Chapter 117 Mu Yue, the dedicated and responsible person (550,000 more subscriptions requested)

After finishing his meal, Muzuki pondered for a while, then finally took out a blank scroll and began writing the mission report for Danzo.

Although, according to the current trend, Hiruzen Sarutobi should be asking for him very soon, it’s not good to celebrate prematurely; he needed to be absolutely sure.

Muzuki included Hiruzen Sarutobi’s inspection visit today, emphasizing the Third Hokage’s praise and regard for him, creating an atmosphere where the Third Hokage greatly favored and sought to win him over.

He also wrote about the rewards given later, using them to highlight the Third Hokage’s high regard for him, but the content of the work assignment scroll was not included in the report.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t ask Danzo for him for a while, then this mission report could continue to maintain his loyal Root Ninja persona, preventing Danzo from causing trouble to a certain extent.

Although he was currently on a mission, Muzuki had absolutely no trust in Danzo; he was doing his best to prevent any potential accidents.

If the Third Hokage indeed asked for him quickly, as he expected, this scroll would not cause any negative impact; it could even prevent Danzo from secretly trying to make things difficult for him after he left Root.

This was why Muzuki did not include the work assignment Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed with him in the report.

If it wasn’t written down, even if the mission report Muzuki submitted this time eventually reached the Third Hokage, Muzuki would only be seen as diligently completing the mission assigned by Danzo, not as a die-hard Root loyalist.

The content of this work assignment scroll was unknown to Danzo; as long as Muzuki didn’t leak it, only the Third Hokage and he would know about it, and Danzo couldn’t possibly know if he didn’t write it down.

Muzuki put the written scroll on his person and headed to the South Border Forest to teach his disciples.

“Good evening, Muzuki-sensei!” Obito and Rin Nohara happened to arrive at the same time, greeting Muzuki with smiling faces.

“Good evening to you too, Obito, Rin,” Muzuki responded with a smile.

Ever since Rin Nohara also joined the after-school forest training, Obito started coming a little earlier.

“Time to train, time to train! Let’s learn the Breathing Technique quickly!” Obito was full of motivation today.

Because Obito had bad luck during today’s strength test, his draw number was close to Shisui’s, and he met Shisui in the second round, then got thoroughly beaten by Shisui.

Fortunately, the practical exam not only had rankings but also scores; although Obito was eliminated in the second round, he performed very well in both battles and scored highly, otherwise it might have affected Muzuki’s rewards.

Shisui was very strong, and Obito was convinced by the defeat, but he still felt a sense of unwillingness inside.

Because Shisui was not only from the same clan but also two years younger than him, yet he could dominate him in battle.

And in the training of Flame Breathing, Obito saw hope of surpassing Shisui.

Flame Breathing was undoubtedly an incredibly powerful secret technique, and he happened to have unexpected talent in this secret technique, which was a great opportunity for a curved-road overtake.

As soon as Obito started training, he asked Muzuki to help tie and secure him to assist in his training.

Seeing Obito so diligent, Muzuki was very pleased.

School was about to start soon, and Obito’s training mission would soon have a chance for settlement; if Obito didn’t work hard to improve his Flame Breathing progress within this month, then this training mission would definitely fail again.

Muzuki couldn’t interfere with Might Guy for a training mission just so Obito could get first place; there were still rewards for second place, so it wasn’t worth it.

The more correct approach should be to motivate Obito to train harder.

Since Might Guy had comprehended the previously taught content during their battle, Muzuki was also preparing to begin a new round of lessons.

“Next, what you need to do is to perceive the power of rock, and try to merge with the rock,” Muzuki said to Might Guy.

The words sounded a bit abstract, but it was indeed an indispensable training process for the Breathing Technique, because the Breathing Technique was somewhat idealistic; in the words of the Hokage, it had some connection with spiritual energy and Yin Release.

The stronger the belief, the stronger the Breathing Technique would be; if the belief was weak, even the blade would become fragile.

“Try to merge with the rock?” Might Guy thought for a moment, feeling as if he understood Muzuki’s idea, and used the Transformation Technique to turn himself into a rock.

“Muzuki-sensei, should I practice the Breathing Technique in this state?” Might Guy asked.

Muzuki didn’t know how to answer for a moment; in the Rock Breathing training memories that appeared in his mind, he completed this step while sitting on a rock.

But on second thought, turning into a rock should be better than just sitting on a rock.

“How about you sit on a rock and then use the Transformation Technique to turn into a rock?” Muzuki thought for a moment and said.

Only children make choices; he wanted both, directly combining the two.

Might Guy released the Transformation Technique, then found a large rock, sat on it, and then used the Transformation Technique again.

After the training ended, Muzuki used the Appraisal Technique to look at Might Guy; it was still the same nineteen proficiency as yesterday, no increase today.

Muzuki was not surprised; Rock Breathing training was difficult, and the effects of the previous enlightenment had mostly worn off; it wouldn’t be easy for it to increase so quickly from now on, it was even possible for it not to increase at all for five days.

Muzuki glanced at Obito’s Flame Breathing proficiency; Obito’s proficiency was steadily increasing, and it was now eight points.

“Guy, why did you turn into a rock?” Obito asked, puzzled.

“Muzuki-sensei told me to merge with the rock and perceive the power of rock; I thought that by turning into a rock, it would be equivalent to merging with the rock,” Might Guy said honestly.

“Merge with the rock? Is the later training that difficult?” Obito asked, scratching the back of his head after hearing Might Guy’s words.

If Rock Breathing was about merging with rock, then wouldn’t his Flame Breathing require merging with flames? Could the Transformation Technique turn into flames, and would he have to jump into a bonfire?

“Actually, I have a good idea, Guy. You could hollow out a rock and sleep inside it; you’d be merging with the rock even while sleeping, and your training speed would definitely be super fast then,” Obito said, his imagination running wild.

Might Guy showed a thoughtful expression.

“Then for the next step of training, you’ll have to sleep in a bonfire?” Muzuki tapped Obito’s head with two fingers pressed together; sleeping inside a rock to perceive rock, the Breathing Technique wasn’t that abstract.

“Hehe, it’s different! Sleeping in a bonfire would mean getting burned to death, but sleeping in a rock would at most be a bit uncomfortable for your back,” Obito chuckled.

“Perceiving the power of rock…” Shisui showed a thoughtful expression; if it was merely sensing the power of an element, then could Flame Breathing be perceived by undergoing Nature Transformation training to sense the power of flames?

After the training, Muzuki placed the scroll he carried with him at the mission report submission point, then returned home to await a response.