Chapter 366 Intelligence is Important

Although Muzuki already had a Basic Breathing Technique that provided a general increase in strength, Muzuki would not teach the Basic Breathing Technique to non-disciples unless they gained his trust.

While the Basic Breathing Technique does not offer a significant boost, it is one of the core elements of Breathing Techniques, possessing immense potential for development. Muzuki’s development of other Breathing Techniques also starts from the Basic Breathing Technique.

If we use numbers as an analogy, even practicing the Basic Breathing Technique to the Constant State can only give Root and Anbu members a sixty-point increase in combat power.

However, if a genius from Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura’s side were to unearth the potential of the Basic Breathing Technique and develop a Breathing Technique similar to Muzuki’s Rock Breathing or Thunder Breathing, then the upper limit would be greatly increased, potentially resulting in a Breathing Technique that could boost combat power by five hundred points.

Muzuki would not underestimate the Ninja of the Ninja World just because he was a transmigrator with a system. A powerful Ninja like Senju Tobirama developed a heap of powerful Ninjutsu and Forbidden Jutsu. If given a Basic Breathing Technique, Muzuki believes Senju Tobirama could truly create a new Forbidden Jutsu.

If Muzuki taught the Root and Anbu the Basic Breathing Technique, and a genius later developed an advanced Breathing Technique, it could eventually become aiding the enemy, which is not the outcome he wants to see.

Currently, Muzuki and high-ranking Konoha officials like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura have no overt conflicts. Root and Anbu are not enemies to him, but Muzuki cannot say what the future holds.

The Breathing Technique Muzuki wants to develop will provide a one hundred point increase in combat power once mastered, but that’s all. It cannot progress further; there is no path for advancement.

Teaching more powerful things can yield better rewards and prevent aiding the enemy, so Muzuki will naturally choose to develop new Breathing Techniques.

He already has considerable experience in developing Breathing Techniques, and with his Enlightenment State, it’s not difficult for him.

“Minato-sensei.”

On the Training Ground, Kakashi, Obito, and others greeted the smiling Minato.

Since Might Guy’s life mission was settled, Muzuki’s small special training objective was achieved. So, after a few days, Muzuki announced the successful completion of the special training, and everyone, except Shisui who hadn’t graduated yet, returned to their respective teams.

“I’m truly sorry. As a teacher, I wasn’t as competent as Muzuki,” Minato said with an apologetic expression.

Although he was the guiding teacher, it was mostly Muzuki who helped Obito and the others grow.

“It’s different, and besides, Minato-sensei, you were on a mission to protect the Village,” Obito said, indicating that Minato didn’t need to worry about such small matters.

“Obito is right, Minato-sensei, you don’t need to apologize for this,” Rin Nohara nodded in agreement.

She should have been studying with Tsunade at this time, but since she hadn’t trained with Minato, her guiding teacher, for a while, Rin Nohara asked Tsunade for a day off.

“Not taking us on missions was also for our safety,” Kakashi said, expressing his understanding of Minato’s actions.

In Kakashi’s eyes, Minato was also a very reliable Ninja.

Hearing Obito and the others, Minato’s face broke into a genuine smile. He felt he finally understood the joy of being a teacher.

“Minato-sensei, are we training today or going on a mission?” Obito asked, seeing Minato’s mood improve.

“Let’s train first. I’ll test your current strength,” Minato thought for a moment and replied.

In fact, not much time had passed, and according to the normal growth rate of a Ninja, there wouldn’t be much change. However, Kakashi and Obito clearly didn’t fall into the normal category, so he decided to conduct a combat training session first.

“Are we fighting you, Minato-sensei?” Obito scratched his head and continued to ask.

He didn’t really want to fight Minato. Fighting Minato was too frustrating; he’d likely get pummeled while being unable to land a hit, making him look foolish.

Minato nodded in affirmation.

“Minato-sensei, could you find us a Konoha Jonin? I think it’s good to fight different Ninja; it can better train our adaptability,” Obito suggested.

From his internship until now, Obito had fought several Jonin: the Kumogakure Jonin he encountered on missions with Muzuki, the Mist Village Jonin he met during the Chunin Exams, and Fūka Dotō he encountered in Land of Snow could also be considered a Jonin. Obito felt he could still look cool in front of a Jonin.

Minato thought about it and felt that Obito had a point, so he agreed. He had many Jonin friends, and finding one wouldn’t be difficult.

“Wait a moment, I’ll be right back,” Minato said, then disappeared in front of the three.

Minato first went to find Dekai, who was also a member of Jiraiya’s team.

