Chapter 333: Disciples Explode Gold Coins

Asuma stopped in his tracks, wondering if he had misheard.

Although it wasn’t praise like “I’m proud of you” or “You’re amazing,” this was already a commendation Asuma had never received.

When he first achieved the top spot in practical combat at the Ninja Academy, he excitedly returned home and told Hiruzen Sarutobi.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t react much, only giving a flat “hmm,” as if it were a trivial matter.

He had initially hoped to hear “I’m proud of you” from Hiruzen Sarutobi. At that time, Asuma still greatly admired his Hokage father, for he was the Hokage, the Hokage everyone aspired to and respected.

No matter what achievements Asuma made at the Ninja Academy, he couldn’t get Hiruzen Sarutobi’s approval. His expectations gradually lowered; he initially hoped for Hiruzen Sarutobi’s praise, and later, Asuma would have been satisfied even if Hiruzen Sarutobi just nodded at him.

But there was nothing. Hiruzen Sarutobi never nodded at his achievements once. In Asuma’s memory, Hiruzen Sarutobi only lectured him, telling him to learn from his calm older brother and to emulate Orochimaro during his Ninja Academy days.

“You don’t need to tell me, this was taught by Muzuki-sensei,” Asuma said with a pout.

Although Asuma still didn’t have a good expression towards Hiruzen Sarutobi, it was clear the atmosphere had eased considerably.

“You can ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand. I have quite a bit of experience with Combination Ninjutsu,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, exhaling white smoke.

“Can you teach well?” Asuma was highly skeptical.

He didn’t doubt Hiruzen Sarutobi’s understanding of Combination Ninjutsu or his own strength, after all, being Hokage still carried a lot of weight, but whether he could teach well was another matter entirely.

“Then I’ll teach Muzuki first and then have him teach you?” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, speechless at his teaching ability being questioned again.

Asuma was probably the only one in all of Konoha who dared to so blatantly question his ability.

“I think that’s quite reliable.” Asuma’s eyes lit up, feeling that this might be better than Hiruzen Sarutobi teaching him directly.

“Go practice quickly.” Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead, urging Asuma to leave quickly; this child was truly troublesome.

Asuma hummed a little tune as he walked out of the Hokage Office, feeling very good, even gently closing the office door.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and continued to handle his official duties.

A short while later, the office door opened again, and Danzo Shimura walked in.

“Hiruzen…” Danzo Shimura was about to speak when he was directly interrupted by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“Why didn’t you knock? And during work hours, you should address me by my title,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a stern face.

Danzo Shimura was a bit confused. He usually did this, and Hiruzen Sarutobi never said anything. Why was he acting like he had eaten an explosion tag today?

“Hiruzen, you…”

“It’s work hours now,” Hiruzen Sarutobi emphasized again.

Danzo Shimura didn’t know what got into Hiruzen Sarutobi today, but a higher rank trumps all. Danzo Shimura could only reluctantly call him Sandaime in the end.

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression then softened as he asked, “What is it? Speak.”

“I need Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Obito to join Root,” Danzo Shimura said directly.

“Does your Root still lack two Chunin?” Hiruzen Sarutobi was not prepared to agree to Danzo’s request.

“They are Chunin now, but their potential is great, and Root needs Ninja like them,” Danzo continued.

“That’s out of the question. Root cannot expand any further. If I find Root secretly developing illegal members again, I will cut Root’s funding,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a warning tone.

He knew Danzo was not an honest person, and even if he refused, Danzo might still pull strings in the shadows, so he warned him in advance.

“Kakashi Hatake can be forgone, but Uchiha Obito must join Root. An Uchiha like him is too dangerous and must be highly vigilant to prevent another Uchiha Madara from appearing,” Danzo revealed his true purpose.

What he truly wanted was Obito; bringing up Kakashi was just to pave the way for this statement.

Danzo Shimura always remembered his teacher Senju Tobirama’s teachings: Uchiha are inherently evil beings, and one must always remain vigilant against the Uchiha Clan.

If it were an ordinary Uchiha, it would be fine, but Uchiha Obito, at only nine years old, already had a Two-Tomoe Sharingan and had mastered excellent Fire Release, which made Danzo Shimura very uneasy.

Although he was secretly cultivating a Wood Release Ninja, that Wood Release Ninja was much younger than Obito. If Obito were to betray them like Uchiha Madara before the Wood Release Ninja grew up, it would be troublesome.

“Obito is an Uchiha with The Will of Fire. He is not dangerous. I believe that under Minato’s guidance, Obito will become the next Kagami,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, putting his pipe in his mouth and taking a puff.

