Chapter 332: Disciples Spill Gold Coins

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger Just by Teaching, Chapter 250: The Disciples Strike Gold. Asuma stopped in his tracks, momentarily doubting whether he had heard correctly.

Although it wasn't a compliment like "I'm proud of you" or "you're amazing," it was still praise Asuma had never received before.

The first time he placed first in practical combat at the Ninja Academy, he went home excited and told Hiruzen Sarutobi.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't react much—just a flat "mm," as if something trivial had happened.

At first, he had hoped to hear "I'm proud of you" from Hiruzen Sarutobi. Back then, Asuma still greatly admired his Hokage father—after all, the Hokage was someone everyone looked up to and respected.

No matter what achievements Asuma made at the Ninja Academy, he could never earn Hiruzen Sarutobi's approval. His expectations gradually lowered. Initially, he wanted praise from Hiruzen Sarutobi. Later, even a simple nod from Hiruzen Sarutobi would have satisfied him.

But there was nothing. In Asuma's memory, Hiruzen Sarutobi never once nodded at his accomplishments. He only ever lectured him, telling him to learn from his steady older brother and to model himself after Orochimaru from their Ninja Academy days.

"You don't have to tell me—that's what Muyue-sensei taught me." Asuma pouted as he spoke.

Although Asuma still didn't have a good expression for Hiruzen Sarutobi, the atmosphere had clearly eased.

"You can ask me if there's something you don't understand. I'm quite experienced with combination ninjutsu." Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of white smoke and said.

"Can you even teach it well?" Asuma was very doubtful.

He didn't doubt Hiruzen Sarutobi's understanding of combination ninjutsu or his actual strength—after all, being Hokage carried considerable weight—but whether he could teach well was another matter.

"Then I'll teach Muyue first and have him teach you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi, finding his teaching ability questioned again, said helplessly.

Probably the only person in all of Konoha who would so blatantly question his ability was Asuma.

"I think that sounds pretty reliable." Asuma's eyes lit up, feeling that might be better than having Hiruzen Sarutobi teach him directly.

"Go train now." Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead and told Asuma to leave quickly. This kid was really a handful.

Asuma hummed a little tune as he walked out of the Hokage's office, in a very good mood. He even closed the office door gently.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and resumed handling official business.

Before long, the office door opened again, and Danzo Shimura walked in.

"Hiruzen..." Danzo Shimura had just started to speak when Hiruzen Sarutobi cut him off.

"Why didn't you knock? And during work hours, address me by my title." Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a stern face.

Danzo Shimura was a bit baffled. He usually did this without Hiruzen Sarutobi saying anything. Why today was he acting like he'd eaten an explosive tag?

"Hiruzen, you..."

"It's work hours now." Hiruzen Sarutobi emphasized again.

Danzo Shimura didn't know what wrong medicine Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken today. But a higher official could crush a lower one. In the end, Danzo could only reluctantly address him as "Third Hokage."

Only then did Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression soften, and he asked, "What is it? Speak."

"I need Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha to join Root." Danzo Shimura stated directly.

"Does your Root organization still lack two chunin?" Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't inclined to agree to Danzo's request.

"They are chunin now, but their potential is great. Root needs such ninja." Danzo continued.

"That's out of the question. Root cannot expand any further. If I find out again that Root is secretly developing illegal members, I will cut Root's funding." Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a warning tone.

He knew Danzo was not an honest man. Even if he refused, Danzo might pull tricks in the shadows, so he warned him in advance.

"Kakashi Hatake can be left out, but Obito Uchiha must join Root. An Uchiha like him is too dangerous. We must stay highly vigilant to prevent another Madara Uchiha from appearing." Danzo stated his true purpose.

What he really wanted was Obito; bringing up Kakashi was just to set the stage for this statement.

Danzo Shimura always remembered his teacher Tobirama Senju's teachings that Uchiha were inherently evil, and one must always stay vigilant against the Uchiha clan.

If it were an ordinary Uchiha, it might be fine, but Obito Uchiha, at only nine years old, already had a two-tomoe Sharingan and mastered excellent Fire Release techniques, which made Danzo Shimura very uneasy.

Although he had been secretly training a Wood Release ninja, that Wood Release ninja was much younger than Obito. If Obito rebelled like Madara Uchiha before the Wood Release ninja matured, it would be trouble.

