Chapter 599: The Charm of the Ninja Clan

When the afternoon classes ended, the lecture rewards were immediately settled.

Because there were more Ninja, and with a high-quality participant like the Jinchuriki, the proficiency rewarded by this advanced class was even greater.

Muzuki remembered very clearly that increasing proficiency in perfect-level Nature Transformation was too difficult.

During the first advanced class, Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation proficiency only increased by ten points, but this time it was clearly much more.

Muzuki glanced at his personal panel.

“Skills: Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level: 680 / 80000), Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level), Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery Level: 9400 / 15000), Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery Level: 8100), Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery Level: 6900)…”

Of the Five Releases, he already had two at Perfect Level, and among the remaining Mastery Level Nature Transformation, Wind Release had the highest proficiency with over nine thousand, while Earth Release was the lowest with close to seven thousand.

This time, Muzuki planned to teach for eight days, and if all eight days received an S-rank evaluation, the proficiency of Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation should easily break through ten thousand.

Because the “Chakra Comprehension” in the S-rank evaluation also had the effect of increasing Nature Transformation proficiency, even though there were fewer Wind Release Ninja present, the combined rewards from eight lectures would definitely be enough.

As for Lightning Release and Earth Release, due to the Chakra attributes of the Ninja attending the class, Muzuki felt that Earth Release could increase to just over eight thousand, and Lightning Release, though a bit less, should reach nine thousand without issue.

Even Ice Release and Wood Release could gain a little, because “Chakra Comprehension” could drive the progress of all Nature Transformation skills, including Wood Release and Ice Release.

“Class dismissed, same time tomorrow, same place,” Muzuki announced with a smile, marking the end of the first day’s lesson.

Hearing Muzuki’s words, the Ninja on the Training Ground realized that it was already dusk and the day was about to end.

“Teacher Sōsuke is truly amazing! It feels like knowledge is actively entering my mind when I listen to his lectures,” a Rain Ninja exclaimed subconsciously.

As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it, as this time it wasn’t just him secretly with a few teammates, but Lord Hanzo was also present.

The Rain Ninja quickly glanced at Lord Hanzo out of the corner of his eye, and seeing that Lord Hanzo seemed to be deep in thought and hadn’t noticed his words, he relaxed.

“I have to thank Ōnoki. If he hadn’t been so resolute, I might not have made up my mind so quickly, and then I might not have caught Sōsuke’s lecture.”

Roshi was in a very good mood after a day of classes, and he even felt that the old stubborn Ōnoki wasn’t so detestable anymore.

After all, if he had been even a little late, he might have missed the second unrestricted lecture.

“It seems Sōsuke really lives up to your previous expectations of him,” Four-Tails said with a smile.

Roshi wasn’t a humorless person, but he rarely smiled, and Four-Tails seldom saw Roshi so happy.

“How should I put it? After all, this is the starting point of leaving Iwagakure, so it’s naturally worth being happy that it got off to a good start,” Roshi explained.

He admired Sōsuke’s deeds and abilities, but he wasn’t Sōsuke’s fanboy.

The main reason for his happiness was that he felt his journey out was the right choice, and he hadn’t made the wrong decision.

“Moreover, whether he is truly the kind of person I envisioned can only be truly confirmed after a conversation with him once the lectures are over.”

Although he denied Four-Tails’ words, after listening to the first day’s class, Roshi was indeed more eager for the conversation with Sōsuke after the lectures ended.

The next day.

The main content of the second day’s class was Water Release, Yin Release, and Yang Release Nature Transformation.

Muzuki arranged the content this way because his Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation had reached the Perfect Level, and his knowledge of Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation had greatly increased, giving him more confidence in the quality of the course.

However, this lecture left Lord Hanzo completely stunned.

The more Lord Hanzo listened, the less confident he felt; he always had a feeling that his most proficient Water Release was somehow inferior to Sōsuke’s.

“That shouldn’t be the case. If his Water Release was truly stronger than mine, he should have used Water Release at that time,” Lord Hanzo comforted himself internally.

In fact, Lord Hanzo could have noticed the loophole in his own thinking with a little more thought: Sōsuke’s Wind Release was very strong, but he didn’t use it much during their battle either.

However, once one starts self-comforting, they naturally tend to deliberately avoid certain thoughts.

It’s not that he couldn’t think of it, but that he didn’t want to think in that direction.

This day also greatly satisfied many Ninja from the Land of Rain, as most of them cultivated Water Release.

During the break, many Rain Ninja looked enviously at the Shinobi Sect Ninja; they enjoyed themselves for half a day, while the Shinobi Sect Ninja often had opportunities to enjoy themselves, and given Sōsuke’s character, he would certainly not be stingy with the Ninja of his own faction.

Most of the Rain Ninja in Amegakure were very convinced by Lord Hanzo, even revering him, but people are most afraid of comparisons.

Compared to Sōsuke, the Rain Ninja found Lord Hanzo to be just so-so, being surpassed by Sōsuke in every aspect.

“Why did we attack the Shinobi Sect in the first place?” Some Rain Ninja felt confused about this.

Initially, Lord Hanzo was not hostile towards Sōsuke; the two sides even had friendly meetings, and a group of Ninja in Amegakure had a very good impression of Sōsuke.

