Chapter 319: Exceeding the expected number of people

Muzuki guessed that there would be more people in this special training, because the Genin who graduated this year knew his teaching level and would be more willing to participate in the special training, and Muzuki had been reported in the Leaf Newspaper, so he had some fame in Konoha.

Although the content was in a less prominent position, the Leaf Newspaper was Konoha’s only official newspaper, and it was rarely issued, so its value was still very high.

However, when the teacher responsible for recording the number of applicants came over, Muzuki was still a little surprised.

For the Fourth Grade, it was assumed that the entire grade would participate without issue, and for other grades, it was still eight per grade as before, but there were many Genin who signed up, a total of 350 people.

What kind of concept is this? The total number of participants in the previous special training that Muzuki was responsible for was not that many. This time, the Genin who signed up for the special training were even more than the Ninja Academy students.

“Teacher Muzuki, what should we do? Should we change the rules? The number of people participating in the special training is too many,” the recording teacher asked Muzuki.

Originally, this special training had no requirements for Genin; anyone who signed up could join. But the number was too exaggerated, even more than the enrolled students. With so many extra students, he felt that Muzuki would not be able to handle it.

“A special training with a total of 694 people…?” Muzuki showed a thoughtful expression.

If it were the previous Muzuki, he would have to find a way to exclude some people. This was nearly 700 people, and they were not ordinary people. A typical Ninja squad only had that many Ninja.

However, it’s different now. Muzuki’s current strength is vastly different from when he conducted the special training last year. Not only has his Chakra greatly increased, but his physical strength, Ninjutsu knowledge, and so on are all far beyond what they once were.

“I’ll try it first. Although the number of people is a bit high, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem,” Muzuki thought for a moment and said.

With an unprecedented number of participants, Muzuki felt this was a good opportunity. Previously, teaching over 300 people resulted in a large class reward. Now, with nearly 700 people, would the reward change again?

Muzuki changed his special training plan this time precisely to aim for better rewards. Now that the opportunity was in his hands, he naturally wouldn’t throw it away.

Muzuki scanned the list of Genin applicants, and what he saw were familiar names. Many of them were Genin who had just graduated this year and had experienced his first special training. As Muzuki expected, Ebisu and Shiranui Genma both came.

There were also Genin from other batches, such as Asuma, who heard that Muzuki was going to teach Nature Transformation and brought his teammates along.

Muzuki also saw Inuzuka Midori and Nara Shiosui on the list, which Muzuki hadn’t quite expected. The members of Nara Shiosui’s squad were all quite strong, and if it had been a normal Chunin Exams, they might have been successfully promoted.

“Okay, Teacher Muzuki, then it’s confirmed that all these people will participate in the special training,” the registration teacher said when he saw that Muzuki thought there was no problem.

He admired Muzuki a little. With so many people, let alone teaching, most people couldn’t even manage them, but Muzuki believed he could teach them.

However, the registration teacher thought about it and realized that, after all, Muzuki was not an ordinary Chunin like them. Muzuki’s strength was officially recognized by Konoha, so confidence was normal.

Muzuki nodded, completely finalizing the special training matters.

…

On Monday, all registered Ninja or Ninja Academy students arrived at the Training Ground designated by Muzuki on time.

“Shiosui, why do you want to participate in this special training? The Chunin Exams will start in nine days, and it won’t improve our strength much, right?” Inuzuka Midori asked with a puzzled expression.

A Ninja’s strength is not achieved overnight; it requires long-term training and improvement. Except for suddenly awakening a Bloodline Limit, it’s difficult to see significant improvement in such a short time under normal circumstances.

“The person in charge of the special training, Hayate Mugetsu, is the chief examiner for the second exam, and judging from the situation in the Death Forest, he’s also Rin Nohara’s teacher. If Rin Nohara also participates in this special training, I can gather more intelligence,” Nara Shiosui explained.

Having fought alongside Rin Nohara in the Death Forest, he knew two pieces of information about Rin Nohara: one was her ability to unleash powerful strength, and the second was her Medical Ninjutsu.

But if they could train together for a few days, Nara Shiosui was confident he could figure out many of Rin Nohara’s combat habits, which could potentially play a role at a critical moment.

“Also, according to my investigation, Hayate Mugetsu is a very strong Jonin, and teaching is his specialty. Even if Rin Nohara doesn’t come, we should still be able to learn something,” Nara Shiosui continued.

He had inquired about Muzuki’s strength from his own Jonin father. As for his strong teaching ability, he found that there was also a summer special training last year and asked the Genin who had just graduated.

“So many people, Midori feels like she came to the wrong Training Ground,” Inuzuka Midori looked at the piles of people on the Training Ground, a little confused.

She roughly estimated that there must be five or six hundred people here. It couldn’t be that so many people would undergo special training together, could it?

“It should be correct,” Nara Shiosui frowned slightly.

There were indeed many people here. If it weren’t for the fact that they all looked very young, and many didn’t even have headbands, Nara Shiosui would have thought it was a Ninja squad gathering for something.

