[Trait: Muscle Memory (White).]
[Achievement Requirement: Repeat a tedious training exercise to establish an unconscious habit.]
[Progress: (Completed).]
[Effect: After repeating a large number of actions, your muscles have gradually changed and become accustomed to these movements. These movements can be performed without thinking, purely as a reflex.]
[Your Muscle Memory is increased by 10% compared to ordinary people.]
[Currently, incorrect muscle memory cannot be washed away.]
[Note: Can be upgraded later.]
Kiyoshi felt the chakra drain within him, took three more steps upward, and reached the treetop.
The mountains were lush and green, with birds chirping intermittently.
"It seems that repeating a tedious training process, regardless of the nature of the process, is sufficient, and my talent is not bad," Kiyoshi thought to himself.
Most Uchiha ninjas are elites, and since the Uchiha bloodline flows through him, his aptitude couldn't be too poor.
This tree was much shorter than the one Team 7 trained on, and it didn't take much effort to reach the top.
"Kiyoshi, did you do this kind of training in the Land of Lightning before?" Rin Nohara asked, opening her lips slightly.
"No."
Kiyoshi climbed down from the treetop, taking a breath.
He was, after all, an adult soul and could focus his attention more than a child like Obito.
This meant his exhaustion was also greater.
His whole body felt a kind of muscular soreness.
[You have comprehended the Trait: [Tree Climber (White)].
[Trait: Tree Climber (White).]
[Achievement Requirement: Walk on a tree trunk with both feet to the top.]
[Progress: (Completed).]
[Effect: In special terrain, your skill in chakra control is more proficient, and chakra consumption for walking on trees is reduced by 10%.]
[Note: Can be upgraded later.]
Kiyoshi was slightly stunned.
He didn't expect that this could also count as completing a Trait.
"It looks like Traits are not only triggered by myself but also react to these kinds of abstract achievements related to the environment or skill."
Kiyoshi gained a deeper understanding of the Trait Panel.
The previous [Muscle Memory], [Reading Absorption], and [Basic Memory] were all triggered by changes within his own body and were not associated with the outside world.
"If I graduate early, or become the top of my class, can I trigger conditions, or even upgrade a Trait?" Kiyoshi speculated.
Of course, given his current eye-catching status, even if he could do that, Kiyoshi would not do anything so attention-grabbing.
He needed to gain a certain level of strength before revealing more of his talent and pursuing personal gains.
"How is that possible? You must be hiding something, you faker!" Obito's eyes widened, completely disbelieving that Kiyoshi's talent was so good.
If this were true, wouldn't he continue to be the dead-last at the bottom of the class?
"Whether you believe it or not is up to you, Obito," Kiyoshi said calmly.
The young Obito appeared warm and kind, but deep down, he was the type who would go mad for love.
That is, the kind of person who could go to extremes and disregard everything for his own goals.
The catalyst for Obito wanting to change the world was the death of Rin Nohara.
Thus, he wanted to plunge the entire world into the Infinite Tsukuyomi, sinking it into an illusion, believing this was the true reality.
For this purpose, he was even capable of killing his own master's child.
On the day Naruto was born, he became an orphan due to Obito's actions.
It should be remembered that Minato and Kushina treated Obito very well.
Kiyoshi had no intention of making friends with someone like Obito, who would take revenge on everyone when things didn't go his way.
"That's enough, Obito."
Rin Nohara noticed Obito seemed to have hostility towards Kiyoshi, and knowing Kiyoshi's background, she couldn't take sides, so she stepped in to mediate.
"It's getting late. We should head back."
"Alright, see you tomorrow, Rin Nohara."
Kiyoshi said politely.
He then walked towards the exit.
Rin Nohara watched Kiyoshi's departing back and muttered:
"He's completely different from the crude rumors about people from the Land of Lightning."
Rin Nohara had a good impression of Kiyoshi.
He wasn't constantly noisy like Obito, nor was he somewhat venomous and cold like Kakashi.
"Hey, hey, Rin, don't you think that guy's chakra feels really cold and sinister?"
"Chakra doesn't entirely represent a person."
***
On the way back, Kiyoshi observed the bustling crowd on the streets.
The Land of Fire has naturally superior geographical conditions, and the Hidden Leaf Village is located near the central area of the Land of Fire. It can be said that aside from the difficult mountain roads on the periphery, the climate here is very comfortable.
Kiyoshi felt that living here was much better than in the Land of Lightning.
However, this comfort could also corrupt the hearts of ninjas.
Shaking his head, Kiyoshi retracted his gaze.
The Third Great Ninja War, which would break out in a few years, was a huge mountain pressing down on him right now.
As long as he became a ninja, he would definitely go to the battlefield.
Kiyoshi wanted to increase his chance of survival, so he had to ensure his strength was sufficient for self-preservation within this time.
Snap.
Suddenly, someone bumped into Kiyoshi.
"Excuse me."
The person hurried away.
"It's nothing."
Kiyoshi continued walking home as if nothing had happened.
He slightly tightened the hand hanging outside his pocket around the extra object, quickening his steps.
This was the second time.
It was a Hidden Cloud spy!
Intelligence is the most important thing for ninjas, so the major ninja villages basically all infiltrate each other.
New spies constantly infiltrate, get discovered, and then new ones infiltrate again, repeating the cycle of espionage and counter-espionage.
***
Inside the Naka Shrine.
Fugaku rubbed his brow. The clan members filed out, leaving only Mikoto.
"The person sent by Root has arrived. If Kiyoshi turns out to be fine, I will need you to pay closer attention to him."
Fugaku looked at Mikoto.
Mikoto's face had the gentle warmth of a Yamato Nadeshiko, but coupled with the green ninja vest, she carried a sense of competence.
"Don't worry, Fugaku."
Mikoto nodded.
She understood the implication of Fugaku's words.
If Kiyoshi was a spy, his fate went without saying.
But if he wasn't, they needed to strengthen his sense of belonging to the clan.
A child from the outside had inevitably been influenced by the outside world.
They needed to establish... 'bonds' with the Uchiha clan.
***
After returning home, Kiyoshi did not immediately take out the foreign object in his hand, but put it into the left pocket of his pants.
He flipped through the books he brought back from the Ninja Academy with a normal expression, continuing his study.
The [Reading Absorption] and [Basic Memory] Traits still needed some work before completion.
Not long after, Kiyoshi noticed that the fatigue in his body was fading, and he no longer felt the soreness he had upon returning.
"The Yotsuki Clan's talent," Kiyoshi realized.
The Uchiha were already a clan with abundant chakra, and coupled with the physical talent inherited from the Yotsuki Clan, his recovery was so fast.