Chapter 376 Mission Privileges

“So fast, even if I see it, I can’t react.” Shisui quickly got up and thought.

He wasn’t surprised by this, after all, it was Muzuki, and such a speed was already very restrained. If Muzuki used his full power, Shisui felt that he probably wouldn’t even be able to see him clearly.

“In that case, I must maintain rapid movement for a long time.” Shisui didn’t give up, but instead thought about how to deal with it.

It was naturally impossible to truly defeat Muzuki, but he only needed to complete the training, which was still possible.

Because Muzuki would definitely let up to a certain extent and give them a chance. Otherwise, how could they get close if Muzuki used Rock Breathing Full Concentration plus Transparent World? If they could seize the opportunity Muzuki gave, then it would be possible to complete the training.

Muzuki, who had sent Shisui flying, did not pursue him. Instead, he smiled and said to Shizune, “Why don’t you give it a try? Even if it’s not for the reward, you can gain some real combat experience.”

Shizune glanced at Shisui and Anko, hesitated for a while, and finally used Basic Breathing to walk towards Muzuki and then assumed a taijutsu stance.

Both of her teammates had taken a beating, and if she didn’t go, it might seem like she wasn’t fitting in.

Shizune looked at Muzuki seriously, let out a soft cry, and threw a left hook at Muzuki.

She knew in her heart that it was impossible to snatch the bell. Even Shisui, whose strength far surpassed hers, had quickly retreated, let alone her.

But Shizune wouldn’t slack off just because failure was inevitable, just as she would always advise Tsunade not to drink and get drunk. She knew Tsunade wouldn’t listen, but what needed to be done still had to be done.

Muzuki’s palm moved to grab the fist Shizune threw, but Shizune’s left hook was just a feint. The Chakra gathered in her leg immediately burst forth, kicking out a beautiful whirlwind kick.

But in Muzuki’s eyes, Shizune’s speed was simply too slow. Muzuki blocked the incoming whirlwind kick with his right hand and, with a backhand, threw Shizune out as well.

“Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson!”

Shisui, who had gotten up and been waiting for the right moment, immediately gathered Chakra and exhaled a large amount of flames, followed by throwing out a large number of Shuriken.

Swish swish swish!!

Each Shuriken carried a ball of flame and flew rapidly towards Muzuki.

Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson was much faster than Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. Muzuki showed some respect, dodged aside, and did not take it head-on.

Rumble rumble!!

A large number of flaming Shuriken caused a series of explosions upon landing, scorching the ground.

“What a powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu.” Anko looked at the power of Shisui’s Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson and the destruction it caused, then thought about her own small fireball, feeling that the gap between people was truly immense.

The gap between her, the second in her grade, and Shisui, the first in their grade, might be even larger than the gap between her and the last-place student in her grade.

Anko was really curious how Shisui trained. Everyone had two eyes, two ears, and one nose, so why was he so much more exaggerated than others?

“Oh, wait, Shisui’s eyes can turn red.” Anko suddenly remembered that Shisui really seemed different from them. A normal person’s eyes wouldn’t turn this red, no matter how much they stayed up late.

“Phantom Body Flicker Technique!”

Shisui quickly formed hand signs, and immediately, more than twenty figures of Shisui appeared on the field, all constantly running at high speed around Muzuki.

Muzuki did not use Byakugan or Transparent World. He quietly waited in place for Shisui’s next attack.

Suddenly, a Shisui rushed from Muzuki’s front.

Muzuki slashed at the air with his left hand, and a surge of energy shot out rapidly, instantly hitting the Shisui rushing from the front, which then dissipated like a phantom.

Muzuki was not surprised by this. How could someone run around so many circles and finally launch an attack from the front? It must have been a clone to attract attention.

As Muzuki expected, just as Muzuki waved his hand, a Shisui located to the left of Konoha suddenly flashed out and rushed to grab Muzuki’s waist.

Buzz buzz buzz!!

Muzuki’s right hand burst out with dazzling purple electric light, then split into several currents that rushed towards the Shisui attacking from the side.

Crackling!!

The Shisui rushing from the side instantly dissipated upon contact with the electric current. Due to the wide coverage of the current, several nearby phantoms also dissipated with it.

Seeing Muzuki use the hand sign-less Lightning Release, a Shisui on the right side also pounced.

Bang!

Muzuki, sensing the movement, immediately swept his right hand to the right side. The Shisui that was hit immediately turned into smoke and dissipated. This time, it was a Shadow Clone.

“The opportunity has come!”

Shisui’s main body, which had been constantly moving, had a flicker in his eyes. He immediately let the remaining Shadow Clone and phantom perform the final diversion, while his main body gathered Chakra, preparing to snatch the bell at the fastest speed while Muzuki was unprepared.

