I woke up at 6 AM again.
Wash up. Cold water on my face. Same routine.
When I reached the dining table, my mother was already there.
My father's seat was empty.
Six days now.
I didn't comment on it anymore. Neither did she. We both knew what it meant to be born into a shinobi family.
Breakfast was the usual. Simple. Filling.
After eating, I rested for a short while, letting my chakra settle naturally, then went to the garden to train.
I had barely been practicing for ten minutes when my mother appeared again.
"Keisuke," she said, smiling. "Your friend is here."
I turned.
Obito stood beside her, hands behind his back, grinning like this was already routine.
"Morning," he said casually.
He looked more awake than usual.
Motivated.
Maybe it was yesterday's progress. Maybe it was simply having someone to train with. In the original timeline, Obito had been isolated even among his clan. This time… that wasn't happening.
"Train again?" I asked.
He nodded hard. "Yeah."
My mother laughed softly. "Play or train, either is fine."
She left us alone.
I didn't waste time.
We started with hand seals.
Obito's fingers still moved awkwardly. His timing was off. His transitions were slow.
I corrected him again and again.
"No, slow down."
"Feel the sequence."
"Don't rush."
By mid-morning, the improvement was minimal.
Leaf concentration came next.
I placed the leaf on his forehead.
It stayed.
For less than a second.
It fell.
"…It fell again," Obito muttered.
"It's better than yesterday," I said calmly.
He frowned. "Really?"
"Yes. Your chakra reached it."
I could feel it. Weak. Unstable. But present.
"Maybe… eight percent," I added.
His eyes widened. "That's still really low!"
"So was mine once."
That shut him up.
He straightened and tried again.
While teaching him, I continued my own routine—leaf concentration until my chakra dipped, hand seal drills while it regenerated.
By the end of the morning, the system notified me again.
[Skill Update]
Leaf Concentration — Level 9 (Active)
Experience Until Next Level: 49.09% / 100%
Description: Allows the user to increase chakra control.
Chakra Usage: 1 Chakra per second
Passive Effect: +10% Chakra Control
Hand Seal Drill — Level 9 (Passive)
Experience Until Next Level: 69.69% / 100%
Description: Increases speed and efficiency of hand sealing.
Passive Effect: +10% Hand Seal Speed
We ate lunch together afterward.
Obito praised my mother's cooking again.
"This is amazing."
"How does it taste this good every time?"
I ignored him and focused on eating.
After lunch, we told my mother we were heading out again.
"Be careful," she said.
"Yes!" Obito replied instantly.
We moved straight to the second medium-sized beehive.
Yesterday's experience made everything smoother.
No hesitation.
No wasted movement.
We gathered dried leaves and wood quickly, stacked them, positioned everything carefully.
I struck the flint.
Fire.
The hive erupted into chaos.
Bees poured out.
And we started killing.
This time, it was endurance.
Burn. Strike. Retreat. Repeat.
Hours passed.
Smoke clung to us. Dirt stuck to our clothes. My arms ached.
By the time we finally rested in a tree, it was already late afternoon.
Obito panted. "That was… insane."
I nodded. "But efficient."
I estimated roughly.
Thirty thousand bees.
Three level-ups.
[Status]
Level: 17
Experience Points: 7,547 / 8,336
Health Regeneration: 2.70 HP/s
Chakra Regeneration: 2.70 CP/s
Chakra Capacity: 1,600 / 1,600
I walked Obito home like usual.
"Tomorrow," he said excitedly, "the biggest one, right?"
"Tomorrow," I confirmed.
At home, my mother asked how my day went.
"It was great," I said honestly.
During dinner, I couldn't stop grinning.
Three levels in one day.
That was no longer normal.
[Status]
Name: Uchiha Keisuke
Level: 17
Experience Points: 7,547 / 8,336
Health Regeneration: 2.70 HP/s
Chakra Regeneration: 2.70 CP/s
Chakra Capacity: 1,600 / 1,600
[Skills:]
Leaf Concentration — Level 9 (49.09%)
Hand Seal Drill — Level 9 (69.69%)