Chapter 345: One Man Against a Ninja Village

Ninja Academy Teacher, I Get Stronger by Teaching - Chapter 263: One Man Against a Ninja Village. "Lord Sōsetsu, no need to worry. With Teacher Muyue here, you'll all be fine." Kakashi said calmly.

Since they hadn't actually fought yet, Kakashi didn't know exactly what level those hundreds of ninjas were at, but Muyue wasn't one to shoot without aim. On the contrary, Muyue had always been modest—even though he was stronger than the candidate Raikage, he never said he could definitely win that time.

So when Muyue said he could quell the rebellion, Kakashi believed he definitely could, and without any mishaps.

"But..." Fuka Sōsetsu still found it hard to believe.

After all, in his world, even being able to fight hundreds of ordinary people was astonishing enough, and the enemy was several hundred ninjas, some of whom were not weak.

Although Fuka Sōsetsu wasn't a ninja, seeing how quickly his own ninjas were routed told him that the enemy was stronger.

"Father, I don't want to leave." Fuka Yuki held tightly onto Fuka Sōsetsu's arm with both hands.

Looking at his daughter whose eyes were glistening with tears, Fuka Sōsetsu sighed. How could he bear to part with his adorable child?

"Muyue, I'm entrusting this to you. If it doesn't work out, please try to take Yuki away." Fuka Sōsetsu set Fuka Yuki down and bowed deeply to Muyue.

As a ninja who had merely accepted the mission to protect Fuka Yuki, Muyue had already done his utmost—not only helping him uncover Fuka Dotō's crimes, but also being willing to step forward and help him at this time.

Muyue nodded slightly to calm Fuka Sōsetsu's mind and said to his three disciples, "Don't take the initiative to attack. Protect Yuki and the Daimyo."

Neither Fuka Sōsetsu nor Fuka Yuki could die. If Fuka Sōsetsu died, it would have a significant impact on the Land of Snow, and Fuka Yuki was the core of the escort mission.

The disciples were not on their first mission either; they all nodded to show they understood.

Having said that, Muyue walked toward the approaching Snow Ninjas.

"Ice Release: Swallow Snow Storm!"

Hanhu Bingfeng condensed chakra in his mouth and spat out a large number of snow shuriken, shooting them in all directions.

Swoosh, swoosh!!

Blossoms of blood bloomed in the air, and many guards were injured by the snow shuriken.

"Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!"

"Ice Release: Dragon-Shattering Fierce Tiger!"

Seizing this opportunity, many Snow Ninjas formed hand seals and released jutsu, attempting to wipe out the defending force at once. A large number of snow secret technique beasts charged toward the guards.

There were also ninjas among the guards, but their strength was already inferior to the Snow Ninjas, not to mention they were injured at this point, powerless to block so many jutsu.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

Just as the guards thought the battle was about to end, a large number of dense fireballs burst out from behind them, passed over their heads, traced graceful arcs, and slammed into those ice whales and snow tigers.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Fierce flames erupted, tremendous explosions sounded, and all the ice and snow beasts created by the Snow Ninjas were annihilated by the fireballs, dissipating into white smoke.

"This is the powerful ninja Lord Muyue employed by Lord Sōsetsu! Everyone, don't give up—we still have hope of victory!" Asama Sandayū turned around, saw Muyue walking over, and shouted excitedly.

Although he knew very little about Muyue, Asama Sandayū could only choose to believe in Muyue at this moment, because the facts had already proven they couldn't beat the Snow Ninjas brought by Fuka Dotō.

"Maybe he really can do it." A glimmer of hope arose in Fuka Sōsetsu's heart.

The confidence that Obito and the others had in Muyue, Muyue's self-confidence, plus the impressive power of that rescue Fire Release made Fuka Sōsetsu feel that Muyue could create a miracle.

"Bingfeng, is that Hanyū Muyue? Do you have confidence?" Seeing the terrifying power of Muyue's Fire Release, Fuka Dotō turned to look at Hanhu Bingfeng and asked.

Currently, the people Fuka Dotō most wanted to eliminate, besides Fuka Sōsetsu, was Hanyū Muyue. Ever since Muyue came to the Land of Snow, he hadn't had a single good day.

"A ninja who can fight a jinchūriki is indeed formidable. But if this is all there is, even without the Chakra Armor, I can defeat him." Hanhu Bingfeng replied confidently.

The effect Muyue's attack just now achieved—he could do the same with his own best jutsu, Black Dragon Storm, or even better.

"If he trained a few more years, I might actually not be a match. If this kid doesn't die, he might become the next Sannin." Although he said he was definitely fine, Hanhu Bingfeng no longer underestimated Muyue in his heart.

After all, he had started training at age six and trained for over thirty years to reach his current strength, while Muyue wasn't even twenty yet.

