Obito, Rin Can Be Your Aunt Too

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Listening to Uchiha Obito's bold declaration, Chiga stroked his chin and said, "If you put it that way, you've piqued my interest."

"What do you mean?" Obito turned to look at Chiga in confusion, a bad feeling flashing through his heart.

"If Rin is choosing you for the status of being part of the Uchiha clan, why would she take a liking to you?" Under Uchiha Obito's dumbfounded gaze, Chiga grinned. "She could choose to become your aunt, too. That way, she'd have a much higher seniority within the Uchiha clan!"

"Uchiha Chiga, fight me! Today, either you die or I perish!"

At those words, Uchiha Obito was so enraged by Chiga that he nearly awakened his Sharingan.

Uchiha Obito's emotional breakdown, negative emotions +100!

Chiga was secretly delighted, but before he could think too much about it, Obito had already lunged at him.

Clang!

Chiga didn't indulge him either. He placed his thumb on the hilt of the Gale Sword and gently flicked it upward. The cold blade radiated wisps of chill.

Uchiha Obito immediately slammed on the brakes and said awkwardly, "A duel is one thing, but why are you drawing your sword?!"

Chiga let out a cold laugh. "This is respect for you. I've decided to respond with my strongest technique!"

"Haha, using a sword isn't good. It's easy to hurt someone. Even if you can't hurt me, injuring the students nearby would be bad too. You don't want us to make more enemies for the Uchiha clan, right?"

"It's fine. The Uchiha clan doesn't care!"

"You have no sense of honor!"

As the two fooled around, the bell signaling the start of class rang.

"Hmph! I'll let you off this time. Next time, I'll teach you a harsh lesson!"

Looking at the samurai sword in Chiga's hand, Uchiha Obito merely left him with those words before returning to his seat.

After school, Chiga returned to the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Chiga didn't choose to go home. Instead, he went to the small river on the outskirts of the Uchiha Clan Grounds. Few people came here, making it the perfect place to test the effects of the improvements he had gained from the system today.

Standing by the river, Chiga faced the water and began forming hand seals.

Chiga took a deep breath and raised his left hand to his mouth.

At the same time, the Chakra in his body gathered at his throat along his chakra pathways, then suddenly burst forward from his mouth.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

A ball of flame shot out from Chiga's mouth.

Before long, a huge fireball formed in front of Chiga and shot toward the surface of the river.

Boom!

When the fireball reached the middle of the river, it exploded violently.

Scorching flames flew in every direction. The intense heat evaporated the river water, and mist rose into the air.

"Compared to before, its power has increased quite a bit!"

Looking at the scene before him, Chiga compared it to his previous use of the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. Not only had its power increased, but the amount of Chakra it consumed had also decreased significantly.

It seemed that as his Fire Release improved, the power of all the Fire Release techniques he used would increase as well.

After thinking for a moment, Chiga formed hand seals again.

Snake–Monkey–Pig–Tiger

This time, relying on his understanding of Fire Release, he simplified the hand seals for the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

After completing the hand seals and repeating the same movements as before, Chiga released the Great Fireball Technique again.

Seeing this, Chiga revealed a satisfied smile.

Although the Great Fireball Technique was slightly weaker without two of the hand seals, power wasn't the only thing that mattered in battle. The speed at which a ninjutsu could be activated was important too.

Since he could reduce the number of hand seals now, if he improved further, would he eventually be able to release Fire Release without forming hand seals?

And it wasn't just Fire Release. The other five-element ninjutsu could probably be released without hand seals as well.

Thinking of that scene, Chiga felt that it would be wonderful.

Hand seals?

The ninjutsu still needs hand seals?

Shouldn't you just clap your hands and get whatever you want?

Thinking this, Chiga opened his Status Panel. After considering it for a moment, he raised the Wind Release category from beginner to proficient.

Although Chiga hadn't learned a single Wind Release ninjutsu yet, there were still several Wind Release scrolls at home. With enough practice, he would be able to learn them.

After all, Chiga's cheap father had been a jōnin. Although he was already dead, the family fortune he had left behind was still quite substantial.

Besides, fire borrowed momentum from wind. With the support of Wind Release, Fire Release could display even greater power.

Then Chiga raised swordsmanship to the proficient level.

At that moment, Chiga's Status Panel became:

Name: Uchiha Chiga

Emotion Points: 77

Three Body Technique: Proficient (20/100)(+)

Shuriken Throwing Technique: Expert (800/1000)(+)

Swordsmanship: Expert (0/1000)(+)

Chakra: 0.9/1.1 cards (Kakashi Hatake on the current timeline)(+)

Wind Release: Proficient (0/100)(+)

Fire Release: Proficient (0/100)(+)

Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (One-Tomoe)

Chiga knew that a ninja couldn't specialize in only one area, as that made it easy for enemies to counter them.

If he happened to encounter an opponent who countered him perfectly, he would be incredibly unlucky.

Improving in every area meant having no weaknesses and being able to adapt to various environments.

Of course, taking one area to its absolute limit could also lead to great achievements.

Take Might Guy, for example. He specialized in taijutsu, and one kick from him nearly kicked the story straight to its ending.

However, Chiga had a system. As long as he had enough Emotion Points, he could raise every skill to its peak.

Looking at the 77 Emotion Points he had left, Chiga didn't plan to spend any more for now.

He had already tested Fire Release. Next, he should become proficient in his other skills.

The Three Body Technique, swordsmanship, and Shuriken Throwing Technique.

As Chiga continued practicing here,

he gradually came to understand the system's general definitions of beginner, proficient, and expert.

The beginner level was roughly equivalent to the power possessed by a Ninja Academy Student.

Proficient meant reaching the level of a genin, while expert meant reaching the level of a chūnin.

As for the level above expert, it was probably the jōnin level.

Among the skills Chiga currently possessed, only the Shuriken Throwing Technique had reached the chūnin level.

However, no matter how fancifully one used shuriken, its upper limit was still limited. Although its proficiency level was that of a chūnin, a Ninja Academy Student could probably dodge the shuriken he threw.

Swordsmanship, which had likewise reached the chūnin level, was different. Chiga could clearly feel that if he fought his former self in a pure swordsmanship battle, he could utterly crush him.

However, although his swordsmanship had reached the expert level, Chiga's strength in other areas was not particularly high.

Therefore, after estimating his abilities, Chiga figured that his current strength was roughly at the genin level.

But with the support of his swordsmanship and Sharingan, there probably weren't many genin who could be his match.

Perhaps, if he caught them off guard, he could even take down a weaker chūnin.

After practicing all his abilities, he found that few of his skills had improved. From this, it seemed that Emotion Points were extraordinarily powerful. A single Emotion Point might be worth a full day of arduous training.

"Phew! It's getting late. That's enough for today!"

Chiga steadied his breathing and prepared to leave. Suddenly, he sensed movement behind him and turned his head.

He happened to see a young man standing at the edge of the woods, staring back at him.