Uchiha's Evil-Faced Rakshasa

Uchiha Clan grounds, rear mountain training field.

Kyosuke held a Short Sword, his gaze focused on the tree trunk ahead.

One breath. Two breaths. Three breaths. Suddenly, his Chakra shuddered violently, and the leaves shaken by the surge of power drifted down from the air like scattered celestial flowers.

He raised his arm, seemingly slow but actually swift. His muscles flexed, and the Short Sword burst forth with endless radiance in an instant.

By the time the wind had gradually died down, every fallen leaf before him had been sliced cleanly in two.

After a year of grueling training, Kyosuke's actual combat strength had finally reached the Chunin level.

Of course, without the Sharingan's enhancement, he probably would not have been able to cut even a third of those leaves.

It had to be said that bloodlines truly provided an extraordinary boost to a ninja's strength.

Name: Uchiha Kyosuke Age: 8

Body Strength: Genin

Mental Strength: Chunin

Chakra Amount: Chunin

Mastered Abilities: Uchiha Style Kenjutsu (Level 4), Three Body Technique (Level 4), Throwing Technique (Level 5), Chakra Control Technique (Level 2), Hand Seals (Level 3)
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (One Tomoe)

Summoning Beast: None

Ninja Tools: None
Points: 5840

During the second week after he began training, his soul fusion had finally ended completely, and his Mental Strength had temporarily stabilized at the Chunin level.

As he grew older, it would continue to improve to a certain extent.

If he specialized in genjutsu, tempered his Yin-natured Chakra, both his growth speed and upper limit would increase substantially.

As for his Body Strength, practicing swordsmanship naturally required physical activity, but limited by his age, there was no way for it to improve rapidly.

Genin was already Kyosuke's current limit.

His Chakra Amount had also improved greatly. With both his body and mind having grown stronger, its increase was only natural.

Perhaps it could not compare to the Senju of the Forest, but the Uchiha Clan were descendants of the Otsutsuki Clan after all. Their Chakra Amount far exceeded that of ordinary noble clans.

His Sharingan was still at One Tomoe, without any particularly major improvement. The true leap forward had come from the Uchiha Style Kenjutsu he had specialized in and trained so relentlessly.

Level 4 swordsmanship was already comparable to an Elite Samurai of the Iron Country.

Combined with the Sharingan's enhancement, it was not difficult for Kyosuke's swordsmanship to display the power of Level 5.

Overall, his close-combat strength should be slightly stronger than that of an ordinary Chunin.

At range, limited by his Chakra, Kyosuke had decisively given up training ninjutsu aside from continuing to hone his hidden weapon throwing technique.

At the Chunin level, excluding freaks like the Konoha 12, ordinary C-rank ninjutsu was more or less the limit.

Things like the Great Fireball.

It was not that they were useless, but rather than waste Chakra, it was better to apply it entirely to taijutsu.

Based on dozens of real combat experiences, Kyosuke had discovered that close-quarters fighting was the most effective method of combat.

Over the past year, he had gone out to complete missions almost every three days.

His teacher would follow from the shadows. Unless he encountered a life-threatening crisis, he could forget about anyone coming to rescue him.

At first, Kyosuke had still been somewhat unaccustomed to it, but after several times, he gradually got used to acting alone.

Over dozens of assassination missions, he had dealt with nearly a hundred Genin.

Rumors spread throughout the ninja world that the Uchiha Clan had produced a bloodthirsty brat. He would flee whenever he encountered an expert, but if his target was a Genin, he would cling to them relentlessly even unto death.

"Uchiha's Evil-Faced Rakshasa"—that was the title Kyosuke had earned through a year of hard work.

As for its origin, first, among all the enemy Genin Kyosuke had encountered, there had never been a record of anyone escaping alive.

Second, whenever he carried out missions, he habitually wore an Oni Mask.

At first, he had been afraid of outsiders seeing the cowardice in his heart. Later, he simply became used to it through all the killing, and the mask could also keep blood from splattering onto his face.

It truly had countless uses.

The result of fighting for his life, besides increased combat experience, was nearly 6,000 Points.

It was not enough to exchange for anything too expensive, but at the very least, it could raise one ability by two levels.

If he wanted, he could also use it to exchange for a basic B-rank ninjutsu.

At present, all of Kyosuke's strength lay in close combat.

Once he activated the Sharingan, he could clearly perceive his enemies' movements, while his swordsmanship allowed him to cut through opponents with unstoppable force.

The only remaining issue was how to get close to the enemy.

Thus, Kyosuke set his sights on a category of ninjutsu known as the Body Flicker Technique.

Any technique that achieved high-speed instantaneous movement was collectively referred to as a Body Flicker Technique.

The most common kind involved an explosive burst of Chakra, using the sudden increase in physical strength to achieve high-speed movement.

Might Guy, Sasuke, and most Jonin all used this type of Body Flicker Technique.

Transformation-based Body Flicker Techniques used various transformations as a medium to achieve instant high-speed movement similar to matter substitution. Most required special secret techniques or Kekkei Genkai.

Representative users included Gaara, Haku, Deidara, and others.

Representative techniques included Sand Body Flicker, Water Body Flicker, Clay Body Flicker, and so on.

The most complex of all were the Space-Time Ninjutsu mastered by Minato, the Second Hokage, and others.

By twisting and altering space to move directly from Point A to Point B, they were the most mysterious and powerful type of all Body Flicker Techniques.

If possible, Kyosuke naturally wanted to exchange for a Space-Time Ability. It was an essential godly technique for staying alive and traveling quickly.

Unfortunately, Space-Time Ninjutsu was far too rare. Even the cheapest Flying Thunder God required a full 25,000 Points.

By comparison, explosive Body Flicker Techniques suited his needs best.

Even if the limitations of his body prevented it from becoming a conventional method, the Body Flicker Technique could still greatly expand Kyosuke's hunting range.

After a year of analysis and experimentation, he had roughly figured out some of the rules governing Points.

For killing Genin, from beginners who only knew the Three Body Technique to elites who had mastered a certain amount of ninjutsu, the reward ranged from around 20 to 100 Points.

For Chunin after that, the range skyrocketed directly to 100 to 500.

In other words, even killing the weakest Chunin brought returns equal to several Genin.

Once he strengthened himself, he could try hunting Chunin. By then, the speed at which he earned Points would surely increase.

Without early investment, how could there be later flourishing growth? Saving Points desperately was certainly good, but he was afraid he would not live long enough to spend them.

After all, Demon Father's term had ended, and he had stopped teaching Kyosuke as of yesterday.

Without a Jonin secretly watching over him, one careless mistake would turn the Evil-faced Rakshasa into a wandering ghost.

For that very reason, Kyosuke had decided to use Points to increase his strength.

Looking at the dazzling array of explosive Body Flicker Techniques on the list, a thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

If I practiced one in advance, would the requirements for exchanging it be reduced? Even if I could save only a small portion, those would still be real Points. Supporting a household isn't easy—save wherever you can.

With that thought, Kyosuke hurried home and dug out the ninjutsu manual his teacher had left behind.

"Found it!"

Completely immersed in rigorous training, Kyosuke spent an afternoon mastering the most basic explosive techniques.