"Alright then, I'll leave this side to you. I'll find a chance to take people in and capture Fuka Sōsetsu." Seeing Hanhu Bingfeng so confident, Fuka Dotō instantly relaxed a lot.

Hanhu Bingfeng nodded, affirming Fuka Dotō's plan. If they let Fuka Sōsetsu escape, it would indeed be a big trouble.

"You all retreat a bit. It wouldn't be good if you get caught in the crossfire." Muyue said to the guards.

The enemy had several hundred ninjas, so Muyue was definitely going to use large-scale jutsu. And since his own side didn't have any reliable ninjas, in order not to accidentally injure his allies, Muyue chose to have them retreat while he fought the entire Snow Ninja Village alone.

Asama Sandayū looked at Mu Yue with a dumbfounded expression, momentarily wondering if his ears had suffered severe damage during the recent battle, causing hearing loss.

"Lord Mu Yue, are you really going to fight the enemy alone?" one of the guard ninja couldn't help but ask.

Although Mu Yue had indeed performed strongly just now, this move was just too puzzling.

"Lord Mu Yue, there are still many among us with combat ability," Asama Sandayū said, gripping the long sword in his hand.

Mu Yue shook his head and said, "Retreating is the best help you can give me. The ninjutsu I'm about to use has a very large range."

The guards' intentions were good, but the truth was harsh—to Mu Yue, they were just burdens who couldn't help.

Although Mu Yue's chakra control was very strong, facing hundreds of ninja simultaneously while having to be careful not to harm his allies was especially mentally taxing, because some of the guards were ordinary people—attacks a ninja could dodge, they could not.

Some guards wanted to say more, but several Snow Ninja had already charged forward.

Swoosh!

Mu Yue's figure flickered, moving at a speed ordinary people couldn't follow, appearing before the Snow Ninja and swinging his fists with incredible speed.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

The few Snow Ninja who had charged forward were instantly sent flying back even faster, crashing hard onto the ground or against other Snow Ninja.

In Asama Sandayū's view, Mu Yue's body blurred for a moment, and the Snow Ninja were knocked flying; by the time he registered what happened, Mu Yue was already back in his original spot.

"Is this the power of a true strong one?" Asama Sandayū was momentarily stunned.

"Everyone, fall back! Don't hinder Lord Mu Yue's battle," Asama Sandayū finally shouted. He chose to trust Mu Yue, to believe that Mu Yue was not arrogant but truly powerful.

Among the guards, some ninja recognized Mu Yue's strength and nodded, retreating. As ninja themselves, they better understood Mu Yue's power.

The Snow Ninja also saw that Mu Yue was strong, but they had an absolute numerical advantage, so they weren't afraid. They launched attacks at Mu Yue using ninja tools and ninjutsu.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Mu Yue switched to Flame Breathing and exhaled an enormous fireball that swallowed all the attacks coming toward him. With Mu Yue's current Fire Style level, even a Great Fireball possessed formidable power.

"Such a powerful Fire Style ninjutsu!"

The Snow Ninja watched the massive fireball, as big as a two-story building, and cold sweat dripped from their foreheads.

"Ice Style: Single-Horned White Whale!"

Han Kō Hyōfu immediately rushed forward, gathered a large amount of chakra, and created an ice whale even larger than the fireball to smash it apart. However, the Great Fireball's high temperature ultimately completely melted the ice whale as well.

Seeing this, the Snow Ninja's morale rose again. Mu Yue might be strong, but their leader was also a strong one.

Just then, silvery white fragments suddenly began falling from the sky.

This was a normal occurrence in the Snow Country, but on the current battlefield, it made the guards show pained expressions while the Snow Ninja grew excited.

"This is bad. The Snow Ninja's ninjutsu becomes stronger when it's snowing." The ninja among the defenders looked at Mu Yue with worried eyes.

They already had a huge numerical disadvantage, and now the enemy got a collective buff—how were they supposed to fight?

"Kid, it seems heaven wants you dead." Han Kō Hyōfu laughed loudly.

The sudden heavy snow undoubtedly increased their already high chance of victory by another level.

"Is that so? Actually, the Great Fireball just now is just one of the weaker ninjutsu I've mastered," Mu Yue said with a faint smile, his heart unchanged by the environment.

Environment can indeed affect the power of a ninja's ninjutsu, but if the gap is too large, no environment can help.

"Hmph, bluffing," Han Kō Hyōfu thought Mu Yue was exaggerating his strength.

A Fire Style ninjutsu of that level—even he had to seriously use a technique to block it. It was nowhere near 'weak' in power.

"Flame Breathing: Total Concentration!"

Mu Yue focused his breathing again and again, enhancing his physical abilities and Fire nature chakra transformation. Then he formed hand seals and gathered a vast amount of chakra in his throat.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Whoosh!!!