“So amazing.” Anko, watching the dazzling battle, couldn’t help but want to buy some dango to eat while watching. It was too exciting.

Just when Anko thought Shisui was about to succeed, when Shisui’s finger was less than three centimeters away from the bell, Muzuki’s figure flashed, appearing at Shisui’s side and throwing Shisui flying.

“If you were just a little faster, you might have succeeded.” Muzuki said with a gentle smile, encouraging him.

The gap was too large, which was not conducive to effort. It was like buying a house; if your monthly income was over ten thousand, there might be a slight hope, but with four or five thousand a month, how could you buy one?

“Since I can’t trick you, I’ll show my true strength!” Anko puffed out her chest and walked towards Muzuki with her head held high.

Shizune looked at Anko with a puzzled expression. Seeing how even the strong Shisui had lost, where did Anko get this confidence? Could it be that she had hidden her strength at the beginning?

“The power of this Ninjutsu is extremely terrifying. Even a strong person like Teacher Muzuki might not be able to withstand it. Teacher Muzuki, if you don’t believe me, you can come closer and feel it.” Anko walked with a confident stride, approaching Muzuki as if it were true.

“Then I’d like to see how terrifying its power is.” Muzuki replied with a smile, letting Anko come closer.

If it were Obito, he might have been bluffed by Anko, but Muzuki was Anko’s homeroom teacher. How could he not know what Anko was capable of?

“Hmph, then Teacher Muzuki, you’d better open your eyes and watch carefully!” Anko said while quickly forming hand signs.

“Enemy Confusion Technique!”

Bang bang!!

A few puffs of smoke flashed, and several adult Anko wearing fishnet stockings appeared.

“If this succeeds, I’ll treat you guys to dango.” Anko thought excitedly, looking at the bell within reach.

Although it had no effect on female Ninja, Anko remembered that this Ninjutsu, which her good brothers had messed around with, had a miraculous effect on male Ninja.

So Anko thought of this idea: first, use an excuse to get close to Muzuki, then use the Enemy Confusion Technique to attract his attention, and finally successfully snatch the bell.

Slap!

Faster than Anko’s hand approaching the bell was Muzuki’s finger tapping Anko’s head.

Muzuki tapped Anko’s forehead with his index and middle fingers together and said, “This isn’t terrifying.”

He wasn’t Teacher Chen or Hiruzen Sarutobi; such Ninjutsu was useless against him.

Under Muzuki’s tap, Anko took two steps back, putting distance between herself and the bell she craved.

“Damn it, it’s not useful at all. After I see them, I’ll give them two punches.” A frustrated Anko decided not to treat her good brothers to dango, but to punches.

Shizune: …

She didn’t expect Anko, this seemingly cute junior, to be so hard to evaluate.

Both her confident walk and the Ninjutsu she used afterward were too full of flaws. Even someone as quiet as Shizune couldn’t help but want to complain.

Shisui, however, wasn’t too surprised.

Although his main body trained in the South Border Forest every day, he would send a Shadow Clone to school every time, and after the Shadow Clone was dispelled, the memories would flow back. So, he had been classmates with Anko for almost two years and understood Anko very well.

Anko had always been bold and didn’t care about others’ opinions. Shisui wouldn’t be too surprised by anything Anko did.

After a short rest, Shisui began a new round of bell snatching.

And Shizune and Anko, whose strength was insufficient for direct combat, also tried their best to find ways to snatch Muzuki’s bell.

But whether it was fighting alone or the three of them cooperating to create opportunities for Shisui, they ultimately failed to snatch the bell from Muzuki’s waist.

The sun gradually moved westward, and the sky changed from bright to dark. No one completed the training until evening.

“Everyone, you’ve worked hard. That’s all for today. Tomorrow, I’ll take you on a mission.” Muzuki announced the end of the first day of internship.

Muzuki was not too surprised by this result.

What was Shisui’s purpose in participating in the internship? It was to graduate early and to improve his strength.

To make Shisui feel pressure and grow better, Muzuki planned to put pressure on Shisui from the beginning. This training was impossible to complete unless Shisui made a breakthrough.

The next day, the four first gathered at the Training Ground, and then went to the Hokage Building together.

“Teacher Muzuki, what kind of mission are we going to do? We’re not going to fight enemy Ninja, are we? I think that’s a bit too early. Are there any ordinary bandits we can practice on first?” Anko couldn’t help but ask on the way.

“Don’t worry, I won’t make you fight Ninja right now.” Muzuki replied with a faint smile.

