Chapter 364: Might Guy's Life Mission Reward

"I'm home."

After finishing his training in the afternoon, Might Guy trudged home with an exhausted body.

Because his condition was especially good, Might Guy trained harder and more earnestly than usual today, and the price was being even more tired.

"Welcome home! Looks like today was another day full of youth!" Seeing Might Guy looking completely exhausted at the doorway, Might Duy clenched his fists and wept.

Might Duy himself had been a taijutsu practitioner for decades, and he spent every day with Might Guy, so he knew exactly how strong Might Guy's body was right now—only incredibly grueling training could have worn him out like this.

Although Might Guy's body was utterly exhausted at that moment, upon hearing Might Duy's words he immediately flashed a bright smile and gave his father a thumbs-up.

"We need to replenish your nutrition properly today. Kai, come grocery shopping with me. Buy whatever you like—we're having a feast today!" Might Duy wanted to properly reward the weary Might Guy.

In the past when funds were tight, Might Duy had done everything he could to support Might Guy's training. Now that they could both earn money from missions, Might Duy felt it was very necessary to spend a little more on food.

Might Guy nodded in agreement and went to the market with Might Duy.

On the way, Might Duy asked, "What meat do you want?"

"Beef," Might Guy answered without hesitation.

He didn't particularly dislike any food—beef, lamb, fish, or pork were all fine—but if he had to choose, Might Guy liked beef the most.

Among ordinary meats, beef was the most expensive. Before, Might Guy rarely got to eat beef; most of the time it was pork.

However, Might Guy liked beef not because he rarely ate it before, but simply because he thought beef tasted better than pork.

"Alright, then let's go buy beef first." Might Duy led Might Guy to the beef stall.

"How much per pound?"

"Two hundred forty ryo."

"Would you sell it for two hundred ten? I'll buy four pounds."

"At two hundred ten I'd make no profit. How about two hundred thirty."

"Two hundred twenty. If not, I'll check other places." Might Duy made as if to leave.

"Fine, two hundred twenty it is." The boss reluctantly picked up his knife and started chopping the meat.

Might Duy wore a triumphant grin, as if he had won a great victory.

Although they weren't as short on money as before, Might Duy had kept his old household thrift habits well.

"Even grocery shopping must be done with passionate youth and full effort!" Might Duy declared victory, holding up the beef he'd haggled for.

Might Guy looked as if he had learned something important, then chimed in to play along with Might Duy.

Their highly recognizable outfits, combined with their unique "youth" catchphrases, drew the attention of other ninja shoppers.

But this time, no one mocked them, because Might Duy was no longer a permanent genin—he had been promoted to chunin, and Might Guy had made a name for himself during the Chunin Exams, hailed as a taijutsu prodigy with a bright future.

You'd have to be seriously asking for trouble to casually mock a genius ninja and his father.

"Why can that Might Duy raise a genius like Might Guy, when I've provided far more training resources for my own child?" Someone even envied Might Duy for having such a good son.

Although Might Duy had now been promoted to chunin, his history as a permanent genin was deeply ingrained in people's minds. Compared to Might Guy, who became a chunin at nine and shone brilliantly in the Chunin Exams, Might Duy as a father really paled in comparison.

But people only thought such things; no one said them out loud.

Might Duy had no idea what others were thinking. He took Might Guy along, haggling for every item, and eventually the two headed home laughing, carrying full bags.

That meal was exceptionally satisfying for Might Guy. Although Might Duy's cooking wasn't as miraculous as Muzuki's, it was something he never grew tired of.

After eating and resting for a while, Might Guy and Might Duy trained together.

This was at Might Guy's own request—he was on the verge of a breakthrough in the Eight Gates, and his father, who had trained the Eight Gates for decades, could provide him with a lot of help in that area.

"Rock Breathing, Full Concentration!"

"Eight Gates, Gate of Opening, open! Gate of Rest, open! Gate of Life, open!"

Might Guy focused his breathing to the extreme, then opened the first three gates of the Eight Gates in succession. The powerful aura stirred the fallen leaves around him without any breeze.

Sensing Might Guy's full power up close, Might Duy burst out laughing.

He was genuinely happy—happy for his son's excellence.

"Eight Gates: Life Gate, open!"

Might Duy also opened the first three gates of the Eight Gates, then launched an attack on Might Guy.

Bang! Bang!

