Chapter 542: Method for World Peace?

“Ninja Master Sōsuke.”

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan immediately greeted Muzuki.

Muzuki smiled and nodded in response.

“Lord Sōsuke.” Kakashi and Shisui, after realizing, also greeted him politely.

Obito was a bit slower to react, but he didn’t pull any stunts.

Although he felt that Ninja Master Sōsuke was inferior to Muzuki, when Obito compared Sōsuke to Muzuki, he already regarded Sōsuke as someone not to be provoked.

Muzuki looked at Obito, “Do you have any questions about the custom Ninjutsu?”

He had actually already decided what custom Ninjutsu to give Obito; if the conditions were right, he would give him Flame Vortex.

Flame Vortex was a very good Fire Release, and it was perfectly fine as a Ninjutsu personally customized and developed by Ninja Master Sōsuke.

If Flame Vortex couldn’t meet Obito’s custom requirements, then Muzuki would either develop one himself or find a similar one from his skill library to imitate.

As for Azure Flame, Muzuki was not planning to give it to Obito under his alias.

There were multiple reasons for this: Azure Flame, as a skill extracted from an S+ extraction scroll, surpassed the Fire Dragon Dance developed by Muzuki in all aspects. A second-place reward being better than the first was somewhat abstract.

If Muzuki were to hold another Youth Martial Arts Tournament, unless he didn’t offer personalized custom Ninjutsu as a reward, all contestants would stop vying for first place and instead compete for the ranking that offered the custom Ninjutsu.

Sōsuke and Obito were not acquainted, and giving such a powerful Ninjutsu to Obito for no reason would look suspicious.

“What specific requests can I make?” Obito scratched his head and asked.

He was genuinely there to ask about Ninjutsu; after all, he truly lacked powerful Ninjutsu and desperately desired super ultimate moves like Golden Skyline and No Thought Strike.

Although Kakashi would be exhausted after one slash, Obito didn’t even have the chance to get exhausted right now.

“Is it high-temperature burning or cutting, what kind of Nature Transformation, flexibility or range, or destructive power in a certain aspect?” Muzuki replied.

Ninjutsu, in essence, is a combination of various Nature Transformation and Nature Transformation. Custom Ninjutsu, naturally, involves detailed requirements for these two major aspects.

“I want a powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu, as powerful as possible, can I?” Obito asked.

Actually, Obito had initially wanted to ask if “the most powerful in the Ninja World” could be a requirement, but Kakashi felt it sounded like he was looking for trouble, so at Kakashi’s strong insistence, Obito changed it to “as powerful as possible.”

“Only pursuing power? Are there any other requirements?” Muzuki continued to ask.

If it was just the requirement for power, then Flame Vortex would certainly fit.

“Others, huh? Then make the range large too,” Obito thought for a moment and replied.

If the range was large, he wouldn’t have to worry about missing targets, as Fire Release didn’t have the speed of Lightning Release.

“I understand your request. In half a month, I will send someone to deliver the developed Ninjutsu to the address you provided,” Muzuki said with a faint smile.

Although Flame Vortex already met Obito’s requirements for high power and large range, developing a Ninjutsu in just a few days would still be a bit too astonishing, so Muzuki set a time frame of half a month.

“Because Obito’s request was too simple, half a month is enough?” Kakashi looked at Muzuki with some surprise.

Although he had heard that this Ninja Master had profound knowledge, would a Ninjutsu developed in half a month truly be strong?

If it were any other strong person, Kakashi would think they were trying to fool him, but Sōsuke had a very good reputation in the Ninja World.

Moreover, Sōsuke had offered his signature Ninjutsu as the first-place prize for this Martial Arts Tournament, clearly showing how much he valued the tournament.

Logically, Sōsuke wouldn’t mess around with the second-place prize, so Kakashi chose to believe first, then question.

After confirming Obito’s request, Muzuki left the reception room.

“Since you’re already here, why don’t I show you around?” Yahiko offered proactively.

“That would be troublesome, then.” Since there was a chance to learn more about the Shinobi Sect, Kakashi had no reason to refuse.

Then Yahiko took Kakashi and the others on a tour of the vicinity.

Of course, calling it a tour was actually Yahiko lecturing about the various deeds of the Shinobi Sect.

After all, the Shinobi Sect’s headquarters had only recently been built, and most of the buildings were designed for practical use, leaving very few places for sightseeing.

“When Ninja Master Sōsuke first brought us here, this was still a desolate place, and you had to walk a long way to find a village. Now, it has finally become lively,” Yahiko said with emotion, looking at Six Paths City.

Although the current Six Paths City was actually just Six Paths Town, Yahiko believed that under Muzuki’s leadership, and with the concerted efforts of their Shinobi Sect, a peaceful Ninja City would eventually be established here.