Based on Obito’s current performance, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not consider Obito dangerous; on the contrary, he had high hopes for Obito, and having Minato guide Obito was undoubtedly much more reliable than Danzo Shimura.

“Hiruzen, have you forgotten our teacher’s teachings?” Danzo said, dissatisfied.

“Those Uchiha are all too dangerous. The Village has been so good to them, yet they still think of rebellion.”

Danzo tried to use the hawk-faction Uchiha coup during Senju Tobirama’s reign to make Hiruzen Sarutobi understand the danger of the Uchiha.

“Teacher also said that the Uchiha need appropriate guidance,” Hiruzen Sarutobi said, shaking his head.

“Compared to these, you should put more thought into gathering intelligence on enemy nations,” Hiruzen Sarutobi completely rejected Danzo’s proposal.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi showed no sign of relenting, coupled with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s initial attitude, Danzo was furious.

“Hiruzen, you will regret this!” Danzo coldly left this remark and slammed the Hokage Office door shut.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to handle his official duties with a calm expression, feeling much more at ease.

He couldn’t do anything about his son, but he couldn’t do anything about you, Danzo?

Hiruzen Sarutobi would not allow Root to continue expanding. If Root became any stronger, it would become too powerful to control.

Root was a department established by Danzo Shimura under the guise of training Anbu. Initially, it was just a small subordinate organization of Anbu, but through Danzo Shimura’s efforts, its power continuously expanded, and now it subtly had the momentum of being the Anbu within the Anbu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally wouldn’t let this happen. If Root’s strength truly surpassed Anbu, it would be a disaster.

Hiruzen Sarutobi in the office was comfortable, but Danzo, who walked out of the office, grew angrier the more he thought about it.

In his youth, he was by no means inferior to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but now he was completely suppressed by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“If sensei had chosen me back then, Konoha would definitely be even stronger now!” Danzo Shimura thought, feeling indignant.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly stronger than him, Hiruzen Sarutobi was indecisive in his actions and could not compare to him in handling affairs.

Danzo Shimura was so eager to improve; he truly wanted to one day tell Hiruzen Sarutobi, “I am the Hokage.”

Just then, Danzo Shimura suddenly thought of his subordinate who was no longer a Root member.

It seemed Muzuki was Uchiha Obito’s intern teacher, and Obito respected Muzuki very much, so Muzuki should have a sufficient understanding of Uchiha Obito.

Danzo Shimura immediately returned to Root, wrote a letter, and sent a Ninja to deliver it to Muzuki.

He needed Muzuki’s assessment of Obito to determine Obito’s danger level. At the same time, Danzo also asked Muzuki to pay more attention to Obito. If Obito showed any thoughts detrimental to Konoha, he was to report it immediately, so Danzo would have a reason to bring Obito into Root.

As for why it was Muzuki and not directly sending other Root members to track Obito, firstly, Minato Namikaze had sensory abilities and Root would be discovered, and secondly, as Obito’s teacher, Obito had no guard against Muzuki.

Obito’s current strength also hadn’t reached the point where he required individual surveillance. Only a few Anbu were monitoring the entire Uchiha Clan, let alone during wartime.

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【Disciple Kakashi Hatake diligently cultivated and achieved a perfect score in the Chunin Exams, promoting to Chunin. Reward: Chakra +1800, Random Bloodline Limit Extraction Scroll】

【Disciple Might Guy diligently cultivated and achieved an excellent score in the Chunin Exams, promoting to Chunin. Reward: Chakra +1500, Taijutsu Extraction Scroll · S (Mastery Level)】

【Disciple Uchiha Obito diligently cultivated and achieved an excellent score in the Chunin Exams, promoting to Chunin. Reward: Chakra +1200, Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll · A (Mastery Level)】

【Extraction Scroll: The higher the level, the easier it is to extract excellent rewards】

This time, the rewards were surprisingly abundant, exceeding Muzuki’s expectations. In terms of Chakra alone, the three disciples combined could provide a total of 4500 Chakra, which directly pushed Muzuki’s Chakra to over 70,000.

As for the remaining rewards, Muzuki couldn’t immediately say whether they were good or bad, because gacha draws were too unpredictable. If he drew trash or duplicates, even a mastery-level wouldn’t be useful.

However, Muzuki saw from the system description that high-level extraction scrolls would not have the possibility of drawing trash.

Muzuki thought for a moment, first went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then mentally prayed to all the gods he knew, like Daoist ancestors, Buddhas, and God, before starting the draw.

