Even though he wasted quite a bit because he wasn't skilled at controlling his chakra, and nearly soaked his entire body in it, he showed no signs of weakness at all. It was as if the chakra he had just refined were only a tiny fraction of his reserves.
This was honestly ridiculous. Even with the Senju Bloodline, his chakra reserves shouldn't be this absurd.
Would people think he was a monster?
After finishing chakra refinement, he opened his eyes. Sure enough, he saw his mother staring at him as if he were a monster.
Mika found it hard to understand. She was the one with pure Senju Clan heritage, yet compared to her own child, she seemed like the imposter.
Looking at the chakra so dense it was visible to the naked eye, surrounding her child, she felt as if she were dreaming. What kind of terrifying chakra reserves were these? He was only three years old, yet his reserves were already almost equal to hers.
When she saw her child open his eyes and look at her, Mika quickly composed herself and said solemnly,
"Now that you've finished, get up and test your physical abilities."
Uchiha Cheng did as she said. He stood up and swung his arms, but his body felt no different.
So he jumped with all his might—and soared a full two or three meters into the air.
He let out a terrified shriek. He was less than a meter tall, yet he'd jumped twice his height. He was afraid he'd fall and kill himself.
Fortunately, he landed safely. It seemed his body had grown stronger, too.
After landing, he let out a huge sigh of relief.
Watching this, Mika didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You felt it, didn't you? That's the power of cell activation. Anyone who's successfully refined chakra—even a child of just three or four—can leap two or three meters into the air and wield the strength of an adult."
Uchiha Cheng nodded. That much, he could understand. In the manga, children still at the Ninja Academy could leap over walls—even Naruto Uzumaki could do it, and at the time, Naruto couldn't even use the Transformation Technique properly.
The deeper he ventured into this world, the more he sensed its mysteries. He couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. The real world was not a manga, after all, and ninjutsu couldn't possibly be limited to what the manga depicted.
"Mother, I heard that some Lightning Release Ninjutsu can also activate cells. Is that the same thing?"
"That's a much deeper level of activation, beyond what you can handle right now. Remember, don't reach beyond your grasp."
Mika tapped Uchiha Cheng on the forehead.
"For some time to come, you'll need to keep training to activate your cells, until you've reached the limits of your physical abilities.
"But now that you've completed these two stages of training, you can begin learning real ninjutsu."
Hearing this, Uchiha Cheng was overjoyed. He'd thought he would have to undergo more training before he could move on to ninjutsu.
Over the next few days, Uchiha Mika began teaching him the Hand Seals and chakra control methods for the Transformation Technique, Substitution Technique, and Clone Technique.
The Transformation Technique, Substitution Technique, and Clone Technique—the Three Body Technique—were the basic ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy. They were easy to learn and perfect for laying a foundation.
But reality once again made Mika question everything she knew. After just one ordinary attempt, Uchiha Cheng effortlessly mastered all three techniques. It was as if he could learn anything at a glance and never forget it.
Watching Uchiha Cheng create a clone while transforming into her, Mika stared in stunned silence.
His techniques were still rough around the edges. The Transformation Technique had plenty of flaws, and his Clone Technique was weak, almost translucent. But being able to use them at all meant he had learned them. All he needed now was to keep practicing and refine them over time.
Could my child really be a genius?