Chapter 315: Their respective cultivation

Muzuki Sensei!” Obito excitedly called Muzuki’s name from outside the door.

But after a minute passed, no one responded to Obito.

Obito scratched his head, feeling a bit strange. He had thought of many things before coming, such as today being Saturday, so Muzuki wouldn’t be going to the Ninja Academy to teach.

“Could it be that because it’s a holiday, Muzuki Sensei slept in a little?” Obito guessed in his mind.

He immediately rejected this idea. He might do that himself, but Muzuki definitely wouldn’t.

“Muzuki Sensei, are you home?” Obito tried knocking on the door and asked again.

After another minute, there was still no response.

Obito turned around and walked directly towards the South Border Forest. You might not find Muzuki at his house, but in the South Border Forest, even if Muzuki’s main body isn’t there, there will be a Shadow Clone of Muzuki.

When Obito arrived at their usual training ground in the South Border Forest, he saw Kakashi repeatedly swinging his sword, Might Guy performing various exercises, Shisui forming hand seals and exhaling flames, and Rin Nohara standing in front of Muzuki listening to his lecture.

“Ah, no, did you all get up this early to find Muzuki Sensei right after the exam ended?” Obito looked at everyone with a bewildered expression.

He was still thinking of secretly working hard to amaze everyone, but these people were more diligent than the last. He woke up at eight and didn’t see anyone. Heaven knows what time these people woke up to bring Muzuki to the South Border Forest.

“Otherwise?” Kakashi exhaled slightly and said calmly.

Although Minato was his sensei, and Kakashi also respected Minato, Minato really couldn’t help much with the Transparent World training. Kakashi planned to consult Muzuki for this entire month, striving to master the Transparent World and prepare for the Chunin Exams.

Originally, this exam was not important to Kakashi, who was already a Chunin, but with the promotion, he would encounter Obito and Might Guy. He didn’t want to lose again; he wanted to win back what he had lost before.

He was a genius, after all; constantly losing was not acceptable.

“It’s alright, isn’t it normal to get up at six?” Might Guy maintained his Breathing Technique while holding a rock and doing frog jumps as he passed by and replied.

“Getting up at six is not normal at all! Only Guy you would do that.” Obito complained.

Then Obito walked over to Muzuki’s side.

“Muzuki Sensei, can you help me create a special training plan to improve my strength, one that will allow me to defeat enemies even when my Ninjutsu is countered?”

“No problem, Obito. You can start with your Constant State training first, and I will guide you in order,” Muzuki nodded and said.

Since he had already obtained the perfect Water Breathing, and Rin Nohara had been practicing Basic Breathing for almost three months, it was time for Rin Nohara to learn Water Breathing.

“Mhm, mhm.” Obito gave Muzuki and Rin Nohara a thumbs-up and began his Constant State training.

He had been learning Breathing Technique for almost a year and was already very proficient in the various training methods at this stage.

“When using Water Breathing, you must not be impatient. Maintain a calm and steady mindset. Only then can you maximize the power of Water Breathing,” Muzuki reminded him.

Water Breathing is not suitable for impatient people. One must have a tranquil and still mindset.

After explaining a portion of the theory, Muzuki began to formally teach Rin Nohara Water Breathing.

Because she had first studied Basic Breathing for three months, and Water Breathing was still the simplest and easiest to learn among Breathing Technique, Rin Nohara learned very quickly. She didn’t experience days without proficiency like Obito and the others did at first. After about half an hour, Muzuki used an appraisal on Rin Nohara once, and Water Breathing had already appeared in her skill bar with a proficiency of two.

Muzuki nodded in his heart. Rin Nohara was much luckier than Obito and the others back then. Firstly, Muzuki had a deeper understanding of Breathing Technique and more experience in teaching Breathing Technique. Then, the skill of teaching had also been upgraded, making it more powerful. With the blessing of various buffs, this progress was quite normal.

Next, Muzuki split off a Shadow Clone to continue guiding Rin Nohara, while his main body went to Kakashi. Might Guy was the first to seek out Muzuki, and Muzuki had already finished guiding him.

Noticing Muzuki approaching, Kakashi stopped swinging his sword, but still maintained the operation of his Breathing Technique.

“First, tell me in detail about your feelings when you activated Transparent World that day,” Muzuki said.

His Transparent World was inherent to his perfect Breathing Technique, and he could use it at will from the start. So, he needed to understand Kakashi’s specific situation to arrange the subsequent training.

Kakashi nodded, began to recall all his sensations from that day, and then recounted them.

