Chapter 279: Battle with the Strongest in Taijutsu

Ninja Academy Teacher: I Get Stronger Just by Teaching, Chapter 197: The Battle with the Strongest Taijutsu User. Muyue had a habit of arriving early; the appointed time was two in the afternoon, but he brought Obito and arrived at one fifty.

"Genma, Ebisu, Gai." Obito saw the three training and greeted them with a grin.

Hearing Obito's voice, the three stopped their movements and looked at Obito, then noticed Muyue beside him.

"Muyue-sensei, and Obito, why are you here?" Shiranui Genma asked with a puzzled expression.

He didn't know the details of the conversation between Chen-sensei and Might Guy that day, only that they were discussing training.

"Muyue-sensei and your instructor have something to discuss. By the way, where is your instructor? I don't see him." Obito looked around but didn't spot the muscular man he had imagined.

"Hasn't he arrived yet?" Obito asked, confused.

"Isn't he right there, sitting under that tree?" Shiranui Genma pointed to a large tree not far away, where Chen-sensei was sitting reading a book.

Obito followed Shiranui Genma's finger and saw a middle-aged man wearing a tacky yellow jacket and yellow tights.

"He's Chen-sensei?" Obito asked Shiranui Genma doubtfully.

Judging by Chen-sensei's appearance, he probably wasn't much taller than Obito when standing, had no strong muscles, and wore a somewhat lecherous smile.

Obito felt that this was nothing like the strongest taijutsu user of Konoha; he looked like a completely ordinary, middle-aged slacker.

"What, I don't look the part?" Before Shiranui Genma could explain to Obito, Chen-sensei, who had keen perception, put away his book and appeared beside Obito in an instant.

"So fast!"

Obito's pupils contracted as he looked at Chen-sensei, who had suddenly appeared before him. He hadn't even seen how Chen-sensei had moved.

"Hello, senior. I am Hanyu Muyue." Muyue placed his hand on Obito's shoulder and introduced himself to Chen-sensei with a smile.

Chen-sensei looked Muyue over, nodded, and gave a brief self-introduction.

Chen-sensei gave Muyue a look, signaling him to step aside to talk, away from the disciples.

He wanted to question Muyue's training methods, but this wasn't suitable for the disciples to hear; he wanted to save Muyue some face.

When the two had moved to one side, Chen-sensei spoke bluntly:

"Since you were able to distinguish yourself in battle against a jinchuriki, you are naturally a capable ninja. But don't you know the harm of over-training to the body? The body's capacity to endure is limited. There may be no problems now, but it will be terrible when you reach middle age."

"Gai's training volume is too high. From what I've seen alone, it already exceeds what an ordinary person can bear."

Although he admired Gai's perseverance, he believed this would shorten Gai's prime, or even his lifespan.

Faced with Chen-sensei's doubt, Muyue's expression remained unchanged. He smiled gently and said, "First, I want to thank you, senior, for your concern for Gai."

Chen-sensei looked at Muyue, wanting his reason, not thanks.

"If it were an ordinary person, they indeed could not withstand such a massive training volume."

Muyue affirmed Chen-sensei's words, then continued, "But Gai is not an ordinary person. He has exceptional talent in taijutsu, and his body's endurance is stronger than average."

Might Guy's strength came mainly from his hard work, but his body was actually a bit better than an ordinary person's. Though not naturally superhumanly strong, his endurance was higher.

In other words, if Might Guy didn't work hard, he would be ordinary. But if he worked hard, he had the chance to catch up with those geniuses.

"I can see that. Even if his body has greater endurance, this training volume is still too reckless." Chen-sensei retorted.

Having trained in taijutsu for half his life, he was very familiar with these matters. That was why he valued Might Guy so much—superhuman perseverance combined with a body strong in endurance was the perfect taijutsu seedling.

"If it were only that, the current training volume would indeed be too high. But I also have a secret medicine that can eliminate fatigue and restore the body. With Gai's strong endurance plus the secret medicine's recovery, this training volume is just right for him." Muyue continued to explain.

It had to be said, the secret medicine from the system was really potent, perfectly matching Might Guy.

"How can a secret medicine be that effective? Which one are you using?" Chen-sensei asked. He also used training secret medicines, but he didn't think they were that good.

"This kind of secret medicine is not sold on the market." Muyue shook his head in reply. The secret medicine from the system could not be bought anywhere in the ninja world.

Chen-sensei didn't know whether to believe Muyue. If everything was as Muyue said, then there was no problem, but the point about the secret medicine was very vague.

"Also, Gai has been training in the Eight Gates. Senior, you should know about this forbidden technique, right?" Muyue continued.

"Eight Gates, so that's the forbidden technique. No wonder his aura would suddenly strengthen when he fought me." Chen-sensei wore a thoughtful expression.

He had never fought a ninja who had mastered the Eight Gates, but he had heard of this forbidden technique's reputation.

