Kiyoya dreamed of one day being able to overturn mountains and seas and destroy the world with a flick of his wrist, but reality wouldn't allow it, because Madara was watching from the shadows.

So, it's best to focus on developing your survival skills first.

What? "Hidden"? That's not true! You're slandering me! This is called being prudent, absolutely prudent! In other words, it's called forbearance!

A ninja is someone who knows how to be patient and restrained.

"Isn't forbearance the essence of ninjas? I've grasped it so thoroughly, and you still call me cowardly?"

……

After that extreme exertion, Uchiha Kiyoshi's body was depleted for a long time, and it took him half a month to recover. This time, he was very grateful for his health preservation technique.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was quite satisfied with the health preservation technique, feeling that it laid a perfect foundation for him.

By nourishing his body daily, Uchiha Kiyoshi could feel his physical abilities improving. This improvement wasn't the kind that comes from training, but rather a feeling that emanated from within. Uchiha Kiyoshi believed this was evolution—an evolution of life, an evolution of a higher level of existence!

Well… to put it in such a grand way, the actual rate of evolution isn't that significant; it's a very slow process. But it's still evolution, isn't it? Putting aside other aspects, the most obvious benefits are the improvement in physical attributes and chakra.

Other people of the same age are now much less physically capable than Uchiha Kiyoshi, and no matter how many skills they have, they can't catch up with Uchiha Kiyoshi's taijutsu level.

Uchiha Kiyoshi now judges that his strength should be at the Chunin level. Originally, he might have only been at the beginner level, but after that C... no, B-rank mission, he killed someone, matured mentally, broke through a certain limit, and his taijutsu skills improved a lot in half a month. His combat skills combined with ninjutsu also became more and more perfect. Now he has reached the peak of veteran Chunin and is about to reach the level of elite Chunin.

According to Uchiha Kiyoshi's speculation, this would require him to have 500 chakra units and simultaneously maintain proportional progress in other areas in order to truly reach the level of an elite Chunin.

"After this incident, my chakra has increased quite a bit. It should be because I was stimulated and my mental energy increased a lot. It has now reached more than 240 calories, which is not far from 500 calories... I guess."

Uchiha Kiyoshi greatly admired elite Chunin, as it meant a huge boost to his own strength.

Elite Chunin are already the backbone of their respective ninja villages, having escaped the fate of cannon fodder. Moreover, theoretically, by then, Uchiha Kiyoshi should be confident in mastering the Sharingan at the single-tomoe level. Although he might not be able to control the level of his first awakening, it's still a trump card. If pushed too far, he could awaken it directly, and with the increased strength, it's not impossible for him to turn the tables and defeat his opponent.

As for whether he could awaken the Sharingan, Uchiha Kiyoshi wasn't worried. He reiterated that there were no Jonin in the Uchiha clan who hadn't awakened their Sharingan. Once one's strength reached a certain level, the difficulty of awakening the Sharingan would decrease.

Moreover, Uchiha Kiyoshi actually sensed it during this mission. The moment the explosive tags detonated, his emotions changed drastically, and his eyes showed a strange movement, which should be a sign of awakening his Sharingan. Naturally, Uchiha Kiyoshi, who was unprepared, suppressed it.

"I'm not going to think about it anymore, I'll start cultivating."

Shaking off the various thoughts in his mind, Uchiha Kiyoshi began his training for the day.

Chapter Forty: Theoretical Speculations on the Substitute Body

"Earth Escape Technique: Earth Flow Wall Technique"

A two-meter-high earthen wall rose from the ground and stood in front of Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Looking at this miniature earthen wall, which was two meters high and only one meter wide, Uchiha Kiyoshi felt a great sense of security.

Although it's not as good as the original Earth Release: Earth Wall, through constant practice, I've honed this simplified version to be quite sturdy. For a Chunin-level ninja, its defensive capabilities are sufficient.

"Unfortunately, this ninjutsu consumes a lot of chakra. With my chakra, I can only release it three times."

Uchiha Kiyoshi shook his head, retracted the Earth Release: Earth Wall, and everything in front of him returned to its previous state.

The hands formed a mudra again.

"Earth Escape·Earth Shield"

This time, the hand seals were formed without wasting much time; only three seals were formed, taking less than a second.

An earthen shield appeared in front of Uchiha Kiyoshi. Subsequently, earthen shields also appeared behind, to the left, and to the right.

Not only that, after the shield appeared, Uchiha Kiyoshi even tried to manipulate it, and the shield rotated around Uchiha Kiyoshi 360 degrees without any blind spots.

This is the result of Uchiha Kiyoshi's recent training.

It has been more than three months since the last C... uh, B-level mission.

Uchiha Kiyoshi originally intended to obtain some defensive ninjutsu from Orochimaru, preferably those that consumed as little chakra as possible. Unfortunately, he didn't get any; the defensive ninjutsu Orochimaru possessed were all B-rank and A-rank, both consuming a significant amount of chakra.

With no other option, Uchiha Kiyoshi could only try his best to develop a ninjutsu on his own.

That is, the Earth Shield Technique that Uchiha Kiyoshi just used.

Based on the principle of Earth Flow Wall, many aspects of chakra circulation were omitted, and combined with the small circulation effect marked by the Earth Spike Technique he learned, a C-rank ninjutsu was created.

