Chapter 358: Interests

After training in the Golden Horizon for a period under Muyue, Might Guy returned to Teacher Chen's team.

Without Might Guy, their team couldn't take on missions, because Tokizawa Genma and Ebisu were both genin who had graduated less than a year ago.

After Might Guy returned, Teacher Chen thought it over and then accepted a B-rank mission.

B-rank missions always involve encountering ninja, but the level generally doesn't exceed genin.

Most of the enemies faced in B-rank missions aren't from the Five Great Shinobi Countries; they're either from minor ninja villages or they're rogue ninja.

Teacher Chen believed that even if he didn't act, his students could easily handle a B-rank mission. With Might Guy around, even if something unexpected happened, they could still deal with it.

"We're actually taking on a B-rank mission this time?" Ebisu was a little surprised, because they hadn't even completed two C-rank missions yet.

"Isn't that great? The reward for a B-rank mission is a lot more than a C-rank one," Tokizawa Genma said with a grin.

His studies weren't bad either, and he knew very well the difficulty levels corresponding to each mission rank. Given their squad's strength, doing a B-rank mission would be no problem at all.

"C-rank missions only put you up against ordinary people; they can't train your combat abilities," Teacher Chen explained.

The main purpose of this mission was to train Ebisu and Tokizawa Genma. Stimulated by their exceptionally talented peer Might Guy, both of them trained very seriously. Even by Teacher Chen's rather strict standards, they were doing fairly well.

As for Might Guy, with the missions their squad could currently take, there was no way to train him.

If it weren't for Might Guy's lack of merits, Teacher Chen thought Might Guy could easily become a Tokubetsu Jonin with his taijutsu right now.

"Youth is about fighting against even stronger opponents!" Might Guy gave a thumbs up and laughed loudly.

Tokizawa Genma also gave Might Guy a thumbs up. With Might Guy around, he could fight with confidence.

After briefly chatting, Ebisu started studying the mission carefully.

After making contact with the client, the group set off.

While on the road, Teacher Chen deliberately hung back with Might Guy a short distance behind the others.

"Guy, when fighting breaks out, try to hold back as much as you can. Don't defeat all the enemies at once. Let Genma and Ebisu defeat the enemies themselves," Teacher Chen quietly instructed.

He was worried that Might Guy would get excited and instantly take out all the enemies with Wood Leaf Dragon God, making this B-rank mission pointless except for the higher payout.

"Genma and Ebisu have a lot less combat experience than you. They need more training."

"I see, no problem!" Might Guy nodded in agreement.

The four of them encountered enemies on the second day after leaving the Land of Fire. There were six people in total, and none of them wore forehead protectors.

Teacher Chen protected the client, while Might Guy and the others each faced two enemies.

Although he could easily wipe the floor with the opposition, because of Teacher Chen's prior reminder, Might Guy controlled his strength, keeping the simplest suppression, while keeping an eye on how Tokizawa Genma and Ebisu were doing.

Fighting ninja from other villages for the first time on a mission, Ebisu was a bit nervous at first. But after exchanging a few blows, he found that his opponents were weaker than he had imagined, and he instantly relaxed.

Bang! Bang!

Under the attack of two enemies, Ebisu used skillful taijutsu to deflect their strikes and knocked them back several steps with his fists.

"So weak."

For a moment, Ebisu even felt that his opponents were weaker than ninja academy students, but he knew that was an illusion.

It wasn't that his opponents were too weak; it was that he had gotten stronger.

With Teacher Chen's guidance and his own intense daily training, he was no longer the Ebisu who had gotten eliminated in the first round of the year-level sparring.

"Ebisu, watch out!"

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, the two ninja fighting Tokizawa Genma made a desperate move, toughing out one of Tokizawa Genma's attacks and then launched a sneak attack on Ebisu.

"Seduction Technique!"

After thinking for a split second, Ebisu immediately used that jutsu which had once created a miracle.

Instantly, several big sisters with various styles, dressed in revealing clothes, appeared around Ebisu.

Teacher Chen, who was closely watching the battlefield, felt his nose grow hot and a red liquid dripped out.

"This kid must have been studying that a lot in his spare time; it looks even better than before," Teacher Chen grumbled inwardly.

That rogue ninja didn't get a nosebleed, but he certainly hadn't expected this little brat to have such a strange jutsu, and his swinging sword faltered for a moment.

Although the pause was very, very short, Ebisu still seized the opportunity and used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the attack.

The rogue ninja instantly showed a furious expression and slashed down all the rushing Cool Breeze Clones.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Beam!"

