Chapter 284: Meeting Tsunade

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching - Main Story Chapter 202: Meeting Tsunade. After dinner, Obito and the other disciples went home. Jiraiya, not yet satisfied, bought some sake, and the three of them ate and chatted.

Mainly Jiraiya was talking, while Muyue and Minato mainly listened, occasionally initiating small topics.

"Imitating the Tailed Beast Ball is even harder than I imagined." Minato brought up his development of a jutsu, hoping to get inspiration from Muyue and Jiraiya.

"Developing a jutsu similar to the Tailed Beast Ball is no simple task." Jiraiya finished his sake in one gulp, stroked his chin, and said.

A large part of a jinchuriki's deterrent power lies in the Tailed Beast Ball. Its destructive power is so immense that even Jiraiya has no way to directly block it; he can only try to dodge.

"I'm imitating the shape of the Tailed Beast Ball by developing it as a chakra sphere, but right now the chakra sphere is very unstable. In terms of power, it can't even penetrate a large tree." Minato continued to talk about the difficulties he encountered during development.

"If it's unstable, I think you could find a solid round object to help you practice, like a rubber ball or something," Muyue said after thinking for a moment.

Minato's eyes lit up, feeling that Muyue's suggestion was excellent. He smiled and thanked Muyue: "Using a solid object to assist practice is indeed a good idea."

After discussing the Rasengan, Muyue took the opportunity to bring up his own previous idea.

"Setting a seal on a single chakra point to store chakra is indeed somewhat inappropriate. After careful thought, if I could expand the scope and involve more chakra pathways and points, it might work."

"You still haven't given up on that bold idea. Theoretically it might work, but it requires extremely precise chakra control and a strong foundation in medical ninjutsu," Jiraiya said with a sigh.

He still wasn't very optimistic about this direction. Developing on chakra pathways and points carries too much risk; it's easy to ruin oneself.

Of course, with high risk comes great improvement. If it could really be realized, the boost to one's strength would be very direct, equivalent to gaining a lot of chakra out of nowhere.

"Mm, I'm somewhat confident in my chakra control precision, but I really don't know much about medical ninjutsu. I haven't spent much time studying it. Currently, I've only mastered the basics of the Mystical Palm Technique, so I've been stuck at the theoretical stage," Muyue continued along Jiraiya's line of thought.

Hearing that Muyue had already started learning medical ninjutsu, Jiraiya swallowed back his words of advice.

Fortunately, Muyue knew his limits and wouldn't mess around without being sure.

Hearing Muyue's words, Minato felt great respect. Muyue had put tremendous effort into developing a jutsu to store chakra, not only delving into sealing techniques but now also learning medical ninjutsu. This made Minato feel that he had been slacking off recently and hadn't spent enough time developing jutsu.

"Lord Jiraiya, you and Lady Tsunade are both part of the Legendary Sannin. Could you help introduce me to her? I'd like to ask Lady Tsunade some questions about medical ninjutsu." After laying the groundwork, Muyue stated his ultimate goal.

He had the idea of seeking out Tsunade before, but his preparations weren't sufficient back then. Now, he had a certain reputation among Konoha's ninja circles, and his medical ninjutsu came from the Ninjutsu Hall, so there were no major issues in any aspect.

"Tsunade, huh. Her medical ninjutsu is indeed formidable and should be a great help to your studies, but she's not an easy person to deal with." Jiraiya fell into thought.

He and Tsunade couldn't be more familiar with each other. They were both teammates and good friends, having faced life-and-death situations together countless times.

To be fair, Jiraiya thought Tsunade could be considered a kind-hearted person. To reduce the casualty rate among ninja, she proposed that every squad be equipped with a medical ninja. Although it wasn't adopted, she had at least made the effort.

But to say that Tsunade had a good temper would be an exaggeration. Having been teammates for so many years, how could Jiraiya not know what Tsunade's temper was like?

"Taking you to see her isn't a problem, but I can't guarantee that she'll help you solve your problem." Jiraiya poured himself a cup of sake and replied.

If Muyue were seriously injured or had some illness, Jiraiya was confident he could get Tsunade to provide treatment. As a medical ninja, Tsunade had medical ethics. But if it was about teaching something, Jiraiya really couldn't guarantee it would work. That was a very personal matter; Tsunade had the right to teach or not.

"Mm, if you can just introduce me, Lord Jiraiya, that's enough. I'll handle the rest with Lady Tsunade myself." Muyue smiled, offered a toast in thanks. Having Jiraiya act as a bridge was certainly much better than him suddenly showing up on his own.

Jiraiya laughed heartily, patted Muyue on the shoulder, and said:

"You should be fine. You're only slightly less handsome than me, and you have incredible cooking skills. If you use cooking as a condition, she might just agree."

"As for her, I remember she quite likes drinking sake while eating tender chicken."

Muyue silently noted down that Tsunade liked tender chicken.

