Chapter 268: Life Mission Progress Appears

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching Chapter 185: Life Mission Progress Appears Although most of his disciples had graduated, Mu Yue's daily life hadn't changed much; it was just that he went from teaching five people to teaching one person.

Of course, teaching one person was definitely much easier than teaching five, so Mu Yue had more time to practice his own skills.

On the afternoon of the first day after the disciples were assigned to teams, Mu Yue practiced the Great Waterfall Technique for a while, then sat down to rest and opened the master-disciple section of the system to check the information on the disciples' life missions.

He would occasionally open it to glance at the mission progress.

The last time he checked, Might Guy had the most progress, reaching 0.5 percent, while Shisui and Obito's were still showing no movement.

"It actually jumped up that much." Mu Yue stared at Obito's three percent progress, lost in thought.

"Is it because Minato is Jiraiya's disciple?" Mu Yue instantly thought of the core point.

Of course, not just anyone could become Hokage. The first Hokage was elected by all Konoha ninja, but subsequent Hokages were more or less connected to the previous Hokage.

For example, Hiruzen Sarutobi was Tobirama Senju's disciple, Minato was Hiruzen's disciple's disciple, the Fifth Hokage Tsunade was Hiruzen's disciple, and the Sixth Hokage Kakashi was Minato's disciple.

However, only looking at status and ignoring ability was also unreasonable. They became Hokage not just because of their status; ability was the main factor. For example, Minato's two teammates—they were also raised by Jiraiya since childhood, but due to insufficient ability, no one thought they could become Hokage.

Mu Yue felt that the Hokage lineage identity was like a buff that gave greater benefits the stronger one's ability was. If you had both a Hokage lineage identity and strong strength, then your chances of becoming Hokage were high.

Having strength but no status, or having status but no strength, neither would work.

He estimated that after Minato became Hokage, this part of the bonus would increase further. At that time, Obito would be the previous Hokage's disciple's disciple and the current Hokage's disciple, stacking up the buff.

Aside from Obito's sudden surge, Shisui and Might Guy's progress remained unchanged.

After finishing dinner, Mu Yue went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's house. Some time had passed since he had previously asked about the Shadow Shuriken Jutsu, and now he wanted to consult Hiruzen about the Great Waterfall Technique to further solidify his persona as a ninjutsu genius and lay the groundwork for improving his strength.

"Lord Third, do you have time now? I've encountered some problems while training in the Great Waterfall Technique recently." After greeting Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mu Yue asked.

"I happen to be free." Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was planning to take a post-meal digestive walk, nodded in agreement.

"But the Great Waterfall Technique can't be performed in the yard. Let's go to the nearby stream." So as not to flood his own house, Hiruzen didn't instruct in the backyard like last time.

"I'm coming too!" Asuma also wanted to join in the fun.

"What are you going for? You're not studying water release." Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't really want Asuma to come along.

Because he knew Asuma would probably praise one while stepping on the other, and the one stepped on would be him, the old father.

"I'm not going there to learn water release from you. What can you learn from you casting it once and saying a few words? I just want to see if Teacher Mu Yue's ninjutsu has gotten stronger." Asuma directly retorted.

"That's because I only talk about the essence and key points." Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to make Asuma realize that his teaching ability was no worse than Mu Yue's.

He had mastered countless ninjutsu, could skillfully apply all seven chakra nature transformations, and had taught the Three Legendary Ninja who shook the ninja world. He didn't understand why Asuma thought he was inferior to Mu Yue.

"I don't know about key points or not; I only know that when I learn from Teacher Mu Yue, I pick things up very quickly." Asuma stated that he only acknowledged facts.

He knew his old father had three very strong disciples, but Asuma had been taught by Hiruzen before, and it indeed wasn't as good as being taught by Mu Yue.

Asuma could rank the teachers who had taught him: first was Mu Yue, second was Hiruzen Sarutobi, and third was his jonin instructor.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless, Mu Yue stepped in to smooth things over. He first affirmed that Hiruzen's guidance was indeed useful, then also said a word for Asuma.

"Let Asuma come along. I've made considerable breakthroughs in wind nature transformation recently, so I can teach him a thing or two." Mu Yue said with a smile.

At this moment, simply watching clearly wouldn't do; the best choice was to ease the atmosphere while helping both sides.

After all, Asuma was Hiruzen's son; Hiruzen definitely wouldn't be truly angry. At this time, saying a word for Asuma could instead earn some goodwill from Hiruzen.