"Obito is an Uchiha with the Will of Fire. He is not dangerous. I believe that under Minato's guidance, Obito will become the next Kagami." Hiruzen Sarutobi put his pipe in his mouth, took a puff, and said.

Based on Obito's performance so far, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not consider Obito dangerous. On the contrary, he had high hopes for him. Having Minato guide Obito was undoubtedly more reliable than Danzo Shimura.

"Hiruzen, have you forgotten the teacher's teachings?" Danzo said discontentedly.

"Those Uchiha are too dangerous. The village has been so good to them, yet they still think of rebellion."

Danzo tried to use the hawkish Uchiha coup incident during Senju Tobirama's reign to make Hiruzen Sarutobi understand the danger of the Uchiha.

"Sensei also said the Uchiha should be guided appropriately," Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said.

"Rather than this, you should put more thought into gathering intelligence on enemy nations." Hiruzen Sarutobi completely rejected Danzo's proposal.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi showed no sign of relenting, combined with his earlier attitude, Danzo felt a surge of anger.

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!" Danzo coldly left this remark and slammed the door of the Hokage's office shut.

Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly continued handling his paperwork, feeling much more at ease.

If he couldn't handle his own son, could he not handle Danzo either?

Hiruzen Sarutobi would never allow Root to keep expanding; if Root grew any stronger, it would become too big to control.

Root was an organization Shimura Danzo established under the guise of training the Anbu. It started as a small subsidiary of the Anbu, but under Shimura Danzo's efforts, its power continued to grow, and now it vaguely had the momentum of becoming the Anbu within the Anbu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally wouldn't let that happen. If Root's strength truly surpassed the Anbu, it would be disastrous.

Hiruzen in the office was pleased, but Danzo, having left the office, grew more and more angry the more he thought about it.

In his youth, he was never a bit inferior to Hiruzen Sarutobi, yet now he was completely suppressed by him.

"If Sensei had chosen me back then, Konoha would surely be even stronger now!" Shimura Danzo thought resentfully.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi was slightly stronger than him, Hiruzen was indecisive and could not compare to him in handling affairs.

Shimura Danzo was too eager to advance; he genuinely wished to one day say to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "I am the Hokage."

Just then, Shimura Danzo suddenly thought of that subordinate of his who was no longer a member of Root.

It seemed Muyue was Uchiha Obito's intern instructor, and Obito was quite respectful to Muyue. So Muyue should have a sufficient understanding of Uchiha Obito.

Thinking of this, Shimura Danzo immediately returned to Root and wrote a letter for a ninja to deliver to Muyue.

He needed Muyue's assessment of Obito to determine his danger level. At the same time, Danzo also asked Muyue to keep an eye on Obito and report immediately if Obito showed any intentions harmful to Konoha, so Danzo would have a reason to bring Obito to Root.

As for why Muyue was chosen instead of directly dispatching other Root members to tail Obito: first, because Minato Namikaze had sensory abilities and Root members would be detected; second, since Muyue was Obito's teacher, Obito wouldn't be on guard against him.

Obito's strength hadn't yet reached the level where he warranted individual surveillance—the entire Uchiha clan was only under the watch of a few Anbu members, let alone during wartime.

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【Disciple Hatake Kakashi practiced hard, achieved perfect results in the Chunin Exam, and was promoted to Chunin. Reward: Chakra +1800, Random Kekkei Genkai Extraction Scroll】

【Disciple Might Guy practiced hard, achieved excellent results in the Chunin Exam, and was promoted to Chunin. Reward: Chakra +1500, Taijutsu Extraction Scroll·S】

【Disciple Uchiha Obito practiced hard, achieved excellent results in the Chunin Exam, and was promoted to Chunin. Reward: Chakra +1200, Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll·A】

【Extraction Scroll: The higher the rank, the easier it is to extract excellent rewards】

This reward was so generous it was somewhat beyond Muyue's expectations. Just in terms of Chakra, the three disciples together provided a full 4,500 points of Chakra, which directly pushed Muyue's Chakra over 70,000.

As for the remaining rewards, Muyue couldn't yet say whether they were good or bad, because draws were too unpredictable. If he pulled something worthless or a duplicate, even the Mastery level wouldn't help.

However, judging from the system's description, high-level Extraction Scrolls wouldn't contain junk.

Muyue thought for a moment, first went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then mentally prayed to every deity he knew—Dao Ancestor, Buddha, God—before starting the draw.

