The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Before Uchiha Kiyoshi could think of anything else, Uchiha Takashi woke everyone up.

"Alright, five more people have successfully fused their chakra today, not bad. But it's been three hours already, time for kunai throwing training. Those who haven't refined their chakra yet, you'd better work harder tomorrow."

Upon hearing Uchiha Takashi say that five more people had successfully refined chakra today, some people clearly showed envious looks. Those were the few who hadn't yet successfully fused their chakra, but they were close; they were all stuck on finding the right proportions.

However, if they knew that Uchiha Kiyoshi found the correct fusion ratio in just two hours, they would probably be furious.

The day's training ended quickly, and Uchiha Kiyoshi returned home as usual, took a medicinal bath, and thought about his plans for the future.

"Konoha is currently in a very peaceful period. Although the Third Hokage has been in power for a long time, he has only recently gained control of the country. Danzo is also busy consolidating his power and has no time to suppress the Uchiha clan."

Moreover, all indications suggest that although Danzo strictly inherited the ideas of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, did not actually intend to suppress the Uchiha clan; he only wanted to restrict them.

Danzo's zeal was driven by two main reasons. First, he coveted the power of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. He discovered that only the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan could suppress Hashirama's cells, leading to his frantic collection of Sharingan. Second, Danzo somehow learned of the Izanagi jutsu, and driven by greed, he intensified his suppression of the Uchiha clan, openly and secretly assassinating elite members who had awakened the three tomoe.

However, Danzo probably hasn't started researching Hashirama's cells yet, and he doesn't know anything about the Izanagi ninjutsu either.

Currently, the situation between the village and the Uchiha clan is not so confrontational, but rather more like a matter of different positions.

Even so, the saying "the tallest tree in the forest catches the most wind" still holds true. Their exceptional talent meant that neither the Third Hokage nor Danzo would allow their positions to be threatened, especially not by the Uchiha clan.

Danzo's Root organization is in dire need of people. If they get targeted and the other side goes to great lengths to get him in, wouldn't that be terrible?

Concealing one's talents is essential; only in this way can one grow and develop more smoothly.

Uchiha Kiyoshi kept turning his thoughts over, considering all sorts of possibilities, and finally decided to hide himself.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was able to appreciate his own talent. Chakra quantity was only one aspect; he could also quickly understand the various books he had read before, perhaps because he had received a rigorous and formal higher scientific education in his previous life.

What does this show? It shows that Uchiha Kiyoshi's ability to learn ninjutsu was definitely not bad, at least in medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques. But aren't these two the most difficult systems to master?

That's why Uchiha Kiyoshi wanted to hide his talent, or at least reduce the chances of it attracting attention.

"Physical skills aren't highly regarded right now, so it's okay to reveal your talent in that area to some extent... well, although I don't have any particularly outstanding talent in that area either..."

However, I am a mature person. I know what I want and I don't slack off in training. Compared to other playful kids, I have a significant advantage in training time, so it's not difficult for me to pretend to be a physical prodigy.

Then, add medical ninjutsu? And the ninjutsu revealed are mostly defensive. Wouldn't that further solidify his image as someone who's "afraid of death"? And thinking about it carefully, it's actually quite good!

Cough... It's not that I'm afraid of dying, it's just that my character needs to be portrayed, yes, my character needs to be portrayed..."

Uchiha Kiyoshi resolutely refused to admit that he was "afraid of death".

After thinking it over, I decided on my career path.

"Let's not rush into medical ninjutsu or defensive ninjutsu; let's focus on taijutsu first."

Before long, we should be practicing combat skills. Now that the direction is set, let's focus on defense in all aspects..."

Having figured out his short-term goal, Uchiha Kiyoshi fell into a deep sleep.

Over the next week, the remaining individuals also successfully extracted chakra one after another.

Uchiha Kiyoshi also "disguised" his chakra talent very well.

After a month of practice, even without throwing drills, my hands didn't ache every time.

Shinya Uchiha seemed to have calculated everything. The morning training did not interfere with the afternoon battles, and with everyone successfully refining their chakra, the battle training began at this time.

