“Are you practicing some kind of terrifying forbidden jutsu that can destroy an entire village?” Obito couldn’t help but ask.
The thought of Mokutsuki, who had such mysterious and profound powers, getting injured made Obito’s imagination run wild with the idea of an incredibly powerful jutsu.
“I don’t know about destroying a village, but I do have a Fire Style that can burn down an entire forest,” Mokutsuki smiled.
“What jutsu is that? Can you teach it to me now?” Obito asked eagerly, his eyes full of anticipation.
Shisui didn’t need to look to know what was coming next.
Smack!
Mokutsuki’s two fingers flicked Obito’s forehead, a familiar reprimand.
“You need to consider how much chakra you have. You haven’t even mastered the Hiding in Ash and Dust Technique, yet you’re thinking about learning new jutsu.”
Mokutsuki knew many powerful Fire Style jutsu like Great Fire Annihilation and Phoenix Sage Fire, which had tremendous power. However, with sufficient chakra, their full potential could be realized.
“Hehe, Mokutsuki-sensei, you should hit me less often. I’m not afraid of the pain; I’m worried about your hand,” Obito said, grinning.
Smack! Smack!
Obito’s words earned him double the usual punishment.
“Don’t worry too much about that. My body is quite resilient and heals quickly,” Mokutsuki said with a cheerful smile.
“Let’s start training. This is the final step before you master the basics. Once you grasp this, you’ll only need to integrate everything you’ve learned in battle to truly master the breathing technique.”
The basic training ends once they master Total Concentration Breathing. After that, Obito and Shisui must combine all the training content to master the breathing techniques fully.
Hearing Mokutsuki say it was time to train, Obito stopped fooling around and began focusing on finding the sensation of Total Concentration Breathing as Mokutsuki had taught.
He entered the breathing technique state and tried to amplify it, but initially, he didn’t feel the significant change Mokutsuki had mentioned.
“It’s more effective if you combine it with movement,” Mokutsuki suggested, instructing them to move around rather than stand still.
After teaching Obito and Shisui, Mokutsuki went to check on Might Guy.
Might Guy was already doing extreme exercises as part of his training. His progress was notable.
When Mokutsuki found Might Guy, his Rock Breathing proficiency had reached thirty-nine.
Although it was still behind Obito’s fifty-two and Shisui’s forty-eight, the increase was faster than Mokutsuki had expected.
Rock Breathing had fewer benefits than Flame Breathing, which accelerated chakra nature transformation, enhanced firepower, and improved physical abilities. Rock Breathing had only one effect: enhancing physical strength.
However, this single effect was potent. Mokutsuki found that Rock Breathing in its ordinary state provided a more substantial physical boost than Flame Breathing in Total Concentration Breathing. The training benefits were also better.
Mokutsuki concluded that Might Guy would likely surpass Obito again once his disciples mastered their breathing techniques.
…
Saturday afternoon, Mokutsuki went to the Sarutobi residence for his tutoring session as usual.
“Today, we’ll start training in chakra nature transformation,” Mokutsuki announced, introducing the next lesson.
Nature transformation wasn’t considered high-level training but was essential for all ninjas.
Except for those with inferior ninjutsu talent like Might Guy, every ninja trained in chakra nature transformation.
Ninjas with exceptional talents, like Hiruzen Sarutobi, mastered all seven chakra nature transformations, three of which were at an advanced level. The others were also highly proficient.
However, ordinary ninjas couldn’t achieve this. Most would focus on honing their innate chakra nature.
Skilled ninjas are typically trained to handle various situations in one or two additional chakra natures.
For instance, most Konoha Jonin mastered at least two chakra nature transformations.
During the Jonin meetings, Mokutsuki observed that most Jonin had two proficient nature transformations, with a few having three or four. Advanced proficiency was rare.
Mokutsuki had observed Asuma Sarutobi’s attributes. Despite his young age, Asuma trained in two chakra natures: Wind and Fire. His Fire Style was more advanced, while his Wind Style was still essential.
Essentialsuki, Altholso, is proficient in Wind Style Jutsu and chose to teach Asuma fire-style nature transformation and fire-style Jutsu. He wanted to reveal only a few of his abilities, and his Fire Style skills were much higher.
For this session, Mokutsuki chose the Great Dragon Fire Technique, a B-rank jutsu previously given to him by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
“Great Dragon Fire Technique!”
Mokutsuki quickly formed the hand seals, spewing a ferocious dragon-shaped flame that soared into the sky.
Mokutsuki completed the entire sequence of hand seals to hide his true abilities and skills, even though he could perform the Jutsu with just one seal.
“The Great Dragon Fire doesn’t have as wide a range as the Grand Fireball Technique, but it’s more flexible and precise, with considerable power. You can decide which jutsu to use based on the situation in battle,” Mokutsuki explained.
“I understand,” Asuma nodded.
When it was time for Mokutsuki to escort Asuma home, they encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi returning from work.
“Asuma, did you study well with Mokutsuki-sensei?” Hiruzen asked with a smile.
“Of course, Mokutsuki-sensei is great. Not like a certain old man who likes to smoke,” Asuma replied.
Hiruzen paused mid-puff, putting his pipe down.
Sweaty and tired, Asuma didn’t argue further and went to change and shower.
“Mokutsuki, you’ve given me another surprise. Your class might be the best-performing class in the history of the academy,” Hiruzen said.