Upon arriving at the Hokage Building’s mission desk, Anko was dumbfounded. It was indeed safer than she imagined, but it was too safe.

“Why are there only requests for moving things and picking up trash? Do Ninja do this?” Anko complained, looking at one D-Rank mission after another.

“This is for the safety of Intern Ninja and newly graduated Ninja.” The Registration Ninja briefly explained.

Anko scratched her head, relieved that the money wasn’t too little, with each mission being about five thousand ryo.

Next, Muzuki took Anko and the others on a speed-clearing journey, completing 20 D-Rank missions in one day.

Ordinary internships certainly couldn’t meet the growth needs of his squad, so Muzuki needed to obtain the same special privilege as last time.

However, to get special privileges, one must first demonstrate strength, otherwise, it would break Konoha’s rules.

Over the next week, Muzuki alternated between missions and training: missions on Tuesday, training on Wednesday, then missions on Thursday.

Except for the first day when Muzuki did the bell snatching, the rest were normal training, with Muzuki teaching Ninjutsu and taijutsu.

Muzuki planned to do the bell snatching once every three weeks, after all, if it was daily, they couldn’t possibly break through every day, right?

During this period, Muzuki taught Asuma the Wind Breathing he had finished developing. At this time, Asuma had already practiced Basic Breathing for several months, so he picked up Wind Breathing relatively quickly, similar to when Rin Nohara learned Water Breathing.

Having witnessed the marvel of Muzuki’s Wind Breathing, Asuma was incredibly excited.

“I knew it, Teacher Muzuki, you are the most talented Ninja! The Old Man is called the Professor of Ninjutsu, but how can the Ninjutsu he developed compare to Wind Breathing?” Asuma said with a proud expression.

Asuma originally thought that Basic Breathing being able to enhance the body was already very strong, especially since his Chakra growth rate had increased since he started practicing Basic Breathing.

After practicing Wind Breathing, he realized that Basic Breathing was truly just basic.

Wind Breathing almost shattered Asuma’s understanding of Ninja. He hadn’t expected such a Ninjutsu to exist—it strengthened Wind Nature Transformation, increased Wind Release power, and after reaching a certain level, one could even enter Wind Breathing Chakra Mode and release all Wind Release Ninjutsu without hand signs.

“The Sandaime’s strengths are different from mine. He is better at Combination Ninjutsu.” Muzuki shook his head and said.

Breathing Technique enhancements were very strong, but Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Five Element Ninjutsu at full power was not weak.

Before Asuma learned, Muzuki had also very straightforwardly told Asuma that Wind Breathing was a secret Ninjutsu he had painstakingly developed for a long time, and Asuma had to inform him first if he wanted to teach it to anyone.

Asuma didn’t have any particular feelings about this, after all, it was such a powerful and profound Ninjutsu.

Asuma had also been cautioned when he learned the Sarutobi Clan’s Fire Release secret techniques before, but Asuma felt that that Fire Release secret technique was not as good as Wind Breathing at all.

Another thing worth mentioning was that Obito’s life mission progress suddenly increased again.

Combining Obito and Kakashi’s previous Chakra reward prompts for completing missions and the Flying Thunder God coordinates that hadn’t been sensed for a long time, Muzuki deduced that Minato was taking Obito and the others on missions on the battlefield, and Obito performed well, so the mission progress sped up again.

To become Hokage, you actually only need three things: first, strength; second, merit; and third, prestige.

The second and third can be accumulated by slowly doing missions, and the battlefield is the best environment for accumulation.

Muzuki simply estimated that if the growth continued, Obito’s life mission could reach 20% in about four months.

In the second week, with Muzuki’s squad rapidly clearing D-Rank missions, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally granted Muzuki’s squad permission to take on C-Rank Missions early.

“Excellent squads like yours can take on greater responsibilities.” Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a benevolent smile.

Although the words were nice, it was also because if Muzuki’s squad continued like this, other intern squads would have no missions to do.

“Yay! Finally, no more chores! Hokage-sama, you really have great foresight!” Anko said with a giggle, giving Hiruzen Sarutobi a thumbs-up.

Shisui’s face showed a faint smile. Continuously doing D-Rank missions clearly wouldn’t allow them to improve like Might Guy and the others; they needed to leave the village.

After thanking Hiruzen Sarutobi, Muzuki began selecting missions.

Choosing a mission was also a skill, because Muzuki had to choose a mission that was highly likely to have unexpected events, but not events that he couldn’t handle.

It had to be close to the war, but not in the middle of the battlefield, and that battlefield couldn’t have too many strong Ninja appearing.

“Northern Land of Rivers…” Muzuki saw a good bandit subjugation mission.