It didn’t cost money anyway, so it was worth believing a little. If it worked, it would be a huge gain; if not, there was no loss.

Muzuki first used the lowest-ranked Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll · A.

Immediately, a huge roulette appeared before Muzuki. Muzuki casually glanced at it and saw various abilities from all worlds on it.

“So it’s not just Ninjutsu from Naruto, but also skills from other worlds that can be localized.” Muzuki realized he had been a bit mistaken.

Because those Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls and Mastery Scrolls couldn’t upgrade skills like Nature Transformation, Muzuki had preconceived that Ninjutsu Extraction Scrolls were all Naruto Ninjutsu.

Muzuki clicked the center of the roulette, and after a dazzling spin, it slowly stopped. The skill pointed to gradually magnified on the roulette screen, and information about the skill appeared in Muzuki’s mind.

【Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll · A consumed, obtained skill — Fire Style: Orochi Nagi (Mastery Level)】

Fire Style: Orochi Nagi was a deadly technique of the Kusanagi-ryu ancient martial arts. Muzuki didn’t know how it was in the King of Fighters world, but after localization, it was indeed a very powerful Fire Release, and very suitable for those who practice Flame Breathing.

Muzuki then used the Taijutsu Extraction Scroll · S.

【Taijutsu Extraction Scroll · S consumed, obtained skill — Mirong Legend · Blade Intercepting Sword · Golden Skyline (Mastery Level)】

Seeing this reward, Muzuki was somewhat surprised. He quickly sorted through his memories and found that this was indeed the extremely lethal Taijutsu he remembered.

Golden Skyline was somewhat similar to the Third Raikage’s Hell Stab, both using fingers for attack, but only somewhat, because Golden Skyline wasn’t stronger with fewer fingers, nor did it involve Nature Transformation.

The localized Golden Skyline was an extremely pure Taijutsu. When practiced to a certain extent, it could unleash immense power even without Chakra.

Muzuki thought this was quite reasonable, because Golden Skyline in its original world was developed by an ordinary person without abilities; it was a Taijutsu that pushed the body to its limits.

Muzuki was very satisfied with this reward. This Taijutsu was not only powerful but also extremely suitable for Might Guy. As for his other disciples, Muzuki thought it would be difficult for them to learn it.

Finally, Muzuki turned his attention to the Bloodline Limit Extraction Scroll. This scroll had no level and truly required gambling on luck.

The Rinnegan and Tenseigan were both considered Bloodline Limits, with a possibility of being drawn, but ordinary Byakugan and Sharingan were also possibilities, as were Explosion Release, Lava Release, and other Bloodline Limits.

Muzuki didn’t hesitate and clicked to extract directly.

【Random Bloodline Limit Extraction Scroll consumed, obtained reward — Ice Release】

Muzuki sighed slightly in his heart, it seemed his luck wasn’t particularly good.

Then Muzuki had a change of thought. Even if he drew the Rinnegan or Tenseigan, he couldn’t use them now because he didn’t have enough Chakra. Although these two greatly improved strength, they couldn’t be sustained without massive Chakra.

For Muzuki, not drawing the Mangekyo Sharingan was already good, because at this stage, the Mangekyo Sharingan was more detrimental than beneficial to him. Ordinary Mangekyo had too many side effects; unless it was an ability like Kamui, it wasn’t worth it at all.

Compared to that, Ice Release was quite good. He could even make some ice cubes to cool down when it was hot.

Muzuki glanced at his current stats.

【Name: Hayate Mugetsu】

【Chakra: 72800】

【Skills: Golden Skyline (Mastery), Fire Style: Orochi Nagi (Mastery), Ice Release (Beginner)… 】

Muzuki decided that after the special training ended, and his Earth Release Nature Transformation and Lightning Release Nature Transformation reached Mastery Level, he would once again change the direction of his rewards, focusing on getting more Chakra.

He had basically mastered several proficiency-level Ninjutsu for each Chakra nature, and even more below proficiency-level. He also had quite a few mastery-level skills, which could handle a wide range of situations. So, Muzuki wanted to increase his Chakra to 100,000 before deciding what rewards to pursue based on the situation.

If there was a clear tough battle with an enemy, he would either farm Chakra or farm corresponding counter-rewards. Otherwise, he would continue to farm everything, turning himself into a hexagonal warrior.

In the evening, Muzuki saw the letter sent by Danzo. After seeing the content, he smiled slightly, thinking Danzo’s idea of having him find fault with Obito was quite good.