NOVEL WEB Chapter 62: Devoted Cultivation
During his meditation, Shiyu Uchiha realized that he had long accumulated more than enough Bloodline Power. However, Dōkuriki required a combination of both Bloodline Power and mental energy to form, which was why his remained insufficient. It was purely due to inadequate total mental energy that his Dōkuriki remained weak, preventing the evolution of his Sharingan.
Only now had his mental energy finally reached the necessary threshold, allowing it to continuously fuse with Shiyu's Bloodline Power and directly generate the unique Dōkuriki of the Uchiha clan—a special Yin Release chakra. This energy began pouring steadily into that illusory tomoe. Finally, just before his Dōkuriki was completely exhausted, the second comma-shaped mark within his Sharingan solidified into tangible blackness.
Shiyu also noticed that with the formation of this second tomoe, resonance between the two began to occur. This resonance not only improved the quality of his Dōkuriki, steadily increasing his ocular power over time, but also greatly enhanced the activity of his Uchiha bloodline, generating greater quantities of Bloodline Power. Moreover, the acceleration effect of his Uchiha bloodline on mental energy cultivation increased significantly, naturally speeding up his accumulation of spiritual energy. Shiyu estimated that he might achieve the triple-comma Sharingan in about three years.
With the formation of the second tomoe, Shiyu's eyes gained a significant enhancement in Insight—the fundamental ability of the Sharingan's tomoe—just as he had sensed earlier.
But once these two marks formed, their resonance granted Shiyu a second ability of the Sharingan: Replication. It felt like an incomplete puzzle had found its missing piece, although the completeness wasn't yet full and further evolution would still be needed.
Replication could rapidly memorize visual images captured through Insight—the first ability of the Sharingan—and when needed, functioned like a video playback from a camera lens. Thanks to this ability, Shiyu's learning speed improved drastically.
That's why, in recent training sessions, Uchiha Shizhi kept switching between various sword techniques while guiding Shiyu in combat, constantly challenging him to decipher each one. After successfully countering one technique, Uchiha Shizhi immediately shifted to another, continuously expanding Shiyu's combat experience and deepening his understanding of swordplay.
After practice duels with his mother, Shiyu repeatedly recalled the moments of confrontation, deeply contemplating the subtleties of Uchiha Shizhi's sword techniques and recognizing his own shortcomings. As a result, his swordsmanship advanced rapidly during this period.
Moreover, since his spiritual energy had grown considerably recently, his mastery over chakra shape transformation improved dramatically. The clearest evidence was his complete mastery of the Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique after refining the basic Dragon Fire Technique.
As for nature transformation, while there had been some noticeable improvement, it wasn't as impressive as his progress in shape transformation—his advancement in nature transformation had only reached the next level.
In fact, by chance, Shiyu combined the principles he had grasped from the Great Flame Technique with sword techniques, channeling them through [Sword Flashing Flames] as an intermediary medium.
Shiyu Uchiha felt these changes were quite positive, yet he still sought advice from Uchiha Shizhi. After carefully observing and thinking for a moment, Shizhi told him directly, "Follow your instincts. Keep going forward, deconstruct the Great Flame Technique, and fully integrate it into your sword techniques. That might be the way."
Clearly, Uchiha Shizhi believed that although this change wouldn't significantly strengthen Shiyu in the short term, it would allow him to walk further in the future, creating his own unique sword techniques and reaching higher realms.
After completing her mission, Mikoto Uchiha returned home. Shiyu noticed she had already awakened the triple-comma Sharingan shortly after celebrating her seventeenth birthday—an exceptional talent indeed in the history of the Uchiha clan.
Even more strikingly, her personality seemed completely transformed—she had become gentle and soft-spoken. Shiyu found this odd and mused inwardly that when male members of the Uchiha clan awakened their Sharingan, they tended to grow arrogant and conceited, while women experienced the opposite effect—becoming unusually gentle.
However, Shiyu didn't feel much joy but instead a sense of sorrow. Fully aware of what was required for an Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan, he couldn't help but realize how much pain she must have endured. So he cleared his schedule entirely to spend time with Mikoto.
During these days, Shiyu worked together with his mother, constantly trying new ways to comfort her, hoping she could recover quickly.
After some time, under the guidance of both Shiyu and Shizhi, Mikoto gradually emerged from her inner shadows. Yet Shiyu knew there remained a deep wound in her heart—one that would take time to soften. It was precisely this kind of intense pain that caused the Sharingan to evolve. Therefore, both Shiyu and Shizhi silently avoided bringing it up again.
Finally, Mikoto asked Shiyu to promise her he'd always protect himself and never leave her side.
At that moment, a rather amusing idea crossed Shiyu's mind: if on that day he had sacrificed himself right in front of Mikoto, would she have instantly awakened the Mangekyou? And then tried to create a world where her younger brother still existed?
In the period following the end of the Second Ninja War, Shiyu sometimes got together with his friends for a chat and some downtime. Since the war had ended, their group—fresh graduates who had only just become ninja—were among the first to be pulled off the battlefield. After all, as long as they survived, each one of them would play significant roles during the upcoming Third Great Ninja War.
Moreover, Shiyu joined Konoha's Military Police Force, serving as a squad leader. His three teammates were also Chunin who had awakened their Sharingan—and remarkably, all were around Shiyu's age.
Thankfully, their daily duties weren't particularly heavy, so they basically spent most of their time coasting. This let them focus completely on training—which was exactly where shinobi their age should be putting their energy, instead of getting bogged down by boring assignments that wasted their prime development years.
During his meeting with Minato Namikaze, Shiyu Uchiha even heard directly from Minato Namikaze that due to his outstanding performance, he had quickly been promoted to Chunin and later participated in a mission in Ame. Because of his exceptional performance on the battlefield in Ame, Jiraiya took notice of him and offered guidance.
Moreover, Jiraiya had set a trial for Minato Namikaze—if his growth met Jiraiya's approval at their next meeting, then he would officially take him as a disciple. In Shiyu Uchiha's opinion, Jiraiya had already taken an interest in Minato Namikaze; he simply couldn't spare the time right now due to other commitments. Otherwise, he would have taken him in earlier.
However, seeing how confident Minato Namikaze seemed, Shiyu knew he was already certain about passing the trial, so he didn't ask further questions. Still, Minato Namikaze hadn't let up on his training either—he'd barely been back in the village for a few days before seeking out Shiyu Uchiha for some sparring.
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