Chapter 283 Basic Breathing Technique

Since Teacher Chen was going to give him the Leaf Dragon God, Muzuki naturally wouldn’t refuse; it was a good thing to whitewash a skill in advanced Body Techniques.

However, Muzuki didn’t choose to take it for free but opted for a Body Technique exchange, handing Teacher Chen a scroll that recorded the cultivation method for Tile Splitter.

He exchanged a Body Technique Teacher Chen didn’t know for one he already knew, which seemed a bit disadvantageous, but Muzuki felt it was fine.

Firstly, Tile Splitter wasn’t a crucial skill to him; secondly, he could use this skill to prove his Ninja talent, having created such an excellent Body Technique; and lastly, it was about whitewashing the skill and expanding his circle of friends.

“Teacher Muzuki, what’s the name of that Body Technique you just used?” Might Guy walked over and asked.

He was extremely excited when he saw the Leaf Dragon God and the Tiger-shaped Air Cannon battling, because both people fighting were his teachers, and he had a chance to learn both of these Body Techniques.

“Morning Tiger. Once your physical strength reaches the standard, I will teach you this Body Technique,” Muzuki replied with a smile.

Morning Tiger demands extremely high physical capability, even higher than the Leaf Dragon God, as it is a very typical brute-force type of Body Technique.

“My youth is already impatient to burn even more intensely!” Might Guy couldn’t help but cheer.

Shiranui Genma and Ebisu looked on with envy; having a good teacher was indeed great, no need to worry about advanced Body Techniques.

“That Body Technique isn’t something just anyone can learn. If you diligently cultivate and master my Leaf Dragon God, that would already be a smooth success,” Teacher Chen said, noticing their gazes.

As a Body Technique master, he could discern the principle of Morning Tiger; it was simply not a Body Technique ordinary Ninja could use.

“Hurry up and start training. After watching this battle, you should pretty much know how far you are from being true Ninja,” Teacher Chen said.

“Yes!” Might Guy and the other two replied in unison, then bade farewell to Muzuki and began their training.

“Then we won’t disturb you,” Muzuki said, bidding them farewell with a gentle smile.

“Energetic Uncle, goodbye!” Obito waved to Teacher Chen with an excited expression.

Although he wasted a little time, Obito felt it was well worth it this time; not only did he see a Body Technique Muzuki hadn’t used before, but he also got to piggyback on a cool and powerful-looking Body Technique.

“What ‘Energetic Uncle’? You can call me Teacher Chen or Uncle Chen, just don’t give me such strange nicknames,” Teacher Chen said with a dark expression.

“Got it, Energetic Uncle,” Obito replied with a chuckle.

Muzuki gave Obito a light tap on the head, then smiled apologetically and took Obito back to the South Border Forest to continue their training.

After returning to the South Border Forest, Obito scanned around, looking for Kakashi’s location, wanting to brag to Kakashi about Muzuki’s battle just now. Unexpectedly, he found Rin Nohara also training there, sitting with Kakashi and chatting about something, so he directly ran over to Rin Nohara.

“Rin, you’re also here to train today? How’s your rest been these past few days?” Obito asked with concern.

Unlike them, who had encountered such situations multiple times, Rin Nohara was experiencing such a dangerous situation for the first time outside the village. Obito felt Rin Nohara would be under mental pressure.

“Thank you for your concern, Obito. Actually, it’s not a big problem. These past few days at home, I’ve mainly been reading some theoretical Medical Ninjutsu knowledge,” Rin Nohara said with a smile.

To say Rin Nohara felt nothing from encountering such a high-level unexpected situation on her first mission would certainly be impossible, but it wouldn’t affect her mindset. She spent two and a half days at home mainly studying more medical knowledge to improve herself.

“It’s good that you’re okay, Rin. You wouldn’t believe it, but just now I followed Teacher Muzuki to find Guy’s instructor, Teacher Chen, and then Teacher Muzuki and Teacher Chen had a battle; it was so intense!” Obito tried his best to describe the scene of their battle.

When describing the clash between the Leaf Dragon God and Morning Tiger, Obito even deliberately acted out being blown backward by the impact to make it more vivid and dramatic.

“Teacher Chen’s Body Technique, the Leaf Dragon God, was like a giant azure dragon, and Teacher Muzuki’s Morning Tiger was a huge white tiger. The aftershocks of their attacks could even blow people away!”

Clap, clap.

Rin Nohara clapped her hands with a smile and said, “That sounds truly spectacular.”

“Hahaha, maybe I have a talent for acting!” Obito laughed happily, receiving Rin Nohara’s affirmation.

“Teacher Chen truly lives up to his reputation as Konoha’s strongest Body Technique Ninja. He saw the hidden potential in my body at a glance and is going to teach me the Leaf Dragon God!” As he said this, Obito looked at Kakashi, his expression full of triumph.

Obito’s expression successfully made Kakashi want to speak, so he opened his mouth:

“I think Rin probably meant that Teacher Muzuki and Teacher Chen’s battle was spectacular, not that your narration and performance were spectacular.”

“Kakashi, what are you talking about? Teacher Muzuki and Teacher Chen’s battle was indeed spectacular, but my narration and performance weren’t bad either, were they?”

