Chapter 630: Yamato Explodes Gold, New Perfect Skill

“Yamato’s trust level is also maxed out.” Muzuki nodded slightly as the message popped up.

The importance of trust levels is self-evident; higher trust levels not only provide more Chakra feedback but also allow for the explosion of higher-level skills.

“I wonder what perfect-grade reward will appear this time,” Muzuki said with a hint of anticipation.

Every disciple who reaches Trust Level Four gets one guaranteed perfect-grade reward.

Perfect-grade skills are too precious; even Muzuki currently doesn’t have many, and each one is a crucial part of his strength.

Muzuki’s ideal reward is a perfect-grade Chakra Nature Transformation, preferably the one he is least proficient in.

A Ninja’s strength is inseparable from Chakra; even when performing Taijutsu, Chakra is consumed, and Chakra Nature Transformation, as one of the fundamentals of Chakra, can drive the improvement of multiple abilities.

Assuming Muzuki’s Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation reaches perfect-grade, then the power of his No Thought Strike would soar, his Lightning Release under Lightning Release Chakra Mode would greatly increase in power, and all his various Lightning Release Chakra techniques would become stronger due to the powerful Nature Transformation.

Suppressing various thoughts, Muzuki continued to look at the Wood Release Ninjutsu scroll left by Senju Hashirama.

It wasn’t just for show; Muzuki was indeed learning Wood Release.

Putting aside Senju Hashirama’s aura, Wood Release itself is quite strong, combining both offense and defense, and is especially effective against Tailed Beasts.

Around 7 PM, as Muzuki was preparing to teach the Anbu squad leaders and team leaders, the memories of his Shadow Clone flowed into his mind.

“Yamato’s new training plan… I’ll do it when I get back, and I can also explode the skill then.” Muzuki’s movements didn’t stop; he quickly walked to the Training Ground of the training team.

After school, Yamato found his Shadow Clone in the South Border Forest and asked Muzuki how to balance school and training.

Although the Shadow Clone was unaware of Yamato’s trust level increase, it didn’t immediately provide an answer because devising a suitable and reasonable training plan would take some time.

This made it convenient for Muzuki to explode Yamato’s gold tomorrow.

Today’s quota for disciple feedback had already been used, so even if the trust level broke through, it couldn’t be exploded immediately.

…

The next afternoon, after returning from Ninja Academy, Muzuki went directly to Yamato’s house.

Muzuki arrived slightly earlier than Yamato; Muzuki waited for three minutes nearby before seeing Yamato.

“Teacher Muzuki.” Yamato was a little surprised to see Muzuki, then noticed what Muzuki was holding in his hand.

Yamato immediately thought of his request from yesterday and was instantly a little touched.

Muzuki not only helped him complete the training plan as quickly as possible but also delivered it directly to his home.

“Teacher Muzuki, please come in.” Yamato quickly invited Muzuki into the house.

Muzuki nodded and walked into Yamato’s home.

“Teacher Muzuki, please wait a moment, I’ll pour you some water.” Yamato originally wanted to say he’d make tea for Muzuki, but then remembered there was no tea at home at all.

Firstly, Yamato himself didn’t drink tea, and secondly, there was no need for entertaining guests.

Muzuki placed the secret medicine and training plan he was holding on the table and did not immediately discuss cultivation, but instead asked about Yamato’s feelings about school.

“How have the past two days at school been? Are you getting used to it?”

“Everything is fine, except for the Ninjutsu knowledge classes, which are very boring,” Yamato answered honestly.

Most students liked courses related to Ninja and disliked pure academic courses like history and literature, but due to his experiences, Yamato’s feelings were the opposite of ordinary students; he liked history, culture, and such.

“Then it seems you don’t dislike going to school,” Muzuki said with a smile.

Yamato nodded in agreement.

Far from disliking it, he actually somewhat liked it; if it weren’t for school slightly delaying his training, he might be willing to stay at the Ninja Academy for a longer time.

“Enjoy your school life properly,” Muzuki reminded him, “If you graduate, even if you return to school, you won’t be a student anymore.”

Saying that, Muzuki picked up the items he brought and placed them in front of Yamato, “This is the new training plan I made for you, and this is a semester’s worth of cultivation secret medicine.”

“Thank you for your trouble,” Yamato said gratefully.

He was truly fortunate to have met Muzuki; if he had stayed in Root, although someone would have taught him cultivation and he wouldn’t have starved, his life definitely wouldn’t have been this good.

Most likely, he wouldn’t have been able to go to school, it would have been difficult to meet seniors like Kakashi, and he would have missed out on a good teacher who was so meticulous with him.

【You gifted the disciple cultivation secret medicine, and the disciple was extremely grateful, rewarding a Super Critical Strike, obtaining the reward—Wood Release (Perfect Grade)】

As the message popped up, a large amount of Wood Release cultivation memories appeared in Muzuki’s mind.

