Chapter 317: Sarutobi Hiruzen’s shock, Mu Yue who is proficient in using the five-attribute ninjutsu

Due to having studied Basic Breathing for several months in advance, Rin Nohara’s Water Breathing progressed rapidly; in five days, she could almost use Water Breathing in combat, and Muzuki’s appraisal showed it had reached twenty points at the getting Started (Entry) level.

However, it didn’t continue at this pace; after breaking twenty points, it gradually slowed down.

To enhance Rin Nohara’s solo combat ability and leverage the Water Breathing’s boost to Water Release, Muzuki began teaching Rin Nohara Water Release Ninjutsu.

He planned to teach Rin Nohara two Water Release Ninjutsu within this month: Water Prison Technique, which can be used for both defense and offense, and Water Dragon Bullet Technique, purely for offense.

Actually, if it were for the Chunin Exams, teaching Rin Nohara Hidden Mist Technique and then special training in sound perception would be best, because Shadow Imitation Technique is meaningless without knowing the enemy’s location.

But Hidden Mist Technique is not like common Water Release Ninjutsu such as Water Formation Wall or Water Dragon Bullet; Hidden Mist Technique is a secret technique of Hidden Mist Village, and using it would be difficult to explain.

So, after much consideration, Muzuki chose Water Prison Technique and Water Dragon Bullet Technique; both are quite practical and not difficult to learn.

The Chunin Exams entered a mid-session break, and the examinees were all diligently improving themselves, both Konoha and Hidden Mist examinees alike.

The Chunin Exams paused, and the Ninja Academy’s first semester came to an end, with final exams approaching, followed by a long vacation.

Of course, for the Fourth Grade students who were about to graduate, this long vacation was a bit short; during the break, they would undergo five weeks of special training.

Muzuki’s original special training plan was to replicate the first special training, rapidly acquiring various skills through large classes to expand their Ninjutsu repertoire.

If it was all large classes, four Ninjutsu could be acquired in one day, totaling one hundred Ninjutsu in five weeks.

The incident in the Death Forest made Muzuki decide to change his plan; he wanted to add some relatively advanced teaching content to the original plan, attempting to pursue better rewards.

Although it’s still early for Obito’s incident in the original story, the Kannabi Bridge Battle in the original Hokage world happened after Kakashi became a Jonin at twelve years old, and Kakashi is currently only nine, so theoretically there are three years.

However, this is ultimately not the original Hokage world; it’s Muzuki’s Hokage world, and although Muzuki has always acted low-key, he has actually changed a lot.

Currently, Obito is too different from the original story; he awakened his Sharingan early, learned excellent Fire Release and Breathing Technique from Muzuki, and twice defeated Jonin with his comrades.

Facing such an Obito, Muzuki couldn’t guarantee whether Uchiha Madara would act exactly as in the original story.

Although Obito is young now, his strength is not weak, and his teammates are also much stronger than in the original story, which means they will undertake higher-difficulty missions earlier, and Uchiha Madara might act earlier.

Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu were in the shadows unknown to Muzuki; although he himself also hid a lot, to increase his chances of winning, he had to improve his strength as much as possible.

Although Uchiha Madara is old now, he is still the Uchiha Madara who once fought Senju Hashirama, and he has Black Zetsu, a filial son who has lived for thousands of years, by his side; Muzuki was fully vigilant against this combination.

However, the summer special training involved over three hundred graduates, and as the person in charge, Muzuki couldn’t just teach anything; he had to first communicate with the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After finishing dinner in the evening, Muzuki went to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s house.

Normally, it was not good to seek out Hiruzen Sarutobi for official business after he got off work, as it would be making him work overtime.

But now, Muzuki and Hiruzen Sarutobi had a decent relationship, and to facilitate the demonstration later, Muzuki chose the evening.

“Sandaime-sama, I would like to make changes to the content of the summer special training,” Muzuki said directly after a brief greeting.

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, looked at Muzuki, and asked, “Do you have a new good idea?”

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t even need to think; it must be a major change; for minor issues, Muzuki, as the person in charge of the special training plan, could decide on his own.

“I want to add Chakra Nature Transformation to the curriculum,” Muzuki said.

