Chapter 431: Disciples Explode Gold Coins

Name: Kakashi Hatake

Life Mission: True strength lies in protection.

Main Goal: Protect his companions and everything he cares about.

Mission Progress: 100% (Remaining trigger count: 4)

To Muzuki’s surprise, Kakashi’s Life Mission progress went straight to 100%, making him the first disciple to complete a Life Mission.

However, considering that Kakashi’s Life Mission only settled every fifty percent, Muzuki thought it was reasonable.

Disciple Kakashi Hatake successfully protected his companions in a desperate burst, earning a progress reward: Moderate Sword Training Experience, Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery Level), and a Sword-Related Skill Draw Scroll (Mastery Level).

Sword-Related Skill Draw Scroll: Guaranteed to yield a skill related to swords.

Disciple Kakashi Hatake successfully protected his companions in a desperate burst, earning a progress reward: Item Upgrade Scroll, and a Lightning Release Skill Draw Scroll · S+ (Mastery Level).

Item Upgrade Scroll: Can be used to upgrade some physical rewards given by the system.

“So there are S+ level draw scrolls,” Muzuki said, looking at the 100% progress reward with some surprise; it was the first time he had received a scroll of this level.

“If there’s S+, will there be SS or SSS?” Muzuki wondered curiously.

Muzuki thought there was a certain possibility, as even potential had double S.

However, even if there were, the difficulty of obtaining them would definitely not be ordinary; otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken so long to get an S+ level draw scroll.

Since he already had Mastery Level Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, the Mastery Level Nature Transformation from the progress reward turned into three thousand points of proficiency, filling Muzuki’s mind with much Lightning Release training experience.

After claiming the rewards, Kakashi’s Life Mission progress reset to zero. Muzuki didn’t rush to use the draw scrolls but looked at the Life Missions of his other disciples, as Kakashi wasn’t the only one whose mission progress had changed this time.

Name: Might Guy

Life Mission: Walk the path to the strongest Taijutsu.

Main Goal: Become a top-tier Ninja World expert in Taijutsu, both in strength and reputation, letting all Ninja know that one can become strong even without Ninjutsu.

Mission Progress: 28%

Might Guy’s mission progress didn’t jump as much as Kakashi’s, but it was still a significant increase. Not only did he trigger one settlement reward, but he was also close to the next settlement.

Disciple Might Guy’s strength increased and his reputation rose, taking a small step on the path to the strongest Taijutsu, earning a progress reward: Moderate Physical Enhancement, Fist and Leg Related Skill Draw Scroll (Mastery Level), and Evening Elephant (Mastery Level).

Might Guy’s progress rewards were also quite good. Although the moderate physical enhancement didn’t significantly improve his body, comparing it horizontally to Obito’s twenty percent reward, which was only one thousand four hundred Chakra, it was reasonable. Moreover, physical rewards were harder to obtain than Chakra.

The Fist and Leg Related Skill Draw Scroll should be related to Might Guy’s primary Taijutsu, just like Kakashi’s reward was a sword-related draw scroll.

Besides Kakashi and Might Guy, Obito’s Life Mission progress also changed a little, but the increase wasn’t too significant, not reaching the point of a settlement reward. Muzuki estimated that this incident, once it spread, would boost it a bit more, as reputation could also increase the chance of becoming Hokage.

Next, Muzuki clicked on the Item Upgrade Scroll. He didn’t have many physical rewards from the system, but he did have some. Most were consumables like Kunai, Shuriken, and cultivation elixirs. Then there were the black-framed glasses and the Rokudo Shakujo.

After clicking confirm to use, a list of upgradeable items appeared on the panel, with only three options: Kunai, Shuriken, and black-framed glasses.

Muzuki thought for a moment and decided to use it on the black-framed glasses.

If he could choose the Rokudo Shakujo, he would definitely choose the Rokudo Shakujo. The Rokudo Shakujo itself was tough and had the ability to destroy Ninjutsu, making it his strongest weapon at the moment.

But compared to strengthening ordinary Kunai and Shuriken, strengthening the black-framed glasses was clearly better.

By analogy with the skill enhancement’s improvement range, enhancement would not directly cause a qualitative change; it would only strengthen based on the current foundation.

Strengthening ordinary Kunai and Shuriken might result in a final effect no better than Kunai and Shuriken crafted by a Ninja tool master using good materials.

