Chapter 401: Legendary Teacher of the Rain Country

After dinner, Shisui and Obito went to Fugaku Uchiha's home to invite Itachi Uchiha for a walk.

To prevent Itachi Uchiha from going to extremes and becoming the future clan exterminator, Shisui wanted Itachi Uchiha to have a normal worldview.

But the influence a stranger can provide is limited, so Shisui was working hard to become Itachi Uchiha's friend.

Fugaku Uchiha's family had also just finished dinner. As for these two geniuses in the clan, Fugaku Uchiha was very reassured and did not stop them.

"Itachi, do you know about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha?" Shisui asked with a smile.

Itachi Uchiha thought for a moment, then shook his head in denial.

He was still young and had not received the Uchiha's education.

"Hashirama Senju is one of the founders of our Konoha, the First Hokage of Konoha. Madara Uchiha was once the leader of our Uchiha clan and also one of the founders of Konoha." Shisui gave a brief introduction to the two.

"During the Warring States period, the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan were mortal enemies..." Shisui explained the history of Hashirama Senju founding Konoha as they walked.

Before coming, Shisui had specifically communicated with Obito, asking him to reduce his interaction with Itachi Uchiha and letting Shisui handle it this time.

Itachi Uchiha listened very seriously. Although he didn't understand much, he felt it was an exciting story.

Considering Itachi Uchiha's age, Shisui did not go into too much detail, only roughly describing the difficulties and efforts Hashirama Senju faced in establishing Konoha.

"Itachi, do you have any thoughts after listening?" After finishing, Shisui looked at Itachi Uchiha. "Don't you think the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha are amazing, being able to go that far for peace?"

Obito, who was still thinking about the exam questions, also subconsciously looked at Itachi Uchiha.

"I didn't really understand, so I don't have any thoughts. But Brother Shisui, your story was very interesting," Itachi Uchiha answered honestly.

He was just a one-year-old child. He knew it was wrong to take an old lady's lollipop, but expecting him to understand war and peace was asking too much.

"You're still too young; it's normal not to understand. But you can remember it for now, and if you have any thoughts later, you can tell me." Shisui smiled and patted Itachi's head.

He didn't expect Itachi Uchiha to understand. The reason he talked about Hashirama Senju and the founding of Konoha was because it was positive enough.

He wanted to make Itachi admire figures like Hashirama Senju by telling these stories and then learn from their qualities.

"Let me tell a story too," Obito said, a flash of inspiration striking his mind.

"Material one: In the early days of the ninja village era, Konoha captured the tailed beasts of the ninja world..."

"Itachi, why do you think Konoha sold tailed beasts to other ninja villages, and what impact did it have?"

Itachi Uchiha stared at Obito blankly. Is this a story? How come he couldn't understand it?

Shisui looked at Obito with a speechless expression. Making a one-year-old Itachi Uchiha do history questions? Come on, be human.

Obito might have thought he was going too far, so when they reached the Konoha shopping district, he bought some three-color dango and treated Itachi Uchiha to a skewer.

This slightly improved Itachi Uchiha's impression of Obito.

From "a big brother who likes to bully old ladies and talks incomprehensibly" to "a big brother who treats him to dango but still likes to bully old ladies and talks incomprehensibly."

Watching Itachi Uchiha immerse himself in eating dango, Obito smirked proudly. Kids were too easy to handle.

The Land of Rain.

Two ninjas were dashing at high speed, channeling their chakra.

"Is there really a chance to get ninjutsu? There's no trick, is there?" One of the ninjas said with some concern.

"Kuroda, you're overthinking it. Who cares about tricks? It's not like we're paying. If we can't get ninjutsu, we'll just leave," Ikechiya said nonchalantly.

They were rogue ninjas hanging around the area. They had heard that some ninja in Ozu Village was giving lectures on ninjutsu, so they came to check out the commotion.

At first, Ikechiya, like Kuroda, thought there must be some trick—no one does charity like this.

But when a ninja Ikechiya knew actually obtained a ninjutsu, he couldn't stay calm anymore.

Kuroda thought it over and felt Ikechiya had a point. Since they were already here, if they backed out now and missed a real chance to get ninjutsu, they'd be losing out big time.

There are many types of rogue ninjas—some are defectors from ninja villages, and others are ordinary people who stumbled upon ninja heritage. The latter group is severely lacking in systematic ninja knowledge.

Kuroda and Ikechiya belonged to the latter. A decent C-rank ninjutsu was already precious knowledge to them.

After entering Ozu Village, the two quickly found the person they were looking for, because he was too conspicuous.

