Chapter 318: Unexpected Number of People

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger Just by Teaching Chapter 236: The Number of Participants Exceeded Expectations. Yumetsuki guessed that there would be more people in this special training this time, because the batch of genin who graduated this year knew about his teaching ability and would be more willing to participate. Moreover, Yumetsuki had been featured in the Konoha Gazette, giving him some recognition in Konoha.

Although the content was placed near the back, the Konoha Gazette was the only official newspaper in Konoha, with very limited circulation, so its weight was still considerable.

But when the teacher in charge of recording the number of registrants came over, Yumetsuki was still a bit surprised.

For the fourth-year students, it was tacitly accepted that the entire grade would participate without issue. For other grades, it was still eight per grade as before. As for the genin who signed up, there were many—a total of three hundred and fifty people.

What kind of concept was this? The total number of people in the special training Yumetsuki had previously overseen hadn't even been this many. This time, the number of genin signing up for the special training surpassed even the number of academy students.

"Teacher Yumetsuki, what should we do? Should we modify the rules? There are too many people participating in this special training," the recording teacher asked Yumetsuki.

Originally, this special training had no requirements for genin—anyone who signed up could join. But the number was too outrageous, even exceeding the number of current students. With so many extra students, he felt Yumetsuki might not be able to handle it.

"A special training with a total of six hundred and ninety-four people…" Yumetsuki showed a thoughtful expression.

If it were the old Yumetsuki, he would have to find a way to cut some people out. That was nearly seven hundred people, and they weren't ordinary folks—an average ninja squad was about that size.

But now things were different. Yumetsuki's current strength was worlds apart from what it had been during last year's special training. Not only had his chakra increased significantly, but his physical strength, ninjutsu knowledge, and everything else far surpassed before.

"I'll try it first. Although the number is a bit large, it should probably not be a big problem," Yumetsuki said after thinking it over.

The number of participants was unprecedented. Yumetsuki thought this was a good opportunity. Previously, a class of over three hundred had turned into a big-class reward; now, with nearly seven hundred, he wondered if the reward would change again.

This time, Yumetsuki had changed the special training plan specifically to aim for better rewards. Now that the opportunity had come to him, he naturally wouldn't throw it away on his own.

Yumetsuki scanned the list of genin registrants and saw familiar names everywhere. Many were genin who had just graduated this year and had experienced his first special training. As Yumetsuki expected, Ebisu and Genma Shiranui had both come.

There were also genin from other years. For example, Asuma had heard that Yumetsuki was going to teach nature transformation and brought his teammates along.

Yumetsuki also saw Kiba Inuzuka and Shikamaru Nara on the list. This he hadn't expected. The members of Shikamaru Nara's team were all quite competent; if it had been a normal chunin exam, they might have succeeded in their promotion.

"Alright, Teacher Yumetsuki. Then we'll confirm that all these people are participating in the special training," the registration teacher said, seeing that Yumetsuki had no objections.

He admired Yumetsuki a bit. With this many people, an ordinary person couldn't even manage them, let alone teach them anything—yet Yumetsuki believed he could teach them.

But thinking about it, the registration teacher supposed that was true. After all, Yumetsuki wasn't an ordinary chunin like them; Yumetsuki's strength had been officially recognized by Konoha, so his confidence was normal.

Yumetsuki nodded, finalizing the special training arrangements.

…

On Monday, all registered ninja or academy students arrived on time at the training ground designated by Yumetsuki.

"Shikamaru, why are we attending this special training? The chunin exam starts in nine days—it's not like we can improve much, right?" Kiba Inuzuka asked, looking puzzled.

A ninja's strength wasn't built overnight; it required long-term training to improve. Aside from suddenly awakening a bloodline limit, under normal circumstances such a short time wouldn't lead to noticeable improvement.

"The person in charge of the special training, Hanyu Yumetsuki, is the proctor for the second exam. Also, based on what happened in the Forest of Death, he seems to be the teacher of Rin Nohara and her team. If Rin Nohara also participates in this training, I can gather more intel," Shikamaru Nara explained.

Since he had fought alongside Rin Nohara in the Forest of Death, he knew two things about her: one, she could unleash a very strong power, and two, she knew medical ninjutsu.

But if they could train together for a few days, Shikamaru Nara was confident he could figure out many of Rin Nohara's combat habits, which might prove useful at some critical moment.

"Also, based on my investigation, Hanyu Yumetsuki is a very strong jonin, and teaching is his specialty. Even if Rin Nohara doesn't come, we should still be able to learn something," Shikamaru Nara continued.

He had inquired about Yumetsuki's strength from his jonin father, and learned about his teaching ability by asking newly graduated genin who had attended last year's summer special training.

"So many people! Kiba feels like he came to the wrong training ground." Kiba Inuzuka was a bit dazed looking at the clusters of people on the training ground.

He took a rough glance and estimated there were about five hundred people here.

