Chapter 40: Seven-Element Ninja (Please Follow)

When his right hand fully opened, there was only some black ash left on it, not the green leaf from before, and after the wind blew the ash away, there was nothing at all.

Obito said smugly, "Kakashi, looks like you guessed wrong."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly, grabbed Obito's left hand and opened it—empty, just as he expected. After a moment's thought, he figured out the whole sequence of cause and effect.

"Fire nature chakra transformation." Kakashi looked at Obito with some surprise, not only because Obito had initially mastered nature transformation, but also because he had the brains to set a trap for him.

The former was a bit unusual but not impossible; the latter truly surprised Kakashi.

"Hahaha, Kakashi, you didn't see that coming, did you?" The smile on Obito's face grew more arrogant.

"It's a bit unexpected, I guess I've been slacking off lately." Kakashi's expression returned to calm.

Although he thought Obito had made great progress, looking at Obito's cocky face, Kakashi didn't want to praise him at all.

"Damn it, Kakashi, what do you mean by that?" Obito was a little annoyed.

Losing to him meant he was slacking off—wasn't that like saying he was weak?

Kakashi said flatly, "Exactly what I said."

"You..." Obito originally wanted to bicker with Kakashi some more, but then remembered that since the goal was achieved, it was better to get back to training quickly.

He had won against Kakashi this time, but during the match there wouldn't be such an easy chance—it would come down to real strength.

"Forget it, I'm in a good mood today so I won't argue with you. Don't forget to sign up for the competition—you won't go back on our bet, will you?" Obito said.

"A bet's a bet." Kakashi gave his answer.

Originally he thought the competition was meaningless, but seeing how much Obito had grown, Kakashi felt he could give it a little bit of expectation.

Goal achieved, Rin Nohara and Obito soon said goodbye to Kakashi and left.

"Obito, how did you do that? It felt amazing."

On the way back, Rin Nohara and Obito discussed the bet just now.

Getting praise from Rin Nohara made Obito instantly swell with pride. He laughed loudly, "Hahaha, it's just chakra nature transformation, not that impressive..."

Because he was too carried away, Obito didn't watch where he was going and walked headfirst into a telephone pole next to Kakashi's house.

"Damn Kakashi!" Obito thought it was the fault of the telephone pole's position near Kakashi's house.

Kakashi, who was seeing them off:...

He took back that little bit of expectation—hadn't Obito changed at all? He was still the same goof.

During the ninjutsu class, after Muyue finished the lecture and demonstration, he let the students practice on their own, telling them to come to him with questions if they ran into anything they didn't understand.

Muyue understood the gap between theory and practice well.

Most of the time, the brain thinks it's seen it and understood it, but then the body tells the brain that it understood nothing at all.

"I'm used to making clones in my own shape; making them look different feels weird." Kotetsu Hagane scratched his head and said.

"How about asking Teacher Hanyu if there are any special tricks?" Izumo Kamizuki suggested.

Anko nodded too and said, "If there's a problem, go to Teacher Hanyu."

The three were working together to develop a new ninjutsu, combining the Clone Technique with the Transformation Technique, hoping to shock the whole school and get better results in the next final exam.

They agreed and walked over to Muyue together to explain their problem.

Muyue thought for a moment, then said, "You can try starting with simple objects to get used to the feeling, and then gradually increase the complexity."

"Simple objects..." Kotetsu fell into thought.

Anko saw the chair on the podium and pointed at it directly, "Then start with a chair. That's simple enough, right?"

Kotetsu looked over and nodded. The structure and shape of the chair were indeed simple enough—just some wood and a board put together.

So the three began practicing according to Muyue's advice, and the atmosphere in the classroom gradually became strange.

Three-legged, two-legged, and even one-legged chairs appeared in the classroom.

"Looks like a chair isn't as easy as I thought." Izumo scratched his head awkwardly—the one-legged chair was the one he had created.

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"Are you trying to make me die of laughter, Izumo?" Kotetsu immediately pointed at Izumo's one-legged chair and laughed loudly.

Kotetsu's commotion drew the attention of the entire classroom, and one by one they were all amused by this bizarre chair.

"Isn't your two-legged chair just as weird?" Izumo retorted, his face red.

Everyone looked at the chair next to Kotetsu—it had one leg in the front and one in the back, both on the same side—and they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You two are no match. You've got to see mine, the second-in-grade," said Anko, arms crossed. Her chair not only had three legs but was also walking around her.

Watching this bizarre scene, the students in the classroom couldn't hold it in any longer. Since it was near the end of school, the laughter even attracted students from other classes to come and watch.

Amid the laughter and chatter, the school bell rang, and Muyue announced the end of class.

【Lecture Complete】

【Evaluation: A】

【Reward: Mystical Palm Technique】

A segment of memories regarding the cultivation and use of the Mystical Palm Technique entered Muyue's mind.

"Pretty good luck today." Muyue nodded inwardly upon seeing that the reward was actually the Mystical Palm Technique.

The Mystical Palm Technique is no ordinary medical ninjutsu; it is a fairly advanced medical ninjutsu. Not many medical ninja in all of Konoha have mastered it.

The Mystical Palm Technique can not only treat external wounds but also heal internal diseases—it is extremely powerful in the area of healing.

With the Mystical Palm Technique, Obito can train in nature transformation more safely; he can be healed immediately if injured.

"Now I've gathered all seven natures," Muyue thought to himself.

The Mystical Palm Technique belongs to the Yang Release chakra nature transformation. Since he had not mastered this nature, the system, as usual, gave him a bit of nature transformation training memory.

Combined with the previous Yin Release genjutsu, he had now mastered the nature transformations of all seven chakra natures.

After school, Muyue led his disciples in their daily training. After training ended, he did not return to the main city area but stayed at his residence in the Southern Border Forest.

Today was the day for him to report to Root on his mission.

Since Shisui's personality was inherently different from that of ordinary Uchiha, Muyue reported truthfully on that aspect. For other parts, he applied a little literary embellishment.

For instance, in the grade-level practical exam, Hyuga Himon defeated his opponent with overwhelming force, fully displaying his genius demeanor, while Obito and Might Guy won by sheer luck, with fortune playing a major role.

Regarding the mission on Asuma, Muyue indicated that he had successfully been recognized by Asuma as a teacher and asked whether he should try to recruit Asuma into Root.

As long as Danzo wasn't senile, Muyue believed Danzo would not give him an affirmative response.

The reason for reporting in this way was simply to let Danzo know that he had completed his mission well and had gained Asuma's recognition, while also expressing his loyalty to Root.

I didn't sleep well yesterday; there was a funeral in the morning, and I caught up on sleep in the afternoon, so the update was a bit late.