On an open space, a brown-haired man in a white robe stood on a makeshift low platform. Below him were several dozen listeners of various appearances, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The two thought they were already teaching ninjutsu and quickly sat down to listen, only to find out that they weren't teaching ninjutsu at all—it was about peace and the Ninja Sect.

"In order to create a peaceful world without war, the Sage of Six Paths created the Ninja Sect..."

It was only then that Chi Changye realized that among the several dozen listeners, there were also ordinary people. It wasn't that he could sense ninjutsu, but that the man looked like a farmer who had just finished his work.

"Didn't they say you could learn ninjutsu here? How exactly does one learn ninjutsu?" Chi Changye directly interrupted and asked.

He wasn't here to listen to myths. If he couldn't obtain ninjutsu, he would have to keep figuring out ways to earn money to buy training resources and ninjutsu.

The next moment, Chi Changye somewhat regretted it, because everyone's eyes were on him, and some of those gazes revealed dissatisfaction.

Interrupted while teaching, Mu Yue did not show any displeasure. Smiling, she answered Chi Changye's question: "Ninjutsu is a reward for listeners who perform excellently."

Though being stared at made his scalp tingle, since he had already asked, Chi Changye plucked up his courage and continued: "What attributes of ninjutsu are there? If the ninjutsu is something I can't learn, then it's useless."

Ninjutsu itself is a kind of resource. If he couldn't learn it, he could sell it for money, but Chi Changye felt that selling ninjutsu obtained in this way would offend people, unless he got permission.

"Then you can rest assured and listen to the lessons. I have a little knowledge of ninjutsu of every attribute." Mu Yue replied with a faint smile.

For this plan, Mu Yue had specially developed quite a few C-rank and B-rank ninjutsu.

However, though it was called development, it was actually imitation, because these ninjutsu had no special features of their own.

Chi Changye subconsciously thought Mu Yue was boasting. How could anyone possibly know ninjutsu of all attributes? Even those incredibly powerful jonin of the Five Great Nations generally only knew two.

"Then what counts as performing excellently?" Chi Changye did not immediately refute, but asked one last question.

He didn't believe Mu Yue knew that many ninjutsu, but he thought Mu Yue must have something to offer, otherwise she couldn't attract so many ninja.

Chi Changye planned to give it a try. If he could get a water-attribute ninjutsu, it would be a gain; if not, he would leave.

"After finishing the lesson, write down your thoughts, and I will select the best reflections." After replying, Mu Yue resumed the lecture, telling the history of the Sage of Six Paths's pursuit of peace.

For the sake of ninjutsu, Chi Changye and Kuroda also listened carefully to what Mu Yue was saying.

Mu Yue didn't mind bringing some positive changes to the residents of the Land of Rain while seeking her own benefit.

But change requires a foundation; the current Land of Rain had not reached that foundation. Simply transplanting knowledge from a previous life would be empty ideology, with little meaning.

So Mu Yue only spoke about the existing history of peace in the ninja world, making them reflect on that history.

This was the content Mu Yue decided on after finishing her analysis of the situation in the Land of Rain. The Land of Rain, long plagued by war, longed for peace and stability more than ordinary countries.

After the lecture ended, when Chi Changye wanted to exchange thoughts with Kuroda on writing reflections, he noticed many listeners gathered together.

Chi Changye immediately pulled Kuroda over to join them. Finding he couldn't squeeze in, he asked someone nearby.

Because Chi Changye had interrupted the lecture, the person nearby initially didn't want to answer, but Chi Changye's thick skin kept him asking, so he finally told him.

"His name is Nanyu. Back when Lord Sōsuke first started giving lectures, no one believed he would give out ninjutsu. Only Nanyu listened, wrote a reflection, submitted it, and then obtained a Fire Release ninjutsu."

"He is also the only ninja who has learned three ninjutsu from Lord Sōsuke."

"He actually got three ninjutsu that easily!" Kuroda was both shocked and envious.

How long would one have to work hard to afford three ninjutsu?

"No wonder so many people were asking around—so he had been judged excellent three times." Chi Changye showed a look of sudden realization.

Chi Changye noticed a detail: that person used the word "learned" rather than "obtained", meaning the other party even guaranteed teaching.

Chi Changye felt this was a rare opportunity. He patiently squeezed in and listened to their discussions, and finally wrote a reflection praising the Sage of Six Paths late into the night.

Unfortunately, the next day when the excellent ones were selected, he was not chosen, but Chi Changye wasn't too upset, because no one was selected as excellent this time.

This meant it wasn't just him who had a problem; everyone was lacking.

