Chapter 132: Obito's Mission Settlement

"Number two, Hyuga Homura, and number four, Might Guy, are preparing for the exam."

Might Guy's second-round opponent was Hyuga Homura, who had defeated him once before in the first semester.

Muyue's summer special training was something Hyuga Homura did not attend, citing the need to undergo training from his clan elders at home.

He could understand Hyuga Homura's reasoning—the Hyuga clan's taijutsu was a unique style, and ordinary teachers really couldn't teach Hyuga students much.

Not to mention that he was still a chunin at the time; even if he were a tokubetsu jonin, Hyuga Homura probably still wouldn't have gone, inwardly feeling that Muyue couldn't help him become stronger.

"Might Guy, you better be careful now—I'm stronger than I was last semester." Hyuga Homura formed the Seal of Confrontation as he spoke.

He was very frustrated at being defeated by Might Guy in the final exam, so during the break he asked his uncle to help him refine his Gentle Fist. Now Hyuga Homura had the confidence to beat Might Guy.

"Who are you?" Might Guy scratched his head, feeling that the guy giving him the Byakugan glare seemed vaguely familiar.

"I remember now—that Hyuga Daimon from last semester!" Might Guy recalled his memory of the final exam.

Hyuga Homura's forehead was almost creased into a cross mark; for a moment he didn't know whether Might Guy was using a tactic to anger him or had genuinely misremembered.

Unable to hold it in, Hyuga Homura loudly corrected him:

"It's Homura, Hyuga Homura! Is your memory really that bad? Your theoretical grades must be terrible."

"You're pretty perceptive—my theoretical grades really aren't that good." Might Guy formed the Seal of Confrontation as he spoke.

Hyuga Homura had nothing to say; he took a deep breath and prepared for battle.

Last time, his strength was slightly inferior to Might Guy's. Although he could see through Might Guy's movements, his body couldn't react in time.

This time was different. With his uncle's help, his speed and Gentle Fist skills had both improved, and as long as the Gentle Fist landed, damage wasn't an issue—he had no more weaknesses.

"Begin the match!" the proctor called out immediately after seeing both were ready.

Hyuga Homura instantly activated his Byakugan, veins bulging around his eyes, seeing through Might Guy's chakra, skeletal structure, meridians, and pressure points. Then he swiftly stepped forward, striking at Might Guy's chakra points.

Might Guy easily sidestepped and threw a fierce punch. Hyuga Homura, reading the movement, blocked with his palm but was knocked back over a meter.

"So much power—even greater than before!" Feeling his slightly numb palm, Hyuga Homura's expression turned serious. Might Guy's improvement seemed significant too.

"At this level, I don't need to use the Breathing Method." After a probing exchange, Might Guy made his assessment.

This setback for Hyuga Homura also led many students watching the fight to think he was already on the verge of defeat.

"Guy is still strong; Hyuga Homura is no match for him." Shiranui Genma said.

He was number two, and his first-round opponent was Hyuga Homura.

After fighting Hyuga Homura, Shiranui Genma felt that Hyuga Homura was only around mid-tier in Group A—good enough to beat the weaker ones in Group A, but no match for a Group A powerhouse like Might Guy.

"Yeah, he's probably the only fourth-year who didn't come to the special training. Last semester he seemed strong, but now he looks pretty average." Ebisu said.

Almost all fourth-years had attended the special training, so even if they hadn't seen Might Guy fight firsthand, they could gauge his strength from the test rankings.

Hyuga Homura didn't attack rashly anymore; he wanted to rely on his keen insight to catch Might Guy's openings on the counter.

However, just as Hyuga Homura wanted to slow the pace, Might Guy had no intention of wasting time with him.

Suddenly, Hyuga Homura noticed Might Guy's speed become extremely fast—in the blink of an eye, he was right in front of him.

"Leaf Strong Whirlwind!" Might Guy directly burst his chakra and used Shunshin, instantly appearing before Hyuga Homura and swiftly kicking out.

"So fast!" was all Hyuga Homura's mind had time to think before he was abruptly sent flying by the kick.

Although Hyuga Homura still wanted to fight and quickly got up after falling, Might Guy gave him no chance. In the next instant, he flashed again in front of Hyuga Homura and delivered a heavy punch.

