Chapter 235 Mastery Level Physical Technique

“Might Guy is truly not to be underestimated. Although his only offensive method is Taijutsu, his Taijutsu is simply too strong,” Shiranui Genma exclaimed.

Initially, he had favored Obito more, because Obito’s Ninjutsu was already very powerful, and now he had also displayed formidable Taijutsu, leaving him with no weaknesses.

“Is Might Guy’s father a powerful Taijutsu Ninja? How can he be so strong?” Ebisu fell into deep thought.

The discussions on site were endless; Might Guy and Obito’s performance in that battle was too exceptional for ordinary students.

“I didn’t expect you to have a hidden trick too, Guy,” Obito said weakly.

After enduring Might Guy’s full-power kick using the Eight Gates and Total Concentration Breathing, along with an elbow strike, Obito felt that if he hadn’t had Flame Breathing, he would have fainted by now.

“Haha, I just didn’t have a chance to use it before!” Might Guy laughed, showing two rows of bright white teeth.

He hadn’t deliberately hidden it; this was the first Genjutsu he had been caught in since learning how to dispel Genjutsu.

Might Guy extended a hand to Obito, who took it, and then Might Guy helped Obito walk out of the battle arena. There was still a four-to-two battle coming up.

“Obito, are you alright?” Rin Nohara asked softly, her face filled with concern.

Hearing Rin Nohara’s words, Obito felt instantly healed. He no longer needed Might Guy’s support, and he walked a few steps in front of Rin Nohara with his chest out and head held high, saying:

“I’m fine, what could possibly happen to me? I just got hit a couple of times, that’s all.”

“Really?” Rin Nohara looked at Obito with suspicion, poking his elbow-struck waist with her finger.

“Hiss!” Obito instantly felt a sharp pain, his eyes wide as he gasped for air.

“You say you’re fine, but your face has turned white from the pain,” Rin Nohara said with a stern expression, staring into Obito’s eyes.

“I was watching you and Guy fight the whole time. When you were knocked down, it looked like the ground was about to crack open. How could you be fine?”

Obito remained silent. He wanted to be a strong person in Rin Nohara’s eyes, and how could a strong person admit to pain?

“Let me help you with some Medical Ninjutsu,” Rin Nohara said with a helpless expression, preparing to pull Obito aside for treatment.

“Guy, you come over too. You must have been injured by the Fire Release as well. It wouldn’t be good if it affected your next battle.”

Might Guy nodded. He wasn’t at the point where he could withstand Ninjutsu without injury. He had still sustained some minor injuries when he withstood Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, but he could endure it with sheer willpower.

Seeing this, Muzuki didn’t step in to treat them himself. He wouldn’t stoop to stealing this small task from Rin Nohara.

The three of them avoided the crowd and began their treatment beside a secluded large tree.

Green Chakra light emanated from Rin Nohara’s hands, which she then placed on Obito’s stomach.

She had been studying Medical Ninjutsu for over five months and could now use it for basic treatment.

“Thank you, Rin. You’re truly a lifesaver,” Obito scratched his head, thanking Rin Nohara.

Although his mood was a bit subtle because his pretense of strength had been seen through, Obito was still very grateful to Rin Nohara.

Might Guy also thanked Rin Nohara, giving her a thumbs-up and saying, “I’m back to peak condition in an instant! Thank you so much!”

“I’m not like you Guys with powerful Fire Release or super-fast Taijutsu, but you can rest assured and leave the healing to me!” Rin Nohara said with a smile.

“Especially you, Obito, don’t try to be tough. You must tell me when you need treatment, or do you not trust my abilities?” Rin Nohara asked Obito, hands on her hips and cheeks slightly puffed out.

“Of course not,” Obito immediately denied.

Although he wasn’t particularly good at making girls happy, he knew that this was definitely not the time to say yes.

“It’s just that sometimes I really feel like there’s no problem,” Obito couldn’t think of a better answer, so he chose to be stubborn.

“You really make people worry,” Rin Nohara said, sighing and putting a hand to her forehead.

She was genuinely worried about Obito after graduation. By then, neither Muzuki nor she would be by Obito’s side, and his teammates might not be as reliable as Kakashi and Might Guy. What would happen if he got injured during a mission then?

“Hehe,” Obito chuckled upon hearing Rin Nohara’s words. Although they sounded like a scolding, it just showed how much Rin Nohara cared about him.

After the treatment, the three returned to the examination grounds.

Not long after, the last four-to-two match also ended, leading to the final battle of this practical exam.

However, half of the observing students had already left, as they felt there was no need to watch anymore; Might Guy was sure to win.

The remaining half who hadn’t left also believed Might Guy would win, but some of them felt that since they had watched up to the four-to-two stage, they might as well finish watching before leaving.

“Might Guy wins!”

The outcome was as they expected; Might Guy won, and he won very cleanly.

His opponent wasn’t Obito, so Might Guy didn’t even open the Eight Gates. As soon as he activated his Breathing Technique, he instantly defeated his opponent. The proctor had barely shouted “Start!” when he shouted “Wins!” again.

“Today’s youth burned with great passion!” Might Guy, who had taken first place in his grade, gave himself a thumbs-up.

Another first place in his grade; he was steadily advancing on the path of his dreams.

“Guy, congratulations on getting first place in your grade. You performed very well today,” Muzuki smiled and promptly offered his disciple his blessings, also giving Might Guy a piece of his own calligraphy.

