Accelerated Progress and Micro-Training
One more month passed without major incidents at the Academy. Uchiha Sora, now nearly five years old, maintained his double life with cold efficiency. In the classroom, he continued to be the "theory genius" under Gintoki Sarutobi's supervision, accumulating EXP slowly but steadily by memorizing scrolls on history and tactics.
His true progress was achieved at night, through the constant practice of Wall Walking and the perfected execution of the Great Fireball Jutsu. After mastering his first jutsu, Sora focused on reducing the chakra cost of the technique, a process that his high INT (28.3) allowed him to optimize.
During that month, his silent effort resulted in marginal but vital gains in his physical attributes, demonstrating the effectiveness of ENDURANCE (3.1) in his child's body.
MAIN STATUS
Name: Uchiha Sora
Level: 3 (Inactive Genin)
EXP: 800 / 4000 (The requirement for Level 4 continues to increase)
Title: Witness of the Apocalypse
ATTRIBUTESAttributeValueChakra250 / 1000 (Increase of 10 points due to constant practice)Strength (STR)3.9 $\rightarrow$ 4.1Agility (AGI)3.9 $\rightarrow$ 4.1Endurance (END)3.1 $\rightarrow$ 3.3Intelligence (INT)28.3 $\rightarrow$ 28.5 (Thanks to constant analysis)
The increase of 0.2 in his physical attributes and 0.2 in his intelligence was the reward for his daily micro-training. Every point, hard-earned, was a step further from the Clan's fate.
His focus was now on Lightning. Sora knew that Lightning was the perfect complement to the Uchiha speed, and his affinity potential was very high. However, Lightning jutsu required even finer chakra control than Fire, with the risk of electrocuting himself. He hadn't yet found a scroll for Raikiri or Chidori (Rank A/S techniques), but he needed an initial Rank C jutsu.
The News and the Veil of Lies
One afternoon, as Sora and his father, Kenshin, were returning from the Uchiha compound, they noticed an unusual commotion. There was a group of Jōnin gathered near the clan leader's office.
"What's going on, Dad?" Sora asked, feigning childish curiosity.
Kenshin, frowning, paused to listen to the circulating rumor.
"Apparently, Konoha and Kumogakure (the Hidden Cloud Village) have reached an agreement after years of tensions. A peace treaty. The Raikage sent his chief ninja from the main branch as an ambassador. They say the chief ninja will stay here for a week to seal the pact."
Sora's heart sank, despite Kenshin's political smile. The date was correct. The "peace treaty" was the alibi for the Hinata Hyūga kidnapping incident.
This is it. Hinata turns three now. Kumo's chief ninja will try to kidnap her amidst the celebration. The event that almost triggered a war and ends with Neji's father's death, Sora analyzed, his mind working at lightning speed.
The event was not only a tragedy for the Hyūga Clan but a potential danger to the balance of power in Konoha. If the Hyūga Clan was weakened or if the incident was poorly managed, the pressure on the Uchiha Clan (the village's other great Kekkei Genkai) would increase exponentially.
"I can't let it happen. The kidnapping ends with the death of Kumo's chief ninja and, later, Neji's father. If I stop the kidnapping, I change a major turning point in the timeline," Sora decided.
But how to intervene without revealing his prophetic knowledge?
The Pseudonym and the Chronos Plan
Sora knew he couldn't approach Hiashi Hyūga, the clan leader, directly. A five-year-old Uchiha with knowledge of an imminent attack would immediately be put under interrogation by Anbu or, worse, Danzō.
He needed an anonymous, cryptic channel, and one alarming enough for Hiashi, a naturally paranoid man, to act.
That night, under the cover of darkness and with his Chakra Sense turned up high, Sora executed his plan.
The Paper and Ink: Sora stole a small piece of rice paper from his mother's calligraphy room and some ink from an old inkwell, making sure to use a writing style completely different from the one he used at the Academy. For this, he used elaborate, ancient calligraphy, forcing a style that looked like an elderly scholar's.
The Cryptic Letter: With extreme care, and using the tip of a broken bird feather pen, Sora wrote the message. His high INT allowed him to formulate a text that sounded like a prophetic warning without giving away compromising details.
The message was simple, yet powerful:
*To Hiashi Hyūga, Guardian of the Byakugan.
I am Chronos. A friend from the future and a witness of time.
Your blessing, your daughter Hinata, will turn three in one week. On the day of the celebration, keep your Eyes Wide Open. Not every visitor comes in peace. There are Unfriendly Visitors seeking to claim what they consider theirs.
Peace is a lie. Protecting the Eyes is the priority with this ignorant Konoha.
Act wisely, Hiashi. Time is everything.
Sincerely,
Chronos (Time).*
The Secure Delivery: The challenge was getting the letter into the heavily guarded Hyūga compound without being detected.
Sora waited until 3:00 a.m. The darkest hour, when the chakra flow of the Hyūga sentries became monotonous and predictable. His Chakra Sense showed him the least guarded route.
Using the Wall Walking skill, Sora scaled the fence of his compound and headed towards the Hyūga District, which was not far. He advanced silently, using the knowledge of his improved physical attributes.
He reached the outer wall of the Hyūga compound. The air vibrated with the constant presence of the active Byakugan and the dense chakra network of the guardians of the Caged Bird Seal.
Sora hugged the shadow of a large tree. He waited for a patrol to pass. His Chakra Sense was the only thing that could differentiate the faint chakra signature of the Root agent he knew was monitoring the main family house.
Seeing a window of Hiashi's study, Sora threw the letter, which he had wrapped around a small stone. He calculated the trajectory precisely (using his STR 4.1 and AGI 4.1). The stone gently hit the glass.
The sound was insignificant, but in the calm of the night, it was enough. Hiashi was awake, planning Hinata's celebration.
Sora didn't wait. The instant he felt Hiashi's pulse moving towards the window, he used a burst of chakra to scale the wall and disappeared into the shadows, returning home via the fastest route.
The Result: The Seed of Doubt
Sora returned to his futon, exhausted. His chakra reserve had dropped to 200 due to the run and the constant use of Chakra Sense at medium power.
It's done. The letter has been delivered. Now, I can only wait. A man as cautious as Hiashi will not ignore an anonymous letter that specifically mentions Hinata and unfriendly visitors just before a peace summit. The least he will do is redouble the guard.
If the letter caused Hiashi to take extraordinary precautions, Kumo's chief ninja would be apprehended before attempting the kidnapping, or would even desist upon noticing the excessive guard. If that happened, Neji's father would live, and Konoha would avoid a diplomatic disaster.
Sora closed his eyes, feeling the ticking of time. He had acted. He had used his knowledge of the "future" and his pseudonym, Chronos, to plant a seed of doubt. Now time would do the rest.
ESTIMATED COUNTDOWN
4 Years, 188 Days, 18 Hours.