Chapter 359: Benefits

After training with Muzuki for a period on Golden Skyline, Might Guy returned to Teacher Chen’s team.

Without Might Guy, their team couldn’t take on missions, because Shiranui Genma and Ebisu were both Genin who had graduated less than a year ago.

After Might Guy’s return, Teacher Chen considered it for a bit and then accepted a B-Rank Mission.

B-Rank Missions always involve Ninja, but their rank generally doesn’t exceed Genin.

Most Ninja encountered in B-Rank Missions are typically not from the Five Great Nations; they are either Ninja from small Ninja villages or rogue Ninja.

Teacher Chen believed that even if he didn’t intervene, his students could easily handle B-Rank Missions, and with Might Guy present, they could even cope with unexpected situations.

“Are we really doing a B-Rank Mission this time?” Ebisu was a bit surprised, as they hadn’t even completed two C-Rank Missions yet.

“Isn’t that great? The reward for a B-Rank Mission is much higher than for a C-Rank Mission,” Shiranui Genma said with a chuckle.

He was also knowledgeable about the corresponding difficulty of each mission rank, and he knew that their squad’s strength was perfectly capable of handling a B-Rank Mission.

“C-Rank Missions only involve ordinary people, which won’t hone your combat abilities,” Teacher Chen explained.

His main goal for this mission was to train Ebisu and Shiranui Genma. Under the stimulation of their exceptionally strong peer, Might Guy, both of them had been training very diligently, and even by Teacher Chen’s rather strict standards, they were doing quite well.

As for Might Guy, given the missions their squad could currently accept, they wouldn’t provide any training for him.

If it weren’t for Might Guy’s insufficient achievements, Teacher Chen believed that Might Guy could become a Special Jonin through Taijutsu alone right now.

“Youth means fighting against stronger opponents!” Might Guy exclaimed with a big laugh, giving a thumbs-up.

Shiranui Genma also gave Might Guy a thumbs-up; with Might Guy around, he could fight with confidence.

After a brief chat, Ebisu began to meticulously study the mission.

After making contact with the Client, the group set off.

On the way, Teacher Chen deliberately pulled Might Guy back to fall a certain distance behind.

“Guy, after a battle starts, try to control your strength. Don’t defeat all the enemies at once; let Genma and Ebisu defeat them themselves,” Teacher Chen whispered, cautioning him.

He was worried that Might Guy, in his excitement, would instantly obliterate all enemies with the Leaf Dragon God, making this B-Rank Mission pointless except for the extra money.

“Genma and Ebisu have much less combat experience than you; they need more training.”

“Oh, I see! No problem!” Might Guy nodded in agreement.

On the second day after leaving the Land of Fire, the four encountered enemies—a total of six individuals, none of whom wore headbands.

Teacher Chen protected the Client, while Might Guy and his teammates each faced two enemies.

Although he could easily kill his opponents instantly, because of Teacher Chen’s prior instructions, Might Guy controlled his strength, maintaining the simplest suppression, and then observed the situation with Shiranui Genma and Ebisu.

It was Ebisu’s first time fighting Ninja from another village on a mission, and he was initially a bit nervous. But after a few exchanges, he realized his opponents were weaker than he expected and instantly relaxed.

Bang! Bang!

Facing the two-person encirclement, Ebisu used skillful Taijutsu to neutralize their attacks and then used his fists to knock them back several steps.

“So weak.”

For a moment, Ebisu even felt the opponents were weaker than Ninja Academy students, but he knew this was an illusion.

It wasn’t that the opponents were too weak; it was that he had grown stronger.

With Teacher Chen’s guidance and his diligent training, he was no longer the Ebisu who was eliminated in the first round of the Grade Level Practical Exam.

“Hisashi, watch out!”

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, the two Ninja fighting Shiranui Genma fiercely endured one of Shiranui Genma’s attacks and then ambushed Ebisu.

“Enemy Confusion Technique!”

After zero-point-one second of thought, Ebisu immediately used the Ninjutsu that had once created a miracle.

Instantly, several older sisters, each with their own unique charm and wearing revealing clothes, appeared around Ebisu.

Teacher Chen, who was closely watching the battlefield, felt his nose heat up and a red liquid flowed out.

“This kid must have studied this quite a bit; it’s even better-looking than before,” Teacher Chen muttered to himself.

Although the rogue Ninja didn’t get a nosebleed, he also didn’t expect the little brat in front of him to have such a strange Ninjutsu, and the sword he swung paused for a moment.

Though the pause was very, very brief, Ebisu seized the opportunity and dodged the attack with Body Flicker Technique.

The rogue Ninja instantly showed an exasperated expression, slashing away all the revealing clones that rushed at him.