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Looking at the characters, Might Guy felt as if he could sense Muzuki’s expectations for him.

“Teacher Muzuki, please rest assured! I will definitely cultivate with my utmost effort, achieve my dream, and not let down your teachings!” Might Guy shouted, tears streaming down his face and fists clenched.

“I believe in you. You will succeed and become the strongest in Taijutsu,” Muzuki said with a warm smile.

【You gifted your disciple your personal calligraphy. Your disciple is extremely grateful, triggering a great critical reward! You received the reward—Brick Break (Mastery)】

When Muzuki saw this reward, he was a bit confused at first, wondering what “Mastery-level Brick Break” meant. Was it extreme proficiency in breaking bricks?

It was only after the system’s skill cultivation memory entered Muzuki’s mind that he remembered which world this skill came from.

Brick Break is a Fighting-type skill from the Pokémon world, specifically performed by striking downwards with a hand chop. It has considerable power and can destroy Light Screen or Reflect.

After the system’s localization, Brick Break became a Taijutsu, still performed by attacking with a hand chop, but with two attack methods.

One is a close-range Brick Break, where Chakra is wrapped around the hand to enhance its penetrating power, then a hand chop is delivered.

The second is a long-range attack, which consumes more Chakra and is slightly less powerful than the close-range version, but has the advantage of being able to strike distant enemies, somewhat similar to Eight Trigrams Empty Palm.

After briefly organizing the cultivation memory, Muzuki was very satisfied with this reward, as this Taijutsu not only had two attack methods but also considerable power.

Although it was just a hand chop, it clearly couldn’t be compared to the system’s Brick Break by simply chopping with a hand.

For example, Tsunade’s Strength of a Hundred Technique, which looks like a simple punch, actually involves highly technical Chakra manipulation skills.

While Brick Break doesn’t require as much manipulation as Strength of a Hundred Technique, it’s not something that can be used casually. The key is to compress Chakra, making its density higher and stronger.

“Maybe I should rename it Leaf Hand Blade. Brick Break sounds a bit strange,” Muzuki thought, feeling that he could change the name when teaching it to his disciples.

Besides congratulating his victorious disciple with a gift, Muzuki also didn’t forget to comfort the defeated Obito. After their cultivation in the South Border Forest ended, he had a long chat with him. Although he knew it wouldn’t trigger a reward, he still gave Obito a piece of his own calligraphy.

With the Ninja Academy exams over, Muzuki’s disciples’ holidays also ended, and they returned to their previous cultivation rhythm.

On the first day after the exams, to help his disciples recover their condition quickly, Muzuki immediately increased the intensity. Shisui and Obito underwent question-solving special training, while Kakashi and Muzuki’s Shadow Clone fought using Thunder Breathing.

“This time, I’ll try to keep the number of questions under thirty,” Obito said with high spirits. The number of questions he had to do had decreased in almost every special training session.

“Just dodge like before,” Shisui was also extremely confident in himself, as he had already successfully dodged Muzuki’s attacks, even without activating his Sharingan.

The training began, and the two still ran separately, then were chased by the Shadow Clone.

Shisui immediately activated his Sharingan to observe Muzuki’s Shadow Clone’s movements.

Although he had successfully dodged once before, Shisui still didn’t stubbornly wait in place for Muzuki to attack.

Because he knew that such a good state wasn’t available at all times, and to be hit less, he had to reduce the number of times Muzuki attacked him.

When it became impossible not to dodge, Shisui stopped, his blood-red eyes fixed on Muzuki’s finger.

“I must complete what my grandfather couldn’t! I must ensure that the Uchiha Clan members no longer face prejudice! I am Teacher Muzuki’s first disciple! I can dodge this attack!” Shisui’s expression became increasingly relaxed, but his gaze grew firmer.

“Flame Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing!”

As his breathing concentrated again and again, Shisui felt as if he could truly sense flames burning within his body, providing him with a continuous source of power through their combustion.

Finally, Muzuki’s finger grazed Shisui’s hair; he had succeeded.

Shisui’s lips curved slightly, and he immediately used Body Flicker Technique to create distance, continuing to evade Muzuki’s pursuit.

“Obito was hit seventeen times, dodged twice, and needs to do a total of thirty questions. Shisui was hit fifteen times, dodged twice, for a total of twenty-six questions,” Muzuki announced the special training results at the end.

“Only twenty-six questions?!” Obito looked at Shisui with envy.

Although he had also made progress, it was small compared to Shisui’s huge improvement.

“It’s only a difference of four questions,” Shisui smiled, comforting Obito. He was very satisfied with his own results this time.

“That’s a whole four questions!” Obito felt that people’s joys and sorrows were not interconnected; four questions could not be described as “only.”

Slap!

Muzuki’s finger tapped Obito’s head. Obito instinctively tried to dodge with all his might, but Muzuki’s finger still accurately landed on Obito’s forehead as he said, “If you think there are too many and you can’t finish them, you can do it in installments.”

“No, no, I still want to try my best,” Obito wanted to break the bad habit of doing things in installments.

On the second day after the exam, Obito didn’t go directly to the South Border Forest after waking up in the morning, but instead went to the Ninja Academy.

Because today was the day the Ninja Academy released grades, Muzuki said he could check his grades first before going to the South Border Forest to cultivate. Obito looked forward to seeing the expressions on people’s faces when they saw his mission history on his report card.