Chapter 684: Perfect level Wuxiang sword!

After a curious glance, Muzuki didn’t pay any more attention.

After all, rewards can be claimed anytime; they won’t disappear, so there’s no need to claim them in such a setting.

Muzuki’s inauguration speech wasn’t long; he finished it in three minutes.

Finally, amidst the applause and cheers of the populace and Ninja, the Fourth Hokage succession ceremony officially concluded.

The populace and the Genin and Chunin dispersed, while the Jonin followed the higher-ups to the large conference room for a meeting.

Along the way, every Ninja who saw Muzuki respectfully called him Fourth Hokage.

When Muzuki arrived at the conference room door, the Anbu who were waiting at the entrance opened it. Muzuki entered first, Hiruzen Sarutobi was half a step behind, and the others followed closely.

Then Muzuki took the main seat, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat to Muzuki’s right, and Homura Mitokado sat to Muzuki’s left.

Due to prior notification, the Jonin had not left and soon all of them had arrived.

“Effective immediately, Minato Namikaze will serve as Hokage Assistant.” As soon as the meeting began, Muzuki dropped a bombshell.

Many Jonin showed surprise.

Everyone knew that a Hokage Assistant position would open up after Muzuki became Hokage, but they didn’t expect Muzuki to promote Minato Namikaze.

Most of them thought it would either be concurrently held by Hiruzen Sarutobi, or by a Ninja of Orochimaru or Tsunade’s caliber.

After all, Minato Namikaze had only recently been promoted to Jōnin Squad Leader, and hadn’t achieved any particularly special merits, so he shouldn’t have been promoted so exceptionally.

The Jonin subconsciously looked at the other high-ranking officials.

Hiruzen Sarutobi’s expression was normal; such an important position would naturally have been approved in the high-level meeting.

Utatane Koharu was expressionless, making it impossible for outsiders to guess her thoughts.

She was actually a bit displeased. She understood that the new Hokage wanted to cultivate his own team, but for Muzuki to promote a Hokage Assistant as soon as he took office was too blatant and showed no respect for the old seniors.

One must know that when that high-level meeting was held, Muzuki hadn’t even officially taken office yet.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had nodded, and if both the new and old Hokage approved, her objections were useless.

Clap!!

The Jonin applauded one after another, even the small portion who didn’t approve of the appointment did the same.

They couldn’t oppose Muzuki, the newly appointed Fourth Hokage, or disrespect Muzuki. At most, they would pay special attention to Minato Namikaze in the future, and if Minato didn’t do his job well, they would impeach him.

“Hokage Assistant also has the words ‘Fire Shadow’ in it, so it counts as completing half of the goal.” Kushina clapped hard, happy for Minato Namikaze.

She didn’t know how Hokage Assistant compared to Jōnin Squad Leader, but Muzuki was promoted to Hokage from Hokage Assistant, so she thought this position was good for Minato Namikaze.

Obito also clapped very hard; he felt a bit sorry for Minato Namikaze.

Under normal circumstances, Minato Namikaze would have been the one to inherit the Hokage position, but now he could only serve as Hokage Assistant.

After the applause stopped, Minato Namikaze stood up and bowed, saying earnestly:

“I will diligently fulfill my duties, even if it means death!”

Clap clap!!

Muzuki led the applause, and thunderous applause filled the conference room.

After sitting down, Minato Namikaze looked at Muzuki with grateful eyes.

He hadn’t expected to be promoted to Hokage Assistant so quickly; Muzuki must have put in a lot of effort.

“Muzuki, I will definitely not let you and the Village down,” Minato Namikaze thought to himself.

Since Muzuki gave him this opportunity, he would absolutely not disappoint Muzuki. He would achieve results and not let others criticize Muzuki for nepotism.

“Nara Shikaku will serve as Jōnin Squad Leader,” Muzuki continued to announce immediately after.

Although Jōnin Squad Leader is not as high as Hokage Assistant, it is still a powerful and influential position, and Minato Namikaze cannot hold both concurrently.

The Jonin had no reaction to this appointment.

Nara Shikaku is the current head of the Nara family, capable and meritorious, and certainly qualified to serve as Jōnin Squad Leader.

This Jonin meeting did not last too long, ending in an hour.

Muzuki’s main purpose for the meeting was to promote Minato Namikaze; everything else was secondary.

After the meeting, Jonin without job changes went back to their respective duties, some returning to their posts to work, some going to the Training Ground to cultivate, while Jonin with job changes were busy with handovers and familiarizing themselves with new tasks.