“My body hurt a lot, everywhere was aching, and I had no strength. Just moving required mobilizing all my strength. However, before I swung my sword, I didn’t feel much, because at that time, I had only one thought: to defeat the enemy. As this thought became clearer, a transparent sensation gradually appeared in my mind, allowing me to see my own body and the enemy’s body clearly…”

“Extreme physical pain combined with an unyielding spirit?” Muzuki showed a thoughtful expression.

It must be said that Kakashi’s comprehension of Transparent World this time was completely like a protagonist’s treatment. The pain in his body, coupled with his firm desire to protect his companions, and finally Kakashi’s own talent—all these combined led to Kakashi comprehending Transparent World ahead of time.

However, Muzuki believed this was an unreplicable miracle, because at that time, Might Guy, whether in terms of physical pain or spirit, would not lose to Kakashi, yet Might Guy did not comprehend Transparent World.

This ability, which can only be awakened with certainty when Breathing Technique reaches the perfect level, is truly too rare.

“Alright then, first, train your body to its limit, and then fight my Shadow Clone. You must fight with the resolve to kill the Shadow Clone, giving it your all,” Muzuki thought for a moment and said.

Since Kakashi’s Transparent World was stimulated under extreme conditions, then let’s try some extreme combat.

Muzuki split off a Shadow Clone to watch Kakashi, while his main body went to Obito’s side.

“You want to defeat those Hidden Mist Ninja who use Water Release in the Chunin Exams, don’t you?” Muzuki asked directly.

If nothing unexpected happened, Obito would encounter Mei Terumī in the second round according to the combat order.

“Mhm, mhm.” Obito nodded quickly, looking at Muzuki with expectant eyes.

The battle in the Death Forest really left him numb. Those Hidden Mist Ninja all mastered Water Release, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

Kurosawa and Zabuza of that level were fine. Although the nature of water counters the nature of fire, with the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, he could still win by enduring the counter, because even if water counters fire, if the intensity of fire is far greater than water, it can still suppress water.

However, for Water Release Ninja of Mei Terumī and Kisame’s level, his Fire Release intensity was a bit insufficient.

“There are two methods. One is to undergo special training for Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation. In terms of Chakra Nature, the nature of earth counters the nature of water. Even if you only learn one Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, it can block many Water Release attacks,” Muzuki thought for a moment and said.

Given the intelligence, the simplest method is definitely to treat the symptoms. If the enemy is skilled in Water Release, then learn some Earth Release.

“What’s the other one?” Obito pressed on.

He knew the strengths and weaknesses of various Ninjutsu. During the battle in the Death Forest, he had once hidden behind Kakashi’s Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall to block Water Release.

But Obito felt that learning Earth Release for a month just for those Hidden Mist Ninja was a bit of a loss, after all, Nature Transformation wasn’t that easy to learn, and his innate affinity was still Fire Release.

“That would be to try and develop the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, and use stronger flames to counter Water Release,” Muzuki replied.

Muzuki felt that either choice Obito made would be fine. Mastering an additional Ninjutsu type would allow him to handle more situations, while developing the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode in advance could increase his burst potential.

“I choose the second one!” Obito thought for ten seconds and then said.

Undoubtedly, mastering the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode was more appealing than learning Earth Release.

To avoid damaging too many trees, Muzuki took Obito to the riverside for his training.

Muzuki first demonstrated, switching from Rock Breathing to Flame Breathing, and then entering the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode state.

With just a thought, a large amount of Chakra instantly and rapidly transformed into Fire Release, and raging flames burned in Muzuki’s hand, unable to harm him in the slightest.

Each Breathing Technique has its unique features. The Flame Breathing Chakra Mode provides extremely strong fire resistance. Even without any protection, one can directly use flames without being harmed by them.

Moreover, this characteristic does not only apply to self-generated flames; it also works for others’ flames. In gaming terms, activating the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode can significantly increase fire resistance.

Obito’s eyes were fixed on the raging flames in Muzuki’s hand. Because he was only half a meter away from Muzuki, he could clearly feel the terrifying high temperature of the flames, which his current Fire Release could not compare to.

Obito’s anticipation grew stronger. During his battle with the Mist Village Jonin, he had also unconsciously entered the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, which meant he would eventually reach Muzuki’s level.

“Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!”

Muzuki waved his hand, and the flames in his hand instantly intensified, then transformed into three fire dragons that flew out, rushing towards the river surface.

Sizzle sizzle!!!