“Starting today, we will add some physical combat to our daily routine. Over the past month, I have been gradually explaining some techniques and precautions for physical combat to you. Today, let's see how you have fared.”

Uchiha Shin said this, but in reality he didn't have high expectations. After all, he had trained these kids to their limits every day for the past month, and he figured no one would be interested in listening to his techniques.

……

Sure enough, three matches were played, and the results were absolutely disastrous.

Although they weren't fighting like chickens pecking at each other, it couldn't really be called a battle either.

Shin Uchiha continued lighting the next group.

"Uchiha Kiyoshi versus Uchiha Tao."

Uchiha Kiyoshi was momentarily stunned upon hearing his opponent's name: Uchiha Tao? You're probably not brothers with Uchiha Takashi, are you?

Uchiha Kiyoshi was right; Uchiha Tao was indeed Uchiha Ryu's younger brother. However, compared to his Jonin brother, Uchiha Tao seemed much more mediocre.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Uchiha Kiyoshi.

After Uchiha Shin finished calling the roll, Uchiha Kiyoshi and another thin child stepped forward together.

Uchiha Tao did indeed resemble Uchiha Takashi somewhat, even in height, much like his older brother. He was taller than his peers, and at least among the children present, no one was taller than Uchiha Tao.

Following the command from Uchiha Shin, Uchiha Kiyoshi and Uchiha Tou formed a opposing hand seal.

Then the two jumped in opposite directions, creating distance between them.

As Uchiha Tō's younger brother, although he didn't receive any special treatment during his training, he did have a Jonin older brother, and Uchiha Tō had taught him many combat techniques when he was young.

After creating some distance, Uchiha Tao took out a kunai. It's called a kunai because it's different from the standard kunai used in training; it was custom-made for the user, and Uchiha Tao could use it as a short sword.

Holding a kunai, Uchiha Tao quickly approached Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Uchiha Kiyo was also a little surprised. He hadn't expected that weapons could be used in a battle, but seeing that Uchiha Shin didn't stop him, he guessed that Shin had tacitly approved of it.

Dodging the opponent's attack, before the opponent could recover, Uchiha Kiyoshi quickly took out a standard kunai.

While standard kunai are suitable for close combat but not as handy as the opponent's kunai, Uchiha Kiyoshi can't exactly catch a kunai with his bare hands, can he? He's not Nezha, who can catch a blade with his bare hands 100% of the time.

Uchiha Tao recovered and thrust at Uchiha Kiyoshi again.

At this moment, Uchiha Kiyoshi had already prepared his kunai, turned to the side, and held the kunai in front of him to block the opponent's horizontal slash.

Uchiha Kiyoshi retreated immediately upon contact. Seeing that he couldn't easily defeat his opponent, Uchiha Tao continued to attack, slashing, cutting, and stabbing. Although his attacks lacked high skill, they were still quite standard.

At least in Shin Uchiha's opinion, his performance was much better than in the previous matches.

However… Uchiha Shin frowned, watching Uchiha Kiyoshi constantly blocking with kunai. Although he was quite satisfied with Kiyoshi's blocking skills, he thought, “At least retaliate!”

Judging from your expression, you're not panicking and unaware of how to fight back, so why are you just forced to defend yourself the whole time?

Unaware of Uchiha Shin's inner thoughts, Uchiha Kiyoshi continued to parry Uchiha Tao's attacks, gradually becoming more adept at handling the situation from the initial struggle.

This progress astonished even Uchiha Shin, who was watching from the side.

"I didn't expect Qing to be so talented in physical skills; his progress is so obvious."

"But why don't you attack? What's with only blocking and not attacking?"

Uchiha Shin first admired Uchiha Kiyoshi in his heart, but then felt frustrated by Kiyoshi's decision to only block.

Uchiha Shin couldn't help but think, "I finally found someone with talent in taijutsu, is he going to end up only knowing how to defend?"

Shaking his head, Shin Uchiha then looked at the two sides fighting in the arena.