Sitting alone in the Hokage Office, Muzuki opened his panel to claim Obito’s settlement rewards.

【Disciple Uchiha Obito’s strength has increased, reputation has risen, connections have increased, and the probability of becoming Hokage has moderately increased, receiving progress reward — Chakra +3000, Random Skill Extraction Scroll Fragment · S+ (Mastery Level) × 2, Fire Release Chakra Comprehension Boost】

【Disciple Uchiha Obito’s strength has increased, reputation has risen, connections have increased, and the probability of becoming Hokage has greatly increased, receiving progress reward — Chakra +4000, Limited Random Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu Skill Perfect Scroll, Fire Release Chakra Comprehension Boost】

Now Obito’s total mission progress had exceeded seventy percent, so two progress rewards were settled at once.

The settlement rewards after fifty percent were much more generous than before fifty percent, especially noticeable in Chakra. At fifty percent settlement, the Chakra reward was only two thousand, while at seventy percent settlement, the reward was four thousand.

However, compared to Muzuki’s current million-level Chakra, it was still a bit like mosquito legs.

Other aspects were not as obvious. For example, although the sixty percent progress settlement reward had two fragments, it was no longer a self-selected extraction but a random extraction.

Of course, no matter how random, it was still an S+ level extraction scroll, and Muzuki believed it wouldn’t produce useless skills. It just couldn’t precisely target his or his disciples’ needs like a self-selected scroll.

Muzuki focused his attention on the Random Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu Skill Perfect Scroll.

Perfect-level skills are extremely difficult to obtain. Currently, all of Muzuki’s perfect-level skills were obtained by maxing out his disciples’ trust levels.

Currently, all of Muzuki’s perfect-level skills were obtained through teaching rewards.

However, it is extremely difficult to obtain perfect-level skills through teaching rewards; it can only be guaranteed once when upgrading to Trust Level Four.

【Limited Random Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu Skill Perfect Scroll: Can select five Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Genjutsu skills of any proficiency level for random upgrade. The randomly selected skill will be upgraded to Perfect Level.】

“So it randomly selects from five.” Muzuki nodded.

If it were to randomly select from his entire skill library, then this scroll would truly be inferior to a normal Mastery Level scroll.

Muzuki thought for a moment and selected Azure Flame, Flying Thunder God Technique, One Thought Cut, Limitless, and Yang Release Breathing.

Azure Flame, One Thought Cut, and Limitless were all skills produced by S+ scrolls, their power was unquestionable.

Yang Release Breathing was related to Muzuki’s Sun Breathing development plan. If it could be forcibly enhanced by the system, it might greatly accelerate Muzuki’s development speed.

As for Flying Thunder God, there was no special reason; it was simply that among the remaining skills, there was none better or more suitable.

It was just that Chakra Nature Transformation was not within the scope of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Genjutsu skills; otherwise, Muzuki would have filled in Yin Release and Yang Release Nature Transformation, as these two special Nature Transformation are exceptionally difficult to improve.

After Muzuki confirmed the skills, a large spinning wheel appeared on the panel, with each skill occupying twenty percent of the area.

The pointer spun rapidly, and after ten seconds, its speed began to slow down.

Under Muzuki’s gaze, the pointer slowly entered the Limitless area, seemingly about to stop.

Just as Muzuki thought it would be Limitless that would be upgraded, the pointer wobbled and struggled into the next area.

【Limited Random Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu Skill Perfect Scroll consumed, obtained skill — One Thought Cut (Perfect Level)】

Along with the system notification, a large amount of cultivation experience regarding One Thought Cut emerged in Muzuki’s mind.

Various sword art cultivation experiences, extraordinary Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation techniques—under the impact of the massive experience, even Muzuki was momentarily stunned, feeling his head swell.

“Perfect Level truly is different.”

Muzuki opened his panel and found that after One Thought Cut was upgraded, not only did his Lightning Release Chakra increase significantly, but an additional skill was also formed.

【Name: Hayate Mugetsu】

【Chakra: 3,830,000】

【Skills: Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level: 3100 / 80000), Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level: 2600)… Sword Mastery】

【Sword Mastery: Master of various schools of sword arts and blade arts】

Due to the upgrade of One Thought Cut, Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation surpassed others, becoming Muzuki’s most proficient Nature Transformation.

Muzuki felt that if he were to go all out and use One Thought Cut now, its power should be quite terrifying.

