Chapter 354: Master-Level Wind Release

At the Ninja Academy, I Get Stronger from Teaching: Chapter 272 - Master-Level Wind Release: "Obito, stop training for a moment. I have a new jutsu to teach you." When training time was almost over, Muyue's main body walked over to Obito and said.

There was still a jutsu that suited Obito perfectly that he hadn't taught him yet. Since today he'd helped Obito solve his grandmother's medical issue, he figured he'd be more likely to get some gold coins.

"A new jutsu? Great!" Obito immediately stopped training and looked at Muyue with anticipation.

He believed the new jutsu had to be a really powerful one—after all, he was already this strong and had a few Fire Releases of various types. If it wasn't strong, there'd be no point in teaching it.

"This jutsu is called Fire Release: Great Serpent Takedown." Muyue said.

The full name of Great Serpent Takedown is One Hundred Eight Styles: Great Serpent Takedown, a super finishing move from the Kusanagi school in *The King of Fighters*. After being localized as a Naruto skill, it became a somewhat special Fire Release.

Then Muyue extended one arm, and fierce flames ignited in his palm. In the moment he threw it, it expanded into a massive torrent of flames, burning everything in front of him to ashes.

"This is a no-hand-seal jutsu. It can be performed without entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode." Muyue introduced.

Obito's eyes lit up immediately. A no-hand-seal jutsu was great—he wouldn't need to purposely study simplifications or practice one-handed seals. He'd always thought Kakashi's Purple Lightning was convenient and cool, and now he finally had one of his own.

"There's also a more powerful use for this jutsu. You need to enter Flame Breathing Chakra Mode to strengthen your body." After saying that, Muyue switched breathing methods and entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

An incredibly fierce blaze erupted from Muyue's entire body. Because the flames were so hot, Obito, standing beside him, instantly felt a wave of heat.

But the flames on Muyue's body quickly condensed toward his palm. As the fire in his palm was continuously compressed, its color deepened, and the aura it gave off became even more terrifying.

Muyue threw the flame the same way as before. The highly compressed flame burst open instantly.

Boom!!

Terrifying flames engulfed the surroundings in an instant, as if they were turning the area into hell. The ground was blasted into a large crater, and vast amounts of scorching flames splashed in all directions.

Muyue waved his hand, forming a circular flame barrier around Obito to protect him from the residual waves.

When the flame barrier disappeared, Obito saw the scenery around him and his eyes went wide. Dozens of meters around them was charred black, and the ground was riddled with craters of various sizes, as if it had been bombarded by multiple jutsu.

It wasn't just Obito, who was close by, who was shocked; the other disciples training nearby were also startled by the huge commotion.

"Muyue-sensei's Fire Release is so strong!" Shizune, who rarely saw Muyue fight, was utterly amazed.

Shizune didn't have much of a concept of Muyue's strength. In her mind, his image was mainly about cooking well, being good at teaching, and being bright and gentle.

Kakashi silently quickened the speed of his sword swings. In the future, that Fire Release would probably end up hitting him, but the user would be Obito, not Muyue.

"Amazing!" Obito said excitedly.

Smack!

Muyue's finger accurately tapped Obito's head. "Don't get so happy. Your Great Serpent Takedown is still far from reaching this level of power."

His Great Serpent Takedown was so powerful for many reasons. His Flame Breathing Chakra Mode was complete, and Muyue's nature transformation level was very high, and he had a lot of chakra.

"Great Serpent Takedown is better suited for close to medium range, and its range is quite inferior to Fire Dragon Flame Bomb." Muyue briefly explained Great Serpent Takedown's application in battle.

"Mm-hmm, Muyue-sensei, hurry up and teach me! I think this jutsu suits me perfectly." Obito nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice.

"The hardest part of Great Serpent Takedown is compressing the flames. The faster and more you compress the flames, the stronger the power." Seeing Obito's high enthusiasm for learning, Muyue began formal instruction.

【You taught your disciple Fire Release: Great Serpent Takedown. Because your disciple was extremely grateful, you received a major critical hit and obtained Wind Release: Great Sickle Weasel.】

Getting a master-level Wind Release ninjutsu was a decent little jackpot.

When training time ended, Obito bounced home happily, replaying in his mind the way Muyue used Great Serpent Takedown.

Thanks to the copying ability of the Sharingan and Obito's decent Fire Release skill, he quickly learned Great Serpent Takedown, though it really couldn't compare to Muyue's.

"Once I've fully mastered Great Serpent Takedown, I'll definitely show Kakashi a thing or two!" Obito decided to challenge Kakashi after he had trained Great Serpent Takedown to perfection.

What Obito didn't quite expect was that in the evening, Uchiha Yashiro came again.

"Elder Yashiro, is there something you need?" Obito opened the door and asked when he saw it was Yashiro again.

Actually, Obito had a decent impression of Uchiha Yashiro. Apart from always urging him to join the Police Force, Obito thought Yashiro was pretty good and had spoken up for him yesterday.

