[{"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-405":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},195825,436,"Chapter 405: Muyue vs. Kakuzu","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-405",405,"\u003Cp>Having confirmed his target, Kakuzu immediately set off for the Land of Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Kakuzu, time is money; capturing Muyue earlier would allow him to happily pick the next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the Land of Rain, Kakuzu began investigating information about the ninja master Sōsuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he wanted to complete the mission as soon as possible, Kakuzu wouldn't just rush over recklessly, after all, this opponent was not simple based on the information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this step was much easier and simpler than Kakuzu had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeds of the ninja master Sōsuke had already spread widely in the Land of Rain; some information Kakuzu could even hear just by walking around the streets of the Land of Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Sōsuke taught ninjutsu for free to all in Ozumi Village, a powerful ninja who mastered three types of chakra nature transformations didn't believe in Sōsuke's strength and was taught a lesson back and forth, Sōsuke led seventy-two ninjas around the Land of Rain doing good deeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lucky naive guy and a rabble of motley crew.\" After collecting the information, Kakuzu gave his own evaluation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, Muyue's actions were no different from a fool's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teaching ninjutsu for free was purely asking for trouble; aside from a bit of empty fame, he gained no real benefit at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninjas taught by Muyue might at most be grateful at the time; those with thicker skins might not even say thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everything remained safe and sound, perhaps they could get along happily; if danger came, they would surely each flee for their own lives when disaster strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well just charge for teaching; at least then he could earn money, and money is always reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu, who had once been betrayed by his village, deeply felt this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He risked his life for the village carrying out missions, only to receive accusations and punishment in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the village that witnessed his growth was like this; Muyue and the ninjas in his team had known each other for less than two months, so Kakuzu didn't believe anyone would be willing to risk their lives for Muyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Kakuzu didn't care about the seventy-two ninjas following Muyue; he thought that as soon as he showed his strength, those ninjas would be frightened and abandon Muyue to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were ninjas from a ninja village, even if the seventy-two ninjas had low ninja ranks, Kakuzu wouldn't dare underestimate them too much; but a team composed of rogue ninjas and weak ninja organizations — Kakuzu really wasn't afraid at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu disdained to even attack opponents of this level, because most likely there was no bounty on them; killing them would be a waste of effort, meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having completed the intelligence work, Kakuzu began his official action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Muyue did not hide his whereabouts, and coupled with their team's large number of people, Kakuzu easily learned their location and rushed over at high speed to launch an attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue noticed the approaching Kakuzu and directly threw an appraisal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Kakuzu]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chakra:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills: Earth Grudge Fear (Mastery: 5100\u002F), Lightning Nature Transformation (Mastery: 3000\u002F), Fire Nature Transformation (Mastery: 2700\u002F), Wind Nature Transformation (Mastery level), Water Nature Transformation (Mastery level), Lightning Release: False Darkness (Mastery level)...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this stat sheet of Kakuzu, Muyue could only say it had the flavor of Hiruzen Sarutobi — could be considered a secondhand youth version of Hiruzen Sarutobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mastery of all five chakra nature transformations, plus corresponding mastery-level ninjutsu — in terms of ninjutsu, Kakuzu could indeed be considered a mini Hiruzen Sarutobi, but in other aspects it was hard to compare with Hiruzen Sarutobi; Hiruzen Sarutobi mastered many secret techniques, and was also very strong in taijutsu, and had a powerful summon like Enma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys back off a bit.\" Muyue said to the ninjas behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the ninjas he had encountered so far, Kakuzu's strength was definitely considered strong; fighting him, Muyue would have to show his true power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninjas were a bit puzzled by this, but out of trust for Muyue, they still stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the sprinting Kakuzu charged over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another bounty ninja for money?\" Yahiko frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Kakuzu hadn't attacked yet, from his speed of appearance, he didn't look like an ordinary ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, you three pay more attention to the others in the team.\" Muyue reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were among the youngest in the team, they were the strongest in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three all nodded, watching Kakuzu cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This seems to be the legendary strongest black market killer Kakuzu; many famous strong have died by his hand, and he even crossed paths with the God of Shinobi.\" A ninja's face instantly changed color upon seeing the stitching on Kakuzu's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of practicing Earth Grudge Fear, Kakuzu had high recognizability if he didn't wear clothes covering his whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other ninjas all showed shocked expressions; every word sounded incredible, and combined into one person, it could be said to be a legendary ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, if he's a ninja from the era of the God of Shinobi, even if not dead, he'd be extremely old, right?