Chapter 148 Class Improvement Settlement

Ninja Academy, Class 1, Grade 1 classroom.

During the Ninjutsu class, Muzuki lectured, “Whether one can precisely control Chakra greatly influences a Ninja’s strength. For the next three weeks, our main focus will be on how to improve Chakra control.”

The second semester of Ninja Academy only lasts three and a half months, starting in early September and ending in mid-December. Today was already November 6th, leaving only a month and a half until the break. According to the estimated progress, Muzuki began Chakra control training.

Although there were three full weeks, the goal was not to complete both tree climbing and water walking simultaneously; completing only the tree climbing training was sufficient.

Firstly, Ninja Academy students, besides Ninjutsu classes, also had theoretical and Taijutsu classes. Unlike special training where they trained all day, Ninjutsu class itself wasn’t solely about Chakra control. While the focus was on Chakra control, the Three Body Technique still needed to be learned. Additionally, the learning efficiency of regular students was taken into account.

Don’t let Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki’s B- potential fool you; they were already considered quite good at the Ninja Academy. Most people in Muzuki’s class only had around C potential.

“Muzuki-sensei, what about those of us who have already completed the training?” Anko asked.

Anko, Kotetsu, and others had participated in the summer special training and had already met Muzuki’s course requirements.

“You will undergo regular training,” Muzuki replied.

Although Anko and Kotetsu were a bit ahead in progress, it wasn’t yet time for them to learn higher-level things. They still needed to further deepen their understanding of what they had learned in the current stage.

Because trees were needed, Muzuki took the students to the small forest within the Ninja Academy.

Konoha had no shortage of trees; trees over ten meters tall were very common.

Following the usual procedure, Muzuki explained the principles, then demonstrated, and finally had a few students who had completed the training demonstrate as well before allowing the students to begin their training.

Muzuki did not let the students climb the trees directly but instead had them first familiarize themselves with the feeling of condensing Chakra in their feet.

The feet were the most difficult body part to condense Chakra in, and Muzuki’s students were all First Grade students who had only been exposed to Chakra for a few months. This was very difficult for them.

Once they were somewhat familiar, they could begin to try climbing trees to get a feel for it. Muzuki’s goal for them in the first week was eight meters; reaching eight meters would be considered a success.

However, in the first class, let alone eight meters, some students found it difficult to even take two steps on the tree, basically falling off after a couple of steps.

At such a height, Muzuki didn’t even need to catch them; the students could land safely on their own.

“Muzuki-sensei, will there be special training after this semester ends?” Kotetsu Hagane asked Muzuki during a break.

“Barring any unforeseen circumstances, there should be,” Muzuki nodded and said.

It was hard to say after the war ended, but before the war ended, this special training should continue to accelerate the growth of low-level Ninja.

“Muzuki-sensei, what are the conditions for participating in the special training?” a student seized the opportunity to ask.

The students in Muzuki’s class were all very envious when they saw the progress of Anko, Kotetsu, and the others.

Originally, besides Shisui, Anko and the others, though strong, weren’t overly so. But after returning from special training, it was different. It felt like Anko and the others had trained for an extra semester, and their strength had widened significantly.

Through Anko and their accounts, many students in Muzuki’s class really wanted to participate in the special training, feeling that it was very interesting and could improve their strength, much better than just playing at home during the holidays.

“The next special training should be the same as the last one: all Fourth Grade students and the top eight in Grade Level Practical Exam scores from other grades,” Muzuki replied.

“Besides Fourth Grade students, only eight people from each grade can go? Can’t more people be recruited?” The students felt this requirement was too high.

“The next special training hasn’t been finalized yet, and I don’t know the specific situation. It might not be my responsibility,” Muzuki explained.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi entrusted him with the intern program again, Muzuki planned to take students on internships and try to see if completing Delegation missions could yield rewards.

After all, his disciples would eventually graduate. Might Guy and Obito would graduate in a few months. It couldn’t be that good performance at school earned rewards, but once they became Ninja, there were none, could it?

If that were truly the case, Muzuki would definitely have Shisui complete all four years of Fourth Grade to get more Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls.

【Lecturing Completed】

【Evaluation: B】

【Reward obtained: Chakra + 20】

【Under your guidance, Class 1, Grade 1 students have made significant progress in various aspects, receiving rewards — Konoha Style Taijutsu (Proficient), Wind Release: Wind Blade (Proficient), Chakra + 300】

After class, Muzuki found that the Class 1, Grade 1 improvement reward had been settled.

The Class 1, Grade 1 improvement reward was better than the first improvement but slightly less than during the summer special training. However, considering the number of people, it was normal.

Muzuki initially had no impression of the Wind Blade Ninjutsu, but after receiving the memory, he found it to be an excellent A-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu.

There was nothing fancy about this Ninjutsu; it simply fired Wind Blades from the fingertips, but they were very fast and had strong cutting power.

Chakra increased by another three hundred twenty. Muzuki opened his panel to check his total Chakra.

【Name: Hayate Mugetsu】

【Chakra: 24100】

His Chakra was already approaching ten small units. Although there had been no cultivation mission settlements or exam rewards recently, Muzuki’s improvement was still significant.

Originally, it shouldn’t have been that much, but Shisui made an impact. Activating his Sharingan instantly gave Muzuki eight hundred Chakra, not to mention the increased natural Chakra growth each day afterward.

The Sharingan allowed Shisui to enter the preliminary high-growth period for Chakra early, and with the highest trust level, Shisui alone provided him with one thousand eight hundred Chakra this month, several times more than Might Guy and Obito combined.

Muzuki could only say that the big gold mine was powerful; it was so fierce with just preliminary development. When he grew a bit older, what he returned to his master wouldn’t be Chakra, but tons of Chakra.

Muzuki estimated that his Chakra should break through thirty thousand by the end of this semester, but likely just a little over thirty thousand.

While Shisui and Obito were engaged in an intense and exciting Breathing Technique battle, Might Guy’s Rock Breathing had a breakthrough. Its proficiency exceeded fifty, and he began training in the Total Concentration Breathing of Rock Breathing.

Although his progress still lagged behind Obito and Shisui, Might Guy was full of motivation. He hadn’t given up on so much tedious basic training before, let alone a Breathing Technique with more obvious strengthening effects. That slight feeling of getting stronger made Might Guy unable to extricate himself.