Chapter 50 The First Gift (Please Read)

Huff, huff.

Obito panted heavily, then handed the long box in his hand to Muzuki and said, “Teacher Muzuki, I heard you like calligraphy, so I thought I’d use my competition prize money to buy you a brush.”

Originally, Obito had wanted to buy Rin Nohara a gift, but he reconsidered, thinking it might not be appropriate.

He could be stubborn sometimes, but that didn’t mean he was completely clueless; without Muzuki’s dedicated guidance, would he have had the strength to win first place? No, he wouldn’t.

Not only first place in the competition, but also passing the theoretical exam for the first time and redeeming himself in the practical exam, shedding the ‘dead last’ title—all these changes were due to Muzuki’s teaching.

So, after much thought, Obito decided to buy Muzuki a gift.

Facing the extended long box, Muzuki swallowed his lecturing words.

He took the long box, opened it for a look, nodded slightly, then closed it and held it in his left hand, using his right hand to help Obito catch his breath, saying, “I do like calligraphy. I’m very pleased with your gift. You should rest a bit before preparing for training.”

Since his disciple had given him a gift, he had to give positive feedback instead of lecturing him as he had originally intended.

Looking at Obito, even his tardiness for class might have been for this reason.

If someone meticulously prepared a gift for their teacher, only for the teacher to immediately launch into a lecture, anyone would be unhappy.

Of course, he could also play a reversal, apologizing and thanking him after training, using the excuse that during training they were master and disciple, but after training, they were friends.

This way, the initial emotions would be grievance and resentment, but later, during the reversal, these emotions would transform into positive ones, sharply increasing his favorability.

However, Muzuki didn’t really want to use such a method now, at least not today.

After all, today he received the first gift from this world.

“Hehe, as long as you like it, Teacher. I don’t know much about calligraphy, I just thought this brush looked very nice, so I bought it,” Obito said with a simple smile.

Immediately after, Obito took a few deep breaths, stood up, and said, “Teacher Muzuki, I’m ready. Let’s start today’s training.”

Seeing Obito’s high enthusiasm, Muzuki nodded, then waved Might Guy over.

“Next, we’ll restart the training from three weeks ago. You haven’t forgotten, have you?” Muzuki asked with a smile.

Obito’s memory gradually returned to the days before the special training for the competition.

“If you get hit once, you do one more question…” Obito, suddenly attacked by memories, broke out in a cold sweat. He remembered.

For the past twenty-plus days, he had been practicing Chakra Nature Transformation control, which made him forget what kind of hellish training it had been before.

“I haven’t forgotten. If I don’t hit once, I do fifty questions. For every time I hit, I can do one less question, up to a maximum reduction of forty questions,” Might Guy said after recalling.

He might not be able to name his opponents in the practical exam, but he still remembered the training plan.

“Obito can’t use Ninjutsu to fight; if he gets hit once, he does one question,” Might Guy said, giving Obito a thumbs-up, including Obito’s rules as well.

Obito looked at Might Guy’s shining white teeth, on the verge of tears. “Listen to me, thank you…”

“Teacher, I think I overestimated myself. How about we rest today instead?” Obito’s legs went soft, and he sat on the ground, saying earnestly.

Although practicing to become stronger was good, doing questions was too painful. He’d leave it to his future self.

Muzuki chuckled, “Rest? Of course, you can rest. If you can’t train, then just focus on doing questions. I have plenty of test papers here.”

As he spoke, Muzuki pulled out a stack of test papers from a scroll.

Immediately after, a medical miracle occurred.

Obito stood up instantly, his face solemn, and said, “What’s a little discomfort? Teacher Muzuki, I think I can persevere. Let’s start training.”

Muzuki smiled gently and said, “Don’t push yourself. Rest when you need to.”

“Thank you for your concern, Teacher Muzuki, but there’s only one month left until the final exam. I want to get revenge on Hyuga Homura and seize the time to get stronger,” Obito said with a resolute expression.

Muzuki nodded in satisfaction, still holding the brush box in his hand. He patted Might Guy’s shoulder with his right hand and said,

“Guy, since Obito has such determination, you must help him improve his Taijutsu level well.”

Might Guy straightened his body and showed a brilliant smile, saying,

“Teacher Muzuki, don’t worry, I will definitely give one hundred and twenty percent!”

Obito, who heard their conversation:…

It seemed that today, either he or his brain had to die.

Might Guy’s words were not empty; when he said he would give his all, he meant it.

While Obito was undergoing special training for the competition, Might Guy continued to train his physique.

Because of the system’s secret medicine, Muzuki later increased Might Guy’s training intensity.

These twenty-plus days of hard training brought Might Guy tangible physical improvements: faster speed and greater strength.

Obito’s special training results were mainly in Ninjutsu, but the current training did not allow the use of Ninjutsu.

With one rising and the other falling, Obito was almost unilaterally getting beaten.

Fortunately, Muzuki’s enhanced water-walking training also improved his movement, otherwise, it would have been even worse.

This almost crushing battle also made Obito realize his own strength.

Because he won first place in the Youth Ninjutsu Competition, and was tied for first with Kakashi, Obito’s mindset had become a bit inflated.

But after fighting Might Guy, Obito realized that even if his current self went back to the practical exam, he still wouldn’t be able to defeat Hyuga Homura.

His Ninjutsu power was stronger, but in front of Hyuga Homura’s Gentle Fist and Byakugan combination, his Taijutsu level was insufficient to give him the opportunity to unleash Ninjutsu.

Relying on the Byakugan and Gentle Fist combination, as long as Hyuga Homura gained even a slight advantage, Obito would collapse.

The Byakugan could see through Chakra points, and Gentle Fist could block Chakra. Once he entered Hyuga Homura’s rhythm, it was almost equivalent to losing.

“But these questions are so hard…” Looking at the series of questions in front of him, Obito, holding his pen, felt a bit broken inside.

He understood the principles, but doing the questions was really hard.

“Let’s eat first,” Muzuki handed the lunch box to Obito, and then to Shisui and Might Guy.

Obito, who had been devoid of life, instantly felt the beauty of the world again after tasting the dishes Muzuki made, feeling as if he had come back to life.

【You gave your disciple delicious home-cooked meals. The disciple was very grateful and triggered a critical reward: Chakra +100】

A heartfelt gift being praised, coupled with the timing of the meal, was an expected critical hit.

Since Obito was hit too many times, in order not to affect the training effect, Muzuki allowed Obito to do the questions in installments, not requiring him to finish them now.

The next day.

In order to better improve the strength of Class 1, Grade 1 and gain more rewards, Muzuki began his operations.

Muzuki first used the Ninjutsu class time to conduct a practical exam in the class, then reviewed each student individually and offered advice.