"Although I am telling history, you should focus more on the present Land of Rain," Mu Yue gave a hint.

He didn't have much time, so he couldn't nurture them slowly.

He set a two-month training plan for his disciples, left a shadow clone, and used Flying Thunder God to leave Konoha. These two months were the time Mu Yue had set for himself.

Originally, Mu Yue's disposable time would have been shorter, since shadow clones cannot refine chakra on their own and have limited duration. But a small breakthrough in his Yang Seal allowed the main body to send chakra into the clone's Yang Seal after splitting, enabling the shadow clone to last longer.

Although it was of little use in battle, it was indeed a considerable help to the busy Mu Yue.

In fact, Muyue had a faster way to build his reputation, but it would make the people of the Rain Country suffer a bit.

If Muyue set no conditions and directly taught ninjutsu indiscriminately throughout the Rain Country, he could become famous very quickly with his abilities.

But what those progressing rogue ninjas would do would be beyond Muyue's control.

So Muyue set thresholds—the first threshold was the lecture reflection essay, to weed out those with impure intentions.

However, some people are very good at disguising themselves, so Muyue had a second threshold.

The Mind Body Switch Technique can transmit one's thoughts to others; Muyue used this method to teach ninjutsu while also glancing at the learner's memories.

For those who had committed only minor evils, he tried to reform them; if reform failed, he sealed their memories and cast them out. For the utterly wicked and evil, he directly sent them to reincarnation. Only those who passed inspection would immediately receive ninjutsu instruction.

With Muyue's hints, the third day went much better.

An essay on the reasons for the Rain Country war was selected by Muyue as an outstanding work; after inspection found no issues, he taught ninjutsu.

Having witnessed someone being rewarded with ninjutsu and successfully learning it, Kuroda and Ikeshoya became even more motivated.

But on the fourth day, Muyue suspended the class.

"Sōsuke-sama, how many days will you rest?" Ikeshoya asked respectfully.

He thought Muyue didn't want to lecture anymore and needed a break.

Ikeshoya could fully understand that—before becoming strong, you work hard to earn money and get stronger; after becoming strong, you can rest as much as you like.

"When a hundred ninja have gathered here, I will resume teaching," Muyue stated his condition.

He wanted these attending ninja to go out and recruit new people, accelerating the spread of his reputation.

"Could Sōsuke-sama be someone who cares a lot about fame?" Ikeshoya pondered Muyue's personality.

The earliest attendees were not surprised; they packed up and left, planning to go further to advertise for Muyue—this wasn't his first call for publicity.

This was Muyue's remedial measure for the thresholds, which could speed up his fame-building to some extent.

Although there was no reward for recruiting new people, some had already written essays for over ten days; they certainly wouldn't give up the chance to obtain ninjutsu.

However, not everyone was like that; some chose to give up, but they were relatively few.

The energetic promotion by several dozen ninja was very effective—after all, everyone had their own connections, and through mutual spread, news could even reach Amegakure.

To attract more people, Ikeshoya went all out in exaggerating Muyue's prowess.

He described Muyue as a reclusive grandmaster, a powerhouse comparable to Demi-God Hanzō, mastering all chakra nature transformations and knowing hundreds of ninjutsu techniques, and extremely willing to pass on his skills. He also gave Muyue the title "Ninja Master."

If only Ikeshoya had been boasting fiercely, it wouldn't have had much impact; but with several dozen ninja promoting Muyue at the same time, the credibility rose, and the name "Ninja Master Sōsuke" spread throughout the Rain Country.

Yahiko, who wanted to recruit Muyue, immediately headed for Kozu Village upon hearing Muyue's title.

He had no doubts about the rumors, after all, Muyue was a powerhouse acknowledged by Nagato.

The Akatsuki was no longer a nobody; their actions undoubtedly further spread the rumor of the Ninja Master.

Hanzō also took notice of the so-called Ninja Master rumor and dispatched Rain Ninja to Kozu Village to investigate the situation.

With such a powerful figure suddenly appearing in the Rain Country, he had to clarify the situation.

A large number of rogue ninja went to Kozu Village hoping to get lucky and learn ninjutsu.

Thus, the promotional effect exceeded everyone's expectations.

"I might have gone overboard," Ikeshoya thought guiltily, seeing all the ninja discussing "Ninja Master Sōsuke."

Before the promotional effect emerged, Ikeshoya never imagined anyone would believe his exaggerated claims; if such a strong person like Hanzō existed in a small place like the Rain Country, he would have become famous long ago.

There's still one more chapter, coming a bit late.