Chapter 349: Mission Complete

Ninja Academy Teacher: I Get Stronger Just by Teaching, Main Story Chapter 267: Mission Complete. The Snow God Festival was the most important festival in the Land of Snow, and both officials and commoners alike took it very seriously. The usually quiet Land of Snow became lively on this day.

Generally, the most important part of the Snow God Festival was worshipping the Snow God, but this year was a little different—awarding the title of Ice Hero was also a major event.

Moreover, when they learned that the giant ice ball from that day had been created by Muyue, the people of the Land of Snow were even more eager to see this Ice Hero in person, because in their eyes it was nothing short of a miracle.

The title-awarding ceremony was held in Fūka Castle, specifically at the battlefield where Muyue and the Snow Ninjas had fought. Because of Muyue's actions, the place had been flattened into open ground, with no trace of the former buildings.

Although the space wasn't small, far too many curious citizens came to watch the ceremony. So many that Fūka Sōsetsu had to dispatch a large number of guards to maintain order and prevent accidents.

The giant ice ball Muyue had created was still there. To keep it from actually crashing into Fūka Castle, Muyue had used ninjutsu to reinforce it.

"How on earth was such a huge ice ball made? Could this Ice Hero be an incarnation of the Snow God, sent specially to save the Land of Snow?" an old man deeply devoted to the Snow God marveled.

Even the Snow Ninjas themselves cried out in disbelief at Muyue's ninjutsu, so for ordinary people it was even more unimaginable—they genuinely found it incredible.

"It would be perfect if the hero had blue hair," someone remarked, feeling that Muyue's aura was too warm and more like sunlight than ice and snow.

Before the ceremony officially began, the citizens freely voiced their thoughts.

When the ceremony was about to start, the guards began to control the crowd, trying to maintain a relatively quiet environment.

After the ceremony began, Fūka Sōsetsu, with a serious expression, held an exquisite blue cape and walked slowly toward Muyue. Meanwhile, someone began reading the full account of the usurpation incident with emotion, focusing on Muyue's achievements.

Muyue was the first to discover the rebellion of Fūka Dotō and completed intelligence gathering; due to Fūka Sōsetsu's hesitation, the best opportunity for capture was missed, and the situation became critical. At the most dangerous moment, Muyue stepped up again, single-handedly defeating hundreds of Snow Ninjas and crushing Fūka Dotō's plot of usurpation.

Actually, in the early part of this storytelling segment, Fūka Sōsetsu's role wasn't included; the focus was mainly on the later interactions with Muyue. Although Fūka Sōsetsu's misjudgment was a fact, he was still the daimyo, and the officials were worried it would affect his reputation.

But Fūka Sōsetsu insisted on writing it according to the truth, because he believed he had indeed made a mistake, and if you make a mistake, you should admit it. Spreading the story could also serve as a warning to future generations.

When Fūka Sōsetsu reached Muyue, he personally draped the cape over Muyue's shoulders, and with a solemn expression thanked Muyue for his contributions to the Land of Snow.

"Thank you, Muyue, for everything you've done for the Land of Snow. You will always be the Ice Hero of the Land of Snow!"

The surrounding crowd erupted in thunderous applause, celebrating the birth of a hero.

After the hero came the warriors. The same process: their achievements were announced, congratulations given, and symbolic rewards awarded.

However, when the citizens saw the actual appearance of the three Ice Warriors, they were very surprised, because Obito and the others were so young—they looked like little more than children.

But when they heard that these three had protected the daimyo's princess and personally defeated Fūka Dotō, the look in the people's eyes changed. Such outstanding achievements at such a young age!

"The gap between people is huge. At that age, I was just playing in the snow," a citizen couldn't help but say.

"They are all promising boys and girls. Maybe when they grow up, they could become someone like the Ice Hero." Someone applauded and offered blessings.

Feeling the lively atmosphere and looking at the smiling faces of the citizens, Obito felt a surge of youthful ambition.

"Someday, I will also become a hero in the Land of Fire, in Konoha!" Obito said secretly to himself.

Although he had barely become a hero of the Land of Snow this time, it was mostly thanks to Muyue's glory—Obito was self-aware about that.

But Obito imagined that if he kept going step by step as he was now, one day he could become someone like Muyue, a true hero.

After the ceremony, the normal festival activities began. First, they worshipped the Snow God, and then everyone was free to enjoy various Snow God Festival events: a ski race, a snowman-building contest, and a fishing competition.

Of course, since Muyue and the others were there on a mission, wherever Fūka Koyuki went, they played along. And because Fūka Koyuki had a lot of energy and wanted to visit every attraction, they pretty much experienced all the Snow God Festival had to offer.

