Chapter 191: Shadow Clone Users Are Sly

【Disciple Might Guy's training mission completed. Rewards: Chakra +2500, Morning Peacock (Proficient), Daytime Tiger (Skilled)】

Probably because Might Guy's strength improved significantly during this mission, both the amount of chakra and the skills can be considered high-quality rewards.

Although taijutsu like Morning Peacock and Daytime Tiger are hard to use without the Eight Gates to strengthen the body, he can teach them to Might Guy, so Might Guy can go on to develop more Eight Gates techniques.

Muyue looked at his own chakra.

【Name: Hanyu Muyue】

【Chakra: 43040】

I have to say, getting such a big reward suddenly feels great. In just eight days, he had taken another small step toward fifty thousand chakra.

Next, Muyue glanced at Might Guy's newly triggered life mission.

【Life Mission: The Path to the Ultimate Taijutsu Master】

【Main Objective: Become a top-level ninja world powerhouse specializing in taijutsu, whether in strength or fame, so that all ninja know that one can become strong without being good at ninjutsu】

【Mission Progress: 0】

【Mission Rewards: Determined by mission completion rate and strength growth during the mission; settlement occurs every ten percent of progress】

【Note 1: Might Guy's death automatically results in mission failure】

【Note 2: Life missions are extremely difficult; once accepted, the next life mission can only be undertaken after completion. Choose carefully.】

【Note 3: The greater the difficulty, the higher the rewards】

Muyue accepted the mission directly. Might Guy probably couldn't trigger any other missions anyway.

He felt that Might Guy's mission was a bit more difficult than Shisui's. A top-level powerhouse—what exactly counts as a top-level powerhouse? There was no time limit specified either.

He felt that the system's "top-level powerhouse" probably did not refer to Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Raikage, or Onoki. Although these Third Generation Kages were strong, they were far inferior to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and above them were the Six Paths brothers and Kaguya Otsutsuki, Six Paths-level fighters.

But the greater the difficulty, the higher the rewards. Muyue was quite looking forward to seeing what rewards the life mission settlement would bring.

A function unlocked only at Trust Level Four—the rewards should be better than those from training missions.

All these thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Muyue used a Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Kakashi and started treating him with Mystical Palm Technique.

The Mystical Palm Technique is a fairly powerful medical ninjutsu; it can heal both external and internal injuries. As the green light entered Kakashi's body, Kakashi immediately felt much more comfortable.

At this point, Kakashi no longer bothered about the fact that Muyue even knew advanced medical ninjutsu. His mind was full of that kick from Might Guy that had just exceeded all limits.

Kakashi had originally thought that after that kick, he would be at most at a big disadvantage. He never expected that Might Guy's kick would nearly knock him unconscious.

No fancy techniques—relying purely on immense speed and immense power, he defeated Kakashi in one kick.

This made Kakashi feel that his initial thoughts about the fight were somewhat ridiculous.

His father had been right—Might Guy had great potential, and now he had truly surpassed him.

In actual combat, he had defeated Kakashi, who was called a genius ninja.

In the daze while flying backwards, Kakashi also recalled the earlier scene where he had taken out Might Guy with a single move. Back then, he had also felt that Might Guy was a little overconfident—the last-place loser challenging him, the top-ranked. Now, looking back, it was he who had underestimated Might Guy.

Weakness at one time doesn't mean eternal weakness; strength at one time doesn't mean eternal strength.

"Guy, you really have become strong." A trace of dejection flashed in Kakashi's eyes as he said with emotion.

He had said those words a few months ago too, when he ran into Might Guy fighting a chunin. But back then, he was a stronger person acknowledging Might Guy's progress; now, he was a loser sighing at Might Guy's power.

"Ha ha ha." When Might Guy heard Kakashi's words, he instantly straightened his back and laughed loudly.

He wasn't laughing at Kakashi's defeat, but celebrating his own success.

After losing countless times and working hard for who knows how many days and nights, he had finally beaten this genius ninja he considered his rival.

