Chapter 317: New Training: Rush for Higher Rewards

Ninja Academy Teacher: I Teach and Get Stronger, Chapter 235: New Special Training, Sprinting for Higher Rewards — But Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly calmed down; as the sitting Hokage, he couldn't just take on disciples casually.

The answer was simple: as long as his disciples had strength and achievements, they would be qualified to compete for the position of Hokage.

Suddenly taking Muyue as a disciple at this point in time would send the wrong signal.

Muyue was no child; he was already a jonin who had earned certain merits on the battlefield.

He could take Muyue as a disciple after retiring; that way, there would be less trouble.

Hiruzen Sarutobi very much hoped for a disciple who could inherit his legacy and pass on all his skills. Muyue truly was the most suitable candidate — whether in talent or character, Muyue left Hiruzen Sarutobi very satisfied.

"I approve of your plan. No problems." Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to Muyue's proposal.

With Muyue's level of nature transformation, teaching students at the Ninja Academy was completely fine.

As for teaching so many students at once, Muyue had ample experience in that regard. Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to trust first and question later.

"Then I won't disturb you and Lord Danzo any longer on important matters." Having achieved his goal, Muyue chose to leave promptly.

He had actually exceeded his target this time. Originally he just wanted to get the special training teaching plan approved and solidify his genius persona, but Danzo had shown up too, so Muyue stabilized things for himself.

When using Water Release, he deliberately used the Great Waterfall Technique, which Hiruzen Sarutobi had taught him, then pointed out that Hiruzen Sarutobi's guidance was effective, acting as if he frequently received Hiruzen Sarutobi's instruction. This made his growth even more reasonable from Danzo's perspective.

He still needed to develop using Konoha for now. Muyue could be strong, but not beyond common sense too much.

At the very beginning, Muyue felt that reincarnating into Root was troublesome, but now he realized it was fortunate he was in Root — otherwise, it would be really hard to rationalize his strength, since he wasn't an Uchiha who skyrocketed in power just by opening his Sharingan.

Root had brought him quite a few benefits. As a ninja trained by Root, Danzo naturally had a certain degree of trust in him, having brainwashed him since childhood.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, then told Asuma to go back to his room as well.

"Teacher Muyue, I've been having some problems with Wind Release lately." Asuma didn't hesitate at all and followed Muyue directly, taking the chance to ask Muyue some questions.

Muyue simply brought Asuma to a relatively open area to give him instruction.

"A ninja like Hanyu Muyue shouldn't be a teacher at the Ninja Academy. Let him return to my Root to maximize his potential. Now that war has broken out everywhere, Root needs a ninja like him." Watching Muyue leave, Danzo said.

Although he wanted to send Muyue to the battlefield to help Orochimaru make achievements, he knew that saying so directly would obviously not get Hiruzen Sarutobi's agreement, so Danzo first brought up a plan Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely refuse.

"Don't bring this up again. Muyue will never return to Root." Hiruzen Sarutobi said decisively.

Based on his observations of Muyue, Muyue wasn't suited for a dark place like Root. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even plan to assign Muyue to the Anbu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi believed Muyue was fine as he was — doing what he liked, contributing to Konoha, and not neglecting his own training.

"Hiruzen, he was raised by me!" Danzo made an unhappy expression, emphasizing.

"Are you insisting on bringing up the fact that you illegally conscripted the descendant of a war hero into Root?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes turned sharp.

Danzo was silent for half a minute. On this matter, he really couldn't argue — what he had done was illegal.

"Even if he doesn't return to Root, he shouldn't be teaching at the Ninja Academy. With his strength, he can play a greater role on the front lines. Send him to the front as Orochimaru's deputy. The Cloud side is much more troublesome than the Stone side." Danzo stated his ultimate goal.

"I have my own arrangements for the Cloud battlefield." Hiruzen Sarutobi still did not agree to Danzo's proposal.

He knew Danzo's little schemes far too well, so he rejected any request Danzo made related to Muyue.

"Hiruzen, what are you thinking? The Ninja Academy doesn't need such a strong teacher!" Danzo hadn't expected even his buildup to be useless, and couldn't help saying.

"It's just that you don't know Muyue's teaching results. His teaching achievements could be called number one in the entire history of the Ninja Academy. His class far surpasses other classes at the same grade level, and his special training has improved the level of graduates." Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of white smoke as he spoke.

Muyue had first caught his attention precisely because of these unique teaching results.

Currently, Konoha's front lines were not actually lacking in combat power; Konoha's situation was good. Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally wouldn't replace this unique teacher Muyue and send him to the battlefield.

Danzo looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a suspicious gaze. Although he had Muyue report regularly when Muyue was in Root, those reports did not include teaching results.

