Chapter 248 Panel Increase

【Disciple Might Guy, Kakashi, and Uchiha Obito worked hard to complete the entrusted mission, gaining a growth reward of +1540 Chakra, with an additional +770 Chakra for being led by their sensei personally.】

The Chakra from the mission settlement was about what Muzuki expected, perhaps even a little more.

Last time, the situation was so critical that even with all three disciples going all out, they only got around two thousand; this time, the three disciples combined actually yielded two thousand three hundred and ten Chakra, which was quite good.

The Chakra income from these two missions was almost equal to his total Chakra when he first transmigrated. Muzuki could only say that it was truly not easy for ordinary people to be Ninja.

With his Chakra slightly increasing again, Muzuki glanced at his current status panel.

【Name: Hayate Mugetsu】

【Chakra: 50200】

【Skills: Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect: 9 / 80000), Armament Haki (Perfect: 5 / 80000), Thunder Breathing (Perfect)…】

Muzuki’s Chakra finally reached his small goal of fifty thousand. This included a large amount of Chakra provided by missions, as well as fragmented rewards from exam settlements and disciple returns. However, the largest proportion of Chakra increase actually came from the disciples’ training returning to their master.

Mission Chakra seemed like a lot, giving two thousand three hundred and ten points in one go, but if you actually calculate the time and spread it out daily, it wasn’t that much.

On the other hand, the Chakra returned from disciples’ training seemed to be a little bit from each disciple, but there were four disciples providing it together. Moreover, because Obito recently awakened his Sharingan, his Chakra growth entered a phase of rapid increase, bringing Muzuki a significant Chakra income.

Besides his Chakra reaching the small goal, Muzuki’s high-level skills were also quite good now, with three Perfect-level skills and twelve Proficient-level skills.

“I need to grind more skills starting from the second academic year,” Muzuki thought to himself as he carefully reviewed all his skills.

Although there were over ten Proficient-level skills, Muzuki felt their overall quality was average. Among the twelve Proficient-level skills, three were Fire Release, while there were no Ninjutsu of the other five basic Nature Transformation types. The rest were Taijutsu and Sealing Technique. The two Proficient-level Sealing Technique were trained by Muzuki himself: Contract Seal and Five Elements Seal.

The best quality Proficient-level skills were undoubtedly Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation, Rock Breathing, and Flame Breathing.

Regardless of mastery, his skill configuration was quite good, with Ninjutsu of all seven Nature Transformation types, as well as Taijutsu and Sealing Technique. However, those with high mastery were basically Fire Release or Taijutsu.

Muzuki knew the reason for this: the system rewards were not entirely random. Disciple returns had a high probability of dropping rewards related to the disciple, with a small probability of random rewards, while training missions were guaranteed to drop rewards related to the disciple.

Before taking Kakashi as a disciple, Shisui and Obito focused on Fire Release, and Might Guy focused on Taijutsu, which resulted in Muzuki receiving many more rewards in these two areas than others. The Proficient-level Lightning Release and Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation were only dropped after Kakashi joined.

Grinding Ninjutsu during classes was a very efficient process. Even with small classes, he could acquire two Novice-level Ninjutsu a day, and an additional Novice Ninjutsu with each major class.

After acquiring the same Novice-level Ninjutsu three times, it would be just about Proficient-level. On top of that, acquiring it eighteen more times could bring it to Master-level.

However, the probability of a Ninjutsu appearing twenty-one times was too low. Muzuki only wanted to grind more Proficient-level skills.

Through this battle with the Jinchuriki, he fully realized the importance of skills. If Roshi had any other strong methods besides Lava Release, Muzuki would have had to think more about how to reasonably block him.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Muzuki went directly to the South Border Forest to instruct his disciples.

He had promised Minato to help deliver a message to Kushina and show her photos, but the photo studio needed time to develop the photos, and he also couldn’t contact Kushina immediately.

Kushina didn’t just respawn next to the Hokage Building. Muzuki’s only reliable way to contact Kushina was to ask the Ninja who delivered meals to help him convey the message.

So, Muzuki decided to wait until the photos were ready, then arrange a meeting time with Kushina, tell her Minato’s words, and give her Minato’s photos at the same time.

When Muzuki arrived at the South Border Forest, it was as usual, with all the disciples diligently training.

“Sensei Muzuki, what rank was the mission in the end? It couldn’t still be C-rank, could it?” Obito stopped his Fire Release training and asked curiously.

