Chapter 445: The Demonic Sword that Absorbs Chakra

“Obito really did fail,” Muzuki thought, seeing that Kakashi was the only one whose promotion reward popped up. He had already guessed that Obito hadn’t passed the Jonin assessment.

Muzuki had expected this, as Obito’s theoretical knowledge was indeed a major weakness.

Although Muzuki usually lectured his disciples, he mostly focused on politics and history, whereas the written portion of the Jonin assessment covered a much broader range.

In Muzuki’s estimation, if Obito wanted to pass the written portion of the Jonin assessment through his own abilities, he would need to diligently study theory for a whole year under Muzuki’s guidance.

With Uchiha Madara as a potential threat, Muzuki couldn’t let Obito neglect his strength training to study theory; it simply wasn’t worth it just for a promotion reward.

Moreover, there were many opportunities during wartime, and Obito might not even need to be promoted to Jonin through the Jonin assessment.

Putting aside Obito’s matter, Muzuki looked at Kakashi’s promotion reward.

Two thousand four hundred Chakra was nothing to complain about; an average Chunin generally had about that much Chakra.

Muzuki was a bit unsure about the remaining two rewards. He had never received a Weapon Draw Scroll before, so he didn’t know what kind of weapons it could yield or their quality.

Muzuki knew quite a bit about Pokemon, as he had played the games and watched the anime, but the system rewarded an unknown Pokémon Egg, and there were significant differences between individual Pokemon.

“However, even the most common Pokemon have more potential than most Nin-Beasts,” Muzuki thought.

In Konoha, apart from the Three Great Sage Regions, the other Nin-Beasts generally had very low upper limits, with only a few being particularly outstanding.

For Pokemon, if trained properly, even a Beedrill could contend with those so-called pseudo-legendaries.

Muzuki, as usual, washed his hands before drawing the reward.

The Weapon Draw Scroll – Sword Category has been used, obtaining the weapon – Enma, one of the 21 Great Grade Swords.

“This sword…” Muzuki showed a thoughtful expression.

If he remembered correctly, in the world of One Piece, this was a sentient cursed sword that would absorb the user’s Haki on its own, and ordinary people might die from their Haki being drained.

Muzuki estimated that the weapon would also be localized; otherwise, this sword might have no other use besides being a bit harder.

Because people in the Ninja World didn’t have what was called Haki; Haki was a unique talent of the One Piece world.

The Armament Haki that Muzuki and others used was essentially a Yin Release secret technique and was very different from the Haki native to One Piece.

Muzuki used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the camp and find an uninhabited place to test Enma.

The Enma drawn from the system was almost identical to the Enma in Muzuki’s memory: a purple scabbard with flower-shaped carvings, and a tsuba that looked like three rings pieced together.

Muzuki held the scabbard in his left hand and gripped the hilt tightly with his right, suddenly drawing Enma.

Swish!

A white light flashed, and an incredibly sharp-looking katana with a cold gleam flowing on its blade appeared in Muzuki’s hand.

Muzuki’s hand, gripping the hilt, could feel a strange suction force, and the Chakra in his body was slowly being drawn into Enma by this force.

In about a minute, Muzuki had lost seven thousand Chakra.

“That’s interesting; it actually turned into Chakra absorption.” Muzuki showed an intrigued expression and then fully controlled his Chakra.

Muzuki’s Chakra control ability was very strong, and Enma instantly couldn’t absorb any more Chakra from Muzuki.

Enma seemed a bit unconvinced, and a stronger suction force came from the hilt, but it still couldn’t pull out any Chakra from Muzuki.

Ignoring Enma, who wanted to continue absorbing his Chakra, Muzuki held Enma and swung a sword at the trees in front of him.

Whoosh!

A white sword light flashed, a black line appeared on the large tree in front of Muzuki, and then it rapidly fell backward.

Rumble!!

A sound of falling trees echoed, and not only the large tree in front of Muzuki but also the large trees not far from him were cut in half.

“The strength is not bad, but it’s a bit dangerous,” Muzuki thought, looking at the destroyed forest.

Losing seven thousand Chakra was nothing to him now, but many Jonin who weren’t very strong generally had only about seven thousand Chakra, which meant Enma could drain a Jonin’s Chakra in one minute.

Muzuki then tested Enma’s Chakra conductivity, which was very important in the Ninja World.

As Muzuki injected Lightning Release Chakra into Enma, dazzling blue electric arcs enveloped Enma, and the slashes Enma produced also turned into lightning slashes.

Muzuki didn’t stop and quickly tried injecting Fire Release Chakra into Enma, causing flames to ignite on Enma’s blade.