"Nothing important. I just wanted to see how our Uchiha genius is training. Obito, don't be so formal—just call me Uncle." Yashiro said with a slight smile.

The main reason he came this time was worry that the last clan meeting might have left Obito with a wrong, negative impression of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Yashiro valued Shisui and Obito greatly, believing that they were the hope for the Uchiha clan's rise. Thus he wanted to offer them proper guidance.

On Obito's side, he came, while on Shisui's side, Fugaku was also there.

"You want to see ninjutsu? Then we'll have to go to a slightly farther place. My grandmother is going to sleep," Obito said, scratching his head.

"Then let's go to the vacant lot further away." Uchiha Yashiro had no objection to this.

When they were about to leave the Uchiha clan grounds, Obito stopped, looked at the house that was not visible in the distance, and nodded in satisfaction.

Next, Obito held nothing back. He pushed his breathing to the extreme and entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. Although incomplete, it was still his strongest state.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Obito's hands rapidly formed hand seals. A large amount of chakra gathered in his throat, then quickly transformed into fire-natured chakra and was expelled.

Under Obito's effort, an enormous fireball quickly formed and hurtled toward the area in front of Obito.

Boom!!

The light released by the explosion of the huge fireball dispelled the darkness, illuminated the surroundings, and made Uchiha Yashiro's eyes grow brighter.

Although it was only a C-rank fire release technique, the Great Fireball was a jutsu used by Uchiha from jōnin to academy students. An old Uchiha could judge an Uchiha ninja's fire release level through the Great Fireball.

In Uchiha Yashiro's view, Obito's Great Fireball was even stronger than some Uchiha jōnin's Great Fireballs. Although it couldn't be said that Obito already had jōnin-level strength, his fire release skill was indeed outstanding.

"Obito's instructor is still Minato Namikaze. Minato Namikaze is Jiraiya's disciple. If Jiraiya becomes Hokage, then Obito becomes the disciple of the Hokage's disciple. Add to that his sufficiently strong strength..."

The more Uchiha Yashiro thought about it, the more he felt that Obito was the hope for the Uchiha clan's resurgence, because Obito truly possessed some of the elements needed to become Hokage.

"It's clear that you've been training hard on usual days, Obito. This fire release has improved a bit compared to the time of the chūnin exams," Uchiha Yashiro first praised Obito.

Obito chuckled for a while but wasn't too happy. He was no longer the loser he used to be. Since becoming first in his grade, various praises had become ordinary to him. Only when those he cared about praised him would Obito get excited.

"Obito, if you encounter any problems in training or in life, you can tell me. I'll find a way to help you solve them." Then Uchiha Yashiro began to talk about benefits—he would fully support Uchiha Obito.

"Do you have high-level fire release techniques?" Obito asked curiously.

"Yes, we even have fire releases more powerful than the ones I gave you last time!" Uchiha Yashiro nodded with a smile.

He was satisfied with Obito's answer. This was how an Uchiha should be—single-mindedly striving to become stronger and aiming to climb higher peaks.

Obito perked up. Talking about this, he wouldn't feel sleepy. Even if he couldn't learn it for now, he could give it to Muyue, and later Muyue could teach it to him.

"Don't take the clan meeting matters too seriously. Actually, those who opposed you also meant well, though their words were a bit harsh." Finally, Uchiha Yashiro earnestly began telling Obito about the difficulties of Uchiha ninja.

"I was also trying to do good for them," Obito said, scratching his hair.

"What I mean is that we are all Uchiha. We should be more tolerant and understanding of each other. The clan is what we should rely on the most," Uchiha Yashiro continued.

Obito felt that Uchiha Yashiro was talking nonsense. When he was a loser, he hadn't seen Uchiha Tekka come out to speak for him. Instead, it was Muyue who helped him shed his loser status and become a genius like Kakashi.

"Forget it, I'll bear with it for the sake of the ninjutsu." Because of the benefit, Obito decided to endure for now.

Next, Obito pretended to listen to Uchiha Yashiro's words, but in his mind, he was constantly thinking about the training of Great Snake Slash.

Seeing Obito's thoughtful appearance, Uchiha Yashiro showed a sincere smile. He had successfully guided another Uchiha, and a genius Uchiha at that.

Shisui's situation was similar, but Fugaku's approach was slightly different from Uchiha Yashiro's.

When Fugaku came to visit, he didn't directly talk about the clan meeting. Instead, like Shisui's real uncle, he chatted about trivial matters, and then slowly steered the conversation to the clan meeting.

"That time was indeed my mistake, but I hope you won't misunderstand the clan meeting because of it, Shisui," Fugaku said with a sincere expression.

He had high expectations for Shisui, hoping that Shisui would become the next Uchiha Kagami, or even surpass Uchiha Kagami.

"Uncle Fugaku, rest assured. I understand," Shisui replied calmly.

He had already realized that only when he possessed the strength to stand firm in the Uchiha clan would be the time for him to propose reforms.

Today's total is 7k. Will continue to work hard tomorrow to see if I can write more.