"Since Mu Yue, you have something to teach, then let him come along." Hiruzen Sarutobi thought it over and ultimately agreed to Mu Yue's suggestion.

Mu Yue indeed had real skills; letting Asuma study more with Mu Yue was a good thing.

"Since you say you learn quickly from Mu Yue, then you must study seriously. The Chunin Exams are not far off; if your strength is sufficient, your teacher will recommend you to participate." Hiruzen Sarutobi reminded.

"You don't have to tell me that; I'll definitely study seriously." Although he knew his old father was concerned, Asuma still couldn't communicate peacefully with Hiruzen.

On the way to the stream, the exchange between Asuma and Hiruzen Sarutobi was much the same. Although the words were somewhat harsh, the overall atmosphere was tolerable, like family members bickering but still having a decent relationship.

After arriving at the location, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately had Mu Yue perform the Great Waterfall Technique once. Only then did he ask about Mu Yue's questions, providing answers and demonstrations.

Asuma quietly watched the two exchange without disturbing them. After Mu Yue showed noticeable improvement during practice, he spoke up and praised him.

"Teacher Mu Yue, you still say you're not a genius, learning so quickly even from the old man." Asuma said in surprise and excitement.

His surprise was because Mu Yue performed so well, and his excitement was from anticipation of Mu Yue teaching him wind nature chakra transformation later.

Even someone as modest as Muyue said he had made no small breakthrough, so Asuma felt that Muyue must have improved a lot.

"It's all thanks to the Third Hokage-sama's guidance." Muyue smiled, giving the credit to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Actually, it's mainly because your talent in ninjutsu is outstanding; my teaching was just a guiding role." Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his goatee and shook his head.

Although he thought his teaching ability was not weak, teaching Muyue was not like teaching a disciple—he could only offer a few pointers. Muyue's ability to learn these two A-rank jutsu in such a short time was entirely due to his own strong learning ability.

Sarutobi Hiruzen briefly considered taking Muyue as a disciple. Although he had three disciples famous throughout the ninja world, it was regrettable that none of them had inherited his full arsenal of jutsu or his powerful combination jutsu.

And Muyue's performance was like a weakened version of himself. If he personally trained him, Muyue might well become the next Professor of Ninjutsu.

"I'll see after the war ends." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought it over and temporarily gave up the idea of taking Muyue as his disciple.

Right now, the ninja world was chaotic and he was very busy. He didn't have much time to teach Muyue. It wouldn't make sense to take a disciple without teaching anything.

After giving his pointers, Sarutobi Hiruzen went home. Before leaving, he told Asuma to go home after finishing his studies and not to wander around.

"Really, I'm a ninja now, not a kid. Why does he have to say stuff like that?" Asuma couldn't help complaining.

"Whether you're a ninja or not has nothing to do with it. You're only ten years old; the Third Hokage is just worried about you." Muyue smiled and tapped Asuma on the head.

"Enough about that. Teacher Muyue, please teach me nature transformation quickly." Asuma said with an expectant look.

Muyue nodded and began teaching Asuma Wind Release chakra nature transformation.

The Ninja Academy was about to start in ten days. He planned to take some time to teach Asuma and improve his strength.

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"Little Lin, don't be afraid when you encounter enemies. Just stay by my side—I'll protect you." On the way to the Hokage Building, Obito, as the senior, was sharing mission experience with Nohara Rin.

Since they had performed well yesterday and passed the training in one go, Minato Namikaze decided to take them on a mission.

"How should I put this… today you probably won't get a mission that involves encountering enemies." To prevent Obito from being too disappointed later, Minato Namikaze decided to give him a warning beforehand.

"Generally, genin like you who have just graduated can only take D-rank missions. Obito, you've done internships, so you should know the details of D-rank missions."

"I know. D-rank missions are all odd jobs—picking up trash, helping with farm work, stuff like that." Obito nodded. He had done quite a few D-rank missions.

"But we got permission for C-rank missions during our internships. There's no way we'd regress after becoming official ninjas, right?" Obito felt there should be no problem getting a C-rank mission.

He had even completed an S-rank mission before; only being able to take D-rank missions was too unreasonable.

Minato thought about it and felt Obito was still too optimistic. The privileges Sarutobi Hiruzen had given were for the Muyue squad, but now they were the Minato squad, and ninja rules were very rigid.

Obito saw that one of the mission registry ninjas in the hall was an old acquaintance, Sawada Kazuya. His eyes lit up, and he familiarly greeted him: "Uncle Sawada, good morning!"

