[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro":3,"chapter-the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-371":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ninja Academy Teacher: Teaching Makes Me Stronger",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},195791,436,"Chapter 371: Results Surprising the Third Hokage and Danzo","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>\"It's December again. Time flies so fast. It feels like the holiday training was just yesterday, and now we're about to enter another long break,\" Gang Zitie sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, final exams are in three weeks. I feel like I haven't been in the zone lately. Hope I don't do too poorly,\" Kamiizuki Izumo said, a hint of worry on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two, give me a break. You keep saying you're not studying well, but you always score a hundred or in the nineties. Other than Shisui, who can outstudy you?\" Hongdou walked into the classroom and couldn't help scolding her two good friends for their humblebrags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had naively believed them many times before, only to end up with the sorrow of a low score all by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hongdou, you don't understand. For someone who's scored a hundred, even a ninety-five counts as a regression,\" Gang Zitie shook his head and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And after hitting a hundred, you can no longer enjoy the joy of improving your score. Hope you never experience this pain, Hongdou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fists clenched!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really envy you, Hongdou, for having so much room for improvement. You've never taken first place in either theory or practical combat,\" Kamiizuki Izumo added fuel to the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time Hongdou truly couldn't hold back. Always taking second in practical combat was her eternal pain. Shisui was like an insurmountable mountain blocking her path to first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongdou unleashed the Body Flicker Technique at full speed, appeared beside the two, and threw punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Zitie and Kamiizuki Izumo tried to dodge, but they couldn't match Hongdou's speed. In the end, they couldn't escape her demon fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing her punches, Hongdou instantly felt much better, and a smile returned to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hongdou, you're a girl. How can you just throw your fists and feet around like that? And all we did was speak some truth,\" Gang Zitie advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although teasing Hongdou was fun, taking a punch each time wasn't worth it. At least he should be allowed to say a few more things to make it worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongdou knew she couldn't outtalk them, so she waved her little fists a couple of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kamiizuki Izumo and Gang Zitie immediately swallowed the words they were about to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The weather is really nice today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, to have such sunshine in December.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two used the \"weather card deck\" to forcibly change the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if the special training this time will be with Teacher Muyue or someone else. If it's not Teacher Muyue, I'll just refuse,\" Gang Zitie suddenly thought about the instructor selection for the holiday training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holiday training was mandatory only for graduates. Lower-grade top students like them had the option to decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same here. If it's not Teacher Muyue teaching, I'd rather play all through the break. At least I'll have fun,\" Hongdou agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although training for a month would definitely bring improvement, Hongdou felt that little improvement wasn't worth missing out on a fun vacation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it's highly likely not him,\" Kamiizuki Izumo said pessimistically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Teacher Muyue hasn't said anything. How do you know?\" Hongdou asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the second semester's holiday training also marks the start of graduate internships,\" Kamiizuki Izumo explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since last year, the school has selected a batch of outstanding graduates for internships, letting them get familiar with ninja work early. Last year, Teacher Muyue was busy with the interns and couldn't handle holiday training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holiday training was originally set up to improve graduates' strength, and the interns were all the top picks among graduates. If Kamiizuki Izumo were in charge of the ninja academy's administration, he would also have Muyue teach the strongest students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't we also apply to Teacher Muyue to become intern ninjas?\" Gang Zitie came up with a good idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've beaten fourth-year students before. There's no reason they can intern while we can't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought there was nothing wrong with that. Ninjas were judged by their strength. As long as you were strong enough, you could even apply for early graduation without finishing the first year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, open your books. Class is starting,\" Muyue said as he walked into the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three immediately sat up straight and took out their textbooks, communicating with their eyes to agree to go see Muyue together after school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time spent listening attentively always passed quickly. Before they knew it, the bell for dismissal rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you all this afternoon,\" Muyue's shadow clone smiled, said goodbye, and walked out of the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Hiruzen Sarutobi had planned to find another teacher to cover for Muyue, but Muyue ultimately declined and used a shadow clone to teach instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the shadow clone didn't have the boost from his teaching skills, his ninja knowledge and teaching ability were still superior to those of ordinary teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Muyue, wait a moment!