Kakashi nodded. The Youth Martial Arts Tournament had such a grand scale, with the Five Great Ninja Villages sending people to attend, and even the Lord Daimyo of Fire Country going to watch the matches. It was hard for it not to be lively.

As the group walked, they suddenly saw a group of Iwagakure Ninja training.

Yahiko smiled and greeted the Iwagakure, then led Kakashi and the others to walk a little faster.

After all, Iwagakure and Konoha were enemies. Even if they had a pleasant chat with Kakashi and the others, Yahiko couldn’t possibly take Kakashi and them to watch the Iwagakure train.

“I thought all the Training Ground were outside, but I didn’t expect there to be rentable Training Ground inside the city,” Kakashi said, thinking.

Shisui glanced at Kakashi. This place was so close to the core area of the Shinobi Sect headquarters; how could it be a rentable Training Ground? It must be a Training Ground used internally by the Shinobi Sect.

Shisui pretended to look around, but his peripheral vision was focused on Yahiko.

Shisui felt that Kakashi wouldn’t fail to see such a simple thing, so there was only one possibility: Kakashi was testing the relationship between the Shinobi Sect and Iwagakure.

“Haha, this is different from the Training Ground outside the city. This is our Shinobi Sect’s internal Training Ground and is not normally open to the public,” Yahiko replied with a smile.

“The reason there are Iwagakure Ninja training there is because we accepted Iwagakure’s training commission to help them train Ninja,” Yahiko explained.

These things were not secrets within the Shinobi Sect; they were public information.

Kakashi was a bit surprised. Training Ninja was such a private matter, yet Iwagakure actually trusted the Shinobi Sect with it, even if it was only a small portion.

“Either Iwagakure and the Shinobi Sect have an unusual relationship, or Iwagakure understands the Shinobi Sect extremely well,” Kakashi judged in his mind.

“If you have any ideas, you can also talk to your Hokage. As long as the commission fee is reasonable, our Shinobi Sect will also accept Konoha’s training missions,” Yahiko said in a joking tone.

Currently, the Shinobi Sect was positioned as neutral. As long as they were paid enough, they would accept training missions from any Ninja Village.

Of course, Yahiko didn’t expect his casual mention to actually make Konoha seek them out. He just thought that getting a mission would be a good thing, and if not, it didn’t matter. It was just a few extra words anyway.

Kakashi didn’t think Konoha, with Muzuki, would need the Shinobi Sect’s help, nor did he think Konoha would trust the Shinobi Sect to train their Ninja. However, since he didn’t want to offend a smiling face, Kakashi still offered a polite remark.

The more he learned about the Shinobi Sect, the more puzzled Kakashi became.

The Shinobi Sect had a top-tier strong person like Sōsuke, and a super genius like Nagato. Even Iwagakure felt secure enough to entrust Ninja to the Shinobi Sect for training.

Such a Shinobi Sect, by all appearances, was flourishing, yet the various major events Yamato had told him about contained no trace of the Shinobi Sect.

“Obito, do you remember when you said you wanted to become Hokage and end the Shinobi World War?” Yahiko suddenly asked Obito.

“Of course, that’s my dream!” Obito said, puffing out his chest.

Yahiko and Nagato both smiled.

Yahiko smiled because Obito answered without any hesitation, still holding onto his original intention.

And Nagato smiled because, as fellow disciples of Muzuki, they shared similar ideals.

“Although the Shinobi Sect’s efforts have improved the public order in the southern Land of Rain to some extent, the Shinobi Sect is not a Ninja Organization that pursues peace in a specific place or country. The Shinobi Sect’s goal is world peace!” Yahiko solemnly stated the Shinobi Sect’s objective.

Yahiko didn’t have Muzuki’s Appraisal Technique and couldn’t see people’s potential, but based on the current performance of Obito and the others, even if they didn’t become Hokage in the future, their influence in Konoha wouldn’t be low.

Therefore, Yahiko told Kakashi and the others about the Shinobi Sect’s various deeds, allowing them to understand the Shinobi Sect better.

World peace was a grand ideal, but with the Shinobi Sect’s current strength, achieving peace in just the Land of Rain was already the limit. They needed to unite more forces that could be united.

“Keep it up! If I truly become Hokage, I will definitely stand with the Shinobi Sect to maintain world peace,” Obito said with a serious expression.

Although Kakashi said that the Shinobi Sect had intricate connections with the future Evil Akatsuki Organization, no matter what, the current Shinobi Sect was a force for justice.

Obito was still working hard to improve himself for his ideal, while the Shinobi Sect was already on the path of realizing its ideal.

After learning about Sōsuke and the Shinobi Sect’s deeds, Obito greatly admired Sōsuke and the Ninja of the Shinobi Sect.

