Chapter 339 Principal Mu Yue

On Friday, all the students arrived at the Training Ground early, even the last one to arrive was there twenty minutes before the start.

Everyone knew it was the last day of special training, and after today, most of them would find it difficult to see Muzuki again.

Students from the Ninja Academy were better off; although Muzuki didn’t teach other classes, they could occasionally run into him at school. However, students who became Ninja would find it very difficult to encounter Muzuki again. Therefore, everyone especially valued this last day, wanting to leave a good impression on Muzuki.

Ten minutes before the start, Muzuki, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and some other Ninja Academy teachers appeared before the students.

“Teacher Muzuki! Lord Sandaime!”

Many students proactively greeted Muzuki and Hiruzen Sarutobi. Muzuki responded with a gentle smile, and Hiruzen Sarutobi also nodded back with a cheerful expression.

“So many students, there must be six hundred of them,” one teacher remarked, shocked by the number. This crowd was almost equivalent to the total number of students in two grades of the Ninja Academy.

They also noticed that half of the students were wearing headbands, meaning there were about three hundred Ninja here. Some teachers even saw students wearing Chunin vests.

Ikeya Yu was completely stunned. There were even Chunin in this special training! One should know that Ninja Academy teachers were basically Chunin themselves…

“The grouping will remain the same as before, divided into Group A, Group B, and Group C for instruction. However, to improve teaching quality, each group will also be separated and taught according to different Chakra natures,” Muzuki briefly introduced the general content of this special training.

“In that case, how can Teacher Muzuki teach all of them by himself?” Hiroaki Oshima couldn’t help but ask.

His teaching level was decent, so he was chosen by Hiruzen Sarutobi to be a special training teacher in the last special training, but his results were not very ideal.

Looking at so many students, Hiroaki Oshima truly found it hard to imagine how Muzuki taught. If they were taught together, that would be one thing, but Muzuki even had to teach each group by nature. He really couldn’t imagine how Muzuki usually conducted his classes.

“For that, I have to thank Lord Second Hokage. It’s indeed difficult for one person to teach so many students well, but as long as I create more Shadow Clones, there’s no problem,” Muzuki replied with a smile.

“But the fatigue after the Shadow Clones disperse…” Hiroaki Oshima was even more puzzled. Shadow Clones were indeed convenient, but the fatigue was not lessened at all. Was this workload really not going to kill him?

“As long as the students can learn well, a little fatigue for me is nothing,” Muzuki continued to reply.

Hiroaki Oshima suddenly remembered that Muzuki was different from him. Muzuki was not a Chunin; he was a powerful Jonin who could play a role in battles against Tailed Beasts.

“But even a Jonin would find it hard to endure such exhaustion,” Hiroaki Oshima sighed in his heart. He truly didn’t envy Muzuki’s current position; he was working too hard.

“Why divide them by Chakra nature?” Ikeya Yu asked, puzzled.

“Because I need to teach them Nature Transformation,” Muzuki replied concisely.

The teachers all showed shocked and confused expressions. The special training they remembered only involved teaching the Three Body Technique and Chakra control. They didn’t expect that this time even Nature Transformation would be included.

Although Muzuki’s words were brief, the amount of information contained within them was extremely astonishing.

“This is truly becoming more and more incredible,” Shimono Hisanobu exclaimed in his heart.

Some younger teachers might not know, but the Ministry of Education had actually held a meeting to discuss improving the quality of Ninja Academy students, and Nature Transformation, as a practice that spans a Ninja’s entire life, naturally wasn’t overlooked.

At that time, Shimono Hisanobu was not yet the head of the teacher’s class, but only the vice-head.

The Ministry of Education discussed for a long time and finally found that there were too many problems to teach Nature Transformation in the Ninja Academy, so they ultimately chose to maintain the status quo.

Shimono Hisanobu, who participated in the meeting, knew the difficulty involved, and Muzuki actually solved a problem that the entire Ministry of Education couldn’t solve by himself. How could Shimono Hisanobu not admire him?

Not only his teaching ability, but Muzuki being able to teach five types of Nature Transformation by himself meant he could use five-nature Ninjutsu like Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Shimono Hisanobu estimated that he could retire in a few years and make way for Muzuki.

Then, Muzuki created Shadow Clones to preside over the final exam, while his main body explained beside Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Due to the large number of people in Group C and Group B, Muzuki created four Shadow Clones for both groups to conduct multiple battles simultaneously. It would take too much time to have so many people compete one by one. Group A had fewer people, so they proceeded as usual.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, just like last time, started by observing Group C.

He felt that this group’s level was the best indicator of the special training’s results, because Group C had the slowest progress. If even Group C could display surprising strength, then Group B and Group A would be even more impressive.

“Anko Mitarashi versus Yayoi Kinouchi!” The Shadow Clone Muzuki read out the students’ names according to the list.

The students whose names were called quickly walked to the cleared battleground to fight.

“Fire Release: Small Fireball Jutsu!”

