Speaking of Basic Taijutsu...
In the past half month, it seemed that, in order to help his students survive longer in the upcoming war, Shigeki Sugiki had deliberately intensified their training in this area.
Thanks to this, Haruki's Basic Taijutsu skill had improved from lv1 (65/200) to lv1 (185/200), already approaching the threshold for promotion.
Haruki planned to max it out tomorrow.
Aside from Basic Taijutsu, his Three-Body Technique also gained about seventy-five proficiency points each over the past two weeks, with lv1 progress now more than halfway.
He intended to push all of them to lv2 before the graduation exam.
This was also one of the reasons for his leave request.
At school, his daily training time was limited, so upgrading all these skills within a week was impossible.
Only by freeing up his school time could he realistically achieve it.
There was also Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and the Reflection Technique.
These two — a C-rank ninjutsu and an A-rank genjutsu — were not comparable in difficulty to the E-rank Three-Body Technique.
Even with the proficiency panel, in half a month, he'd only made about one-third progress on these two.
Fortunately, both the Great Fireball and Reflection Techniques allowed flexible chakra consumption; otherwise, he wouldn't have even gotten thirty proficiency points.
But so far, the Reflection Technique hadn't shown its expected effect — his Sharingan awakening progress remained stuck at (51/100).
Haruki guessed the effect might only appear once he officially mastered the technique.
Luckily, he wasn't in a hurry.
After reviewing the gains from the past half month, Haruki skillfully took out a ration pill, popped it into his mouth, bit, swallowed, and began his methodical training.
Soon, the night passed.
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The next day.
Early morning.
Inside the Uchiha clan territory.
At a training ground.
Because of the ongoing war, there weren't many people around.
Haruki found a spacious spot, wrapped prepared bandages and weights around his arms and ankles, and began training Basic Taijutsu.
Basic Taijutsu wasn't just combat skills — it included many exercises to build physique and strengthen endurance.
Therefore, training without opponents was possible, though proficiency would increase more slowly.
Luckily, he had plenty of time.
Thump Thump Thump
Haruki struck the tree with fists and feet, making the bark crack loudly.
Soon, a large patch of bark was stripped away, exposing the fibers beneath.
He didn't care and continued calmly.
When tired, he rested briefly, then switched to different moves and kept training.
Since he could see his proficiency increase, Haruki didn't feel bored at all.
The morning quickly passed.
Finally, after gaining another proficiency point, the panel showed Basic Taijutsu had leveled up — from lv1 (199/200) to lv2 (1/500).
Along with this breakthrough came a wave of clarity, giving Haruki a deeper understanding of combat.
Not only that, but this Basic Taijutsu breakthrough triggered a chain reaction.
A warm flow rose from deep within his marrow, rushing through his veins and meridians, spreading rapidly throughout his body.
Haruki felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted, an extremely comfortable sensation.
Checking his panel, sure enough, his Constitution attribute had increased by one point — from five to six.
This wasn't all due to Basic Taijutsu alone.
At most, it accounted for one-third of the change.
Most of it came from the foundation Haruki's body had accumulated during growth and development.
These foundations were activated by Basic Taijutsu at the moment of breakthrough, causing his body to undergo a transformation.
If five Constitution was considered average among peers, six qualified as genius level.
Constitution growth wasn't linear — six wasn't just one-fifth higher than five; it was almost half stronger.
This also explained why, despite devouring his predecessor's soul, Haruki's Mentality attribute was only seven.
From this, one could tell how precious this single point of Constitution really was.
For the foreseeable future, he no longer needed to worry about his physical limits.
After adapting for a while, Haruki stopped wasting time, casually took out another ration pill, swallowed it, and began refining chakra again.
Basic Taijutsu had reached lv2, achieving his immediate goal.
Next up: grinding Three-Body Technique and the Great Fireball Technique, plus the Reflection Technique.
More than three hours later, his chakra was fully restored.
Haruki stood and began practicing the Three-Body Technique.
Lv1 was barely entry-level; although he could perform it fully, there were many flaws.
That's why he wanted to push it to lv2.
At that level, even in battle, he could execute it with ease.
Soon, his chakra was drained again, but his proficiency in the Three-Body Technique increased by more than ten points.
Haruki started refining chakra again.
Once restored, he practiced the Three-Body Technique once more.
He repeated this three times, boosting the proficiency of each Three-Body Technique by around fifteen points.
Only then did he use the remaining chakra to train the Great Fireball and Reflection Techniques.
By the time he finished these ninjutsu and genjutsu, it was almost midnight.
At that point, Haruki would rest, then repeat the process the next day.
Though tedious and monotonous, Haruki enjoyed it.
A week passed quickly.
That night, after his last round of training, Haruki opened his panel.
The familiar pale blue light appeared:
[Name: Uchiha HarukiAge: 10Constitution: 6Mentality: 7Chakra: 5 (372→580)Bloodline: Sharingan · Unawakened (51/100)Skills: Chakra Refinement Technique: lv1 (91/200) → lv1 (195/200)Clone Technique: lv2 (1/500)Transformation Technique: lv2 (1/500)Substitution Technique: lv2 (1/500)Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique: lv0 (30/100) → lv0 (52/100)Reflection Technique: lv0 (30/100) → lv0 (61/100)Basic Taijutsu: lv2 (1/500)Ninja Tool Throwing: lv2 (120/500)]
Staring at his refreshed panel, a tired smile appeared on Haruki's face.
Nearly 600 chakra points, lv2 Three-Body Technique, plus lv2 Basic Taijutsu and Ninja Tool Throwing — all these filled him with hope for the future.
Since his reincarnation, he had walked on thin ice, cautious in everything, afraid to reveal any flaw.
Now, after a month, he had finally passed the weak phase.
Next, as long as he awakened the Sharingan before going to the battlefield, his safety would be somewhat guaranteed.
At that time, he could coast through, steadily grinding to improve his strength — likely to get through this ninja world war safely.
As for beyond that...
That would depend on how things unfolded.
At his current growth rate, it wouldn't be long before he stood at the very peak of the ninja world.
By then, even if anyone wanted to do something to him, he could easily crush them with a flick of the hand.
So the so-called clan extinction threat didn't faze him.
Of course, if someone annoyed him, he wouldn't mind crushing them ahead of time.
After a moment of thought, Haruki stopped dwelling and turned to enter his bedroom.