\" The three of them—Hongdou, Gang Zitie, and Kamiizuki Izumo—quickly ran out and called out to Muyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Muyue, we want to become intern ninjas too!\" Hongdou didn't waste words and stated their purpose directly, then looked at Muyue with eager anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Participating in the internship...\" Muyue showed a thoughtful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talents of Hongdou and the other two were decent, and with his continuous guidance, they were much stronger than ordinary fourth-year students. Especially Hongdou — with her strength, she could even enter the grade-level combat competition in the fourth year and achieve a good ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will add you to the list. The specific results will be announced at the end of the term,\" Muyue replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awesome! Teacher Muyue is the best!\" Hongdou raised her hand and cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Zitie and Shengyue Chuyun also showed delighted expressions. \"Participating in the internship as second-year students — we're making history!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, because the internship for ninjas had only been proposed by Muyue last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the remote training ground, both Root ninjas and ANBU ninjas stood straight, looking forward, all appearing fully prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the last day of training, the day they needed to take the exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if it were just an ordinary exam, they would complete it seriously, but they wouldn't look like they were going to battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were showing this attitude because Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo were both watching from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest leaders were right there, so of course they wanted to perform better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sarutobi Shinji vs. Xiashan Jiaorong.\" Muyue glanced at the list and announced the names of the first match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best way to display a ninja's strength is naturally combat, but considering they were all elite ninjas, Muyue did not restrict the range to a ring battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing his name, Sarutobi Shinji immediately stepped out of the line, and Xiashan Jiaorong quickly followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two formed the opposing seals according to Konoha's traditional rules, then silently faced each other, waiting for the referee's signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Begin!\" When both were ready, Muyue shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Muyue finished speaking, the two instantly burst out chakra and charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To gain the upper hand, both directly used the multiple burst technique of Shunpo to accelerate their speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're also lucky to have a training instructor like you, Muyue. Shunpo is indeed excellent as a Body Flicker Technique.\" Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his beard and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hokage, he couldn't know the strength of every ANBU in detail, but Sarutobi Shinji was both ANBU and a Jonin of the Sarutobi clan, so he knew a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen could clearly sense that Sarutobi Shinji's Body Flicker Technique had greatly improved compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ninjas cultivated by my Root are naturally excellent.\" Shimura Danzo said suddenly, emphasizing the contribution of the Root organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Danzo, have you forgotten? There has never been a ninja named Hanyu Muyue in Root.\" Sarutobi Hiruzen said with an unchanged expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was reminding Shimura Danzo not to have designs on Muyue, because Muyue was a product of Danzo's irregular training, so Sarutobi Hiruzen simply refused to recognize Muyue as a Root member and had his records erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Muyue from the corner of his eye and found him looking conflicted and a little self-reproachful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only I had discovered Muyue earlier,\" Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Muyue's apparent personality, having stayed in Root for so long, it was impossible that he felt no attachment to Root at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that Sarutobi Hiruzen looked down on Shimura Danzo, but he felt Danzo was not suitable for Muyue and would lead Muyue astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph.\" Shimura Danzo snorted coldly and said no more. On this matter, he was indeed not in the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shimura Danzo didn't really want to bring Muyue back to Root. He thought Muyue was fine outside — he could still carry out missions for him, and also take advantage of Sarutobi Hiruzen's resources to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said that sentence only to tell Sarutobi Hiruzen that allowing Root to develop and grow was the correct move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the two were no longer at odds, Muyue looked relieved and then continued to focus on the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he could only think: life is a play, all depends on acting. In an alternate world, you really can't get by without some acting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to be both the genius ninja who inherited the Will of Fire in the Third Hokage's eyes, and the utterly loyal Root ninja in Danzo's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Sarutobi Shinji, who had mastered Shunpo better and had stronger chakra, was faster and punched Xiashan Jiaorong back several meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Shinji pressed his advantage without mercy, quickly closing in to continue expanding his lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dark Breathing Method, Total Concentration Breathing!