Chapter 249: Vision of Ninja University

Muzuki arrived at the designated location ten minutes early as usual.

However, to Muzuki’s slight surprise, Kushina was already standing there when he arrived.

“Hmph, this time I was first, wasn’t I?” Kushina said with a triumphant smile, hands on her hips, her fair chin slightly raised.

Muzuki didn’t expect Kushina to have such a competitive spirit in such a strange area, but arriving early was good, as it would give them a little more time to learn Sealing Technique.

“Yes, Kushina-sensei, you are very diligent,” Muzuki praised with a smile.

“Haha, I am Konoha’s number one Sealing Ninja, so it’s only natural!” Kushina laughed heartily, accepting Muzuki’s praise.

“Quick, quick, I can’t wait to see that photo you mentioned, the one that will definitely make me laugh just by looking at it!” Kushina urged Muzuki, her eyes sparkling.

Muzuki didn’t dawdle, taking out all the photos he brought, then placing the one of Minato’s forced smile on top.

“Hahahaha…”

Kushina burst into unrestrained laughter, seeing that familiar face with such a comical expression.

“Did you use some Ninjutsu to control Minato? How did you make him show that expression? He looks like he wants to laugh but can’t,” Kushina asked curiously after a while of laughing.

“It’s probably because he had a big battle during the day and was very tired, and then because the photo was for you, he had to look energetic and smile, so it ended up like that,” Muzuki speculated.

“This is so rare! I’m going to put this photo in a frame and preserve it well,” Kushina said with a serious expression.

She had seen Minato’s normal smiles many times, but this kind was something she had never seen before, making it worth treasuring.

Kushina continued to flip through the remaining photos; there were pictures of Minato with a serious expression, and also expressions of helplessness when seeing unknown events. Kushina carefully looked at each one.

“War, it’s truly a hateful thing,” Kushina sighed, looking up at the sky after putting the photos away.

Kushina was a very lively and enthusiastic person; she didn’t like to sigh. War was one of the few things that could make her sigh if she thought about it a little too much.

Kushina was not born in Konoha; she was born in the Land of Whirlpools, a small country inhabited only by the Uzumaki Clan.

The Land of Whirlpools was very small; though called a small country, it was actually just a small island, not even as large as a major city in the Land of Fire.

Despite its small land area, the Land of Whirlpools had no ambition for expansion and had never attacked other countries.

Because the Uzumaki Clan was a distant relative of the Senju Clan, they had a very good relationship with Konoha. The two sides signed a friendship agreement, and it could be said that Konoha’s Sealing Technique developed based on the Uzumaki Sealing Technique. To commemorate this friendly relationship, the Konoha Ninja uniform added the Uzumaki Clan crest.

In Kushina’s memory, the scenery of the Land of Whirlpools was no worse than that of the Land of Fire. The Land of Whirlpools was also lush with trees, hot in summer, but not cold in winter.

She loved the Land of Whirlpools, but due to her special Chakra, she was chosen as the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at a very young age. When she reached school age, she was directly sent to Konoha.

After that, she received the news of the Land of Whirlpools’ destruction from Uzumaki Mito.

Not just one or two, but many countries joined forces to destroy the Land of Whirlpools. Just like that, the Land of Whirlpools became history.

Since then, Kushina had hated war intensely. If there had been no war, her country would not have been destroyed.

Although Minato showed no injuries, Kushina noticed some stubborn stains on Minato’s clothes and his face wasn’t as clean as usual at home, as it was impossible to wash one’s face twice a day on the battlefield.

“Minato asked me to tell you something: ‘I’m fine, take care of yourself, don’t stay up late, and eat on time,'” Muzuki relayed Minato’s message to Kushina.

“Honestly, does he think I’m the kind of child who can’t take care of herself?” Kushina retorted after a slight stunned, but an uncontrollable happy smile appeared on her face.

Then, the two walked to the place where they previously taught Sealing Technique.

Kushina cleared her throat twice, a lively smile returning to her face, and said, “Kushina’s Sealing Technique Class is officially open! Student Muzuki, begin reporting your learning progress.”

Muzuki thought for a moment and decided to conceal some of his progress. He recalled his memories from when he was close to mastering the technique and then spoke.

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Kushina, but rather that his performance couldn’t differ too much from before. Anbu was still watching, and he had already shown even stronger Sealing Technique talent than initially. He needed to progress gradually; he couldn’t take too big a step at once.

“I see, then you’re learning quite fast. You’ve almost mastered Four Symbols Sealing after only two lessons from me. You must have self-studied a lot, right?” Kushina was very pleased with Muzuki’s diligence.

Minato had already become an excellent Sealing Ninja under her tutelage, and if Muzuki could also be like Minato, then she would have taught two excellent disciples.

“I feel like if I became a Jonin instructor, I could definitely become Konoha’s new Sealing Technique founder!” Kushina couldn’t help but laugh and say.

