Chapter 147: Class Upgrade Settlement

Ninja Academy, Class 1-1 classroom.

During ninjutsu class, Muyue lectured:

"The ability to precisely control chakra has a major impact on a ninja's strength. Over the next three weeks, our main focus will be on learning how to improve chakra control."

The second semester at the Ninja Academy lasts only three and a half months, starting on September 4th and ending on December 20th. Today is already November 6th, with only a month and a half left until the break. According to the estimated schedule, Muyue began chakra control training.

Although the time given was a full three weeks, the goal was not to complete both tree climbing and water walking simultaneously; completing just tree climbing training was sufficient.

First, aside from ninjutsu class, academy students also have theory and taijutsu classes—unlike special training where they train all day. Ninjutsu class itself doesn't only practice chakra control; the focus is placed on it, but the Three Basic Techniques still need to be learned. Additionally, the learning efficiency of ordinary students was taken into account.

Though Gōzu and Mizuki had only B- potential, it was actually not low for the Ninja Academy. Most students in Muyue's class had potential around C.

"Muyue-sensei, what about those of us who have already completed this training?" Anko asked.

Anko, Gōzu, and the others had participated in the summer special training and had already finished Muyue's course requirements.

"Carry out regular training," Muyue replied.

Although Anko, Gōzu, and the others were slightly ahead, it wasn't yet time for them to learn higher-level things; they still needed to deepen what they had already learned at the current stage.

Because they needed to use trees, Muyue took the students to the small grove within the Ninja Academy.

Konoha didn't have many other things, but it truly had many trees, with ten-meter-tall trees being quite common.

Following the usual procedure, he explained the principles, then demonstrated, and even had a few students who had completed the training demonstrate as well, before Muyue let the students begin their practice.

Muyue didn't have the students climb the trees directly; instead, he had them first get familiar with the feeling of gathering chakra on their feet.

The feet are the most difficult body part for gathering chakra. These students were only first-year students who had been exposed to chakra for just a few months, so this was very challenging for them.

Once they were roughly familiar with it, they could preliminarily try climbing the trees to get a feel for it. Muyue set their goal for the first week at eight meters—succeeding if they could walk up to that height.

However, in the first class, let alone eight meters, some students could barely take two steps on the tree, falling off almost immediately.

At this height, there was no need for Muyue to catch them; the students could land steadily on their own.

"Muyue-sensei, will there be special training after this semester ends?" Gōzu asked during a break.

"Barring any surprises, there should be," Muyue said with a nod.

It was hard to say after the war ended, but before the war ended, this special training should continue, used to accelerate the growth of lower-ranked ninja.

"Muyue-sensei, what are the conditions for participating in the special training?" a student took the opportunity to ask.

The students in Muyue's class were all very envious of the progress made by Anko, Gōzu, and the others.

Originally, aside from Shisui, Anko and the others were strong, but not excessively so. However, after returning from the special training, things were different. It felt to them as if Anko and the others had trained for an extra semester, and their strength had suddenly pulled far ahead.

Through what Anko and the others recounted, many students in Muyue's class really wanted to participate in the special training. They thought it was interesting and could improve their strength—much better than staying at home and playing every day during the break.

"The next special training should be the same as last time: all fourth-year students, plus the top eight in combat scores from each other grade," Muyue replied.

"Besides the fourth-years, only eight students per grade can go? Can't we take more people?" The students felt the requirement was too strict.

"The next special training hasn't been decided yet. I don't know the specific details either; it might not be my responsibility," Muyue explained.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned the trainee program to him again like last time, Muyue planned to lead the students on a practical internship, trying to see if completing mission commissions could trigger rewards.

After all, his disciples would eventually graduate. Might Guy and Obito had only a few months left before graduating. It couldn't be that performing well in the academy would give rewards, and then once they became ninja, there would be none.

If that were really the case, Muyue would definitely make sure Shisui completed the full fourth grade to get as many ninjutsu proficiency scrolls as possible.

[Lecture Completed]

[Evaluation: B]

[Reward Obtained: Chakra +20]

[Under your instruction, Class 1-1 students have made significant progress in various aspects. Reward obtained — Konoha-style Taijutsu (Proficient), Wind Release: Wind Blade (Proficient), Chakra +300]

After class, Muyue noticed that the improvement reward for Class 1-1 had settled.

The improvement reward for Class 1-1 was better than the first improvement, but inferior to that of the summer special training. However, considering the difference in numbers, it was normal.

Muyue initially had no impression of the Wind Blade technique, but after receiving the memory, he found it to be a decent A-rank Wind Release ninjutsu.

This technique had no fancy aspects; it simply fired wind blades from the fingertips, but they were fast and had strong cutting power.

Chakra increased by another three hundred twenty. Muyue opened the panel to check his total chakra.

[Name: Hanyu Muyue]

[Chakra: ]

His chakra was already close to ten small K. Although there had been no recent settlement of training tasks or exam rewards, Muyue's rate of improvement was still very high.

It should not have been that much, but Shisui had exerted himself. The moment he awakened his Sharingan, he directly added eight hundred chakra to Muyue, not to mention that the daily natural chakra growth also increased afterward.

The Sharingan allowed Shisui to enter an initial stage of rapid chakra growth in advance. Coupled with the highest trust level, just Shisui alone provided him with one thousand eight hundred chakra this month, several times more than Might Guy and Obito combined.

Muyue could only say that a big gold mine was really effective. Even just preliminary development was this fierce. When he grew a bit older, the teacher would be repaid by the student not with chakra, but with chakra-ton.

Muyue estimated that by the end of this semester, his chakra should break through thirty thousand, though probably just over thirty thousand.

Just as Shisui and Obito were engaged in an intense breathing method duel, Might Guy made a breakthrough in Rock Breathing. His proficiency broke through fifty, and he began the Total Concentration Breathing training for Rock Breathing.

Although his progress still lagged behind Obito and Shisui, Might Guy was full of motivation. He had not given up on so many boring fundamental trainings before, let alone the Breathing Method which had a more obvious effect on becoming stronger. That feeling of gradually getting stronger made Might Guy unable to stop.