Chapter 309: Power of the Transparent World

Ninja Academy Teacher: I Get Stronger Just by Teaching - Chapter 227: The Power of a Transparent World. Inuzuka Midori lay on the ground, with Nara Shio on her back, who was unable to move. To prevent her from falling, there were also ropes made of Destruction Bugs for fixation.

Just like that, Inuzuka Midori scrambled on all fours carrying Nara Shio toward Kugimi Hideyuki.

Hiss hiss hiss!!!

Nara Shio threw the shuriken in her hand toward Kugimi Hideyuki.

But because Nara Shio’s posture was somewhat awkward and she couldn’t apply much force, the shuriken were very crooked; Kugimi Hideyuki stood in place and dodged all of them.

"Water Clone Jutsu!"

Kugimi Hideyuki created a Water Clone, preparing to have it deal with Nara Shio—if the Shadow Imitation Technique hit, it would indeed be troublesome.

"I must learn a ninjutsu that counters Water Release from Muyue-sensei!" Obito shouted angrily in his heart, feeling incredibly frustrated.

He had truly suffered enough from Water Release; once Kugimi Hideyuki unleashed a large-scale Water Release, he had no way to effectively launch a Fire Release attack.

Originally, he felt he was in a great state and using Fire Release was very smooth and natural, but Kugimi Hideyuki’s Water Release disgusted him so much that he only wanted to use taijutsu—yet unfortunately, his taijutsu was no match for Kugimi Hideyuki.

Obito had no idea how to win the battle. Might Guy and Kakashi were already exhausted; Rin Nohara’s remaining chakra had been used to heal him, and she had now lost her combat ability. Tokara and Ebisu were seriously injured.

The only potential turning point now was actually the several seriously injured Konoha ninja they had rescued earlier.

A Water Clone only possesses one-tenth of the original’s strength, but its strength increases in water—yet even this one-tenth-strength Water Clone was enough to send Inuzuka Midori fleeing in all directions.

Normally, Inuzuka Midori would definitely tangle with this Water Clone, but now, injured and carrying Nara Shio on her back, she had no way to fight and could only scurry around looking for an opportunity.

When the distance was close enough, the Destruction Bug ropes on Nara Shio dispersed and charged toward the Water Clone.

Inuzuka Midori took this chance to throw Nara Shio, who was on her back, toward a spot close to Kugimi Hideyuki.

Nara Shio rapidly formed hand seals in midair, looking as if she were about to use a jutsu.

The Water Clone tried to attack Nara Shio, but was directly tackled to the ground by Inuzuka Midori.

The real Kugimi Hideyuki noticed this and immediately forced the injured Obito back, then shot a thick water pillar at Nara Shio to avoid being caught by the Shadow Imitation Technique.

However, what Kugimi Hideyuki didn’t expect was that after the Water Release hit, Nara Shio first transformed into Inuzuka Midori’s appearance, then vanished into white smoke.

"Ha, my acting was great, right? I even copied Shio’s hand seals exactly!" Inuzuka Midori said smugly.

The Water Clone, enraged, knocked Inuzuka Midori to the ground.

The real Kugimi Hideyuki’s expression instantly changed drastically, and he wanted to use Water Body Flicker to leave his current position, but back when he turned to attack Inuzuka Midori’s Shadow Clone, Nara Shio had already transformed back from the shuriken into human form and was rapidly forming hand seals to use a jutsu.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Because the two were very close, Nara Shio’s shadow quickly connected with Kugimi Hideyuki’s shadow, and under the control of the Shadow Imitation Technique, Kugimi Hideyuki also lay down on the ground.

Seeing this, the Water Clone wanted to go help the original, but Inuzuka Midori grabbed its leg tightly, preventing it from moving. The Water Clone kicked her with all its might, making her spit blood, but she still didn’t let go. Only after a second kick knocked Inuzuka Midori unconscious did the Water Clone break free and rapidly approach the original.

"Use your fastest jutsu! I can’t control him for long!" Nara Shio shouted loudly. The Shadow Imitation Technique consumed a lot of chakra; she already had very little chakra left, and since Kugimi Hideyuki was stronger than her, the time she could control him was very short.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!" Obito had originally planned to use the powerful yet low-consumption Great Fireball, but upon hearing Nara Shio’s words, he immediately used the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, forming a single hand seal and spitting over a dozen small fireballs toward Kugimi Hideyuki.

When the fireballs were only five decimeters away from Kugimi Hideyuki, Nara Shio ran out of chakra, allowing Kugimi Hideyuki to break free from control.

Boom boom!!

The dazzling flames of the exploding fireballs engulfed the area around Kugimi Hideyuki. Nara Shio, being close, instinctively squinted, but she couldn’t see through the flames whether Kugimi Hideyuki had been killed.

Obito, with his Sharingan, could see more, and he immediately pulled Shio back rapidly.

The dazzling flames came and went quickly; soon, Kugimi Hideyuki appeared before them standing, with burn marks on his body.

In that moment, he hadn’t even had time to stand up and had crawled at his fastest speed to dodge, letting the Water Clone that came to him take part of the attack, ultimately surviving.

"Damn it, if only I had a bit more chakra." Nara Shio clenched her fist. Even she, who was usually calm, could no longer remain composed, because it was so close—if she could have held on for just two more seconds, Kugimi Hideyuki might not have survived.

"You’re quite impressive—you almost really killed me." A ferocious smile appeared on Kugimi Hideyuki’s face as he gripped his short blade and charged toward Nara Shio.

Obito set Shio aside and charged alone to fight Kugimi Hideyuki.

