Chapter 37 Nature Change Cultivation (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

“Muzuki-sensei, how long did I last this time?” Obito wiped the water from his face, looking expectantly at Muzuki.

He felt like he had been on the river for a long time, maybe even an hour.

“You did very well this time, you lasted twenty minutes,” Muzuki praised without reservation.

“Ah? Only twenty minutes? I thought it would be at least half an hour,” Obito said with a hint of disappointment.

On the river surface, he not only had to constantly maintain his Chakra output but also pay attention to Muzuki’s Water Release, observe the waves on the river, and be ready to dodge at any moment; maintaining this state made him feel like a very long time had passed.

“You’ve completed your Chakra control training; you can now begin Nature Transformation training,” Muzuki said with a smile.

“Hmm, I’ll go down right away.” Obito had been practicing walking on water recently, so he instinctively walked towards the riverbank, only realizing what Muzuki had actually said a few steps later.

“Finally, no more walking on water!” Obito couldn’t help but clench his fists and jump up in cheer, only quieting down when he noticed Shisui and Might Guy looking at him.

“Lately, with all this walking on water, I’ve gotten a bit used to the taste of the river water here,” Obito couldn’t help but complain.

Walking on water was not like tree climbing; with tree climbing, as long as he adjusted himself well or Muzuki caught him quickly, he would be fine.

But if he didn’t control himself well while walking on water, he would literally gulp down a mouthful of water.

Fortunately, not many people came here, and the river water was relatively clean and clear, without any strange taste.

“Want to practice more?” Muzuki asked jokingly.

“No, no, I’ve been wanting to detour whenever I see a river these days,” the tormented Obito chose not to be stubborn this time.

“Let’s start Nature Transformation early; there are only fourteen days left until the competition,” Obito felt time was a bit tight.

Next, besides Nature Transformation, he also needed to deepen his proficiency with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

“With my arrangements, there will be enough time,” Muzuki reassured Obito.

This was just training for a civilian competition, not training to fight Pain; there was no need to train Nature Transformation to an exaggerated extent.

With the teaching skill bonus, plus Muzuki’s Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique already reaching the proficient level, it was very simple to help Obito improve his Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique level.

After all, it concerned the reward for the training mission, so Muzuki had planned it seriously.

Soon, Muzuki’s Shadow Clone brought over a large wooden barrel, and Muzuki opened the barrel, took out an egg-sized ice cube, and handed it to Obito.

“Put the ice cube on your palm, then use Chakra to perform Nature Transformation and melt the ice cube,” Muzuki explained the first step of Nature Transformation training.

Nature Transformation, in the process of Ninja training, is considered a relatively difficult and advanced form of training.

Even if you have enough Chakra, if your Nature Transformation level for the corresponding Ninjutsu is insufficient, the power of the Ninjutsu will be limited.

Fire Nature Transformation training is a bit more dangerous than Wind, because the burning nature of fire might affect the user.

Initially, Muzuki wanted Obito to burn leaves, but if Obito couldn’t instantly turn the leaves into ash, his hand would be burned by the burning leaves.

So Muzuki thought of ice cubes; because of their sufficiently low temperature, they would only melt into water when encountering flames, and Obito’s flames would not be enough to heat the ice water.

“So cold!” Obito gasped as he held the ice cube; it was still spring, and with the morning sun not strong, the temperature wasn’t high.

“Then quickly release your Chakra,” Muzuki tapped Obito’s head with two fingers joined together.

Obito winced, shrunk his neck, and then began to guide his Chakra to his palm, performing Nature Transformation and releasing it.

“When performing Nature Transformation, always remember the characteristics of fire: combustion and high temperature; make your Chakra burn and increase its temperature,” Muzuki reminded him.

Obito stared at the ice cube in his hand, nodded, and silently repeated the words “combustion” and “high temperature” in his mind.

Two minutes later, Obito felt water appearing on his palm and instantly his face lit up with joy.

“Sensei, the ice cube is melting!” Obito said happily.

“How about you get another ice cube and hold it in your hand for a few minutes to test it?” Muzuki suggested.

Obito curiously dropped the ice cube in his hand, picked up another ice cube of similar size, and held it without using Chakra.

Then he awkwardly discovered that the extent of the ice melting into water was only slightly less than before.

“The human body also has a temperature; holding this size of ice cube in your hand, it melts pretty quickly even without Chakra,” Muzuki explained, rubbing his forehead.

Fortunately, the weather wasn’t hot now; if it were summer, Obito would have thought he was a Nature Transformation genius.

“Hehe, when using Ninjutsu, I always use my mouth; using my hand now feels a bit unaccustomed,” Obito scratched his head and explained.

“When performing Nature Transformation, you must always remember the nature of fire,” Muzuki said while taking out a head-sized ice cube and holding it in his hand.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The moment Muzuki finished speaking, a red light flashed, and the head-sized ice cube immediately turned into wisps of white smoke, directly vaporizing and drifting into the sky.

“High temperature, combustion,” Obito kept muttering these two words, then continuously gathered and released Chakra in his palm.

Soon, the morning was almost over, and Obito already felt both his hands were numb from the cold, and the skin on his hands had become pale and wrinkled from prolonged contact with water.

“Come to think of it, the taste of river water isn’t bad either,” Obito somewhat regretted not agreeing to Muzuki’s suggestion of practicing more a few hours ago.

This Nature Transformation training was even more torturous than walking on water.

“Stop training for now, let’s eat,” Muzuki called a halt to the three of them, then took out three lunchboxes and handed one to each of them.

“Today’s food smells so good!” Might Guy opened the lid and immediately smelled an aroma that went straight to his soul, along with a dazzling golden light in the lunchbox.

“Muzuki-sensei, something’s wrong with this food; it’s glowing!” Might Guy was a bit dumbfounded.

“It’s just the sunlight reflecting, eat with confidence,” Muzuki said with a faint smile.

Might Guy took a spoonful and ate it, and instantly his eyes burst with brilliance; he very quickly wielded his spoon, continuously shoveling fried rice into his mouth.

“Delicious! Delicious!” Might Guy felt he had never eaten such delicious food.

【You gifted your disciple Golden Egg Fried Rice; your disciple is extremely grateful, triggering a reward critical hit, gaining Chakra +100】

Muzuki nodded secretly; the Chef skill was indeed very powerful.

“Is Guy that tired from training today?” Obito felt Might Guy was a bit exaggerated; although Muzuki-sensei’s cooking was good, there was no need to eat so quickly, right?

“It really does smell good,” Obito slightly changed his mind after opening his lunchbox.

His wasn’t fried rice, but a home-style stir-fry.

Obito first picked up a bit of vegetables, then a spoonful of rice, and put it into his mouth.

“Delicious!” Obito’s eyes widened, feeling a taste he had never experienced before exploding in his mouth.

Then he frantically shoveled down his food, continuously stuffing the dishes into his mouth, until Obito ate the chili in the dish.

A terrifying spiciness erupted, and in a daze, Obito felt like he had arrived at a volcano about to erupt, with the surrounding air hot and dry.