Chapter 110: Binding Training (15)

“Teacher Muzuki, I feel a slight swelling in my abdomen. Could it be that my posture is already perfectly standard, and the airflow is swirling through my meridians and acupuncture points?” Obito asked excitedly.

“I think you probably ate too much dinner,” Muzuki replied, glancing over and noticing that Obito’s posture had gone wrong again during the gradual breathing process.

“Uh, I guess I did eat a little too much,” Obito said, his face slightly flushed, as he touched his slightly bulging abdomen and gave an embarrassed smile.

Hearing this rather absurd conversation, Shisui, who was nearby, couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing, instantly disrupting his breathing rhythm.

“You need to guide the air that enters your body, not let the inhaled air affect your posture,” Muzuki said, correcting Obito’s posture hand-by-hand.

“Shisui is doing well in this regard,” Muzuki said, pointing to Shisui, who had recovered and resumed his posture.

Overall, Shisui’s progress was not as good as Obito’s, but in this specific part of the training, Shisui was slightly faster than Obito.

“How about you tie me down, Teacher Muzuki? Then I could guide the inhaled air much better!” A Flash of inspiration struck Obito, and he came up with a good idea.

The strengthening movements for those Breathing Techniques were increasingly difficult; not only was there the influence of airflow, but holding those high-difficulty postures for a long time also made the body very tired.

Muzuki didn’t know for a moment if Obito was eager to train or if he had awakened some strange Hobbies, actually wanting to be physically restrained.

Muzuki had also thought of this method, but physical restraint might not necessarily be effective, and it would definitely be very uncomfortable for the body, which was not very humane.

If one knew it was Breathing Technique training, they might think it was an interrogation of a foreign spy.

“This method might be feasible, but the training process will be very uncomfortable. Are you sure you want to do this?” Muzuki asked.

Since Obito actively wanted to try, Muzuki wouldn’t object.

There are no easy words in Ninja training.

Daily physical training leaves one drenched in sweat, climbing trees results in painful falls, missteps while walking on water lead to falling into the water, and cultivating Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation carelessly can result in self-inflicted burns.

“Let’s try it first. I also feel quite uncomfortable holding this posture,” Obito said, nodding. He still wanted to see if he could speed up his progress through a clever method.

Since the special training only lasted five weeks, although it was previously stated that there would be a strength test every two weeks, the final practical test was actually three weeks apart.

Obito had finally managed to defeat Might Guy once, and now he saw the dawn of a winning streak in Breathing Technique training. He didn’t want Might Guy to win back so quickly.

In the Ninja Academy’s two practical exams, the class practical and the Grade Level Practical Exam, Might Guy had won against him four times in total, while he had only won once so far.

Muzuki fulfilled Obito’s wish. He found several wooden boards and some ropes and tied Obito to the boards, fixing him in a specific posture.

However, Muzuki did not tie him tightly, as too much tightness would affect blood pressure circulation. So, Muzuki reminded him:

“The ropes aren’t very tight; they can only serve as an auxiliary tool. You still need to guide yourself. Don’t think that just because you’re fixed, you only need to breathe.”

Obito nodded and then began to seriously practice the Breathing Technique.

After practicing for a while, Obito found it somewhat useful, though being restrained felt a bit uncomfortable.

For each movement, he had Muzuki’s Shadow Clone help him change his posture. After an hour of training, Obito even felt pretty good.

As soon as his movements deformed, he would touch the somewhat loose ropes, and he would immediately know his movements were imprecise, then instantly adjust.

As the training time was nearing its end, Muzuki brought Might Guy over to Shisui and Obito.

“Guy, use the Breathing Technique and then use Taijutsu,” Muzuki said to Might Guy.

Might Guy nodded and began to adjust his breathing rhythm, absorbing a large amount of oxygen into his body to enhance his strength.

“Leaf Great Whirlwind!”

Might Guy chose the thickest tree nearby, a tree that three people couldn’t even embrace, and with a burst of Chakra, he Body Flickered and kicked it.

Crack!

With a loud crash, the large tree fell to the ground, the spot where Might Guy had kicked it already in ruins.

“His speed and strength have increased so much!” Obito, who often fought Might Guy, exclaimed in surprise.

Just now, Might Guy’s Whirlwind Kick seemed to genuinely create a gust of wind, flattening the surrounding grass.

“You two just need to take one more step, and you’ll also be able to apply the Breathing Technique in combat,” Muzuki said with a smile to Shisui and Obito.

Since the Breathing Technique is so difficult to train, there must be some hope. Now that Might Guy is in the lead, he will be the benchmark.

“One more thing: in the practical test the day after tomorrow, none of you are to use the Breathing Technique,” Muzuki said.

“Why?” Obito asked, somewhat confused.

Currently, only Might Guy can use it in battle, so isn’t this forcibly crippling part of Might Guy’s strength?

Although it was good news for him, Obito was very puzzled. This wasn’t some training competition where strength was forcibly equalized. If strength were truly to be forcibly equalized, then most of Shisui’s Ninjutsu and Genjutsu would have to be banned.

“You’ve only just started training; you can’t control it well enough. Using the Breathing Technique easily leads to overexertion in combat and leaves hidden injuries in the body,” Muzuki explained.

This was only one reason. The real reason was that Hiruzen would be coming to watch.

Hiruzen was different from other Ninja; he had mastered too many various Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and secret techniques. And Might Guy and the others were young and unskilled at this time, so a sudden burst could easily reveal problems to Hiruzen.

If it were just one person, it would be fine, but if Obito also exploded in battle and used the Breathing Technique, that would be intriguing.

So Muzuki simply told his disciples not to use the Breathing Technique.

Shave, on the other hand, was fine. Besides being a bit faster, it actually looked no different from ordinary Taijutsu or the Body Flicker Technique.

Because Obito and the others were stronger and their Body Flicker Technique was faster, it was considered reasonable.

“After I used the Breathing Technique that day, I thought my legs had recovered, but after I stopped maintaining the Breathing Technique, the fatigue instantly erupted,” Might Guy nodded; Muzuki was indeed correct.

Obito showed a look of sudden realization.

…

On Saturday, all students gathered at the Training Ground on time, ready for the final practical test.

Hiruzen Sarutobi came as he said he would, and he didn’t come alone; he brought many other teachers with him.

This had been communicated in advance between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Muzuki, so that other teachers could observe this special training model on the day of the exam.

“The students are all in high spirits and look very confident,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a cheerful smile, wearing a white robe and the Hokage hat.

“Let’s all see the results of their hard training over these five weeks.”

It’s a bit late, but I still want to try to write five chapters.