Chapter 1

In Konoha, within a courtyard in the Uchiha Clan compound.

"Darling, your appetite has gotten a little frightening lately. Are you sure you're okay?"

Uchiha Senichi stared at his wife, Uchiha Meixin, his face full of concern.

He was not making a fuss for no reason. Over the past half month, Meixin's food intake had increased more than fivefold. The key was that she ate so much without gaining any weight, and it had him deeply worried.

Sitting across from him, Uchiha Meixin smiled gently and reached out to stroke her swollen belly, her face brimming with motherly love. "I was worried at first too, so I made a special trip to the Ninja Hospital today and had Lady Tsunade examine me personally. She said there was nothing wrong."

"On the contrary, our child is simply too healthy. Its vitality is frighteningly strong, and its appetite is huge. It needs an exceptional amount of nutrition."

"Lady Tsunade guessed that our child's talent might be extraordinary. She even suggested that I eat more medicinal meals from now on to meet the child's needs."

At that, Uchiha Meixin's heart blossomed with joy.

After all, Lady Tsunade herself had said that her child would be very talented.

What mother would not be happy?

"Oh?"

Uchiha Senichi's eyes lit up. Excited, he braced both hands on the table and leaned closer. "Really? Lady Tsunade really said that?"

"Mhm! Absolutely."

Uchiha Meixin nodded, took out a medicinal meal prescription from her pocket, and handed it to her husband.

"Here, this is the prescription Lady Tsunade gave me. I'll leave it to you, darling."

"Hahaha!"

Uchiha Senichi laughed heartily as he took the list and skimmed it, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

"Leave it to me! Haha! My son will definitely be a genius someday!"

Seeing him happy as a child, Uchiha Meixin shook her head with a smile.

Her husband's personality really had not changed at all...

"Baby, did you hear that? Mommy and Daddy will make sure you get plenty of nourishment. We'll definitely let you come into this world safe and healthy."

She lowered her head and stroked her belly, her voice soft.

Lu Yan, who had just awakened, heard every word clearly.

"That's good news."

Lu Yan could not help curling his lips.

He had long noticed that there was a problem with the Innate Embryonic Breathing Technique he was cultivating. He had worried that absorbing too much might harm his mother's body.

Now, that problem was completely solved.

After cultivating for the past half month, he had made obvious progress in both physical development and spiritual strength.

On top of that, he had exceptional comprehension and powerful spiritual strength. Having overheard many scattered conversations between his parents, he had already mastered the language of this world.

He had also figured out where he had been born and which family he had landed in.

"I really didn't expect to be reborn into a dangerous world like Naruto—and as a member of the Uchiha Clan, no less."

"I don't know whether to call myself lucky or unlucky."

Lu Yan sighed inwardly.

He knew full well how dark and dangerous the Naruto world was, especially since he was an Uchiha.

Those two lunatics would destroy the entire Uchiha Clan in the future.

"However, from what I've learned, it should be around Konoha Year 34. The night of the clan's destruction is still far away, so I have plenty of time to develop properly."

"With my max-level comprehension, the Uchiha Clan will never walk down that dead-end path."

If things still ended up that way, then he could only blame himself for being useless.

A few months later—

Smack!

The moment he was born, Lu Yan received a slap on the butt.

Lu Yan: "..."

Though he was utterly speechless, he could only purse his lips and burst into loud tears.

"Waaah! Waaah..."

"It's a boy! Congratulations, Meixin!"

Meixingzi, the deputy head of the medical unit in charge of the delivery, held the infant as she congratulated Uchiha Meixin with a smile.

"Thank you... Let me see my child..."

Uchiha Meixin's face was somewhat pale. She struggled to raise a hand, but her eyes were filled with unconcealed joy.

The child was placed beside Uchiha Meixin. Meixingzi covered her mouth with a smile and said, "This little one is so lovable. His skin is fair and luminous, completely unlike other newborns. You can tell at a glance that he's extraordinary."

She knew very well that during Uchiha Meixin's pregnancy, her appetite had been terrifyingly large, and she had eaten several times more than usual. Just now, Meixingzi had deliberately checked the child with medical ninjutsu, and the result had startled her—the life energy within this baby was astonishingly dense, several times stronger than that of an ordinary infant. He was definitely no ordinary child.

Uchiha Meixin looked down at her child. The little one had chubby cheeks and pink, fair skin. She could not help smiling as she praised him, "My child really is handsome!"

She felt that every hardship of the past ten months had been worth it.

After Meixingzi finished tidying up, she left the delivery room to notify the family.

Before long, Uchiha Senichi rushed in with a group of people. The moment they saw the child, the men could not stop grinning.

"I have a son!"

Uchiha Senichi picked up the child, his laughter booming through the room.

Beside him, Uchiha Hao rolled his eyes and grumbled inwardly, You make it sound like I'm not your biological son.

He felt that his status in the family had instantly plummeted.

Uchiha Hao walked over and stared at his younger brother for a few moments. He reached out and gently pinched the little one's cheek before turning to ask, "Dad, Mom, have you picked a name?"

To be honest, he also found this little brother far too adorable. The bit of displeasure he had felt earlier vanished at once.

Uchiha Senichi nodded firmly and declared with a proud look, "Of course we have! He'll be called Uchiha Yan. What do you think? Isn't that name imposing?"

"Uh..." Uchiha Hao nodded helplessly. "It's alright."

The name was not bad, but it was hardly outstanding. He really could not understand what his father was so proud of. Then again, considering his father's usual inexplicable confidence, it seemed perfectly normal.

Lu Yan—who should now be called Uchiha Yan—listened carefully and was quite satisfied with the name as well.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

Uchiha Yan tried cultivating the Innate Embryonic Breathing Technique again. Frowning his tiny brows, he pondered inwardly, As expected, after being born, without my mother continuously supplying me with massive amounts of nutrition, relying on eating alone makes the technique far less effective.

Over the past few days, his appetite had been astonishing. To make sure he had enough to eat, the family had bought a huge amount of milk powder for him, but it was still nowhere near enough to support his cultivation needs.

It seemed he could only continue deducing and modifying this technique.

Uchiha Yan was the sort to act the moment he made up his mind. He immediately mobilized his max-level comprehension and began frantically deducing.

When he had first developed the Innate Embryonic Breathing Technique, what he had truly wanted was a way to directly absorb the natural energy in the air and use it to nourish and strengthen himself. However, he had still been in the womb then, his body too fragile. Moreover, the natural energy of this world was extremely violent. Sensing that something was wrong, he had not even dared to try it and had set the idea aside for the time being.

But he remembered clearly all the insights he had gained during those deductions, as well as the information produced when his mother's breathing collided with natural energy. Now that he was returning to it, he was not starting from scratch.

A month passed.

[Using the foundation of the Innate Embryonic Breathing Technique and the information from your mother's breathing, along with repeated consideration of your current circumstances, you suddenly gained enlightenment and created Innate Art 1.0.]

[Innate Art 1.0]: Using the innate qi within your own body as a catalyst, draw in the natural energy between heaven and earth, convert it, and use it to solidify your foundation, improve your aptitude and physique, and elevate your entire level of life.

"Phew! It's finally done! Now I can build a more solid foundation, and the road ahead will be much easier!"

As the familiar notification sounded by his ear and a complete technique born from enlightenment flooded into his mind, Uchiha Yan broke into a broad grin.

This was the result of an entire month of hard work.

Even with max-level comprehension, it had taken him this long.