After all, it cost nothing; he might as well believe a little. If it worked, it would be a huge gain; if not, no loss.

Muyue first used the worst one, the Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll·A.

Immediately, a huge roulette wheel appeared before Muyue. He glanced at it and saw a wide variety of abilities from all worlds.

"So it's not just ninjutsu from Naruto; I can also draw skills from other worlds that get localized." Muyue realized he had been mistaken.

Because those Ninjutsu Proficiency Scrolls and Mastery Scrolls couldn't upgrade skills like Nature Transformation, Muyue had assumed that all Ninjutsu Extraction Scrolls were from Naruto.

Muyue tapped the center of the wheel. It spun dizzyingly and then slowly stopped. The skill pointed to gradually enlarged on the wheel, and information about that skill appeared in Muyue's mind.

【Ninjutsu Extraction Scroll·A consumed. Skill obtained — Orochi Nagi】

Orochi Nagi is the finishing move of the Kusanagi-style ancient martial arts. Muyue didn't know how it fared in the King of Fighters world, but after localization, it was indeed a very powerful Fire Release technique, very suitable for those who practiced the Flame Breathing.

Next, Muyue used the Taijutsu Extraction Scroll·S.

【Taijutsu Extraction Scroll·S consumed. Skill obtained — Millennium Dragon Legend: Sword Slash · Golden Skyline】

Seeing this reward, Mu Yue was somewhat surprised. He quickly organized the memories in his mind and found that it was indeed the extremely lethal taijutsu he remembered.

Golden Horizon is somewhat similar to the Third Raikage's Hell Stab in that both use fingers to attack, but only somewhat, because Golden Horizon does not become stronger with fewer fingers, nor does it have nature transformation.

The localized Golden Horizon is an extremely pure taijutsu; once practiced to a certain level, it can unleash tremendous power without needing chakra.

Mu Yue thought this was quite reasonable, because in the world where Golden Horizon originated, it was developed by ordinary people without abilities—it is a taijutsu that trains the body to its peak.

Mu Yue was very satisfied with this reward. Not only is this taijutsu powerful, it is extremely suitable for Might Guy; as for the other disciples, Mu Yue felt it would be difficult for them to even learn it.

Finally, Mu Yue turned his gaze to the Kekkei Genkai Extraction Scroll. This scroll had no rank—it truly required luck to gamble.

The Rinnegan and Tenseigan are both considered kekkei genkai, so there is a possibility of drawing them, but ordinary Byakugan and Sharingan are too, and there are also kekkei genkai like Blast Release, Lava Release, and so on.

Mu Yue did not hesitate and directly clicked to draw.

【Random Kekkei Genkai Extraction Scroll consumed. Reward obtained—Ice Release】

Mu Yue sighed softly in his heart; it seemed his luck was not particularly good.

Then Mu Yue thought again—even if he had drawn the Rinnegan or Tenseigan, he couldn't use them now because his chakra was insufficient. Although these two greatly enhance strength, without enough chakra, one simply can't handle them.

For Mu Yue, not drawing a Mangekyo Sharingan was actually a good thing, because at this stage, a Mangekyo Sharingan would be more harmful than beneficial to him. An ordinary Mangekyo has too many side effects; unless it's an ability like Kamui, it's simply not worth it.

In comparison, Ice Release is pretty good—it can even make some ice cubes to cool down when it's hot.

Mu Yue glanced at his current status panel.

【Name: Hanyu Mu Yue】

【Chakra: 】

【Skills: Golden Horizon, Orochi Nagi, Ice Release...】

Mu Yue decided that after the special training ended, once he had raised Earth Release nature transformation and Lightning Release nature transformation to the Master level, he would switch his reward-farming direction again to farm more chakra.

He had basically mastered a few ninjutsu at the Proficient level for each chakra nature, and there were even more below Proficient level, plus quite a few Master-level skills. He could already handle a considerable number of situations, so Mu Yue wanted to farm his chakra up to one hundred thousand and then decide what to farm based on the situation.

If there was a clear hard battle against an enemy, he would either farm chakra or farm corresponding counter rewards; otherwise, he would continue to farm everything, turning himself into a multi-faceted warrior.

In the evening, Mu Yue saw a letter sent by Danzo. After reading its contents, he smiled slightly. Trying to make him catch Obito's weakness—Danzo's idea was quite interesting.