Some Wood Release Ninjutsu he was still learning were instantly comprehended, and the Wood Release Ninjutsu he had already learned gained even deeper insights.

“Then train well, that is the best return for me,” Muzuki said with a smile, patting Yamato’s head.

Although it wasn’t the basic Chakra Nature Transformation he had envisioned, in some sense, it was even better.

Because Bloodline Limits are much harder to improve in proficiency than ordinary Nature Transformations.

The proficiency feedback from teaching has requirements; the student must actually learn it. In other words, if Muzuki teaches Wood Release, Ice Release, etc., it won’t have the same effect as ordinary Nature Transformation, because these are genuinely very difficult to learn simply by studying.

Unless Muzuki were teaching a group of Ninja who already possessed Wood Release and Ice Release, that would work, but there aren’t that many Ninja in the Ninja World who master Bloodline Limits.

After exploding the gold, Muzuki did not leave immediately but had dinner with Yamato before returning to the training team to prepare for the evening’s classes.

After finishing his work with the training team, Muzuki used Flying Thunder God to transfer outside Konoha, then used Thunder Breathing to travel to the southwest of the Land of Fire.

That area was remote, economically underdeveloped, and far from every battlefield, making it a good place to experiment with Ninjutsu.

Muzuki quickly walked to an uninhabited large mountain, then used Byakugan, Transparent World, Kenbunshoku Haki, and other abilities to carefully investigate the surroundings.

After confirming there was no one, he began his practice.

“Wood Release: Wood Release: World of Trees!”

As Muzuki rapidly formed hand signs, a large amount of Chakra in his body quickly transformed into Wood Release Chakra, stimulating the growth of trees from the ground.

Rumble rumble!!

Large numbers of trees burst out of the ground and grew rapidly, increasing the density of the already dense forest on the mountain to an eerie degree.

Looking at the vast expanse of thick trees, Muzuki nodded slightly.

Although he hadn’t seen Senju Hashirama’s Wood Release: World of Trees, he had seen Danzo Shimura’s stats and watched Danzo Shimura perform Wood Release: World of Trees.

The Wood Release: World of Trees he casually performed was much stronger than Danzo Shimura’s, both in terms of range and the thickness of the trees, so it shouldn’t be considered real estate-grade Wood Release.

“Art: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees!”

Muzuki once again condensed a large amount of Wood Release Chakra.

Bang bang!!

Massive vines emerged from the earth, rapidly growing and expanding, then sprouting flower buds.

Art: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees is an enhanced version of Wood Release: World of Trees; the vines it creates are not only longer and thicker than the trees from Wood Release: World of Trees, but they can also release pollen that causes unconsciousness.

To prevent Danzo Shimura from mastering this Ninjutsu, Muzuki had even prepared corresponding medicines and breathing masks at the time.

However, Danzo Shimura never learned it, so Muzuki’s preparations went unused.

Since there were no enemies, Muzuki directly canceled the Ninjutsu without releasing the pollen.

“Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!”

Boom boom!!

As Muzuki poured in a massive amount of Chakra, the trees beneath his feet further expanded, then merged and transformed, finally forming a giant Wood Human approximately forty meters tall.

Muzuki stood on the tall Wood Human, looking down at his surroundings, experiencing a unique sense of exhilaration.

Regardless of whether it was powerful or not, operating a Gundam certainly looked cooler.

Muzuki controlled the Wood Human to swing its fist at a small mountain peak.

Bang!!!

The moment the fist touched, the mountain peak shattered, and rocks of various sizes splattered in all directions.

The wood of Wood Release is different from ordinary trees; it has varying hardness depending on the strength of the Chakra.

For example, Senju Hashirama’s Wood Human could even grab a Tailed Beast Ball and throw it back.

After one strike, Muzuki canceled the Wood Human and cleared some traces.

“I’m still missing Sage Mode,” Muzuki thought as he refined Chakra on the spot.

If one were to speak of Senju Hashirama’s most impressive Wood Release, it could only be the Sage Mode’s True Several Thousand Hands.

The gigantic Wood Human, sitting on the head of the True Several Thousand Hands, looked like a small toy, grabbing the Nine-Tailed like a chick.

When all the arms of the True Several Thousand Hands attacked together, it could even directly shatter Uchiha Madara’s Armored Susanoo.

Even in the later versions where cheats were rampant, this was an extremely powerful Ninjutsu.

“Should I contact Jiraiya or Tsunade?” Muzuki pondered while traveling.

Actually, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to obtain Sage Mode; the three Great Holy Lands each have their own Senjutsu, and Muzuki’s relationships with Tsunade and Jiraiya were good, so he could train in Senjutsu through them at Mount Myōboku or Shikkotsu Forest.

