While working on his questions, Obito heard the conversation between the two and looked up, then froze.
He recognised Shisui.
The Uchiha clan lived together in their designated area within Konoha, so people of the same generation were familiar with each other.
After all, they were from the same clan. Even if they hadn’t met, they had heard about each other. A genius like Shisui was often mentioned by their elders as an example, making it hard not to know him.
Obito was puzzled as to why Shisui was here and seemed familiar with Mokutsuki.
“Could Teacher Hanyu be a distant relative of Shisui?” Obito came up with an unreliable guess.
“Teacher, I’m done!”
As Obito was daydreaming, Might Guy suddenly shouted energetically.
“So fast?” Obito was confused. He didn’t think he had been distracted for long. How had Guy finished so quickly?
Curious, Obito peeked at Guy’s paper and saw that he had only completed the first three multiple-choice questions, leaving the rest blank.
Obito was speechless for a moment because the entire test only had ten questions, four multiple-choice and six short-answer.
Even though he couldn’t answer many questions either, he would at least try to fill in as much as possible to make the paper look better.
Hearing Guy, Mokutsuki walked over to check his answers. The guy had gotten two wrong, and only the first one was correct.
“No worries, it’s normal not to know the answers. If you did, you wouldn’t need me to teach you,” Mokutsuki smiled reassuringly.
“Don’t be discouraged by your low score. Think of it this way: you have a lot of room for improvement. After all, improving from five points to twenty-five is much easier than going from eighty to a hundred.”
Hearing Mokutsuki’s words, Guy straightened up. He had always been treated as a failure and left to fend for himself, except by his father. This was the first time someone else had encouraged him.
“Teacher, you’re right. I have a lot of room for improvement!” Guy’s spirit surged.
Guy listened attentively to Mokutsuki’s explanation, even if it was hard to understand.
Next was Obito. He had filled in six questions but had only answered two correctly.
Mokutsuki treated Obito the same way he did Guy, first comforting him and then explaining the answers.
After finishing, Mokutsuki handed them two more similar test papers.
“More to do?” Obito couldn’t take his eyes off Shisui, who was practising Fire Release jutsu.
“Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!” Shisui quickly formed the seals and spat out a two-meter-high fireball into the river.
Watching the huge fireball, Obito was impressed. No wonder Shisui was considered a genius in the clan.
As a Uchiha, Obito could also perform the Great Fireball Jutsu.
But his fireball, in terms of size and power, was just a small fireball compared to Shisui’s.
“Is he another genius like Kakashi?”
Guy didn’t recognise Shisui, but seeing a six or seven-year-old using such a powerful jutsu surprised him.
It reminded him of his self-declared rival, Kakashi.
The ninja academy had three terms: the first from April to July, followed by summer break; the second from September to December, followed by winter break; and the third after winter break.
Kakashi hadn’t even finished the second term before applying for early graduation and passing. His genius was evident.
At this moment, Shisui gave Guy the same impression as Kakashi.
Next, Shisui began practicing the Dragon Flame Jutsu.
Seeing Shisui use another Fire Release jutsu, Guy was even more astonished. He had spent three years barely mastering the basic Three Substitution Jutsu taught at the academy.
Watching Shisui control the fire dragons in the sky, Obito was envious. If he could perform such a jutsu, Rin would be amazed.
“I can see your shape transformation has improved significantly since the first time. The speed of the fire dragons is faster. You must have practised a lot at home,” Mokutsuki praised.
“The manual you gave me has been very helpful,” Shisui smiled at the praise.
“Let me demonstrate again.”
Mokutsuki stepped in front of Shisui, clapped his hands, and quickly compressed his chakra, spitting out three massive fire dragons.
Seeing the fierce, blazing fire dragons, Obito was stunned.
A moment ago, he thought Shisui’s Dragon Flame Jutsu was impressive, but Mokutsuki’s version changed his mind.
Shisui’s fire dragons, compared to Mokutsuki’s, were like snakes compared to eels. And why was Mokutsuki’s so fast? It felt like he didn’t even form the seals.
The three giant fire dragons flew through the sky, leaving trails of flames that formed words.
“Stop staring and get back to your work,” Mokutsuki said with a mischievous smile.
Obito was startled and explained, “I was just resting my eyes.”
He glanced at Guy, who had quickly picked up his pen and resumed working, reacting much faster than him.
“Have you rested enough?” Mokutsuki asked.
“Yes, I’m ready,” Obito hurriedly picked up his pen and started working.
After a while, Obito couldn’t help but ask, “Teacher Hanyu, what’s your relationship with Shisui?”
“Teacher and student, what did you think it was?” Mokutsuki replied, glancing at Guy’s paper.
“Hehe, I thought so too,” Obito didn’t mention his initial wild guess.
“Teacher Hanyu, if I pass the test, can you teach me the jutsu you just used?” Obito asked excitedly.
He was already imagining showing off his new jutsu to Rin, ready to celebrate.
“Of course,” Mokutsuki nodded.
“Really?” Obito was thrilled.
“Really.”
“Teacher Hanyu, what kind of taijutsu do you know?” Guy asked eagerly.
Though he thought Mokutsuki’s Dragon Flame Jutsu was cool, Guy was focused on taijutsu.
Mokutsuki didn’t reply. Instead, he walked up to a large tree, gathered chakra in his foot, tightened his muscles, and kicked at high speed.
With a loud crack, the tree quickly toppled, sending up a cloud of dust.
“Do you like this taijutsu?” Mokutsuki asked, dusting off his foot with a smile.
(End of Chapter)
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