Chapter 350: Flying Thunder God Technique

Ninja Academy Teacher: I Get Stronger by Teaching, Main Story Volume Chapter 268: Flying Thunder God Technique. "It's really amazing. Over in the Snow Country it's snowing heavily, but here we can't even see a trace of snow." Standing at the entrance of Konoha, looking at the blazing sun in the sky, Obito sighed.

Although Muyue had briefly explained the principle behind it, Obito didn't quite understand; he just felt it was nature's miraculous work.

"That's right. For Konoha to see snow, it still needs some time, and it won't be as heavy as in the Snow Country." Rin Nohara nodded.

"Good thing you brought a camera, Obito. Such a beautiful snowy scene is definitely worth commemorating."

"Hehe." Obito showed a proud smile. He now always brought a camera when going out on missions.

At first, Obito might have just wanted to share the scenery with Rin Nohara, but now he had grown to love the feeling of recording the landscapes of the ninja world.

"Everyone, let's disband for now. Take a rest tomorrow, and resume normal training the day after." Muyue said as usual.

Actually, this mission wasn't too difficult for Obito and the others, because Muyue was the main one doing the work. However, they still had a long journey back, so it was very necessary to give them a day off to rest.

The three disciples all nodded to show they understood.

Then Muyue headed to the Hokage building to report on the mission.

Because after resolving the coup, Muyue and the others stayed in the Snow Country until the Snow God Festival ended, so Kazahana Sōsetsu had sent someone ahead to Konoha to explain the changes in the mission and then added more money.

However, even though Kazahana Sōsetsu had already reported it, Muyue still needed to give his report as well, since the necessary procedures had to be followed.

Watching Muyue's retreating figure, Obito glanced at Kakashi out of the corner of his eye.

Although his body was a bit tired from the travel, Obito didn't really want to rest. He wanted to go train the Breathing Technique so he could complete his imperfect Fire Release Chakra Mode more quickly.

For Obito, it was best if Kakashi went to rest. If he trained one more day while Kakashi trained one less day, then it would be as if he was two days ahead of Kakashi.

With this give-and-take, he would surely surpass Kakashi again soon and thoroughly defeat him in front of Rin Nohara.

"Ah, my body is indeed quite tired. It's time to have a good rest." Obito rolled his eyes and then stretched as he spoke.

From Obito's experience, when people around him rested, they usually didn't feel like moving anymore. He wanted to use this to stimulate Kakashi's laziness to increase.

"After all, we ran all the way back. After sleeping, we should feel a lot more relaxed." Rin Nohara said with a gentle smile.

Muyue didn't want to waste time on the way back, so he usually made his disciples travel at full speed, saving time and also serving as physical training.

"I think you're very right, Rin. We really should take a nap." Obito silently gave Rin Nohara several thumbs up in his heart.

"Exactly right. It would be best if Kakashi slept for a whole week."

"Not really. It's much easier than the training a while ago." Kakashi shook his head, not feeling too tired.

Compared to the hellish training in the Breathing Technique, Kakashi felt that now was pretty good. Back then, he could easily fall asleep even while standing.

Hearing this, Obito's expression became serious. This sounded like he was going to train.

"It's precisely because I'm worried about equally strict training the day after tomorrow that I think about resting. Rest is for better training." Obito continued to promote the benefits of resting.

Kakashi showed a thoughtful expression. There was indeed some truth to that.

"It seems you've grown from this mission, Obito. An Obito who considers so many things is really rare." Rin Nohara covered her mouth and chuckled.

"It's just that you, Rin, haven't noticed. Actually, I, Uchiha Obito, am a person who likes to think and is good at thinking." Obito puffed out his chest proudly as he spoke.

Kakashi: ...

Liking to think is one thing—maybe Obito's strange thought process is just overthinking. But being good at thinking is purely self-flattery. How can a person who is good at thinking score single digits on exams?

Rin Nohara laughed out loud and went along with Obito's words to praise him a bit. Obito's performance in this mission was pretty good.

"Maybe so. Instructor Muyue also said it's good to balance work and rest." Kakashi decided not to argue with Obito anymore. Let Obito rest; he himself would just train according to his own plan.

This way, he could end the pointless argument and also keep his strength ahead for a while longer.

Obito's face lit up with joy. He could already see Kakashi lying at his feet.

