Chapter 134: Improvement of Strength

Disciple Uchiha Obito has completed the training mission, receiving the following rewards: Chakra +800, Flame Breathing (Mastery Level).

The reward was a bit less than Muzuki expected; although the skills were at the Mastery Level, the Chakra was less.

This training took longer and resulted in greater progress, but the final Chakra reward was actually two hundred less than when Might Guy got first place last time.

“Is it because it’s a repeated trigger?” Muzuki speculated inwardly.

Obito’s training mission was the only mission with repeated content so far, both involving getting first place in the Ninja Academy’s grade.

Muzuki felt that the system might be preventing him from exploiting repeated missions to gain a large amount of Chakra and skills, and perhaps the rewards would be even lower if the mission was repeated again.

However, Muzuki was still satisfied with the overall reward; his Flame Breathing also reached the Mastery Level.

A large amount of memories of practicing Flame Breathing appeared in Muzuki’s mind.

When he previously obtained the Proficient Level Flame Breathing, Muzuki already knew a little about the effects of Flame Breathing after reaching Mastery; this time, it was confirmed, and it was even stronger than he had known.

When Flame Breathing enters the Mark state, it enhances Fire Release Ninjutsu; all Fire Release Ninjutsu require no hand seals. As long as it’s Fire Release, one can clap their hands and call out whatever they want, greatly strengthening Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, making the flame temperature higher, and allowing for easier control of the released flames.

Moreover, although the Flame Breathing Mark state does not have the strong defense of Rock Breathing, it possesses extremely high flame resistance, making it difficult to be injured by Fire Release.

Muzuki not only had Mastery Level Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation but also many highly proficient Fire Release Ninjutsu. If he entered the Flame Breathing Mark state, he could directly transform into a continuous Fire Release turret.

However, it was regrettable that the Mark states of the two Breathing Techniques could not be stacked; only one could be used.

Muzuki glanced at his current panel.

Name: Hayate Mugetsu

Chakra: 19180

Skills: Flame Breathing (Mastery: 750/15000)…

His Chakra was already close to the 20,000 mark. It had been more than forty days since the last summer special training ended, and the total increase was 3,880 points.

However, with the exam rewards that would be settled in two days, the total increase should be 4,680.

The increase was very high, the highest Chakra increase so far. There were many reasons: on one hand, Muzuki used all his class rewards for Chakra; on the other hand, the Chakra provided by his disciples’ training return was more; and Muzuki’s own Chakra growth rate also increased faster.

The increase in Chakra provided by disciples was due to two reasons: first, their bodies gradually developed with age, and second, the Breathing Technique made their training more effective. Since Chakra is a product of mental and physical energy, it naturally increased, and this was also the reason for Muzuki’s faster natural growth.

Muzuki would probably continue to focus on increasing Chakra until he accumulated 50,000 Chakra.

Fifty thousand Chakra would be almost enough, because without any waste, a Ninjutsu using a thousand points of Chakra was already powerful enough. If he had 50,000 Chakra, even if each Ninjutsu used a thousand points of Chakra, he could use fifty Ninjutsu.

“Haha, I finally won, first in my grade!” Obito couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

After training with Muzuki for half a year, Uchiha Obito finally got first place in his grade, taking a solid step towards becoming an excellent Ninja.

“Obito, you were really amazing this time,” Rin Nohara praised Obito as he walked back.

“Hehe, after all, I’ve been training seriously for so long; it wouldn’t do to keep losing to Guy,” Obito didn’t act humble, chuckling as he accepted Rin Nohara’s praise.

“Obito, you were indeed very strong today,” Might Guy gave Obito a thumbs-up before being sent to the infirmary.

“You too, Guy,” Obito also gave Might Guy a thumbs-up.

He genuinely admired Might Guy’s fighting will. Although he was clearly stronger this time, they each won one of the two battles, both in class and in the grade.

After the exam, except for Might Guy, who was injured and needed to rest, the disciples all went to the South Border Forest to continue their training.

“You performed very well this time, applying everything you learned effectively,” Muzuki praised without reservation.

Receiving Muzuki’s praise again, Obito’s smile grew even brighter; he was overjoyed today.

“It’s also thanks to you, Teacher Muzuki. When I become a Ninja and earn money, I’ll definitely buy you a better pen as a gift,” Obito said with a simple smile.

“The fact that you think that way means my teaching wasn’t in vain,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile.

“Today, I’ll teach you a new B-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu.”

“A new Ninjutsu, huh?” Obito nodded expectantly. Currently, he didn’t know many Ninjutsu, just Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique, and Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.

“It’s called a new Ninjutsu, but it’s not really, because it’s considered an improved Ninjutsu of the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique,” Muzuki explained.

What he was going to teach Obito was precisely Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson.

Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson involved the technique of combining Fire Release with Ninja tools, which was very practical.

Of course, choosing to teach it today was also because Obito was currently very excited and felt a lot of gratitude towards him, making critical rewards more likely.

You taught your disciple Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson. Due to the disciple’s immense gratitude, the reward was a critical hit, granting you Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Hidden Dust Technique (Mastery Level).

A large amount of memories of practicing Fire Release Ninjutsu appeared in Muzuki’s mind.

The Hidden Dust Technique was somewhat similar to a Fire Release version of the Hidden Mist Technique; it could expel a large amount of high-temperature dust to cover an area, causing those within to lose their vision.

However, unlike the Hidden Mist Technique, the high-temperature dust of the Hidden Dust Technique itself had considerable damage, whereas the Hidden Mist Technique merely obstructed vision.

Muzuki sorted through the memories in his mind and felt that this Ninjutsu should be decent in actual combat.

However, this type of Ninjutsu required relevant training. For example, if Muzuki used this Ninjutsu now, he would obstruct his own vision while obstructing others’.

Mist Ninja were trained from a young age in this regard; within the Hidden Mist Technique, they also had no vision and relied on sound to determine positions.

With the foundation of the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Obito quickly learned Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson, gaining dozens of proficiency points over an afternoon.

After finishing training, during dinner that evening, Muzuki asked Minato if there was a place in Konoha Village where one could custom-make Ninja tools.

“I don’t think there is, but if you’re willing to pay, you should be able to negotiate with the owner,” Minato thought for a moment and replied.

“Muzuki, do you want to buy Ninja tools? I can recommend a good quality Ninja tool shop,” Minato asked enthusiastically.

“I don’t want to buy Ninja tools; it’s just that one of my excellent students’ birthdays is approaching, and I want to personally forge a Ninja tool to give him,” Muzuki briefly explained.

A heartwarming master couldn’t forget to celebrate his disciple’s birthday.