At this point, Uchiha Tao and Uchiha Kiyoshi had been fighting for ten minutes.

Unable to defeat Uchiha Kiyoshi, Uchiha Tao was also anxious.

Because he had been on the offensive, Uchiha Tao's stamina was gradually failing him.

On the contrary, Uchiha Kiyoshi, who only needs to defend, still has plenty of stamina and can fight for at least five or six minutes.

Another minute later, Uchiha Tao finally surrendered due to exhaustion.

Uchiha Kiyoshi secured his first victory. Of course, if you could even call it a win.

After completing the reconciliation seal, Uchiha Kiyoshi, under Uchiha Shin's strange gaze, returned to his original position and began watching the other groups' battles.

The first battle ended just like that, and Uchiha Shin commented on each other's performance. Perhaps feeling that Uchiha Kiyoshi's performance today was just a fluke, he didn't specifically point it out.

Then came another round of intense physical exercise.

And so, the special training truly got on track.

With Shin Uchiha's guidance, Kiyoshi Uchiha's taijutsu skills improved rapidly, although his style might be a little off...

Chapter Seven: Preliminary Study of Chakra

Time always seems to fly when someone is engrossed in something.

Two months have passed since their first hand-to-hand combat match.

In two months, with numerous battles and guidance from Uchiha Shin, Uchiha Kiyoshi made significant progress.

According to Shin Uchiha, Kiyoshi Uchiha was already on par with a newly graduated genin in terms of taijutsu.

Genin mainly rely on taijutsu, so by rounding up, Uchiha Shin meant that Uchiha Kiyoshi already had the strength of a newly graduated genin.

Uh... actually, it was enough to defend against an attack from a newly graduated genin before Uchiha Kiyoshi ran out of stamina.

As for hitting the opponent? Uchiha Kiyoshi doesn't seem likely...

But does exhausting your opponent count as defeating them? After all, they're down too...

Uchiha Kiyoshi stated that the result was the same: he defeated him.

Unfortunately, after three months of special training, without the medicinal bath, Uchiha Kiyoshi dared not train too much, so his physical fitness could not improve rapidly in a short period of time.

However, Uchiha Kiyoshi was already quite satisfied. The three months of special training in the clan had completely transformed him, giving him the combat strength of a genin.

Of course, this is not something to brag about, and even Shin Uchiha rarely mentions it to others, for fear that the topic might suddenly shift to Kiyoshi Uchiha's tactics.

During this time, Shin Uchiha did try to reverse Kiyoshi Uchiha's situation, but after many unsuccessful attempts, he investigated and found out about Kiyoshi Uchiha's past situation. He roughly "understood" the reason and stopped trying to persuade him.

"Sigh! He'll just have to work through his own inner turmoil eventually."

Waking up in the morning, not having to go through special training again, Uchiha Kiyoshi felt much more relaxed. The intensity of the special training was simply too great; even Uchiha Kiyoshi almost couldn't handle it. If it weren't for the medicinal bath, he even thought he would have been ruined by the training.

However, this also demonstrates the power of the Uchiha clan's medicinal bath formula, which can treat such severe sports injuries, and it is even used on children, so that the treatment will not affect their development.

It can only be said that they are indeed a powerful clan that has survived from the Warring States period; their heritage is profound.

Although he didn't need special training, Uchiha Kiyoshi still didn't slack off. After breakfast, he started his warm-up exercises.

Having thoroughly studied the medical scrolls, Uchiha Kiyoshi was naturally able to devise a suitable exercise program for himself without harming his body or affecting his development.

After completing the basic training, Uchiha Kiyoshi began his serious business.

Although he had successfully extracted chakra energy more than two months ago, he hadn't had time to study it during his training. Now that he finally had the time, Uchiha Kiyoshi naturally wanted to study it carefully.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had been interested in chakra, this kind of energy, for a long time. Now that he had some free time, he began to study it with great enthusiasm.

First, Uchiha Kiyoshi controlled his chakra, channeling it into his hands, and threw a punch.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was quite satisfied with the "whoosh" sound he made.