Chapter 179 Kakashi Coin Explosion

“Mhm, now that I’ve grasped the Breathing Technique, I can indeed speed up the progress of the Eight Gates,” Muzuki said, nodding.

Might Guy was still far from reaching the Constant State, so for now, focusing on the Eight Gates would be more effective in increasing his strength.

The Breathing Technique and the Eight Gates complement each other; the Breathing Technique strengthens the body, and the stronger the body, the more effective the Eight Gates.

“I’m not calm enough in battle, and I tend to be impulsive,” Obito said after some thought.

With Muzuki asking, he was able to confront his own shortcomings.

Obito himself knew this flaw, which was why he had lost more than he won in his fights with Might Guy.

He easily got carried away, which led to battles without strategy, ultimately resulting in losses.

“Since you know it, then you need to be more careful in future battles,” Muzuki said, stroking Obito’s hair.

Obito’s performance was truly unstable and erratic; sometimes he performed well enough to win battles even when he was at a disadvantage, but most of the time, he just threw the fight away.

“I didn’t understand your strength, Teacher, and made an incorrect judgment,” Kakashi said after recalling the incident.

Frankly, he felt that his performance in that ambush during the mission was not bad.

Being controlled was unavoidable; in that situation, not to mention himself, Kakashi felt that even a Konoha Jonin would have met the same fate. The opponent was clearly not an ordinary Jonin, and it was a sneak attack. How could he block it, and with what?

Moreover, after escaping, Kakashi quickly helped his teammates eliminate the enemy, freeing up more combat power.

Kakashi felt his only mistake was misjudging Muzuki’s strength. He didn’t know Muzuki was so strong that he could eliminate two of the enemy’s Jonin while protecting him.

“After all, we’ve only known each other for a short time. We’ll get to know each other better from now on,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile.

“Muzuki-sensei, did you use your full strength in the last battle?” Kakashi asked after some thought.

Kakashi, raised by Sakumo Hatake, was different from Obito and Might Guy; he had a broader perspective and knew the true strength of powerful individuals.

After returning, he recalled that battle and found many puzzling points. Muzuki’s initial display of strength and his final display of strength were completely different levels.

The Lightning Release and Wind Release that instantly killed the Chunin in the early stages were good, but they were far inferior to the Fire Release Wind Release Combination Ninjutsu used later.

So, Kakashi had a conjecture: perhaps Muzuki’s strength was even greater than what he showed that night, but to train them, he didn’t directly kill all the enemies.

Kakashi’s question also piqued the curiosity of Might Guy and Obito. After following Muzuki for over half a year, they still didn’t know Muzuki’s limits.

“Guess,” Muzuki replied with a smile.

Kakashi: …

“Of course he didn’t use his full strength! If he had used that Fire Release from the start, all the enemies would have been burned to death long ago,” Obito said with certainty.

Even if Muzuki told Obito one day that he was actually the reincarnation of the Six Paths Sage, Obito wouldn’t be surprised, after all, that was the omnipotent Muzuki Sage.

“That’s right! Here’s a candy as a reward,” Muzuki said, tossing Obito a piece of candy.

“Hehe,” Obito caught the candy and grinned foolishly. Sure enough, he understood Muzuki-sensei the best.

“Muzuki-sensei, you are a teacher at the Ninja Academy, right?” After getting Muzuki’s affirmative reply, Kakashi couldn’t help but ask.

“Kakashi, why do you keep asking strange questions? What else could Muzuki-sensei be if not a teacher at the school?” Obito grumbled.

“Kakashi wants to ask why I’m a teacher at the Ninja Academy with this kind of strength, right?” Muzuki said with a smile.

Kakashi ignored Obito and nodded.

“Well, there are many reasons, but the main reason is that I like teaching. The happiest thing for me is seeing the students I teach improve their strength,” Muzuki explained with a smile.

This answer somewhat surprised Kakashi. He thought the reason would be more convoluted, but he didn’t expect it to be so simple.

“Alright, summary complete. Everyone, start cultivating. We’ll cultivate this morning and go on a mission this afternoon,” Muzuki said.

Then Muzuki began to arrange the cultivation for each disciple.

“You’ve pretty much learned Pseudo-Darkness. I have a good new Ninjutsu to teach you,” Muzuki said to Kakashi.

After speaking, Muzuki raised his hand and condensed Chakra in his hand, rapidly completing Nature Transformation and Form Transformation. Dazzling Purple Lightning enveloped Muzuki’s palm.

“It looks like the Chidori from that day,” Kakashi felt this new Ninjutsu was somewhat familiar.

“Yes, this Ninjutsu is indeed an improved version of Chidori,” Muzuki said, nodding.

In the original work, Kakashi’s Chidori first evolved into Lightning Cutter, then after losing his Sharingan, it was refined into Purple Lightning. Here, he directly learned Purple Lightning in one step, thirty years ahead of the original world’s Kakashi.

“Compared to Chidori, Purple Lightning requires no hand signs, has greater power, and is more flexible to use, though its speed is slightly slower.”

After speaking, Muzuki demonstrated the power of Purple Lightning. It could cut through bedrock like tofu and also release a wide range of electrical attacks around him.

“Is sacrificing speed for power and flexibility a bit inappropriate?” Kakashi felt that speed was still more important.

Ninja with strong defensive capabilities were ultimately a minority, but most Ninja were not slow.

Muzuki didn’t explain but instead grabbed Kakashi. With a burst of Thunder Breathing, he let Kakashi experience extreme speed.

“Was that fast enough? Could you react?” Muzuki asked after putting Kakashi down.

Kakashi instantly understood Muzuki’s meaning. He recalled Muzuki’s speed when using Chidori, which was also very fast.

Kakashi had an indescribable feeling in his heart; Muzuki seemed to have specially modified the Ninjutsu for him.

Kakashi was truly a bit flattered. He hadn’t even been Muzuki’s disciple for half a month, yet Muzuki would consider things so meticulously for him.

It wasn’t that Kakashi was conceited, but Muzuki’s modification of the Ninjutsu was indeed a bit puzzling. Muzuki could definitely be called a speed-type Ninja, so how could he reduce the Ninjutsu’s speed to increase its power?

After Kakashi finished his training, Muzuki gifted Kakashi a piece of calligraphy he had written.

【You gifted your disciple a handwritten calligraphy. Due to the disciple’s immense gratitude, the reward was a critical hit, and you received the reward of Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level)】

Having become much more familiar with Muzuki, being saved once, and the emotions stirred by being taught Purple Lightning, Kakashi triggered a good reward.

Looking at Kakashi, who was pondering the meaning of his calligraphy, Muzuki showed a smile of a farmer celebrating a good harvest.

Being able to get critical hits meant things were looking up, and increasing trust levels was only a matter of time.

In the afternoon, Muzuki took his disciples to the Hokage Building. Chakra still needed to be earned.