Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

In the blink of an eye, the calendar turned to early September.

Ever since Uchiha Haruki reported his reconnaissance findings two days ago, he hadn't received any new odd or unexpected missions. So, for the days that followed, aside from his routine flight to Flying Fish Town to monitor the movements of the Mist Shinobi, he devoted all his remaining time to intense training.

And finally, his efforts paid off.

That afternoon, Haruki once again completed a cycle of Mystic Palm Technique reinforcement. Immediately, he felt power surge through his entire body, as if he was on the verge of breaking into an entirely new realm.

However, Haruki knew this sensation was merely an illusion.

True, his body had reached its current physical limit. In theory, the next step forward would open up an entirely new realm of power. But that step wasn't so easily taken. Without exceptional talent and innate potential, no matter how close one gets, it's nearly impossible to succeed.

It was an invisible barrier, limiting everyone's growth.

Normally, encountering this kind of bottleneck would leave most people with only one option: grind slowly and hope for a breakthrough.

But Haruki was different...

He possessed the Divine Authority of Man.

With that in mind, Haruki instantly activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

In an instant, his pupils turned blood red. Three tomoe spun around before merging swiftly into the shape of a black sun.

Wasting no time, he activated the ocular technique housed in his left eye — Divine Authority of Man.

Immediately, a strange and powerful energy wrapped around his body, granting him deeper awareness and control over every aspect of himself.

With a single thought, Haruki began channeling Mystic Palm Technique, reinforcing his body while simultaneously guiding its evolution in the direction he desired.

Crack~

A sound like shattering glass echoed in his ears.

The moment the Yang-release chakra from the newly performed Mystic Palm Technique infiltrated the depths of his cells, Haruki felt the invisible barrier that had previously limited him break apart completely.

A moment later, a boundless wave of energy emerged from deep within his cells. He felt like he was soaking in a natural hot spring—immensely comfortable and utterly relaxed.

"Mmm~"

Haruki let out a faint moan as he deactivated Divine Authority of Man, closed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and allowed his body to evolve naturally, following its instincts.

Gradually, he shut his eyes.

Time ticked by.

Roughly fifteen minutes later, Haruki opened his eyes again.

He moved his limbs and body, feeling as if a heavy shackle had been removed—he felt incredibly light and free.

And he knew this wasn't an illusion.

With the transformation complete, his physical limits had been raised once more. With new potential unlocked, it was only natural to feel lighter and more agile—just like someone gasping for air after nearly drowning, finally getting a full breath.

"Status Panel."

With a thought, a translucent blue screen appeared before him.

[Name: Uchiha Haruki]

[Age: 12]

[Physique: 18 → 19]

[Spirit: 20]

[Chakra: 85,000 (from 94,772 → 109,172)]

[Bloodline: Sharingan - Mangekyō (10,000/50,000) → (12,880/50,000)]

[Skills:]

Chakra Refinement: Lv5 (2183/5000) → Lv5 (2630/5000)

Wind Release: Rasenshuriken: Lv7 (1/20000) → Lv7 (5900/20000)

Wind Release: Wings of Wind: Lv4 (650/2000)

Water Release: Water Formation Wall: Lv6 (460/10000) → Lv6 (7360/10000)

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet: Lv6 (250/10000) → Lv6 (7150/10000)

Water Release: Great Shark Bullet: Lv5 (101/5000) → Lv5 (3200/5000)

Shadow Clone Technique: Lv5 (385/5000) → Lv5 (1025/5000)

Chakra Absorption: Lv6 (250/10000) → Lv6 (820/10000)

Rasengan: Lv6 (9710/10000) → Lv7 (7800/20000)

Telepathic Link: Lv2 (20/500)

Mystic Palm Technique: Lv8 (17514/50000) → Lv8 (28500/50000)

Chakra Scalpel: Lv6 (100/10000) → Lv6 (4500/10000)

Precision Extraction Technique: Lv5 (30/5000) → Lv5 (4100/5000)

Mental Reflection: Lv8 (9539/50000) → Lv8 (15299/50000)

Instant Blade Technique: Lv6 (1410/10000) → Lv6 (5500/10000)

Chakra Control: Lv5 (3482/5000) → Lv5 (4550/5000)

Mastered Skill: Illusion Sword Technique: Lv7 (0/0)

As expected, with this physical evolution, Haruki's Physique stat increased by one point—from 18 to 19.

He carefully examined the changes. Based on his estimation, this upgrade should theoretically increase his maximum chakra reserve by 70,000 points.

Though not as significant as the previous increase of 80,000, it was still substantial. After all, that prior jump had been due to his Spirit stat surpassing the major milestone of 20, which naturally had a more significant impact.

Even so, his theoretical maximum chakra capacity had now risen from 320,000 to 390,000.

There was also an increase in chakra regeneration rate.

With Physique rising from 18 to 19, his body could now handle more stress. This meant he could sustain Chakra Refinement for longer periods daily.

With another thought, Haruki began running Chakra Refinement with his eyes closed.

One minute...

Two minutes...

Ten minutes...

Twenty minutes...

Soon, an hour had passed.

Haruki opened his eyes and nodded with satisfaction.

According to his latest test, he could now passively run Chakra Refinement for sixteen hours per day, up from the previous fifteen.

That extra hour alone could regenerate an additional 2,000 chakra points daily.

Additionally, the natural chakra regeneration of his body had also improved.

Glancing at the newly regenerated chakra shown on his panel over the past hour, he did a quick calculation.

The result:

His daily natural regeneration had increased from 200,000 to 250,000.

Even though this +50,000 increase was slightly less than the +54,000 from his previous evolution, again, that was due to Spirit reaching a breakthrough milestone, while this time, it was only Physique improving by one point.

When Physique eventually crosses the 20-point threshold too, the gains would undoubtedly be significant.

But that's for the future.

For now, the priority was how to allocate the newly gained 52,000 chakra points.

With that thought, Haruki scanned his skill panel carefully.

His eyes finally settled on three techniques:

Wind Release: Wings of Wind, Telepathic Link, and Shadow Clone Technique.

The first two were both recently acquired abilities that had received minimal chakra investment—only 7,000 chakra between them—severely limiting their growth.

It was time to change that.

Haruki thought for a moment, then decided to allocate 33,000 chakra points, evenly split between the two.

Each would receive 16,500 chakra, which should allow them to gain approximately 235 proficiency points per day, dramatically speeding up their development.

As for the remaining 19,000 chakra...

Haruki chose to allocate 15,000 to Shadow Clone Technique, focusing specifically on leveling it up.

Previously, its proficiency increased mainly through passive use—using clones to train other techniques.

Now, he was making it a priority.