Naruto: This Uchiha Just Wants to Coast
Chapter 28

Uchiha Nagi's Strength

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"Eri, regarding the team formation, don't mention it to Uchiha Mikoto yet," Uchiha Nagi cautioned.

This matter was not yet set in stone; if he spoke too soon and it ended in failure, that would be the most embarrassing outcome.

"I understand. Once the team is finalized, I'll go find little sister Mikoto," Uchiha Eri said, winking at Uchiha Nagi.

"Let me tell you, Mikoto is a great beauty, and her personality is excellent, too."

Uchiha Nagi's mouth twitched: "Where is your mind wandering? Am I not only ten years old?"

"Ten is not that young. Let me tell you, you have to secure a good girl while you're young. By the time you grow up, you might not have a chance anymore," Eri said with particular seriousness.

Uchiha Nagi was speechless, though he knew Eri was technically right.

Take Uzumaki Kushina or Uchiha Mikoto, for instance; they married at a young age, barely in their early twenties. In his previous life, they wouldn't even have finished university yet.

Especially Uchiha Mikoto—if she was two years older than him, she would only be twenty-one when she gave birth to Uchiha Itachi...

Calculating it that way, her marriage age was definitely very early.

"Compared to me, aren't you at the age where you should be considering this yourself?" Uchiha Nagi raised an eyebrow, turning the tables on her.

"Me? I'm not in a hurry. There are still plenty of people pursuing your sister, you know? And I'm not worried about finding a husband."

Eri didn't care about such things; her heart and mind were entirely focused on Uchiha Nagi. She wanted him to grow stronger and better, so where would she find the time for romance?

"Tch." Uchiha Nagi felt an inexplicable sense of irritation upon hearing this.

"How about you just wait a few more years? When I grow up, you can just marry me," Uchiha Nagi said in a joking tone.

"Hey! What kind of nonsense is this stinky little brother saying?"

Eri frowned, pretending to strike Uchiha Nagi, but when her fist landed on him, there was absolutely no force behind it.

Uchiha Nagi feigned pain: "Well~ I really think you should consider it, Eri."

After saying that, he watched Uchiha Eri prepare to get "angry" again and walked out of the room first to continue his training.

"That stinky little brother, how dare he tease his sister!" Uchiha Eri muttered.

Then, she couldn't help but think about the scenario he had mentioned: herself, marrying little Nagi?

Just the thought of herself in a wedding dress standing next to an adult man who looked very much like Uchiha Nagi made Eri blush, and she covered her burning face.

"It's all little Nagi's fault for talking nonsense, but..." Eri suddenly felt a sense of anxiety and longing.

What if Uchiha Nagi wasn't joking?

Uchiha Nagi didn't think that much about it; what he said just now wasn't entirely a lie, and he didn't want Uchiha Eri to marry anyone else.

"That does seem a bit selfish."

Uchiha Nagi evaluated himself, but as a human being, wasn't it normal to have some selfish desires?

Besides, he admitted that he was certainly not a generous person.

At this moment, while training, Uchiha Nagi recalled all the ninjutsu he had mastered. If he were to list them, they would be:

Name: Uchiha Nagi Age: Ten Ability: Two-Tomoe Sharingan Ninjutsu: Fire Release (B-rank), Wind Release (C-rank), Lightning Release (C-rank), Body Flicker Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Strength of a Hundred, Mystical Palm Technique, Rasengan Genjutsu: Sharingan, Hell Viewing Technique

These were Uchiha Nagi's achievements over the past few years!

After all, life in Konoha was too harmonious, making it difficult for him to find opportunities to witness ninjas using high-level ninjutsu firsthand.

Even the B-rank Fire Release was only copied because he often spent time in the Uchiha compound, and since the Uchiha were famous for Fire Release, he had plenty of opportunities to observe and replicate them.

As for Wind and Lightning Release, there was no such luck.

Those special techniques, like the genjutsu Hell Viewing Technique, were learned from Uchiha Eri.

Under normal circumstances, it was impossible to learn genjutsu through the Sharingan's copying ability.

It wasn't that the Sharingan couldn't do it, but rather that almost no one used genjutsu in front of him.

Even the Shadow Clone Technique he had been longing for was obtained by exploiting Kushina.

He simply told her about the effects of the Shadow Clone Jutsu, and sure enough, not long after, Kushina used the Shadow Clone Technique in front of him as if to show off.

In this way, he managed to learn the Shadow Clone Technique.

However, he couldn't entirely count this as exploitation; after all, it was a good thing for Kushina as well.

She had also started using the Shadow Clone Technique for training, and her strength would definitely be a cut above what it was in the original story at the same age.

He learned the Strength of a Hundred from Tsunade; she would unconsciously smash tables when she was angry, and Uchiha Nagi had seen it more than once.

Previously, his chakra control hadn't met the requirements, but after copying the Mystical Palm Technique in the hospital and using it to train his chakra control, he had barely managed to pull it off.

However, there was still a gap between the power he could exert now and that of Tsunade.

This proved that his chakra control still needed further strengthening.

As for the final Rasengan, it goes without saying that with his current chakra control, combined with knowing the specific steps to learn it, it was truly very simple to master.

However, it is a pity that he can basically only use a complete Rasengan two or three times now; any more than that and he would be completely drained.

In other words, it is impossible for him to use the Rasengan as a basic attack like Uzumaki Naruto; he can only use it as a trump card.

At ten years old, his body simply has too little chakra.

Uchiha Nagi also estimated his own strength on paper, which is roughly at the level of a Special Jonin.

With the addition of the Sharingan, Strength of a Hundred, and the Rasengan, if he were to launch a sneak attack, he should have a chance to take down an ordinary Jonin.

But that is as far as it goes, and he himself is not even sure how much of his theoretical strength he could actually display in a real battle.

After all, he can be considered a complete greenhorn right now.

His combat experience is very scarce, and he usually only has the opportunity to spar with Namikaze Minato.

How could such friendly, non-lethal sparring ever compare to a life-or-death battle?

Therefore, Uchiha Nagi feels it is best to lower his expectations for himself; if he encounters a Special Jonin, his priority should be to escape.

If he encounters a Chunin, he could try to deal with them, and only after gaining sufficient combat experience should he go after a Special Jonin.

One only has a single life, so he must be careful, careful, and even more careful.

After making this resolution for the umpteenth time, Uchiha Nagi continued his training.

He needs to improve his physical condition quickly.

What currently limits his strength is his physical fitness and his chakra reserves.

In fact, if he maintains this state of ninjutsu proficiency, once his body reaches the level of an eighteen-year-old, his strength will naturally advance to the Jonin level.

He has that much confidence.

However, it is a pity that physical growth is not something that happens overnight, especially in his current state where his body has not yet fully developed.

Even though he has already followed the advice of Tsunade and engaged in the most rigorous taijutsu training, this remains the case.

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