"Kakashi, you need to train hard. From today on, it's me waiting for you to catch up." Might Guy walked up to Kakashi and reached out his hand to help him up.

Thanks to Muyue's treatment, Kakashi was much better. He took Might Guy's hand and stood up.

"Best friend, don't keep me waiting too long!" Might Guy flashed two rows of big white teeth and gave Kakashi a thumbs up.

Although he had defeated Kakashi, Might Guy had full confidence in him. He believed that one day Kakashi would catch up, and when he did, Might Guy would prepare an even stronger ultimate technique for an even stronger Kakashi.

"Shisui, Obito, the two of you prepare for battle." Muyue said after finishing the treatment.

Both disciples nodded and walked to the sparring area to prepare for battle.

"Xiao Lin, you've been training for a while. Come over and watch while you rest." Muyue called over Rin Nohara, who had been training.

After all, Obito's strength was considerably weaker, so calling Rin over was equivalent to giving Obito a boost.

"Kakashi, are you okay?" Rin walked over and asked with concern upon seeing Kakashi's pale expression.

"It's nothing." Kakashi shook his head in response.

Might Guy's kick had strong power, but he had used chakra reinforcement to block it. Additionally, he had been treated with Muyue's Mystical Palm Technique, so it was mostly fine. He just needed more rest to recover.

Sensing Rin's arrival, Obito immediately glanced at her from the corner of his eye. When he saw Rin fussing over Kakashi, he inwardly cursed Kakashi.

"Damn Kakashi, he must not have trained properly. Getting knocked down by Guy with one kick."

After mentally criticizing Kakashi, Obito stopped glancing elsewhere and focused all his attention on Shisui.

Even though he knew in his heart that there was a considerable gap in actual strength between him and Shisui and that he would most likely lose, Rin was watching. Obito didn't want to lose too disgracefully. At the very least, it should be a fight where both sides gave their all before he lost.

Moreover, Obito felt it wasn't impossible to win. If he could awaken the Sharingan during the fight and then break through in his Breathing Technique, then Shisui wouldn't be so hard to deal with.

Shisui didn't have as many messy thoughts as Obito. He had only one thought in his mind: Teacher Muyue was watching, so he had to show his strength and win cleanly.

"Begin the battle." Muyue announced.

Swish!

Obito immediately changed his breathing rhythm, entering the state of Flame Breathing, and charged toward Shisui.

Against Might Guy, he definitely wouldn't recklessly engage in taijutsu, but against Shisui, it was worth a try.

His Flame Breathing was stronger, and he also had a height advantage.

Shisui had undergone a long period of combat training with Obito before, so he was familiar with Obito's fighting habits. He instantly entered the state of Flame Breathing and began exchanging taijutsu blows with Obito.

Thump! Thump!

The two kept trading blows, exchanging fists and feet. Although Obito had more strength, Shisui was more agile. In the first wave of taijutsu clashes, neither gained an advantage.

Watching this, Kakashi's eyes flickered. Obito's taijutsu wasn't weak; the main reason he often lost to Kakashi in taijutsu was that Kakashi's combat experience overwhelmed Obito's.

But the situation quickly changed. After gauging Obito's current taijutsu level, Shisui stopped testing and directly displayed his extremely fast Body Flicker Technique, relying on his superior mobility to suppress Obito.

"So fast, I can't see him." Obito looked left and right, searching for Shisui's position. Muyue's battle did not restrict the area; they had already moved beyond the open space, where there were many trees.

Swish, swish, swish!!!

Suddenly, a large number of shuriken flew toward Obito.

Obito locked onto the direction the shuriken came from, immediately entered Total Concentration Breathing, leaped several times to dodge the incoming shuriken, and charged toward the treetop from which they had been thrown.

Although Total Concentration Breathing consumed stamina, he felt that if he didn't use it now, he would lose without a clear understanding of what happened.

But this time, Obito was more cautious. He didn't rush straight in; instead, after getting close, he used the ability of Flame Breathing to create a large amount of flame.

