Chapter 260: Surprise from the Disciples

Ninja School Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching, Main Story Volume Chapter 177: Surprise from the Disciples. "Great, it's the Clone Technique, I'm best at the Clone Technique."

"Bad luck, why isn't it the Transformation Technique."

"Damn it, I've been practicing the Substitution Technique recently, and they test the Clone Technique."

After Ikegami Isamu announced the topic, a buzz of discussion arose in the classroom.

"'The Clone Technique, so easy. I'll definitely get full marks this time.' Obito smiled. He could even handle Shadow Clone, let alone the non-physical Clone Technique."

"'Hardworking people aren't unlucky.' Might Guy pumped his fist and also smiled. Among the basic ninjutsu, the Clone Technique was his best."

Rin Nohara didn't feel anything special. Her basic ninjutsu level was average; it didn't matter much to her what was tested.

"'Everyone quiet down. I'm going to call out names.' Ikegami Isamu gestured with his hand for the students to stop making noise."

"'Murai Kazuyasu.'"

The student whose name was called quickly stood up and followed Ikegami Isamu to the next classroom.

After a few minutes, Ikegami Isamu and another proctor returned to the classroom and said with a smile:

"'Everyone, do your best. Kazuyasu has already graduated successfully. Don't lose to him.'"

Students who had finished the exam were not allowed back into the classroom to maintain quiet.

After telling the students this good news, Ikegami Isamu continued to call the next student's name.

"'Might Guy.'"

Hearing his name, Might Guy stood up and walked toward the door. Under Ikegami Isamu's lead, he went to the next classroom.

Might Guy glanced at the classroom. It was very empty, with only two chairs and one table. On the table were a large number of ninja headbands.

"'Guy, you can take a moment to prepare. Don't be nervous. The exam will officially start in a minute and a half.' Ikegami Isamu smiled kindly."

When he first took over Class 4-2, he thought he was unlucky to have Obito and Might Guy, the two famous dead-lasts of the school.

But after the first exam, he realized he was very lucky. Thanks to Might Guy and Obito, he successfully obtained the first "Excellent Teacher" award in his teaching career. Naturally, Ikegami Isamu was very easygoing with the students who brought him good fortune.

"'Hoo, hoo.' Might Guy nodded, took a deep breath, and his eyes became excited."

Today, he would take a solid step on the path to becoming the strongest in taijutsu—he would become a full-fledged ninja!

"'You can start. The test is the Clone Technique.' Ikegami Isamu said, and even reminded him, worried that Might Guy might forget the subject."

"'Clone Technique!'"

Might Guy steadily formed hand seals, gathered chakra, and used one of the few ninjutsu he had learned.

Right after Might Guy used the jutsu, three clones identical to him appeared around him, maintaining the same pose as the original Might Guy.

Ikegami Isamu carefully examined Might Guy's clones, nodded in satisfaction, and lowered his head to grade Might Guy.

Generally, being able to produce one clone that looks very similar to the original is a passing grade. One more clone increases the score, and the more identical the clones are to the original in all aspects, the higher the score.

In fact, seeing that Might Guy could use such a Clone Technique surprised Ikegami Isamu greatly.

He knew Might Guy was very strong, but Might Guy never used ninjutsu in battle—not a single one. He was thinking that if Might Guy really couldn't do it, he would explain the situation to the Hokage and let Might Guy graduate specially. After all, such an excellent student shouldn't be restricted by rules. Seeing Might Guy's Clone Technique, he knew he wouldn't need to go through that trouble.

"'Very good, Guy, you passed. Congratulations on graduating and becoming a genin.' Ikegami Isamu picked up a headband and said to Might Guy with a smile."

Might Guy stepped forward, took the headband, and pumped his fist to celebrate: "To celebrate my successful graduation, I must train twice as hard today!"

Ikegami Isamu found it a bit strange when he heard that. Usually, celebrations mean no training today, but with Might Guy it's the opposite.

"'Maybe that's why his taijutsu is so far ahead of his peers.' Ikegami Isamu thought to himself."

"'You can't go back to the classroom now. If you have friends to wait for, you can wait outside the teaching building.' Ikegami Isamu reminded."

The entire ninja school was having exams now, so you couldn't wander in the hallways.