But whenever they encountered a competitive event, there was always rivalry. Fūka Koyuki laughed at Obito's poor skiing skills and how he kept falling.

Not one to give up easily, Obito activated his Sharingan and copied the techniques of a skilled skier on the field, instantly improving dramatically. Fūka Koyuki cried foul.

In the snowman-building contest, Kakashi once again made an exquisite snow figure. Obito accused him of cheating with Earth Release, but after testing, they found that Kakashi had actually built it out of snow.

"Isn't it normal to improve at building snowmen after staying in the Land of Snow for so long?" Kakashi said flatly.

"Some people can't do something themselves and think others can't either," Fūka Koyuki quietly added a jab.

Obito crouched awkwardly on the ground, drawing circles with his finger, muttering something under his breath.

Nohara Rin couldn't help but smile at the scene and used Obito's camera to capture it.

When they came to a spot with deep, pure white snow, Obito couldn't resist bending down, making a snowball, and throwing it at Kakashi.

But Kakashi was extremely cautious. He sensed it and immediately dodged sideways, and the snowball hit Fūka Koyuki, who was skipping along.

Fūka Koyuki turned around in a daze, scanned the area, and finally locked onto Obito, who had put both hands behind his back.

"Seeing such beautiful snow, anyone would be tempted to make a snowball, right? And once you've made one, it would be a waste not to throw it," Obito thought he could explain.

"Truly a rude one, Obito. You dare attack the princess? Death sentence, death sentence!" Kazahana Koyuki followed Muyue's breathing method and, with both hands, formed two snowballs and hurled them at Obito.

Envying that Obito and the others could play freely in the snow, Kazahana Koyuki tried asking Muyue for advice.

Seeing that Kazahana Koyuki had been relatively cooperative, and given the chakra ore promised by the Snow Country daimyo, Muyue modified the basic breathing method to suit an ordinary person and taught it to Kazahana Koyuki.

This version of the breathing method only strengthened the body for ordinary people and required no constant training, making it useless for ninja, but it perfectly met Kazahana Koyuki's needs.

After all, Kazahana Koyuki was an ordinary person. Obito easily dodged the two snowballs, but he never expected Kakashi to act at that moment, decisively throwing a snowball that hit Obito.

Next came a snowball free-for-all, even dragging Nohara Rin into it.

To better hit the enemy and avoid being hit, Obito concentrated his breathing and activated his Sharingan.

Seeing Obito use his Sharingan, Kakashi unceremoniously activated his Transparent World to strengthen himself.

Nohara Rin didn't have as many tricks as them, but she had the Water Prison Technique to block snowballs.

Watching the ordinary snowball fight gradually turn into a battle of gods, Kazahana Koyuki looked bewildered—weak, pitiful, and helpless.

But when Muyue was later dragged into it, everyone became just as pitiful and helpless as Kazahana Koyuki.

Muyue first made snowballs, then directly used Wind Release firepower suppression, hurling snowballs with the momentum of ten thousand arrows shooting at once.

Of course, to take the client's feelings into account, Muyue precisely controlled it so that only one snowball flew toward Kazahana Koyuki, while most of them were aimed at Kakashi and Obito.

"Teacher Muyue, this is way too unfair." Obito, under Muyue's overwhelming firepower, had no chance to counterattack.

"Aren't you using a ninja's power too?" Kazahana Koyuki immediately stood up to mock Obito as she watched his misfortune.

Obito:...

Could his ninja power even compare to Muyue's? That was Sage Muyue—even if he let Obito use both hands, he wouldn't last long.

When the day ended, Obito and the others were a bit tired. Saying it was protection, they had actually just spent the day playing with Kazahana Koyuki.

And Kazahana Koyuki, whose stamina was even worse than Obito's, fell asleep shortly after returning.

This routine lasted for three days. On the fourth day, the Snow Festival ended, and Muyue and the others' mission was fully complete.

"Teacher Muyue, can you stay a little longer? I can have Father keep issuing missions to Konoha." Kazahana Koyuki was a bit reluctant to see Muyue leave.

Although they hadn't spent much time together, she really liked Muyue, because he was good-looking, told great stories, called her cute, and taught her things.

"Of course not. When the mission ends, it ends. If I get the chance, I'll come to Snow Country again," Muyue replied in a gentle voice.

This trip to Snow Country had been quite profitable—he had obtained a good amount of Snow Country's chakra ore, plus the Snow Ninja's chakra battle armor and related materials.

"Teacher Muyue, can't you turn into multiple versions of yourself? Why not leave one in Snow Country?" Kazahana Koyuki kept trying to persuade him.

Before Muyue could refuse again, Sōsetsu Kazahana spoke: "Koyuki, don't make things hard for Muyue. He might be needed elsewhere."