It might not even be considered a C-rank ninjutsu; its defensive power isn't actually that high, barely enough to block one attack from the weakest C-rank ninjutsu.

However, even so, it was still of great significance to Uchiha Kiyoshi.

First of all, due to the limited amount of chakra, what Uchiha Kiyoshi needs at this stage is not a ninjutsu with extremely strong defensive power, but a defensive ninjutsu that can be used frequently.

It doesn't matter if the Earth Shield's defense is weak; I can just stack two. Also, it's similar to the Great Fireball Technique; you don't necessarily have to fight to the death. By tilting at a certain angle, you can offset some of the damage, and as long as the remaining attack can't hit Uchiha Kiyoshi's main body, that's fine.

Aside from that, the most important thing is that this is a ninjutsu created by Uchiha Kiyoshi. Although it is not a high-level technique, it still proves the correctness of his theory.

With just two small loops from Earth Release ninjutsu, Uchiha Kiyoshi has already developed this ninjutsu. As he refines his understanding of the small loop's function, he will eventually be able to develop his own advanced ninjutsu.

The Uchiha clan is famous for its Fire Release techniques, right? But they don't have any Fire Release ninjutsu above Rank A, do they? How about I develop one myself? That will be my symbol in the ninja world from now on!

What about the Buddha's Wrath Lotus in a Certain Sky? Although it doesn't have that strange fire, it can still explode as long as it's a different kind of flame, right?

"Good, good. I'll make a note of it and study it when I'm able to."

Uchiha Kiyoshi was fairly satisfied with this Earth Shield Technique, at least it didn't consume much chakra.

Besides his Earth Release ninjutsu, Uchiha Kiyoshi has also made significant progress in other areas over the past three months.

Name: Uchiha Kiyoshi

Chakra: 340 calories / 340 calories (370 calories)

Nature Transformation: Fire Release (Burning), Earth Release (Immovable)

Ninjutsu: Omitted

Secret Techniques: Health Preservation Technique, Instantaneous Body Substitution Technique

Other: Basic Sealing Techniques, Fire Sealing Seal

Putting aside chakra, Uchiha Kiyoshi's greatest progress was in his mastery of nature transformation.

During his time at the Ninja Academy, Uchiha Kiyoshi had already begun training in Fire Release: Nature Transformation. However, because his Fire Release: Nature Transformation focused on burning attacks, he didn't concentrate on it. By graduation, he had only barely grasped the basics and couldn't incorporate it into his regular attacks.

Uchiha Kiyoshi has now mastered this change in nature. After all, in a sneak attack, he still needs to strike first. If his attack power is high, the subsequent battle will be easier.

Uchiha Kiyoshi's Fire Release technique has greatly increased in power, and he even had a fleeting thought that he could transform back into a normal ninja, capable of both offense and defense.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Kiyoshi ultimately had to painfully extinguish this fantasy.

Want to become an offensive ninja? Learn to survive first. You're only a Chunin, and you're already impatient? Where's your ninja essence?

When it comes to the nature transformation of Earth Release, Uchiha Kiyoshi chose the direction of hardening, greatly hardening the earth walls and spikes he created through Earth Release.

However, three months is still a bit short, and this change in nature is only at a basic level, not yet applicable to combat.

"The training in defensive ninjutsu and ninjutsu is progressing as expected. Now all that's missing is the Substitution Technique, which can save lives."

Uchiha Kiyoshi calls the ninjutsu he plans to perfect using the Substitution Technique the Substitution Instantaneous Technique, though it is currently only in the theoretical stage.

Both being space-time ninjutsu, the Substitution Technique involves a spatial exchange with the substitute object. The Flying Thunder God Technique, on the other hand, is a space-time ninjutsu similar to a summoning technique, achieved through reverse summoning.

The two are different in their fundamental principles.

However, space is ethereal and difficult to study. If Uchiha Kiyoshi wanted to perfect his secret technique, he could only focus on the most basic principle of space swapping in the Substitution Technique and continuously refine it.

One key aspect was increasing the distance of the swap. Uchiha Kiyoshi enhanced his sensing ability by increasing the amount of chakra left on the substitute, and he also further improved the way he activated his chakra when swapping with the substitute. This two-pronged approach significantly improved the efficiency of the Substitution Jutsu.

Another direction is the improvement of replacement materials.

The Substitution Technique is a ninjutsu that involves leaving chakra with specific functions on a substitute, then activating it to swap places with the original body. This requires the substitute to be able to hold the chakra, or at least temporarily.

The best alternative would be chakra metal, but that stuff is too expensive, so the only option is a specially treated wooden stake that still retains a slight degree of activity.

However, the wooden stakes were still too conspicuous, and they needed to be reserved in advance, which was too much of a test of brainpower and did not meet Uchiha Kiyoshi's expectations.

Uchiha Kiyoshi wanted the Flying Thunder God Technique, the style of the Fourth Hokage, to replace ninja tools like kunai.

This is actually achievable.

Referring to the extensive use of sealing techniques, including advanced ones, in the Flying Thunder God Technique, Uchiha Kiyoshi also intended to solve the replacement problem through sealing techniques.

Chakra can corrode ordinary metals or cannot be attached to them, so I will seal this chakra in a kunai. That should be fine, right?

With a plan in mind, Uchiha Kiyoshi naturally began to take action.