One tall and one short green figure soon collided together; the shockwave from the clash of fists and feet violently shook the dust on the ground.

"So much power, and his fists are really hard!" Might Duy thought as he retreated five steps.

Even though both had only opened three gates, he seemed to be slightly inferior to Might Guy in every aspect.

Swoosh!

When Might Guy flashed and charged towards Might Duy, Might Duy was even more certain of this fact, because he could not keep up with Might Guy's speed at all.

"Eight Gates: Wound Gate, open!"

Might Duy did not hesitate to open the fourth gate. Might Guy's request was to put pressure on him, so Might Duy had to be stronger than him.

After opening four gates, Might Duy's strength was further enhanced, but he was surprised to find that even with the fourth gate open, he still couldn't defeat Might Guy, who had only opened three gates. Moreover, Might Guy had not used the Konoha Dragon God.

"Hahaha, Kai, your youth is truly beyond my expectations."

"Eight Gates: Limit Gate, open!"

Might Duy excitedly opened the fifth gate of the Eight Gates, and his aura surged.

Might Guy's expression became extremely serious. Might Duy's opening of five gates gave a strong sense of pressure.

The two kept flickering in and out of sight, their green figures shuttling back and forth among the trees. The ground and the large trees were affected to some extent by their battle.

Boom!

Both concentrated chakra in their fists and clashed head-on.

The immense power emanating from Might Duy made Might Guy retreat repeatedly, only stopping himself by digging his heels into the ground.

Might Guy did not use the advanced ninjutsu he had learned from Muyue and Teacher Chen; he only used the most basic taijutsu to fight Might Duy, who had opened five gates. Under this intense pressure, he thought about what he had comprehended during the day.

"Eight Gates: Wound Gate, open!"

Might Guy's gaze focused as he roared. His aura suddenly changed, and he successfully withstood Might Duy's dense assault with five gates open.

Because Might Guy had successfully used the fourth gate normally, Might Duy soon stopped and looked at him with gratification.

"Kai, you have grown really fast—much faster than I expected."

But as he laughed, Might Duy's expression turned serious again, and he asked, "Kai, you are becoming stronger and stronger, but do you know what true strength is?"

Although becoming stronger was something to be happy about, Might Duy did not want Might Guy to become obsessed with power and forget his original intention.

"Protecting what is important until the very end!" Might Guy answered without hesitation.

Might Guy enjoyed his battles with Kakashi and felt that defeating Kakashi was a very joyful thing, but he believed that true victory was not about defeating someone, but about protecting the things he cared about.

Now Might Guy had a sufficient understanding of the Eight Gates. He knew it was an extremely dangerous forbidden technique. The front gates were manageable, but if the eighth gate, the Gate of Death, was opened, death was certain.

But if one day he encountered an enemy so powerful that even Kakashi, Obito, or even Teacher Muyue could not handle, even if it meant death, Might Guy would unhesitatingly open the Gate of Death and fight.

"You are already an excellent ninja," Might Duy said with emotion.

He felt that there was nothing more he could teach Might Guy. Being able to open the fourth gate in such a short time, Might Guy would master the Eight Gates much faster than he had.

Along with Might Guy's breakthrough here, Muyue's panel also showed new progress on Might Guy's life mission.

【Disciple Might Guy's strength has increased, his fame has risen, he has walked a short distance on the path of ultimate taijutsu, obtaining progress rewards — medium boost to physique, a scroll for drawing a random type of ninjutsu/taijutsu (proficient level), Day Tiger (proficient level)】

When the progress exceeded 10%, the reward for Might Guy's life mission was immediately settled.

Muyue had the Transparent World and Byakugan, so he was extremely sensitive to his own body. The moment the reward was settled, he noticed his physique had become stronger.

"I didn't expect it could directly improve my physique," Muyue thought as he looked at the reward.

This was the first time the system had improved his physique. Muyue had thought the system had no rewards that directly boosted physique.

Muyue roughly calculated and found that this medium improvement was quite significant — roughly equivalent to three months of constant training of Rock Breathing. Without the breathing method, it could be measured in years, since Muyue's physical talent was indeed average.

The proficient-level Day Tiger was not bad, but what caught Muyue's attention more was the ninjutsu draw scroll. The ninjutsu draw scroll rewarded by the life mission was clearly different from ordinary draw scrolls.

