Night.
In the training room, Qingming moved with practiced precision, completing a sequence of hand seals as chakra surged through his body.
A faint glimmer flashed across his eyes.
Inside the cage before him, the rabbit he had been observing suddenly stiffened—then collapsed into unconsciousness.
Proficiency +1!
On the panel, the Heart Reflection Technique advanced instantly:
lv0 (99/100) → lv1 (1/200)
At the same moment, a peculiar chakra formed deep within his brain. It flowed along his chakra pathways and gathered in his eyes.
"…This…"
Qingming's thoughts immediately turned to Senju Tobirama's explanation of the Uchiha's awakening.
Uchiha were born with intense love. When that love was lost, a unique chakra would surge from the brain and stimulate the optic nerves—triggering the Sharingan.
The sensation he had just experienced…
It was nearly identical.
"Panel."
With a thought, Qingming opened his interface.
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[Name: Uchiha Qingming
Age: 10
Constitution: 6
Spirit: 7
Chakra: 415 (580 → 622)
Bloodline: Sharingan — Unawakened (51/100)
Skills:
Chakra Refining Technique: lv2 (9/500)
Clone Technique: lv2 (1/500)
Transformation Technique: lv2 (1/500)
Substitution Technique: lv2 (1/500)
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique: lv0 (52/100)
Heart Reflection Technique: lv1 (1/200)
Basic Taijutsu: lv2 (1/500)
Ninja Tool Throwing: lv2 (120/500)**]
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"…No change?"
Qingming frowned. The Sharingan progress still sat stubbornly at (51/100).
For a moment, doubt crept in.
Had the technique failed?
"No… that's not right."
He exhaled slowly, calming himself. Closing his eyes, he formed the seals again and activated the Heart Reflection Technique once more.
Before reaching level one, he had needed a living target to ensure success.
Now, he didn't.
He could cast it freely.
The only drawback—its cost.
Each activation now consumed at least 200 chakra.
Compared to the Three Body Techniques, whose cost hovered around 20 chakra, the difference was staggering. But considering this was an A-rank technique, the cost was justified.
Qingming focused inward.
Once again, that special chakra formed in his brain and flowed into his eyes.
A few breaths later, he opened them.
The panel remained unchanged.
Yet this time, he didn't feel discouraged.
Because he had felt it.
His eyes were drawing closer to the Sharingan.
The technique worked.
Its effect was simply… subtle.
"Then the question is," he muttered, "how many times does it take for +1 progress?"
Without hesitation, he began again.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
…
Hours passed.
By the time his Heart Reflection Technique reached lv1 (10/200)—
The panel finally shifted.
Sharingan Progress: (52/100)
Qingming let out a long breath.
It worked.
Truly worked.
Roughly calculating, he had spent around 2,000 chakra to increase the progress by one point.
Was that expensive?
Yes—and no.
For a Genin, it was a heavy cost. But for a Chunin, it was manageable. Even spreading the usage over days, one could theoretically awaken the Sharingan within a few months.
"…Then why has no one succeeded?"
That was the troubling part.
The Uchiha's obsession with the Sharingan was undeniable. Enduring months of effort shouldn't have been impossible.
Yet history showed no success.
A faint unease settled in his chest.
After a long moment of thought, Qingming shook his head.
No answers.
So there was no point dwelling on it.
The panel had moved—that was enough.
For now, he would continue.
With the coming days free from school, he could focus on training—refining both the Great Fireball Technique and the Heart Reflection Technique, while verifying the exact efficiency of Sharingan progression.
But that was for later.
Right now—
He yawned.
It was already five in the morning.
After staying up all night testing the technique, exhaustion finally caught up with him.
He went to rest.
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The next day.
Noon.
After a quick meal, Qingming returned to the training ground.
First—chakra recovery.
With lv2 Chakra Refining Technique, he restored 600 chakra in just three hours.
Then came practice.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.
As a C-rank offensive ninjutsu, each attempt consumed at least 50 chakra.
His current progress:
lv0 (52/100)
Each attempt—successful or not—granted +1 proficiency, as long as the process was followed correctly.
That meant 48 more attempts to level up.
48 × 50 = 2,400 chakra
That was nearly his daily limit.
Unless his physical stats improved—or he found better soldier pills—he couldn't push beyond that.
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"Boom!"
A fireball burst from his mouth, rapidly expanding into a blazing sphere over a meter wide.
It crashed into the ground, leaving behind a scorched crater radiating heat.
After an entire afternoon of training, his progress reached:
lv0 (75/100)
Still not fully mastered—
But he could now succeed occasionally.
Like just now.
That was already the threshold of entry.
Glancing at the setting sun, Qingming didn't linger.
He returned home, rested briefly, then resumed training.
Since ninjutsu wasn't practical indoors, he focused solely on the Heart Reflection Technique.
Again.
And again.
Until exhaustion overtook him.
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The following days passed in the same relentless rhythm.
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