Genma Shiranui immediately spat out the senbon he was holding in his mouth, then backhanded several shuriken and released Lightning Release.

Originally, both of them couldn't beat one, and the remaining rogue ninja instantly fell flat in the face of such a powerful assault from Genma Shiranui.

Then Genma Shiranui and Ebisu surrounded the three rogue ninja.

Seeing that his teammates had a great advantage, Might Guy stopped holding back and directly showed his true strength.

"Rock Breathing, Full Concentration!"

"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"

Might Guy focused his breathing, then concentrated his power into his leg and fiercely kicked out his signature whirlwind kick.

Such enemies were not worthy of his using the Eight Gates. After all, he had imposed self-restraint when learning the Eight Gates.

Bang! Bang!

The two rogue ninja beside Might Guy only felt a terrifyingly huge force strike them, then instantly lost consciousness and were sent flying backwards.

Boom!

The two rogue ninja slammed heavily into the ground and fell unconscious.

"I was thinking this time we encountered an unexpected enemy above Genin level, but it turns out you, Guy, weren't using your full strength," said Genma Shiranui, who had also finished off his enemy.

He thought that to hold Might Guy back, they would at least need Chunin; a Genin would just get kicked away casually.

Ebisu glanced at Teacher Chen and had an epiphany.

"Not bad at all, you're starting to look like my students," Teacher Chen said with a serious expression.

Ebisu's mouth twitched. If Teacher Chen didn't have the unwashed red marks on his face, he might have looked somewhat impressive, but in this state, saying such things really gave off a pretentious image.

Noticing Ebisu's gaze, Teacher Chen wiped his face again and began to review the just-finished battle for Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, pointing out their problems.

Might Guy definitely had no issues, after all, he had instantly defeated his opponents once he got slightly serious.

Next, Might Guy and the others encountered no more enemies, safely delivered the client to the destination, and quickly returned to Konoha.

However, when they returned to Konoha, a small incident occurred. No sooner had they entered the gate than they met another of Teacher Chen's disciples.

"Teacher Chen," a young man about 1.75 meters tall with solid muscles greeted Teacher Chen respectfully.

"Is this Junior Brother Kai?" the young man then looked at Might Guy.

Although he had never met Might Guy, he had heard Teacher Chen describe him. Might Guy's characteristics were too obvious, so he recognized him at a glance.

"His name is Kawai Takuya. Like you, he has no talent for ninjutsu or genjutsu, but his taijutsu talent is far inferior to yours," Teacher Chen nodded and briefly introduced his senior disciple to his students.

Hearing Teacher Chen's introduction, Might Guy gave Kawai Takuya a thumbs up. He understood how hard it was to become a ninja without ninjutsu or genjutsu talent.

After all, before meeting Muyue, he had been the dead last for three full years.

Ebisu and Genma Shiranui also greeted Kawai Takuya.

"Guy, I heard you've already started practicing the Konoha Dragon God. Could you show me?" Kawai Takuya asked curiously.

He had always wanted to learn Teacher Chen's Konoha Dragon God, but he had not yet met the requirements.

Knowing that Might Guy, a junior disciple much younger than him, had already started practicing the Konoha Dragon God, he really wanted to see and learn from it.

"No problem," Might Guy readily agreed. He quite liked Kawai Takuya.

Next, the group casually went to a training ground.

"Watch carefully. If you can reach Guy's current level, I'll be a bit more at ease," Teacher Chen tapped Kawai Takuya and said.

Now that war was breaking out everywhere, he was very worried that Kawai Takuya, with his limited skills, would die on the battlefield.

Although Might Guy also only used taijutsu, his taijutsu was strong enough, while Kawai Takuya's taijutsu was insufficient to cover his lack of ninjutsu and genjutsu.

Kawai Takuya respectfully nodded, then seriously looked at Might Guy.

"Rock Breathing, Full Concentration!"

"Eight Gates Release Formation, Open Gate, open! …Life Gate, open!"

Because the Leaf Dragon God had high demands on the body, Might Guy raised his physical condition to the peak of normal state.

"Really strong!" Even though Teacher Chen had said something, on-site feeling the aura of full-power Might Guy, Kawai Takuya couldn't help but be amazed.

To think that Might Guy was only nine years old, while he himself was eighteen this year; Might Guy was half his age, yet he had already surpassed him by so much in strength.

"Focus, it's coming." Teacher Chen reminded.

Kawai Takuya immediately cleared his mind of stray thoughts and continued staring at Might Guy.

