Chapter 485

Leaf Village, Southern Forest.

"Rock!"

Rockruff barked a warning, then gathered Earth-natured chakra to create a boulder above Kakashi's head.

A flash of lightning, and the basin-sized rock split cleanly in two.

"Purple Lightning!"

Immediately after, a spiderweb of dense purple electricity enveloped the fractured rock, blasting it to pieces.

Seeing Kakashi shatter the boulder, Rockruff's blue eyes gleamed brighter as it continued to form stones and hurl them at Kakashi.

"Riolu, show me your fastest speed and strongest power—you can be even stronger!"

Might Guy, walking on his hands while wearing weights, dodged the punches Riolu threw at him.

Riolu's gaze sharpened; under the enhancement of chakra, its flexible and sturdy body glowed faintly with white light, and its speed instantly surged dramatically.

Instead of charging straight at Might Guy, Riolu abruptly changed direction one meter in front of him, accelerated again, and rammed into him from the side.

"Good speed, but your power still needs work." Might Guy supported himself on the ground with one hand while firmly catching the onrushing Riolu with the other.

"But making it this far is already impressive." Might Guy released Riolu, performed a backflip, and returned to a normal standing posture.

Riolu was only a few months old, yet its speed and strength already surpassed Guy's own at the start of second grade at the Ninja Academy. Might Guy was genuinely startled by this growth rate.

"Charmander, come on, that flame's way too weak."

Obito, noticing that his own flames overpowered Charmander's, quickly cut off the chakra supply to avoid hurting Charmander.

He was having a fire-style clash with Charmander.

After spending some time with their Pokémon, they gradually found a balance between training and raising them—after intense drills, when their stamina was low, they continued exercising alongside their Pokémon.

This helped both in raising the Pokémon and in training themselves.

For example, Kakashi was still practicing Lightning Release sword techniques, Might Guy was still conditioning his body, and Obito was honing his chakra control.

"Ember."

Charmander opened its mouth and spat out a tiny spark, signaling that it really had nothing left.

It was still a newborn baby; how could it compete with Obito in firepower?

"Since you're out of chakra, let's do some physical training." Obito prepared to start Charmander on endurance exercise.

Based on Rockruff's training performance, Obito felt that Charmander still lagged far behind Rockruff.

One step behind, every step behind—Obito knew well the dangers of falling behind. He couldn't let his ninja beast fall behind Kakashi's.

"For every extra ten minutes of training, I'll add one more shrimp to dinner," Obito added.

An accidental discovery had shown Obito that Charmander loved shrimp. To motivate Charmander to train harder, he decided to set up a reward.

Charmander, who had been about to sit down and rest, stood up—if shrimp was on the line, it wasn't that tired anymore.

"Little Beauty, don't you think this scene is wonderful?" After training and resting, Rin Nohara looked at the Feebas in the pond staring blankly at Kakashi and the others, and smiled gently.

By common aesthetic standards, Feebas could hardly be called beautiful. Rin had given it that name mainly hoping Feebas would gain confidence and discover its other "beautiful" qualities.

After spending some time together, Rin had actually found many good points in Feebas.

It was easy to keep and not picky about food—it ate almost anything—and it seemed to be growing very healthily.

Also, Feebas was very fast at swimming, but in other aspects it seemed fairly dull and slow-witted.

Moreover, Feebas was very understanding; whenever Rin spoke, it never moved, waiting quietly for her to finish.

Feebas shifted its blank gaze from Kakashi and the others to Rin, its fish body twitching slightly as if nodding.

After finishing their rest, Rin groomed Feebas's body before starting training.

Feebas stayed in the pond, its vacant eyes quietly fixed on Rin, as if lost in thought.

"It's really wonderful to be Teacher Muyue's disciple." Looking at this harmonious scene, Yamato sighed sincerely in his heart.

Being by Muyue's side, even doing nothing, Yamato would unconsciously relax, feeling an extraordinary comfort in both mind and body.

Because besides Muyue, Muyue's other disciples were also very good people.

"Although Kakashi-senpai is strict, he is gentle at heart." Yamato remembered that when he was short on money, Kakashi took the initiative to pay the bill.

"Obito-senpai sometimes says things that are hard to understand, but he is also a good person."

Yamato rarely interacted with Obito, but yesterday Obito very generously treated him to many snacks, and his attitude was pleasant, giving Yamato a very good impression of Obito.