"Should be right," Shikamaru Nara said with a slight frown.

There were indeed many people here. If not for the fact that everyone looked very young and many didn't even wear forehead protectors, Shikamaru Nara would have thought it was a ninja unit gathering for some mission.

"Ebisu, big brother! Long time no see! You really came." Kotetsu Hagane, who had arrived early at the training ground, saw many genin around and had been searching for Ebisu.

Heaven helps those who help themselves. After five minutes of hard searching, Kotetsu spotted that familiar face behind sunglasses.

Hearing Kotetsu's words, Izumo Kamizuru also jogged over and said, "Finally we meet again! We really miss the times we spent creating ninjutsu with you, Ebisu big brother."

Ebisu's mouth twitched. He didn't miss it at all—it had turned him into someone girls would take a detour to avoid and left a bad impression with the Third Hokage.

"Yo, if it isn't Kotetsu and Izumo. Long time no see." Genma Shiranui, with a senbon in his mouth, smiled and raised his hand in greeting.

He was now quite familiar with Ebisu's two little fans.

Since Genma had greeted him, Ebisu couldn't pretend to be dead any longer. He replied flatly, "Mm, long time no see. Good morning."

Looking at the headbands on Ebisu and Genma Shiranui, Kotetsu Hagane said enviously:

"After you guys graduated, do you go on missions every day to make big money, defeat strong enemies from rival villages, then rescue a nobleman's daughter and earn recognition...?"

"Hahaha." Genma Shiranui was amused by Kotetsu's words. "Kotetsu, you should read fewer novels. Genin don't have such rich experiences. Freshly graduated genin can't even take missions outside the village; most of the time they're training."

Their team's composition was much worse than Obito's team, and since no one was bold enough to directly ask the Hokage for high-level missions, even with Teacher Chen and Might Guy, they had been honestly doing D-rank missions.

"But there were still some interesting things. For example, the Confusion Technique you guys developed—even the strongest taijutsu shinobi in Konoha fell for it." Genma Shiranui brought up their bell-snatching exercise.

Even now, recalling it made Genma Shiranui laugh. They had attacked with all their might only to get crushed, while Ebisu, giving up on a proper strategy, used the Confusion Technique in a perfect combination to snatch the bells.

Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane looked shocked. Although it was just taijutsu, being called the strongest was no small feat—and yet that existence had been caught by the Confusion Technique.

As two of the developers of the Confusion Technique, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane immediately felt a sense of pride, their lips uncontrollably turning upward.

"Ebisu, I think the Confusion Technique has even more potential. How about we discuss and develop it further?" Izumo Kamizuki invited Ebisu.

"I think it's fine as it is now. No changes needed." Ebisu declined politely. He had come to learn nature transformation, not to become a pervert.

"That's a shame. I recently found a pretty good picture book, and I was thinking of sharing it with you, Ebisu." Izumo Kamizuki said with a regretful expression.

"Er... if I have time, discussing it isn't a problem." Ebisu couldn't bear to disappoint his little fans.

"Are you really trying to discuss ninjutsu?" Genma Shiranui teased.

As the time drew nearer, the training ground became more crowded and noisy.

"I didn't expect everyone to come—it's like we're all gathered together like back in school."

"After all, this is Muyue-sensei's special training. Originally, when I said I was going to receive a month of special training, my instructor wasn't too happy, but when they heard it was Muyue-sensei, they agreed readily."

"Long time no see. How's the ninja life?"

"Same as during the internship, I guess. Still not allowed to take C-rank missions."

Students and shinobi alike formed groups to chat, since most of them were only a little apart and many knew each other.

"Everyone, quiet down." When the time reached eight o'clock, Muyue appeared and signaled for everyone to be silent.

Muyue didn't speak very loudly, but most of those present were students or freshly graduated shinobi. Muyue's 1.8-meter height made him extremely conspicuous among them.

Some didn't hear Muyue's voice, but they saw the familiar golden-haired figure, and as the students near Muyue fell silent, that silence quickly spread to all the students. The entire training ground grew quiet, and the students silently watched Muyue.

"Many of you are old friends. It's not the first time you've taken my class. Thank you all for your trust. But there are quite a lot of people here, so I hope everyone can stay quiet until I finish speaking." Muyue continued.

Normally, during small classes, Muyue was quite lenient about students speaking—after all, it would be too dull to say nothing except answering questions. But now there were nearly seven hundred students on the training ground; if a seventh of them spoke, that would be a hundred people.

"The main subjects of this special training are chakra control, taijutsu, basic ninjutsu, and chakra nature transformation!"

Today there's only one 3k update. I didn't fall asleep until three yesterday, and I'm not feeling very well today, a bit unwell. I'll adjust my schedule and write more tomorrow.

Today there's only one update of 3k words. I fell asleep at three o'clock yesterday, and I'm not in a good state today—feeling a bit unwell. I'll adjust my schedule and write more tomorrow.