Limitations of the Slime Bloodline

Time passed day by day. The Uchiha clan massacre did not cause much of a stir in Konoha. Coupled with Konoha's various actions during this period, the Uchiha were gradually forgotten.

The large Uchiha compound was not left idle. Konoha's higher-ups signed a lease agreement with the current Uchiha clan head, Sasuke Uchiha, renting most of the Uchiha's properties.

Although Konoha was nominally just a village, it actually had over a hundred thousand people, comparable to a small city, so housing was still tight.

The ordinary people were relocated into the Uchiha compound by Konoha.

The current Uchiha compound was now merely a name, with only the Uchiha clan head's mansion and the Uchiha ancestral shrine in the central area untouched by Konoha.

After all, Konoha couldn't appear too greedy. The Uchiha were, at least, a prominent clan in Konoha, and going too far might arouse resentment from other Konoha clans.

Sasuke could now be considered one of the wealthiest individuals in Konoha. The entire Uchiha clan's assets were under Sasuke's name. Even though a portion had been taken, the remaining amount was still enormous.

Furthermore, according to the contract between Sasuke and Konoha, a substantial annual dividend would be given to Sasuke.

Single, handsome, rich, and with a high-level bloodline, Sasuke instantly became the ideal spouse in the eyes of many girls.

Although he was still young, age was not an issue in the world of Hokage. During wartime, children as young as seven or eight could go to the battlefield and kill enemies, so getting married early was not a big deal.

Some families even set their sights on Sasuke. As long as they could get Sasuke to marry their child, it would mean obtaining the legacy left by the Uchiha clan, and the Uchiha bloodline would also greatly elevate their family.

If it weren't for the suppression by Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, something might have happened over this coveted prize that was Sasuke. People could do anything to achieve their desires.

Meanwhile, Yu was living a very comfortable life in his own private courtyard.

Although the Uchiha clan members were all dead, as long as there was money, one could hire people. Thus, Yu lived a life served by servants, a truly aristocratic lifestyle where "clothes come when I ask and food comes when I open my mouth" was no exaggeration.

This was quite different from Yu's previous thoughts. Based on his portrayal in the anime, Sasuke didn't seem to be doing too well, but in reality, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse; even a declining Uchiha was a behemoth.

"Grandpa Jinwei, is Brother Sasuke still at the training grounds?" Yu asked the new Uchiha butler beside him after finishing breakfast.

"Yes, Young Master Yu."

Yunshang Jinwei bowed and replied. Yunshang Jinwei had actively applied for the position of Uchiha butler. He was previously the butler for a high-ranking official in the Land of Fire. After his master's family was implicated in a crime and their property confiscated by the king, he became unemployed. His main reason for coming to the Uchiha was the excessively high "salary."

Yunshang Jinwei's work efficiency was indeed high. In a very short time, he had the Uchiha compound running smoothly again.

The Uchiha clan head's mansion was no small place; it was no smaller than the residences of ancient princes and nobles in his previous world.

After getting his answer from Yunshang Jinwei, Yu put on his clothes and ran towards the training grounds. Servants along the way would stop and greet him, "Good morning, Young Master Yu!"

This put Yu in a very good mood.

The training grounds were vast, with weapon racks lining the perimeter holding various types of weapons. The training facilities and equipment inside were also very complete.

Apart from Uchiha members, others were not allowed to enter the training grounds freely. At the entrance were four ninjas, also hired with money.

Upon seeing Yu, the ninjas greeted him and opened the gates.

After Yu entered the training grounds, the ninjas closed the gates.

Inside the training grounds, Sasuke could be seen training. He was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit and wore weights. He moved nimbly through a forest of wooden stakes, occasionally throwing kunai that accurately hit the bullseyes hidden within the stakes.

Upon noticing Yu's arrival, Sasuke did not stop and continued his training.

Watching Sasuke's movements, Yu was filled with envy. He couldn't perform such moves at all, especially the throwing of kunai and shurikenjutsu, where he was so bad that he missed the target nine out of ten times.

Logically speaking, Uchiha clan members had a strong talent for shurikenjutsu and kunai throwing, but when it came to him, it was completely ineffective.

As a ninja, taijutsu was important, but ninjutsu was even more so. Most ordinary ninjas only knew a few ninjutsu. After all, ninjutsu was not like cabbage that could be found everywhere. Only ninjas from families with legacies and large clans could learn a large number of advanced ninjutsu.

As one of the only two Uchiha members, Yu naturally had no shortage of ninjutsu to learn; he could learn whatever he wanted.

However, he was currently facing a problem: his chakra reserves were too low. It was difficult to even use the Three Body Technique, let alone other ninjutsu.

The Three Body Technique was the three most basic ninjutsu taught in the ninja academy: the Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique. After continuous improvements by Konoha, the learning difficulty was infinitely close to zero.

Yu had learned them, but he couldn't use them proficiently. While not the worst, he was still at the back of the pack, only slightly better than Naruto, the so-called dead last.

But others didn't know Naruto's true situation; he understood it very well.

Naruto couldn't use the Clone Technique because his chakra reserves were too large, leading to excessive output and an inability to precisely control it.

As for him, his chakra reserves were simply too low; it was a congenital deficiency.

Yu knew that chakra was a special energy produced by the perfect combination of physical and mental energy. As a member of the Uchiha clan, he had obtained the method for chakra refinement long ago.

He had initially thought that after gaining the Slime bloodline, his body would be much stronger than before, but when refining chakra, the speed was still slow, and it seemed to be even slower.

Therefore, Yu had been trying to find ways to increase his chakra reserves for the past few days. Although he wasn't as diligent as Sasuke, he wasn't lazy either. Most of his day, apart from eating and sleeping, was spent refining chakra, but the results were minimal.

Sasuke couldn't help him with this situation because Sasuke had never encountered such a problem. Although Sasuke's chakra reserves couldn't compare to a monster like Naruto, they were still much stronger than those of ordinary ninjas.

"As expected, a Slime is still a Slime," Yu sighed ruefully.

The Slime bloodline gave him an almost "immortal body," but it couldn't be denied that the Slime bloodline was of very low quality, with extremely limited growth potential.

In the multiverse, slimes were always at the lowest tier of existence, so this situation was only to be expected.