After a month, Uchiha Kiyo finally found a way to share the memory of the shadow clone in advance.
The principle is not complicated—it is simply about "releasing" the shadow clone in advance.
Of course, it is not a complete release but rather cutting off the connection with the soul so that the soul can take back the memory earlier than usual.
At this time, the shadow clone enters a state of 'silence.' It has no consciousness but does not dissipate, much like a Water Clone or an Earth Clone. In this state, the shadow clone is essentially an empty shell—a body without a will, detached from the main consciousness.
While the memory is successfully shared in advance, the shadow clone itself loses all awareness.
This isn't ideal.
If the clone can only be used once before losing its function, what is the point of recalling it?
So, how can the shadow clones be reconnected?
Uchiha Kiyo prepared an extra shadow clone as a contingency and had this backup clone complete the process.
After a shadow clone "dies out," the role of the backup shadow clone is to help restore the lost connection.
By activating the sealing technique left within the original shadow clone, it can reestablish the small Chakra cycle inside the clone and reconnect the main body's soul once more.
With the backup shadow clone guiding the process, there is no risk of failure in reconnecting the shadow clone's soul link to Uchiha Kiyo!
And just like that, Uchiha Kiyo successfully completed his first soul technique!
Shadow Clone · Quiet Recovery · Technique!
"One month is still not enough.
The war isn't over yet—send another clone to continue participating in the war!"
If the main body can't go, then the clone will take its place!
I will be present for the entirety of the Second Ninja World War!
"Find a Sand Ninja's body. That way, I can take advantage of the situation to avoid the vigilance of the villages after the war. With this, my plan to infiltrate Sunagakure with a disguised clone is complete."
Sure enough, I am such a clever strategist!
—
After a day.
"Ma Jia" returned to the Sand Ninja front lines without anyone noticing.
"This time, there is only one mission: create chaos!"
"No, that's not right!
No. 1, pay attention! Our mission is to make money. Take advantage of the inflated war economy—fight more, gather more spoils, and sell them for profit!"
"Okay, okay, No. 2, I got it."
"No. 1, don't mess up our mission, or I'll take control of the body myself!"
It seems like Shadow Clone No. 1 has developed a bit of a personality...
A little too battle-hungry.
That's right—Ma Jia is Uchiha Kiyo's disguised clone, and the Ma Jia No. 1 and Ma Jia No. 2 arguing in the sealed space are the two shadow clones sealed within this body.
Ma Jia successfully infiltrated the Sand Ninja front lines, reported for duty, and retreated into his assigned quarters.
His teammates had been killed in the previous battle, leaving him as the sole survivor. Naturally, he had to act the part.
Yes, he was very sad.
...Or at least, that's how he performed.
No one suspected him.
Originally, Ma Jia was just an ordinary Chūnin with few acquaintances. Now that his two teammates were dead, who would notice anything unusual about him?
Besides, his grief over losing teammates was entirely reasonable.
Ma Jia was just a Chūnin, and so were his teammates. None of them had influential connections. Their treatment was completely different from that of Uchiha Kiyo, who was stationed on Konoha's front lines.
The tent Ma Jia resided in was a shared space with his late teammates. Now that they were gone, he had the tent to himself.
Would he be assigned new tentmates?
"Probably not. The situation is too tense right now. Too many ninjas have died, so there are plenty of empty tents."
Two hours later, a ninja from the mission department arrived to summon Ma Jia for a new assignment.
Two hours—that was the given recovery time for Chakra.
"It seems the situation has grown more dire."
Ma Jia headed to the mission department and accepted a large-scale operation.
—
Ma Jia had successfully "returned" to Sunagakure's front lines, allowing Uchiha Kiyo to breathe a sigh of relief.
"With Ma Jia's clone embedded within the enemy ranks, the intelligence burden has been temporarily eased."
With information gathering secured, Uchiha Kiyo turned his focus to a second objective.
Establishing a new cultivation system.
Of course, such an endeavor is not something that can be completed overnight. It requires long-term accumulation and refinement.
He had to proceed step by step.
Uchiha Kiyo did not intend to complete the entire system immediately—his goal was to take the first step.
To create a new system, one must first have a reference.
Uchiha Kiyo's so-called cultivation of immortality was merely a concept at this stage.
He had never truly practiced immortal cultivation before, nor did he fully understand how a real immortal cultivation system worked.
So, he had to construct it.
To do that, he would integrate aspects of the ninja system into a new framework.
Use ninja techniques to achieve the effects he desired.
To do so, he first needed to deepen his understanding of ninja methodologies.
Mastery of ninja arts involves two factors:
Depth—expertise in a specific area, typically correlating with combat strength.
Breadth—knowledge across multiple disciplines.
At the moment, Uchiha Kiyo's depth came from his accumulated years of practice, so there was no urgent need for further refinement.
His next step was expanding his breadth.
This meant increasing his knowledge across multiple ninja disciplines.
Currently, Uchiha Kiyo had a solid foundation in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and Sealing Techniques. He had studied the theoretical aspects of these fields extensively and even developed his own unique theories.
However, there was one major system he had yet to delve into—the Bloodline Limits (Kekkei Genkai).
While he possessed the Sharingan, an advanced Kekkei Genkai, his understanding of it was based purely on practical usage.
However, the Sharingan was too specialized—it did not allow him to develop a broad theoretical framework for Bloodline Limits.
So, he needed to start from the basics.
That meant studying the elemental fusion-based Kekkei Genkai, which was the standard type of Bloodline Limit.
The study of Kekkei Genkai is vast and complex.
Only the most elite ninjas truly comprehend the nature of Bloodline Limits.
Elemental fusion creates entirely new chakra attributes, each with its own unique properties—often representing significant power.
Bloodline Ninjutsu, derived from these new elemental attributes, is far superior to standard elemental techniques.
If Uchiha Kiyo could master even a single Kekkei Genkai, his combat ability would rise exponentially.
Bloodline Limits can be inherited through lineage or cultivated independently.
Over 90% of Kekkei Genkai users in the ninja world inherit their abilities through their bloodline.
Only a select few ever develop a Bloodline Limit through personal cultivation.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, a master of the five elements, was unable to develop a Bloodline Limit—demonstrating just how difficult it was.
This required both talent and opportunity.
But opportunities often come with danger.
Uchiha Kiyo was aware of these challenges, which is why, for now, he was only theorizing about Bloodline Limits.
Formulate the hypothesis now—test it later.
That was the scientific approach.
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