Might Guy showed two rows of big white teeth, his face beaming with a bright smile. He nodded and walked out of the teaching building.

Time kept passing, and the number of people in the classroom gradually decreased, but Obito's turn still hadn't come.

"'Rin Nohara.'"

When he heard that name, Obito thought to himself that his turn was finally coming. His student number was after Rin Nohara's; once Rin was called, he would be next.

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"Go for it, Rin!" Obito cheered with a smile, encouraging Nohara Rin.

"Mm, I'll wait for you outside after the exam," Rin Nohara replied with a smile, then followed Iketani Yū to the next classroom.

A few minutes later, Iketani Yū returned, and Obito finally heard his name.

"Uchiha Obito."

Obito quickly stood up and followed Iketani Yū out of the classroom.

"You have one and a half minutes to prepare. The subject is the Clone Technique. If you think you're ready, you can start early," Iketani Yū reminded with a smile.

He wasn't worried about Obito's performance at all. Compared to taijutsu, Obito was better at ninjutsu.

"I can start right now. I don't need to prepare," Obito replied confidently.

It was just the Clone Technique; he didn't think he needed to prepare.

He had waited long enough; he just wanted to finish the exam and become a full-fledged ninja.

"Alright then, the exam begins," Iketani Yū agreed to Obito's request.

"Clone Technique!"

Obito quickly formed hand seals, and instantly, plumes of white smoke appeared in the classroom.

Bang! Bang!!

In an instant, eight clones of Obito appeared in the classroom, each maintaining the hand seal pose.

"Just as expected of him." Iketani Yū looked over all the clones, nodding inwardly.

Producing eight clones in one go, each looking exactly like the original—this ninjutsu skill was undoubtedly a perfect score.

Moreover, Obito's perfect score was different from others'. Others' perfect score was just a hundred, but Obito's perfect score was because the Ninja Academy's maximum was a hundred.

"An excellent Clone Technique. Obito, you pass. Congratulations on graduating and becoming a genin." After scoring Obito, Iketani Yū picked up a headband and said to him with a smile.

"Teacher Iketani, do you know who I'll be assigned to a team with?" Obito asked as he took the headband.

Iketani Yū shook his head and said, "That has to wait until the graduate list is submitted up, and the higher-ups decide. I won't know until the list comes down."

Team assignments at the Ninja Academy were approved by the Hokage. Usually, he only knew a day earlier than the students.

"I see. Then goodbye, Teacher Iketani." Obito waved goodbye to Iketani Yū.

"Teacher Iketani, your lectures are really boring. You should learn from Teacher Muyue." As he reached the door, Obito said with a snicker, then ran out of the school building.

He had wanted to say that for a while; he was finally able to.

"That kid..." Iketani Yū gave an awkward smile.

"After all, he trained under Teacher Muyue for so long. It's normal that he'd think I'm not good enough," Iketani Yū quickly calmed down. If compared to Muyue, no teacher in the entire Ninja Academy was good enough.

As Muyue gradually showed his strength, his image in others' eyes changed. At first, he was a good-natured colleague popular with students, then he was someone with strong teaching ability. After the latest Leaf Newspaper was published, his ninja strength also refreshed many teachers' perceptions.

No matter how he changed, Muyue's original gentleness and friendliness remained—and they were still at the core. The more he showed, the more humble and low-key he appeared.

After running out of the school building, Obito saw Nohara Rin and Might Guy waiting for him outside.

"Rin, Guy." Obito greeted them, waving his headband.

"Obito, aren't you afraid of dropping it and getting it dirty, swinging it like that?" Nohara Rin replied and then reminded him. She had already put on her headband.

"It's fine. Even if I drop it, I'll definitely catch it." Obito said it was fine, but seeing that Rin had already put her headband on, he prepared to put his on as well.

Obito was quick, but because he was rushing, it went on crooked.

"You've put it on crooked. Let me help you." Seeing that Obito hadn't put his headband on straight, Rin walked over to him and adjusted the headband's position.

As he watched Rin's face get closer, her sparkling clear eyes growing larger in his sight, Obito's face gradually flushed, and he subconsciously stepped back a few paces.

"Honestly, don't move around," Rin said helplessly, putting one hand on her hip.