"Chakra control and the practice of ninjutsu are important, but combat ability is equally important for a ninja." Muyue arranged combat training for Yamato.

"Kakashi, stop your training for now and act as Yamato's opponent."

Muyue called over Kakashi, who was about to continue training.

As soon as Kakashi heard that he would have combat training with Yamato, he immediately showed an interested expression and subconsciously clenched his fists.

Back in Roran, someone had used the pretext of combat training to give him a hard hit on the head.

"Kakashi-senpai? He probably won't be that strict now, right?" Yamato was uncertain.

He felt that his relationship with Kakashi had improved, so Kakashi should be a bit gentler with him.

Seeing Kakashi walking over with a smile on his face, Yamato felt something was off.

He would rather have a stone-faced Kakashi walk over.

Although the mask covered half of Kakashi's face, you could tell a smile from his eyes.

Yamato kind of wanted to change partners, but he was afraid it would hurt Kakashi's feelings—Kakashi had treated him to a meal before.

In the end, with a bit of hesitation, Yamato assumed a combat stance.

"Begin combat." Muyue announced the start of training.

As soon as Muyue finished speaking, Kakashi immediately focused his breathing to the utmost and entered the Transparent World state, making the world appear different in his eyes.

Although it felt a bit like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, Kakashi believed in the saying that going all out is a sign of respect for one's opponent, so he was respecting Yamato, the future Anbu Captain.

Yamato only felt that Kakashi, whose body was crackling with electric arcs, had somehow vanished before his eyes. Just as he tried to locate Kakashi, a guilty hand descended upon his head.

Kakashi's knife-hand strike landed precisely on Yamato's head, causing Yamato's thoughts to pause for a split second.

Without time to think too much, Yamato endured the discomfort and gathered chakra in his foot to deliver a swift spinning kick.

But as if Kakashi had mind-reading abilities, his attack was completely seen through. Kakashi easily caught his leg and threw him.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Thrown in the air, Yamato quickly made hand seals and spat out a water dragon, attacking Kakashi.

Zzzz!!

Kakashi gathered chakra in his hand, channeled it into the White Fang Short Blade, causing a lightning blade to extend from its tip, lengthening the short blade. With a relaxed and carefree expression, he swung a Lightning Release slash, cutting the water dragon in two.

Compared to the Anbu Captain from Roran, the current Yamato was far too weak. In a real battle, he wouldn't even be a match for an ordinary jonin, let alone Kakashi, who had activated the Transparent World.

"Water Release..."

Yamato wanted to use the Great Waterfall Technique to create a favorable environment, but a few Lightning Kunai thrown by Kakashi forced him to adjust his position.

However, Kakashi didn't give Yamato a chance. Bursting into extreme speed, he closed in on Yamato and delivered a powerful elbow strike that knocked Yamato to the ground.

"Kakashi-senpai is not gentle at all—he's super strict." After being beaten up, Yamato was a bit depressed.

Seeing this, Muyue stopped the battle to let Yamato rest.

"If you want to fight against more types of ninja, you can also choose others as opponents." Muyue thought for a moment and said.

Yamato's eyes lit up. He felt Obito was a good choice—he seemed much easier to get along with than Kakashi.

"Muyue-sensei, let me train with Obito-senpai." Yamato chose to replace Kakashi with Obito.

Muyue nodded in agreement and called Obito over.

"Me? That's great." Obito cracked his knuckles upon hearing this.

To be honest, Obito hadn't enjoyed the satisfaction of crushing noobs in a long time.

Muyue only had a few disciples in total; except for Rin, Obito didn't have a guaranteed win against any of them.

But Obito couldn't possibly compete with Rin Nohara. For one thing, Rin was a medical ninja; for another, Rin was someone he liked. How could he ever attack someone he liked?

Moreover, Yamato's background was no ordinary thing—he was the future Anbu Captain. If he defeated Yamato, rounding up, that would be like defeating the Anbu Captain.

After a short rest, Yamato began to fight Obito.

"Flame Breathing, Total Concentration!"

At the start of the battle, Obito directly concentrated his breathing to a state sufficient to enter Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, enhancing his Fire Release abilities.

He remembered that Yamato's Wood Release was no joke; ordinary Fire Release might not work well.

"Earth Release: Rock Spikes!"