A massive amount of flame was exhaled from Mu Yue's mouth in one breath. This incredibly scorching flame rapidly melted and dried the ice and snow on the ground, burned everything combustible in the vicinity to ashes, and even the snowflakes that had not yet fallen melted directly under the heat's influence.

A wide orange-red sea of fire quickly formed around Mu Yue. The heat generated by this blazing flame caused some of the defending troops to break out in hot sweat despite the heavy snow falling from the sky.

Looking at the terrifying sea of flames, the guards who kept a distance from Mu Yue finally understood why Mu Yue had told them to retreat. If they hadn't stayed far away, they would probably have been burned to charcoal by the dreadful fire.

At this moment, Sandaifu Asama was extremely grateful that Mu Yue had taken on the mission. He thought that even in such a renowned ninja village as Konoha, there definitely wouldn't be many ninjas with strength like Mu Yue's.

"I told you Teacher Mu Yue was incredibly strong! With him here, there's no problem at all," Obito said, standing on high ground, looking at the dazzling red sea of flames with a proud smirk.

Obito felt that he deserved one-third of the credit for the enemies defeated by the Great Fire Annihilation, because the Great Fire Annihilation Mu Yue used was given by him.

Previously, Obito had performed well at the Uchiha gathering, and his reward was the Great Fire Annihilation. After obtaining the ninjutsu, Obito decisively handed it over to Mu Yue, because if Mu Yue learned it, he could teach Obito, and it might even be faster than Obito studying it himself.

"I'm afraid issuing that mission was the only correct decision I've made recently," Fūka Sōsetsu sighed, gazing at the towering flames.

With Mu Yue's actions, the glimmer of hope in Fūka Sōsetsu's heart gradually grew.

While marveling at the power of Mu Yue's Fire Release, Kakashi also cautiously observed the surroundings, guarding against any enemies that might break through the line and attack.

After all, those guards looked really unreliable, and it was normal for a few to slip through when Mu Yue was facing several hundred alone.

"Quickly, perform a defensive ninjutsu with me!"

Sensing that Mu Yue's aura was becoming terrifying, Hanhu Bingfeng immediately shouted.

Although it was a bit hard to believe, it seemed that what Mu Yue said was true—he really had a much stronger ninjutsu.

Standing at the front, Hanhu Bingfeng was the one who best felt the terror of the scorching sea of flames. He looked at Mu Yue in disbelief, never imagining that the brat in his eyes could unleash such an astonishingly powerful Fire Release ninjutsu.

At this moment, Hanhu Bingfeng was cursing Fūka Dotō in his heart. He had relied on the information gathered by Fūka Dotō and thus hadn't sent anyone to investigate Mu Yue. But now Mu Yue's displayed strength made him feel that he had seen fake data.

However, Hanhu Bingfeng didn't have time to think about where he had gone wrong; he had to use a ninjutsu to block this Fire Release.

"Ice Release: Snow Wall!"

Several dozen Snow Ninjas, including Hanhu Bingfeng, simultaneously performed a defensive ninjutsu, creating three immensely thick walls of ice and snow.

A single Snow Ninja's defensive ninjutsu could not block Mu Yue's Fire Release, but it was different when dozens of Snow Ninjas performed the technique together.

That thick ice-and-snow wall, condensed with a large amount of chakra, managed to even stop Mu Yue's high-temperature flames.

Under the watch of the Snow Ninjas and guards, the first ice wall soon melted; at that point, the sea of flames shrank. After the second ice wall melted, it shrank further. When the last ice wall melted, the vast sea of flames disappeared.

Hanhu Bingfeng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because this proved that although Mu Yue was strong, he wasn't so strong that he couldn't be dealt with. It was still possible to fight by surrounding one person with several hundred.

"Damn it, if only our side also had ninjas…" Sandaifu Asama felt very frustrated as he watched the sea of flames being blocked.

Because Hanhu Bingfeng's side had several hundred ninjas to help him, while their side couldn't help Mu Yue.

"Good, you've blocked another Fire Release. So, can you still block the next one?" Mu Yue said with a faint smile.

Although the previous Fire Release had been fierce in power, it wasn't his full strength. Such combat opportunities were rare; Mu Yue had been testing the power of his skill.

As he spoke, Mu Yue silently activated the Banwen and entered the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

Mu Yue's breathing rhythm abruptly changed. A large amount of chakra exploded inside his body, and combined with the breathing method, it burned and enhanced the power of his Fire Release chakra. His aura surged rapidly.

"Is this guy a monster?"

Sensing Mu Yue's powerful and scorching presence, Hanhu Bingfeng's expression changed drastically. This was not just encountering a talented ninja; this was clearly a fully grown powerhouse!

There will be another chapter in a bit.