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Early the next morning, Uchiha Kiyoshi washed the dishes from the night before and began a new day.

Just like that, a week passed.

Over that week, Uchiha Kiyoshi felt like he was living in a sea of misery. If he had not been able to feel himself improving every morning, he truly would not have been able to keep going.

Sure enough, excellence never came without reason. There was a reason every Uchiha Clan member was among the best at the Ninja Academy.

In just one week, not one of the fifteen children had given up. A few had wanted to quit at times, but after one of Uchiha Shin's speeches, they were immediately moved beyond words and ashamed of their own behavior. They declared that they would not tarnish the Uchiha Clan's glory and would definitely persevere...

Watching it made Uchiha Kiyoshi's blood boil... my ass. Uchiha Kiyoshi had no energy to care about that. He himself was practically being trained into a dog. How could he have the mood to worry about anyone else?

Still, whenever he thought about it, Uchiha Kiyoshi could only sigh. The Uchiha Clan's strength truly had its reasons.

This kind of training not only improved them, but also served as a form of clan education. No wonder the Uchiha in the original work cared so much about their clan's honor.

A week of training had passed. Uchiha Kiyoshi remembered that today was the day Uchiha Ryu had mentioned—the day they would officially begin extracting Chakra.

After finishing all his preparations early, Uchiha Kiyoshi arrived at the training ground.

Sure enough, the little "children" were especially eager today. They had all arrived early and were not even playing around, sitting there as they waited for Uchiha Ryu to arrive.

They waited and waited. Finally, they spotted Uchiha Ryu in the distance.

Uchiha Ryu saw them as well and was pleased.

"Everyone looks to be in good shape today!

Alright, just as I said before.

You have completed a week of physical training and now meet the basic requirements for extracting Chakra. Today, we will officially begin cultivating Chakra."

Uchiha Ryu took in everyone's expressions. Seeing those little eyes filled with longing, he was quite satisfied. This was the kind of desire they needed. It showed they had a strong interest in cultivation. Even if some of them gave up after a long time, their early cultivation and talent would still be enough to make them at least Chunin. If they could awaken the Sharingan, even becoming Elite Chunin was not impossible.

Within the Uchiha Clan, whether someone became a ninja was not determined by whether they had the aptitude to extract Chakra, but by their talent. Generally, the clan would only recommend someone become a ninja if they possessed at least Chunin-level potential. Otherwise, if they only became Genin, they would inevitably end up as cannon fodder. They might as well eat and drink well within the clan and live out their lives in peace.

Of course, if someone with poor aptitude insisted on cultivating, the clan would not oppose it. Sometimes, it would even support such children, because they were usually extremely persistent, possessed strong character, and held a deep obsession. After receiving stimulation, their chances of awakening the Sharingan were still quite high.

Fortunately, the Uchiha Clan's bloodline was powerful. Most clan members had the aptitude to cultivate, and those with at least Chunin-level potential accounted for one-third of them.

This was only one class, yet it already had more than a dozen children with at least Elite Chunin potential. Even if a few were lost in the future, there would generally still be four or five Chunin, and the chances of one of them becoming an Elite Chunin were not small.

In other words, every class would produce four or five new Chunin for the clan. If every ninja's peak period was counted as twenty years, then the Uchiha Clan had at least eighty Chunin in its normal ranks alone! That did not even include those who advanced by chance. It was easy to imagine the depth of the Uchiha Clan's foundation.

Matters concerning the clan were not something a minor figure like Uchiha Kiyoshi needed to ponder. He merely ran those thoughts through his mind before dismissing them.

He listened carefully as Uchiha Ryu once again emphasized the precautions for extracting Chakra.

Uchiha Ryu did not waste much time. After reviewing some precautions, he announced that they could begin trying to extract Chakra.

Uchiha Kiyoshi adjusted his state, sat cross-legged directly on the ground, and prepared to extract Chakra.

Closing his eyes, he carefully sensed his Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy according to the method Uchiha Ryu had taught.

The previous week's training had been too brutal. Even after receiving the method, Uchiha Kiyoshi had not tried it before. This was his first attempt, just like everyone else present.

Perhaps because his soul was powerful, Uchiha Kiyoshi quickly sensed his Spiritual Energy.

Uchiha Kiyoshi did not know how to describe it. He only knew it was his Spiritual Energy. There was no notion of it being some sort of mass; it was merely a vague sensation telling him that it was his Spiritual Energy.

Moreover, thanks to his powerful soul, Uchiha Kiyoshi could easily control his Spiritual Energy. Although he still could not truly feel or see anything, it remained a completely vague concept.

After trying for a while, Uchiha Kiyoshi stopped focusing on his Spiritual Energy and began sensing his Physical Energy.

Half an hour later, Uchiha Kiyoshi sensed the energy contained within his body.

Unlike Spiritual Energy, Physical Energy could be perceived very clearly. It was a stream of white energy—no, it should have been pale green energy. It was just that the "pale" part was a little too extreme...

After sensing his Physical Energy, Uchiha Kiyoshi let out a breath of relief.

"No problems at all. I've already sensed both Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy.

Sure enough, my guess was right. The feeling I had during the previous week of training was not wrong either. Setting aside matters like comprehension, this body's innate talent is quite good."

Being able to sense both types of energy in half an hour, even with the previous week's training, was far more than merely good. It was exceptionally good!

Many people got stuck when trying to sense Spiritual Energy. Spiritual Energy was simply too vague, too difficult to understand, and even the energy itself was hazy.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had only sensed Spiritual Energy so quickly because he benefited from his powerful soul.

