Chapter 101 The Strength of Eight Gates and Yanhu (25)

Before leaving with Asuma, Muzuki gave Hiruzen Sarutobi an appraisal.

He was curious how rich the skill set of the “Professor of Ninjutsu,” who claimed to be proficient in all of Konoha’s Ninjutsu, would be.

【Name: Hiruzen Sarutobi】

【Chakra: 170000】

【Skills: Combination Ninjutsu (Proficient: 13000/15000), Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient: 6200/15000), Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient: 950/15000), Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient: 200/15000)……】

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s skill list was indeed long, practically packed. Muzuki roughly estimated there were thousands of Ninjutsu.

From a quantitative perspective, the title of “Professor of Ninjutsu” was well-deserved, as Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t have a Sharingan to copy them; he had to learn each one himself.

However, most of the Ninjutsu’s proficiency was only at the introductory level, with few at the skilled level, and even fewer at the proficient level.

Muzuki had thought that Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Nature Transformation would be proficient in all five natures, but it turned out he only had three at the proficient level, with the remaining two being close to proficient.

“It seems the system’s proficient level is more demanding than I imagined,” Muzuki thought to himself.

In terms of Fire Release and Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation, he was even better than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Of course, in an actual fight, he would be instantly killed by the current Hiruzen Sarutobi, because Hiruzen Sarutobi completely overwhelmed him in Chakra, Taijutsu, combat experience, and even Ninjutsu configuration.

After seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s panel, Muzuki finally understood what a true all-rounder Ninja was; Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Sealing Technique, Secret Jutsu, Forbidden Jutsu, and many other types of Jutsu could all be found on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s skill list.

Regarding Hiruzen Sarutobi’s panel, Muzuki could only say it was hard to evaluate.

After teaching Asuma, Muzuki returned to the Leaf Village Main District, called Minato and Kushina, and showed them the entire process of making the Illusory Mapo Tofu.

Kushina and Minato also got their wish to see how soybeans were transformed into “meat.”

Even after watching the cooking process and tasting it, Kushina still felt it was magical.

“Muzuki, how on earth did you think of making soybeans taste like meat?” Kushina couldn’t help but ask.

“An accidental flash of inspiration,” Muzuki thought for a moment before saying.

He couldn’t say that these dishes were taught to him by others, as that would reveal a bigger flaw, so he could only shamelessly claim to have developed them himself.

Then Minato inquired about Muzuki’s progress in practicing Sealing Technique, as it had been about a week since he was given the Sealing Technique.

Muzuki shared some of his initial thoughts on the Five Fingers Seal.

“The Five Fingers Seal is much more difficult than the previous One-Finger Sealing and Three-Finger Sealing. By studying more Sealing Technique knowledge and practicing diligently, you can gradually learn it,” Minato explained.

The Five Fingers Seal was unlike the previous One-Finger Sealing and Three-Finger Sealing; its difficulty increased significantly. Minato was concerned that Muzuki might doubt himself due to a lack of progress over a long period.

Muzuki nodded, naturally steering the conversation towards Sealing Technique, and brought up some of the issues he encountered in Sealing Technique.

Muzuki was not asking about specific problems in practicing a particular Sealing Technique, but rather questions about Sealing Technique knowledge in general.

If he had asked about the problems he was currently facing with the Five Fingers Seal, given Kushina and Minato’s Sealing Technique level, they would have been able to directly guess his actual practice progress.

On Saturday night, the disciples didn’t have to train with him, so Muzuki practiced alone in the South Border Forest.

“Five Fingers Seal!”

Muzuki condensed Chakra on the five fingers of his right hand and slapped it onto his Shadow Clone.

Black Sealing Technique patterns appeared on the Shadow Clone’s body, indicating successful execution.

“Next, I can practice the Five Elements Seal,” Muzuki thought to himself, looking at the Five Fingers Seal that was already at the introductory level on his panel.

After completing the practice of the Five Fingers Seal, he could barely be considered a Sealing Ninja, even though he currently couldn’t use any formal Sealing Technique.

However, Muzuki didn’t care; he wasn’t learning Sealing Technique to expand his skill set, but to solve the problem of the Tongue Cutting Seal.

Once he reached the introductory level for the Five Elements Seal, he would directly use a proficiency scroll to raise it to the skilled level before learning the Contract Seal, and then raising the Contract Seal to the skilled level.

With both Sealing Technique at the skilled level, his Sealing Technique knowledge would increase significantly, and then he could try to research Root’s cursed seals.

Muzuki walked deeper into the forest while keeping his Sensing Ninjutsu active. Today, he wanted to test the limits of his ultimate strength.

A month had passed since he obtained the proficient level of Rock Breathing.

Once a Breathing Technique reaches the introductory level, one can greatly enhance their abilities through Total Concentration Breathing, while the skilled level of Constant State maintains the body in a weakened version of Total Concentration Breathing for twenty-four hours.

For Muzuki, Constant State was very important because it meant his body was constantly being trained.

Over the past month, Muzuki could clearly feel his body gradually getting stronger, much better than when he practiced Taijutsu himself.

Even due to his body getting stronger, his natural Chakra growth rate also sped up a bit.

As his body gradually strengthened, Muzuki prepared to try the combination of Eight Gates and Rock Breathing.

He had mastered the first three Gates of the Eight Gates. The first three Gates were the safe zone of the Eight Gates and would not put too much pressure on the body.

“Gate of Opening, open!” Muzuki did not have Might Guy’s mastery of the Eight Gates from the story; he could only open them slowly, starting from the first Gate.

As he used the Eight Gates, Muzuki felt that a certain restriction in his body had been opened. The restricted Chakra surged out, his body gradually strengthened, and his strength and speed greatly improved.

When Muzuki opened the third Gate, the Gate of Life, his body was already flushed and red, his Chakra surged, and green energy emanated from his entire being.

Muzuki appraised himself in the state of the third Gate.

【Name: Hayate Mugetsu】

【Chakra: 23200】

His Chakra directly broke through twenty thousand, but Muzuki could feel that the Chakra within him was extremely violent at that moment, making it impossible to perform any delicate operations or release Ninjutsu.

However, Muzuki had already anticipated this. He took a deep breath, inhaling a large amount of oxygen into his body, entering the Total Concentration Breathing state of Rock Breathing, and his physical abilities were once again comprehensively enhanced.

Muzuki casually threw a punch; the air shockwave alone from the punch knocked down more than a dozen large trees.

He didn’t need to use Chakra enhancement; rocks were as easily broken as tofu in his hands.

His running speed was practically like using Body Flicker Technique.

“Hoo.” Muzuki exhaled a puff of white air, releasing the Eight Gates and Total Concentration Breathing states, and a strong sense of fatigue surged over him.

The Eight Gates stacked with Rock Breathing indeed provided astonishing enhancement, but Muzuki didn’t dare to use too much force, worried that the commotion would be too great and attract Anbu or Root Ninja.

However, while it was strong, the burden on his body was also truly great. Muzuki felt very tired after only three minutes of use.

This was without using the Cursed Mark. Muzuki felt that if he had activated the Cursed Mark just now, he might have fainted immediately after releasing it.

This experiment proved his hypothesis: Rock Breathing was indeed a good match for the Eight Gates and could raise his upper limit.

With an additional trump card for bursts of power, Muzuki’s sense of security increased slightly.

Now, aside from having limited Chakra and insufficient combat experience, he already had quite a few methods at his disposal.

“The training plan is almost complete; I can start my disciples on Breathing Technique training,” Muzuki thought to himself.