“Lightning Release: Electric Beam!”

Shiranui Genma immediately spat out the senbon he held in his mouth, then flicked out several Shuriken with a backhand, and released Lightning Release.

Originally, two of them couldn’t even defeat one, and the remaining rogue Ninja was instantly defeated when facing Shiranui Genma’s powerful offensive.

Then, Shiranui Genma and Ebisu surrounded the three rogue Ninja.

Seeing his teammates had a great advantage, Might Guy stopped holding back and immediately displayed his true strength.

“Rock Breathing, Total Concentration!”

“Leaf Great Whirlwind!”

Might Guy concentrated his breathing, then focused his power in his legs and unleashed his most skilled whirlwind kick.

Such enemies were not worthy of him using Eight Gates; he had learned Eight Gates with self-restraint, after all.

Bang! Bang!!

The two rogue Ninja near Might Guy only felt an incredibly terrifying force hit them, then immediately lost consciousness and flew backward.

Boom!

The two rogue Ninja crashed heavily to the ground, knocked unconscious.

“I was wondering if we’d run into Ninja above Genin rank by accident this time. Turns out you weren’t using your full strength, Guy,” Shiranui Genma said, having also just dealt with his enemies.

He felt that to hold Might Guy back, at least a Chunin would be needed; a Genin would just be kicked flying effortlessly.

Ebisu glanced at Teacher Chen, and a realization dawned on him.

“You’re all doing pretty well, starting to look like my disciples,” Teacher Chen said with a serious expression.

Ebisu’s mouth twitched. If Teacher Chen’s face didn’t have uncleaned red marks, he might have looked somewhat respectable, but with that image, saying such things really made him seem like he was putting on an act.

Noticing Ebisu’s gaze, Teacher Chen wiped his face again and began to review the recent battle with Shiranui Genma and Ebisu, pointing out their problems.

Might Guy certainly had no problems; after all, he instantly defeated them with one kick once he got slightly serious.

After that, Might Guy and his team encountered no more enemies and safely delivered the Client to their destination, then quickly returned to Konoha.

However, a small incident occurred upon their return to Konoha; not long after they entered the gate, they met another one of Teacher Chen’s disciples.

“Teacher Chen.” A young man, about 1.75 meters tall with well-built muscles, greeted Teacher Chen with a respectful expression.

“Is this Junior Brother Guy?” The young man then looked at Might Guy.

Although he had never met Might Guy, he had heard Teacher Chen describe him, and Might Guy’s distinctive features were too obvious, so he recognized him at a glance.

“His name is Kawai Takuya. Like you, he has no talent for Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, but his Taijutsu talent is far inferior to yours.” Teacher Chen nodded and briefly introduced his eldest disciple to his other students.

Listening to Teacher Chen’s introduction, Might Guy gave Kawai Takuya a thumbs-up. He knew how difficult it was to become a Ninja without talent for Ninjutsu or Genjutsu.

After all, before meeting Muzuki, he had been a dead last for three whole years.

Ebisu and Shiranui Genma also greeted Kawai Takuya.

“Guy, I heard you’ve already started practicing the Leaf Dragon God. Could you show me?” Kawai Takuya asked curiously.

He had always wanted to learn Teacher Chen’s Leaf Dragon God, but he hadn’t met the requirements yet.

Learning that his junior brother, Might Guy, who was much younger than him, had already started practicing the Leaf Dragon God, he was very eager to witness and learn from him.

“No problem.” Might Guy readily agreed; he had a good impression of Kawai Takuya.

The group then went to a random Training Ground.

“Watch carefully. If you can reach Guy’s current level, I’ll be a little more at ease,” Teacher Chen said, tapping Kawai Takuya.

With wars breaking out everywhere, he was worried that Kawai Takuya, with his limited skills, would die on the battlefield.

Although Might Guy also only used Taijutsu, his Taijutsu was strong enough, whereas Kawai Takuya’s Taijutsu was not sufficient to cover his lack of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu.

Kawai Takuya nodded respectfully and then looked intently at Might Guy.

“Rock Breathing, Total Concentration!”

“Eight Gates, Gate of Opening, Open!… Gate of Life, Open!”

Because the Leaf Dragon God demanded a lot from the body, Might Guy elevated his physical state to its normal peak.

“He’s really strong!” Even though Teacher Chen had mentioned it, experiencing Might Guy’s full power aura firsthand, Kawai Takuya couldn’t help but be astonished.

Might Guy was only nine years old, while he was eighteen this year. Might Guy was half his age yet surpassed him in strength by so much.

“Focus, it’s coming,” Teacher Chen reminded him.

