In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
"Mom! I want to study medical knowledge and read more books related to medicine. Is that okay?"
Uchiha Sora held his mother's hand, his face full of anticipation as he pleaded.
With the assistance of the Innate Technique over the past year, his growth speed had been astonishing.
At one month, he could already walk.
At three months, he had begun to speak.
Now, after a full year, he could speak the common language of this world fluently and had basically mastered its written characters.
His extraordinary talent had caused quite a stir.
Even his height far exceeded that of children his age.
He didn't look like a one-year-old at all—more like a child of two or three.
And his father, Uchiha Masayuki, was a loudmouth who bragged about his son's genius to anyone he met.
By now, most of Konohagakure had already heard of Uchiha Sora's talent.
Which left him quite helpless.
He actually wanted to keep a low profile.
After all, there were people like Danzo in Konoha who were extremely hostile toward the Uchiha clan.
Even though he had repeatedly told his father not to show off everywhere, it clearly hadn't worked.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Misa was slightly surprised. She reached out and gently rubbed her son's head, asking curiously:
"Sora, why are you interested in medical knowledge? Why do you want to study medicine? Do you want to become a medical ninja in the future?"
"Yes… and no."
Uchiha Sora nodded, then shook his head.
"In the future, I can be a medical ninja—but I'll also become a powerful combat-type ninja."
"With my talent, I believe I can achieve both."
"It's just that I'm still too young right now. My body is too fragile for intensive training, let alone chakra extraction."
"So instead of wasting this time, why not use it to study medical knowledge?"
In truth, in his previous life, he had been a practitioner of traditional medicine. While his skills weren't exceptional, he still possessed considerable knowledge in that field.
Especially now, with his enhanced spiritual power and max-level Comprehension, even the vague fragments of his past-life medical knowledge had become clear, and under continuous insight, they deepened further.
Naturally, he wanted to learn the medical knowledge of this world as well, combining the two for his own future use.
Moreover, just a few days ago, his parents had already discussed preparing medicinal baths to strengthen his foundation.
This was a benefit that most children of wealthy clans could enjoy.
From the very beginning, it created a gap between them and civilian ninja.
The difference between civilian ninja and clan ninja was never just about bloodline.
It was also about wealth and accumulated resources.
This medicinal bath for children was one such advantage.
Uchiha Sora didn't know how effective the Uchiha clan's medicinal bath formula was.
But as someone who had studied medicine in his previous life—and with max-level Comprehension—he naturally wanted to create a medicinal bath formula perfectly suited to himself, to further strengthen his foundation.
One step ahead—every step ahead.
He wanted his foundation to be as solid as possible.
And he wanted his future growth speed to be as fast as possible—without compromising that foundation.
In this dangerous world, he wanted to gain the ability to protect himself as soon as possible.
And further—
To gain the power to protect his family.
Even… to completely take control of his own destiny, so that it would never again be influenced or threatened by external forces.
Not just medicinal formulas—if he wanted to continuously improve himself in the future, he needed to better understand the human body, and better understand the medicinal properties of this world.
"You child…"
After hearing all this, Uchiha Misa sighed helplessly and pinched Uchiha Sora's chubby cheek.
"Actually, Mommy hopes you can be more lively like other children your age… to be happier and have a joyful childhood."
Her youngest son was excellent in every way—
Except that he was far too mature, far too intelligent.
So monstrous that he didn't resemble a child at all.
Everything he did was orderly, purposeful.
Even more reassuring than her eldest son, Uchiha Hao.
"Uh… studying already makes me very happy! If you ask me to go play with those little kids, that's what really gives me a headache."
Uchiha Sora spread his hands helplessly.
He wasn't actually a child. Playing in the mud with those kids was something he simply couldn't relate to.
"Even if you say that…"
Uchiha Misa felt even more helpless.
That was exactly the problem!
Still, she knew she couldn't stop him.
She gently rubbed his head again and nodded.
"Alright! Mommy agrees to your request. I'll bring you all the medical books at home shortly."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me anytime. After all, I'm a medical Chūnin—I know quite a bit."
She had even studied under Tsunade for a time. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to easily request Tsunade's help during her pregnancy.
"That's great! Thank you, Mom! You're the best!"
Uchiha Sora happily threw himself into his mother's arms and kissed her cheek in gratitude.
"Let's go now?"
He immediately urged impatiently.
"Alright, alright! I really can't do anything about you…"
Uchiha Misa could only helplessly stand up and take him to her study, retrieving all her medical books and handing them over to him.
Over the next month, Uchiha Sora immersed himself completely in the ocean of medical knowledge.
During this time, his parents also prepared the Uchiha clan's foundation-building secret medicine, mixing it into water to create medicinal baths for him.
Once a week.
And the frequency would increase as he grew older.
Within just one month, Uchiha Sora finished reading all the medical books his mother had given him—and fully mastered them.
…
[You review your past-life medical knowledge, consolidating and gaining new insights. By combining it with the medical techniques of the ninja world, you experience an epiphany. Your medical skill has advanced to the Proficient level.]
…
[Based on the Uchiha foundation-building medicinal bath formula and combined with your medical knowledge, you conduct further deductions and create Uchiha Foundation-Building Medicinal Bath 2.0.]
[Uchiha Foundation-Building Medicinal Bath 2.0]: Effectiveness increased by 30% compared to the original, with extremely low side effects. Side effects can be eliminated within three days, allowing repeated use.]
"Not bad… but still not perfect. I need more medical and herbal knowledge from the ninja world."
Uchiha Sora frowned slightly and muttered to himself.
He felt that he was just one step away from creating the perfect foundation-building medicinal bath formula.
"I'll have to ask my parents again… see if I can obtain more medical books from the clan or the ninja hospital."
With that thought in mind, that very night, after both his parents had returned home, Uchiha Sora told them his request.
At first, his parents refused, but…