The fire dragons plunged into the water, instantly generating a large amount of steam, and white mist filled the air for a moment.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

Muzuki clapped his hands together, opened his mouth, and exhaled flames like a sea of fire. The flames twisted like a fire dragon, precisely avoiding Obito nearby and turning the surrounding ground into scorched earth. As this massive amount of flames appeared, the white mist instantly vanished.

Even though the flames didn’t touch even the corner of Obito’s clothes, being so close to these terrifying flames caused beads of hot sweat to stream down Obito’s face.

Beneath Obito’s hot sweat was an unstoppable expression of excitement. He knew both of these Ninjutsu. If he could also enter the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and unleash Fire Release of this power, evaporating Mei Terumī and their Water Release would not be a problem.

“This is the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. You can use Fire Release at will without hand seals, it has super strong resistance to flames, and it can also increase the power of flames,” Muzuki said as he exited the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

“You try it too. Recall the feelings from that day and push your Breathing Technique to its limit.”

Obito closed his eyes and began to recall. The sudden appearance of the Mist Village Jonin had severely injured him and Rin Nohara. Might Guy had been knocked down and stood up again and again to protect them, and the Mist Village Jonin had mocked their persistence.

As these memories flooded his mind, the flame in Obito’s heart grew stronger. Even though the Mist Village Jonin had already been killed by Kakashi, the flame in Obito’s heart remained ardent, because in the future, there might be similar individuals who would harm his companions.

“Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!” Obito wanted to perform Ninjutsu without hand seals like Muzuki, but when he waved his hand, he only produced a single flame and didn’t actually use the Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!” Obito then clasped his hands together, wanting to use the Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, but he only exhaled two fist-sized flames.

Obito scratched his head a bit awkwardly. The difference was truly a bit too great.

“You haven’t truly entered the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, so you can’t have all the effects of the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode,” Muzuki said, stroking Obito’s hair.

Obito’s Flame Breathing Chakra Mode only had ten proficiency points. It would be a miracle if he could use the same Flame Breathing Chakra Mode as him, and his Chakra wouldn’t support it either.

Ultimately, the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode is an ability that is guaranteed to awaken when Breathing Technique reaches the proficient level. Obito’s Breathing Technique hasn’t even reached the proficient level yet, so being able to touch the edge of it at all means his compatibility with Flame Breathing is incredibly high.

Muzuki wasn’t surprised that Obito couldn’t use it, after all, even Kakashi found it difficult to re-enter the Transparent World state, and Kakashi’s Transparent World already had twenty proficiency points.

Muzuki thought carefully about this difference and felt that it might be due to the different abilities of the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and the Transparent World. After all, in that battle with the Mist Village Jonin, Kakashi had fully entered the Transparent World state, while Obito’s Flame Breathing Chakra Mode had always been incomplete.

Next, Muzuki took Obito to test the effects of Obito’s current incomplete Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. The Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation was faster than in the full concentration state, the flames were stronger, and fire resistance was greatly increased.

In terms of strength improvement, it was comprehensively superior to normal full concentration. The drawback was that it consumed Chakra extremely quickly. In an all-out battle, factoring in the Sharingan’s consumption, Obito would be exhausted in three minutes.

“This Chakra consumption is so fast!” After just a few minutes of testing, Obito felt like he had been in a half-hour battle.

“How about this, if you enter the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, use less or no Fire Release, and instead use Fire Release Ninjutsu to attack opponents,” Muzuki thought of a solution.

Originally, Fire Release Ninjutsu didn’t exist because Fire Release directly applied to the body could easily cause self-harm, but the high fire resistance of the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode could solve this problem.

Coupled with the characteristic of high-temperature flame burning, hitting a person with it would definitely not feel good, and the power is very much guaranteed, which is much more cost-effective than releasing a fireball and hitting the ground.

For Water Release that Fire Release Ninjutsu cannot solve, then expend a large amount of Chakra to use strengthened Fire Release Ninjutsu, which can extend the combat time.

Obito felt that Muzuki’s plan was very good, and Fire Release Ninjutsu was also quite cool.

Thus, Obito’s special training plan was set: primarily practicing Breathing Technique and Taijutsu, then combining the two to practice Fire Release Ninjutsu, attaching flames to every Taijutsu move.

Originally, I wanted to update more today, but I encountered an unexpected situation. My good friend from university had a setback in his career and chatted with me intensely for several hours (there are screenshots in the QQ group), which wasted a lot of time. I apologize for that; today I can only do 4k.