Perfect-level Thunder Breathing + Perfect-level Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation + Perfect-level One Thought Cut.

The only things that could further enhance his maximum output were Sage Mode and a larger amount of Chakra.

Then, Muzuki closed his panel and opened Obito’s life mission.

【Name: Uchiha Obito】

【Life Mission: It is not the person who becomes Hokage that is recognized by everyone, but the person who is recognized by everyone that can become Hokage】

【Main Goal: Become the Hokage of Konoha Ninja Village】

【Mission Progress: 70.9%】

Muzuki estimated that this was already close to the limit that external factors could influence; the remaining progress could only be improved by Obito himself.

At this point, if external factors still wanted to influence it, it would have to be through a shameless, forced designation.

Muzuki felt it wouldn’t come to that; after all, Obito himself might not even agree.

If Obito continued to diligently improve his overall qualities as before, he still had a good chance of becoming Hokage.

Then, Muzuki looked at Shisui’s life mission.

Shisui also triggered a settlement reward this time, though not as exaggerated as Obito’s; Shisui triggered a fifty percent settlement reward.

【Name: Uchiha Shisui】

【Life Mission: Uchiha and Konoha】

【Main Goal: Eliminate the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha and integrate the Uchiha into Konoha】

【Mission Progress: 55.8%】

【Disciple Uchiha Shisui’s strength increase promoted the reform of the Police Force, taking a small step forward in eliminating the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, earning a progress reward — Chakra +2000, Optional Draw Scroll Fragment · S+ (Mastery Level), Yin Release Chakra Insight Improvement】

In fact, Shisui also gained a lot; he was currently the disciple with the second-highest life mission progress, it was just that Obito’s original progress was already higher, which allowed him to break through to seventy percent and trigger two settlement rewards at once.

However, Muzuki felt that Obito probably wouldn’t maintain his lead for too long.

Because for Obito to become Hokage, there was still a long way to go, requiring a significant amount of time.

And with his Hokage teacher’s help, it wouldn’t be difficult for Shisui to advance the mission to over eighty percent within a year, even if he couldn’t completely resolve the Uchiha issue in a short time.

Knock knock.

At that moment, the door to the Hokage Office was suddenly knocked upon.

“Come in,” Muzuki said, looking towards the door.

Minato Namikaze pushed the door open and walked in, slightly stunned as he saw Muzuki sitting in the office chair.

Since he became a Ninja, every time he opened the door to the Hokage Office, it was Hiruzen Sarutobi; now that it had suddenly changed, he was a bit unaccustomed to it.

“Fourth Hokage,” Minato called out.

He was now the Hokage Assistant and one of the higher-ups, so he didn’t need to call Muzuki Lord Fourth.

“When it’s just the two of us, there’s no need to be so formal; just call me Muzuki, like before,” Muzuki said with a smile.

If it weren’t inappropriate, he would have wanted to give the Hokage position to Minato, so he certainly wouldn’t care about these minor details.

Seeing that Muzuki was still the same as before, Minato Namikaze also let go of that slight restraint in his heart and nodded with a smile.

Muzuki took out a document and handed it to Minato Namikaze, saying, “Minato, take a look at this first.”

The reason Minato came was not to report something to him, but because Muzuki had asked Minato to come to the Hokage Office after the meeting was over and he had handled his affairs.

After taking the document, Minato Namikaze began to read it carefully. After ten minutes, a surprised and puzzled expression appeared on Minato Namikaze’s face.

“Muzuki, is this the reform you’re planning for the Ninja Academy?” Minato Namikaze asked after reading it thoroughly.

Muzuki nodded and replied, “Yes, but not entirely. The university will not be established for now; only the middle school will be added.”

Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he wasn’t particularly familiar with institutions like schools, he felt that the university mentioned in this plan was a bit unrealistic.

The Ninja Academy graduates at most three hundred people a year. With so few people, and with various different specializations, having Jonin or experienced Chunin teach classes would result in huge financial losses annually.

“Changing the current Ninja Academy to a four-year system, positioning it as a primary school, and then adding a new three-year middle school, making a total of seven years, I think this should be feasible in the current peaceful period,” Minato Namikaze stated his thoughts.

During peacetime, the Ninja Academy typically operated on a six-year system, which was only one year less than Muzuki’s proposed primary and middle school combined.

However, regarding the quality of the Genin, Minato Namikaze was certain that the Ninja Academy after Muzuki’s reforms would be much stronger.