Although he knew many Jonin, Minato naturally prioritized those he had a good relationship with.

Minato was lucky; Dekai was at home and not out on a mission or playing.

“Helping you test your disciples’ strength? Leave it to me,” Dekai agreed immediately after hearing Minato’s request.

“My disciples are quite strong; you don’t need to hold back too much,” Minato remembered something and reminded him.

He recalled that Dekai was on a mission during the Chunin Exams, so he didn’t come to watch.

“After all, they are your disciples, Minato,” Dekai chuckled, lightly punching Minato’s chest, not taking it too seriously.

In his opinion, although Minato was strong, his disciples had only recently graduated this year. Even if they were excellent, they wouldn’t be too strong.

While he couldn’t compare to a true genius like Minato, Dekai’s strength was considered strong among Jonin. He didn’t believe a few recently graduated Ninja could cause him trouble.

“Then I’ll trouble you,” Minato smiled and thanked him, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Dekai back to the Training Ground.

“Dekai-senpai,” Obito and Kakashi greeted Dekai upon seeing him.

They were not unfamiliar with Dekai; they had even eaten Mount Myōboku’s sage insect cuisine together on the Land of Grass battlefield.

Dekai laughed heartily, patting Obito and Kakashi on the shoulders.

“Obito, you’re impressive! You became a Chunin so quickly,” Dekai looked at the Chunin vest on Obito with a hint of surprise.

By his calculations, Obito became a Chunin just a few months after becoming a Ninja.

“It’s alright, the Chunin Exams weren’t that difficult,” Obito chuckled in response.

Even Asuma, whom he had defeated, became a Chunin, so Obito indeed felt it wasn’t very difficult.

“Then I’ll have to use more force later,” Dekai noticed that Rin Nohara, whom he didn’t know, was also a Chunin. This was a Chunin team.

“Dekai-senpai is someone we met on the battlefield,” Obito explained, seeing Rin Nohara’s slight confusion.

Rin Nohara nodded thoughtfully. She figured it must have happened during their Intern Ninja period.

After a period of conversation, it was time for training.

“I specialize in Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique. Its power is quite strong, so if any of you feel you can’t continue, just withdraw immediately, or you’ll get hurt,” Dekai said before the battle officially began.

“Dekai-senpai, you don’t need to worry. Rin’s Medical Ninjutsu is very powerful; she can heal even if we get injured,” Obito said with a proud expression.

“If you think my healing is so great, then don’t try to be tough when you’re injured,” Rin Nohara complained helplessly.

“That… that’s because I really wasn’t injured,” Obito stammered, his cheeks flushing.

He wanted to show Rin Nohara his coolest side, so sometimes he wouldn’t admit he was injured.

“How pure,” Dekai looked at Obito, then at Rin Nohara, and began to reminisce about his lost youth.

What? He never had good female classmates growing up. Never mind then.

“Training start!” Minato shouted, seeing both sides ready.

“Flame Breathing, Full Concentration!”

“Thunder Breathing, Full Concentration!”

Kakashi and Obito immediately focused their Breathing to a high degree.

Kakashi had never seen Dekai’s full power. During his sparring with Might Guy, he clearly held back a lot, but Dekai was Minato’s teammate and Jiraiya’s disciple, so Kakashi believed Dekai’s strength would not be poor.

Rin Nohara was currently studying Medical Ninjutsu with Tsunade, and Obito hadn’t seen Rin Nohara much recently. To impress Rin Nohara, Obito went all out.

“Flame Breathing Chakra Mode!”

Obito concentrated his Breathing to its peak, and his entire body’s Chakra surged, his aura rapidly escalating.

As a Jonin, and with opponents being a group of juniors under 10 years old, Dekai naturally did not make the first move to seize the initiative.

As Obito entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Dekai felt a hint of unease.

Sensing the intense heat not far from him, Dekai showed a puzzled expression. Is this really a Ninja who graduated less than a year ago?

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito quickly formed hand signs, immediately converting a large amount of Chakra into Fire Release Chakra and expelling it all at once.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fiercely burning orange-red flames rapidly accumulated, eventually forming a huge fireball that hurtled towards Dekai.

Dekai reviewed his Ninja career; he felt that a Great Fireball Technique of such power should not be unleashed by a Ninja who had just become a Chunin.

For a split second, he even suspected that the person standing opposite him was not Uchiha Obito, but a Konoha Jonin who had used the Transformation Technique, and a Jonin skilled in Fire Release at that.

Although he could block it, Dekai had no interest in blocking such an easily avoidable Ninjutsu. Dekai condensed Chakra in his feet, preparing to dodge.