“Of course not. Just fighting Ninja alone shouldn’t be C-rank. Guess higher,” Muzuki said with a mysterious smile.

“It couldn’t be S-rank, could it?” Obito asked, a hint of excitement appearing on his face.

If it were an ordinary person, they might tentatively ask if it was A-rank, but Obito never lacked the courage for bold assumptions and directly guessed S-rank.

“You guessed correctly. Here’s a candy as a reward,” Muzuki smiled and nodded, taking out a candy and tossing it to Obito.

This was also one of the reasons he was so popular among his students. Muzuki was always happy to reward students and would carry some snacks with him.

“Hehe,” Obito chuckled, tearing open the wrapper and popping the candy into his mouth.

“Now that Ninja uncle at the mission hall definitely won’t look down on us. An S-rank Mission should be pretty impressive, right?” Obito said with a chuckle.

Kakashi was somewhat surprised to hear this. Missions that escalated due to unexpected events usually rarely reached S-rank, as S-rank Missions were Konoha’s highest-ranking missions. Kakashi hadn’t completed an S-rank Mission even after being a Chunin for several years.

He had no S-rank Mission records when working with regular teams, but he ended up with two A-ranks and one S-rank while on a team with Intern Ninja. Kakashi felt the world was truly strange.

“The mission being upgraded to S-rank doesn’t have much to do with us. It should be Sensei Muzuki’s contribution that was too great,” Kakashi analyzed rationally.

He felt their performance on the battlefield was decent, but Kakashi believed Muzuki’s contribution was the decisive factor.

“But Sensei Muzuki is also part of our team, so it’s our team’s overall strength,” Obito felt it was unnecessary for Kakashi to differentiate so finely.

He believed that in this mission, their Muzuki class was just slaughtering on the battlefield.

Kakashi couldn’t really refute Obito’s words. In terms of the entire team’s strength, Muzuki definitely had to be included. However, the problem was that without Muzuki, their team’s strength would plummet to the point of disbandment.

“I had a contribution, and your performance wasn’t bad either. Lord Jiraiya highly values you all and has high hopes for your future,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile.

“Keep working hard, and one day you’ll also be able to complete S-rank Missions with your own strength.”

It was indeed because of his immense contribution that the mission was upgraded to S-rank, but there was no harm in encouraging his disciples more.

“To become Hokage, how can I not even have the strength to complete S-rank Missions?” Obito was full of anticipation and confidence for his future.

“Becoming Hokage requires more than just strength. With your current knowledge, you’re not even qualified to become a Jonin,” Kakashi reminded him calmly.

“Do I have to take an exam to become Hokage?” Obito asked, surprised.

“You don’t need to take an exam to become Hokage, but people generally don’t want someone with only muscles in their head to become Hokage.”

“You annoying Kakashi, you’re the one with only muscles in your head!” Obito realized Kakashi was mocking his poor theoretical knowledge.

“But I got perfect scores on all my Ninja Academy exams. What about you?” Kakashi asked with a slight smirk.

Obito: …

He shouldn’t have let Kakashi look at his grades with him back then.

“Oh, and I got a perfect score on the Chunin Exams’ written test too. I really worry for your future teammates. It would be too ridiculous to be eliminated because of the first theoretical stage,” Kakashi continued to attack.

Obito had taunted him many times after defeating him. Now that he had the chance, he naturally had to inflict more damage.

“I should be the one worrying about your future teammates, a Chunin who lost to an Intern Ninja,” Obito began to counterattack.

They both knew the team wouldn’t last forever. Once Obito and the others graduated, this team formed for their internship would disband.

“Good, full of spirit. Now, let’s begin the training for Total Concentration Breathing: Constant State,” Muzuki stopped their verbal sparring, urging them to channel their passion into training.

Although Kakashi had just started with Breathing Technique, he didn’t have any urgent training projects. Thunder Breathing was currently the highest priority skill for Kakashi, so starting Constant State training early was not an issue.

After all, Constant State essentially meant raising the upper limit of Total Concentration and maintaining a highly focused breathing state for a long time.

Might Guy was different; mastering the Third Gate as soon as possible was more important, followed by Constant State training, because the first three Gates of Eight Gates were relatively easy to practice.

As they began Total Concentration Breathing training, the two initially still had the energy to bicker, but later they became so exhausted that their minds were only on exercising.