\" Someone noticed the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninja who had provided the information about Kakuzu shook his head. How could he possibly know that? He had only happened to hear some of Kakuzu's exploits by chance once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu ignored the gazes of the other ninjas and looked at Mu Yue with an indifferent expression. \"If you're willing to let yourself be captured, it'll be easier for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since capturing him alive would earn an extra five million ryo, Kakuzu would try his best to take Mu Yue alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he took black market missions for money, so naturally he would go for whichever method brought more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Kakuzu didn't like to waste words; the sooner he acted, the sooner it would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're willing to leave on your own, it'll also be easier for you,\" Mu Yue replied with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu frowned slightly. \"You're being naive in the wrong place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu suddenly burst into action, chakra erupting, and charged fiercely at Mu Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue had already activated his Transparent World, saw through Kakuzu's attack, casually reached out to catch Kakuzu's thrown fist, and then smoothly punched Kakuzu flying ten meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty good at taijutsu?\" Kakuzu touched his struck abdomen with an unchanged expression, preparing to use ninjutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth Grudge Fear made his vitality tenacious, but Kakuzu wasn't stupid enough to insist on challenging someone's strengths head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the use of Earth Grudge Fear, a large number of black threads suddenly burst from Kakuzu's back, and a masked monster formed from those black threads leaped out from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of ninjutsu is that?\" Yahiko asked Nagato beside him, somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagato knew many ninjutsu, so when Yahiko encountered one he didn't know, he would ask Nagato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was in the past; now Yahiko would ask Mu Yue directly, but Mu Yue was currently in battle, so Yahiko asked Nagato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't recognize it either.\" Nagato shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He guessed it was probably some rare secret technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Style: Head Hardship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-mouthed masked monster opened its mouth wide, gathered a large amount of chakra in its mouth, and quickly spat out what looked like a small fireball at Mu Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Style: Head Hardship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue swiftly formed hand seals, gathered a large amount of chakra, converted it all into fire-nature chakra in one breath, then compressed it and spat out. It was also a small fireball, but the color of the flame was deeper than Kakuzu's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu was slightly stunned, not expecting Mu Yue to also know this jutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then something even more surprising happened to Kakuzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two fireballs collided, and the compressed flames from both sides all burst out, instantly forming a considerable sea of fire, scorching the ground black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue's fire was clearly more intense; soon after contact, it broke through Kakuzu's flames irresistibly and then continued to spread toward the fleeing Kakuzu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu stared at Mu Yue in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended for the mask to exchange fire with Mu Yue while his main body attacked by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined that his Fire Style would lose to Mu Yue, and it seemed the gap was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Kakuzu was shocked, but even the ninjas who had been following Mu Yue for over a month showed surprised expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mu Yue hadn't told them to retreat beforehand, they would have been caught in that terrifying sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue had used Head Hardship before, but its power then wasn't as strong as it was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Fire Style like that could probably burn down an entire forest,\" Chi Changye sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Chi Changye thought he had overly exaggerated Mu Yue's strength, causing trouble for him, but now Chi Changye felt he might have even underestimated Mu Yue's power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu rapidly retreated and also released his water-nature chakra mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water-nature mask spewed out a large amount of water, which saved Kakuzu from being roasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and looked at Mu Yue with extreme seriousness. Mu Yue was probably the second strongest opponent he had ever faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kakuzu released his wind- and lightning-nature masks as well; he dared not be careless at all now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back up a little more.