Yamato rapidly formed hand seals, creating three rock spikes from the ground that shot toward Obito.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

A large amount of chakra gathered in Obito's throat, eventually turning into sheets of flame that Obito spat out.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

Blazing flames ignited around Obito. The rock spikes attacking Obito could not block the high-temperature fire and were corroded and broken by the flames.

Then Obito continuously output chakra, and the fire grew larger and larger. The large sheets of flame gradually turned into a fierce sea of fire.

Yamato:...

How the hell am I supposed to fight this? Yamato felt even more frustrated than when he had fought Kakashi just now.

Yamato tried to use Water Release to extinguish Obito's Fire Release.

But compared to Obito's flames boosted by Flame Breathing, Yamato's current Water Release level could only be called amateurish. It was completely unable to contend with Obito's Fire Release. The water current he created was forcibly dried up by Obito's flames.

Facing the three fire dragons differentiated from the sea of flames, Yamato could only raise his hands and surrender.

"The Anbu Captain is nothing special." Obito puffed out his chest. From now on, he was also a ninja who had defeated the Anbu Captain.

"Senior Obito is so strict even during a spar..." Yamato became a bit more depressed.

Although he didn't get beaten up in this fight, it inflicted mental damage on him.

He had used Water Release, which counters Fire Release, yet still ended up suppressed by the opponent. That really stung.

"The seniors have trained for several more years than me. There's too much of a gap in raw strength." Yamato consoled himself inwardly.

"Teacher Muyue, why not let Senior Shisui come?" Yamato wanted to switch opponents again.

Yamato didn't know Shisui's exact age, but he looked a bit younger than Kakashi and Obito. He should only be about a year or two older than Yamato, so he couldn't be much stronger.

"Alright." Muyue nodded and called Shisui over.

"Senior Shisui." Yamato greeted politely.

Shisui smiled and nodded in response. Although he hadn't gone to Loulan and wasn't familiar with Yamato, Shisui had a good impression of him.

According to Kakashi, much of their information about the future had been told to them by the future Yamato.

"Senior Shisui, just fight as you normally would. You don't need to hold back against me." Seeing Shisui's gentle attitude, Yamato reminded him.

He thought Shisui was Muyue's second-youngest disciple, so his strength should be much worse than Kakashi and the others. Moreover, he himself was a Wood Release ninja shouldering Konoha's future. If Shisui deliberately let him win, he might end up at a disadvantage.

If the other disciples saw it, Shisui's face as a senior would be somewhat embarrassed.

"I see. I understand." Shisui nodded, assuming Yamato was the type of ninja who liked to challenge difficulties, and quickly revised his battle plan.

Shisui's original battle plan was to suppress his strength as much as possible so as not to overwhelm Yamato, to prevent Yamato from losing confidence.

But since Yamato himself had made this request, and Shisui was always an easygoing person, he decided to go all out to fulfill Yamato's wish.

"Begin!"

The moment Muyue gave the command, Yamato burst with chakra and rushed out, wanting to first test Shisui's taijutsu level.

"His eyes turned red." Yamato noticed that Shisui's eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and inside them were three tomoe patterns.

Yamato wasn't sure what ability this was. He continued charging toward Shisui and then engaged in a "fierce battle" with him.

Watching Yamato, who was standing in place, repeatedly punching the air with an excited expression, Kakashi shook his head. Could have picked anyone but chose Shisui. That's just asking for trouble.

Just as Yamato was immersed in a battle of "a well-matched opponent", he suddenly sensed someone pat him on the shoulder. Yamato turned his head instinctively and found it was Shisui.

Yamato was full of question marks—no matter how fast the speed, there had to be movement; Shisui had shown no sign of using the Body Flicker Technique just now.

"You were caught in a genjutsu just now," Shisui explained proactively.

Yamato understood instantly. Shimura Danzo had still taught basic shinobi knowledge.

Yamato's face flushed bright red in an instant. Thinking about how he must have looked to others while under the genjutsu, Yamato wished he could burrow into the ground for half an hour—it was too embarrassing.

What "well-matched opponent"? He had been one-shotted by a single glance from Shisui.

"Senior Shisui, how old are you this year?" Yamato couldn't help asking.

He felt he might have misjudged something—being shorter in height didn't necessarily mean being younger; maybe Shisui was the same age as Kakashi and the others.

"Nine," Shisui replied.

Yamato's eyes widened. Shisui was actually only two years older than him—it wasn't that his short stature made him look younger.

Yamato glanced left at Kakashi, then right at Shisui, then looked at his own palm, and began to question what Shimura Danzo had told him in his heart.

