In the days that followed, Uchiha Sora would spar in Taijutsu with Uchiha Izumi from time to time.
Although his Taijutsu was getting stronger and stronger under automatic cultivation, and he could no longer gain effective improvements from sparring with Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha Sora did not give up sparring with her because of this.
Because for Uchiha Sora, sparring and spending time with Uchiha Izumi allowed him to find the long-lost joy of childhood.
It allowed him, a transmigrator who was always thinking about the future situation, to find rare peace of mind.
Ever since Uchiha Sora displayed decent Taijutsu talent, his classmates no longer mocked him as the Uchiha dead last. There were even a few young girls who would sneak looks at him and even compare him to Uchiha Itachi in private.
They concluded that Uchiha Sora was more likable than Uchiha Itachi, and his personality was more cheerful than Itachi's, unlike Itachi, who was sullen and gloomy all day long.
In the home of the Uchiha Clan head.
After dinner, Uchiha Mikoto was walking in the courtyard while holding one-year-old baby Sasuke.
Uchiha Fugaku was sitting in the living room, talking with Uchiha Itachi, who was sitting opposite him.
"Itachi, how is life at the Ninja Academy? Have you learned anything? Have you made any friends?" Fugaku asked with concern.
Uchiha Itachi answered respectfully: "Father, the school does teach a lot of things, but I have almost mastered them. It's just that... I have very few friends."
"Hmm, your talent makes it difficult for others to catch up to you, and your personality is not the type to take the initiative to make friends. However, you should still try to make a few friends when you have the time," Fugaku nodded and said.
After a pause, he added: "I heard that Uchiha Sora in your class has been performing quite well recently?"
"Father?" Uchiha Itachi looked at his father with some confusion. It seemed that hearing Uchiha Sora's name from his father's mouth surprised him greatly, because his father had always been a stern and dignified presence, and as the head of the Uchiha Clan, he wouldn't easily pay attention to such trivial matters.
"Heh, I just heard that he has been improving very quickly recently. It is said that his Taijutsu is already on par with yours," Uchiha Fugaku said. "Itachi, your talent is very strong, which is something to be proud of, but you cannot just refuse to interact with others. If you have time, you can spar with him."
"Yes, Father." Uchiha Itachi nodded in agreement.
"Hmm, let's leave it at that for today." Uchiha Fugaku stood up and left.
In his view, Uchiha Itachi was good at everything, but his personality was a bit too reserved, and he had too few friends. This was not conducive to his future development, and it might even cause trouble for him when he assumed the position of clan head later.
If he could cultivate some loyal relationships from a young age, combined with Itachi's talent, the future Uchiha Clan would definitely be able to shine brightly in Itachi's hands.
On the other side, Uchiha Sora had no idea that he had already been earmarked by Uchiha Fugaku as a trusted aide for Itachi.
At this moment, he was practicing the Uchiha Clan's Fire Release.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
As the signature Ninjutsu of the Uchiha Clan, almost every household that was a Ninja family would have a scroll containing information on this Ninjutsu.
After Uchiha Sora found the learning scroll for this Ninjutsu at home, he memorized the hand signs and release method for it.
As expected, the system immediately gave a prompt.
"Your Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique has entered automatic cultivation mode!"
With this prompt, it meant that Uchiha Sora no longer needed to spend time practicing it himself; he just had to wait for it to successfully cultivate automatically.
However, just waiting for it to automatically cultivate seemed to be not that fast. For a day or two, he didn't hear the notification sound of successful cultivation.
Therefore, Uchiha Sora decided to practice it himself to see.
As soon as he formed the hand signs and gathered a mouthful of Chakra in his chest, preparing to exhale, it suddenly dissipated.
Only a few sporadic sparks appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he even accidentally burned a blister on his lip.
Cultivation failed!
Damn this talent of mine!
Uchiha Sora was very helpless.
In comparison, Uchiha Itachi succeeded in performing it with standard power on his first try, and Uchiha Sasuke also successfully produced a small fireball on his first try.
Looking at himself, just a tiny spark, and he even burned himself!
This is just too embarrassing for a transmigrator!
"Ding! Your Great Fireball Technique was angered by your trash talent! It has decided to speed up the cultivation progress!"
"Ding! Your Great Fireball Technique has displayed talent that crushes the host! It has been successfully cultivated!"
The next moment, the system's notification sound rang in his mind.
Immediately after, the experience and information from the successful cultivation of the Great Fireball poured into his mind.
He formed the hand signs again and performed the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Boom!
A huge fireball erupted, rolling forward.
The turf on the ground was torn up, forming a trail of exposed soil.
The fireball hit a large tree not far away, and the trunk was instantly ignited by the flames, crashing down!
"Fine, the system is still the most reliable!" Uchiha Sora muttered helplessly.
Looking at the sky, night was about to fall. Uchiha Sora was in a pretty good mood. Remembering that he was going to have dinner at Uchiha Izumi's house tonight, he didn't delay any longer, tidied up, and headed towards Uchiha Izumi's house.
Today was the first time Uchiha Izumi had invited him to her house for dinner, so he couldn't be late.
Not long after, he arrived at Izumi's home.
Izumi was already standing at the door waiting for him. Seeing Uchiha Sora arrive, a happy smile appeared on her face. She changed his shoes for him and said: "Sora, you're here! My mom is cooking, and it will be ready soon. Let me make you a cup of tea first."
"Thanks." Uchiha Sora changed his shoes and went inside to sit down. Izumi had also finished brewing the tea and brought it over to him.
Her gentle and virtuous appearance was endearing.
Izumi's family background was also very ordinary. Because her father died in the Nine-Tailed incident a year ago, she had returned to the Uchiha Clan grounds to live with her mother, Uchiha Hazuki, and the mother and daughter relied on each other for survival.
After waiting for a short while, the beautiful Uchiha Hazuki brought the food to the table. She sat down beside Uchiha Izumi and looked at Uchiha Sora with a smile.
"Sora, our Izumi's Taijutsu has improved very quickly recently. I heard it's all thanks to you!" Uchiha Hazuki smiled and said.
"I wouldn't dare claim credit; Izumi and I are making progress together," Uchiha Sora said modestly.
Uchiha Hazuki gently tucked her hair and chuckled: "Heh, don't be polite. From now on, just treat this place as your own home. As for Izumi, I'll leave her in your care."
"Izumi is also very impressive, but since I am a boy, I will definitely take care of her," Uchiha Sora said.
"Hmm, Sora, one look and I can tell you are a mature and steady child," Uchiha Hazuki nodded gently, revealing a mother-in-law-like smile: "With those words from you, I can rest easy."
Uchiha Izumi, who was on the side, had a face that was already flushed red...