“Flash!”

Just then, Kakashi drew his White Fang Short Blade, converting all the Chakra condensed in his legs into Lightning Release Chakra to strengthen his body and charged at Dekai.

At their current level, such a coordinated move required no verbal communication, only a glance.

If Obito’s powerful aura had surprised Dekai, then Kakashi’s speed truly shocked him.

Looking at the bloodstain on his arm, Dekai was incredibly shocked.

Although it was a combined attack, he was considered strong even among Konoha Jonin, yet he was injured by a child under ten years old.

When he was dodging the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Kakashi suddenly charged out. He hadn’t expected Kakashi’s speed to be so fast, and caught off guard, he couldn’t successfully dodge.

Dekai cast aside his contempt. Although he didn’t know what was going on, Minato’s three disciples were all very formidable. If he didn’t get serious, he might lose.

He didn’t want to lose. If he really lost and Kamizuki Izumo found out, he’d be laughed to death.

Dekai’s eyes flickered as he scanned the three, immediately formulating a battle plan, then burst with Chakra and charged at Obito.

Under the activation of Lightning Release Chakra, Dekai’s somewhat rounded body also displayed extremely fast speed.

Seeing this, Obito activated his Sharingan to enhance his dynamic vision, and Kakashi also silently condensed Chakra, preparing to help Obito mitigate the attack.

But just as Dekai was about to reach Obito, Obito had already condensed a large amount of flames in his hand, and Kakashi was releasing lightning towards the front of Obito.

But at that very moment, Dekai suddenly slammed on the brakes and fiercely struck the ground with a lightning-infused punch.

Boom!

An explosion sounded, and the terrifying force blew up the ground, sending dirt and rocks flying everywhere. Immediately after, Dekai charged towards Rin Nohara on the side, swinging a heavy punch at her.

At the very beginning, Obito had mentioned that Rin Nohara was a Medical Ninja. Coupled with the fact that Rin Nohara hadn’t attacked during the previous exchange, Dekai concluded that Rin Nohara’s role in the team was support and that her frontal combat ability was very poor. Therefore, Dekai did not use Lightning Release Chakra to strengthen his body.

Obito’s Sharingan clearly saw Dekai’s actions, but seeing Dekai punch Rin Nohara without using any Chakra, Obito didn’t move to attack and silently mourned for Dekai for a second in his heart.

“Strength of a Hundred Technique!”

Rin Nohara condensed a large amount of Chakra into her fist and then powerfully unleashed it, colliding with Dekai’s fist.

Bang!

Dekai’s expression became somewhat distorted. He only felt that Rin Nohara’s slender body had erupted with monstrous strength.

Relying on his excellent physical conditioning, Dekai held on for a moment before being sent flying backward by the powerful impact.

Dekai, flying backward, gave a resentful look at Minato, who was observing from the side. Is this what he meant by “quite good”?

“Why would you be so reckless? You even fought Rin with a bare fist without using any Chakra,” Obito shuddered, recalling Rin Nohara punching through a thick tree.

How painful must that punch have been to take?

Although it was training, it was ultimately a battle. Kakashi and Obito immediately seized the opportunity to attack.

Obito expended a large amount of Chakra, spewing out a vast expanse of flames, engulfing Dekai from multiple angles.

Kakashi entered the Transparent World state, converting a large amount of Chakra into Lightning Release Chakra to strengthen his body, injecting all his physical strength into his White Fang Short Blade, and locked onto Dekai.

“Cough, cough, training over,” Minato coughed twice, ending the training early.

“I know, it’s because you lacked information,” Minato said, comforting him.

Dekai: …

That was indeed the case. If he had known earlier that Obito and Kakashi had such strength, he would have definitely gone all out from the start. If he had known Rin Nohara possessed such terrifying power, he certainly wouldn’t have chosen to fight her bare-fisted without using Chakra.

Although what Minato said was true, Dekai still felt a faint sadness in his heart.

He had actually lost to three children under 10 years old, and they were even his good friend’s disciples.

Dekai left, leaving a desolate figure behind for Minato and the others.

“If you need me again next time, remember to let me know. I’ll bring Izumo Kamizuki along,” Dekai suddenly stopped and said.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. In a normal fight, he would almost certainly not lose, but he lost due to underestimation and lack of information. So, Dekai decided to let his good friend experience this feeling.

Minato smiled and nodded.

Kamizuki Izumo was also a member of Jiraiya’s team, and his strength was similar to Dekai’s.

Since Dekai’s battle ended too quickly and the training objective was not met, Minato ultimately entered the fray himself.

One more chapter coming up.