"Am I really that important to Konoha? Is a Wood Style user really the strongest shinobi?" Yamato asked himself in his heart.

Shimura Danzo had instilled in Yamato from a very early age that he was the only Wood Style user in the current world and needed to bear the heavy responsibility of protecting Konoha.

Now Yamato felt Shimura Danzo was lying through his teeth. Shisui was only two years older than him, yet Yamato had no confidence that he could reach Shisui's strength by the time he was Shisui's age. If Konoha relied on him to protect it in the future, it would be finished.

"What's wrong? Lost confidence in yourself?" Muyue sat on the ground, looking at Yamato at eye level with a smile.

"Just feels like I'm not as important as Lord Danzo said," Yamato answered honestly.

Previously, Yamato's motivation for training came from many aspects, one of the biggest being a sense of responsibility—he felt he should train hard to become strong and then use Wood Style to protect Konoha.

"Don't doubt yourself just because you lost to Kakashi and Shisui. First of all, they're older than you. Secondly, they are the most talented young shinobi in Konoha today." Muyue smiled and ruffled Yamato's hair as he spoke.

Then Muyue talked about some of Kakashi and the others' experiences—fighting and killing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, battling several jonin in succession during missions.

Although Yamato didn't know what the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist represented, Muyue would introduce the opponents before talking, giving Yamato a basic understanding so he could grasp the significance of Kakashi's and the others' achievements.

"So Senior Kakashi and the others are really that impressive." Yamato's mood calmed down a lot.

He had been raised in secret by Root and taken out only to be beaten up by Kakashi and the others—it was hard for Yamato not to doubt himself.

With Muyue's explanation, Yamato understood clearly: it wasn't that he was no good, but that Kakashi and the others were also geniuses.

"There's no need for you to put unnecessary pressure on yourself because of Wood Style. Having Wood Style doesn't mean you're invincible. The First Hokage became the God of Shinobi because he was Hashirama Senju, not because of Wood Style." Muyue continued to console him.

As a transmigrant, Muyue knew that Hashirama's strength lay in his terrifying chakra reserves and Sage Body; Wood Style was not the core of Hashirama Senju's power.

Yamato showed a confused expression. What Muyue said was different from what Shimura Danzo had told him. Who should he believe?

"You don't need to train as a Wood Style user to be responsible for anyone. You just need to train as Yamato."

As he spoke, Muyue looked into Yamato's eyes, as if to let these words sink into Yamato's lost heart.

"Train as Yamato..." Yamato silently repeated the name Muyue had given him, his heart gradually leaning toward Muyue.

Actually, there were many things he didn't understand now, and he couldn't fully grasp Muyue's words, but he inexplicably felt Muyue was right—Muyue sincerely wanted what was best for him.

Recalling his memories of the time with both of them in his heart, Yamato completely leaned toward Muyue, believing that Muyue was correct.

"Teacher Muyue is perfect, so he can't be wrong." The more Yamato thought about it, the more reasonable Muyue seemed.

After all, Shimura Danzo himself had said that Muyue was the most perfect ninja in Root.

"But if I train as Yamato, then what am I training for?" A new doubt arose in Yamato's heart.

Compared to the time he had been Yamato, the time he had been Kō was much longer. For a moment, he wasn't sure why he should train as Yamato.

"You'll have to discover that on your own. Just follow your heart." Muyue smiled and didn't interfere too much.

Yamato let out a breath, his eyes closing slightly. From meeting Muyue, to being led by Muyue to the Southern Forest where he met Kakashi, to becoming Muyue's disciple, to today's practical training—memory after memory surfaced in detail in Yamato's mind.

The time Yamato had spent with Muyue, Kakashi, and the others wasn't long, but in terms of value, the memories he had made with them surpassed the sum of all his previous memories.

Because the memories before meeting Muyue were simply boring, tedious, and simple.

Before entering Konoha and being taught by Muyue, his range of activity was limited to within twenty-five meters of the wooden cabin.

Normally, there was no communication with him. Young Yamato even thought he was the only one there, unaware that Root ninja were secretly monitoring him.

As for when Shimura Danzo taught him knowledge or tested his strength, only then did Yamato have the opportunity to interact, so previously Yamato was very dependent on and respected Shimura Danzo.

Until that day came, Yamato saw Muyue, who seemed to carry warm sunlight on her person. It was then that his life was completely changed.