"The reason I can surpass you is not that my talent is better than yours, but simply because I used the time you spent resting to train." In his fantasy, Obito announced his victory declaration.

"Obito, why are you suddenly smiling so happily?" Rin Nohara asked with some confusion.

Kakashi also looked at Obito, wondering what illness Obito had caught again to suddenly smile so lecherously.

Realizing something was off, Obito immediately controlled his expression, but the corners of his mouth that were raised simply couldn't be suppressed.

"Ahem, I was just imagining what it would be like when Koyuki Kazahana opened the gift and found it full of exam papers." Obito said without blinking.

Rin Nohara lightly touched her forehead, showing a helpless smile as she said:

"You kept saying you wanted to protect the princess, and then you end up doing something like this to the real princess, Yukiyuki."

Obito's actions really left Rin Nohara unsure how to evaluate them.

Obito let out a quiet chuckle and didn't say more, to avoid letting Kakashi catch on to anything.

To throw Kakashi off, Obito deliberately left first, heading straight toward the Uchiha clan compound.

Rin Nohara had originally thought about practicing for a while, but seeing that both Obito and Kakashi were going to rest, she simply went home to rest as well—after all, she was genuinely quite tired.

While the disciples were frantically pulling things back and forth on their end, Muyue quickly finished reporting on his mission.

"Muyue, you did very well this time. The daimyo of the Land of Snow praised you highly in his letter—it's rare for a ninja to earn such commendation from a daimyo." Hiruzen Sarutobi took down his pipe and said with a smile.

Even a daimyo of a small country is still a daimyo—there aren't many in the entire shinobi world. Moreover, the Land of Snow rarely issues missions to Konoha. This time, Muyue helped make Konoha's name known in the Land of Snow and opened up a new market for the village.

Muyue didn't overdo the modesty; he nodded and acknowledged his own achievements.

He really had contributed a great deal this time, nearly single-handedly crushing Fubuki Kazahana's plot to usurp the throne.

"Alright, Muyue, is there any particular jutsu you'd like? I can specially reward you with one jutsu of any rank." Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment and said.

Although the Ninjutsu Archives contain many advanced techniques, some of the more precious A-rank jutsu or S-rank jutsu are not included.

"I want the Flying Thunder God Technique." Muyue thought for a moment and then said.

Even though Muyue had already mastered many jutsu, some of which were quite powerful, there were still a few techniques he really wanted but didn't have yet, and Flying Thunder God was one of them.

In terms of reaction speed, he wouldn't lose to Minato, because he could use Lightning Release chakra to enhance his nerves and his transparent world ability. So Flying Thunder God could improve his combat ability, along with the rapid travel capability of Flying Thunder God.

Many of Muyue's ideas required the ability to move quickly over long distances. Although the burst speed of Lightning Breathing was fast, it consumed too much stamina over long distances.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique..." Hiruzen Sarutobi showed a contemplative expression.

It wasn't that the Flying Thunder God Technique was too powerful and Hiruzen hesitated to give it; rather, it was too difficult. Hiruzen Sarutobi thought Muyue most likely would not be able to learn it.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is different from other jutsu—it requires a special space-time talent. That's why even a ninjutsu genius like Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't learn it.

Muyue's performance truly marked him as a genius, but space-time talent was somewhat mysterious. Since its development, only two people in the entire Konoha had mastered Flying Thunder God: the developer Tobirama Senju, and Jiraiya's disciple Minato Namikaze.

"Muyue, are you sure you want Flying Thunder God? It is indeed very powerful and can be considered the Second Hokage's masterpiece. Don't be misled just because Minato also learned it—so far, only its developer, the Second Hokage, and Minato have mastered this jutsu." Hiruzen Sarutobi warned.

In Hiruzen's eyes, the difficulty of Flying Thunder God wasn't even the issue—it came down to luck; only those with space-time talent had any hope of learning it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was worried that the relationship between Minato and Muyue might cause Muyue to misjudge, since he had a close example who succeeded, and since Muyue was also a genius, he might think he had no problem either.

"Thank you for the reminder, Lord Third Hokage. I am certain—Flying Thunder God it is." Muyue affirmed.

Muyue didn't know whether he could learn Flying Thunder God, but if he succeeded, the payoff would be huge, because he had saved up many ninjutsu proficiency scrolls; once he made the initial breakthrough, he could raise Flying Thunder God directly to the proficient level.