Although the black-framed glasses did not have offensive capabilities, they were a special item with special effects, allowing Muzuki to use Byakugan without any qualms.

Item Enhancement Scroll has been used. black-framed glasses successfully enhanced.

black-framed glasses: Can conceal major changes throughout the body, increase intellectual aura to a certain extent, and once worn, they will never fall off or be damaged unless actively removed by the wearer.

“From head to whole body, this makes using Transformation much more convenient,” Muzuki said, looking at the description of the enhanced black-framed glasses with a thoughtful expression.

For Muzuki, the Transformation skill wasn’t really a combat skill because Muzuki’s advantage over other Ninja was his high-level, powerful skills; his combat power lay there.

Muzuki currently hadn’t seen anyone with Perfect Level skills. The only Hiruzen Sarutobi had a Combination Ninjutsu close to Perfect Level, but Muzuki himself already had four Perfect Level skills: Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, Armament Haki, Thunder Breathing, and Water Breathing.

Not only were his skills highly proficient, but they were also powerful techniques from other worlds localized for the Ninja World. He had an intelligence advantage before combat even began. Copying other people’s skills couldn’t effectively increase Muzuki’s power ceiling.

After all, Transformation scanning was still limited by his own proficiency. Abilities with too high proficiency couldn’t be fully scanned, and powerful Ninja with a lot of information consumed an extraordinary amount of Chakra. There were too many drawbacks for true peer-level combat, and he wasn’t specialized in just the Transformation skill.

Muzuki only considered Transformation an auxiliary skill to enrich his repertoire.

For example, the Ino–Shika–Chō secret techniques. If Muzuki wanted to interrogate someone, he could transform into Inoichi Yamanaka, which was very convenient. Similarly, Tsunade’s Medical Ninjutsu could greatly enhance Muzuki’s medical abilities.

After the black-framed glasses were enhanced, Muzuki thought of a new use for the Transformation skill: using transformed combat to mislead his potential enemies.

For example, his Ice Release wasn’t actually strong, even still at the proficient level, but if he transformed into Haku to fight, his Ice Release strength would be different. Those who knew his previous Ice Release level would think he had trained hard in Ice Release to become so strong, creating the false impression that Muzuki placed great importance on Ice Release, essentially giving false intelligence.

In a situation where the enemy is hidden and he is exposed, Muzuki believed this new use of Transformation had certain strategic significance.

Although he still had a few tricks up his sleeve, due to teaching his disciples, his own information would inevitably be exposed to Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu.

Transmitting false intelligence could lead Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu to form incorrect perceptions of him, making it easier for errors to occur when they planned against him.

After using the Item Enhancement Scroll, Muzuki prepared for the draw.

Before starting, Muzuki, as before, washed his hands. Although it might not actually be useful, it made him feel better.

Muzuki first used the Fist and Leg Related Skill Draw Scroll that came from Might Guy.

After clicking confirm, a huge spinning wheel appeared before Muzuki. He even saw some martial arts from his previous life’s wuxia novels.

Fist and Leg Related Skill Draw Scroll has been consumed. Obtained skill: Six Powers (Mastery Level).

The moment the pointer completely stabilized, a large amount of various training experiences related to Six Powers appeared in Muzuki’s mind. However, it wasn’t the original One Piece version; it was localized for the Ninja World and required the use of Chakra.

Although the system classified Six Powers as one skill, it was actually six Taijutsu techniques: Soru, Iron Body, Paper Arts, Moonwalk, Tempest Kick, and Finger Gun.

Muzuki had previously obtained Soru at the proficient level, but due to its average proficiency, Muzuki rarely used it in combat. This time, it was upgraded.

However, when it came to Body Flicker Technique alone, Muzuki still believed Water Instant Body was stronger; the Nature Transformation wasn’t added for nothing.

But for someone like Might Guy, who found Ninjutsu incredibly difficult to learn, Soru was still a very good choice. Moreover, with the Rock Breathing enhancement, Might Guy’s Taijutsu was stronger than ordinary Taijutsu.

For Muzuki, the greatest significance of Six Powers was its ability to enhance his disciples’ aerial capabilities. Although the Six Powers’ Moonwalk couldn’t allow one to truly fly in the sky, it could allow one to briefly walk in the air.

Sword-Related Skill Draw Scroll has been consumed. Obtained skill: Fire Thunder God (Mastery Level).

Fire Thunder God was a Thunder Breathing technique created by Agatsuma Zenitsu in Demon Slayer, combining other Thunder Breathing sword forms. It possessed both speed and power and was quite cool, making it a very good technique.