“The Chakra conductivity is quite good,” Muzuki nodded in satisfaction.

Enma was the most excellent Chakra blade he had ever seen; its data in all aspects was outstanding, and even without using Chakra enhancement, it was a hard and sharp blade.

“I’ll find an opportunity to give it to Kakashi,” Muzuki didn’t plan to use Enma himself.

In terms of weapons, Muzuki had the Rokudo Shakujo. Although he hadn’t used it, it wasn’t because it was not good or not strong enough, but because Muzuki hadn’t encountered a battle that required the use of the Rokudo Shakujo.

The strongest opponent Muzuki had encountered so far was Hanzo. Hanzo’s best Water Release could not threaten him; instead, Hanzo’s poison was more threatening to him, and the Rokudo Shakujo could not deal with poison mist, so Muzuki did not take it out.

The Rokudo Shakujo itself was very strong. Firstly, the Rokudo Shakujo had extremely terrifying hardness; attacks that Muzuki created by expending tens of thousands of Chakra could not leave a mark on the Rokudo Shakujo. Then, the Rokudo Shakujo also had the special effect of destroying Ninjutsu. As long as Muzuki hadn’t reached the Six Paths level, the Rokudo Shakujo would be of great use to him.

Finally, Muzuki took out the Pokémon Egg and glanced at it, wanting to see if he could use his Byakugan to discern what Pokemon was inside the egg.

Perhaps because it was Kakashi’s exclusive reward and hadn’t reached Kakashi’s hands yet, Muzuki saw nothing.

Finding nothing, Muzuki put the egg back into his system space, planning to give it to Kakashi as a Jonin gift when he came to the battlefield.

After the evening war council, Orochimaru and Muzuki spoke privately again.

“Hidden Mist’s recent behavior has been somewhat abnormal. Although they are still generally defensive and avoid battle, there has been a slight change compared to before. Perhaps Hidden Mist Village has sent reinforcements,” Orochimaru stated his conjecture.

“If it’s just ordinary Ninja troops, that’s fine, but if there are Jinchuriki among Hidden Mist’s reinforcements, it will be a bit troublesome.”

Even a Ninja of Orochimaru’s caliber would find it difficult to defeat a Jinchuriki in direct combat during war.

The Tailed Beast Ball’s destructive power was too strong, capable of causing devastating blows to both individuals and Ninja troops.

Of course, if there was an opportunity, Orochimaru would resort to underhanded tactics. The Hidden Cloud Village’s Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B, was killed by Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was well aware of the Jinchuriki’s characteristics: the Tailed Beast was both the Jinchuriki’s most powerful weapon and a sharp blade that could be turned against the Jinchuriki themselves. As long as the seal was released and the Tailed Beast was unleashed, the Jinchuriki would fall into an inescapable, fatal predicament.

The time he killed Blue B, Orochimaru barely lifted a finger. He just took advantage of Blue B’s weakened will to infiltrate Hidden Cloud Village, then used his specially made hallucinatory secret medicine to paralyze Blue B’s entire body, rendering him immobile. Then, he released the seal on Blue B’s body, separating the Eight-Tails from him, and Blue B died instantly.

“The ultimate weapons of the Five Great Ninja Villages are only a bit troublesome. It seems, Lord Mu Yue, you already have a sure grip on victory,” Muzuki noticed the strong confidence in Orochimaru’s words.

Clearly, Orochimaru didn’t think they couldn’t win, but rather that with Tailed Beasts involved, the casualties might be unappealing.

“Lord Mu Yue, my confidence lies in you. The role Lord Mu Yue can play on this battlefield is even stronger than that of a so-called Jinchuriki,” Orochimaru chuckled.

With Muzuki’s Ninjutsu and his own formidable strength, the role Muzuki could play was truly invaluable. Even if Orochimaru were offered a thousand-man Ninja squad in exchange for Muzuki, Orochimaru would refuse without hesitation.

…

Konoha, Uchiha Compound.

Obito woke up early, preparing to head to the South Border Forest for training.

Previously, Obito had been somewhat swayed by his grandmother’s words, wanting to balance work and rest by reducing some training time to play with Rin Nohara. But after being provoked by Kakashi, Obito abandoned this idea.

Obito wanted to train; he wanted to surpass Kakashi, and then, from the stance of a victor, look down at Kakashi lying on the ground and say, “So what if you’re a Jonin? I’m still stronger.”

So, Obito not only didn’t reduce his training time but even increased it. The current Obito was so youthful that even Might Guy would give him a thumbs-up and exclaim how youthful he was.