However, for a period, negative rumors about the Shinobi Sect inexplicably spread in Amegakure, claiming that the Shinobi Sect was an illegal Ninja Organization trying to incite war, and the situation deteriorated.

First, Lord Hanzo personally led a team to surround and kill the Shinobi Sect, which failed, and then Amegakure became hostile to the Shinobi Sect.

If the Shinobi Sect were truly some evil Ninja Organization, that would be one thing, but looking at it now, it was completely their Amegakure that was in the wrong, so many Rain Ninja couldn’t understand why things developed this way.

Ordinary Rain Ninja knew too little information; they couldn’t analyze anything coherent from those fragmented pieces of information.

“When Lord Hanzo passes away, perhaps joining the Shinobi Sect would be a good choice.”

The Rain Ninja didn’t know much about other things, but they knew that Sōsuke was very strong, treated his subordinates well, and could bring new changes to the Land of Rain.

Furthermore, the Shinobi Sect was also an official Ninja force in the Land of Rain, on par with Amegakure, so the Rain Ninja felt there was no problem with them joining the Shinobi Sect; it was just changing places to continue protecting the Land of Rain.

“Tomorrow is a rest day, so you don’t need to come. Classes will resume as usual after the rest day,” Muzuki reminded them at the end of class.

In fact, the class schedule had already been announced, but to prevent anyone from getting too engrossed in the lecture and forgetting, Muzuki reminded them again.

“Also, during the rest day, there will be some other activities of our Shinobi Sect within the city. If you are interested or wish to join the Shinobi Sect, you can go and take a look,” Muzuki took the opportunity to advertise the Shinobi Sect.

Muzuki’s words did not cause any resentment among the Ninja; after all, with such high teaching quality, let alone advertising, even beating them up wouldn’t be out of the question.

Some rogue Ninja or Ninja from smaller factions were somewhat moved.

The Shinobi Sect’s current scale was not large, but its strength was not weak, and its development prospects were visibly good.

Some Ninja from Amegakure were also a bit tempted, pondering whether to disguise themselves and go take a look.

…

On the third day, the rest day, Roshi woke up early in the morning and instinctively went to a nearby breakfast shop to buy breakfast, then walked towards the Training Ground where the lectures were held, eating as he went.

“Roshi, it’s a rest day today, no class,” Four-Tails reminded him.

“I know, didn’t Sōsuke remind us? I just feel uncomfortable sitting down to eat; eating while walking helps with digestion,” Roshi said without changing his expression.

Four-Tails smiled and said nothing.

With no class to attend, Roshi had no choice but to wander around Six Paths City.

Roshi quickly grew bored because he had already explored the entire Six Paths City on his first day there.

Moreover, many parts of Six Paths City had the style of Iwagakure, which was far too familiar to Roshi, further diminishing his sense of novelty.

Finally, Roshi remembered Muzuki’s words from yesterday and went to the place where the Shinobi Sect was holding activities.

Roshi followed the signs to a fork in the road, where there were two signs: one read “Recruiting Ninja,” and the other read “Learn About the Shinobi Sect.”

Roshi glanced at them and, without hesitation, walked towards the path for “Learn About the Shinobi Sect.”

He had no intention of joining another Ninja force again, as that would only harm himself and others.

It wasn’t Roshi being narcissistic, but as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, he was definitely an existence coveted by all Ninja Organizations in the Ninja World.

No matter which Ninja Organization he joined, even a Ninja Village of the Five Great Ninja Villages level, it would have a significant impact on the Ninja World’s situation.

If it were a smaller Ninja Organization, the day his identity was exposed would basically be the day that organization met its demise.

Besides the harm to others, Roshi also didn’t want to live the hard life he had before.

Even after winning battles, he couldn’t change how the villagers viewed him, and returning from a breakthrough with his troops still meant being monitored, with no one believing what he said.

Roshi walked to the end of the passage and found himself in a large classroom.

As soon as Roshi entered the classroom, a Shinobi Sect Ninja stepped forward and handed him a not-very-thick book.

“If you don’t understand anything, you can find us to explain it in the cubicles over there,” the Shinobi Sect Ninja said.

Roshi followed the Shinobi Sect Ninja’s refer to direction and saw that there was another door inside the classroom.

Roshi nodded, found a random seat, and focused his gaze on the book.

Though called a book, Roshi felt it was more like bound documents because it was too plain.

The cover had no illustrations, only a few large characters: “Shinobi Sect and Peace.”

With a curious mindset, Roshi opened this excessively plain book.

The first chapter discussed the origin of the Shinobi Sect, recounting the ancient Shinobi Sect’s pursuit of peace during the Six Paths Sage era.

After reading just a few lines, Roshi felt like skipping this chapter.

He thought this chapter would probably be about praising the Six Paths Sage and proving their legitimacy, or something similar.

However, seeing Sōsuke’s name as the author, Roshi patiently continued reading.

Immediately after, Roshi’s expression changed, becoming surprised.

This book prepared by the Shinobi Sect, in its first chapter, not only didn’t mindlessly praise the Six Paths Sage and the ancient Shinobi Sect as he had expected, but also pointed out the shortcomings of the ancient Shinobi Sect.

This piqued Roshi’s interest, and he began to read more seriously.