Obito believed Kakashi was jealous of his talent, so he looked at Rin Nohara.

“Yes, Obito’s performance was very heartfelt and effortful,” Rin Nohara said with a gentle smile.

“See? It must be your jealous, twisted heart that’s affecting your judgment, Kakashi!” Hearing Rin Nohara’s words, Obito felt even more confident.

Kakashi smiled without speaking. He did put in a lot of effort in his narration, but the effect was another matter entirely.

Feeling that he had rested enough, Kakashi once again immersed himself in the Constant State training of the Breathing Technique.

Although he still wanted to chat more with Rin Nohara, seeing Kakashi train, he really couldn’t sit still and immediately threw himself into Breathing Technique training as well.

Just as Rin Nohara was about to continue training her Medical Ninjutsu abilities, Muzuki stopped guiding Shisui, walked over to Rin Nohara, and said:

“Rin, starting today, you will begin cultivating Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation and Chakra Form Transformation.”

Rin Nohara’s innate Chakra nature was Water, and her Ninjutsu talent wasn’t as hard to describe as Might Guy’s, so learning Water Release Ninjutsu was only a matter of time.

He hadn’t taught her before because there was no need; it was a waste of time and meaningless.

Because Rin Nohara had the least Chakra among his disciples, and as a Medical Ninja, she definitely needed to reserve some Chakra for Ninjutsu. Furthermore, her Monster Strength also consumed a fair amount of Chakra, leaving no Chakra to allocate to other Ninjutsu.

So, at that time, it was better for Rin Nohara to train her body and improve her Body Technique experience, or to train her Chakra control to refine her Medical Ninjutsu, rather than cultivating Water Release Ninjutsu.

Now the situation had changed somewhat: firstly, he was developing Water Breathing, and secondly, Rin Nohara’s Chakra was slowly increasing with age and training.

As for Water Breathing, Muzuki conservatively estimated that it would still take about a year to fully complete its development. However, it was impossible to wait until Water Breathing was perfected before learning Water Release; it would be difficult to use it well in combat then.

To help Rin Nohara keep up with Obito and the others, Muzuki was truly trying his best to find a solution. Since Water Breathing development was too long, Muzuki used his experience from developing Water Breathing to create a Basic Breathing Technique. It had no special abilities, only enhancing physical capabilities through breathing, with an enhancement similar to Flame Breathing.

Muzuki planned to test it for a few days and then teach it to Rin Nohara, which would make learning Water Breathing much faster in the future.

“Mhm.” Rin Nohara nodded obediently, then looked at Muzuki.

He said she was to cultivate Water Release Nature Transformation, but Muzuki hadn’t yet taught her how to perform Water Release Nature Transformation, so she didn’t know how to practice.

Muzuki, of course, knew this. He took Rin Nohara to the river and began the Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation. Using Water Release in a place with abundant water sources was simpler and consumed less Chakra.

Muzuki had Rin Nohara cup water from the river to feel the water, and then tell him her thoughts.

Water was different from fire; touching fire with your hand would cause burns, which made this point very convenient.

“Damp, flowing, liquid,” Rin Nohara thought for a moment and then voiced her thoughts.

Muzuki nodded and said, “Next, you just need to move in the direction of what you’re feeling now when performing Chakra Nature Transformation.”

After speaking, Muzuki demonstrated once. Under his control, a water pillar appeared on the calm river surface.

After demonstrating how to borrow water from the surroundings, Muzuki also demonstrated how to create water using his own Chakra.

Rin Nohara learned very seriously. After watching Muzuki’s demonstration, she instinctively imagined herself replacing Muzuki to perform Chakra Nature Transformation.

Water was Rin Nohara’s innate attribute, and combined with Muzuki’s high proficiency in Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation and his teaching skill bonus, Rin Nohara cultivated very diligently. With multiple buffs stacked, Rin Nohara’s progress in Nature Transformation was pleasing.

In addition to Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation, Muzuki also had Rin Nohara practice Chakra Form Transformation. The characteristics of Water Release meant that many advanced Water Release Ninjutsu required a high degree of Chakra Form Transformation.

In the evening, Muzuki called all his disciples home for dinner.

“This kind of life is truly too blissful,” Obito said with a happy smile after wolfing down his food.

Although training was exhausting, eating Muzuki’s cooking after training was truly satisfying; it was as if his soul had been redeemed.

“Eat more, everyone. Rest well when you go back. Tomorrow, everyone except Rin will have special training,” Muzuki said with a gentle smile.

“Will we have to do problems?” Obito asked with a serious expression, asking his most pressing question.

“If you can complete them perfectly, then no,” Muzuki replied with a smile. Tomorrow was Obito’s last day of rest; it was time to apply some pressure.

Obito:…

He felt that if he could complete Muzuki’s training without having to do problems, he would be more than capable of fighting a Jonin one-on-one.

As soon as he thought about facing the terrifying problem-solving training again tomorrow, Obito turned his fear into appetite and ate even more diligently.

“This time Kakashi also has to participate. It’s time for him to experience my pain.” This was Obito’s only consolation.

Chapter one, there’s more to come.