Huff, huff.
Obito panted heavily as he handed the extended box to Mokutsuki, saying, “Mokutsuki-sensei, I heard you like calligraphy, so I thought I’d use my prize money to buy you a brush.”
Originally, Obito wanted to buy a gift for Rin, but after some thought, he realized it might not be appropriate. Sometimes he might act stubborn, but he was self-aware enough to understand that without Mokutsuki’s dedicated teaching, he wouldn’t have the strength to win first place.
He not only took first place in the contest but also got his first pass in the theory exam and redeemed himself in the practical exam, shedding the label of the class loser. All these changes were due to Mokutsuki’s guidance.
So, in the end, Obito decides to buy a gift for Mokutsuki.
Seeing the long box being handed to him, Mokutsuki swallowed his reprimanding words.
He took the box, opened it to take a look, nodded slightly, then closed it and held it in his left hand while patting Obito’s back with his right hand, saying:
“I do like calligraphy. I’m very pleased with your gift. Rest for a bit before starting your training.”
Since his disciple gave him a gift, he had to give positive feedback instead of following his initial plan to reprimand him.
Looking at Obito’s condition, he guessed that being late to class was probably due to this reason.
Imagine carefully preparing a gift for the teacher, only to be met with scolding. That would upset anyone.
Of course, he could also play the reverse card, apologizing and expressing gratitude after the training, saying that during training, they are mentor and disciples, and after training, they are friends.
This way, the initial feeling of grievance would transform into positive emotions when he reverses the situation, greatly enhancing their relationship.
However, Mokutsuki didn’t want to use such a method today, especially since today he received his first gift since coming to this world.
“Hehe, as long as you like it, Sensei. I don’t know much about calligraphy. I just thought this brush looked nice, so I bought it,” Obito said with a silly grin.
After a few deep breaths, Obito stood up and said, “Mokutsuki-sensei, I’m ready. Let’s start today’s training.”
Seeing Obito’s high enthusiasm, Mokutsuki nodded and signaled Might Guy to come over.
“Let’s resume the training we started three weeks ago. You haven’t forgotten, have you?” Mokutsuki asked with a smile.
Obito’s memory flashed back to the days before the special training for the contest.
“Getting hit means doing more questions…” Suddenly, a cold sweat broke out on Obito’s forehead as he remembered.
For the past twenty days, he had been focusing on chakra control and nature transformation, making him forget the hellish training from before.
“If you miss an attack, you do fifty questions. Each hit reduces the number of questions by one, up to a maximum reduction of forty questions,” Might Guy recalled after thinking for a moment.
He might not remember his opponents in the practical exam, but he remembered the training plan clearly.
“Obito is not allowed to use ninjutsu in combat. Each hit means doing one question,” Might Guy added, giving Obito a thumbs-up.
Obito looked at Guy’s shining teeth with tears in his eyes, thinking, “Thanks, Guy…”
“Sensei, I think I’ve overestimated myself. Maybe I should rest today,” Obito said, sitting down with a severe expression.
Training to get stronger was good, but doing questions was too painful. He decided to leave it to him tomorrow.
Mokutsuki chuckled, “Resting is fine. If you can’t train, then focus on doing questions. I have plenty of them.”
As he spoke, Mokutsuki pulled out a stack of test papers from a scroll.
And then a miracle happened.
Obito stood up quickly, with a stern expression, saying, “A little discomfort is nothing. Mokutsuki-sensei, I think I can keep going. Let’s start training.”
Mokutsuki smiled warmly, “Don’t push yourself. It’s okay to rest.”
“Thank you for your concern, Mokutsuki-sensei, but there’s only a month left until the final exam. I want to take revenge on Hyūga Kaoru and get stronger,” Obito said resolutely.
Satisfied, Mokutsuki nodded. Holding the brush box in his hand, he patted Might Guy on the shoulder, saying:
“Guy, since Obito is so determined, you must help him improve his taijutsu skills.”
Might Guy stood up straight and smiled brightly, saying:
“Don’t worry, Mokutsuki-sensei. I’ll give it my all, 120% effort!”
Hearing their conversation, Obito thought, “Looks like it’s do or die today.”
Might Guy wasn’t exaggerating. When he said he’d give his all, he meant it.
While Obito was doing special training for the contest, Guy was continually training his physique.
Thanks to the system’s secret medicines, Mokutsuki increased Guy’s intensity of training.
These twenty days of hard training had significantly improved Guy’s physical capabilities, making him faster and more robust.
Meanwhile, Obito’s special training mainly improved his ninjutsu, but he wasn’t allowed to use ninjutsu in today’s training.
With this disparity, Obito was almost being beaten one-sidedly.
Fortunately, Mokutsuki’s enhanced water-walking training had also improved his agility. Otherwise, it would have been worse.
Such nearly overwhelming battles helped Obito realize his true strength.
Because he had won first place in the youth ninjutsu contest, tied with Kakashi, Obito had become a bit arrogant.
But after fighting Guy, Obito realized that even if he returned to the time of the practical exam, he wouldn’t be able to defeat Hyūga Kaoru.
His ninjutsu was stronger, but his taijutsu was still not enough to give him the opportunity to use it against Kaoru’s Gentle Fist and Byakugan combination.
With the Byakugan seeing through chakra points and the Gentle Fist blocking them, once Kaoru gained the upper hand, Obito would be overwhelmed.
“I understand, but these questions are so hard…” Obito felt disheartened as he looked at the test questions.
He knew the reasoning, but doing the questions took more work.
“Let’s eat first,” Mokutsuki said, handing out bento boxes to Obito, Shisui, and Guy.
Obito, feeling hopeless, tasted Mokutsuki’s food and instantly felt the joy of life again.
[You gave your disciple a delicious homemade meal, and he is very grateful. Critical reward: Chakra +100]
A heartfelt gift receiving praise, along with the perfectly timed meal, led to the expected critical reward.
Due to the large number of hits Obito took, Mokutsuki allowed him to do the questions in installments so as not to affect his training.
The next day.
To further improve Class 1-A’s overall strength and gain more rewards, Mokutsuki began his plan.
First, he conducted a practical exam during the ninjutsu class, giving individual feedback and suggestions.
(End of the chapter)
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