Earth Release

Three months had passed, and all three of them had progressed incredibly quickly.

With Orochimaru personally sparring with them from time to time, the three of them had been forced to use every trick they had against his vicious moves, pushing their potential to the limit.

Name: Uchiha Kiyoshi (ten years old)

Chakra: 134 Ka/134 Ka (156 Ka)

Nature Transformation: Fire Release, Earth Release (beginner)

Ninjutsu: Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall (simplified version), omitted

Secret Jutsu: omitted

Other: Fire Sealing Method, etc.

After three months of extreme training, Uchiha Kiyoshi's progress had reached its fastest pace ever. In just three months, his Chakra reserves had doubled. The other two were about the same. Sarutobi Saku's Chakra had reached a little over fifty Ka. This was when the advantages of Uchiha Kiyoshi's Body Nourishment Technique became apparent. Under the same training intensity, both the increase in his Chakra and his base multiplier exceeded Sarutobi Saku's. Mainly, after being pushed to his limits each time, the nourishment of the Body Nourishment Technique allowed his physical condition to improve more quickly. Combined with the solid foundation and deep reserves built up through more than three years of practicing the Body Nourishment Technique, that was why he could progress so rapidly.

Nawaki's Chakra could no longer be measured. It had far exceeded Uchiha Kiyoshi's range. Uchiha Kiyoshi estimated Chakra by sensing it one unit at a time. As his own Chakra increased, he had kept counting upward. Perhaps his ability to count had improved quite a bit, but for now, he could only accurately judge one or two hundred Ka of Chakra for a short time. As for Nawaki, he could only make a rough estimate. It was about six or seven times his own—roughly a thousand Ka.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had nearly shut down back then. Nawaki could mess around like that and still have so much Chakra, making Uchiha Kiyoshi nearly question his life. Sure enough, in the Ninja World, bloodlines were what mattered most. Nawaki's Sage Body from the Senju Clan already gave him many advantages, such as recovery ability. On top of that, he had inherited the pure Uzumaki Clan Sage Body from his grandmother, giving him an enormous amount of Chakra. Even if he had not inherited it completely, it still brought him considerable benefits.

However, compared to bloodlines, Uchiha Kiyoshi trusted science more and was not completely crushed by the realization. He was only dazed for a moment before recovering. Besides, his Uchiha bloodline was no slouch either.

Today, Sarutobi Saku and Nawaki were sparring nearby, while Uchiha Kiyoshi practiced Earth Release on the other side.

Speaking of Earth Release Ninjutsu, Uchiha Kiyoshi truly admired Orochimaru. The Ninjutsu scroll Orochimaru had handed him that day contained the training method for Earth Style Wall, a B-rank Ninjutsu. Ordinarily, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not have enough Chakra to learn it. Yet Orochimaru's talent in Ninjutsu truly was outstanding. He had actually simplified this B-rank Ninjutsu until it only consumed as much Chakra as a C-rank Ninjutsu—just a few dozen Ka. After learning this simplified version of Earth Style Wall, Uchiha Kiyoshi would be able to transition directly to the true Earth Style Wall once his Chakra reserves increased.

Orochimaru had considered Uchiha Kiyoshi's combat style at the time and decided that Earth Release suited him better, so he gave him an Earth Release Ninjutsu. As for Uchiha Kiyoshi's Chakra nature, Orochimaru had not considered it. At worst, he could practice Earth Release first and slowly develop it afterward. Although its power would be somewhat weaker, it still suited Uchiha Kiyoshi's circumstances.

Orochimaru did not know that Uchiha Kiyoshi actually possessed an Earth nature. Of course, even if Orochimaru had known, he would not have cared.

Three months was enough time for Uchiha Kiyoshi to learn the simplified version of Earth Style Wall. Moreover, after four years of researching the principles behind hand seals, he learned Ninjutsu quickly. He had successfully cast the technique in just over half a month, then spent the following two months becoming proficient with the hand seals. He could now use it in actual combat.