"Leaf Dragon God!"

Might Guy let out a roar, the powerful chakra inside his body erupted, he kicked out a leg and then suddenly spun around.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Soon, a cyan-green long dragon appeared on the training ground.

The long dragon sucked everything around it into the vicinity, tearing them apart with its strong wind, quickly turning the surroundings into a mess.

Staring at that cyan-green long dragon, Kawai Takuya was somewhat dazed; this was exactly the kind of powerful taijutsu he longed for.

Teacher Chen patted Kawai Takuya on the shoulder and then left.

He had already taught to the best of his ability; the rest could only be up to Kawai Takuya himself.

After experiencing a wave of Might Guy's strength, Ebisu and Genma Shiranui also replenished their training motivation and went off to train each on their own.

"Guy, how do you usually train?" Kawai Takuya couldn't help asking.

"I wake up early at six for morning exercise, run until I'm exhausted, then eat breakfast, then train my body all morning, and at noon..." Might Guy seriously listed out his schedule.

Kawai Takuya was shocked. He had originally thought he was working hard enough, since a ninja with only taijutsu has a tough time; he had to make a bit more effort.

But when he compared himself to Might Guy, he found that Might Guy was even more hardworking than himself, and his training volume was even greater.

"Every day like this?"

"Not always. During the Chunin Exams, I can't do this. Sometimes when injured, I also reduce the training volume." Might Guy continued to answer.

Kawai Takuya was silent. He felt that there was really no fault in Might Guy's strength; he was simply too hardworking. Even when injured, he didn't stop training but only reduced it.

"For ninjas like us without talent in ninjutsu or genjutsu, we have to work even harder to catch up to those geniuses!" Might Guy smiled, showing a row of white teeth.

"Actually, you are already a genius." Kawai Takuya sighed.

"Yeah, Teacher Mu Yue also said that. He said I'm a genius of hard work." Might Guy's smile became even brighter.

Kawai Takuya nodded in agreement. Indeed, Might Guy was a genius of hard work.

"I firmly believe that even if one only knows taijutsu, they can still reach the peak of the ninja world." Might Guy said firmly.

"A long time ago, there was once a strong person who only knew taijutsu who trained himself in eight harsh environments and ultimately created a powerful taijutsu called Eight Extremes Heaven. I believe that as long as we are willing to work hard, we can achieve such a feat one day!"

Might Guy told the story of Eight Extremes Heaven and the Second Generation Dragon.

After hearing the story, Kawai Takuya was greatly shocked.

Before this, Kawai Takuya did not have a grand ambition; he only wanted to master the Leaf Dragon God and become an excellent taijutsu ninja.

Now he felt he could set his sights a bit higher. Looking afar, there were the great deeds of predecessors; looking near, there was Might Guy mastering the Leaf Dragon God at age nine. Was he really that inferior?

"Not only will I learn Teacher's Leaf Dragon God, I want to create my own advanced taijutsu!" Kawai Takuya thought excitedly.

"Guy, let's work hard together!" Kawai Takuya looked at Might Guy with grateful eyes and shouted.

"Youth is about striving together!" Might Guy laughed and gave a thumbs up.

"Oh, regarding training, I recommend this green tight-fitting suit I'm wearing; it's very suitable for training the body."

……

After training ended, Mu Yue walked towards his home in the main city district. When he was almost there, he skillfully activated his Byakugan and scanned the surroundings.

Mu Yue did not discover any Root or Anbu ninja, but he noticed an extra scroll on the table in his home.

Mu Yue returned home with a calm expression, and only after confirming that the scroll was safe did he open it.

"Training for Root ninja..." After quickly scanning its contents, Mu Yue showed a thoughtful expression.

He wasn't thinking about whether to go, but rather about how to teach—whether to turn off the teaching skill or teach normally.

He definitely had to go; with his current strength, although he wasn't afraid of Danzo, he still had to get along in Konoha, and continuing to keep Danzo stable would save him a lot of trouble.

Moreover, Mu Yue was thinking about what benefits this training could bring him.

The tangible benefits were easy to think of and see: if he really helped Danzo succeed, his status in Root would definitely rise, and then there would be some ninjutsu rewards. Danzo had high authority in Konoha, so rewarding ninjutsu was a cost-free business for him.

What Mu Yue was thinking about was system rewards. Would teaching these more powerful ninja make it easier to obtain high-level evaluations?

Two chapters total 8k words. If you have questions, you can post in the chapter comments. Writing until 2:30 AM is really sleepy. Going to sleep now.