The academy occasionally produced exceptional students like Orochimaru and Kakashi, but Mokutsuki’s class had an unprecedented overall excellence.
There were no specialized elite classes because the academy classes were randomly assigned. If there had been, a student like Might Guy, who was admitted at the last minute, wouldn’t have ended up in the same class as Kakashi.
“It’s only the second semester of the first year. There’s still a long way to go,” Mokutsuki said modestly.
“If they maintain this progress until graduation, your students will have extraordinary futures,” Hiruzen said, smiling.
Hiruzen was eager to see the results of Mokutsuki’s comprehensive teaching methods.
“The current situation in the ninja world is chaotic. Iwagakure and Kumogakure are eyeing Konoha. If all the academy teachers were as excellent as you, I wouldn’t have to worry about the academy,” Hiruzen continued.
Mokutsuki thought that if all academy teachers were as strong as he was, they wouldn’t need to worry about the academy or the war. That would be nearly a hundred elite Jonin.
“What are your plans for the winter break? Another special training session like in the summer?” Hiruzen asked.
The winter break between the second and third semesters was shorter than the summer break but lasted over a month.
The break between the third semester and the next academic year, which lasted only two weeks, needed longer for special training.
“For most students, we can continue the special training. But for the top students, I suggest we start ninja internships,” Mokutsuki replied.
Mokutsuki explained his idea to Hiruzen.
Special training was the best option for the majority of students. However, for the top students, such as those ranking high in the grade, he suggested giving them special treatment and allowing them to start taking on missions early to hone their ninja skills.
Hiruzen had planned to discuss the internship idea with Mokutsuki anyway. He wanted to see if Mokutsuki would be interested in leading these top students in missions.
He was curious whether completing missions would also yield rewards for his disciples. Additionally, he wanted to use this opportunity to train both his disciples and himself.
Mokutsuki needed more combat experience. Leading a group of interns, the Third Hokage would likely assign only D-rank or C-rank, generally safe missions.
C-rank missions might be challenging since freshly graduated Genin weren’t allowed to take on C-rank missions. Mokutsuki might need to persuade Hiruzen to enable it.
“Letting top students intern…” Hiruzen pondered.
“There wouldn’t need to be a Jonin mentor. Just excellent academy teachers leading the missions, restricted to D-rank and C-rank tasks,” Mokutsuki added.
Mokutsuki’s intern idea aligned with Hiruzen’s earlier thoughts about making the newly graduated Genin more capable of ninja work faster.
Despite not graduating, students like Might Guy and Obit were more potent than average Genin and capable of handling missions.
If these students familiarized themselves with mission work early, they wouldn’t need to start with the menial tasks post-graduation. Instead, they could jump straight into C-rank missions.
“Mokutsuki, your idea is excellent. I think it’s feasible. After some thought, you just need to refine the details,” Hiruzen said.
There was still plenty of time before the break, over two months. He wanted to see Mokutsuki’s complete plan.
“I’ll submit the plan once it’s ready,” Mokutsuki nodded.
As long as Hiruzen showed interest, Mokutsuki was okay with the plan failing.
The current situation was perfect for this plan. The
The The ongoing war required many ninjas for various tasks, and the number of ninja ninjas available in the village decreased.
Mokutsuki felt that the top-ranked students and any student with good grades might eventually get an internship slot.
He had considered many scenarios, including the possibility that Hiruzen might prefer him to continue leading special training instead of internships.
Mokutsuki was also prepared for that outcome, suggesting that Hiruzen compare the results of other teachers’ special training to his own.
He also considered the possibility of total failure but wasn’t too concerned.
If he couldn’t lead his disciples on missions, he’d continue with special training, which was still beneficial. And with the winter break only slightly over a month, they’d soon return to regular school activities.
Returning home, Mokutsuki continued his usual routine of teaching during the day and learning how to forge ninja tools in the evening. Occasionally, he couldn’t help but leave marks on his hands from the forging.
“Mokutsuki-sensei, are you really practicing some terrifying forbidden jutsu?” Obito asked seriously.
Smack!
Mokutsuki flicked Obito’s forehead again.
“I’ve been learning to forge ninja tools recently. Don’t overthink it,” Mokutsuki explained.
“Really?” Obito looked disappointed.
“Why are you learning that, Sensei? Are you planning to open a ninja tool shop in the future?” Obito asked curiously.
“No,” Mokutsuki shook his head without elaborating.
Unlike Obito’s guess, Shisui thought that Mokutsuki, being so powerful, was unsatisfied with ordinary tools and decided to learn to forge himself.
On Monday at noon, Mokutsuki attended a small meeting with the grade head and the teaching director.
The main topic was the recent exam results.
Mokutsuki’s Class A received praise again for their outstanding performance, but Mokutsuki was already used to these compliments.
The discussion then moved to the large class format Mokutsuki had suggested.
Only the first grade had large classes taught by Mokutsuki and another Chunin named Koji Kono, each handling four classes.
However, the results showed a significant disparity. classesMokutsuki’s classes far outperformed those taught by Koji.
It was clear that the success was due to something other than the large class format but rather Mokutsuki’s teaching ability.
When Koji’s classes’ average scores from the previous semester were compared, they had dropped by about six or seven points.
While the drop wasn’t huge, it was still a decline. The final decision was to continue the large class trial in the first grade only and wait to expand it to other grades.
(End of chapter)
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