Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

As the massive wave came crashing down, Uchiha Haruki didn't hesitate for a second. His entire body dove downward, plunging into the ocean just before the wave struck.

Boom—!

The colossal wave slammed against the sea surface, sending a deep rumble through the waters.

A tremendous impact force, carried through the water, quickly transmitted downward—reaching Haruki's body. His face instantly paled.

At the same time, a metallic tang flooded his throat. Haruki knew immediately—his internal organs had taken a hit.

Suppressing the blood rising in his mouth, Haruki quickly formed hand seals and cast Mystic Palm Technique. A ball of Yang Release chakra surged into his body, beginning to regulate and repair his injured organs.

Though the Mystic Palm Technique couldn't fully heal internal injuries, it was the go-to for stabilizing trauma. Combined with his current 16-point constitution, which granted him powerful regeneration, his internal injuries would likely heal on their own in no time.

So, there was no need to worry too much.

Sometimes, no matter how skilled you are, if the opponent has enough chakra, sheer force can overwhelm finesse.

Usually, Haruki was the one overpowering others like that—but this time, the roles had reversed.

As Haruki pondered that, five water sharks suddenly emerged from above, charging at him like ferocious beasts.

But with one glance, Haruki could tell—these weren't living creatures. They were water clones formed through Water Release ninjutsu.

Drawing on memories from his past life, Haruki recognized the technique: one of Kisame Hoshigaki's signature jutsu—Five Hungry Sharks.

It was designed specifically to attack enemies trapped underwater. As long as Kisame kept supplying chakra from the surface, these five sharks could continuously regenerate, wearing enemies down over time.

Had Haruki not known this, it might have posed trouble. But now that he did, the solution was simple.

Without delay, he formed hand seals and consumed a large amount of chakra, unleashing:

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!

Whoosh—!

A violent gust tore through the sea. The five sharks were instantly shredded into pieces by the wind blades.

Not only that—the spiraling wind also churned the surrounding water, carving out a clear path forward.

Haruki leapt into that current, surged ahead, and burst from the sea—back to the surface.

Seeing this, Kisame frowned slightly. His Five Hungry Sharks hadn't even had time to take effect, and his opponent had already escaped. It caught him completely off guard.

"Shouldn't he have tested it a bit first?" Kisame thought.

Though puzzled, his hands didn't stop moving.

The moment Haruki reemerged, Kisame unleashed:

Water Style: Wild Water Wave!

Though only a C-rank jutsu, with Kisame's massive chakra reserves, its power rivaled some B-rank techniques.

Like a crashing waterfall, a torrent of high-pressure water erupted from Kisame's mouth, surging straight toward Haruki like a water cannon.

But Haruki reacted quickly—leaping backward several times to buy time.

Then, just as the water blast reached him, he cast:

Water Style: Water Formation Wall!

Whoosh—!

A solid wall of water sprang up in front of him.

Boom—!

The blast collided with the wall, producing a dull roar as water splashed everywhere before settling back into the sea.

"Whew…" Haruki exhaled lightly, but didn't pause.

Immediately, he formed more seals and countered with:

Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

After half a month of training, Haruki had leveled both Water Formation Wall and Water Dragon Bullet to level 4.

Now, casting them was significantly faster and more powerful than before.

With barely a blink, a massive water dragon coalesced and roared, diving toward Kisame.

But Kisame, ever the elite, predicted it instantly.

Even before Haruki finished the seals, Kisame had already cast:

Water Style: Super Shark Bomb Jutsu!

A massive, shark-shaped water bomb appeared in front of Kisame.

Whoosh—

It shot skyward and swallowed Haruki's water dragon in one gulp.

Its body swelled to twice its size before crashing back down—straight at Haruki.

Seeing this, Haruki's reaction wasn't fear—but delight.

Not because he could block this—on the contrary, this jutsu could devour ninjutsu to grow stronger, making it nearly impossible to resist head-on.

What excited him was this: anticipating that Kisame might use this jutsu, Haruki had already activated his Sharingan's copying ability and replicated it.

That's right. His skill panel now showed a brand-new entry:

[Water Style: Super Shark Bomb Jutsu – Level 1 (1/200)]

He was one step ahead!

Haruki felt fortunate that when choosing a third chakra nature, he'd gone with Water Release.

Otherwise, he'd have missed the chance to learn this incredibly versatile A-rank jutsu.

These thoughts flashed through his mind. Haruki closed his skill panel, then stomped on the sea surface and burst sideways, dodging several meters away.

Boom—!

The enormous shark bomb struck the ocean, sending up a towering surge of water.

The shockwave made it hard for Haruki to keep his balance.

At that moment, Kisame once again formed seals—launching another jutsu:

Water Style: Shark Bomb Jutsu!

A single shark missile launched at Haruki.

He dodged quickly—no time to block it directly.

But it didn't end there.

As soon as Haruki dodged the first, Kisame launched a second, then a third...

Forced onto the defensive, Haruki had no choice but to evade continuously.

But after pulling some distance between them, he finally found an opening.

This time, instead of casting any other jutsu, he used the very one he'd just learned:

Water Style: Super Shark Bomb Jutsu!

As the advanced form of the regular Shark Bomb, it was the perfect counter.

Even though Haruki's version was only level 1, the massive shark missile still swallowed up Kisame's previous attacks.

It swelled up and lunged straight at Kisame.

Seeing this, Kisame's expression turned grim.

And understandably so—watching the enemy replicate and then use one of your own prized techniques against you would frustrate anyone.

Unfortunately, no matter how upset he was, he had no choice but to endure it—because this was the bug-like power of the Sharingan.