Hakuto's Troubles

Hyuga Ruri's delicate body trembled, and she couldn't help but murmur those words, "The strong do not ask for results; only the weak hesitate."

It was as if she had stepped through a new door.

Do not overthink the process, and do not obsess over the outcome.

As long as she felt it was right, she should strive for it, and she should give it a try!

"Hmph!"

But suddenly, Hyuga Ruri looked at Keigo Uchiha's handsome, peerless face, and her own face flushed red. She let out a soft huff, "Do I need you to lecture me?"

"However... I will give it a try!"

With that said.

She huffed again and turned to leave, a faint rosy glow coloring her cold, clear features, though no one noticed.

"What a tsundere girl."

Keigo Uchiha chuckled and couldn't help but shake his head. His eyes held a trace of anticipation—that was the Tenseigan! A power of the Six Paths level!

A woman like that was only interesting to conquer.

Hokage Office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen gasped as he stared into his crystal ball.

His eyes were filled with shock!

"So that's it. Is this why Keigo Uchiha needed Water Release? As a member of the Uchiha Clan, he has actually mastered a terrifying ninjutsu like Storm Release!"

Kekkei Genkai had always been terrifying existences.

Especially those with powerful offensive capabilities.

The terrifying ability of Storm Release did not just lie in gaining the fluidity of Water Release!

It was the ability to compress lightning as if it were flowing water.

Condensing it into even more fearsome power!

He was too shocked to speak.

"Keigo Uchiha becoming an Elite Jonin is a certainty. He is destined not to be mediocre, which also means he will become the future head of the Uchiha Clan!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes glinted with sharp light!

It seemed he would have to be more enthusiastic toward Keigo Uchiha from now on.

Youths... were always the easiest to manipulate!

Over the next half month, the Rookies studied ninja history, the principles of chakra attribute affinities, and various precautions for the battlefield!

Following that came all the techniques for hand seals!

"The principle of hand seals is to use them to memorize and guide the flow of chakra within your bodies, thereby manifesting the corresponding ninjutsu. Of course, this requires not only fast hand seal speed but also strong control over your internal chakra flow!"

Kamimura Yanoi introduced this precisely and earnestly: "Otherwise, even if you successfully complete the seals, you won't be able to perform the ninjutsu!"

"On the battlefield, that is fatal!"

"For example, being able to perform one seal per second is considered passing for now."

Kamimura Yanoi looked at the group with a satisfied smile. This was the strength of the Elite Rookie class; only one month into the term, they could already manage one seal per second, whereas students in the regular classes were still fumbling with their hands!

Under the desk.

Keigo Uchiha's expression remained calm, but his hands were moving rapidly beneath the table, even leaving behind faint afterimages!

If Kamimura Yanoi saw this, he would be shocked enough to drop his jaw!

Because Keigo Uchiha was already capable of three seals per second!

He shook his head, his eyes gleaming, Three seals per second is still too slow. To perform one-handed seals, one needs at least six seals per second. To clap one's hands together and have whatever one wants appear—assuming one has the chakra reserves—one needs at least eight seals per second!

That was a terrifying speed.

One had to realize that even Uchiha Itachi, who was hyped to the heavens, only reached six seals per second! That was the level of one-handed seals.

That was the absolute peak level in the entire ninja world!

Clapping your hands together and getting whatever you want—that's something only a cheater can experience!

School ended soon after.

Just as Keigo Uchiha was about to leave, Kurama Shimotsuki appeared at his side, though he hadn't noticed when she approached. "Hardworking genius, you're probably doing more than one seal per second now, aren't you? Can you manage two?"

Her face was gentle, but those dark eyes held a hint of... probing.

"Three seals per second; it's still too slow."

He finished speaking indifferently, placed his book into the drawer, stepped past her, and turned to leave.

"What!?"

Kurama Shimotsuki's beautiful eyes constricted. She turned back in disbelief, but where could the figure of Keigo Uchiha still be found?

Is this guy... a monster?

While others still had to struggle to perform one seal per second, he had already managed to achieve three seals per second!

That was a level of proficiency that even some elite Chunin could not reach!

Senju Nawaki gritted his teeth and let out a cold snort, "Hmph! So what if he can do three seals per second? I don't care about that at all. True geniuses always exert their strength gradually. I will surpass you in one go and become the top of the grade!"

Ever since the competition ended a month ago.

Keigo Uchiha's reputation as the top of the grade had already been set in stone.

The Senju and Uchiha Clan would always be bitter rivals!

"So it was three seals per second?"

At this moment, Hyuga Ruri watched Keigo Uchiha's departing back and let out a soft huff, "Even if it were four or five seals per second, it would make no difference to me!"

"Keigo Uchiha, I will defeat you!"

Senju Nawaki was stunned, "Huh?"

Suddenly, his face lit up with joy, "Why? Could it be that you, Hyuga Ruri, have already mastered four seals per second!!?"

He couldn't help but gasp.

His eyes were filled with shock and pleasant surprise.

It didn't matter who became the top of the grade, as long as they could suppress Keigo Uchiha. As long as the top spot didn't belong to the Uchiha Clan, he could accept it!

Hyuga Ruri's pretty face flushed red. She glared at Senju Nawaki in dissatisfaction and turned to leave.

She left behind nothing but a tsundere silhouette.

Senju Nawaki: "???"

What kind of reaction was that?

Beside him, Kurama Shimotsuki glanced at Senju Nawaki as if looking at an idiot, "Fool, as a member of the Hyuga Clan, Hyuga Ruri doesn't need to weave seals. What she has mastered is the Gentle Fist."

Instantly.

Senju Nawaki's expression stiffened.

Uchiha Clan.

It only took Keigo Uchiha five minutes to quickly return to the Uchiha Clan compound.

"This is the strength of a ninja. A journey that takes an ordinary person twenty minutes only takes me five minutes to cover."

Keigo Uchiha walked into the courtyard.

Many people around greeted him, and he responded to each one.

"Why is it working sometimes and not others?"

Just as he arrived in the courtyard, he saw Momoko Uchiha pouting, her pretty face full of frustration. She shook her little head back and forth, looking extremely anxious.

"Why is it always like this?"

"I can clearly cast it, but it keeps failing. It's so hateful!"

Momoko Uchiha clenched her small white hands in anger.

She looked like a little punching bag.

"Keigo!"

Suddenly.

Momoko Uchiha saw Keigo Uchiha smiling nearby. Her large eyes lit up, and she ran over quickly. Then, her little mouth drooped, "Keigo, why is my medical ninjutsu always working intermittently?"

"If it's like this, how am I supposed to heal your wounds in the future?"

As she spoke.

She looked aggrieved.

On the verge of tears.