Chapter 190 Might Guy Opens the Door

“Do you think my speed is fast?” Muzuki asked Kakashi.

“Fast.” Kakashi immediately nodded and replied.

Muzuki was definitely the fastest Ninja he had ever seen; when Muzuki unleashed his true speed, Kakashi couldn’t even clearly see where Muzuki was.

“If you can master the Ninjutsu I’m about to teach you, then you can also become as fast as I am,” Muzuki said with a chuckle.

Kakashi had excellent Lightning Release Chakra talent, and among the Breathing Techniques he currently knew, Thunder Breathing was the most suitable for Kakashi.

As for Kakashi’s reaction issue, that could be solved with diligent training.

The Fourth Raikage could be as fast as Flying Thunder God by relying on Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and he had no reaction problems because he activated his nerves with Lightning Release Chakra. Thunder Breathing was no worse than Lightning Release Chakra Mode and could achieve the same operation.

If Kakashi really couldn’t learn this micro-operation, Thunder Breathing could also enhance Lightning Release’s power, and everything would be resolved once he cultivated Transparent World.

“The Ninjutsu I’m about to teach you is powerful enough to be called a Forbidden Jutsu. The learning difficulty will be very high, so be mentally prepared,” Muzuki reminded him with a serious expression.

He had to let Kakashi know how powerful the things he taught were, to make Kakashi feel grateful.

“Forbidden Jutsu!” Kakashi’s face showed surprise. He didn’t expect that less than half a month after becoming Muzuki’s disciple, he had just encountered a Secret Jutsu yesterday, and today he was going to learn a Forbidden Jutsu.

“Could it be that Teacher Muzuki actually knew my father?”

Muzuki’s generosity made Kakashi can’t help but suspect whether Muzuki had a very good relationship with his deceased father, which was why he took such good care of him.

High-level Ninjutsu, Secret Jutsu, and Forbidden Jutsu were taught as casually as C-rank Ninjutsu. He had been in several teams and had never seen such a situation.

“The name of this Forbidden Jutsu is Thunder Breathing. Its core is to strengthen oneself through highly concentrated breathing.

When you learn the Total Concentration Breathing of Thunder Breathing, you can instantly increase the speed of Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, and at the same time, you can use Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation to activate cells and enhance explosive power,” Muzuki introduced.

“Enhance Nature Transformation and activate cells?” Kakashi’s face under his mask instantly became incredibly surprised. He had heard of activating cells, but enhancing Nature Transformation was truly unheard of.

However, as Kakashi listened to Muzuki, he suddenly remembered the powerful bursts of strength that Might Guy and Obito had during their previous battles.

“Have Obito and Guy already learned it?” Kakashi thought for a moment and asked.

“They also learned Breathing Techniques, but theirs are different from yours; they are two other kinds of Breathing Techniques,” Muzuki did not hide the truth and told Kakashi directly.

“Obito learned Flame Breathing, which can enhance Fire Release and physical abilities. Might Guy learned Rock Breathing, which cannot enhance any Nature Transformation but greatly improves the body.”

Kakashi was dumbfounded. He didn’t expect that such a powerful Forbidden Jutsu would have several variations, and Muzuki had mastered all of them.

This was solid proof. He had said before that the two of them had improved too dramatically, making significant progress every time they met.

If it was a Ninja taught by a powerful individual like Muzuki, then it was reasonable. Based on Kakashi’s learning experience over the past ten-plus days, Muzuki was truly an excellent teacher.

“If you learn Thunder Breathing quickly, I can also consider teaching you other Breathing Techniques,” Muzuki said with a smile.

Different Breathing Techniques do not conflict. The reason he hadn’t taught his students more Breathing Techniques was that it required too much effort and wasn’t worth it for now.

“We’ve strayed a bit. Now, let me show you the actual performance of Thunder Breathing.” Muzuki switched his Breathing Technique to Thunder Breathing, then directly entered the Total Concentration state. He grabbed Kakashi and took him for a run around the forest.