As Obito passed through the Leaf Village Main District street, he saw a figure that surprised him a little.

“Rin, good morning! What a coincidence,” Obito greeted Rin Nohara with a chuckle.

Rin Nohara nodded and smiled in response, “Good morning, Obito.”

“Obito, have you had breakfast? If not, I can treat you to breakfast today.”

“That would be wonderful, I was just about to go have breakfast,” Obito, who had just finished breakfast, agreed without hesitation.

Although he had eaten, could breakfast treated by Rin Nohara be the same as ordinary breakfast? It would be no problem even if Obito ate two more servings.

Rin Nohara took Obito to a breakfast place she had been to before and thought tasted pretty good.

“It’s normal not to pass the exam. Most Ninja can’t even pass the Chunin Exams on their first try,” Rin Nohara said, comforting him after they had settled down for a while.

Actually, she had specifically come to find Obito because she knew about the Jonin assessment; Kakashi had passed, but Obito had not.

“Kakashi probably succeeded on his first try because he has many years of Chunin experience. Obito, just keep working hard, and you’ll definitely be promoted too.”

They looked like peers, but Kakashi had much more Ninja experience than them. When they were first-year students, Kakashi was a Genin, and when they were second-year students, Kakashi was already a Chunin.

Obito ate the breakfast Rin Nohara treated him to, and his ears were filled with Rin Nohara’s gentle voice of comfort, instantly feeling greatly moved.

Rin Nohara had specifically invited him to eat just to comfort him.

“Mhm, Rin, don’t worry. I definitely won’t be discouraged by this. Kakashi just reads a bit more than me. I even defeated the examiner during the practical assessment, while Kakashi could only last until the exam time ended. The Ninja who announced the results also said my strength was enough, but I was just a little short on the written test,” Obito said with a confident expression.

At this moment, it was as if he was the success, and Kakashi was the failure.

“You defeated the examiner in the Jonin assessment? That’s amazing!” Rin Nohara said, praising him with her fingers interlocked in front of her chest and a smile.

Although she didn’t quite understand because she hadn’t participated, normally, the examiner for the Jonin assessment would definitely not be weak, so winning meant he was strong.

“Hehe, it’s just generally amazing. Rin, if you train a bit more, you can do it too,” Obito scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

“As for me, I still need to work much harder. My strength is still a long way from yours,” Rin Nohara was self-aware about her own strength; her role was currently more supportive.

“Obito, do you have time this afternoon? If you do, could you come to the park? The one with the cherry blossom trees nearby,” Rin Nohara suddenly asked.

“This afternoon, huh?” Obito fell into thought.

His original plan was to train in the afternoon, but Rin Nohara asked him to go to the park. Could it be…

“Could it be the legendary date?!” A gleam flashed in Obito’s eyes, and he became excited.

Rin Nohara actively asking him out on a date, how dreamy was that?

“Is it that you don’t have time? Then…” Rin Nohara hadn’t finished speaking when Obito interrupted her.

“I have time! I’m completely free this afternoon; I have the entire afternoon,” Obito quickly replied.

If it was a date with Rin Nohara, Obito could be free all day.

“Then let’s meet at the cherry blossom tree in the park at two in the afternoon,” Rin Nohara said with a smile.

“I’ll definitely be at the park on time at two; I won’t be late,” Obito said with a serious expression.

“Okay, I trust you, Obito,” Rin Nohara nodded and bid Obito farewell.

Gazing at Rin Nohara’s departing back, Obito couldn’t help but grin foolishly.

Being able to go on a date with Rin Nohara, it didn’t matter even if he didn’t get promoted to Jonin.

In the time that followed, Obito couldn’t stop thinking about the date under the cherry blossom tree that afternoon, unable to even concentrate fully on his training.

“I need to shower and change clothes, otherwise I’ll smell of sweat. Should I bring a gift? Buy some flowers or some snacks?” Obito fell into a dilemma.

After careful consideration, Obito decided to buy snacks. He would buy roses for Rin Nohara when he confessed his feelings.

“Will I encounter condescending shop assistants while shopping? How should I deal with punks who like to tease people…?” Obito frantically rehearsed the process of his date with Rin Nohara.

“Wait, will Rin also call Kakashi?” Obito’s expression turned serious.

This wasn’t him worrying needlessly; Rin Nohara usually called Kakashi along when she invited him out to play.

Obito clasped his hands together and silently prayed. This was the day he least wanted to see Kakashi.

As Obito’s thoughts ran wild, time quickly passed. After Obito overcame difficulties and arrived on time, he found that Rin Nohara hadn’t called Kakashi, but the situation was even worse than that.