Chakra Nature Transformation is not actually too advanced knowledge; if one is from a Ninja clan or has Ninja parents, they usually start learning it before even enrolling in the academy.

But for most Ninja Academy students, this is actually advanced knowledge, because the Ninja Academy doesn’t teach it; it’s taught by their guiding sensei after graduation.

It’s not that the Ninja Academy doesn’t want to teach it, but there are two difficulties: first, students have many different natures, and if there’s a rare nature like Wind Release, it’s not certain there will be a teacher who knows it, and they can’t just not teach that student.

Second, the Ninja Academy teachers’ skill levels are insufficient, and Chakra Nature Transformation training is dangerous, so even the higher grades of the Ninja Academy do not have Nature Transformation training courses.

Actually, the main point is the second one; most Chunin teachers in the school can teach other things, but they themselves aren’t very good at Nature Transformation, so teaching others would be misleading them.

“Chakra Nature Transformation, why do you want to teach this? With so many students, there will certainly be all five Chakra natures, and accidents are prone to happen during training,” Hiruzen Sarutobi did not directly deny Muzuki but stated the teaching difficulties and then looked at Muzuki.

Muzuki had always been seen by Hiruzen Sarutobi as humble and practical; since Muzuki dared to bring this up to him, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Muzuki must have come prepared.

“I have already mastered all five basic Chakra nature transformations; although Earth Release is not particularly proficient, simple instruction will not be a problem,” Muzuki replied unhurriedly.

His five Chakra nature Ninjutsu had a source; he had chosen ten from the Ninjutsu Pavilion before, and then taken two more after being promoted to official Jonin, these being B-rank and above.

Muzuki could already use B-rank and below freely; he was no longer an unknown nobody, and no one would question how he got a C-rank Ninjutsu, as long as it wasn’t a special Ninjutsu like Hidden Mist Technique, it was fine.

“You’ve mastered all five Nature Transformations… Could you show me a little?” Hiruzen Sarutobi showed an interested expression.

Learning one’s innate Nature Transformation is not difficult, and learning another desired one is also manageable; most Konoha Jonin are like this, mastering two or more Nature Transformation Ninjutsu.

However, mastering all five great Nature Transformation Ninjutsu is very difficult, and mastering them to the point where they can be used effectively in combat is even harder.

While difficult, it also greatly improves a Ninja; it means that no matter what Ninjutsu the opponent uses, you can use a counter-Ninjutsu to fight, gaining a nature advantage, and you can also combine Ninjutsu to increase their power.

The reason Hiruzen Sarutobi earned the title of Professor of Ninjutsu was because he skillfully mastered thousands of Ninjutsu, including not only the five great natures but also Genjutsu and secret techniques; no matter what Ninjutsu the enemy used, he could counter them.

However, it was regrettable that none of his three disciples followed in his footsteps: Tsunade specialized in Medical Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, Jiraiya specialized in Fire Release and Sage Mode, and Orochimaru developed his own snake Ninjutsu.

Muzuki nodded, indicating no problem; this was exactly what he came for, as it would be difficult to demonstrate his skills in the Hokage Office during the day.

Hiruzen Sarutobi led Muzuki to the backyard.

Asuma, seeing Muzuki, greeted him happily; he was about to practice some Wind Release.

“Come quickly, don’t get accidentally injured by Muzuki’s Ninjutsu,” Hiruzen Sarutobi called Asuma over to watch together.

“How is that possible? With Muzuki-sensei’s control, he definitely won’t hurt me,” Asuma retorted.

However, Asuma still obediently walked over, not because he didn’t trust Muzuki, but because he wanted to see Muzuki’s Ninjutsu.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

Muzuki first used Fire Release; he thought about it and finally decided to use Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, in terms of both power and difficulty, is top-tier Fire Release, greatly testing the user’s skill.

As Muzuki completed the hand signs, a large amount of flames was spewed out by Muzuki, instantly forming a small, raging sea of fire.

Under Muzuki’s control, the flames split and advanced in three directions: front, left, and right, and although the fire was intense, not a single speck of flame touched Hiruzen Sarutobi’s house.

“A very proficient Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet,” Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his goatee and nodded in approval.

Based on this Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, Hiruzen Sarutobi could tell that Muzuki’s Fire Release had surpassed most people in the Ninja World, excelling in both power and control.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi at Muzuki’s age was pretty much at this level.