Because Muzuki’s four-year primary school did not only contain the content of the original Ninja Academy’s first to Fourth Grades, but rather adjusted and revised the content of the original Ninja Academy’s first to sixth grades into four years.

Furthermore, Muzuki’s middle school would also teach C-rank Ninjutsu developed by Muzuki himself, ensuring that anyone who graduated from middle school would have mastered a C-rank Ninjutsu.

This was something that current Ninja Academy students couldn’t compare to; the current Ninja Academy only required mastery of the Three Body Technique.

During peacetime, too many Ninja would make military expenses unbearable. Although Muzuki’s reforms would lengthen the training period for Ninja, the Genin who graduated would be more outstanding.

The more Minato Namikaze thought about it, the more he felt that Muzuki’s reform plan was excellent.

“As expected of Muzuki, such a complete plan must have been conceived and revised for a long time, perhaps even started when he was teaching at the Ninja Academy,” Minato Namikaze thought with admiration.

When Muzuki was a teacher, he tried every possible way to reform and improve the Ninja Academy. Now that he had become Hokage, he must be constantly pondering the development of Konoha every day.

Seeing Minato’s approval, Muzuki nodded and asked, “Then, what are your thoughts on the university, Minato?”

After all, he was just a modern person who had been in the Ninja World for over four years, so he still needed to consider the opinions of the local Ninja World people and couldn’t just work in isolation.

“At present, it’s not very realistic,” Minato said as tactfully as possible.

Through the plan, Minato could see Muzuki’s passion for the school and his beautiful vision for its future development, but he truly felt that a university couldn’t be established, perhaps not even in the next fifty years. As for a hundred years later, that was too far off, and Minato Namikaze couldn’t judge.

“I think the idea of dividing students’ preferences and strengths into Fire Release specialization, Water Release specialization, Medical specialization, Sealing Technique, and so on, is excellent,” Minato Namikaze continued.

He genuinely felt that Muzuki’s method was excellent and seemed very complete, believing that such a school could cultivate highly talented individuals.

“However, our Ninja Academy only has over three hundred students per grade. If we subdivide it like this, we’ll need too many teachers.”

This was what Minato Namikaze considered the biggest difficulty. The courses in the university were relatively advanced, and some courses could only be taught by Jonin.

But Jonin were the mid-to-high level combat forces of the Ninja Village! Besides the two headmasters, currently, the entire Ninja Academy only had one Jonin, the Jōnin Squad Leader, who didn’t teach classes.

The wealth created by Jonin completing missions for Konoha was something ordinary people could hardly imagine.

If a bunch of Jonin didn’t go on missions and instead went to school to teach so few people, Konoha’s mission revenue would drop significantly.

Moreover, a decrease in mission completion efficiency would also lead Konoha into a vicious cycle of losing missions.

What was the purpose of cultivating a better next generation? Wasn’t it for the prosperity and strength of the Village? This was putting the cart before the horse.

“Primary school, middle school, plus three years of university, that would make the total process ten years, which is simply too long.”

Ultimately, it all came down to money. Konoha didn’t have that much spare money to support students not working for ten years.

“Hmm.” Muzuki nodded thoughtfully. He had actually considered this problem, which was why he only introduced the middle school in Konoha.

Although it was already greatly simplified compared to the process in his previous life, for the students of the Ninja World, ten years was still too long.

Students who graduated from middle school were already official Ninja and were qualified to take on missions, but how could they find a balance between university studies and mission assignments?

After chatting with Minato Namikaze for two hours, Muzuki gained a lot.

Minato Namikaze was a local, after all, and sometimes his perspective on problems differed from his own. This difference wasn’t necessarily right or wrong; it was simply another viewpoint that helped to identify gaps and inspire new ideas.

“Muzuki, why did you think of establishing a university?” Minato Namikaze asked curiously before leaving.

He felt that Konoha’s current training system was sufficient; Ninja Academy students would graduate and then be trained by experienced Chunin or Jonin, allowing for both training and earning money.

Muzuki smiled but didn’t answer.

Should he say that he was worried about aliens attacking, so he wanted to earn more rewards and bring the Ninja World’s geniuses to become stronger together?

P.S.: This chapter is 5k, and there will be another chapter later, but the time is uncertain.

Also, good news, Xiao Ju has decided not to go out during the National Day holiday and will be intensely writing at home for seven days.

Recently, due to work reasons, updates have indeed been a bit scarce.