\" Seeing his disadvantage growing, Xiashan Jiaorong concentrated his breathing to the extreme, simultaneously bursting chakra from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the boost of the Entry-Level Dark Breathing Method, Shimoyama Kakuei’s physical abilities rapidly improved, allowing him to block Sarutobi Shinji’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dark Breathing Method, Full Concentration Breathing!” Sarutobi Shinji, unwilling to be outdone, activated Full Concentration Breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the situation returned to before; relying on his superior strength, Sarutobi Shinji defeated Shimoyama Kakuei in just four minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Shinji simply more talented in the Dark Breathing Method?” Watching the entire battle, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Shinji did not feel to him like someone who had trained for only two and a half months. Normally, such a degree of improvement would have taken years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen had two guesses: one was that Sarutobi Shinji was especially suited to training the Dark Breathing Method, and the other was that the Dark Breathing Method was stronger than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just two and a half months and such great improvement?” Shimura Danzo was also somewhat surprised after watching the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimoyama Kakuei was his subordinate. Since he was a new member who had just entered Root, Shimura Danzo knew his strength very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Shimoyama Kakuei lasted only four minutes, in Shimura Danzo’s view, if the pre-training Shimoyama Kakuei had fought, lasting even two and a half minutes would have been good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it the Flash Step and the Dark Breathing Method?” Danzo thought that after the results were confirmed, all Root members could learn these two taijutsu techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hida Kenji vs. Miwa Ryota!” After the battle ended, Muyue quickly announced the next round’s ninja names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo wore serious expressions as they looked at the two about to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although battles of this level were like professional fighters watching children brawl to them, they were eager to know whether the effects of those two taijutsu techniques were an isolated case or a general phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the gaze of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, Hida Kenji and Miwa Ryota exchanged looks and both felt the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As teammates who had trained together for two and a half months, they knew each other’s strength well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, even Miwa Ryota, who knew he was inferior to Hida Kenji, became fierce—if he couldn’t win, he would at least lose gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh! Swoosh!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their figures kept flashing through the dense forest, their immense strength, boosted by the Breathing Method, felling one tree after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Miwa Ryota had completely exhausted his strength did he lie down on the ground unwillingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo continued watching the battles in silence. After finishing the first round—three battles, four, five—they were both deeply astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this huge improvement was not an isolated case; every ninja who participated in the training had improved significantly, though Hida Kenji and Sarutobi Shinji, being more talented, improved even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although it’s only A-rank difficulty, the actual boost from this Dark Breathing Method is not comparable to ordinary A-rank taijutsu.” Sarutobi Hiruzen realized he had truly underestimated this technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a large overall improvement was not only due to Muyue’s excellent teaching ability; it was also largely related to the excellence of the Flash Step and the Dark Breathing Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must have all Root members learn these two taijutsu!” Shimura Danzo felt a bit of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t sent Muyue to the Ninja Academy, even just having Muyue train Root members would have greatly increased Root’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Shimura Danzo’s view, a level of improvement like this was not earth-shattering—Sarutobi Hiruzen’s strength had grown much faster when he was young—but if a whole group of people all achieved such improvement, that was remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Muyue, you’ve given me a big surprise—to produce such an improvement in less than three months.” Sarutobi Hiruzen praised with a kind smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Hokage-sama, you flatter me. Everyone trained very seriously; such improvement is deserved.” Muyue said humbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have considerable talent in technique development. I have some experience from the Second Hokage in developing ninjutsu. If you’re interested, I can have someone send it to you.” Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that Muyue’s talent for developing ninjutsu should also be valued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Muyue immediately showed a delighted expression and quickly thanked Sarutobi Hiruzen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimura Danzo watched sourly from the side; he had already lost the right to openly recruit Muyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiruzen, you came too late. No matter how much you try to win Muyue over now, it’s useless. He will always be a Root ninja.” Shimura Danzo comforted himself inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen could have Muyue’s person, but Muyue’s heart would forever belong to Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s another chapter later, but it will be very late. It’s recommended that you go to bed early and read it tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>",2427,"2026-05-29T09:09:00.200Z","2026-06-01T04:29:23.431Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","b5735ede995ebb1f96133b2dd8eecb13cf3a33f8832526962f7c980367dabb93","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-372","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-370",769,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-cover.jpg"]