A week ago, after inspecting Uchiha Kiyoshi's training progress, Orochimaru had said nothing, but he had still been quite satisfied. After all, although the Chakra consumption had been reduced, its difficulty was still half a rank above that of a C-rank Ninjutsu.

Orochimaru had tossed down another Earth Release scroll before leaving.

This time, Orochimaru had given him Earth Release: Earth Spikes, a Ninjutsu that could produce earthen spikes from the ground. It was considered fairly advanced among C-rank Ninjutsu.

Unlike when he had practiced Earth Style Wall, which required him to study many Earth Release minor cycles he had never seen before, Uchiha Kiyoshi now had experience to draw on. The number of minor cycles he needed to compare had been greatly reduced, and after a week, he had basically figured it out.

Uchiha Kiyoshi calmed himself. His hands began forming seals as he focused on mobilizing the Chakra within his body.

As he continued forming seals, Uchiha Kiyoshi guided the Chakra within his body through one minor cycle after another.

After four years of studying hand seals, Uchiha Kiyoshi had roughly understood the principles behind casting Ninjutsu. Similar to the formulas of Sealing Jutsu, different methods of circulating Chakra within the body produced different effects. Many of the special effects in Ninjutsu were granted by specific Chakra circulation patterns.

Uchiha Kiyoshi called processes such as circulating Chakra from the lower abdomen to the arms and then back again minor cycles. These were the foundation of Ninjutsu casting corresponding to Sealing Jutsu formulas. Only by performing different minor cycles in a specific sequence could one cast all kinds of Ninjutsu.

From his four years of research alone, Uchiha Kiyoshi had already summarized several hundred such minor cycles. To make them easier to remember, he planned to classify and number them. Minor cycles that passed through the brain began with "A," while the limbs began with "B, C, D, E" respectively. The torso was also divided into several regions. For example, the five viscera and six bowels were represented by the English letters A, B, C, and D. If a cycle passed through two or more locations, they were arranged in order. For example, if it started from the lower abdomen, passed through the brain and then the heart before returning, it would begin with "'AA." The apostrophe represented the lower abdomen.

As for the numbering afterward, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not intend to arrange it randomly. Instead, as he learned Ninjutsu, whichever minor cycle's function he understood first would be numbered first.

In other words, this task could only be completed in the process of learning a great number of Ninjutsu. It was by no means something that could be accomplished overnight. And Orochimaru happened to be one of the ninja in the entire Ninja World who possessed the most Ninjutsu, aside from the Professor of Ninjutsu and Senju Tobirama. Following him, was there any chance Uchiha Kiyoshi would fail to learn enough Ninjutsu?

Uchiha Kiyoshi first performed a "'B" cycle, circulating Chakra from his lower abdomen to his spleen, which was Earth-aligned, then completing a cycle within the spleen without returning to the lower abdomen. He then divided the Chakra left in his spleen into three streams and performed three minor cycles according to "B1," "BD (left leg) 3," and "BE (right leg) 3." Afterward, he carried out several other similar processes. Aside from the Chakra left in the spleen, most of the Chakra was eventually sent into both legs. Then, as he formed the final seal, he performed the two cycles "BD1" and "BE1," injecting all the Chakra into his legs.

Uchiha Kiyoshi then controlled the Chakra in his legs and sent it underground, guiding it all the way to a point five meters in front of him. With a thought from Uchiha Kiyoshi, three earthen spikes suddenly emerged from the previously level ground, each five centimeters thick and twenty to thirty centimeters long.

"Success!"

Seeing the three earthen spikes protruding from the ground, Uchiha Kiyoshi was thrilled. Sure enough, his theory was useful. Once he mastered the fundamentals, learning Ninjutsu would take half the effort for twice the result. As he became familiar with the functions of all kinds of minor cycles in the future, instantly learning Ninjutsu would not be a problem.

"The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan probably copies Ninjutsu by copying the opponent's Chakra circulation, like copying the shape of a gourd, right?"

Uchiha Kiyoshi thought of the copying ability of the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan. At this moment, he finally understood something of the principle behind that copying ability.

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