Although the place he lived was still remote, it wasn't a place devoid of people.

Because of his trust in Muyue, Yamato left everything to Muyue's full responsibility. Shimura Danzo only emphasized that Yamato should not use Wood Release ninjutsu in front of outsiders. He was no longer restricted in his movements, or rather, Muyue chose not to restrict him.

Initially, Yamato could only receive Muyue's instruction for two to three hours a day, and only on Sundays could he spend more time with Muyue.

Thinking of the first Sunday's training, Yamato remembered that senior Kakashi, who was sometimes strict and sometimes gentle.

Although Kakashi was always mischievous and wanted to hit his head, the decisiveness with which Kakashi paid after meals was also cool.

"No matter what, I cannot let down Muyue-sensei's teaching. Also, I must hit Kakashi-senpai on the head at least once." Yamato found what he currently believed to be the meaning of training.

He wanted to continue training with Muyue, wanted to become stronger than Kakashi, and then, while Kakashi looked surprised, hit Kakashi on the head to let Kakashi know that being hit on the head really hurts.

Seeing Yamato's gaze growing more resolute, Muyue smiled again. "It seems you've found your answer."

Yamato nodded heavily. "Muyue-sensei, please teach me how to surpass Kakashi-senpai!"

"Just train hard. Although there is a considerable gap between you and Kakashi now, it might not be the same in a few years," Muyue encouraged.

Yamato's foundation was actually not bad. With ample chakra and the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai, if properly trained, he had the potential to become a youthful version of Hashirama.

At least under his guidance, it was impossible for Yamato to only master a Wood Release technique at beginner proficiency when he was over twenty.

"Actually, Obito and Might Guy also used to lose to Kakashi often, but later they kept working hard..." Muyue used the past experiences of Obito and Might Guy to motivate Yamato.

Yamato was stunned. He didn't expect that Obito, who could use such formidable Fire Release, was once a dead last—the kind that Kakashi could one-shot.

As for Might Guy, before Muyue recounted the deeds of Kakashi's team, Yamato had no idea that Might Guy was currently the strongest in the team.

At first, he had wanted to switch to Might Guy, but seeing that Might Guy seemed not to have practiced ninjutsu, he gave up. Now Yamato felt like he had dodged a bullet. Shisui and Kakashi were already so formidable; the strongest, Might Guy, would be unimaginable.

What surprised Yamato even more was that Might Guy was once an even bigger dead last than Obito.

Hearing about Might Guy's efforts to turn the tables and rise up, Yamato's blood boiled, and he wished he could immediately do a thousand push-ups.

"Might Guy-senpai and Obito-senpai were able to overcome Kakashi-senpai through hard work. I also must try my best!" At this moment, Might Guy and Obito had become Yamato's idols.

Disciple Yamato: Training Mission Set

Training Mission: Strive with the seniors as your goal

Duration: Six months (early settlement if challenge mission objective is achieved midway)

Reward: Determined by mission completion rate and increase in strength during the mission period

Muyue nodded inwardly. Before trust level four, life missions could not be triggered, but training missions could still be generated.

Although the reward quality was far inferior to life missions, the corresponding difficulty was also lower. Basically, if you trained step by step, you could complete it along the way. It was the kind of thing you might as well do.

Muyue had Obito and Kakashi take turns fighting Yamato exactly to stir the desire to train in Yamato's heart. Unexpectedly, the effect was excessively good, and it even washed away quite a few traces of Shimura Danzo's PUA on Yamato.

Taking advantage of Yamato's high spirits at the moment, Muyue gave Yamato a piece of calligraphy he had written in his spare time.

Normally, triggering the disciple return reward was suitable for sending small trinkets; otherwise, if the threshold became too high, there would be no way to trigger a big jackpot.

You gifted disciple Yamato a handwritten calligraphy. Because the disciple was very grateful, the reward had a big critical hit. Obtained ninjutsu: Wood Release: Wood Spike Technique (Mastery Level).

As the reward information popped up, a large amount of practice memories of the Wood Spike Technique appeared in Muyue's mind, and Muyue's Wood Release proficiency increased by one hundred points.

"As for this ninjutsu, it's quite good for Yamato to learn," Muyue thought after organizing the memories.

The Wood Spike Technique is not as good as large-scale, high-powered Wood Release such as the Deep Forest Emergence or the Wood Golem Technique, but among ordinary Wood Release ninjutsu, it is considered a type with decent power.

