Yagura Clan Talent, a Powerful Physique

Entry: Muscle Memory (White).

Requirement: Repeat a complicated training exercise to form an instinctive habit.

Progress: (Completed).

Effect: After repeating a large number of movements, your muscles gradually change and grow accustomed to them, allowing you to perform those movements through conditioned reflex without thinking.

Your Muscle Memory is 10% better than that of ordinary people.

Incorrect Muscle Memory currently cannot be erased.

Note: Can continue to advance later.

Kiyoshi felt the Chakra in his body being depleted and took another three steps upward, reaching the treetop.

The mountain forest was lush and verdant, with the chirping of birds occasionally echoing through it.

"Looks like repeating a complicated training process works no matter what the process is. And my talent isn't bad, either."

Kiyoshi thought to himself.

Most Uchiha ninja were elites. The blood of the Uchiha Clan flowed through his veins as well, so his aptitude could not be too poor.

This tree was much shorter than the one Team Seven had trained on, so reaching the top did not take much effort.

"Kiyoshi, did you undergo this kind of training in the Land of Lightning before?"

Rin Nohara asked, parting her lips slightly.

"No."

Kiyoshi walked down from the treetop and caught his breath.

After all, he had an adult soul, so he could concentrate better than a child like Obito.

That also meant greater consumption.

Every muscle in his body felt sore.

You have comprehended the Entry: Tree Climber (White).

Entry: Tree Climber (White).

Requirement: Walk up a tree trunk to its top using both feet.

Progress: (Completed).

Effect: In special terrain, your Chakra control becomes more proficient, reducing Chakra consumption while climbing trees by 10%.

Note: Can advance later.

Kiyoshi froze slightly.

He had not expected this to count as completing an Entry as well.

"Now it seems that Entries do not merely trigger based on myself. They also react to this sort of abstract concept."

Kiyoshi gained a deeper understanding of the Entry System.

His original Muscle Memory, Reading Comprehension, and Basic Memory had all been triggered by his own body, without any connection to the outside world.

"If I graduate early, or become first in the grade, could that trigger requirements, or even advancement?"

Kiyoshi speculated.

Of course, his current identity attracted too much attention. Even if he could do so, Kiyoshi would not make such a showy move.

He needed a certain level of strength before he could reveal more of his talent and seek benefits.

"How is that possible? You must be hiding something!"

Obito's eyes widened. He simply could not believe Kiyoshi's talent was that good.

Did that mean he would have to keep being the dead-last loser from now on?

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you, Obito."

Kiyoshi said calmly.

The young Obito appeared warmhearted and kind, but deep down, he was the type to go mad for love.

The sort of person who could disregard everything and go to extremes for his own goal.

The catalyst that made Obito want to change the world was Rin Nohara's death.

That was why he wanted to plunge the entire world into the Infinite Tsukuyomi, letting everyone sink into an illusion he believed to be reality.

For that goal, he could even ruthlessly murder his teacher's child.

On the day Naruto was born, Obito's actions turned him into an orphan.

One had to know that Minato and Kushina had treated Obito very well.

Kiyoshi had no intention of wasting effort trying to build a good relationship with someone like Obito, who would take his frustrations out on everyone else.

"That's enough, Obito."

Rin Nohara had also noticed that Obito seemed hostile toward Kiyoshi. Considering Kiyoshi's identity, she could not say much and could only step in to smooth things over.

"It's getting late. We should head back."

"Alright. See you tomorrow, Rin Nohara."

Kiyoshi said politely.

Then he headed toward the exit.

Rin Nohara watched Kiyoshi's departing back and muttered:

"He's completely different from those crude rumors about the Land of Lightning."

Rin Nohara had a fairly good impression of Kiyoshi.

He was neither as loud and boisterous as Obito nor as sharp-tongued and aloof as Kakashi.

"Hey, Rin, don't you think that guy's Chakra feels really cold?"

"Chakra can't completely define a person."

On the way back, Kiyoshi observed the bustling crowds on the streets.

The Land of Fire had exceptionally favorable geography, and Konoha lay near its central region. Aside from the difficult mountain roads around the outskirts, the climate here was extremely pleasant.

Living here felt far better to Kiyoshi than living in the Land of Lightning.

But that comfort could also corrode a ninja's spirit.

Shaking his head, Kiyoshi withdrew his gaze.

The Third Shinobi World War, which would erupt in only a few years, was now a mountain weighing down on him.

Once he became a ninja, he would certainly be sent to the battlefield.

If Kiyoshi wanted to improve his chances of surviving, then during this time, he had to raise his strength to a level sufficient for self-preservation.

Smack.

Suddenly, someone bumped into Kiyoshi.

"Sorry."

The passerby hurried away.

"It's fine."

Kiyoshi continued toward home as though nothing had happened.

His hand, hanging at his side, lightly clenched around the extra object in it as he quickened his pace.

This was already the second time.

A Kumogakure spy!

Intelligence was the most important thing for ninja, so the major hidden villages basically infiltrated one another.

Every so often, new spies would infiltrate, then be discovered, only for more spies to infiltrate afterward. The cycle repeated endlessly in battles of espionage and counterespionage.

Inside Naka Shrine.

Fugaku rubbed the space between his brows. The clan members filed out one after another, leaving only Mikoto behind.

"The people Root sent have already arrived. If there is nothing wrong with Kiyoshi, you'll need to pay closer attention to him from now on."

Fugaku turned his gaze toward Mikoto.

Mikoto had the gentle demeanor of a traditional Japanese woman, but paired with her green ninja flak jacket, she carried an added air of competence.

"Don't worry, Fugaku."

Mikoto nodded.

She understood what Fugaku meant.

If Kiyoshi was a spy, then there was no need to say what his fate would be.

But if he was not, then they needed to strengthen his sense of belonging to the clan.

A child from outside had inevitably been influenced by the outside world.

They needed to make him form... bonds with the Uchiha Clan.

After returning home, Kiyoshi did not immediately take out the foreign object in his hand. Instead, he placed it in the pocket on the left side of his pants.

With an unchanged expression, he flipped through the books he had brought back from the Ninja Academy and continued studying them.

The two Entries, Reading Comprehension and Basic Memory, still needed a little more progress before they could be completed.

Before long, Kiyoshi noticed that the fatigue in his body was fading. The soreness he had felt upon returning was already gone.

"Yagura Clan talent."

Kiyoshi understood.

The Uchiha were already a clan with abundant Chakra, and coupled with the physical talent inherited from the Yagura Clan, it was only natural that he recovered so quickly.

The Land of Lightning was filled with towering peaks that pierced the clouds, shrouded in mist.

According to records in the Book of Formations, that place had originally been the territory of the Yagura Clan.