【Any type of ninjutsu/taijutsu draw scroll: can choose a ninjutsu/taijutsu type to draw, high probability of obtaining high-grade ninjutsu/taijutsu】

After Mu Yue clicked it open, many categories appeared, and it even supported typing to search.

Mu Yue thought for a moment, then searched for the word "time."

If you were to ask what ability was the most abnormal, it would definitely be abilities related to time.

Although in his impression there didn't seem to be any time-related ninjutsu in the ninja world, this was the system after all; what if there was one—then he'd hit the jackpot.

【No such type available】

Mu Yue shook his head with some regret. There were certainly many time-related abilities across the myriad worlds, but this self-select draw scroll seemed to be based on the Naruto world.

Since he couldn't draw a time-related skill, Mu Yue chose space-time.

Because the system note said there was a high probability of drawing high-level ninjutsu, Mu Yue felt it shouldn't be so bad as to get a Summoning Technique.

After making his choice, a large spinning wheel appeared in front of Mu Yue, and Mu Yue directly clicked to start drawing.

【Space-time ninjutsu draw scroll consumed. Obtained space-time ninjutsu — Flying Thunder Formation Technique (Proficient)】

Seeing the prize he drew, Mu Yue felt a bit speechless. Would it be better to say his eyesight was too good? If his eyesight were poor, he might have been happy for a while, after all, Flying Thunder God Technique and Flying Thunder Formation Technique only differed by one word.

Mu Yue still had some impression of Flying Thunder Formation Technique. Minato wanted to pass Flying Thunder God Technique to his Hokage guards, but they couldn't learn Flying Thunder God, and in the end what they successfully learned was Flying Thunder Formation Technique, which required three people to perform together to teleport.

Due to the number of people, Flying Thunder Formation Technique was obviously impossible to use in combat—how could three people fight while holding hands?

Actually, Mu Yue wouldn't have minded if it couldn't be used in combat, because his Perfect-grade Thunder Breathing was not slower than Flying Thunder God in battle, but requiring three people to perform together was too much—where was he supposed to find the other two?

As a large amount of memory entered Mu Yue's mind, his expression gradually changed. He realized that Proficient-grade Flying Thunder Formation Technique might not be as useless as he had thought.

After organizing the memories, Mu Yue immediately began to verify the ability in his memories.

Mu Yue first inscribed his own Flying Thunder God technique formula on his desk, then walked all the way south to a remote forest.

"Shadow Clone Technique!" After reaching the forest, Mu Yue immediately split into two shadow clones.

Next, Mu Yue and his shadow clones held hands, gathered chakra, and performed Flying Thunder Formation Technique together.

Whoosh!

The next moment, Mu Yue was back at his home in the main city district.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, I finally have a long-distance instantaneous movement ability." Mu Yue thought Flying Thunder Formation Technique was not bad.

The reason he wanted to learn Flying Thunder God was never for its combat ability.

Mu Yue checked his personal panel and discovered an unexpected gain.

【Skill: Flying Thunder God Technique (Uninitiated: 10/100)】

The Flying Thunder God Technique, which had zero proficiency before, finally had proficiency, and it wasn't one but ten.

Mu Yue thought for a moment, connected it to previous system rewards, and finally came up with a hypothesis.

"I really have no space-time talent at all, but in order for me to use Flying Thunder Formation Technique, this reward came with a bit of space-time talent."

At the very beginning, most of Mu Yue's chakra nature transformations came from rewards for doing class assignments. If Mu Yue didn't know Water Release but was awarded Water Release, he would then gain a bit of knowledge about water-nature chakra transformation.

Mu Yue thought the principle was similar; after all, despite hard study and consulting Minato, he still couldn't get any proficiency before, and the chance that he had no space-time talent was very high.

The daily discussions with Minato afterwards further confirmed Mu Yue's hypothesis.

After learning Flying Thunder God with Minato for two hours, Mu Yue's Flying Thunder God proficiency increased by one.

Although it wasn't a big increase, it was still very different from always being zero before.

But since he already has Flying Thunder Formation Technique, Mu Yue decided to learn Flying Thunder God casually, not spend too much effort on it, and just slowly grind until he reaches the Initiate level, then use a proficiency scroll to bring it straight to Proficient.

The time freed up from learning Flying Thunder God, Mu Yue used to research breathing techniques; he wanted to develop a breathing technique with a low ceiling but a high floor for training purposes.

ps: My body has mostly recovered. I feel pretty good mentally today. Tomorrow I should update more—around 8k words.