Family Heritage

On the first day of awakening his eyes, Fugaku demonstrated three C-rank Fire Style techniques, three C-rank Lightning Style techniques, and one C-rank genjutsu for Akaseki.

Akaseki copied them all.

The collection of ninjutsu training scrolls held by the Uchiha clan was not particularly large compared to other veteran ninja clans, but the number of ninjutsu techniques the Uchiha clan actually possessed was definitely greater than the entire collection of Konoha!

Ever since the Warring States period, whenever a clansman awakened the Sharingan and copied a ninjutsu the clan did not yet possess, they would ensure that after the war, when the opportunity arose, other clansmen who met the criteria would continue to copy it.

Although these copied ninjutsu could not be reverse-engineered into scrolls for others to study and had to be passed down through generations of copying, the sheer breadth of ninjutsu mastered by the Uchiha over hundreds of years was staggering.

In terms of quantity, it was already in the five digits, though ninety-nine percent of them were of little value; some were even inferior versions of common ninjutsu, the kind that required great effort for little reward.

However, those who possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, operating under the principle of "not wasting anything," passed them down generation after generation. Only two or three hundred of them had any real practical value, with Fire Style accounting for half of those. Those with one or two-tomoe Sharingan were prioritized to learn these.

"Can you still hold on?" Fugaku asked Akaseki, who was already showing signs of fatigue.

"I can still... copy one more!" Akaseki struggled to maintain his Sharingan.

Fugaku shook his head and said, "Let's move on to taijutsu first."

Immediately, Fugaku began demonstrating taijutsu moves one by one, and Akaseki copied another five, or rather, five sequences of movements.

Uchiha Style Taijutsu was also the result of generations of summary by the Uchiha clan. Compared to their "hoarding" approach to ninjutsu, the Uchiha clan had actually systematized their taijutsu.

After all, simply copying taijutsu yielded the least benefit, not to mention that many techniques required specific physical conditioning and could not be mastered just by memorizing the movements.

"Our Uchiha Style Taijutsu gathers the strengths of various schools and combines them with the unique characteristics of the Sharingan. It has been improved generation after generation and relies heavily on dynamic vision, specializing in 'parry and counter' or 'dodge and counter' tactics... Other ninja without the Sharingan cannot imitate it no matter how strong they are; it can only be learned after awakening the eyes."

"However, unlike ninjutsu and genjutsu, simply copying the movements of taijutsu is not very effective and cannot be applied in actual combat. You must practice them repeatedly," Fugaku emphasized at this moment.

Akaseki could now feel how immense the help provided by the Uchiha clan's heritage was to a "Sharingan user."

The Sharingan was indeed powerful; Akaseki even felt it was the strongest Kekkei Genkai, and that the Byakugan was nothing more than something found on the side of the road.

However...

Akaseki could now better appreciate that if the Uchiha clan were to disappear one day, even if someone with the Sharingan were to appear, their growth would likely not be as smooth.

For an ordinary civilian ninja, it was not easy to learn even a single practical C-rank or B-rank ninjutsu.

But in the Uchiha clan, as soon as one initially awakened the Sharingan, they were flooded with knowledge.

After copying these, Akaseki could no longer maintain his Sharingan; not only did his pupils return to normal, but he sat down, gasping for breath.

"Brother Fugaku, you could definitely be ranked as a Chunin now, right? Average Chunin are definitely not as strong as you, Brother Fugaku," Akaseki said, flattering the young clan heir.

But he was speaking the truth; once a Uchiha clansman awakened a single tomoe and their strength stabilized, they comfortably surpassed the average Chunin.

In terms of ninjutsu alone, the learning difficulty of D-rank corresponded to Genin, C-rank was already Chunin level, and B-rank was the level only a normal Jonin could master.

Even for ninja from ninja clans who did not lack techniques to learn, only a small portion of Chunin could master specific B-rank ninjutsu under the right conditions, whereas a newly awakened Uchiha could copy several types of B-rank ninjutsu...

"Chunin is not just about strength, but an evaluation of comprehensive ability. I still have a long way to go," Fugaku said modestly.

"Brother Fugaku, you are too humble. Who doesn't know that you graduated from the Ninja Academy two years early... You must have had Chunin-level strength back then, right?" Akaseki praised him highly.

Mikoto: ...

That is not how you evaluated "early graduation" before...

Fugaku shook his head, ignoring Akaseki's flattery, and instead said, "Your guiding Jonin is Jonin Jiraiya, right?"

"That's right, Lord Jiraiya seems to be testing us again tomorrow," Akaseki said honestly.

"My father once said that Jonin Jiraiya's strength is already on par with his own. With him as your guide, you must cherish the opportunity," Fugaku said.

"Don't worry! Brother Fugaku, I will definitely not bring shame to the Uchiha!" Akaseki said, full of fighting spirit.

An assessment?

In the past, Akaseki would never have dared to compare himself to excellent graduates like Minato or Ranwu, but now...

After awakening his eyes, Akaseki's confidence had skyrocketed... especially after the training he had just undergone!

Previously, he could never have learned those C-rank ninjutsu and genjutsu even if he had worked himself to death, yet he had learned them after just one look. How could this not excite Akaseki?

Tomorrow, he would let those two know who the core of this three-man squad really was!

After nodding, Fugaku left without further comment.

Akaseki remained behind, intending to train his taijutsu on his own—as for ninjutsu and genjutsu... his chakra was exhausted, so he couldn't train them at all.

The initial five sets of movements were all "parry" followed by "counter."

These belonged to the basic movements of a school; they weren't like "Konoha Whirlwind" which could be used as a standalone technique, but rather had to be integrated into daily taijutsu combat through constant practice!

The reason these taijutsu techniques required a Uchiha with awakened eyes to use was that they were very particular about the timing of parries and dodges, and one had to seize the moment when the opponent's force was disrupted after being parried or dodged to launch a counterattack for maximum effect.

It could be said that these were tailor-made for the dynamic vision of the "Sharingan"...

However, even when not using the eyes, one could still practice the movements; it wasn't like it was a sparring practice anyway.

After Akaseki practiced a few times and his body grew tired, he found a corner, sat cross-legged, and began to attempt "micro-management" of his chakra—this was also what the clan head had said earlier: there was no need to rush to increase his chakra in the last month. Chakra would grow naturally after awakening the eyes, and the most cost-effective approach was to take the opportunity to learn how to control it.

At the same time, as he settled down, Akaseki couldn't help but think again about that thing inside him... that thing he didn't know was a curse, a genjutsu, or reincarnated chakra...

[Immersive Short Drama Experience Platform?] Akaseki tentatively called out in his mind.

At first, Akaseki thought this thing was just here to torture him, but he had previously discovered that it seemed to provide some kind of reward called "GG"!

Akaseki suspected that his lightning-style chakra transformation was a reward from this thing.

Then...

Could there be other rewards?