Obito’s chakra hadn’t recovered much; at this point in the battle, just to maintain his Sharingan and Breathing Technique, Obito didn’t dare use ninjutsu anymore, at most adding a little flame to his fists.

So even though Kugimi Hideyuki was weakened from his injuries, Obito was still at a clear disadvantage.

"So even this failed..." Kakashi, leaning against a tree, sighed.

Just now, the coordination of the Nara Salt-water Squad was so brilliant that even he found it impressive, being able to produce such results in this state.

Watching Obito fight alone, Kakashi felt very bitter in his heart.

That time in the Land of Rivers was about the same: relying on Might Guy’s burst to quickly deal with the chunin, then Obito unlocked his Sharingan and together with Might Guy they dealt with the jonin, and he just delivered the final blow.

Kakashi was very unwilling. He was clearly a genius in everyone’s eyes, considered a genius hard to surpass, yet now he could only rely on his comrades to turn the tide.

Kakashi didn’t want to become that kind of person; he wanted to become the one who turns the tide, because he was a genius acknowledged by everyone!

Obito’s wounds were increasing, and the excessive blood loss further caused Obito’s condition to decline. The scales of victory seemed to have completely tilted toward Akutami Hideyuki.

Kakashi took a step toward Akutami Hideyuki, and various parts of his body warned him with pain.

Kakashi ignored the pain in his body and took another step. This time he tried to enter the state of Lightning Breathing. Perhaps because he had rested for a few minutes and recovered some stamina, he succeeded.

With the enhancement of the Breathing Technique, Kakashi’s steps became a little faster.

Kakashi tried hard to focus his breathing. Ordinary breathing couldn’t provide him much help in a battle of this intensity.

Not sure if it was an illusion due to the severity of his injuries or something, but he felt as if his breathing was more focused than before.

Kakashi didn’t ponder this question. He just focused his breathing more and more, reaching the limit he could achieve, and that was all.

Because his breathing was becoming more and more focused, Kakashi’s steps became a bit faster.

Kakashi’s undisguised behavior naturally couldn’t be hidden from Akutami Hideyuki, but he didn’t care. An ordinary nine-year-old child running could leave Kakashi’s current speed in the dust by several streets. What was there to fear from this pitiful, weak appearance?

When Kakashi walked to within only fifty meters of Akutami Hideyuki, he gripped the White Fang short blade in his hand, and suddenly felt that his strength was very strong now.

When he walked to forty meters, Kakashi’s breathing continued to change. At this moment, Kakashi felt that the world before his eyes suddenly became much clearer.

When he walked to thirty meters, this clear feeling became more and more obvious. Kakashi could even faintly see the muscles of Akutami Hideyuki’s body.

This reminded Kakashi of memories from his previous training.

He had been troubled by the problem of being unable to react to his own speed, and had not even solved it to this day.

Muyue had given two methods that could fundamentally solve it: one was the ultimate secret of the Breathing Technique, the Transparent World; the other was Lightning Nature Chakra Transformation to strengthen the reaction nerves.

“If one day you have a transparent feeling in your mind, and can see and control every muscle and every blood vessel in your body, then you have entered the state of the Transparent World.” Kakashi recalled the way Muyue had described the Transparent World. Accompanied by a feeling of clarity, Kakashi saw it.

He saw his own muscles, saw his own bones, saw his own blood vessels, saw everything in his body.

Not only could he see, but he could also control. Instantly, he understood how much strength he had wasted when he used techniques in the past.

“So this is the Transparent World.” Kakashi murmured as he kept approaching Akutami Hideyuki.

When he was only ten meters away from Akutami Hideyuki, Kakashi also saw everything on Akutami Hideyuki’s body.

Only now did Kakashi understand just how powerful the Breathing Technique that Muyue had taught them was. It was a miraculous power that could not be described in words.

“When training in swordsmanship, you only need to remember two points: speed must be fast, strength must be sufficient. Condense the power of your whole body into a single point to attack.”

Then Kakashi again recalled the memory of his father, Hatake Sakumo, teaching him swordsmanship.

At this moment, Kakashi was only six meters away from Akutami Hideyuki.

Although he didn’t think the current Kakashi had any strength left, he was still a ninja after all. Akutami Hideyuki still acted cautiously, temporarily giving up on the severely injured Obito and slashing his short blade at the approaching Kakashi.

“Kakashi, dodge quickly! You’re in this state, just lie down!” Obito shouted urgently.

When Kakashi started walking over, he had shouted for Kakashi not to come. As a result, Kakashi ignored his words and continued walking this way as if under a genjutsu.

“Father, Teacher Muyue, thank you.” Kakashi didn’t pay attention to the attacking Akutami Hideyuki but instead thanked Muyue and White Fang in his heart.

Because they gave Kakashi the power to change everything.

“Die!” Akutami Hideyuki used the Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of Kakashi, thrusting his short blade toward Kakashi’s chest.

Swish!

A flash of white light passed.

Thud.

Akutami Hideyuki’s short blade, along with his arm, was severed in two. Akutami Hideyuki showed an expression of terror and confusion — he hadn’t even seen how Kakashi swung his blade.

The next moment, intense pain came. Akutami Hideyuki didn’t have time to say any last words before his body was cut in two.

"Kakashi, you..." Obito stared at this scene in shock. The powerful jōnin who had forced everyone into a bitter struggle was instantly cut down by Kakashi's blade—had he been possessed by the Muyue Immortal?

"I am the genius Kakashi." Leaving behind this remark, Kakashi collapsed.