“So amazing!” Asuma didn’t have much knowledge at the moment; he just felt that Muzuki was very strong.

“Hiruzen isn’t home?” Just then, Danzo Shimura’s voice suddenly came.

“I’m in the backyard, come on over.” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, raising his voice slightly.

Although he hadn’t seen Danzo yet, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already guessed Danzo’s purpose.

It was about the Hidden Mist’s compensation. Although the Commander insisted that Akami Hideyuki was a spy from another Ninja Village, he was still brought by the Hidden Mist, so Konoha had to make the Hidden Mist pay compensation.

On this matter, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had some disagreements. Danzo believed they should demand more, whether it was money or Ninja tools. If such an incident didn’t result in severe punishment, Konoha would have no deterrence.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that asking for a symbolic amount would suffice, mainly to make a statement. After all, they were currently fighting Iwagakure and Hidden Cloud Village, and if they demanded too much, Hidden Mist might not comply and could directly turn hostile and go to war with Konoha.

During the day in the Hokage Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s proposal, but Hiruzen Sarutobi could tell Danzo was unwilling. As he expected, Danzo came to find him after work again.

“Hiruzen…” Danzo Shimura was about to voice the arguments he had prepared all day, but then he saw the sea of fire in the courtyard and Muzuki maintaining a hand sign.

Although Danzo Shimura’s strength was inferior to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s, his eyesight was still sharp. He could tell at a glance that Muzuki’s Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet was not simple.

Danzo Shimura’s expression immediately soured because this Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet was something he had rewarded to Muzuki, and now Muzuki was performing it at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s house, and he had only discovered it by chance.

“Whatever it is, let’s talk about it later. Wait until Muzuki finishes his Ninjutsu,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

Danzo Shimura nodded with a cold face.

Although Muzuki’s previous performance showed that he was still loyal to him and hadn’t forgotten his training, a subordinate who could be used freely turning into one who could only be secretly sought out when opportunities arose made Danzo very displeased. This was a powerful Jonin who could play a certain role in battles against Tailed Beasts.

Danzo’s arrival did not change Muzuki’s expression; he simply greeted Danzo, as Danzo’s intention was also to keep up appearances, and on the surface, Muzuki had no connection with Root anymore.

After performing Fire Release, it was Water Release. Muzuki thought for a moment and used the Great Waterfall Technique, which Hiruzen Sarutobi had guided him on.

“Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!”

Muzuki spewed out a terrifying amount of water like a giant wave from his mouth, instantly extinguishing all the remaining flames on the ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s backyard was connected to a small forest, and under the impact of the massive water flow, many trees fell, and the small forest turned into a small lake.

“Very good, you’ve reached this level in just a few months,” Hiruzen Sarutobi praised.

He didn’t know Muzuki’s situation with other Ninjutsu, but the Great Waterfall Technique was something he personally taught Muzuki and guided him on, witnessing Muzuki’s progress from learning to mastering it step by step.

“Thanks to your guidance, Sandaime-sama,” Muzuki said with a humble smile.

“My guidance is at most auxiliary; it’s mainly your own talent and effort.” Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head with a chuckle.

“Then you’re quite self-aware.” Asuma nodded, feeling that what Hiruzen Sarutobi said made a lot of sense.

A somewhat speechless Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed Asuma’s head hard. It was fine for him to admit such a thing himself, but hearing it from Asuma was a stab to the heart.

On the surface, Danzo sneered repeatedly, but in reality, he was very pleased inwardly.

“Even if you teach Muzuki well, Hiruzen, he won’t be truly loyal to you. He is, after all, a member of my Root,” Danzo thought proudly.

In Danzo’s eyes, Muzuki’s current strength was due, firstly, to accumulated experience, and secondly, to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s training.

“Wind Release: Vacuum Bullet!”

Muzuki didn’t rest and immediately used the next Ninjutsu. Accompanied by a series of hand signs, Muzuki exhaled transparent air currents from his mouth.

Boom!

Under the bombardment of a large number of transparent air currents, the ground was shattered, and for a moment, shattered rocks flew, and yellowish-grey dust rose continuously. The entire backyard couldn’t find a single intact piece of ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his pipe twice, looking at Muzuki with extreme satisfaction. Muzuki’s Vacuum Sphere was also given by him. Because Asuma improved greatly during Muzuki’s tutoring, and he learned from Asuma that Muzuki was practicing Wind Release, he gave him a Vacuum Sphere.