\" Muyue thought for a moment, then turned around and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Fire Style could indeed overwhelm Kakuzu's Fire Style, but his other nature transformations weren't as exaggerated. Muyue could still suppress Kakuzu with Wind and Water, but his Lightning and Earth nature transformations were slightly inferior to Kakuzu's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ninjas obediently retreated again. To be able to support Muyue in an emergency, Yahiko and his two companions withdrew less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Kakuzu's control, the Wind Mask and Fire Mask stood together, simultaneously opening their mouths wide to use jutsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Style: Head Hard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wind Style: Pressure Harm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wind sphere and a fire sphere were spat out at the same time. The wind fed the fire, instantly creating an extremely wide sea of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue silently created a Shadow Clone, then the original used Fire Style while the clone used Wind Style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Style: Head Hard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wind Style: Pressure Harm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, one fire sphere and one wind sphere were released. The wind fed the fire, creating a terrifying sea of flames that rapidly swallowed Kakuzu's flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kakuzu was a bit numb. He felt as if he was being toyed with – Muyue kept using the exact same jutsu as him, and with even greater power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by having his Water and Lightning Masks plus his original body exert force together could Kakuzu barely block Muyue's sea of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Kakuzu was an old ninja who had lived over seventy years and had encountered all kinds of situations, so he wasn't panicking yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly formulated a new battle plan: let the Water and Lightning Masks occupy Muyue's attention, while his original body and the Wind and Fire Masks looked for an opportunity to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Earth Grudge Masks were far stronger than Shadow Clones. Though they could also die, they were not as easily shattered as Shadow Clones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Kakuzu did give Muyue a bit of trouble, because Kakuzu's original body could also use Earth Grudge tentacles to interfere with Muyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I defeat Kakuzu with the least amount of chakra?\" Muyue pondered tactics while dealing with Kakuzu's attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were simply a matter of winning, Muyue had many ways to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With perfect-level Fire Nature Transformation plus the Flame Breathing chakra mode, if he caught Kakuzu off guard and used full-power Fire Style, Muyue could clear out all the masks Kakuzu had released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he didn't use Fire Style ninja-taijutsu like Obito, he wouldn't have to worry about others seeing through the Flame Breathing; they would only think his Fire Style was absurdly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, such powerful techniques also consumed a considerable amount of chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue had chakra anxiety – he felt uncomfortable when his chakra fell below fifty percent, and he worried about encountering enemies on the level of the Third Raikage, Third Tsuchikage, or Hanzo when his chakra was low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Muyue wanted to use as little chakra as possible to defeat Kakuzu, saving more chakra in case of unexpected events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also because Kakuzu hadn't attacked Muyue's followers. Otherwise, Muyue would have defeated Kakuzu as quickly as possible to ensure his followers' safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yahiko formed hand seals and spat out a water dragon, attacking the Fire Mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Sōsuke, let us help you hold off some of the masks!\" Yahiko shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching the battle just now, he had learned a bit about Kakuzu's situation, and with Muyue in a bad position, Yahiko felt he needed to join the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konan followed by throwing paper shuriken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagato used a Lightning Style jutsu to cooperate with Yahiko, turning Yahiko's Water Dragon Bullet into a Lightning Water Dragon Bullet, increasing its power and adding a paralysis effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Yahiko and his group, but all the ninjas with long-range attack methods took out their own techniques to attack Kakuzu's masks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because they hadn't practiced coordination, their attacks were chaotic and the effect was mediocre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue sighed softly. He had guessed this would happen, which was why he had wanted to handle it alone – coordinating dozens of strangers wasn't easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you that eager to die?\" Kakuzu looked in confusion at the group of ninjas who had attacked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that he was so strong, instead of running away, they took the initiative to attack. He might not be able to defeat Muyue for a while, but couldn't he kill a group of ordinary wandering ninjas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, I'll deal with you first.\" Kakuzu controlled the Wind and Fire Masks to unleash a combined jutsu at the ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one combined jutsu like that, even if it didn't wipe them all out, at least half would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Kakuzu's view, there was no difference between half the team dying and total annihilation, because with such heavy casualties, the survivors would certainly all run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Kakuzu sensed a terrifying aura rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue's breathing became extremely concentrated, and the chakra burning continuously within him provided a massive boost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flame Dragon's Wild Dance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue gathered a huge amount of chakra in his throat, and with the amplification of the Sun Breathing Chakra Mode, it all instantly transformed into powerful Fire-attribute chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue made a show of forming a hand seal, then spat out an extremely intense and scorching hot terrifying flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Mu Yue naturally didn't need to form hand seals, but to avoid exposing his disguise, he still had to put on a show.\u003C\u002Fp>",2504,"2026-05-29T09:09:18.753Z","2026-06-01T04:29:23.431Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","4214c54cf4029392e58ad7410e51a4a2568c456f0f2408757a33588b0194861d","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-406","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-404",769,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-cover.jpg"]