Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

After Orochimaru left, Uchiha Haruki was led by a senior Uchiha jonin to meet all the Konoha jonin present at the camp.

There weren't any formal greetings—just simple introductions.

While the Uchiha clan had a reputation for producing emotionally intense individuals, most of them were actually quite normal. They might come across as proud, but they weren't arrogant in the "I'm the best in the world" kind of way.

On the contrary, they were often emotionally sensitive. Sometimes, their bonds with comrades were more important to them than their own lives.

This actually confirmed what the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, once said: No clan loves more deeply than the Uchiha.

However, this deep love had a dual nature. When an Uchiha lost the person or thing they loved, that love would often turn into an even deeper hatred.

If not properly guided during this emotional transition, Uchiha ninja could undergo a drastic personality shift—at worst, they could be completely consumed by darkness and spiral into destruction.

This is why many people feared the Uchiha: no one could predict when one of them might suddenly snap and turn into a walking time bomb.

That said, before reaching that explosive state, Uchiha ninja were usually very easy to get along with.

Because of this, the Konoha jonin didn't mind getting to know Uchiha Haruki—a young genius from the clan.

Once introductions were over, Haruki didn't linger. He immediately returned to the training ground and resumed his intense practice.

Compared to dealing with social complexities, Haruki vastly preferred training.

According to the plan laid out during the meeting earlier, he had about one week to train.

After that, when all preparations were complete, he would head to the frontlines of the battle against Iwagakure to participate in the counteroffensive mission.

"One week..."

Haruki opened his panel and glanced over it, calculating mentally. He frowned slightly. "It's tight... but I think I can manage."

Thus, for the next week, Haruki maintained a strict two-point routine—traveling between the training ground and his lodging. Aside from eating and sleeping, he dedicated every waking moment to relentless training.

This astonished many people who had been quietly observing him.

As the saying goes, Don't fear someone more talented than you—fear someone who's both more talented and works harder.

That's the real despair—when you don't even have the chance to catch up.

As a result, many started to gain a clearer understanding of Uchiha Haruki, realizing that he was an extraordinarily diligent genius.

Haruki was well aware of the eyes watching him, but he didn't pay them any mind. His entire focus was on training, and he had no time for distractions.

Time passed quickly, and soon, it was the day before departure.

That morning.

Inside his tent.

Haruki opened his eyes, feeling a special kind of chakra slowly fade from his mind. He let out a long breath.

"Panel."

With a thought, Haruki summoned his proficiency panel.

A pale blue screen immediately appeared in his vision.

[Name: Uchiha Haruki]

Age: 11

Physique: 11

Spirit: 15

Chakra: 16500 (22132 → 23572)

Bloodline: Sharingan · Three Tomoe (8724/10000) → (9999/10000)

Skills:

Chakra Refinement: Lv4 (1738/2000) → Lv4 (1823/2000)

Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu: Lv4 (65/2000)

Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu: Lv4 (23/2000)

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough: Lv3 (419/1000)

Shadow Clone Technique: Lv2 (88/500)

Chakra Absorption: Lv5 (1050/5000)

Healing Jutsu: Lv4 (650/2000)

Rasengan: Lv3 (650/1000)

Genjutsu · Sharingan: Lv6 (2310/10000)

Mental Imprint Technique: Lv7 (3610/20000) → Lv7 (4885/20000)

Kenjutsu (Swordsmanship): Lv5 (1120/5000) → Lv5 (1690/5000)

Chakra Control: Lv4 (830/2000)

Clone, Substitution, Transformation Techniques: Lv3 (0/0)

Body Flicker Technique: Lv4 (0/0)

Ninja Tool Throwing: Lv5 (0/0)

Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Jutsu: Lv5 (0/0)

Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes: Lv5 (0/0)

In the span of ten days, he had finally reached the extreme limit of his goal—pushing the evolution of his Sharingan to (9999/10000) right before deployment.

With a thought, Haruki activated his Sharingan.

In the next moment, his deep black pupils turned crimson, with three tomoe clearly visible within. A tangible aura of pressure filled the tent.

If anyone else had been present, even without Haruki using genjutsu, they likely would've been overwhelmed by this oppressive force.

Anyone with a weak will might not even be able to exert 60-70% of their power under such pressure.

Haruki took a moment to fully sense it before deactivating his Sharingan.

"So this is what a nearly evolved Sharingan feels like?"

If the three-tomoe Sharingan at its limit was already this powerful, Haruki couldn't even begin to imagine how strong it would become after evolving into a Mangekyō Sharingan.

His past life memories had always told him that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan granted kage-level power instantly.

But only now did he begin to truly understand what that meant.

This realization also deepened Haruki's concern.

Even in its current state, activating his Sharingan placed clear strain on his body. Once it evolved into the Mangekyō, he couldn't even imagine the pressure it would exert.

Unlike the progression from single to double to triple tomoe, which was mostly incremental, the jump to Mangekyō was a complete transformation—a true qualitative leap.

Haruki had a gut feeling that if he were to evolve his Sharingan into a Mangekyō, his Spirit attribute would need to increase by at least five points.

And those five points would likely be stronger than the 15 Spirit points he currently had—meaning his mental strength would double.

The physical burden that came with that would be enormous.

Because of this, Haruki didn't dare to evolve it just yet.

"No choice—I need to raise my Physique stat as soon as possible."

With that in mind, he took one last glance at his Kenjutsu, which had increased by over 500 points, and closed the panel before stepping out of the tent.

About half an hour later, Haruki returned, now holding two scrolls.

These were two A-rank medical jutsu he had just exchanged for using his battle merit points: Mystic Palm Technique and Chakra Scalpel.

Thanks to Konoha's preferential treatment of medical ninja, he had been allowed to redeem these two techniques. Normally, his merit alone wouldn't have been enough.

What's that?

You're wondering if he's even a medical ninja?

Just look at his high-level Healing Jutsu (Lv4) and see for yourself.

In wartime, there's no time for red tape.

Besides, even though Mystic Palm and Chakra Scalpel were A-rank, they were widely known throughout the ninja world and not highly classified.

So, once Haruki demonstrated his Level 4 Healing Jutsu, the logistics unit readily handed over both scrolls.

Of course, they had one condition: that he occasionally assist in treating wounded soldiers moving forward.

Haruki gladly accepted.

Medical jutsu, unlike most techniques, didn't gain proficiency very quickly through solo practice. But real combat applications drastically accelerated improvement.

Haruki had been worried about how to train his medical skills efficiently. This opportunity was perfect.

His plan now was to rapidly raise the level of his medical jutsu and use the Yang-natured chakra generated from them to nourish his body and accelerate the growth of his Physique stat.

Staring at the scrolls, Haruki thought for a moment and then tucked them away.

Before training those two, he decided he would first grind his Healing Jutsu to max level.

Why? Because he remembered that after he mastered Phoenix Fire Jutsu, learning Great Fireball and Dragon Fire became much faster.

Even though Healing Jutsu was only a C-rank technique, it would likely still provide some help in mastering the more advanced medical jutsu.

And that alone was worth the effort.

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Haruki calmed himself and began focusing on the Healing Jutsu.

For now, without any "test subjects" to practice on, he had no choice but to slowly grind proficiency point by point.

But being able to see clear progress with each attempt made it anything but boring for him.