Chapter 3

Right after that, he impatiently urged, "Let's go get them now, shall we?"

"Alright, alright. I really can't do anything with you."

Uchiha Meixin smiled and shook her head. She got up, took him to the study, pulled out all the medical books she had collected, and placed them in her son's hands.

Over the next month or so, Uchiha Yan completely immersed himself in the sea of medical texts.

During that time, his parents had not been idle either. They brewed the Uchiha Clan's foundational medicine into a medicinal solution, diluted it with water, and began laying Xiao Xuan's foundation with medicinal baths.

Once a week.

As Xiao Xuan grew older, the dosage would gradually be increased.

Xiao Xuan finished every medical book his mother had given him in just one month, and he had thoroughly mastered them all.

[You reviewed the medical knowledge from your past life, revisited the old to gain new insights, and repeatedly pondered it. Combined with some medical theories from the ninja world, you suddenly gained enlightenment—your medical skill has risen to the proficient level.]

[Based on the Uchiha foundational medicinal bath formula, you conducted deductions and improvements using your own medical skill, successfully creating Uchiha Foundational Medicinal Bath 2.0.]

[Uchiha Foundational Medicinal Bath 2.0]: Its efficacy is thirty percent greater than the original version, while its side effects are greatly reduced. The medicinal toxins can be fully expelled after only three days, allowing it to be used again.

"Still one crucial step short. A perfect foundational medicinal bath is just one step away. I need more medical and herbal information from the ninja world."

Uchiha Yan frowned and muttered softly.

He vaguely felt that he was just one final push away from creating the perfect formula.

"Looks like I can only ask Mom and Dad for help again. I'll see if they can get more medical books from the clan or the ninja hospital."

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Yan voiced his thoughts that evening after both his parents had returned home.

Uchiha Meixin froze after hearing her son out.

"You're saying... you're researching a perfect foundational medicinal bath?"

Uchiha Yan nodded, his expression so serious that he did not seem to be joking.

Uchiha Senichi exchanged a glance with his wife. Their eyes both said, Has this child gone crazy?

Meixin sighed, her tone softening as she tried to persuade him. "Xiao Xuan, the medicinal bath formula you're using now was developed bit by bit over thousands of years by generations of our Uchiha Clan ancestors. And you, all by yourself, want to come up with something better?"

"This isn't a matter of whether you're smart enough. It's simply impossible. Don't aim too high."

Senichi nodded along at the side. "Your mother's right. This isn't something you can change just because you want to."

But then he changed tack and patted his son on the shoulder. "Still, if you really want to read medical books, leave it to me. However many you want, your old man will get them for you."

It was a good thing for the boy to want to learn.

What if he really became a top-tier medical ninja like Tsunade someday—or even better than Tsunade? Then he, as the boy's father, would have plenty to be proud of!

He was, after all, the vice-captain of the Uchiha Police Force. He had at least that much influence.

The moment Uchiha Yan heard that, his eyes lit up.

He grabbed his father's arm. "Dad, it's a promise! I'm counting on you!"

Then he pulled a scroll from his clothes and handed it over. "This is a new formula I came up with over the past month. I used our Uchiha foundational medicinal bath formula as a base and made some adjustments. I think the effects should be thirty percent better than the original, with far fewer side effects too."

"Dad, Mom, why don't you try it out?"

"Hm?"

Senichi and Meixin both froze.

"Really? Since when did you become capable of this, brat? You didn't just write it up at random, did you?"

Though they voiced their doubts, they still accepted the scroll and opened it.

They did not dismiss their son's work right away.

That was not how their family raised children.

Even if the formula ultimately proved useless, they would never crush their child's enthusiasm.

Since he was young, they had taught Xiao Xuan that confidence and ambition were more important than anything else.

Senichi could not understand medical theory or medicinal herbs, so after scanning it a few times, he handed the scroll to Meixin.

She was the expert in this area.