When Muzuki put Kakashi down, Kakashi couldn’t even stand steadily.

Kakashi leaned against a tree, shaking his head. In just a few short minutes, he felt like he had explored the entire South Border Forest.

“Of course, in addition to speed, a Chakra Mode corresponding to all Breathing Techniques can be entered once they are cultivated to a certain level. The Chakra Mode of Thunder Breathing allows for the use of any Lightning Release Ninjutsu without hand seals, enhances Lightning Release power, and provides continuous cell activation.”

After Kakashi recovered a bit, Muzuki briefly told Kakashi about the true power of Breathing Techniques. Only by learning the Mark could Breathing Techniques truly be called Forbidden Jutsu.

Then, Muzuki entered the state of Thunder Breathing. Accompanied by extreme concentration of breathing and continuous bursts of Chakra, Muzuki’s entire body was enveloped in dazzling blue lightning, like he was wearing armor made of lightning.

“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”

Muzuki didn’t form hand seals; he simply opened his mouth and spewed out a powerful burst of lightning, instantly destroying a large area of trees.

Then, Muzuki clenched his hand in the air, and a large amount of blue lightning continuously generated, directly forming a lightning spear. Muzuki shot the lightning spear, and a huge explosion instantly sounded, creating a large crater.

In the Thunder Breathing Mark state, Muzuki was like a Lightning God incarnate; every move he made could unleash lightning equivalent to Lightning Release Ninjutsu.

This was the power of the Breathing Technique Mark; it was truly the ultimate Nature Transformation. He didn’t even know what hand seals were; he could use Ninjutsu however he wanted.

It was truly powerful, but the Chakra consumption was also truly fierce. Every time Muzuki attacked, it was Chakra burning. After letting Kakashi know how powerful Thunder Breathing would be in the future, Muzuki quickly exited the Mark state.

“No wonder it’s a Forbidden Jutsu.” As a Ninja skilled in using Lightning Release, Kakashi’s perception of Ninjas could be said to have changed somewhat.

The scene of Muzuki being able to unleash powerful lightning with just a clap was simply too exaggerated. He couldn’t even use such a powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu with complete hand seals.

Moreover, it was terrifying to think that Muzuki also mastered other Breathing Techniques. Then, wouldn’t Muzuki in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode be able to create a sea of fire with just a breath, and how strong would Muzuki’s body be in Rock Breathing Chakra Mode?

If he used Breathing Technique Chakra Mode simultaneously, and then strengthened it with Haki, what terrifying level of strength could Muzuki reach?

Kakashi only felt that Muzuki’s strength was unfathomable and he couldn’t judge his full power at all.

“We’ll start with the most basic breathing. You need to change your normal breathing method to concentrated breathing,” Muzuki began formal instruction.

Although Kakashi’s strength was much stronger than Shisui and the others when he learned Breathing Techniques, his performance was not better than theirs; both sides were about the same.

【You taught your disciple Thunder Breathing. Due to the disciple’s immense gratitude, a critical reward was triggered, and you received Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level)】

However, Muzuki was quite satisfied with the reward Kakashi triggered. Although they were all Proficient Level, in Muzuki’s heart, Proficient Level Chakra Nature Transformation was better than Master Level Ninjutsu.

Of course, powerful skills like Armament Haki and Breathing Techniques were exceptions.

An afternoon passed, and Kakashi, like Shisui and Obito before him, didn’t gain any proficiency.

Learning for an entire afternoon without any progress made Kakashi, who had always learned everything incredibly quickly, feel a sense of frustration. However, with Muzuki’s reminder, Kakashi also knew that Thunder Breathing was different from the Ninjutsu he had learned before, and its difficulty was very high, so this feeling of frustration quickly dissipated.

As the training time was about to end, Muzuki received good news: Might Guy could finally open the first of the Eight Gates.

After successfully using the first Gate of Eight Gates, Might Guy’s improvement reward was also settled.