Kawai Takuya immediately cleared his mind of distractions and continued to stare at Might Guy.

“Leaf Dragon God!”

Might Guy roared, his powerful Chakra erupting, and he unleashed a kick, then spun violently.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Soon, a greenish-blue long dragon appeared on the Training Ground.

The long dragon sucked everything around it into its vicinity, tearing it to shreds with its powerful wind force, rapidly making the surroundings a mess.

Gazing at the greenish-blue long dragon, Kawai Takuya was somewhat lost in thought; this was precisely the powerful Taijutsu he yearned for.

Teacher Chen patted Kawai Takuya’s shoulder and then left.

He had taught to the best of his ability; the rest was up to Kawai Takuya himself.

After experiencing Might Guy’s strength, Ebisu and Shiranui Genma also gained renewed motivation for training and went off to practice.

“Guy, how do you usually train?” Kawai Takuya couldn’t help but ask.

“I wake up at six in the morning for morning exercises, run until I’m out of strength, then eat breakfast. After that, I train my physique all morning, and then at noon is…” Might Guy earnestly recounted his schedule.

Kawai Takuya was shocked. He had thought he was already diligent enough, as it was very difficult for a Ninja who only used Taijutsu to get by; he had to work hard.

But he compared himself to Might Guy and found that Might Guy was even more diligent than him, with a training volume that even surpassed his own.

“Is it like this every day?”

“Not always. I can’t do it like this during the Chunin Exams, and sometimes I reduce my training volume when I’m injured,” Might Guy continued to answer.

Kawai Takuya fell silent. He felt that Might Guy’s strength was truly beyond reproach; he was incredibly hardworking. Even when injured, he didn’t stop training, but merely reduced it.

“Ninja like us, without Ninjutsu or Genjutsu talent, must work even harder to catch up to those geniuses!” Might Guy said with a smile, showing two rows of white teeth.

“Actually, you’re already a genius,” Kawai Takuya sighed.

“Yes, Teacher Muzuki said so too. He said I’m a genius of effort.” Might Guy’s smile grew even brighter.

Kawai Takuya nodded in agreement; indeed, Might Guy was a genius of effort.

“I firmly believe that even with only Taijutsu, one can still reach the peak of the Ninja World,” Might Guy stated with conviction.

“A long time ago, there was a strong individual who only used Taijutsu. He trained himself in eight harsh environments and eventually created a powerful Taijutsu called Eight Extremes Heaven. I believe that as long as we are willing to work hard, one day we can also achieve such a feat!”

Might Guy recounted the story of Eight Extremes Heaven and Milong II.

Kawai Takuya, upon hearing the story, was greatly moved.

Before this, Kawai Takuya didn’t have grand ideals; he only wanted to master the Leaf Dragon God and become an excellent Taijutsu Ninja.

Now he felt he could aim a bit higher. With the great feats of his predecessors and Might Guy mastering the Leaf Dragon God at nine years old, was he really that incapable?

“Not only must I learn Teacher’s Leaf Dragon God, I must create my own advanced Taijutsu!” Kawai Takuya thought excitedly.

“Guy, let’s work hard together!” Kawai Takuya shouted, looking at Might Guy with gratitude.

“Youth is all about working hard and striving together!” Might Guy laughed loudly, giving a thumbs-up.

“Oh, and for training, I recommend this green jumpsuit I’m wearing; it’s very suitable for physical exercise.”

…After training, Muzuki walked towards his home in the Main urban area. As he got close, Muzuki skillfully activated his Byakugan and scanned the surroundings.

Muzuki didn’t detect any Root Ninja or Anbu Ninja, but he noticed a scroll on the table in his house.

Muzuki returned home with a normal expression, and after confirming the scroll was safe, he opened it.

“Training for Root Ninja…” After quickly scanning the contents, Muzuki showed a thoughtful expression.

He wasn’t contemplating whether to go, but rather how to teach: whether to disable the teaching skill or teach normally.

He definitely had to go. Although his current strength meant he wasn’t afraid of Danzo, he still had to operate in Konoha, and continuing to appease Danzo would save him a lot of trouble.

Moreover, Muzuki was considering what benefits this training could bring him.

The tangible benefits were easy to think of and see: if he truly helped Danzo succeed, his status in Root would certainly rise, followed by some Ninjutsu rewards. Danzo had high authority in Konoha, and rewarding Ninjutsu was a no-cost transaction for him.

Muzuki was thinking about system rewards. Would teaching these stronger Ninja make it easier to get high-level evaluations?

The two chapters add up to 8k. If you have any questions, you can post them in the chapter comments. I’m really sleepy after writing until 2:30 AM, so I’m going to sleep first.