"Mm, good morning. Congratulations on becoming an official ninja." Looking at the headband on Obito's forehead, Sawada Kazuya replied with a smile.

"Can you pick a good C-rank mission for our team?" Obito asked with a grin.

"No." Sawada Kazuya refused outright.

"Ah, well then, we won't trouble you, Uncle Sawada. We'll choose ourselves."

"Your team can only take D-rank missions, not C-rank missions." Sawada Kazuya explained seriously, then took out a D-rank mission scroll.

"Huh?" Obito was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected it to really be that ridiculous—they had to start from D-rank missions again.

Kakashi wore an expression that said "I knew it." He had guessed this would happen. After all, even he, a chunin, had to obediently do odd jobs when he joined a new team of rookies. Obito's record might be impressive among students, but it clearly wasn't enough to break the rules.

"Uncle Sawada, weren't we given the right to perform C-rank missions by the Third Hokage before? And we've even completed an S-rank mission. Isn't it a bit unreasonable that we can only take D-rank missions now?" Obito asked, puzzled.

On the way here, he had been telling Nohara Rin how dangerous missions were and how to deal with them. Now he had to do odd jobs; he certainly wasn't happy about it.

"That was when you were interning in the Muyue squad. Now the squad is different, and the team members are different. So you have to follow the normal rules for new genin." Sawada Kazuya explained the reason. Inheriting privileges was impossible unless the Third Hokage himself said so.

"Even if you have the ability to perform C-rank missions, you have to consider whether your teammates have the same ability."

Obito recalled the scene of Nohara Rin using Monstrous Strength and thought a C-rank mission should be fine.

This development was within Minato's expectations. He began looking at the D-rank missions. Even though he knew his disciples were strong enough, he couldn't force Sawada Kazuya to give them higher-level missions—that would be too unethical.

Obito, looking at the D-rank mission scroll, had a great idea.

Back when they first started their internship, they could only do D-rank missions. It was only after they finished all the D-rank missions that Sarutobi Hiruzen let them try C-rank.

"Senior Minato, just take ten for us. We'll do them quickly and let Little Lin get familiar with the missions." Obito suggested. He decided to go all out and finish all the D-rank missions.

"Then we'll take all the missions on this scroll," Minato said, looking at Sawada Kazuya.

"That's no problem," Sawada Kazuya agreed. He knew the efficiency of Obito and Kakashi; even ten D-rank missions wouldn't take long to complete.

"Kakashi, let's use Shadow Clones together to increase mission efficiency and finish the missions quickly," Obito said to Kakashi after they walked out of the Hokage building. He intended to have Kakashi join him.

Obito could split into two Shadow Clones to work, and Kakashi could also split into two, plus their main bodies — that would be seven people doing missions together.

"What's the point of using Shadow Clones? It'll be tiring," Kakashi asked, not understanding why Obito had suddenly become so motivated.

"Don't you remember? Last time we finished all the D-rank missions before we got a chance to take C-rank missions. Maybe it'll work this time too," Obito explained his brilliant plan.

"That's not necessarily true," Kakashi felt that it was hard to say, since there were no concrete criteria.

"Then let's compete to see who completes more D-rank missions. You, a chunin, aren't afraid of me, a genin, are you?" Obito taunted.

Kakashi:...

Although it was a very low-level provocation, he had to admit that Obito's words annoyed him, so he directly agreed.

The speed at which the two completed their missions even filled Rin Nohara with motivation, and her movements became faster.

Through tireless hard work, their team completed thirty D-rank missions in one day. After finishing and dispelling the Shadow Clones, Obito was extremely tired, but in order to quickly do C-rank missions that allowed leaving the village, he decided to continue this pattern tomorrow until there were no D-rank missions left.

While Obito was going at the missions with gusto, Muyue also received rewards from the system.

【Disciples Kakashi and Uchiha Obito worked hard to complete commissioned missions, gaining growth reward: Chakra +5】

【Disciples Kakashi and Uchiha Obito worked hard to complete commissioned missions, gaining growth reward: Chakra +4】

Perhaps because their strength was greater, the rewards for completing D-rank missions were now pitifully small for Obito and the others. By the end, even the two of them combined only got two or three points. Fortunately, the number of times was high enough, so the total was actually decent, much more than the chakra from a day of lessons.

Since he wasn't the one leading the team, Muyue inexplicably felt the satisfaction of getting something for nothing — sitting at home while chakra increased out of thin air.

4.2k. Not feeling well today.