POV: Tekka
"Bastard, damn him, how dare he..." Tekka raged.
Tekka kept reading until the last page. When he finally finished, he noticed it was already afternoon. He remained seated a while longer, waiting for his anger to subside...
After composing himself, he went down to the ground floor of the house, wanting to get some air. Stepping outside, he was met with a surprise.
Riki sat in lotus position, activating his Sharingan from a distance while unknowingly being observed by Tekka practicing a secret Uzumaki technique.
The Spiral Meditation was more than just a chakra control exercise; it was a ritual of purification and power.
The Uzumaki divided it into five distinct phases, each designed to refine life energy and strengthen body and mind. Curious, Tekka discreetly focused his three-tomoe Sharingan, not wanting to interrupt his son's training while still observing the benefits from afar, his eyes spinning as he watched Riki's chakra flow. What he saw left him speechless.
The first phase, Chakra Flow and Sealing Training, required channeling energy in precise patterns, as if tracing invisible seals in the air. Riki moved his fingers in subtle gestures, and small dust whirlwinds rose around him, drawing lines that dissipated instantly. It was as if he were writing fuuinjutsu in the wind itself - control most sealing masters would never achieve...
Next came the actual Spiral Meditation, the second phase.
Tekka saw Riki's chakra condense at the base of his spine, a blue spark that began spinning, rising in a perfect spiral, each rotation seeming to harmonize his breathing, his chest rising and falling in an almost hypnotic rhythm. The fading evening light filtered through the window danced over him, reflecting the internal flow as if the boy were a living mirror of energy.
The third phase, the Chakra Chain Technique, emerged when Riki briefly opened his eyes - thin energy lines projected from his hands, stretching like translucent chains before dissolving. Tekka blinked, impressed. It was the same principle Akemi used in combat, but Riki manipulated them with frightening naturalness, though without the same proficiency. It was clear Riki was a skilled amateur, Akemi was a skilled professional.
Vital Resistance and Self-Regeneration, the fourth phase, was less visible, but Tekka noticed Riki's skin glowing subtly, as if every cell in his body was revitalizing in real time. The Uzumaki used this to extend their lifespans, explaining why they often lived past a hundred years, and Riki seemed to already grasp the basics, his body exuding vitality that defied his age.
Finally, the fifth phase: Blood and Chakra Seals. Riki bit his finger, a drop of blood dripping, and mixed it with chakra in a quick gesture. The air crackled, and a rudimentary seal glowed on the ground for a second before fading. Tekka swallowed hard. This was an advanced technique, used by figures like Mito and Kushina to contain the Kyuubi, and here was his son, playing with it like a game.
The complete cycle took an hour and a half. Tekka counted 29 circulations, each expelling impurities in nearly imperceptible steam bursts from his skin.
The Uzumaki have a blessing in their hands, he thought, his heart racing.
If the Uchiha had access to this, how many Sharingans would awaken?