However, Muzuki had always had one concern: the mysterious Holy Land Ancestors.

In the original work, aside from the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku, the Ancestors of Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest had little screen time.

Tsunade and others only summoned independent consciousness clones of Katsuyu the Sage.

Although there wasn’t much plot, these Holy Land Ancestor Sages should not be underestimated.

For example, the Great Toad Sage possessed the power of foresight and had lived from the Six Paths Sage era until now; his prophecies even spanned the entire Naruto series.

A long-lived being who mastered Senjutsu, Muzuki didn’t believe the Great Toad Sage’s strength would be weak.

What if it saw Muzuki’s future and was dissatisfied with that future and wanted to interfere? Wouldn’t Muzuki then be actively delivering himself to its doorstep?

As for Katsuyu the Sage, Muzuki knew too little about it; the unknown itself was a risk.

With these concerns, plus Muzuki being in his golden period of strength growth and researching other things that also significantly boosted his power, spending time cultivating the high-risk Sage Mode was not very cost-effective, so he hadn’t tried to contact the Holy Lands to train in Senjutsu.

After returning to Konoha, Muzuki placed his Pokémon Egg beside him and continued to research Breathing Technique.

He always carried his Pokémon Egg with him, putting it into the system space as soon as he left home.

Muzuki discarded distracting thoughts and quickly entered a state of focus.

He needed Sage Mode, but it wasn’t urgent, because even if he had Sage Mode now, he wouldn’t be able to learn True Several Thousand Hands.

True Several Thousand Hands was a Senjutsu that even Senju Hashirama found slightly strenuous to use; its consumption was imaginable, and Muzuki currently couldn’t afford such exaggerated Chakra.

An hour later, Muzuki stopped his research and prepared to go to bed.

Just as Muzuki turned off the light, the Pokémon Egg suddenly emitted a faint green glow, which then quickly disappeared.

At the same time, Muzuki inexplicably felt his body lighten a bit.

Muzuki curiously activated his Byakugan to look at the Pokémon Egg, but unfortunately, he still couldn’t penetrate the layer of light to see the creature inside.

“It should be close to hatching,” Muzuki thought, “If it’s a Legendary Pokemon, after cultivating it for a while, combined with my strength, maybe I can visit those Holy Lands.”

According to the localized Pokemon skills of the system, it was clear that the localized Legendary Pokemon would be very powerful; with a Legendary Pokemon as a Nin-Beast, plus his own strength, he could definitely escape if needed.

…

“Jonin Chen, if you find anything unusual, please immediately fire a signal flare, and I will dispatch troops for support,” Homura Mitokado said to Teacher Chen.

Teacher Chen was strong and experienced enough, so Homura Mitokado decided to let him lead another team to eliminate the Hidden Mist.

“I understand, Advisor Yan, same for your side,” Teacher Chen nodded.

His strength and experience meant he didn’t need to address Homura Mitokado as ‘Lord.’

“Depart!”

Homura Mitokado and Teacher Chen each organized their troops and set off in two different directions.

Homura Mitokado knew that the Hidden Mist’s assassination capabilities were very strong, so he brought two Jonin from the Hyuga Clan, having them take turns activating their Byakugan to scout the situation while traveling.

“Lord Yan, there’s a large area of dense mist created by Mist Ninja ahead, making it impossible to predict the enemy’s numbers!” a Hyuga Jonin reported as they approached their destination.

Byakugan could see Chakra through ordinary smoke, thereby determining the number and strength of enemies.

But Ninjutsu like Hidden Mist Technique were different; the mist itself was made of Chakra, so Byakugan saw nothing but Chakra.

“Wind Release Ninja, step forward! Use Wind Release to disperse the mist, slow your pace, and continue advancing!” Homura Mitokado thought for a moment and commanded.

Having prepared for so long, he couldn’t retreat because of a patch of mist.

Otherwise, there would be no need to fight; there were plenty of Mist Ninja who could use Hidden Mist Technique.

Thus, Homura Mitokado led his troops steadily forward.

“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”

Suddenly, a giant Water Dragon shot out from the mist.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!”

Homura Mitokado reacted extremely quickly, rapidly forming hand signs to create a massive earth wall, blocking the Water Dragon.

“I can’t believe you still dared to attack proactively,” Homura Mitokado’s eyes were fixed on the short figure emerging from the increasingly thinning mist.

“Heh heh, why wouldn’t I dare?” Yagura Karatachi sneered.

“There are about five hundred enemies!” As the Hidden Mist Technique gradually dissipated, the Hyuga Jonin quickly observed.

Homura Mitokado looked calm; it was about what he expected, so the battle would be easy.

Because he had brought a full eight hundred Ninja.

“No, a large number of Mist Ninja are approaching from afar!” another Hyuga Ninja discovered a significant fact.

Homura Mitokado’s expression suddenly changed dramatically.