Chapter 380 panel, add points!

After Minato left, Muzuki looked at the Flying Thunder God Technique, which was displayed as ‘Beginner’ on his panel, and immediately clicked on the Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll in his inventory.

Considering that powerful Ninjutsu would be difficult to master, Muzuki rarely used Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls. Aside from testing one when he first acquired it, he had only used a few on Medical Ninjutsu later on. His only Ninjutsu Mastery Scroll had been kept unused.

After opening it, Muzuki saw a long list of Ninjutsu. He only needed to click on any Ninjutsu and then confirm to raise it to the Mastery level. For Ninjutsu already at the Mastery level, it would increase proficiency.

Muzuki ignored the other Ninjutsu and quickly found the Flying Thunder God Technique, which had only one proficiency point.

【Skill Mastery Scroll consumed, Skill Proficiency increased — Flying Thunder God Technique (Mastery Level: 1 / 15000)】

The moment he finished adding the points, a flood of memories about practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique surged into Muzuki’s mind. Problems he once found profound and difficult to understand were instantly clear, even giving him a ‘that’s all?’ feeling.

When the Flying Thunder God Technique reached the Mastery level, Muzuki’s understanding of the Flying Thunder God Technique reached a whole new realm.

First, he could confirm that ‘Go Home Muzuki’ was possibly achievable. The Flying Thunder God Technique’s movement distance had two main limitations: one was the perception range, and the other was Chakra volume.

If Muzuki’s perception range could cover the entire Ninja World, and his Chakra volume was also sufficient to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return home from any point in the Ninja World, then he could become ‘Go Home Muzuki,’ resting at home when tired and then launching surprise attacks.

Of course, with that much Chakra, probably no one could force Muzuki to go home anyway.

Besides the two main limitations, there was actually another factor that affected the Flying Thunder God Technique’s distance and even Chakra consumption: the Flying Thunder God Technique’s proficiency. To put it in a more fantastical way, it was the realm.

For example, if Muzuki’s Flying Thunder God Technique was only at the Beginner level, it would cost him five thousand Chakra to go from point A to point B, and he couldn’t go directly from point A to point C. But if Muzuki’s Flying Thunder God Technique was at the Skilled level, it might only cost him three thousand Chakra to go from point A to point B, and he could instantly move directly from point A to point C. At the Mastery level, it would consume even less Chakra and cover a greater distance.

With this understanding of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Muzuki had some more reasonable conjectures as to why Senju Tobirama died while covering their retreat instead of using the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape with Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Senju Tobirama was a master of Forbidden Ninjutsu and developed many Forbidden Ninjutsu, the techniques developed by Senju Tobirama were not necessarily perfect. For example, Edo Tensei, during Senju Tobirama’s time, could only be used for self-detonation, but after Orochimaru’s improvements, it could largely unleash the strength of the user’s living self.

Muzuki speculated that the Flying Thunder God Technique was similar. During Tobirama’s era, the Flying Thunder God Technique consumed a large amount of Chakra, not to mention the consumption when carrying others. Therefore, it could basically only be used as a trump card to kill enemies in combat.

As for why Edo Tobirama could freely carry people, it might be related to the Edo Tensei’s infinite Chakra.

As for who improved Konoha’s Flying Thunder God Technique now, it could only be Minato.

After using the Mastery level scroll, Muzuki didn’t stop. He used another Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll on the Flying Thunder God Technique.

【Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll consumed, Skill Proficiency increased — Flying Thunder God Technique (Mastery Level: 168 / 15000)】

The proficiency increased slightly, and some new training memories appeared in Muzuki’s mind, though very few compared to the jump from Beginner to Mastery.

Muzuki didn’t hesitate and threw in seven more Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls.

He had acquired a total of thirteen Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls, most of which were rewards after his disciples’ Ninja Academy exams, with a small remaining portion being promotion rewards or training mission rewards.

Muzuki had used three before, so he had ten Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls on him before adding points.

【Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll consumed, Skill Proficiency increased — Flying Thunder God Technique (Mastery Level: 1336 / 15000)】

The proficiency surged by over a thousand in one go, and many new insights appeared in Muzuki’s mind.

Don’t let the distance to the next level seem far; this number is actually quite significant. It only takes three thousand proficiency points to go from Skilled to Mastery, and over thirteen hundred proficiency points is already almost half of a Mastery level.

Muzuki didn’t use the remaining two proficiency scrolls, just in case he needed them for emergencies.

Looking at the Mastery-level Flying Thunder God Technique with over thirteen hundred proficiency points, Muzuki was very satisfied. His diligent training combined with the panel’s small assistance meant the Flying Thunder God Technique’s proficiency was among the highest of all his skills. Generally, after a skill reaches the Mastery level, it becomes difficult to increase proficiency, and this is even more true for high-difficulty Ninjutsu.

Muzuki took out a Kunai, and under the influence of Chakra, a black character quickly appeared on the Kunai—’Teacher’.

Then Muzuki threw the Kunai and immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move a short distance.

Since the space at home was too small to practice, Muzuki went to the Training Ground for testing.

Under the enhancement of Transparent World or Lightning Release Chakra-enhanced reactions, he wouldn’t have reaction problems, and for short distances, there wasn wasn’t much difference compared to Minato.

However, this Minato referred to Minato during his fight with the Jinchuriki. Muzuki hadn’t seen Minato’s actual combat recently, so it was hard to compare.

But looking at the panel, Minato’s progress was indeed significant, both in skill proficiency and Chakra.

The first time Muzuki saw Minato, Minato only had forty thousand Chakra. About half a year later, Minato’s Chakra increased to forty-seven thousand six hundred. Today, Muzuki used appraisal to look at Minato again, and his Chakra had already increased to sixty-nine thousand.

This was why Muzuki wanted to take Nagato as his disciple. Nagato already had so much Chakra before even reaching his rapid growth period; he would surely surge after turning eighteen.

Of course, Minato grew very fast during his rapid growth period, but the ‘cheating’ Muzuki grew even faster than him.

【Name: Hayate Mugetsu】

【Chakra: 104400】

When he first met Minato, Minato had forty thousand Chakra, while Muzuki only had over four thousand. Now, in nearly two years, Muzuki’s Chakra had successfully broken six digits.

Chakra used to be Muzuki’s weakness. Now, looking at the entire Konoha, Muzuki’s Chakra is considered among the higher amounts.

Although this amount of Chakra is still not quite enough for Muzuki’s methods, it’s already much better than before.

After completing the test, Muzuki returned home and reorganized his upcoming plans.

Obito’s life mission was close to twenty points, so he could push it to get the reward. Perfecting the Yang Seal and developing supporting Ninjutsu were daily must-dos. Researching Sun Breathing was a relatively important matter. Finally, there was the question of how to perfectly become Nagato’s teacher and make his Chakra also reach ‘Chakra-ton’ levels.

PS: My family insisted I go on a blind date, which was a bit annoying, so the word count is a bit less. I’m taking a small break for one day, but I’ve organized the outline today, so tomorrow will definitely be at least eight thousand words. If it’s less, feel free to complain.