Chapter 102: Terrifyingly Powerful Breathing Technique

"Shisui and Obito, you two will learn Flame Breathing, while Gai, you will learn Rock Breathing." Moyue announced the names of the ninjutsu they were about to study.

Since Moyue had previously warned them that what he was about to teach was very difficult and they needed to focus, even the most unruly Obito kept quiet and listened attentively to the lesson.

Because Rock Breathing was the hardest to learn, Moyue first had his Shadow Clone explain the theoretical knowledge of breathing techniques to Shisui and Obito, while he himself began teaching Might Guy Rock Breathing.

"The most important aspect of breathing techniques lies in the breathing itself—skilled and fully concentrated breathing that draws a large amount of oxygen into the body, reaching every cell, thereby comprehensively enhancing strength and speed." Moyue explained the principle of the breathing technique.

"If you can master Rock Breathing and enter a state of Total Concentration Breathing, not only will your strength increase, but your body's healing speed will also improve, and your mind will become more active."

"If you can maintain Total Concentration Breathing twenty-four hours a day, the rate at which your physique strengthens will be several times faster than it is now. And if you also become proficient in Rock Breathing, you will walk the path of the strongest taijutsu shinobi!" Moyue painted a bright future for Might Guy if he mastered Rock Breathing.

"Such a powerful technique!" Might Guy's eyes widened in astonishment.

It could actually double the effects of his physical training—what did that mean? What currently took him three years of training to achieve, he might reach in one year or a year and a half after learning constant concentration.

This was an enormous temptation for Might Guy, who was determined to walk the path of taijutsu to the very end.

"Gai, step back a bit." Moyue prepared to demonstrate the true power of Rock Breathing to Might Guy.

"Rock Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing: Finger Gun!"

Moyue inhaled a large amount of oxygen into his body, stimulating the power of every cell, then channeled it into his index finger, and combining it with chakra, he tapped toward the river eighty meters away.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The tremendous finger force whipped up a fierce gale, and a transparent shockwave shot swiftly toward the river's surface.

The next moment, a huge explosion suddenly resounded.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

The river roared with a deafening boom, and the explosion sent water splashing more than ten meters high, even blasting some fish onto the shore.

It was only because the area was full of trees over twenty meters tall—if the trees had been any shorter, Moyue wouldn't have dared to use that much force.

"This is the power that Rock Breathing at Total Concentration Breathing can unleash." Moyue lowered his hand and said.

"The destructive power is amazing!" Might Guy was utterly astonished.

They were over eighty meters away from the river, and even from that distance, it had such might—if that finger hit a person, who could withstand it?

"You'll be even stronger than this in the future." Moyue smiled and patted Might Guy on the head.

"Mm, I'll train hard!" Might Guy was already incredibly excited, his mind filled with the breathing technique and that finger strike Moyue had just performed.

"Then let's start training. Stand properly." Moyue began the formal instruction.

Hearing Moyue's words, Might Guy immediately stood up straight, chest out, head up.

"Relax your upper body as you inhale, and keep your lower body stable." Moyue began teaching the most basic and crucial aspect of the breathing technique.

Might Guy did as Moyue said, but Moyue shook his head and said:

"Breathe with your abdomen. Remember, you must use your abdomen to push the breath, not just open your mouth wide."

Then Moyue demonstrated several times and had Might Guy try again.

"Teacher, I inhaled hard, but I didn't get that feeling you described." Might Guy scratched his head and said.

"Don't rush. Take it slowly. Just keep practicing persistently." Moyue said with a gentle smile.

Rock Breathing was extremely difficult, and Moyue's expectation for Might Guy was that he would succeed if he learned it within a year.

Might Guy nodded and continued training according to the method Moyue had taught.

Leaving a Shadow Clone with Might Guy, Moyue went to where Obito and Shisui were.

"Moyue-sensei, was that move you just used the one Kai is going to learn? It felt incredibly powerful!"

As soon as Moyue's main body arrived, Obito asked excitedly.

They weren't far away, and the move Moyue had used made quite a commotion, so they had seen it too.

"That's right. That was me using a taijutsu technique in the state of Rock Breathing's Total Concentration Breathing." Moyue nodded.

"If Gai learns Rock Breathing, that'll be incredible!" Obito exclaimed, amazed that even a single taijutsu move could have such power.

"Don't worry. The Flame Breathing you two are going to practice is no worse than the Rock Breathing Gai is learning. It can also greatly enhance your strength." Moyue said with a smile.

Both breathing techniques can be considered top-tier forbidden arts; it just depends on the user's skill level.

"Teacher Muyue, show us how powerful the Flame Breathing is too." Obito looked at Muyue with anticipation.

Even Shisui showed a look of curiosity.

Muyue, of course, wouldn't refuse such a small request from his disciples. He changed his breathing rhythm, switching from the constant state of Rock Breathing to the constant state of Flame Breathing, and walked toward the riverbank.

"When you have learned Flame Breathing and perform the Total Concentration Breathing of Flame Breathing, it will increase the speed of fire-nature chakra's nature transformation and enhance the power of flame."

"If you can maintain Total Concentration Breathing all day without interruption, then the effects of accelerated nature transformation and enhanced flame power will become permanent, and you'll have even greater explosive power." Muyue said while preparing to perform a jutsu.

"Accelerated nature change and making flames stronger!" Shisui was directly shocked by Muyue's words.

His strong theoretical knowledge allowed him to understand what the two effects Muyue mentioned represented—they were simply a crude and straightforward enhancement of the upper limit of Fire Release.

"At the same time, it can also enhance physical strength and recovery abilities to a certain extent..." Muyue continued, as these were abilities common to all breathing techniques.

When he reached the riverbank, Muyue directly performed hand seals and executed a jutsu.

"Fire Release: Flame Dragon Bullet!" Muyue opened his mouth and spat out a large area of flame that writhed like a mad dragon. The flame divided into three directions—front, left, and right—and surged toward the river surface. In an instant, a sea of fire over twenty meters wide directly covered the river surface.

Large amounts of flame fell into the water, continuously producing steam. A thick white mist enveloped the surroundings, and only by using Wind Release did Muyue blow away the water vapor.

In fact, Muyue had stronger jutsus; both the master-level Head Torture and the Great Fire Destroyer had a wider range of power than the Flame Dragon Bullet.

But those two jutsus had too large a range; if Muyue used them, he would probably burn down the nearby forest as well.

"So strong, I want to learn!" Obito said honestly.

"This Flame Breathing isn't an S-rank forbidden art, is it?" Shisui said, extremely surprised.

Muyue's strength became more and more enigmatic in his mind. Every time he thought he had guessed Muyue's level of power, Muyue would always bring out something new that shocked him.