Rapid Progress

"Hahaha! This is the trouble with teaching a genius!"

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, she gloomily downed another cup of wine. Jiraiya pointed at her and laughed. "I felt the same way when I was teaching Minato. But isn't it what we teachers hope for, to see our students surpass us? So, Tsunade, you should be glad to have a student like Uchiha Yue, not troubled!"

Jiraiya lifted his cup, then suddenly seemed to remember something and continued, "By the way, I heard from Minato that he and your Uchiha Yue hit it off pretty well. And unlike most members of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Yue even shared the information on that jutsu called Rasengan with Minato."

"And..."

As he said this, a note of admiration crept into Jiraiya's eyes. "And your Uchiha Yue came up with a very interesting theory. I think he called it chakra nature transformation and shape transformation. To have such incredible talent at the age of four... We'll be able to rest easy knowing they can protect Konoha in the future. It's just..."

"Just what?"

Hearing Jiraiya's tone change, Tsunade furrowed her brows and immediately asked.

"It's just... ahem!"

Jiraiya cleared his throat awkwardly, embarrassed, before continuing. "It's just that you should warn Uchiha Yue to be a little careful. I heard someone was going to cause him trouble, so you'd better send someone to protect him. The people looking for trouble are a bit difficult to deal with!"

"Hm?"

Tsunade knew Jiraiya well and understood that he wouldn't joke about something like this.

So, as soon as he finished speaking, Tsunade called over several members of her Anbu and prepared to send them to protect Uchiha Yue.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yue was training at home, completely unaware that someone in Konoha was planning to target him.

He had just recovered from the fatigue of training with Tsunade and was getting ready to continue practicing the Rasengan.

But just as Uchiha Yue began gathering chakra in one hand, he realized that his chakra control had improved by several levels!

He could even use the Rasengan with one hand now, something he hadn't been able to do before!

"H-How is this possible?"

"Can I really use the Rasengan with one hand now?"

Watching the chakra spin in his palm, Uchiha Yue felt as though he were dreaming. He hadn't expected his chakra control to improve so quickly. Just a day ago, when he fought Hatake Dansui and the others, he'd still needed both hands to control his chakra and form the Rasengan.

Then, as Uchiha Yue wondered why his chakra control had improved so rapidly...

A glint suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he thought, Could it be because I've been practicing Medical Ninjutsu all day? Is that why my chakra control has improved so quickly? No wonder Tsunade said I'd discover the benefits of practicing Medical Ninjutsu once I reached a certain level. So that's how it works!

With that thought, Uchiha Yue extended a single finger. He was going to try controlling his chakra with just one finger and form a Rasengan!

Even though he'd spent the whole day practicing Medical Ninjutsu, his chakra control still wasn't good enough to form a Rasengan with only one finger. But being able to form one with a single hand already felt like an incredible improvement. Wanting more would be a little greedy.

After finishing his chakra control practice for the day, Uchiha Yue reviewed his basic Taijutsu, Hand Seals, and Ninjutsu training. Once he'd gone through everything he'd planned to practice, he took the Human Meridian Chart Tsunade had given him from his ninja tool pouch. The chart clearly showed the body's meridians, as well as its acupuncture points and vital spots.

When Uchiha Yue noticed that the chart also marked certain points that could stop the flow of chakra...

His mind sprang into action!

"At this stage, I've already gained some proficiency in Ninjutsu, weapons, and Medical Ninjutsu."

"My weaknesses are Taijutsu, which is limited by my still-developing body, and Genjutsu, which I haven't practiced yet."

"I don't need to rush into Genjutsu just yet, but I have to find a way to make up for my weakness in Taijutsu."

"If that's the case..."

Uchiha Yue looked back at the Human Meridian Chart and continued thinking:

"Why don't I develop a style of Taijutsu like the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist?"

"With this Human Meridian Chart, I can learn which points to strike to obstruct an enemy's chakra flow!"

"Isn't that exactly how the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist works?"

"The only unfortunate thing is that I don't have the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan, so I can't perfect this style of Taijutsu."

"But even so, once I master this method of striking pressure points, Taijutsu won't be my weak point anymore!"

Ever since arriving in the world of Naruto, Uchiha Yue had always been a man of action. Whenever he had a new idea, he put in the effort to pursue it.

Now that Uchiha Yue had finally thought of a way to overcome his weakness in Taijutsu, he naturally set to work exploring a method of striking pressure points, much like Gentle Fist. He spent the entire night studying how to use this style of Taijutsu. Unfortunately, creating a new style was no easy task. It required theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as actual combat experience.

Although one night wasn't enough for Uchiha Yue to create the new style, he did gain some experience and insight while working on it.

Uchiha Yue believed that if he kept working hard, he would definitely be able to create his own style of Taijutsu before graduating from the Ninja Academy!

But!

Just as Uchiha Yue resolved to keep building up his skills and steadily grow stronger before graduating from the Ninja Academy...

Early the next morning, his mother, Minako, suddenly knocked on his door in a panic.

"Yue, Anbu is here to see you!"