Bali sat in his room with a wooden slate, writing down his current abilities. His family wasn't important enough politically for constant surveillance - they were mid-tier Uchiha, nowhere near Setsuna or Fugaku's level.
"Good," he thought. "Being overlooked means freedom to develop."
He listed his methods in order of mastery:
First - Solar Visualization: Direct sun energy absorption through forehead chakra point.
Second - Breathing Techniques: Five different pranayama methods for energy circulation.
Third - Fire Visualization: Internal heat generation, body purification.
Fourth - Lunar Methods: Attempted moon energy absorption, limited success.
Fifth - Combined Techniques: Sun-moon balance, still experimental.
"Kenji," Bali called to his most reliable follower. "Bring my training journal."
"Which one, Boss?"
"The one with breathing pattern notes."
Kenji returned with a thin notebook. Bali opened it and reviewed his Nadi Shodhana practice results.
"Alternate nostril breathing - balances solar and lunar channels," he read aloud.
"Right nostril connects to Pingala - warming energy. Left nostril connects to Ida - cooling energy."
"Thirty-six cycles daily. Results: chakra circulation improved, mental clarity increased."
He made a new note: "Continue daily. Foundation technique."
That evening, Bali practiced Shakti Ujjayi breathing with his grandfather watching.
"Breathe in through nose, constrict throat slightly," Bali demonstrated.
The soft ocean sound filled the room as he inhaled.
"Visualize golden solar energy entering through crown, silver lunar energy through chest."
Raigen activated his Sharingan to observe. "I can see energy moving differently than normal chakra flow."
"It follows nadi channels instead of chakra points," Bali explained while exhaling slowly.
"Chakra uses discrete energy nodes. Prana flows through continuous pathways."
"Ten to twenty cycles builds subtle power without exhaustion."
For Bhramari practice, Bali sat with fingers covering his ears.
"This activates the third eye chakra," he told Taro, who was taking notes.
He inhaled deeply, then exhaled with a soft humming sound that resonated through his skull.
"The vibrations clear blockages in the forehead area," he continued after finishing the cycle.
"Eight to sixteen repetitions improve intuition and inner perception."
Taro wrote quickly. "Should we all try this one?"
"Start with basic Nadi Shodhana first. Master foundation before advanced techniques."
The most intense practice was Kapalabhati - rapid breathing that generated internal heat.
Bali sat straight, hands on knees, and began forceful exhalations through his nose.
Thirty rapid breaths in succession, his abdominal muscles contracting sharply with each exhale.
"This generates inner fire and purifies energy channels," he explained between rounds.
Steam actually rose from his skin during the practice.
"Start with thirty breaths per round. Build up gradually."
His followers watched in amazement as visible heat waves surrounded his small body.
But the real transformation happened during his nightly sessions.
Every night, Bali's blood would begin to boil with energy. His regular lunar visualization attempts failed - there was no actual moon energy reaching him indoors.
However, something unexpected occurred.
"The stars," he realized during one late practice session.
Instead of moon energy, tiny particles of stellar energy were responding to his visualization.
Just single particles, microscopic amounts, but they carried an intense cooling power that balanced his overheated blood.
"One particle transforms one cell," he noted in his mental space diary.
"Grandpa," Bali said during breakfast, "my body is changing faster than expected."
"How so?"
"Chakra capacity is increasing beyond normal limits. Maybe Uzumaki clan level or higher."
Raigen nearly choked on his tea. "That's impossible. Uzumaki have the largest chakra reserves in the ninja world."
"Test me."
Raigen activated his Sharingan and examined Bali's energy signature carefully.
"Your chakra... it's dense. Unusually dense for a five-year-old."
"The fire visualization method burned away impurities. My channels are completely clear now."
"And the solar energy absorption is strengthening my cells daily."
Hiotmi watched her son practice his morning solar visualization.
He sat facing east, spine straight, eyes closed in deep concentration.
Visible golden light seemed to gather around his head and flow into his body.
"It looks like he's actually absorbing sunlight," she whispered to Kirito.
"He is," Kirito replied, his Sharingan active. "I can see some energy air entering through his forehead ."
"Is that even possible?"
"Apparently it is for him."
During one evening practice, Bali made a crucial discovery about his stellar energy absorption.
"I can't just visualize moon energy," he realized. "I need to target specific star types."
He began visualizing cool blue stars, distant white giants, anything that radiated cooling energy.
Microscopic particles of stellar energy began reaching him - not much, but enough to notice.
"Each particle that reaches me transforms one cell completely," he recorded in his mental diary.
"The process is slow but the effects are permanent."
"My bones are becoming denser. My muscle fibers are restructuring."
"Boss," Masa asked during training, "why don't you write this stuff down on paper?"
"Too dangerous," Bali replied. "Danzo's Root operatives could find physical records."
"What about coded writing?"
"Any code can be broken given enough time and resources."
"So where do you keep your notes?"
Bali tapped his temple. "Mental space storage. No one can access it but me."
In his mind palace, Bali maintained detailed records of every technique, every result, every discovery.
Shelves of mental books contained information that would be priceless to enemy ninja.
After six months of intensive practice, Bali assessed his overall power level.
Physical strength: Above average adult ninja despite his young age.
Chakra capacity: Rivaling Uzumaki clan members.
Energy absorption: Successfully drawing power from sun and stars.
Body enhancement: Bones and muscles strengthened beyond human normal.
Mental abilities: Developing enhanced intuition and perception.
"I'm becoming something beyond a regular ninja," he concluded.
"The incomplete kundalini awakening combined with cosmic energy techniques is creating unprecedented results."
That night, as stellar particles slowly transformed individual cells in his body, Bali made future plans.
"I need Yamanaka mind techniques to enhance my mental space abilities."
"Kato soul projection methods to separate consciousness from body safely."
"Akimichi energy expansion to amplify my power absorption rate."
"But first, I need to master my current techniques completely."
He entered deep meditation, his consciousness settling into the vast mental palace where his true power was quietly growing.