In the Southern Forest, Mokutsuki conducted his regular teaching sessions.
“Rin, if you were to team up with Obito and Guy, what would your role be?” Mokutsuki asked.
“I would heal them when they’re injured and protect myself during battle,” Rin replied.
“A medical ninja isn’t without combat capabilities. Do you know Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin?” Mokutsuki asked with a nod.
“Yes, I want to become an excellent medical ninja like Tsunade-sama,” Rin answered, her eyes reflecting her admiration.
In Konoha, while the most popular male ninja might be debatable, the most popular female ninja was undoubtedly Tsunade. Tsunade had many male and female ninja fans, and Rin was one of her admirers. She aspired to be like Tsunade, someone who could provide powerful healing and stand out in combat.
“As long as you train hard, it’s possible.”
Mokutsuki encouraged her with a smile and continued, “Excellent medical ninjas often have impressive combat abilities. The higher your medical ninjutsu proficiency, the stronger you can be in battle.”
He then led Rin to a large tree.
“Chakra Scalpel!”
Mokutsuki focused the chakra into his hand, shaped it into a sharp form, and then lightly swung his hand at the tree.
With a loud crash, the tree was cleanly cut down.
“That’s amazing! Is this also medical ninjutsu?” Rin asked, covering her slightly open mouth in astonishment.
Seeing the smooth, clean cut on the tree stump, Rin was even more surprised. It didn’t look like it had been cut by hand at all.
“Yes, this is an A-rank medical ninjutsu called Chakra Scalpel. It’s a high-level medical ninjutsu that requires a certain level of medical knowledge to learn,” Mokutsuki explained.
He then demonstrated by cutting through a rock, which split in half as quickly as tofu under his chakra scalpel.
“Are we going to train this next?” Rin asked expectantly.
“Your current level of medical knowledge isn’t sufficient to master this jutsu yet,” Mokutsuki replied, shaking his head.
“I understand,” Rin said, a bit disappointed but more motivated to learn, knowing that mastering such a powerful jutsu would significantly enhance her combat capabilities.
“I’m going to teach you something else that can also boost your combat power, and it might be even more crucial,” Mokutsuki continued.
They moved to an even thicker tree. Using a burst of chakra, Mokutsuki kicked the tree, breaking it with a loud crash.
Then he stomped the ground, causing a four-meter-wide area around him to crack.
The commotion caught Obito’s attention, and he looked over it several times during his training.
“Is this taijutsu?” Rin asked, unsure.
She couldn’t imagine kicking with such force that it would cause this much destruction.
“It’s taijutsu, but the power isn’t from pure physical strength. It’s due to a special chakra technique called monster strength,” Mokutsuki explained.
He demonstrated using Painful Sky Leg, a technique he had learned earlier.
The monster strength technique is versatile, working with either hand or foot and depends on chakra control. Although Rin hadn’t been learning medical ninjutsu for long, she had shown a talent for chakra control, so Mokutsuki chose to teach her monster strength before the chakra scalpel.
“With strong physical power and monster strength, it would be incredibly potent. It seems like Guy would be a perfect fit,” Obito commented during a break.
“No, Guy isn’t suitable. His chakra control is too weak to learn this technique,” Mokutsuki said, shaking his head.
Based on his experience teaching Guy the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Mokutsuki knew that teaching Guy the Eight Gates and monster strength would be too much. The guy would likely master several gates before even getting close to mastering monster strength.
Therefore, Mokutsuki didn’t bother teaching Guy this, as it would be a waste of time. Using the Eight Gates also made the technique redundant in battle.
“Only Rin and Shisui are suited for monster strength, but Shisui doesn’t need it,” Mokutsuki explained.
Shisui’s chakra control was excellent but didn’t require this technique.
Obito understood, recalling how Guy struggled with specific techniques, like the simple Shadow Clone Jutsu, which he still hadn’t mastered.
As Mokutsuki predicted, Rin picked up the technique quickly. Soon, although she couldn’t crack the ground like Mokutsuki, she could break a moderately sized tree with a punch.
“Such great power!” Obito exclaimed, his mouth wide open as he watched Rin, who appeared delicate, break a tree with a single punch.
“Obito, never underestimate the strength of a medical ninja,” Rin said gently.
Obito thought to himself that he would never dare to. A punch like that could break numerous bones.
“Hehe, Rin, when you show this monster strength in the next practical exam, you’ll surprise everyone in class,” Obito said, happy for Rin’s increase in strength.
Mokutsuki also nodded in approval. To prevent Obito from turning to the dark side, Rin’s strength needed to increase significantly so she wouldn’t become a liability.
According to Mokutsuki’s training plan, by the time Rin turned twelve, she would be proficient in high-level medical ninjutsu, such as the Mystical Palm Technique and Chakra Scalpel.
She could use monster strength, Chakra Scalpel offensively, and the Mystical Palm Technique for healing.
“It’s a pity she’s not a disciple, otherwise, it would soon be time for a significant reward boost,” Mokutsuki thought.
Uncertain if he would get more disciple slots, Mokutsuki was very cautious with his last slot and had yet to use it.
While it might not be evident now, as his disciples entered periods of rapid growth, the differences in potential would become very pronounced.
With a trust level of four, a talented disciple could increase their chakra by a thousand per month, granting Mokutsuki four thousand. But a disciple who only increased by three hundred chakras would only give him twelve hundred.
Mokutsuki’s top choice for a new disciple would be from the Uzumaki clan. However, he didn’t have the opportunity. The only Uzumaki he could contact was Kushina, but she had already grown and had to use chakra to suppress the Nine-Tails, showing she had around 150,000 chakra.
(End of Chapter)
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