"The Eight Gates strengthens the body by unlocking the body's limits. The stronger the body, the less damage opening the gates causes, and the greater the power of the gates." Muyue stopped there in his introduction of the Eight Gates. Chen-sensei wasn't a novice; he would understand his meaning.

Talking up to this point, Teacher Chen had already been convinced by Muyue; Muyue understood Might Guy better than he did, and had considered more than he had.

"Guy wants to become a strong person, a top-tier strong person in the ninja world, but his ninjutsu talent is very average; only taijutsu can support him in realizing his dream." Muyue finally said.

Muyue's words made Teacher Chen fall into deep thought. Apart from being the instructor of Might Guy and the other two, he had actually also taken on a disciple.

That disciple was worse off than Might Guy. Might Guy could still learn some simple ninjutsu with extra time, but that disciple of his had no ninjutsu talent at all; he couldn't learn a single ninjutsu or genjutsu, and could only go all the way with taijutsu. He even struggled greatly to graduate from the ninja academy.

Teacher Chen heard about his deeds, was moved by his perseverance, and took him as a disciple, planning to pass on all his taijutsu to him. However, because his strength was insufficient, he could not yet learn the Leaf Dragon God.

"You are a good teacher. No wonder Guy respects you so much." Awakening from his thoughts, Teacher Chen sighed with emotion.

He believed that a teacher who could help disciples realize their dreams was the best teacher.

Muyue smiled, engaged in a wave of mutual flattery, and then issued a battle invitation to Teacher Chen.

"I've long heard of your title as Konoha's strongest taijutsu ninja, senior. Could you give me a chance to challenge the strongest?"

Fighting Teacher Chen was his main purpose in coming here, to display his own taijutsu strength.

Teacher Chen waved his hand and said, "What strongest? It's just those people making a fuss. If we really fought, the Third Hokage's taijutsu is stronger than mine. But if it's a fight, I can give it a try."

Teacher Chen saw that Muyue understood taijutsu so well and had taught Might Guy so well, so his taijutsu couldn't be bad. After thinking it over, he agreed.

"Should we do it here or choose another spot? If we do it here, let those kids see what a real ninja battle is." Teacher Chen suggested.

Watching strong people fight is useful. First, it broadens one's experience, and then one can learn from the strong. Of course, if they are too strong, you can't learn because you can't even see clearly.

"Let's do it here. We'll stop at the point." Muyue smiled and nodded.

Where they fought didn't matter much. His main audience was Teacher Chen, because he was more influential.

Teacher Chen flashed over to beside the disciples and then spoke:

"Muyue and I are going to have a spar. Remember to watch carefully and learn seriously, to see what a real ninja battle is like."

"Ah, you're fighting Teacher Muyue?" Shiranui Genma asked in surprise.

He felt this was somewhat bullying — a ninja reputed as Konoha's strongest taijutsu user fighting a teaching Tokubetsu Jonin.

"No, Teacher Muyue is also someone who can defeat Jonin." Shiranui Genma quickly thought of the mission exploits Obito had recounted earlier.

But then Shiranui Genma thought again: it seemed that even a strong Jonin encountering a ninja with the title of 'strongest' didn't amount to much.

"What, do you have any objections?" Teacher Chen raised an eyebrow and asked.

He didn't know the specific details about Muyue; he only knew that Muyue had fought alongside Jiraiya to repel a Jinchuriki on the battlefield.

"No, no objections." Shiranui Genma quickly shook his head, worried that Teacher Chen might make him fight.

Teacher Chen might do that; he occasionally increased the difficulty for them.

"Teacher Muyue and Teacher Chen..." Ebisu pushed up the sunglasses on his nose, recalling the awe-inspiring Leaf Dragon God from that day, and felt that Muyue's chances were a bit slim.

Hearing that Muyue and Teacher Chen were going to fight, Obito showed an expectant expression, glad he had come along so he could see Teacher Muyue's battle.

He wasn't worried at all that Muyue would lose. Obito had extremely strong confidence in Muyue. Even if Muyue only used taijutsu, he didn't think Teacher Chen could win. After all, that was the all-powerful Muyue the Sage; just Konoha's strongest taijutsu user was certainly no problem.

Might Guy showed a curious expression. So far, the strongest battle he had seen was the one between Muyue and Might Duy with six gates opened. He was curious whether this battle would be even more impressive than that one.

"How will Teacher Muyue deal with Teacher Chen's Leaf Dragon God?" Might Guy guessed in his heart.

Currently, he had no way to break the Leaf Dragon God. The wind force was too strong; if he got close, he would quickly be cut. But if he didn't get close, how could he talk about breaking it?

After informing the disciples, Teacher Chen and Muyue chose a spot not too far and not too close to the disciples as the battleground.

If it was too far, the disciples wouldn't see clearly, and there would be no point in watching. But if they were too close, it would affect their battle and they could easily be injured by the aftermath.

"Battle start!" Obito, acting as a tool, shouted loudly.

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