【Disciple Might Guy, under your guidance, diligently trained and achieved a certain increase in strength. You received the reward — Eight Gates (Proficient)】

The improvement reward was very good. This time, there were no rewards like Three Gates or Six Gates; instead, Muzuki directly mastered the complete Eight Gates.

Although Muzuki rarely used Eight Gates in combat, with the continuous strengthening of his body through Rock Breathing Constant State, Muzuki believed that one day he would be able to open Six Gates or even Seven Gates without injury.

Even if it wasn’t used for combat, it was excellent for teaching Might Guy.

Muzuki had thought Obito would trigger the improvement reward first, but Might Guy had taken a shortcut and triggered the reward first.

“Obito’s worst era is coming. Before he awakens his Sharingan, he can’t beat anyone except Rin Nohara,” Muzuki thought to himself.

Facing Might Guy, who used both Eight Gates and Rock Breathing, Obito had no chance of winning. And Obito’s old rival, Kakashi, was currently stronger than Obito. As for Shisui, there was no need to mention him; among Muzuki’s disciples, he was the youngest but the strongest.

“Familiarize yourself more with the Gate of Opening state of Eight Gates. The first three gates are the safe zone of Eight Gates, so you can speed up your progress a bit,” Muzuki said to Might Guy.

Since Might Guy could now open Eight Gates, it was time to complete the training mission.

After all, Kakashi was now also Muzuki’s disciple. As long as Kakashi was willing to learn diligently, his strength would improve quickly, and even unmastered Breathing Techniques could enhance his strength to a certain extent.

Muzuki calculated the time; Might Guy’s training mission had lasted for more than five months, making it the longest-spanning training mission so far. He felt that the reward after settlement should be very good.

Moreover, after Might Guy’s trust level increased to four, no life mission appeared. Muzuki guessed that training missions might not be able to coexist with life missions, or that life missions could not be triggered while a training mission was ongoing.

Might Guy’s life mission was relatively easy to guess. Muzuki guessed it was to become the strongest Taijutsu user in the Ninja World.

About five days later, Obito’s improvement reward was also settled.

【Disciple Uchiha Obito, under your guidance, diligently trained and achieved a certain increase in strength. You received the reward — Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient Level)】

Muzuki felt a little regretful. If only it had been Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation, then all five of his basic elemental attributes would have been Proficient Level or higher.

Ultimately, this Proficient Level Fire Release Nature Transformation turned into seven hundred and fifty proficiency points, bringing Muzuki’s Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation proficiency to eight thousand three hundred and fifty proficiency points at the Master Level.

Within these five days, Might Guy quickly familiarized himself with the feeling of opening Eight Gates.

Muzuki tested the strength of both sides and then compared them. Might Guy, who could use both Rock Breathing and Eight Gates simultaneously, was slightly stronger.

Muzuki did not hesitate and arranged combat training for the two of them that very noon.

“Appropriate combat can help you better master the abilities you’ve learned. Today, Guy, you fight Kakashi, and then Obito fights Shisui. After your battles, rest a bit, then swap opponents and continue fighting,” Muzuki said.

He wanted to complete the training mission and also give his disciples some motivation.

He thought Kakashi probably didn’t know that Shisui’s strength was even greater than his, and Obito’s memory was still stuck at the stage where he was stronger than Might Guy.

As for Rin Nohara, the current strength gap was too large, so her participation wouldn’t have much meaning; just observing would be enough to motivate her.

“Why isn’t it me and Kakashi?” Obito sighed. Fighting Shisui was really boring; he didn’t give any opportunities.

Moreover, he felt that his strength had improved recently, and he might even have a chance to defeat Kakashi.

“My dear friend, be careful this time. Today, my youth burns with exceptional fervor!” Might Guy laughed and gave Kakashi a thumbs-up.

3.4k characters, I got stuck writing until after 2 AM, couldn’t write much. Three chapters combined are about 9k characters. Please give me some monthly votes. I’ll make up this 1k tomorrow.