It was another Sunday. Muyue's main body went to the Ninja Sect's base, planning to give the Pokémon egg to Nagato.

A system-bound Pokémon egg can only be hatched by the binder. At the very least, Nagato had to touch it, otherwise the Pokémon would never be able to hatch.

Muyue originally thought of collecting native Naruto world ninja beast eggs to give to Yahiko and the others as well, but after careful consideration, when the eggs hatched, Nagato's ninja beast would be unique, which seemed to have no benefit but rather a bit of a 'trying too hard to cover up' feel.

It would be better to place the egg in a training room with sealing techniques, and let Nagato hug it whenever he had time, then contract directly once it hatches.

Black Zetsu and the others might not even care about Nagato having an extra newborn, extremely weak summoning beast. Even if they did care, it would be hard to guess what happened—unless Nagato hatched the same Pokémon as Kakashi and the others, but the probability was too low.

After arriving at the Ninja Sect base, Mu Yue did not head straight to the training room. As the leader of the Ninja Sect, it would be somewhat irresponsible to go straight to the training room during the daytime when the sect was expanding its horizons.

Mu Yue first used his main body to give lectures to the Ninja Sect ninjas, teaching taijutsu and nature transformation.

All the Ninja Sect ninjas began receiving instruction from Mu Yue, and even Kakuzu attended the class.

Although most of what Mu Yue taught was relatively basic, Kakuzu occasionally heard content that gave him insights, so he would listen to the lessons.

Kakuzu always believed that if Mu Yue started a paid teaching class, he would make more money than being a bounty hunter. His teaching ability was absurdly strong—they all had one mouth, but the words Mu Yue spoke seemed different.

Before those Ninja Sect ninjas followed Mu Yue, many of them were only at the genin level. It was by following Mu Yue and continuously receiving guidance that their comprehensive skills improved to their current strength.

"If the Five Great Ninja Villages found out, they would probably spend a huge price to recruit him." Kakuzu noted down Mu Yue's teaching content, sighing inwardly.

The value of Mu Yue's teaching ability alone surpassed most of the strong individuals in the ninja world.

Completed an intermediate-level lecture.

Evaluation: S

Rewards obtained: Enhanced taijutsu understanding, Water chakra nature transformation 30…

After finishing the teaching, Mu Yue dispatched Ninja Sect ninjas to the Rain Ninja Village to spread the news about the lectures.

The Ninja Sect ninjas had a total of two months of special training. In the final week, Mu Yue would conduct lectures with no restrictions—anyone who wanted to listen could come, whether they were Ninja Sect ninjas, Rain Ninja Village ninjas, or even ninjas not from the Rain Country.

Mu Yue's second phase of Anbu training was about to end soon, so he could stay in the Rain Country to aim for higher-level lecture rewards.

After handling the Ninja Sect affairs, Mu Yue called Nagato to the training room.

"Nagato, every time a disciple is promoted to jonin, I give them a jonin gift as a reward for their growth. This is your gift." Mu Yue showed a warm smile and handed the large egg in his hand to Nagato.

Nagato was a little surprised, but after taking the egg, he instinctively held it firmly in his arms.

Along with surprise came delight and emotion.

From Nagato's perspective, Mu Yue had been away for a week for an unknown reason, and upon returning he gave him a birthday present—a ninja beast egg. That meant that week must have been spent preparing the gift, and not telling the reason was also to give him a surprise.

Nagato was truly moved. In his view, a ninja rank promotion was not a big deal, but this showed that Mu Yue cared about him more than he had imagined.

"Thank you, Master Mu Yue." Nagato was not good with words; all the thousands of words in his heart were ultimately condensed into just "thank you."

You gave your disciple a Pokémon egg. Because the disciple was very grateful, a major critical hit occurred. You obtained the reward — Four Red Sun Formation (Mastery Level).

"After all, I am your teacher." Mu Yue smiled and told Nagato some precautions, asking him not to take the Pokémon egg outside and to just place it in the training room and check on it occasionally.

Although Mu Yue's instructions were a bit strange, Nagato had no doubts, believing that Mu Yue must have a reason for doing so and that this ninja beast egg must be special.

Tomorrow I plan to go see what's going on. If there's a problem, I'll take leave and post a single chapter. This time, I'm not sure when Xiao Ju can make up for it. I've used up all the little saved drafts I struggled to write…

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