C rank Nintaijutsu

Unknown to Rayzen, his existence had already alerted the authorities of the village and the clans and they were on edge for some time.

But now, the Uchiha clan was alerted again by Rayzen's potential.

The secret meeting place in the Naka Shrine...

Akihira : " The kid has the highest potential to awaken Mangekyo Sharingan, higher than even Fugaku. And his combat power is already better than most Genin. Our clan is blessed with another talent. "

" What are you trying to imply... patriarch?" said a gruff emotionless voice.

Akihira replied unfazed: " Nothing yet, Elder

Furui. "

Furui understood what the patriarch meant so he sneered: " Isn't one of his eye damaged, Takeshi?... Then how do you expect him to meet your evaluation, patriarch?"

Takeshi was about to say something but was stopped by the patriarch.

Akihira replied with a bit of hope in his voice: " Even though one of his eyes is damaged, the kid's potential is vast"

Some elders voiced their appreciation for Rayzen's talent while others mocked him for being a half-breed. Seeing that the issue won't be resolved, the patriarch called an end to the meeting as he voiced out:

" Actions speak louder. We'll talk about this if Rayzen unlocks Sharingan and his merits call for a meeting. "

As everyone left, Akihira felt the pressure on his chest easing up a bit. It was not easy for him to manage the whole clan, especially when the bleeding power of his voice is not enough to outweigh half of the elders. It was mostly an issue of balance of power.

' If I had one more person that awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan on my side, the clan could be kept in line. Rayzen's birth has shown me my control over the clan is diminishing and the extremists are slowly gaining more control. But, I hope the kid could beat Fugaku and unlock the Mangekyo, then the clan won't venture into dangerous choices such as rebellion against the village.... Sigh... I hope you get stronger kid... You might have to defend against assassination by the clan members itself.'

Currently the extremists faction of the clan has been slowly accumulating power. The patriarch's decision to keep Rayzen in the clan, resulted in him losing more power. But now with Rayzen's potential, he was able to sway the opinion of the clan members by a bit. At the same time, it jeapordized Rayzen's life. Elder Furui has been the forefront of the extremists faction and he is bringing up Fugaku as the patriarch candidate, who was under the former's control. But now, Rayzen being a potential patriarch candidate is a threat for the extremists faction.

...

Amidst the rising tension in the clan, which Rayzen was the cause of and at the same time oblivious to, he was walking to the class as usual with Sora and Toshiko.

He drew the attention of most, if not, all the academy students and teachers. Along with the gazes of respect, curiosity and kindness he was showered with, those of hostility, jealousy and malice still managed to latch on to him.

He chalked up the hostility he received to his clan and his clansmen that wanted to bring him down. Nonetheless, none dared to make a move on him, other than those who wanted to befriend him. Since unlike most Uchiha, he was not cold and edgy and at the same time had a handsome face and physique. Furthermore, Rayzen, always expressed his emotions well enough to easily make friends.

As he sat on his seat, pretending that he was listening to the class, he thought about the C-rank jutsu he was trying to master.

'Ninja Art: Micro - Burst'

It was a combination of taijutsu and ninjutsu. The user makes use of the minute movements of the body and delivers a resonating chain of forces starting from the initial point to the point of release, usually palm or fists, with the help of chakra. The force builds up exponentially along the way and chakra enhances the power output as well as the delivery.

The technique had three disadvantages that repelled most Uchiha from learning it. The first being, that it requires the user to be in contact with the target at the instant of delivery. And the second being, a very strong physique. This to account for the recoil damage from the sudden burst. The last disadvantage was that, training this technique can possibly lead to accumulation of internal injuries of varying levels , for each wrong move. The closer the wrong move is made to the delivery, the higher the injury recieved.

On the other hand, the technique would deal devastating internal damage if well executed. And when used along with Uchiha taijutsu, taking down multiple opponents in close combat will be far easier.

Rayzen found that the technique was inspired by the Hyuga's gentle style and can be considered an upgrade to a crude imitation of one of the gentle style techniques in their arsenal. Hence the need for a strong physique.

And it was obvious that only a Byakugan user with a strong physique could tap into the entire potential of this technique. In short, this technique was perfect for Rayzen.

Rayzen understood that to achieve a basic mastery over this technique, he would take atleast two months. Since it's useless if he memorized the scroll alone, he needs to familiarise the technique with his body.

' This technique could utilise my entire body strength. But I need to find a way to avoid the injuries during training...'

The day soon ended with his thoughts occupied by finding a solution to the problem.

By night time, he came up with two solutions, one being, going to a medic-nin or train to be a medic-nin and the other being, using the Basic Impurity Cleansing Technique. Deciding that it was best to practice the technique after having a medic in reach, he shelved the practice of his technique for later. Meanwhile, he spent his time; studying the scroll, to improve the technique along with improving his Body Flicker, apart from his daily routine.