More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

At last, Uchiha Meixin set down the papers in her hands and raised her head. She stared at the little boy before her with a face full of shock, her voice trembling slightly. "Xiao Xuan, did you really modify this formula yourself?"

"What? Is there a problem?" Uchiha Senichi leaned over, frowning as well.

"No, there doesn't seem to be a problem." Meixin nodded firmly. "At least, I haven't found anything wrong with it. The combinations of medicinal herbs and the explanations of their properties are all written very clearly. I think it should be fine. We'll know once we test it with the actual materials."

She truly found it hard to believe that this formula had been created by her own son.

He was only one year old!

He had only been reading medical books for a little over a month.

And he could already come up with something of this level?

The way the herbs in the formula were combined, how their medicinal properties worked, and the reasoning behind it all were written in extraordinary detail.

There was even quite a bit that she herself, as his mother, had never considered.

Even if the formula did not turn out to be as miraculous as it claimed, this ability alone was enough to prove her son's talent for medicine and herbal combinations.

What kind of monster did I give birth to? Is this really something I could have given birth to? Meixin could not help muttering inwardly.

"HAHAHA!" Uchiha Senichi did not think that much about it. He scooped up his son, grinning so widely that he could barely close his mouth. "Just as expected of my son! You're incredible!"

He patted Xiao Xuan's little shoulder, his face brimming with pride. "If this formula is really that amazing, then you've rendered a great service! Even the clan will have to acknowledge your contribution. Wouldn't they have to give you a whole pile of rewards?"

According to the new formula, each medicinal bath could provide thirty percent more effect. More importantly, the side effects were reduced, and the toxins could be expelled in three days—more than twice as fast as the original version.

That meant they could use the medicinal bath at least twice a week.

From now on, the Uchiha Clan's children would effectively have twice as much time to build their foundations, with results more than doubled.

Once this came out, it would definitely give the Uchiha Clan's children stronger foundations, higher potential in the future, and a greater chance of producing geniuses.

"Wife, stop dawdling. Let's hurry up and test it! The sooner we confirm it, the sooner our Xiao Xuan can use it! What do you say?" Senichi urged.

"Alright, let's go." Meixin nodded decisively. "Bring Xiao Xuan too. If the clan elders have any questions, he can explain them in person."

And while they were at it, they could pave the way for Xiao Xuan to gain access to all the medical books in the clan later on.

"Alright!"

The family of three set off at once and soon arrived at the home of Uchiha Akiba, the Third Elder who oversaw the clan's medical ninjas. They explained everything exactly as it had happened.

At first, when he heard that Xiao Xuan, a baby barely over a year old, had devised something better than the Uchiha Clan's ancestral foundational medicinal bath formula, the Third Elder naturally did not believe it.

But after personally reading through the complete new formula and carefully examining it, he was utterly stunned.

Still, he did not believe that Xiao Xuan had created it.

The Third Elder read the medicinal bath formula over and over again, then asked Xiao Xuan a whole series of questions about medicinal theory. Only then did he finally believe in the little boy's abilities.

They gathered the ingredients, brewed the medicine, and tested it on a batch of white mice. The results all matched perfectly.

After personally examining the changes inside the white mice, the Third Elder excitedly grabbed Uchiha Yan under the arms and spun him around several times on the spot. "It all works! Hahaha! Xiao Xuan, you've rendered a great service this time! Our Uchiha Clan is going to rise!"

No one understood the weight of this medicinal bath formula better than he did.

This was the hope of the future.

After his excitement subsided somewhat, the Third Elder put away his smile and asked solemnly, "Xiao Xuan, tell me. What reward do you want? Grandpa will agree to anything."

Uchiha Yan answered without hesitation. "Grandpa Akiba, I want to read every medical book in the clan's collection. I feel that my foundation is still lacking, and I need to learn more."

He paused, then added, "Maybe someday I'll be able to develop an even better medicinal bath, or even other formulas."