Married Women Are Great

After a good night's sleep, Genkawa Uchiha opened his eyes in the morning feeling utterly refreshed, as if a burden had suddenly been lifted from his body. He felt indescribably comfortable.

He did not even know whether he was simply too carefree.

He had clearly gone through so much last night, yet he acted as though nothing had happened and was not affected in the slightest.

He stretched, and his body crackled loudly... It felt even better.

He got out of bed and stood still. Just as he was about to take a step, his body suddenly froze.

"Hiss, something's wrong!"

Genkawa Uchiha abruptly stopped, his eyes widening. His emotions surged so intensely that even his Sharingan activated.

He lowered his head, looked at his hands, then felt himself all over.

"There's no natural energy?"

At that moment, Genkawa Uchiha was completely awake and finally understood. He had noticed the difference in his body.

In the past, his body had absorbed natural energy from the outside world every moment, using it to transform itself.

That process had begun ever since he obtained the SS-rank Sage Body, and it had never stopped.

Moreover, natural energy's transformation of the body was a long-term process, one that also involved his physical development.

Genkawa Uchiha had originally estimated that the process might only stop once he finished growing up, but now...

With a thought, the system panel appeared.

[Host: Genkawa Uchiha]

[Abilities: Sage Body SS, Mangekyō Sharingan S, Water Style A, Fire Style A+, Earth Style B, Lightning Style A, Wind Style B, Yin Style A+, Yang Style S+, Strength of a Hundred A...]

[Draws: 0]

Just as expected.

The words "integrating" after Sage Body SS had disappeared. Didn't that mean he could use ninjutsu now?

At that thought, Genkawa Uchiha could no longer suppress his excitement and immediately sat down cross-legged.

He was going to refine chakra.

It was not difficult.

As everyone knew, chakra was energy produced by combining the body and spirit. It was drawn and used on the spot, not like the internal energy he knew from his previous life.

Under ordinary circumstances, it could not be stored. It was extracted only when needed, so naturally, that took a process.

Of course, sealing techniques such as the Yin Seal were exceptions.

Back to the point.

Extracting chakra required a process.

Beginners generally needed to calm their minds and focus before they could complete this step, while experienced users had essentially reduced the process to instinct.

Because of his particular circumstances, Genkawa Uchiha could extract chakra in an instant, but he still chose to take it seriously this time.

Because he was afraid he had seen it wrong.

That showed just how much he valued chakra and ninjutsu.

After all, he had endured more than enough of the past decade or so without being able to use ninjutsu.

As it turned out, there were no surprises. He successfully extracted chakra with ease.

At first, there was only a tiny amount. He was afraid of causing another "self-destruction," so he remained cautious.

Yet the appearance of chakra did not cause any mishaps. Everything continued smoothly.

He gradually increased the output, and soon a layer of chakra "flames" rose from the surface of his body.

Only after quite some time did Genkawa Uchiha finally open his eyes.

Feeling his current condition, he could no longer suppress his smile.

For more than ten years, he had possessed a Sage Body and talent in every form of transformation, yet he had never been able to wield chakra or ninjutsu. How could that not have been torment?

This was the Ninja World. Chakra was practically miraculous power. It would have been a lie to say he had not longed for it.

Now, at last, his wish had been fulfilled.

Genkawa Uchiha stood and quickly went to the corner of the room. He lifted the tatami mat, revealing a box underneath.

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He opened the box, which contained more than forty scrolls of various sizes. These were the ninjutsu passed down through his branch of the family.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball, Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire, Phoenix Flower Claw Crimson, Fire Style: Dragon Fire, Fire Style: Flame Fire, Fire Style: Great Flame Fire, Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire, Fire Style: Great Fire Destruction, Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation..."

Genkawa Uchiha counted through them one by one. Fire Style ninjutsu accounted for more than half, followed by the other four styles. Sealing techniques were the fewest, with only three.

"String Light Formation, Seal Illusion Technique, and Eye-Stealing Transfer Seal. Unfortunately, they're all low-level sealing techniques."

The other four styles were much the same, mostly C-rank.

Were there more advanced ninjutsu among the techniques mastered by the Uchiha?

There definitely were.

Unfortunately, they were either held by the Clan Head or in the hands of the clan elders.

To learn them, one had to first display sufficient talent and make enough contributions. Though those requirements were lower than learning ninjutsu from the village, Genkawa Uchiha's circumstances still made them difficult to access.

Who could blame him for having been too much of a loner in the past?

Still, he did not care. The ninjutsu before him was enough to keep him studying for quite a while.

His talent was not to be underestimated.

The Water Style A, Fire Style A+, Earth Style B, Lightning Style A, Wind Style B, Yin Style A+, and Yang Style S+ on the system panel represented his talent in each type of transformation.

No, more precisely, they represented the chakra nature transformations and shape transformations he had mastered, collectively referred to as his control and command over chakra.

Over the years, Genkawa Uchiha had also roughly figured out how the system's ranks compared to real shinobi.

Put simply, C-rank was roughly genin level, B-rank was chūnin level, A-rank was jōnin level, A+ was elite jōnin level, and S-rank was naturally Kage level.

Beyond that was S+, which represented the Super-Kage tier.

Above that, SS and SSS corresponded to the Six Paths and Otsutsuki who possessed the Ten-Tails.

This was merely a comparison Genkawa Uchiha had made based on experience. There might have been differences, and it might not have been entirely accurate, but he believed it was close enough.

As for him now, he was a warrior of seven transformations, with every attribute.

Even his weakest chakra nature and shape transformations, Earth Style and Wind Style, were at the chūnin tier.

Not to mention his Super-Kage-level Yang Style and elite jōnin-level Yin Style. The rest were at least jōnin level.

With his current talent, if he truly devoted himself to training, it would not take long to completely master these ninjutsu.

"This one, then."

Genkawa Uchiha took out a scroll and put the rest away. He planned to wash up first, then head into the wilderness to train after breakfast.

In any case, he was full of energy now. Like a child who had received a new toy, he was filled with anticipation for ninjutsu.

In the washroom, Genkawa Uchiha hummed a tune as he leisurely gave himself a thorough wash.

At that moment, the outer door opened, and a gentle figure entered with a basket in her hand.

"Genkawa-kun, are you here?"

Naturally, Genkawa Uchiha heard the voice outside. Aside from himself, there was only one person with a key to the courtyard.

Mikoto Uchiha.

As it happened, he had just finished washing. He casually threw on an outer robe and walked out.

He had developed well in this life. Though he was only thirteen or fourteen, he was already over 1.7 meters tall, half a head taller than Mikoto Uchiha.

"Put some clothes on properly."

Mikoto Uchiha set the things down on the low table and looked away.

Genkawa Uchiha did not care in the slightest. He plopped down beside the low table, utterly unconcerned.

"When I was little, you bathed with me plenty of times. You've already seen everything there is to see."

Mikoto Uchiha smacked him irritably, her cheeks flushing faintly as she scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense. You were alone back then. I was only looking after you for Sister Kumiko."

Genkawa Uchiha clicked his tongue.

"You even said you'd marry me when I grew up. But now look at you—you got married first. You went back on your word."

Mikoto Uchiha's face turned even redder.

"You child, don't say things like that. You had only just become an orphan then, so of course I had to comfort you. Those words were only meant to reassure you."

As she spoke, she pretended not to care and took the items from the basket, arranging them on the table.

"Besides, I'm already married to Fugaku-kun. I'm a married woman now. You should look at the girls your own age in the clan."

Genkawa Uchiha propped his elbow on the table and rested his cheek in his palm, grinning. "Married women are great. Married women know how to care for people. I don't mind."