Anko immediately formed hand signs to use Fire Release as soon as she entered the arena.

Her opponent, Yayoi Kinouchi, also had the Fire Release nature and had learned the same Ninjutsu from Anko. She also began forming hand signs as soon as she entered.

Yayoi Kinouchi was slightly slower than Anko in forming hand signs, but the fireball’s speed wasn’t very fast, so being a little slower didn’t affect it. She quickly spat out a fireball as well.

Although they both used the same Ninjutsu, everyone could see that Anko was stronger, as her fireball was clearly a size larger.

There was no trickery in a clash of the same Nature Transformation Ninjutsu; strong was strong, and weak was weak. Yayoi Kinouchi’s fireball was directly swallowed by Anko’s, forcing Yayoi Kinouchi to dodge and move, allowing Anko to seize the opportunity and defeat her.

“Muzuki, there’s no problem with this student of yours graduating directly,” Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his beard and said with a smile.

Muzuki’s class results were incredibly impressive, with the top few being exceptionally outstanding, so Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered a few names, and Anko Mitarashi was one of them.

“Yes, some Genin who have graduated for half a year might not even be able to use Fire Release like her,” a teacher beside him added.

“Her opponent is also good; she can even use Fire Release Ninjutsu,” another teacher praised Yayoi Kinouchi.

Yayoi Kinouchi’s homeroom teacher nodded. After all, Yayoi Kinouchi was usually considered quite ordinary in her class, so being able to learn Nature Transformation Ninjutsu in such a short time was already very good.

“She’s only more outstanding in practical combat; there’s still a lot to learn in other aspects,” Muzuki thought for a moment before replying.

As for early graduation, unless someone had Shisui’s level, Muzuki wouldn’t recommend it. Once they graduated, anything could truly happen.

At first, the teachers were praising some students for being able to use Ninjutsu, but after watching a few battles, they found that everyone could use it, just some used it better and some used it worse.

“Muzuki, these five Ninjutsu you developed are indeed very interesting and suitable for Chunin and Genin,” Watching Muzuki use them and watching the students use them were different experiences. Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered a few more clever points.

He felt that Muzuki’s five Ninjutsu could be promoted and taught to more Chunin and Genin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s casual remark once again shocked the teachers; the Ninjutsu being taught were actually self-developed.

Muzuki humbly replied and continued his explanation.

Although they were very close, the teachers felt as if they and Muzuki were in two different worlds.

Then they went to Group B. As Hiruzen Sarutobi expected, the average Ninjutsu level of Group B was significantly higher than Group C, but considering that Group B was basically all Ninja, it didn’t seem as impressive as Group C.

By the time they reached Group A, the exam was already about halfway through, and the remaining students were all relatively strong Ninja.

“Asuma Sarutobi versus Shiranui Genma!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others arrived just as Asuma’s battle was about to begin.

The teachers subconsciously glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi and then watched the battleground in complete silence.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, however, showed no particular expression, watching the battle with his usual demeanor, just as he had in other places.

“It seems this exam ends here, but Asuma, don’t be careless. It won’t be easy to win against me either,” Shiranui Genma said with a smile.

Asuma had already been first in practical combat twice in a row, and he admitted he wasn’t his opponent, but he wouldn’t let Asuma win too easily.

His teacher, after all, was Teacher Chen, known as Konoha’s best Taijutsu user; he couldn’t let him lose face.

“Then I’d like to see how difficult it will be,” Asuma said with a hearty laugh.

Although their private relationship was good, Asuma had no intention of holding back. After a period of Taijutsu clash, he found that Shiranui Genma’s Taijutsu was indeed commendable. He immediately used Wind Release to speed up his body, suppressing Shiranui Genma.

Shiranui Genma’s Chakra nature was Lightning Release, which was naturally countered by Wind Release, and Shiranui Genma’s Lightning Release cultivation was also average. After Asuma used Ninjutsu, the situation instantly changed drastically, and Shiranui Genma was quickly defeated.

“I remember Asuma’s Wind Release wasn’t very proficient during the Chunin Exams. I didn’t expect him to have improved so much in such a short time,” the teachers praised Asuma’s strength.

It wasn’t entirely because Hiruzen Sarutobi was present; Asuma’s performance just now was indeed very strong.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled faintly and said, “He’s just bullying a junior who’s a year younger than him. If his opponent were Kakashi or Obito, he still wouldn’t be a match.”

No teacher dared to follow up on that. It was fine for Hiruzen Sarutobi to disparage his own son, but if you followed suit, that would be a lack of emotional intelligence.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was in a good mood. He called out to Shiranui Genma, explained some of his mistakes in the battle, and incidentally shared some small Ninjutsu tips.

“Thank you, Lord Sandaime,” Shiranui Genma, who had lost the battle, immediately brightened up.

Hiruzen Sarutobi cheerfully put his pipe in his mouth and exhaled white smoke. Watching in person felt more real than reading reports. When he returned, he could begin preparing for Muzuki to become Vice Principal.