“Big Brother Ebisu, long time no see! You really came!” Kotetsu Hagane, who had arrived early at the Training Ground, had been searching for Ebisu’s figure among the many Genin present.

Heaven rewards the diligent. After Kotetsu Hagane’s strenuous five-minute search, he saw that familiar face with sunglasses.

Hearing Kotetsu Hagane’s words, Izumo Kamizuki also trotted over and said, “We finally meet again! We really miss the time we spent creating Ninjutsu with Big Brother Ebisu.”

Ebisu’s mouth twitched. He didn’t miss it at all; it made him into someone girls would walk around to avoid, and it also made him leave a bad impression in front of the Third Hokage.

“Yo, isn’t this Kotetsu and Izumo? Long time no see,” Shiranui Genma, with a senbon in his mouth, smiled and raised his hand to greet them.

He was quite familiar with Ebisu’s two little admirers now.

Since Shiranui Genma had greeted him, Ebisu had no choice but to stop pretending to be dead. He responded flatly, “Hmm, long time no see. Good morning.”

Looking at the headbands on Ebisu and Shiranui Genma’s heads, Kotetsu Hagane said enviously:

“Big Brother Genma, after you graduated, did you do missions every day to earn big money, defeat strong enemies from opposing Ninja villages, and then rescue noble daughters to gain recognition…?”

“Hahaha,” Shiranui Genma was amused by Kotetsu Hagane’s words. “Kotetsu, you should read fewer novels. How could a Genin have such rich experiences? Newly graduated Genin can’t even take missions outside the village; most of their time is spent training.”

Their team’s configuration was much worse than Obito’s, and coupled with no one being social enough to directly ask the Hokage for high-level missions, even with Teacher Chen and Might Guy, they were always very honestly doing D-Rank missions.

“But there are still some interesting things, like that Enemy Confusion Technique you all developed. Even the strongest Taijutsu Ninja in Konoha fell for it,” Shiranui Genma said, recalling their bell-snatching incident.

Even now, Shiranui Genma couldn’t help but laugh when he thought about it. They put so much effort into attacking and ended up being brutalized. Instead, Ebisu, with a devil-may-care attitude, used the Enemy Confusion Technique with perfect coordination to snatch the bells.

Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane looked utterly shocked. Although it was just Taijutsu, being called the strongest was no small feat, and such a person actually fell for the Enemy Confusion Technique.

As one of the developers of the Enemy Confusion Technique, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane instantly felt a sense of shared honor, their mouths uncontrollably curving upwards.

“Big Brother Ebisu, I think the Enemy Confusion Technique has even greater potential. How about we discuss and develop it further?” Izumo Kamizuki invited Ebisu.

“I think it’s pretty good as it is right now. It doesn’t need any more changes,” Ebisu politely refused. He was here to learn Nature Transformation, not to be a pervert.

“That’s truly a pity. I recently found a very good picture book, and I originally wanted to share it with Big Brother Ebisu,” Izumo Kamizuki said with a regretful expression.

“Uh, if I have time, discussing it is no problem,” Ebisu still couldn’t bear to see his little admirers disappointed.

“Are you trying to discuss Ninjutsu?” Shiranui Genma teased.

As time drew closer, the number of people on the Training Ground increased, and it became noisier.

“I didn’t expect everyone to come! It’s like we’re all gathered together again, just like when we were in school.”

“After all, this is Teacher Muzuki’s special training. Originally, when I said I wanted to go for a month of special training, my instructor was a bit displeased, but after hearing it was Teacher Muzuki, he readily agreed.”

“Long time no see, how’s Ninja life?”

“Pretty much the same as during the internship, still not allowed to take C-Rank Missions.”

Students and Ninja alike formed groups to chat, as most of them were only a few years apart, and many knew each other.

“Everyone, quiet down.” When the time reached eight o’clock, Muzuki appeared and then gestured for everyone to be quiet.

Muzuki didn’t use a very loud voice, but most of those present were students or newly graduated Ninja, and Muzuki’s 1.8-meter height was extremely conspicuous among them.

Although some people didn’t hear Muzuki’s voice, they saw that familiar golden-haired figure, and coupled with the fact that the students near Muzuki quieted down, this silence quickly spread to all students. The entire Training Ground fell silent, and the students all quietly looked at Muzuki.

“Many of you are old friends and it’s not your first time in my class. I’m very grateful for your trust. However, there are quite a lot of people here, so I hope everyone can remain quiet until I finish speaking,” Muzuki continued.

For a normal small class, Muzuki was quite lenient about students talking, as it would be too boring to not say anything except answer questions during a class. But now there were nearly 700 students in the Training Ground, and one-seventh of them talking would still be 100 people.

“The main projects for this special training are Chakra control, Taijutsu, basic Ninjutsu, and Chakra Nature Transformation!”

Today there’s only one update of 3k. I only fell asleep at 3 AM yesterday, so I’m not feeling very well today. I’ll adjust my schedule and write more tomorrow.