Chapter 2: Belongings

"Good morning! Auntie!"

The young child who woke up early pushed open the bedroom door with one hand while rubbing his sleepy eyes with the other. He greeted the girl busy in the kitchen, not forgetting to let out a big yawn.

"Auntie? How many times have I told you to call me Onee-san-sama."

She was very particular about being called "aunt" as a young girl in her prime. Being called that made her feel like she was already married with children, or soon would be!

Moreover, as the youngest sister in the family, she always wished for a little brother or sister. That way, she could also experience what it felt like to be addressed as the "big sister."

Ignoring his aunt's words, Toshiro headed straight to the bathroom. He turned on the water, brushed his teeth, rinsed his mouth, washed his face, and then gave his cheeks a few pats while looking in the mirror.

It was as if he needed to reacquaint himself with the child in the mirror, with a pair of pitch-black eyes, a delicate face, a bit of baby fat, and the Uchiha family's signature spiky hair.

"Yes! I will turn out to be a handsome guy in the future."

After some self-encouragement, he went to the dining table in the living room. A girl with long hair draped over her shoulders, delicate features, and wearing a traditional Uchiha dark blue high-collar jacket was approaching the dining table.

"Uchiha Mika," the younger sister of the original body's mother. Ever since the original body's mother passed away a week ago, she had been taking care of "Uchiha Toshiro."

Three days ago, when the original owner fell into a coma due to prolonged fasting and overwhelming grief, and subsequently after experiencing transmigration, she felt extremely guilty.

In recent days, she had moved into the original owner's home, assuming the responsibility of taking care of him.

This was actually a tradition in the Uchiha clan. Whenever an orphan was left behind, the clan would arrange for relatives to take care of the child, teach them some basic knowledge, and if there were no close relatives, they would live with widowed elders in the clan.

After the two sat down, the sight of steaming rice, miso soup, grilled fish, natto, and pickles on the table immediately made their mouths water.

"Let's eat!"

Both of them practically picked up their chopsticks simultaneously and started eating.

As time passed, apart from the occasional sound of chopsticks clinking against dishes and the chewing and swallowing of food, the living room was almost devoid of other sounds.

In the memories of the original body, his mother might have foreseen her limited time and had taught him various aristocratic rules, etiquette, and literacy in advance.

"Don't talk during meals, and don't speak during sleep." This could be considered one of the most basic requirements.

Thankfully, she had taught him in advance. Otherwise, transmigrating without any cheat abilities would be frustrating enough, let alone reliving the process of relearning the language and recognizing characters.

"I'm done eating. Mika-nee, I'm going to the study."

"Okay. I'll clean this up later."

Seeing that he had a good appetite today and ate quite a lot, the girl felt a huge sense of relief.

Arriving at the desk and looking up at the scrolls on the bookshelf, the old-fashioned handwritten notes, and the mixed new printed books, the sense of unease and bewilderment from suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar world gradually faded away.

Placing dozens of scrolls on the low table and browsing through them one by one: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique," "Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique," "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique," "Fire Release: Dust Cloud Concealment," "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation," "Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction," "Fire Release: Dragon Flame Technique," "Uchiha Sword Techniques Explained," "Introduction to Genjutsu," "Chakra Control"...

Opening each red scroll, reading the recorded fire release techniques, and leafing through the unopened blue, purple, and other colored scrolls on the desk, Uchiha Toshiro felt, for the first time, the power of the Uchiha clan. Upon reflection, it felt almost inevitable.

Originating from Indra, with bloodlines tracing back to the Sage of Six Paths, the Uchiha clan had been a ninja clan for nearly 1000 years. Chakra, which originated from the Otsutsuki clan, was ingrained in the bodies and genes of every Uchiha member.

And ninjutsu, representing the power of ninjas, was the lifelong pursuit of every Uchiha who awakened their Sharingan. Passed down through generations, it was not surprising that there were so many scrolls of techniques.

Just like him, his father was a ninja, and so was his mother. His grandparents, both maternal and paternal, as well as his little aunt, were all ninjas.

Furthermore, from what he knew, the proportion of children in the clan becoming ninjas was far higher than in other clans.

Every year, more than half of the age-appropriate children in the clan successfully extracted chakra. This proportion was quite astonishing. In contrast, in Sarutobi, Pig, Deer, and Butterfly clans, having a quarter or even a fifth of the children extract chakra was considered lucky.

It was no wonder that the Uchiha clan met such a tragic end. Without the balance of the Senju clan, there was no single force in Konohagakure capable of overshadowing the Uchiha in terms of strength.

Whether it was Third Hokage's Sarutobi clan, the Hyuga clan of the same Otsutsuki lineage, or the combination of Pig, Deer, and Butterfly clans, none could match the Uchiha.

Putting aside these divergent thoughts, he continued to leaf through the scrolls at hand. The remaining ones did not disappoint him either.

"Lightning Release: Earth Flash," "Lightning Release: False Darkness," "Lightning Release: Overclock Vibrating Blade," as well as "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough," "Wind Release: Tornado," "Wind Release: Vacuum Wave," "Wind Release: Vacuum Blade," "Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Technique"—over 30 ninjutsu in total.

Primarily fire, lightning, and wind release techniques, mixed with some water and earth release ninjutsu. Each ninjutsu was accompanied by training and implementation insights.

"It seems that the clan's ninjas predominantly have fire and lightning attributes. Wind attribute is likely a secondary attribute cultivated to complement the clan's fire releases. Lightning attribute is probably an inherited secondary attribute. After all, both the Sage of Six Paths and Indra, as portrayed in the TV series, exhibited lightning attributes rather than fire."

After flipping through the scrolls and returning them to their places, he casually leafed through several old-fashioned books. They mostly contained training methods for the chakra nature and shape transformations, information on genjutsu, sealing techniques, runes, and barriers.

Without further entanglement, he restored the study to its original state and went to the living room. Sitting on the sofa, he watched Uchiha Mika, who was tidying up the kitchen, and quietly waited.