Shearing the Sheep to Become a God

The next day.

After learning that Sasuke was still unconscious, Senyo headed to the Uchiha training grounds.

Not everyone knew about Senyo's strategy. Many Uchiha clan members still believed that a fight was likely to break out.

As a result, the training grounds were packed.

Relatively few people were practicing ninjutsu.

After all, Chakra was tied to physical stamina, and everyone was conserving their strength.

Most were sparring in swordsmanship or practicing Ninja Tool Throwing.

When Senyo arrived, all he could hear were the clashes of weapons and shouts.

Upon seeing Senyo, everyone greeted him in turn:

"Fourth Elder!"

"Fourth Elder!"

"Fourth Elder!"

"Fourth Elder!"

Their eyes were filled with admiration as they looked at Senyo.

After all, the Mangekyō Sharingan was the dream of every Uchiha.

Most of the Uchiha here were older than Senyo, yet he had surpassed them despite starting later.

The sight of Senyo, Fugaku, and Itachi activating Susanoo and hunting down Root members was still fresh in everyone's minds.

Everyone was extremely curious about the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Senyo had come here to reap the benefits, of course. With so many Uchiha elites gathered here, he had to build good relationships with them and raise their bonds.

"Masataka, come spar with me." Senyo first picked a friend who had been fairly close to the original owner of this body.

Masataka was the same age as Senyo, and they had gone on several missions together before.

However, Masataka was not as talented as Senyo. He had only awakened the One Tomoe Sharingan so far.

"Fourth Elder, you..." Masataka had barely opened his mouth before Senyo cut him off.

"Alright, alright, brat. It's only been a few days, and you're already being so formal with me? What did you used to call me?"

Masataka smiled somewhat bashfully. "Brother Senyo."

Senyo glanced at Masataka's Bond Value within the Star of Bonds. It already started at one star, since they had known each other well before.

He directly tapped the first star.

Ding! Uchiha Masataka's Level 1 Bond has been unlocked.

Congratulations, Host, for obtaining: Memory Fragment.

Memory Fragments of Masataka's usual training and battles appeared in Senyo's mind.

Senyo became even more familiar with Masataka's fighting habits.

He drew his weapon and gave Masataka a look.

The Uchiha Clan did not stand on so many formalities. Seeing that Senyo was not putting on airs, Masataka drew his blade and charged at him.

Senyo did not underestimate him and directly activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Everyone in the clan knew he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan anyway, so there was no need to hide it.

Clang— Sparks flew as their blades collided.

This was a teaching match, so Senyo naturally would not defeat Masataka right from the start.

He angled his blade, hooked out with his foot, and threw Masataka off balance.

An opening appeared at Masataka's left waist, and Senyo lightly tapped it with his free hand.

Masataka paused for a moment before flicking his blade upward.

Just from the motion of Masataka turning his wrist, Senyo knew what he intended to do.

He easily sidestepped the strike and swept out with a kick at the same time.

The two quickly began exchanging blows.

Everyone was curious about Senyo's strength and gathered around.

Although Senyo did not use any of the Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities, its perceptive eye alone was overwhelmingly powerful.

Senyo could easily tell which joint moved and which muscle tensed, allowing him to effortlessly intercept his opponent's attacks.

Masataka and Senyo already had a one-star bond, letting Senyo know Masataka's habits in advance.

It made Masataka feel as though he had fallen into a vast net.

Senyo anticipated the intent behind every one of his attacks in advance.

In just a few minutes, Senyo had landed hits on Masataka ten times.

The last time, Senyo dodged sideways and passed his blade directly beneath his own arm, driving straight at Masataka's throat.

Masataka stopped as well.

He was not discouraged. On the contrary, his face was filled with admiration.

"Brother Senyo, how did you get so much stronger?"

Senyo laughed. "I had to get stronger so I could make all of you stronger too."

Then he patted Masataka's waist.

"Your core strength is too weak. The force from your feet can't travel upward, so whether you're turning or slashing, your speed slows down. Next, you should..."

Senyo easily summarized Masataka's shortcomings and explained how he needed to improve.

Masataka nodded repeatedly as he listened. The Mangekyō Sharingan truly was different—it could see even the amount of force his muscles exerted with perfect clarity.

If he trained according to Senyo's instructions, his taijutsu would improve by at least thirty percent.

Seeing that the second star was already full, Senyo had Masataka step down.

"Who wants to go next!?"

"Me...!"

"Me...!"

Senyo casually picked one and began guiding the clan member, taking the opportunity to reap some benefits from him.

Senyo accepted every challenger and sparred with each of them.

Then he pointed out the flaws in their usual training and explained how they could improve their combat strength.

Though most Uchiha clan members had fiery tempers, they were all straightforward.

Every person he guided raised their bond with him to two stars.

Over the course of the morning, Senyo had thoroughly mingled with the Uchiha clan members at the training ground.

When it was time for the midday break, Senyo prepared to eat and check on Sasuke while he was at it.

As he walked, Senyo reviewed his gains.

He had harvested a total of fourteen Star of Bonds rewards.

After opening them one by one and absorbing them, he found that the Chakra in the second star amounted to ten percent of that person's current reserves.

For spiritual bodies, such as Kushina and the Fourth Hokage, it was ten percent of their original bodies' Chakra.

This raised a question: would the Chakra they gained as they grew older be wasted?

When Senyo examined Muku's Star of Bonds again, he found the answer.

During this period, Muku's Chakra had clearly been increasing, and the second star was condensing anew.

In other words, this fruit could be picked a second time.

Reassured, Senyo directly absorbed all the second stars he currently had.

Other than the Three Tomoe Uchiha clan members, whose rewards were ten percent of their ocular power, everyone else provided ten percent of their Chakra.

Streams of Chakra slowly appeared within Senyo's body.

They rapidly filled him up.

Senyo felt exceptionally energetic.

When the Chakra first entered Senyo's body, it retained slight differences.

But after circulating through his body once, it completely became Senyo's own.

The ocular power from the Three Tomoe Sharingan was the same, rapidly assimilated by Senyo's own ocular power.

Only the Mangekyō ocular power previously provided by Itachi had not been assimilated, instead coexisting alongside Senyo's ocular power.

By rough calculation, his Chakra had already become several times greater than before.

Though he was only seventeen, he had already completely surpassed Uchiha Fugaku in the prime of his life.

Fugaku had not fought in recent years, so it was difficult to estimate his exact Chakra reserves.

His ocular power had increased somewhat less.

But for Senyo, this was only the beginning.

As long as he protected the Uchiha Clan, clan members would continuously provide him with Chakra.

The Uchiha's growth was the path to his own strength!

One day, he would become the god of the Uchiha!

And even the god of this world!