Chapter 336 Predicting Each Other

After a week of Constant State training, Obito now constantly had three questions in his mind: “Where do I come from?”, “Who am I?”, and “Where am I going?”

It wasn’t that Obito wanted to abandon his Ninja path for philosophy; rather, thinking about these three questions was much easier than doing the test papers Muzuki gave him.

Obito’s current limit was doing ten problems a day; any more and he could only write randomly.

Although his Breathing Technique was continuously improving, even on his best day yesterday, he still received fifteen problems, which meant that even if he diligently did problems every day, he couldn’t clear the day’s debt, and those extra problems would accumulate.

“Is this what a Chunin’s life is like? Is there a Genin exam? I want to test back into Genin.” Obito felt that being a Genin was quite good.

“There’s no such exam, Obito, what are you thinking?” Rin Nohara was amused by Obito’s words and couldn’t help but say.

Exams were always for promotion; how could there be a demotion exam?

Obito looked at Rin Nohara with a melancholic expression; Rin Nohara was the only one among Muzuki’s disciples who didn’t have to do problem-solving training.

It was only because it was Rin Nohara; if it were anyone else, Obito would definitely drag them down with him.

“Anyway, Teacher Muzuki didn’t limit your completion time, so you can take your time,” Rin Nohara gently comforted him.

“Rin, you wouldn’t understand this kind of pain,” Obito sighed and said.

Although there was no time limit, Obito got a massive headache just thinking about the nearly hundred problems he owed.

Obito couldn’t even bother comparing himself to Kakashi now; his inner goal was only one: to master Constant State and thoroughly end this painful problem-solving special training.

Not just Obito, Might Guy was also thoroughly exhausted; he and Obito were truly theoretical brothers in suffering, and this training was a double blow to their bodies and minds.

Their bodies were fatigued from constantly maintaining the Breathing Technique, and they had to go back and do problems, which strained their minds.

The double torment led to incredibly focused training; at this moment, they yearned for progress, hoping to escape this sea of suffering soon.

Another week passed, and Obito successfully became the first person to maintain the Breathing Technique throughout the entire training period, and the other disciples also quickly met the standard.

“Is it finally over, these painful days!” Obito clenched his fists, his face full of excitement, even happier than when he became a Chunin.

“Successfully completing such arduous training, youth must be even more exuberant!” Might Guy gave himself a thumbs up.

“Still a little short,” Kakashi exhaled softly, feeling that the gap between him and that transparent world was only a sheet of paper, but this paper was a bit tough and not easy to break through.

“I can’t relax yet, I need to spend more time training.” Ever since the Chunin Exams, Shisui had been feeling a constant sense of urgency.

Muzuki adjusted his glasses with his hand and said with an incredibly gentle smile, “Over? No, the second phase of training has just begun.”

Since he was going to put his disciples through hellish training, it naturally wouldn’t end so simply; this time, he wanted his disciples to reach a proficient level in the Breathing Technique, enhancing their self-preservation abilities.

Every level of the Breathing Technique was a qualitative improvement; once they reached proficiency and mastered Constant State, Obito and the others would essentially gain a permanent strengthening buff, and it would also increase their training efficiency.

“The goal of the second phase is to maintain the Breathing Technique even while sleeping.”

After hearing Muzuki’s words, Obito froze, thinking he had misheard, but seeing the others also looking puzzled, Obito knew he hadn’t misheard.

“When you’re asleep, you don’t have consciousness, so how can you maintain the Breathing Technique?” Obito asked in confusion.

In Obito’s mind, the Breathing Technique was actually a Ninjutsu, but a very special one; how could one use Ninjutsu while sleeping?

“Can you breathe when you sleep?” Muzuki didn’t directly answer Obito’s question but instead asked.

“Of course, if I don’t breathe, I’ll die,” Obito immediately replied.

Although his knowledge level wasn’t high, he still knew this common sense.

“Since you can breathe, why can’t you use the Breathing Technique?” Muzuki said slowly.

Following this line of thought, Obito found no fault with it.

“You can use a Shadow Clone to supervise yourselves; once you just sleep without using the Breathing Technique, the Shadow Clone will immediately strike and wake the main body.”

“To prevent situations where you can’t bring yourselves to do it, you can exchange Shadow Clones, letting the other party’s Shadow Clone supervise you, and each time you’re woken up, it’s four problems,” Muzuki stated the specific rules.

After Muzuki finished speaking, cold sweat streamed down Obito’s forehead; although Muzuki’s smile was gentle and the weather was warm, Obito still experienced a feeling called cold.

He seemed to have already foreseen the difficult days ahead; although the previous phase of training and problem-solving was tiring, lying down in bed was very comfortable, but the second phase was different; he had to train even while sleeping, or he wouldn’t get a good night’s sleep.

“Could it be that Teacher Muzuki is too disappointed with our progress in the Breathing Technique?” The harshness of this training even made Kakashi reflect on himself.