If a strong person like Muyue could stay in Snow Country, Sōsetsu Kazahana would certainly be all for it, but even as naive as he was, he knew it was impossible.

"Goodbye now. Don't cry sadly because we're leaving, okay? I hope next time you'll act a little more like a princess," Obito said, still fixated on how Kazahana Koyuki didn't resemble a princess.

"I'll be sad when Teacher Muyue leaves, when Sister Rin leaves, and when Brother Kakashi leaves. But I'll be happy only when you leave," Kazahana Koyuki immediately retorted upon hearing Obito say she wasn't like a princess.

To Kazahana Koyuki, who aspired to be a good, righteous, and kind princess, Obito's words were truly detestable.

"Hmph, and I even prepared a farewell gift for you," Obito said with a disgruntled look.

Hearing Obito's words, the corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched. He thought Obito was really something else—his gift was basically doing unto others what you would not have done unto yourself.

"Gift?" Kazahana Koyuki looked at Obito suspiciously.

"There really is one. We all prepared something for you," Nohara Rin replied softly.

Hearing Nohara Rin say that, Kazahana Koyuki finally believed Obito wasn't just making things up.

"Then I take back what I said just now. I won't dislike you for today. I'm sad that all of you are leaving," Kazahana Koyuki amended.

"Be sure to open the gift only after you get home," Obito cautioned.

Although she didn't know why, Kazahana Koyuki suppressed her curiosity and nodded. Opening it outside really wasn't proper.

"Goodbye, Teacher Muyue. Come visit Snow Country when you have time!" Kazahana Koyuki waved hard and shouted as she watched Muyue and the others board the ship.

Muyue revealed a warm smile in response. Nohara Rin smiled and waved. Kakashi nodded. And once the ship set off, Obito let out a triumphant grin, as if his scheme had succeeded.

After returning home, Feng Hua Xiaoxue eagerly opened the gift wrapping.

On top was Mu Yue's gift — a calligraphy work that Mu Yue had written specifically for Feng Hua Xiaoxue, followed by a booklet containing breathing techniques for physical fitness and health.

Feng Hua Xiaoxue smiled contentedly and decided to treasure the calligraphy well and train her body seriously, so that in future snowball fights she could hit Obito and the others more often.

The second was Kakashi's gift. When Feng Hua Xiaoxue unwrapped it, she found a very delicate statue of herself.

Feng Hua Xiaoxue was also very satisfied with this one. She carefully placed the statue on the cabinet.

The third was Rin's gift — a painting depicting the scene of them together at the Snow God Festival.

Feng Hua Xiaoxue had someone frame the painting and place it by her bedside, so that she could see it often and never forget that memory.

When she unwrapped the last gift, Obito's, Feng Hua Xiaoxue showed a puzzled expression, because it was a thick stack of paper with a lot of writing on it.

"Could it be a farewell letter written to me?" Feng Hua Xiaoxue looked seriously at the contents on the paper.

"Who was the first person in Snow Country to be awarded the title of Snow Hero?"

"1. Junpei Miyauchi 2. Natsuki Tahara …"

"Please read the above materials and analyze the reasons for Snow Country's perpetual severe cold …"

Feng Hua Xiaoxue carefully looked at the two test papers and realized they were not a letter at all — they were all kinds of questions.

Hardened. Feng Hua Xiaoxue felt her fists harden.

She vowed that if she ever became Daimyo, she would assign Obito a mission: to complete one thousand test papers.

"Hmph, I just won't do them." Feng Hua Xiaoxue didn't think she had any obligation to do Obito's test papers.

Then she saw the small writing left by Obito.

"I made these based on the test papers set by Teacher Mu Yue. They are necessary training to become a qualified princess. If you can finish them all, maybe Teacher Mu Yue will see you in a new light when we meet again. Good luck!"

Feng Hua Xiaoxue looked at the "Good luck" with a small fist drawn beside it, and her face showed hesitation.

If she could become a qualified princess and make Teacher Mu Yue think highly of her, that wasn't impossible. She shouldn't be stumped by mere questions from Obito.

"Such a pity. If only I could have filmed her expression when she opened the gifts," Obito said regretfully on the ship.

"Obito, how did you manage that? The test papers have so many knowledge points. Did you read a lot of books about Snow Country?" Rin was puzzled that Obito could create test papers.

"I just used Teacher Mu Yue's test papers as a template. The specific questions were made by those scholars in Snow Country," Obito said with a smug expression.

Kakashi looked speechlessly at Obito. It was only when tricking others that Obito's mind was exceptionally sharp.

And so, Mu Yue and the others returned to Konoha without any incidents, concluding this mission to Snow Country.