After eating and drinking their fill, Minato supported a tipsy Jiraiya out. Muyue studied sealing techniques until 11:30 PM, then washed up and went to sleep.

……

The next morning, Muyue used Shadow Clones to handle school affairs. The Ninja Academy was about to start the semester, and there were some matters he needed to deal with. Then he prepared to head to the South Forest to teach his disciples.

But just as Muyue finished eating and was about to leave, a ninja knocked on his door.

"Please go to the Hokage Building. Lord Third has something to discuss with you," the ninja said succinctly.

Muyue nodded, left a Shadow Clone. After his original body set off for the Hokage Building, the Shadow Clone would head to the South Forest, where Shisui was still waiting.

Thump!

Muyue knocked on the door of the Hokage's office.

"Come in." Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice came from inside the office.

Muyue pushed the door open and entered, only to find that inside, besides Hiruzen Sarutobi, there was also a ninja he didn't recognize.

"Third Hokage-sama." Mu Yue greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen with a look of respect, and at the same time gave a smile to the unfamiliar ninja, then walked over to the desk.

"Is there a mission?" Mu Yue inquired of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head, then said with a cheerful laugh: "No, you've been promoted."

"Due to your outstanding performance at the ninja academy, combined with the merits you earned on the battlefield, you are now qualified for promotion to Jōnin."

As he spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen handed Mu Yue a brand-new ninja certification, which no longer read Tokubetsu Jōnin, but simply Jōnin.

"Thank you very much, Third Hokage-sama." Mu Yue's face showed excitement and gratitude, as if he had accomplished something extremely important, and Sarutobi Hiruzen was the benefactor who had helped him along the way.

Of course, this was an act; Mu Yue felt no inner stir at all.

Promotion from Tokubetsu Jōnin to Jōnin was within his expectations—he had displayed such strong strength, earned considerable merit on the battlefield, and performed well at the academy. In the more lenient promotion conditions of wartime, moving up to Jōnin was perfectly normal.

In fact, this came even a bit slower than Mu Yue had anticipated, given that some time had passed since he returned from the battlefield. Mu Yue guessed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was planning to promote a batch of meritorious ninja all at once, so he had delayed it slightly.

Mu Yue glanced out of the corner of his eye at the file of the unfamiliar ninja—also a promotion to Jōnin.

"There's no need to thank me. You earned this with your own merits and strength; it's the reward you deserve for protecting Konoha." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a satisfied smile.

Mu Yue did not continue with flattery, but his expression remained one of excitement and gratitude. He knew that although Sarutobi Hiruzen verbally denied it, he was inwardly pleased.

This promotion only involved a rise in ninja rank; no other positions changed as a result.

The reason was also simple: his position at the ninja academy could not be advanced any further in a short time. Above him there were two people: the teacher squad leader, Shimono Hisanobu, and the principal, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The teacher squad leader was only an ordinary Jōnin in strength, but he had worked at the ninja academy for a long time and was a senior Jōnin by seniority. It would be impossible to remove him without reason, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's position as principal was even more untouchable—it was a very special role at present.

Of course, since it was a promotion to Jōnin, which put him among Konoha's upper echelon, there would be some substantive reward. Mu Yue was granted two more opportunities to select ninjutsu from the Ninjutsu Hall.

Before Mu Yue left, two more ninja entered the Hokage's office, which further validated Mu Yue's suspicion—normally not so many people came to the Hokage building at once.

After leaving the Hokage building, Mu Yue headed directly to the Southern Border Forest to train.

By noon, Mu Yue returned to his home in the main district, because yesterday Jiraiya had said he would bring him to see Tsunade today at noon—this was definitely not something he could leave to a Shadow Clone.

"No matter how many times I eat it, I never get tired of it." Jiraiya, who had helped himself to lunch, sighed contentedly.

"Try not to bring up topics like her younger brother or her lover in front of her." Jiraiya thought of something and reminded him.

"I will." Mu Yue nodded, indicating that he had taken note of these taboos.

Then Jiraiya directly led Mu Yue to Tsunade's house.

"At this hour, she's probably just woken up. If she's not home, we'll have to look for her at the nearby gambling hall." Jiraiya wasn't completely sure they would find Tsunade at home.

Although Tsunade wasn't like him, searching for the Child of Prophecy, her younger brother and lover's deaths had made her lose interest in all ninja-related matters. If not for the war, she probably wouldn't even be in Konoha now.

Mu Yue and Jiraiya were fairly lucky—as soon as they walked into Tsunade's courtyard, they saw Tsunade and Shizune sitting on the corridor under the eaves.

"Jiraiya, what brings you to my place? If you're here to peep, I'll kill you." Tsunade crossed her arms and asked Jiraiya.

"Haha, is that really the impression I've left with you? But this isn't the time for material gathering." Jiraiya replied with a hearty laugh, showing no embarrassment.

There's still one more chapter.