Already dizzy from the kick, Hyuga Homura couldn't react in time and was knocked down again. This time he couldn't get up quickly, and Might Guy directly drew a kunai and pressed it against his body.

"Might Guy wins!" the proctor announced Might Guy's victory.

"As expected, he lost with almost no resistance." The outcome of the battle was just as Shiranui Genma had predicted.

"Among the fourth-years, only Obito might have a chance, after all, that guy can occasionally beat Guy." Ebisu thought for a moment and said.

"Why not just ask someone from their class? Those two should have already fought once." Shiranui Genma looked around, trying to spot someone familiar from the summer special training.

Shiranui Genma spotted Rin Nohara, and next to her was Obito; the two seemed to be chatting.

Shiranui Genma felt a bit awkward going over—it wouldn't be good to ask right in front of the person whether they lost or not.

However, after Obito's fight started, Shiranui Genma couldn't resist his curiosity and went over to ask, even dragging along the reluctant Ebisu.

"The grade's practical exam only has a dozen participants; it'll soon be their turn. Why not just watch directly?" Ebisu thought it was pointless.

Shiranui Genma ignored Ebisu's words and led Ebisu to greet Nohara Rin.

"By the way, who is the top of your Class 2 this time?" Shiranui Genma asked curiously.

"It's Gai," Nohara Rin replied.

"Obito lost? Then it seems the top in the practical exam is still Gai," thought Shiranui Genma after getting the answer.

The class practical exam was just yesterday; there's no way he lost yesterday and would win it back today.

As time passed and the battles continued, soon only the final match participants, Uchiha Obito and Might Gai, remained.

Might Gai and Obito drew good lots this time; they didn't meet early and both made it to the end.

"Student Might Gai, Student Uchiha Obito, prepare for the exam!" the proctor called out.

"Obito, go. Do your best," Nohara Rin said with a smile, cheering him on.

Obito responded with a smile and a nod, then without saying much, walked onto the battleground with a serious expression.

The previous day's loss made Obito feel very unwilling; he could tell that in terms of strength, he was no worse than Might Gai, maybe even stronger.

After going back and summarizing the reason for his loss, Obito knew it was because he had arrogantly underestimated Might Gai, thinking that being ahead in progress meant certain victory.

In reality, the gap between them wasn't that large.

"Gai, thank you for giving your all yesterday, but today is different," Obito said with his confident smile returning.

Today, he absolutely would not underestimate Gai again; he would not lose the fight in front of Nohara Rin and Muyue!

"This is what youth is all about! Fight with all your might!" Might Gai gave Obito a thumbs-up, already sensing Obito's fighting spirit.

"Begin battle!"

Whoosh!

The moment the proctor finished speaking, Might Gai's body instantly vanished from the spot.

"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"

Immediately, a passionate shout came from Obito's side, along with an incredibly fast whirlwind kick.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

Obito did not dodge; instead, he kicked out a whirlwind kick with the same speed.

Bang!

The two legs collided; the powerful impact stirred up a gust of air, blowing the sand and dust on the ground.

"Using the Breathing Technique from the start?" Feeling Obito's unusual strength, Might Gai knew that Obito had entered the state of Flame Breathing.

Under the force, both of them retreated a short distance.

But this distance was too short for them. Obito wrapped Qi around his leg, gathered chakra in the sole of his foot, and instantly appeared before Might Gai, swinging his fist.

Might Gai raised his arm to block. Feeling the power transmitted to his arm, he showed an excited expression. As expected of the secret technique that he hadn't finished training even after two months of hard work; with the boost from the Breathing Technique, Obito's taijutsu could now contend with him.

"This makes me unable to hold back either." Might Gai gathered chakra in his palm, then clenched his fist and punched, sending Obito back. His breathing rhythm abruptly changed.

A large amount of oxygen was inhaled into Might Gai's body, strengthening every cell. He could feel power surging endlessly; it seemed he had inexhaustible strength.

After using the Breathing Technique, Might Gai's speed and power both skyrocketed; even just punching or kicking stirred up gusts of strong wind.

"How did those two become so strong?" Watching from the sidelines, Hyūga Kō looked as if he had seen a ghost.

He was shocked to realize that Might Gai, who had defeated him with a kick and a punch, hadn't even used his full strength in their fight.

The speed and power that Might Gai and Obito showed in their fight far exceeded what they had displayed against him.