However, she could only imagine it. Her status as a Jinchuriki meant she couldn’t serve as an instructor, because instructors often had to lead teams on missions, and Jinchuriki often couldn’t leave the village freely due to various circumstances, which was very inconvenient.

“You don’t necessarily have to be a Jonin instructor to teach students. Perhaps in the future, the Ninja Academy will increase teaching hours and impart more advanced Ninjutsu knowledge. At that time, Kushina, you can just go teach at the Ninja Academy,” Muzuki said with a smile.

He did have an idea: to transform the Ninja Academy into a school that integrates elementary, middle, and university levels. The elementary curriculum would be the same as the current Ninja Academy, middle school would begin teaching Nature Transformation Ninjutsu, and the university would add various specialties like Sealing Technique, Barrier Technique, and Medical Ninjutsu.

Teaching students who weren’t his direct disciples was also a crucial part of his system. Muzuki guessed that if he could teach stronger disciples, he might receive better rewards. For example, when he taught Kushina and Minato cooking, even though there were only two students, he still received teaching rewards; even if it was just one recipe, it was still a reward.

“That’s impossible! If it really were to be done as you say, even the more talented students could become Jonin directly after graduating from university,” Kushina felt that Muzuki’s idea was somewhat unrealistic.

Spending more than ten years to train a Ninja was too long a cycle. Konoha itself hadn’t even been established for several decades yet.

“Kushina, do you think it’s normal for a twelve-year-old to graduate and become a Ninja?” Muzuki asked after some thought.

“It’s very normal! Usually, that age is the latest for graduation. I graduated at twelve, and Minato graduated at ten,” Kushina nodded, her expression normal.

Muzuki sighed inwardly. This was the difference in perspective. In Muzuki’s eyes, letting a ten- or twelve-year-old child graduate to become a Ninja was equivalent to letting a child who hadn’t even finished elementary school become an assassin—it was not normal at all.

However, Muzuki had to admit that his Ninja University plan was indeed not feasible at the current stage.

It was wartime now. The current situation was still good, with no shortage of personnel, but once Konoha was besieged, let alone having students undergo more than ten years of training, they would be eager for them to graduate in two or three years and then go to the battlefield to quickly grow into usable combat forces.

Moreover, the current Hokage was Hiruzen Sarutobi, and based on Muzuki’s understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi, he would not agree to such a major overhaul of the Ninja Academy.

The impact of establishing middle and university levels in the Ninja Academy, along with holiday special training and intern programs, was on a completely different scale.

Special training and intern programs would not necessarily lengthen the training period; they might even shorten it. Furthermore, both special training and interns would only affect students and Chunin instructors.

But establishing middle and university levels was different. On one hand, Ninja training time would greatly increase, and on the other hand, more advanced knowledge required stronger Ninja to teach it, which would necessitate some specialized Jonin entering the Ninja Academy to teach.

There were too many affected points, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was a person who liked stability. He would never agree to such a proposal that would bring huge changes to Konoha.

“Although it’s difficult to achieve now, I think it’s hard to say what will happen in the future. Anything is possible,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile.

Although it was not feasible now, fortunately, this was a world where strength reigned supreme, and he was someone with a cheat. Once he became strong enough, the impossible would become possible.

“Haha, if the Ninja Academy really becomes as you say, Muzuki, I’ll definitely become a renowned Sealing Instructor in Konoha!” Kushina imagined it, following Muzuki’s idea, and said with a laugh.

Muzuki smiled and stopped talking about the school, beginning to earnestly learn Sealing Technique with Kushina.

Under Kushina’s witness, Muzuki successfully used the Four Symbols Sealing.

“Not bad, not bad. From now on, you can tell people outside that I taught you your Sealing Technique,” Kushina said with satisfaction.

Next, Muzuki took the opportunity to ask some questions about sealing Chakra, and Kushina answered them one by one.

As it was close to noon, Muzuki and Kushina went to a restaurant to borrow the kitchen and cook, solving their lunch.

Before Kushina left, Muzuki handed her a box of pastries and said with a smile:

“You should be able to take these back this time.”

Kushina opened it and found the same fragrant and delicious desserts as before, her eyes immediately lighting up.

“Oh, Muzuki, you actually gave them to me after lunch! Do you think I’m a weakling who can’t eat dessert after a meal? Girls have a special stomach just for dessert!” Kushina immediately ate a osmanthus cake, a satisfied smile on her face.

But she was just joking. For something so delicious, she would definitely need to digest a bit before eating it. By the time she walked back, it would be just about right to start eating.

After bidding farewell to Kushina, Muzuki returned to train his disciples as usual. The day before yesterday, he conducted another special training session. Shisui and Obito had significantly increased their evasion counts, so it was time to appropriately increase the intensity.

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