Because Danzo hadn't sent Muyue to the Ninja Academy to actually teach well, Danzo didn't have a very clear understanding of Muyue's teaching ability — he only knew it was decent.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out the materials Muyue had previously submitted to him and tossed them to Danzo.

Although Danzo didn't know much about the Ninja Academy, he could still understand the tables. Seeing that the average score of Muyue's class was significantly higher, he knew Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't exaggerated.

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, wouldn't budge at all, Danzo had no choice — after all, he was only the Hokage's assistant, and his authority derived from Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"The more you value Muyue, the greater his help to me in the future," Danzo comforted himself internally.

Then Danzo stopped mentioning Muyue and began discussing the true purpose of his visit with Hiruzen Sarutobi: the compensation issue with Kirigakure.

This time Danzo came prepared. He produced a lot of data to argue that making Kirigakure pay more compensation would bring more benefits than disadvantages.

In response, Hiruzen Sarutobi refuted each point one by one, still not approving Danzo's plan.

In the end, the conversation ended with "I'm the Hokage, you're the one who should repent." The only thing injured was the door that was slammed shut.

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【Disciple Shisui Uchiha trained hard and achieved a perfect score in the academic assessment. Rewards: Chakra +300, Ninjutsu Proficiency Scroll】

The final exams ended, and the system rewards were distributed as usual. However, since only Shisui remained as a disciple in the Ninja Academy, it looked a bit sparse.

But the rewards generated by Obito, Might Guy, and the others outside the school were no less than those from the Ninja Academy; the messages just no longer popped up simultaneously.

"Teacher Muyue, can you give me a parting reward? I'll miss you during the break. Also, I recommend dango as the reward—cheap and delicious." Anko quietly covered her test paper, her big eyes sparkling as she spoke to Muyue.

"Teacher Muyue, Anko only scored 81 this time—she's regressed." Good buddy Kotetsu Hagane quickly raised his hand to report.

"Teacher Muyue, you spoil Anko too much. In my opinion, you should set a standard: anyone below 95 gets no dango. That way, Anko's grades might actually improve." Strategist Izumo Kamizuki offered advice to help Muyue boost Anko's performance.

After all, he had always scored above 95, so this standard was still quite easy for him.

Muyue showed a thoughtful expression. Anko indeed lacked enthusiasm for learning theory.

He had both teaching methods and cheat-like instruction skills, and Anko herself wasn't stupid. Staying around 80 was indeed a bit disappointing.

Kotetsu's report certainly made Anko feel cold, but Izumo's proposal terrified her even more. If that were actually implemented, she could forget about scamming dango from Muyue.

Seeing that Muyue seemed to be seriously considering it, Anko first quickly punched Kotetsu and kicked Izumo, then hurriedly said:

"Teacher Muyue, don't listen to their nonsense! Studying is about the whole semester, and there are only two exams. If you study but don't perform well and thus don't get dango, it will cause great trauma to the heart."

Anko looked at Muyue with deep pain and regret, like a loyal minister trying to stop an emperor from listening to slander.

Smack!

A burst of precise force hit Anko's forehead, causing her to instinctively hug her little head.

"It's understandable to fail one exam, but you haven't even scored above 90 once. Did you underperform every time?" Muyue withdrew his hand knife and said.

"Mmm, I heard there's a disease called exam anxiety. Maybe I have that disease—I get nervous whenever there's an exam, so I never do well." Anko said with a serious face.

"What a coincidence. Today I've caught 'absolutely won't give Anko dango disease.' I just don't feel like giving you dango." Muyue said with a smile.

Anko: ……

When the teasing was about right, Muyue tapped Anko's little head and still gave her the dango that belonged to her.

"At least don't regress next time." Muyue patted Anko's little head and said.

"Hehe, I'll try." Anko, having received the dango, instantly beamed with joy.

"Teacher Muyue, is this special training still just you alone like the first time?" Anko asked while eating dango.

"Yes, and this special training will teach you things you can't learn at the Ninja Academy." Muyue nodded in reply.

"Things you can't learn at the Ninja Academy? What is that?" Anko was very curious.

"You'll know next Monday." Muyue didn't say it out loud.

"What a pity. Brother Ebisu has already graduated, so we can't train together with him." Kotetsu said with a look of regret.

"Yeah, that's really a pity." Izumo said with agreement.

To them, Ebisu was not just an ordinary senior but a guide who opened the door to a new world.

"Well, not necessarily." Muyue smiled and shook his head.

This time he was going to teach nature transformation. Plus, he had some recognition in Konoha now. The number of genin coming to this special training should be more than the first time.

When Muyue said that, not only Anko but also Izumo and Kotetsu were extremely looking forward to next week's special training.

Taught by Muyue alone, plus heavyweight new content—just these two points were enough to max out the appeal.

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