The Progress Bar in his mind was Ryosuke's greatest foundation for future growth.
The first time the Progress Bar filled, it brought him an evolution of his bloodline, granting him a Byakugan closer to that of the Otsutsuki Clan.
And now, three years had passed. Over those long three years, Ryosuke had gone through quite a lot.
He had improved his own abilities and developed Secret Techniques for his Bloodline Limit.
He had made his father see him in a new light, earning his trust and attention.
In the middle of last year, when he was five, he had enrolled in the Ninja Academy with Hinata, raising his own future wife.
Along the way to school, he had also slightly influenced Naruto's personality.
Near the end of the year, he had completed a mission assigned by the clan and, incidentally, arranged a real combat test for himself...
It did not seem like much, but in truth, every single one of those accomplishments had cost him considerable time.
And now, at six years old, he was finally about to undergo his second transformation.
He had always kept his research into the Progress Bar in mind.
But whether he started with his diet, increased the intensity of his training, or even genuinely treated the Progress Bar as an experience bar and tried killing enemies to raise it, nothing had shown any sign of making it grow.
It was as though this experience bar was more like a timer, increasing only with the passage of time.
So later on, Ryosuke stopped paying it much attention. He only made a habit of checking its progress every morning after waking up.
And recently, the bar had finally reached the point of nearly being full.
In order to prevent his transformation from occurring in class or