He even felt that the current Obito could defeat him using only taijutsu, and Obito was more adept at ninjutsu.

"It's only been less than three months, why has it become like this..." Hyūga Kō could hardly accept it.

Last semester he had even been the top of the grade once, yet this semester he had been left behind so much, even after asking his uncle to help him train.

"Haven't you noticed? Everyone has gotten a lot stronger." Hyuga Himon's friend said.

"During the previous holiday, didn't the school run a summer training camp led by Teacher Muyue? The results were especially good. Teacher Muyue is really strong."

Hyuga Himon recalled today's grade practical combat. It seemed that overall strength had indeed risen. In the first round, he encountered Genma Shiranui, whom he had faced before and easily defeated, but today it took considerable effort.

"By the way, Himon, why didn't you go? I remember it seemed like everyone went?"

Hyuga Himon did not answer his friend. After hearing that, he wondered if it would have been better if he had made the same choice as everyone else back then.

He had troubled his own uncle to take time to help him, but not only did he not close the gap in strength, the gap with Might Guy and the others actually grew larger.

At this moment, the battle between Might Guy and Obito on the field had reached a fever pitch. Both were using Breathing Techniques and going all out.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"

With the boost of Flame Breathing, Obito's Nature Transformation speed became faster, and he spat out an enormous number of small fireballs, forcing Might Guy to almost never stop moving.

After releasing the Phoenix Flower Jutsu, Obito paused for a moment, and Might Guy seized the opportunity to charge forward.

"Leaf Strong Whirlwind!" He concentrated a large amount of chakra in his leg, the light of chakra enveloping it, and Might Guy kicked with the strongest force he could muster.

If it were before he learned Flame Breathing, Obito would have tried to use Shunshin to create distance, but now, sorry, the increased Nature Transformation speed is really useful.

Obito extended his palm, first enveloping it with chakra, then quickly condensing chakra to perform Nature Transformation.

A large amount of flame erupted from Obito's palm, and Obito swung it, carrying the flame toward Might Guy's leg.

Obito could feel the immense pressure coming from his palm, but he believed Might Guy was also not having an easy time; his flames were not to be trifled with.

Feeling the temperature of the flames, Might Guy's expression changed, and he quickly switched moves, throwing a right punch toward Obito.

Obito directly used Shunshin to dodge away, and Might Guy also used Shunshin to chase after him, but Obito noticed that Might Guy hesitated for a moment on the spot.

Although the time was very short, Obito still noticed it, because Obito knew Might Guy too well.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Obito took the opportunity to release another Fire Release ninjutsu, a huge fireball over three meters tall hurtling toward Might Guy.

Strike while the iron is hot. While Might Guy's leg was injured, Obito used the Great Fireball as a feint, then combined Breathing Technique and Shunshin to drive Might Guy back step by step.

The flames occasionally spewing from his palm and mouth made it hard for Might Guy to defend. The more he was injured, the more he fell into a disadvantage. Although Might Guy's fighting spirit was strong, his increasingly tired body could no longer support him to continue fighting, and even his breathing became ragged.

"Obito Uchiha wins!" In the end, the proctor teacher announced Obito's victory.

"How did Obito lose yesterday? Didn't he win quite beautifully?" Genma Shiranui was somewhat puzzled.

He had watched the whole battle; Obito rarely fell into a disadvantage, and seemed to be a bit stronger than Might Guy.

"Who knows? Maybe yesterday he didn't know Might Guy's information?" Ebisu was uncertain, but information is indeed a very important point in battle.

"Truly two outstanding students. Obito Uchiha has reached an extremely excellent level in both taijutsu and ninjutsu. Although Might Guy didn't show his ninjutsu level, his taijutsu has reached a level that a student shouldn't be able to achieve." The proctor teacher sighed.

The teachers nearby all nodded with expressions of approval. The two had already opened a large gap in level compared to other students.

Although Might Guy lost, they also felt that Might Guy's strength was already beyond comparison with ordinary students.

"Obito, you finally got first place." Rin Nohara smiled, happy for Obito.

Muyue, who had been silently watching the battle, also showed a satisfied smile. Obito this time finally didn't mess up at the critical moment and displayed his due strength to defeat Might Guy.

And Obito's training mission was immediately settled after Obito defeated Might Guy.

Wait, there's more.