Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 123 Seven Days

The next day, it was still not fully light.

On the horizon, you can still see the moon that is about to disappear.

Toshiro had already gotten up early and started preparing for his training for the day.

A lot of time has already been wasted. If we don't hurry, it will be even more difficult to achieve immortality. We can only make the most of every minute to cultivate diligently.

On the hillside of a small hill only fifty or sixty meters high, a stream flowed gently, beside a small pond less than ten square meters in area.

There were seven Toshiro sitting naked by the pool, their legs crossed, their hands clasped together as if holding something, trying to sense the energy of nature.

As for why he was shirtless, it was to better feel the breath of nature. Although he didn't know if it would be effective, he figured it wouldn't hurt to try.

In order to increase his chances of sensing natural energy, he created six shadow clones, making a total of seven people, including his main body, to try it together.

It's not that he doesn't want to create more clones, but that he can't.

He is only ten years old this year. Although he has not relaxed himself over the years, his innate limitations are there, and he doesn't have any good solutions.

It's important to know that a ninja's chakra reserves gradually increase with age.

Everyone usually goes through a developmental period!

And Toshiro's next period of rapid chakra growth is about to begin.

The trouble lies in this upcoming...

Even though he could already create clones of himself to attend school when he was six years old, his limits haven't increased dramatically even now.

As time slowly passed, every now and then some small animals, whose size was relatively normal, would come to the small pond to fetch water.

Strangely, not a single small animal panicked or fled at Toshiro's arrival. Instead, they would pass by him from time to time, seemingly oblivious to his presence. Occasionally, small animals would rub against Toshiro, or passing insects or sparrows would stop to rest on him.

At this point, the effects of Toshiro's six years of persistent practice of this "meditation" became apparent.

Although I haven't truly sensed natural energy yet, I believe it's only a matter of time.

He just needs to calm down, and the door to immortality he has been so eagerly seeking will surely open for him.

Seven days later...

Peng!

With the dissipation of the shadow clone, Toshiro, who had been sitting here in meditation for seven days, finally gained something.

If it weren't for his years of practicing meditation, he doesn't know if he could have persevered. Coming from a future era of information overload, he had never imagined it.

I wish I could sit cross-legged in one place, empty my mind, and sit motionless for seven days, not thinking about anything, but simply quietly feeling nature.

This was almost unimaginable in his previous life; he would probably go crazy if he didn't have his phone with him and couldn't access the internet for just one morning...

And now, I can stay completely still for a week...

This ninja world has truly changed me...

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Toshiro quietly savored the feeling he had just experienced.

It was as if an invisible door had opened a crack in me. Through that door, I seemed to "see" a new world.

To say it was "seen" is not quite right. A more accurate description would be that, in addition to the five senses of sight, touch, and hearing, I seemed to have awakened a "sixth sense."

In the world "seen" by this "sixth sense," the forests, land, ocean, sky, and everything else within sight seem to have transformed into a colorful ocean of light.

These things, which were normally unremarkable, suddenly seemed to possess emotions. They frolicked and played wildly in this vibrant and colorful world…

A handsome smile slowly curved at the corners of his lips. Toshiro repeatedly reminded himself that he couldn't be too happy yet.

This is only the first step. There are still many challenges ahead. It would be premature to think that the mission is accomplished at this point!

Stay calm! Don't get cocky! The advantage is with us!

At this point, seven full days had passed without any relaxation for Toshiro, and he had changed considerably since he first arrived on the island!

His skin was tanned dark by the island sun, and his face had developed faint cracks from the biting sea wind. He looked quite different from when he was in Konoha.

But it was all worth it...

Three more days passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past three days, Toshiro has done nothing but consolidate his achievements from three days ago, making sure he remembers the feeling of that natural energy.

The location wasn't limited to the small hill where he was currently standing.

On the beach, atop the mountain, on the sea...

He tried it in all sorts of different environments!

He only returned to his base after he was able to successfully sense natural energy in all these places.

Today I'm going to try it myself and start absorbing natural energy!

Having read the original work, he naturally knew that merely sensing natural energy wouldn't have any substantial effect. To enhance his own strength, he still needed to cross this threshold.

However, crossing this threshold is not that simple.

If you're not careful, you might turn into stone!

Naruto, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze all trained at Mount Myōboku.

The sage Fukasaku was watching them closely, ready to interrupt them at the slightest sign of trouble. There was also a "dog-beating stick" capable of drawing natural energy from the human body.

I have absolutely nothing!

The danger involved is something you can easily imagine just by thinking about it.

Despite the numerous difficulties, Toshiro had no choice but to face them head-on.

Time is of the essence; the Third Shinobi World War has already begun, and even that "filial son" has been born.

If you don't plan ahead for yourself, the outcome probably won't be good.

Because the next few years are extremely important for him.

He is already ten years old this year, and the next ten years or so will be a time of explosive growth in his strength.

If he simply follows the prescribed path of cultivation, his growth ceiling is already predetermined.

At most, he's only at the level of a strong shadow!

Or perhaps the kind of high-risk, potentially blinding, action-level film...

(End of this chapter)