The few disciples could all feel that the intensity of this training was maximized, but no one raised an objection, and they quickly completed the Shadow Clone allocation as per Muzuki’s request.

Kakashi and Obito exchanged Shadow Clones for supervision, Might Guy couldn’t use Shadow Clone, so Shisui’s Shadow Clone went to supervise Might Guy, and Muzuki’s Shadow Clone went to supervise Shisui.

On the first night of the second phase, Obito comfortably lay down in bed, just about to sleep, when he noticed Kakashi’s Shadow Clone sitting in the room and immediately remembered the Breathing Technique.

“I absolutely cannot give Kakashi a chance; that guy might really be ruthless.” Obito immediately became vigilant, constantly giving himself a mental suggestion to maintain the Breathing Technique.

But the first time, he always couldn’t avoid suffering a little; even though Obito mentally prepared himself before sleeping, when he dreamt of dating Rin Nohara in a field of flowers, he forgot about maintaining his breathing due to excitement.

“Rin, I…” In the dream, looking at the shy Rin Nohara, Obito’s eyes sparkled.

Just as Obito was about to hold Rin Nohara’s delicate little hand, a sharp hand chop struck Obito’s chest, and instantly the flower field disappeared; what entered Obito’s eyes was the dark, lightless bedroom, the shy Rin Nohara was also gone, only a poker-faced Kakashi wearing a mask, maintaining his striking posture.

“Damn it, just a little more!” Obito looked at Kakashi with burning anger, wishing he could directly use the Fire Release: Iron Mountain to crash into and kill the Kakashi in front of him.

“Four problems,” the Shadow Clone Kakashi said indifferently.

Hearing the word “problems,” Obito instantly calmed down and sobered up; he was in the middle of training.

“Breathing Technique, Breathing Technique, Breathing Technique, can’t stop,” Obito silently chanted, giving himself a suggestion.

Before falling asleep again, Obito cheered on his own Shadow Clone in his heart.

“Come on, other me, don’t let Kakashi have an easy time!”

His own suffering was uncomfortable, but his brother’s smooth progress was even more unbearable.

For Obito now, the biggest bad news might be that Kakashi’s training was going smoothly and he hadn’t been woken up.

However, Obito clearly overestimated Kakashi; even Kakashi couldn’t perfectly complete such an intense training on his first try, otherwise, the punishment set by Muzuki would be meaningless.

“The Ninja Academy will completely abolish theoretical exams! This theory is deeply harmful!” An adult Obito, wearing a Hokage robe and a straw hat, declared his reform proposal for the Ninja Academy in the conference room.

And the adult Kakashi sitting next to him sighed, lamenting how tiring the Hokage Assistant job was; not only did he have to handle various major affairs, but he also had to find ways to stop the Hokage from making various idiotic moves.

Bang!

The Shadow Clone Obito’s eyes lit up when he saw Kakashi’s Breathing Technique rhythm gradually becoming chaotic, and he immediately punched Kakashi.

“Main body, thank me, I helped you get revenge,” the Shadow Clone Obito said with a proud smile.

Although he couldn’t know what was happening with the main body Obito, he knew himself, didn’t he? The main body was definitely going to get beaten by Kakashi’s Shadow Clone.

“Kakashi, can you do it? Or should I go easy on you later and let you rest a bit more?” Obito Shadow Clone chuckled.

“No need,” Kakashi exhaled deeply and replied.

Although the training was arduous, it wasn’t meaningless; he could gain the strength to protect his comrades through this training.

Moreover, Kakashi also knew that Obito wouldn’t really go easy on him; he was just mocking him verbally, and if he really agreed, Obito would mock him further.

Kakashi quickly adjusted his breathing and then fell asleep, but before falling asleep again, he couldn’t help but recall that strange dream.

“If that guy became Hokage, it really might turn out like this.” Remembering Obito’s foolish appearance in the dream, Kakashi’s mouth curved slightly upwards.

Kakashi was not surprised that Obito would do such things; after all, this was Uchiha Obito, who could score single digits on theoretical exams and get dizzy and babble nonsense from doing too many problems.

Immediately, Kakashi shook his head in his mind; with Obito’s current state, becoming Hokage was impossible.

Currently, Konoha generally believed that the Fourth Hokage would come from the Sannin; whether it was Orochimaru, Jiraiya, or Tsunade, they all had many supporters.

Fourth Hokage was impossible, and Fifth Generation was even more impossible; for Fifth Generation, Kakashi thought it should be Minato or Muzuki.

Even by the Sixth Generation, Kakashi didn’t think Obito could become Hokage; compared to Obito, Shisui was more suitable to be Hokage. Although Obito had strength, becoming Hokage not only required strength but also no shortcomings in other areas.

Actually, Kakashi felt that if he worked hard, his chances should be greater than Obito’s, but he had no ambition for the Hokage position.

While pondering the possibility of Obito becoming Hokage and maintaining the Breathing Technique, Kakashi fell back into a dream.

That night, none of Muzuki’s four disciples could have a complete dream.

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