When the training ended, the two lay on the ground, too tired to argue anymore.

But Obito remembered something he hadn’t said and, with sheer willpower, stood up and slowly walked to Rin Nohara’s side, sitting down.

“Rin, you’ll never guess how many enemies we encountered on this mission,” Obito said, taking a deep breath to compose himself.

No matter how tired or exhausted he was, he had to tell Rin Nohara about his heroic deeds.

Kakashi noticed Obito’s movement, and seeing Obito chatting with Rin Nohara, he quietly sat leaning against a nearby tree, just in case Obito secretly slandered him.

“Did you encounter twenty enemies?” Rin Nohara asked with a smile, resting her finger on her chin.

“Twenty? Too few!”

Obito said with an exaggerated expression, “There must have been at least six hundred or more! There were Ninja wearing Iwagakure headbands everywhere, seemingly endless. You defeat one, and three more come to attack you.”

“So many enemies, you weren’t injured, were you?” Rin Nohara was very surprised. A single grade at the Ninja Academy only had a little over three hundred students. She found it hard to believe how dangerous it would be for so many official Ninja to fight together, so she asked worriedly.

“They were just minor injuries. Sensei Muzuki healed them right after the battle. It was nothing,” Seeing Rin Nohara so concerned, Obito felt a warmth in his heart.

“Although there were many enemies, we also had many comrades. I saved several comrades, including Chunin, and they all praised me for being amazing. The enemies were all surprised by my strength and said I was a genius.”

As he spoke, Obito couldn’t help but reveal a proud smile.

“That’s wonderful,” Rin Nohara showed a relieved smile.

“I still remember a few years ago, Obito, you couldn’t even take care of yourself, even forgetting to bring your enrollment documents. Now you’re a reliable boy who can save comrades at critical moments.”

Hearing Obito say that he saved fellow villagers and even earned the enemies’ acknowledgment, Rin Nohara truly felt the joy of a seed she had painstakingly planted finally blooming.

Throughout four years at the Ninja Academy, she had always helped Obito like a younger brother. Seeing Obito grow to this extent, Rin Nohara was both surprised and happy.

“You’re feeling as reliable as Kakashi now.”

Rin Nohara said with a smile, her eyes narrowed, the slightly upturned corners like two curved small boats, laden with the joy of a good harvest.

Obito only felt that her smile was like the warm sun in spring, gentle and bright, dispelling his training fatigue.

“It would be even better without those three words,” Obito complained internally.

What did she mean, ‘as reliable as Kakashi’? It sounded like he was a step below Kakashi. He wouldn’t have a problem with ‘as reliable as Sensei Muzuki’.

“Hehe, that time I really owe it to your help, Rin. I thought I was going to miss the chance to enroll,” Obito scratched his head and thanked her with a smile.

“As future classmates, it’s only right to help each other,” Rin Nohara said softly.

“Oh, right, I took quite a few photos during the mission. Some of the flowers in them I haven’t seen in Konoha. They look quite pretty, and I wonder if they’re unique to the Land of Grass,” Obito remembered the photos.

“I’ll give you some when they’re developed.”

“Oh, good! Then I’ll thank you in advance,” Rin Nohara replied with a beaming smile.

Not hearing any personal jabs directed at him, Kakashi nodded to himself, feeling sufficiently rested, and stood up to leave.

“It seems Kakashi understands you very well. He must have chosen it carefully before buying it. You two should get along well,” Rin Nohara said with her palms together, smiling.

Kakashi, who happened to be passing by, turned his head slightly to explain, “Don’t overthink it. The camera at the store was just on sale.”

“Perhaps I bought the wrong thing. I should have bought dozens of test papers from Sensei Muzuki and given them to him. He probably needs those more.”

Obito was dumbfounded by Kakashi’s words. He had never heard such a malicious idea. Dozens of test papers as a gift? Wasn’t that telling him to die?

“That annoying Kakashi,” Obito pondered in his mind how to deal with it if Kakashi actually sent them.

Having said that, Kakashi didn’t linger and went home for dinner.

…

Learning from Obito that the photos wouldn’t be ready for two days, Muzuki finished dinner and communicated with Kushina through the Ninja who delivered meals.

After confirming the schedule, on the fourth morning after returning to the village, Muzuki brought Minato’s photos and his own pastries to the agreed location to await Kushina’s arrival.

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