As for not learning it—well, no loss, since it wouldn't cost him anything.

Hiruzen Sarutobi put his pipe into his mouth, took a deep drag, and blew out a thick white smoke, knowing that Muyue had made up his mind.

"I'll have someone deliver the reward to you." Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer tried to dissuade Muyue.

He understood in his heart that a genius like Muyue would never be satisfied without at least trying. Back when he was young, he had also spent some effort on the Flying Thunder God Technique, but made zero progress, so he stopped wasting time.

Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi had a thought: if Muyue actually had space-time talent, that would be extraordinary—then Konoha would have another Yellow Flash.

"Lord Third Hokage, have you ever tried fusing chakra yourself to develop a Bloodline Limit?" Muyue shifted the topic to chakra nature transformation.

"I tried for a while, but fusing two nature transformations to produce a brand new one is extremely difficult—it requires a certain opportunity." Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said.

He was proficient in all five natures and knew that fusing two chakra natures could form a Bloodline Limit, but he tried many times with no result. Besides, combination ninjutsu was also quite effective, so he eventually pursued the path of combination techniques.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't think he had taken the wrong path; his current strength was proof. Many shinobi in the ninja world possessed Bloodline Limits, but which Bloodline Limit user today dared to claim they were stronger than Hiruzen Sarutobi?

"Could it be that you, Muyue...?" Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly thought of something and looked at Muyue with surprise.

If it was as he suspected, then Muyue's future might need to be re-evaluated.

Muyue didn't drag it out. A dazzling blue-white light bloomed from his hand, and soon an ice block formed in his palm.

"Ice Release." Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the ice block in Muyue's hand and uttered the name of the Bloodline Limit.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt an indescribable emotion. A Bloodline Limit was different from ninjutsu—it could be inherited by descendants. If Muyue's children and grandchildren weren't too lacking, a new ninja clan might emerge.

"In the Snow Country, there exists a type of snow ninjutsu that resembles Ice Release but is not Ice Release." Muyue began to recount his fabricated experience of developing a bloodline limit.

He wasn't worried about being suspected, because there really was nothing suspicious about him.

Ninjas from the world of Naruto could not possibly know that Muyue had a system. There were only two possibilities for him being able to use Ice Release: either he was a spy from the Hidden Mist, or Muyue had developed it himself.

But the first possibility would never hold, because Muyue was a pure-blooded Konoha native—both his parents were ninjas who died in the war, and he had even served in Root. So it could only be the second option: Muyue had developed Ice Release.

"If the village organizes ninjas who have mastered both the wind and water nature transformations to study the Snow Country's snow ninjutsu, perhaps the village could produce more Ice Release users." Muyue offered his suggestion.

In reality, this was quite unlikely. If developing a bloodline limit were that easy, the ninjas of the Snow Village would have done it themselves long ago. But the act had to be convincing—Muyue did his best to make it look as if he had developed it on his own.

"Muyue, you underestimate yourself. Those snow ninjutsu may have played some role, but they were by no means decisive. What truly allowed you to develop Ice Release is your talent." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a chuckle.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's extensive experience told him that Muyue's idea would not work. Having Konoha ninjas learn those snow ninjutsu that lost most of their power outside the Snow Country would be a pure waste of time. If bloodline limits were that easy to develop, he would have done it long ago.

However, since Muyue was trying to strengthen the village after all, Sarutobi Hiruzen was in a good mood. An idle move had actually grown to this extent—it was truly a huge gain.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished his explanation, Muyue put on an expression of sudden realization.

Once the process was complete, Muyue sent a Shadow Clone home, while his main body headed for the South Border Forest.

At that moment, in the South Border Forest, Obito and Kakashi were staring at each other in silence.

"Kakashi, didn't you say we should balance work and rest? So why are you in the South Border Forest?" Obito couldn't help asking.

"Didn't you say you were tired and needed a break, and that training would be better after resting?" Kakashi retorted without backing down.

After saying that, the two faced each other in speechless silence.

Obito felt speechless inside, thinking he had made a superfluous move. He probably could have trained with Rin earlier, but now he had to train with Kakashi.

Kakashi didn't waste time and quickly got into the zone, starting to train. Seeing this, Obito promptly began his own training.

"Cunning, despicable Kakashi! If I surpass you again, I'll make sure to fight you every single day!" Obito muttered to himself as he trained, planning for the future.