Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Two days later.

Land of Waves — Dock Area

A passenger ship slowly approached the port.

As it docked, a group of Konoha shinobi disembarked—Uchiha Haruki was among them.

This group had been sent here for rotational deployment and garrison duty.

Stepping onto land again, Haruki turned back to glance at the passenger vessel they had taken and couldn't help but shake his head.

Compared to the warships of the Hidden Mist Village, their own vessel had poor defenses and moved at a snail's pace.

It was only because the Land of Waves was close to the Eastern Command Base that the ship had even made it safely. If it had been any farther, an attack by the Mist would've left them with zero chance of survival.

But there was nothing they could do—environment shapes development.

The Land of Fire was vast and resource-rich. It had little interest in the sea or the island nations scattered across it, and therefore had no real reason to develop its naval capabilities.

In contrast, the Land of Water was a barren island nation surrounded on all sides by sea. In order to survive, it had been forced to invest heavily in shipbuilding.

Naturally, this led to the creation of powerful warships.

And it was thanks to these warships that the Mist Village was able to repeatedly invade the Fire Nation's borders.

Without ships, how could they possibly cross hundreds—if not thousands—of kilometers of open sea?

Not only is the ocean harsh and filled with danger, but simply using Water-Walking Jutsu over such distances would burn through chakra reserves that only elite shinobi could sustain.

So, one of the primary tasks of this forward base was to track and destroy the enemy's vessels as soon as they were discovered.

But that was for later.

Right now, their job was simply to familiarize themselves with the new base.

After arriving, Haruki greeted a few fellow Uchiha and completed his registration.

Thanks to the support from the Land of Waves, the forward base had plenty of resources.

Food, clothing, shelter—everything was adequately supplied.

As a Jōnin, Haruki was assigned his own small courtyard.

Though it wasn't large, it had everything he needed—compact but complete.

After quickly inspecting his residence and getting familiar with the layout, Haruki made a beeline for the training chamber.

He pulled out a few soldier pills, popped them into his mouth, and activated Chakra Refining Technique to fill his chakra reserves to the brim.

"Time to begin."

He clasped his hands together and activated the Mystic Palm Technique.

Immediately, a swirl of Yang Release chakra gathered in his hands.

Haruki then circulated that chakra through his body, reinforcing his cells and tissues.

A few minutes later, the chakra was used up.

Without hesitation, he clasped his hands again and launched another Mystic Palm.

One time… two times… five times… ten times…

An hour and a half went by.

He burned through 3,000 to 4,000 chakra points, casting over 20 Mystic Palms in a row.

With each cast, his body underwent further enhancement, and Haruki could feel it—he was just one step away from a full transformation.

But that final step… was impossible to break through.

"Sigh… breaking through physical limits really isn't easy."

He opened his eyes and exhaled with frustration.

Still, it made sense.

Every time his body underwent a transformation, it was a full-body evolution.

If it were that easy, wouldn't every ninja be a prodigy?

The higher he climbed, the harder each step became.

"Good thing I still have my trump card."

Muttering this, Haruki suddenly activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

In an instant, his previously three-tomoe eyes shifted into the black sun pattern of the Mangekyō. A chilling aura filled the room.

Anyone standing nearby would have immediately felt a crushing psychological pressure.

This was also why he hadn't attempted the breakthrough on the ship.

Yes—he'd already reached the threshold for transformation while onboard.

But if he needed to rely on the Mangekyō Sharingan's support, it wasn't safe to do so mid-voyage.

Now, however…

Silently, a trail of blood-tears trickled from Haruki's right eye as he activated the ocular technique stored within:

"Divine Dominion of Self."

And cast it on himself.

A mystical sensation filled his body—like a divine hand guiding him.

Without any hesitation, Haruki formed hand seals and activated Mystic Palm Technique once more.

This time—unlike the dozens before it—the moment the Yang chakra coursed through his body, his cells and tissues began evolving according to his own will.

He had already been on the verge of a transformation, and this "Divine Dominion" technique finally shattered the final barrier.

This was the true power of "Divine Dominion of Self"—to control one's own evolution.

A power akin to that of a god.

A few seconds passed. Once he confirmed that his body was evolving correctly, Haruki deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

He then sat in silence, immersing himself in the sensations of change.

Time ticked by.

About half an hour later, Haruki slowly opened his eyes.

Immediately, a powerful vital aura emanated from his body.

He wasn't using any special jutsu—this was simply the overflow of raw physical energy.

If someone like Orochimaru from the future were to see him now, he would undoubtedly want to use Haruki as his next vessel for Living Corpse Reincarnation.

Fortunately, this overflow didn't last long. After a few minutes, the energy stabilized.

His transformation… was complete.

Haruki opened his status panel.

As expected, his Constitution stat had increased again—rising from 15 to 16.

As a result, his body's potential had also jumped to a higher tier.

After careful examination, Haruki estimated that his maximum chakra capacity had increased by another 20,000 points, just like the previous evolution.

Logically speaking, the jump from 15 to 16 should've been harder than 14 to 15, and should've come with a greater boost.

But the outcome was the same.

There was only one explanation—Constitution 15 was a sort of milestone level, and offered slightly higher growth than the norm.

That made this new boost of 20,000 feel a bit… underwhelming by comparison.

Even so, once he fully converted all the potential into actual chakra, his new cap would rise from 140,000 to 170,000.

Then came the chakra recovery rate boost.

This had two parts:

Natural recovery rate increased from 80,000 per day to 96,000—an extra 16,000 points.

Due to the enhanced physical endurance, Haruki could now sustain Chakra Refining Technique for 12 hours per day (up from 11).

Each hour of refining yielded 2,000 chakra points.

So now his total daily recovery looked like:

(12 × 2,000) + 96,000 = 120,000 chakra/day

Previously, he could recover 102,000/day, so this was an 18,000-point boost.

Haruki pondered this for a bit and decided to reallocate his chakra distribution:

14,000 chakra would be split between

Water Style: Water Formation Wall

Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet

These two would each now receive 7,000 chakra daily, up from 1,500, pushing their daily proficiency gains from 35 to over 115 points.

The remaining 4,000 chakra would go to

Wind Style: Rasenshuriken,

increasing its share from 10,000 to 14,000 chakra per day,

pushing proficiency gain from 65 to over 90 points.

At this rate, these three jutsu would skyrocket in level very soon.