"I deliberately put it on crooked to have more of my own style," Obito explained, his face slightly red.

"Alright, but when the team assignment list comes out and you go to meet your instructor, you have to wear it properly, to make a good impression on the teacher," Rin said to Obito, stopping her forward movement.

"No one's going to care about that, right?" Obito scratched his head.

He felt that having the forehead protector slightly crooked shouldn't matter—taking the time to notice whether a student's forehead protector was straight was just too idle.

"But if you put it that way, it means Rin is really paying attention to me," Obito thought with secret joy.

"If it were a particularly strict teacher, they might care," Rin Nohara believed that such trivial matters should be done as properly as possible.

"Alright, I will." Seeing Rin so serious, Obito stopped being stubborn and agreed.

Then, while wandering around the school, they ran into Muyue.

"Congratulations—from today, you are official Konoha ninja." Muyue looked at the forehead protectors on Rin and Obito, and the one hanging at Might Guy's waist, and knew they had passed the graduation exam.

"Hehe, it's all thanks to your teaching, Teacher Muyue. Before, I could only make one clone and didn't know if I could pass the exam," Obito chuckled gratefully to Muyue.

During this semester his strength had improved tremendously—he had learned several Fire Release techniques and awakened the Sharingan. He felt that now he could easily defeat ten of himself as he was at the start of his fourth year.

Might Guy showed an expression of agreement, gave Muyue a thumbs-up, and said:

"Although jutsu are hard, with Teacher Muyue teaching, they become not so hard."

Without Muyue, he felt he couldn't have performed the Clone Jutsu that produced three clones.

All three disciples thanked Muyue for his teaching. They knew that without him, they would never have reached such strength.

Muyue smiled warmly and said, "You've worked hard too. No matter how much I teach, if you don't learn, there's no way to improve."

At this moment Obito was impatient to bring Muyue to the site of the thanksgiving party and give him the gift he had carefully prepared.

Muyue had given them so much, yet always emphasized their effort—this made Obito feel an extra sense of indebtedness.

But he knew it wasn't time yet, because Shisui still had to take the exam; they had agreed that the thanksgiving party would be in the evening.

"Teacher Muyue, do you have time now? I want to train in the South Border Forest," Obito said after thinking.

Now that they had graduated, after the team assignment there wouldn't be much time to train with Muyue, so he wanted to use this chance to practice more.

"Then let's go together." Muyue nodded in agreement.

He didn't need to proctor the exam, so he had nothing to do today anyway. If not for Obito and the others' graduation exam, Muyue would probably be at home studying Sealing Jutsu.

Might Guy and Rin Nohara also went to the South Border Forest.

When they arrived, Kakashi was training with Muyue's Shadow Clone. Seeing the real Muyue coming with Obito and the others, Kakashi stopped and greeted them.

"Hmph, Kakashi, don't call me a trainee anymore. I'm a full-fledged ninja now," Obito couldn't help showing off the ninja forehead protector he had just obtained.

"Oh, hello Genin Obito. From now on, call me Kakashi-sama, because I'm a Chunin." Kakashi pointed calmly at the Chunin vest he was wearing.

When it came to ninja rank, he was a definite leader.

Obito: …

"It's only Chunin. I'll definitely become Chunin soon." After half a minute of silence, Obito spoke. He certainly couldn't bring himself to say "Kakashi-sama"—that would be worse than death.

"You two, really." Rin Nohara showed a helpless smile at their exchange.

"Chunin or Genin, all of you train obediently, because I am your teacher." Muyue first tapped Obito's head with a finger, then used the "split brick" air-strike technique to tap Kakashi a short distance away.

Feeling the invisible air force hitting his forehead, Kakashi didn't know what to say—using such a high-level ability just to knock his disciple's head.

"Roger!" Obito, already used to it, didn't feel anything and even had the energy to joke around.

What followed was training time no different from usual. After Shisui returned from his exam and had trained for a while, Muyue saw that it was almost time and announced the end of training.

But the disciples didn't dismiss as usual; instead, they surrounded Muyue.

"Teacher Muyue, can you close your eyes? We have a surprise for you," Obito looked at Muyue with expectant eyes.

"No problem." Muyue smiled and nodded. Even with his eyes closed, he had the Transparent World, so nothing could go wrong.