But that could not be called getting an unfair advantage. Was a powerful soul not Uchiha Kiyoshi's own talent?

Crossing over had to come with some benefit, right? Without a cheat, was it too much to have a slightly stronger soul?

What? Was his soul too strong? No, no, nothing of the sort. Reborn Uchiha Kiyoshi had naturally possessed the soul of an adult in his twenties, and that soul had been rather intelligent in his previous life. Even without nourishment from something like spiritual energy, it should have been four or five times stronger than a normal child's, right? Besides, as the body grew, would it not nourish the soul in return? In other words, Uchiha Kiyoshi had started with an adult soul and then developed alongside his body. Perfectly reasonable.

Uh... he had gone off-topic. Back to the point.

After sensing both types of energy, Uchiha Kiyoshi did not rush to fuse them. Instead, he continued sensing them while studying them a little.

According to what Uchiha Kiyoshi had read in books, a ninja's Chakra actually varied in quality. The purer the Chakra, the more powerful the Ninjutsu it produced.

Of course, as a ninja cultivated, their Chakra would also become increasingly pure.

Based on the knowledge he had read and what he had sensed before, Uchiha Kiyoshi guessed that when fusing Chakra, the purer the Physical Energy, the purer the Chakra would be.

There was reason behind that. Spiritual Energy was more conceptual, intangible, and basically impossible to manipulate directly, so Uchiha Kiyoshi focused his attention on Physical Energy.

After all, it was clearly pale green energy. Uh... upon closer inspection... it was pale green Physical Energy, and he had a feeling that the darker the green, the purer the energy!

Therefore, Uchiha Kiyoshi was in no hurry to fuse them. He wanted to study Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy first—uh, mainly Physical Energy.

Leaving aside the plans Uchiha Kiyoshi had of his own, just making his Chakra a little purer was enough reason for him to wait for a while.

Improving the purity of Physical Energy was simply training, was it not? Once his physical fitness improved, how could his energy not become more advanced?

Thus, Uchiha Kiyoshi decisively gave up the thought of immediately fusing Chakra.

Since that was the case, what would Uchiha Kiyoshi do during the time set aside to cultivate Chakra every morning? He could not just put on a show, could he? That would be such a waste of time.

Naturally, he would study Physical Energy. This was also the only time Uchiha Kiyoshi could use for research. Besides, his outward appearance would be the same anyway, so he was not afraid Uchiha Ryu would see through him.

Over the previous week, Uchiha Ryu had already finished teaching the basic theory of Shurikenjutsu. All that remained was practice. Therefore, the time spent training with Kunai throws was shortened. From then on, of the five hours every morning, three would be used to cultivate Chakra, while the remaining two would be for Kunai throwing practice.

Three hours passed, and when Uchiha Ryu saw that no one had successfully extracted Chakra, he was disappointed. However, he quickly recovered. This was normal. Based on experience from previous years, many ninjas only gradually extracted Chakra during the final week of the first month. That was a little over two weeks.

Uchiha Ryu woke everyone up and began Kunai throwing practice.

After that came Uchiha Shin's training.

Just like that, Uchiha Kiyoshi postponed the time he would fuse Chakra by two weeks.

Two weeks were enough for Uchiha Kiyoshi to study Physical Energy.

Not only did Uchiha Kiyoshi figure out the general properties of Physical Energy, but he also confirmed his earlier guess.

As his physical fitness improved, the quality of his Physical Energy truly improved as well. At the very least, Uchiha Kiyoshi could now proudly say that anyone could tell at a glance that his Physical Energy was pale green!

In any case, he had already researched everything that needed researching, and Chakra quality could still be improved later. Uchiha Kiyoshi did not delay any longer and directly began fusing Chakra.

The methods of Chakra extraction taught by ninja clans were broadly similar. Their efficiency came not only from having dedicated instructors, but also because, although everyone required different proportions, the ninja clans had still worked out an approximate range for the fusion ratio of Physical Energy and Spiritual Energy. Whether it was accurate for others, he did not know, but at least it worked for their own clan members.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had originally prayed there would be some advanced method, but this was it?

Then again, if there had been some special method, there would not be so few ninjas, and the village higher-ups would not forbid the Ninja Academy from teaching it. Otherwise, the gap between civilian ninjas and clan ninjas would be far too great. The only differences could lie in such subtle details.

Still, Uchiha Kiyoshi was not unprepared. Otherwise, after delaying for two weeks, if fusion took another two weeks, would he not truly become some foolish good-for-nothing?

Having received higher education, Uchiha Kiyoshi had mastered many advanced scientific methods.

The controlled variable method—ever heard of it?

Based on his senses, Uchiha Kiyoshi roughly controlled the amount of Spiritual Energy he used each time. Then, starting from a small amount, he gradually increased the Physical Energy and raised the proportion it accounted for.

In only two hours, Uchiha Kiyoshi successfully fused his own Chakra.

Uchiha Kiyoshi felt a mass of energy radiating blue light in his lower abdomen. He knew that was Chakra.

Uchiha Ryu noticed Uchiha Kiyoshi's situation as well. He nodded and continued observing the others.

Five people had already successfully extracted Chakra, and Uchiha Kiyoshi had succeeded within the normal "average" time. It did not make Uchiha Ryu particularly excited.

Feeling the Chakra within his body, Uchiha Kiyoshi also felt a wave of reassurance.

"So this is Chakra? The amount is still very small, but I believe that one day, I will possess great strength through Chakra."

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