Poof!

The Shadow Clone of Shisui, after being hit by the flame, directly dissipated into smoke.

Obito immediately turned and kicked a roundhouse kick. With a poof, the Shisui that appeared behind him also directly vanished into smoke.

Bang!

The real Shisui appeared, using a Body Flicker Technique to dash to Obito's side, landing a heavy punch that sent Obito staggering back several meters.

Obito's face darkened. He felt that anyone who used Shadow Clones had a dirty heart, and the person who developed the Shadow Clone ninjutsu must be even more thoroughly black-hearted.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson!"

To prevent Shisui from pressing the advantage, Obito quickly pulled out four kunai and, using one hand to form hand seals, released the jutsu.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Shisui did not pursue further; instead, he used a Fire Release jutsu, spitting out a huge fireball up to four meters in diameter.

Boom! Boom!

The flame-coated kunai and the fireball collided, resulting in an explosion.

Normally, when used properly, the Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson would be stronger than the Great Fireball Technique, but Obito's version was modified for speed at the cost of power; it only slightly halted the fireball's advance, and soon the somewhat smaller fireball continued hurtling toward Obito.

Obito thought about Rin Nohara, who was watching the fight, and steeled himself not to dodge, deciding to spend chakra to eliminate the Great Fireball; he didn't want to fall into Shisui's rhythm again.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Obito retreated while forming hand seals and spat out a large fireball to cancel out the incoming Great Fireball.

Just as Obito was concentrating on how to defeat Shisui, he suddenly noticed that Rin Nohara had appeared right beside the two fireballs, about to be swallowed by them.

"How could Little Lin...?" Obito instinctively wanted to shout for Rin to watch out, but he quickly realized Shisui could use genjutsu; with Muyue watching, there was no way Rin would appear in the middle of their fight.

By the time Obito realized this, it was already too late. In that moment of distraction, Shisui silently moved to Obito's side and pressed a kunai against his body.

"Ahh, genjutsu is so cheap. Why did it have to be Rin?" Obito grabbed his hair, extremely frustrated, feeling he could have struggled a bit longer.

Shisui's expression was calm; he said nothing.

Obito thought he lost due to carelessness, but in Shisui's eyes, it was inevitable.

First, he used tactical Body Flicker Technique to keep Obito on the defensive, then used Shadow Clones to drain Obito's chakra, making Obito injured and even more tense. In that state, Obito had almost no resistance to genjutsu and could only lose.

Slap!

Muyue flashed to Obito's side, knocked him on the head, and said:

"If you think genjutsu is cheap, you can learn it too. If you lose, you have to admit it."

"Hehe." Obito chuckled and rubbed the spot where he was hit, then asked curiously:

"Teacher Muyue, isn't there any way to deal with genjutsu?"

Muyue thought for a moment and replied: "Of course there is. The essence of genjutsu is manipulating the opponent's chakra to interfere with the five senses. You can break genjutsu by disrupting the chakra flow. With enough practice, you can master it."

"But for you Uchiha, once you awaken the Sharingan, ordinary genjutsu can hardly threaten you, unless it's a genjutsu with stronger dojutsu power." Muyue told Obito a shortcut.

In the shinobi world, genjutsu without the Sharingan can never reach its peak. The Sharingan's boost to genjutsu is immense—practically cheating. Non-do jutsu genjutsu can be dispelled on one's own, but dojutsu genjutsu requires someone else's help to break.

"The Sharingan..." Obito showed a longing expression.

As a ninja of the Uchiha clan, he had certainly heard many legends about the Sharingan. He had often fantasized about suddenly awakening it and then defeating Kakashi.

However, Obito still hadn't figured out how to awaken the Sharingan. Logically, his strength should be greater than Shisui's was when he awakened his, but he still hadn't opened his eyes.

Since Kakashi had been softened up by Might Guy's punch, Muyue extended the rest period. Only after Kakashi had mostly recovered did he start the match between Kakashi and Shisui.