Finally, Muzuki looked at the S+ ranked Lightning Release Skill Draw Scroll. This was the highest-level draw scroll he had obtained to date.

Without much hesitation, Muzuki quickly clicked to draw. Even the best draw scroll was useless if not drawn.

Lightning Release Skill Draw Scroll · S+ has been consumed. Obtained skill: One Thought Cut (Mastery Level).

The moment the draw was completed, a massive amount of training experience appeared in Muzuki’s mind. There was various sword training experience and Lightning Release Nature Transformation experience, so much content that Muzuki felt as if he had diligently trained in Lightning Release sword techniques for hundreds of years.

Leaving aside the skill itself, the by-products alone from the skill already made Muzuki very satisfied. Not only were his various sword experiences maxed out, but his Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation even gained another one thousand points of proficiency as a result.

Muzuki’s Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation proficiency had now reached five thousand points. Although it was still slightly less than wind and water, which benefited from the system’s bonus for Mastery Level natures, it was already ahead of most Ninja in the Ninja World.

After briefly organizing his memories, Muzuki went to find Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was the battlefield commander, the Ninja with the highest rank on the battlefield. Plus, with the Root connection, Muzuki had to report this incident to Orochimaru.

“Orochimaru-sama, just now, my disciple’s squad engaged in an encounter battle with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. With Might Duy’s assistance, they killed Suikazan Fuguki among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and repelled the remaining members,” Muzuki said, getting straight to the point.

After his initial surprise, Orochimaru pondered. If he remembered correctly, Muzuki’s disciple’s squad seemed to be entirely Chunin, and newly promoted Chunin at that, with no Ninja over the age of ten.

As for Might Duy, Orochimaru didn’t recognize him directly, but based on the surname, he could tell he was related to Might Guy.

Due to the previous formation of new squads, Orochimaru had a slight impression of their squad, but Orochimaru truly hadn’t expected them to have the strength to defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were a squad composed of seven exceptionally skilled Mist Village Jonin.

“It seems a group of extraordinary geniuses has appeared in Konoha,” Orochimaru praised aloud.

Although it was highly illogical for a squad of seven Chunin to defeat the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Orochimaru still believed it because the person reporting was Muzuki.

Muzuki had no reason to fabricate such a lie to deceive him, unless Muzuki was mentally unstable, but based on Orochimaru’s observations, Muzuki was not only normal but also a very intelligent person.

“When the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist retreated, I arrived at the scene to block their retreat, but at that moment, Haku arrived with a Mist Village squad. The injured Biwa Jūzō and Kuriarare Kushimaru retreated under their cover,” Muzuki continued his report.

Since he wasn’t planning to conceal anything this time, he would explain the entire process.

“Haku,” Orochimaru’s eyes flickered. This was no simple character. Coupled with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Muzuki and his disciples had essentially fought a small-scale elite battle against Hidden Mist.

“Besides the retreating Biwa Jūzō and Kuriarare Kushimaru, all other Hidden Mist Ninja were killed by me on the spot, and five Ninja swords were captured,” Muzuki stated his total battle results at the end.

Looking at the calm Muzuki, Orochimaru grew curious about Muzuki’s combat process.

According to Muzuki’s report, the battle had just happened, and Muzuki had no injuries. This meant Muzuki had killed Haku, four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and multiple Hidden Mist Ninja without taking any damage.

Such combat power was somewhat beyond Orochimaru’s expectations. His expectation for Muzuki was merely that he could defeat Haku or Hozuki Mangetsu.

“Lord Mu Yue, you truly gave me a big surprise,” Orochimaru said with a faint smile.

Although this sudden encounter would affect Orochimaru’s strategy against Hidden Mist, overall, it was a major victory significant enough for the Leaf Newspaper to dedicate an entire issue to it. With just a small addition like ‘under Orochimaru’s leadership,’ Orochimaru could gain considerable credit.

“I truly wish to discuss more specific details with Lord Mu Yue, but now we need to convene an emergency war meeting,” Orochimaru stood up.

This encounter had a significant impact on the entire Land of Fire East Coast Battlefield. Hidden Mist suffered heavy losses, losing a strong individual like Haku and five elite Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

In this situation, Orochimaru’s strategy of luring the enemy would be difficult to execute, so Orochimaru had to change the overall combat policy to actively attack and force Hidden Mist to fight.