Undoubtedly, the three Nature Transformations of Water, Fire, and Wind that Muzuki currently displayed all surpassed that of ordinary Jonin, with Fire being the strongest, followed by Wind and Water, but still strong.

Seeing Muzuki’s Vacuum Sphere, Danzo Shimura nodded in approval. He might be average in other attributes, but he considered himself the strongest in Wind Release in Konoha. Just by looking at Muzuki’s Vacuum Sphere, Danzo knew that Muzuki’s Wind Release Nature Transformation level was no longer comparable to that of an ordinary Jonin.

“With Water, Fire, and Wind attributes cultivated to such a level, it’s no wonder he could help Jiraiya fight Tailed Beasts on the battlefield,” Danzo understood Muzuki’s general strength.

Although Muzuki’s current strength didn’t reach his level, with these three Nature Transformation Ninjutsu, he could definitely be considered an elite among Jonin, the kind who could easily defeat ordinary Jonin.

Most valuable was that Muzuki was still very young, only nineteen years old, and had plenty of time to grow further.

“Why not send him to be Orochimaru’s subordinate? That way, he can help Orochimaru gain military achievements and also grow faster on the battlefield.” Danzo felt that Muzuki’s strength was too wasted as a teacher.

Any Chunin could teach those basic things; there was no need for a Jonin of Muzuki’s level.

Asuma’s thoughts weren’t as complex as Hiruzen Sarutobi’s and Danzo Shimura’s. He only had six words in his mind—Muzuki-sensei is awesome!

After performing Wind Release, Muzuki took two slight breaths. First, he used Earth Release to repair the dilapidated ground, and then he used another Earth Release Ninjutsu.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow River!”

Under Muzuki’s control, the mud in front of him suddenly transformed into a river of mud rushing forward.

Muzuki’s Earth Release Nature Transformation was only at the proficient level with 1800 points, so he didn’t suppress his strength and used it openly, using his large amount of Chakra to enhance the Ninjutsu’s effect.

“Muzuki, you are truly too humble. Your Earth Release at this level is not just barely enough to teach people.” Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled Muzuki’s previous words and sighed.

At first, he really thought Muzuki wasn’t very good at Earth Release, after all, Muzuki hadn’t used Earth Release before.

But looking at it now, he also had the level of an ordinary Jonin, even one whose main attribute was Earth. If this was only barely enough to teach people, then many Ninja wouldn’t be qualified to be instructors.

“Compared to other attributes, it’s still quite a bit lacking. I still need to work harder,” Muzuki said with a smile.

“Lightning Release: Purple Lightning!”

Muzuki didn’t perform any hand signs; he just raised his arm, and a dazzling Purple Lightning burst forth with Chakra, covering Muzuki’s right hand.

Crackling!

Muzuki controlled the Purple Lightning, making it transform into streaks of Purple Lightning striking the ground.

Again, there was a rumble, and the flat ground appeared with charred pits.

“Did you develop this no-hand-sign Lightning Release yourself, Muzuki?” Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, looking at the large charred marks on the ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had learned all of Konoha’s Ninjutsu. If Konoha had such a no-hand-sign and powerful Lightning Release, he couldn’t possibly not know about it.

“Mm, the name of this Ninjutsu is Purple Lightning.” Muzuki silently apologized to Kakashi in his heart before nodding in affirmation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Muzuki with a surprised expression. Although Muzuki’s Lightning Release performance was inferior to Fire, Water, and Wind, and only slightly stronger than Earth Release, developing such a high-level Lightning Release independently was very impressive, further proving Muzuki’s extraordinary talent in Ninjutsu.

“Danzo, you almost ruined a genius!” Hiruzen Sarutobi was relieved that he had discovered Muzuki.

He couldn’t imagine what Muzuki’s strength would be like now if he had been continuously nurtured by him. Comparable to him at the same age?

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s desire to take on a disciple soared. Undoubtedly, Muzuki was the most suitable disciple for him.

5k, there’s another chapter coming up, but it won’t be as long, probably around 3k words.