“Although he’s still not as good as Muzuki Sage, Sōsuke, you’re also very amazing,” Obito thought with admiration.

Listening to Yahiko recount how Sōsuke started the Shinobi Sect from scratch, Obito almost thought he was listening to a novel.

No other reason than this was truly a legendary experience.

Finding and cultivating like-minded partners through teaching, converting powerful bounty Ninja into allies, being betrayed by a famous senior in the Ninja World but turning the danger into safety through his own strength, and finally converting the betraying senior, letting go of prejudices to jointly build the Land of Rain.

From Obito’s many years of reading experience, adding a plot like rescuing the Princess of the Land of Rain would definitely make it a best-selling novel.

“Then I wish you, Obito, an early success in becoming Hokage,” Yahiko said with a sincere smile.

“I’ll try my best,” Obito said with a chuckle, scratching his head.

Kakashi looked at the two with a calm expression.

Obito’s ideal, while somewhat difficult, was not impossible. After all, Obito was strong and had two good teachers.

As long as he studied diligently, Obito had a high probability of meeting all the requirements for Hokage.

As for ending the Shinobi World War, although the Ninja World experienced frequent wars, there were times of peace. Usually, after an intense major war, there would be a period of relative peace.

However, Yahiko’s ideal, no, the Shinobi Sect’s ideal, in Kakashi’s opinion, was completely impossible to achieve.

Because even during the peaceful times after the Shinobi World War, the Ninja World was not absolutely peaceful; there would still be localized conflicts, just not major wars.

Moreover, according to Yahiko, the Shinobi Sect was pursuing permanent peace, which Kakashi considered even more impossible.

“Unless the Shinobi Sect truly has a Six Paths Sage, and an immortal Six Paths Sage at that,” Kakashi thought.

Muzuki’s disciples had all studied history, and the most peaceful period since the Ninja Village era was undoubtedly the great era of peace established by the First Hokage.

The Five Great Ninja Villages, representing the peak of the Ninja World, jointly signed a peace treaty, and the entire Ninja World was unprecedentedly peaceful.

But that peace was not because the Ninja in the early days of the Ninja Village were more civilized than later generations; it was simply because Senju Hashirama and the Konoha he represented possessed absolute power.

Don’t want peace? Do you want to see Wood Release or a Perfect Susanoo?

The Shinobi Sect did not have the strength that Konoha had in its early days, so Kakashi felt that even if Sōsuke could reach the height of Senju Hashirama, he still couldn’t achieve peace. It would require the revival of the legendary Six Paths Sage to be possible.

As for eternal peace, wouldn’t that require an immortal Six Paths Sage?

That’s why Kakashi believed the Shinobi Sect’s ideal was impossible to achieve, because the Six Paths Sage would not be revived, and no one could be immortal.

If the Six Paths Sage could be immortal, the Ninja World wouldn’t be in its current state.

“Perhaps, it was precisely such a naive ideal that led to changes within the Shinobi Sect, ultimately giving rise to the Evil Akatsuki Organization,” Kakashi connected the existing information to reach a conclusion.

…

After leaving the meeting hall, Muzuki silently left Six Paths City and found a secluded spot to test his newly acquired skills.

Before testing, Muzuki first used Perception Ninjutsu to sense, then used his Byakugan to look around, and finally opened Transparent World to sense.

After a detailed investigation, Muzuki began the test.

“Flying Leaf Quick Blade!”

Muzuki formed hand signs, gathered Chakra, transformed it into Wood Release Chakra, and dozens of green leaves rapidly grew on his palm.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After growing, the green leaves collectively shot towards the trees in front of Muzuki like flying blades.

Crack!

Numerous green leaves pierced into the trees, cutting them down.

“It would be suitable for Yamato,” Muzuki nodded after sensing the Chakra consumption.

Flying Leaf Quick Blade not only had low consumption but also had decent lethality against Ninja, much better than the Wood Release Yamato learned in Root.

Then Muzuki changed the target to stone and found that by consuming a bit more Chakra, the power of the green leaves would further increase, allowing them to pierce into stone.

After testing Flying Leaf Quick Blade, Muzuki skipped Hard Vortex Water Blade and Earth Rising Spear, directly condensing Fire Release Chakra, preparing to test the specific performance of Flame Vortex.

Although Muzuki had not previously obtained Hard Vortex Water Blade from the system, he had obtained its Ninjutsu training method from Hiruzen Sarutobi and then learned it through self-training.

Therefore, there was no need to test it; he couldn’t not understand an ability he had personally learned.

As for Earth Rising Spear, it had been drawn from class rewards and had already been tested by Muzuki.

PS: I’m in a very bad state today. If you have any questions, you can leave a comment in the paragraph.