[{"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-557":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},195977,436,"Chapter 557: Inevitable Battle","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-557",557,"\u003Cp>: → :\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When leaving the Rain Village, Hanzō didn’t tell anyone and departed secretly alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzō thought a lot that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimura Danzō’s plan was indeed beneficial to the Rain Village, helping it eliminate Ninshu, a potential great enemy, ahead of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was only beneficial to the Rain Village. The death of a ninja like Sō Yūsuke would be a loss to the Land of Rain’s overall ninja strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Sō Yūsuke could not only become strong himself but also help others grow stronger alongside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Sō Yūsuke held considerable prestige in the Rain Village. If the Rain Village unilaterally tore up the treaty and moved against him, it might cause some Rain ninja to become disillusioned with the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzō burst forth his chakra, pushing his mastery of the Water Shunshin Technique to its absolute limit, racing toward Six Paths City as if any delay might bring about something terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a ninja, the distance between Rain Village and Six Paths City wasn’t far—one in the center of the Land of Rain, the other in the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driven by Hanzō’s full speed, he soon saw the town he had visited not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on his memory from last time, Hanzō quickly circumvented the Ninshu guards and entered the Ninshu compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this hour, would he still be working?” Hanzō thought about how to find Sō Yūsuke directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew where Sō Yūsuke worked, not where he usually lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hattori-senpai, what brings you here to admire the moon at Ninshu at this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hanzō was still wondering where Sō Yūsuke might be, a familiar voice reached his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzō turned toward the direction of the voice and saw Sō Yūsuke standing on level ground, looking at him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With that getup, you really are Hattori.” Muyue led Hanzō into his office and said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Hanzō had disguised himself again, not showing his original face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzō recalled that embarrassing moment again and silently followed Sō Yūsuke into the office without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected, he has the ability to see through my disguise.” Hanzō thought to himself, feeling somewhat relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the second lecture, Hanzō had considered trying another disguise to test whether Sō Yūsuke’s first identification of him was a coincidence or real skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hanzō hadn’t acted on it because he felt Sō Yūsuke was unfathomable and it was better not to test him lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have a seat. What’s the matter that brings you to me so suddenly?” Muyue asked, sitting on a wooden chair in the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon noticing Hanzō, Muyue had already guessed the purpose of his visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming to find him alone at Ninshu at night meant it must be something big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the Root ninja earlier spotted in Six Paths City, Muyue’s first guess was that it involved Shimura Danzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Konoha is planning to move against Ninshu.” Hanzō got straight to the point without beating around the bush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Konoha? Where did you get that information?” Muyue made a slightly surprised expression and continued asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it was Konoha, Muyue could basically confirm that Shimura Danzō was the one stirring things up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Hiruzen Sarutobi’s stance was to take a breather on the momentum of the great victory over Iwa, only retaliating when Konoha was provoked, not launching an offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Konoha’s Hokage Aide, Shimura Danzō.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer was just as Muyue had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s rather interesting. Konoha actually told you their plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because they wanted me to help them kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue couldn’t help sighing inwardly. Shimura Danzō really wasn’t afraid of using old tricks—he had already pulled this scheme once, and now he was doing it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So now you’re prepared to help Ninshu?” Muyue looked at Hanzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue couldn’t fully fathom Hanzō’s current thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Hanzō was in a very complicated period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his peak, Hanzō was the Demi-God of the Shinobi World, respected by countless ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Second Great Ninja War did not completely end Hanzō's glory, because Amegakure lost the war, but Hanzō himself was never defeated by any ninja on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now Hanzō is aging, and his remaining glory has become a stepping stone for Muyue's reputation to spread across the ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his prime, Hanzō had the courage to challenge the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the magnanimity to let geniuses from enemy forces go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his old age, having lost his glory, Hanzō would develop murderous intent toward harmless ninja factions within the country out of fear for his power, and would have guards protect him around the clock for fear of enemy retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even if Hanzō came at night to tell Muyue about Danzo's plan, Muyue could not be one hundred percent sure that Hanzō would side with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue is not the type to believe everything he hears; this could be part of Danzo's scheme, or part of someone else's conspiracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't help. I will agree with Konoha and then do my best to kill you.\" Hanzō replied in a firm tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" This answer from Hanzō caught Muyue a bit off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming to the Ninja Sect's headquarters to tell him about Danzo's conspiracy, and then vowing to help Danzo kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn't used the Appraisal Technique to confirm that this was the real Hanzō, Muyue would have thought someone was disguised as Hanzō to stir up hatred toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Danzo does have ulterior motives, but some of his words are true—the Ninja Sect and Amegakure are destined for war.\" Hanzō explained in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rather than letting a great war between the Ninja Sect and Amegakure erupt across the Land of Rain in the future, it's better to settle this now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll only have a few trusted subordinates take action. After that, it's each relying on their own skills. If you die, you lose, and all the ninja of the Ninja Sect will join Amegakure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I die, I lose. Amegakure will be yours. You can have them join the Ninja Sect, or you can dissolve it—it's up to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the best plan Hanzō could think of. No matter who wins, the conflict between Amegakure and the Ninja Sect would be resolved, and the ninja strength of the Land of Rain would not be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the problem with Konoha could also be solved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sōsuke dies, the Land of Rain will no longer have the Ninja Sect, only a stronger Amegakure. If Konoha dares to attack Amegakure, which just cooperated with them, they would have no credibility left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hanzō dies, Amegakure joins the Ninja Sect, solving the Ninja Sect's shortage of mid- and low-level strength, and giving it power that makes Konoha cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue understood Hanzō's thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Hanzō came to inform him and still said \"I won't help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, this war can be avoided.\" Muyue denied Hanzō's claim that war was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Muyue's motives for holding lecture activities was to resolve the issue with Amegakure without bloodshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been trying to find a way to make the ninja of Amegakure recognize the goodness of the Ninja Sect, to let them know that the Ninja Sect could make the Land of Rain better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as all the Rain ninja joined the Ninja Sect, naturally there would be no need for war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It cannot be avoided.\" Hanzō stared at Sōsuke and said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrender to the Ninja Sect and become Sōsuke's subordinate? No way. Hanzō's inner pride would never allow him to do such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were the type to do something like that just to survive, he wouldn't have come to the Ninja Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming alone to declare war on me? As expected of the Demi-God Hanzō, senior.\" Muyue stood up and poured a cup of tea for Hanzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everything Hanzō said was true, at least at this moment, Hanzō was still the respected Demi-God Hanzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your turn will come before long.\" Hanzō said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he also found it a bit unbelievable that he, usually so cautious, had come alone to Six Paths Castle and said those things to Sōsuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sōsuke had the intention to kill, he would have no chance to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just Sōsuke alone was already more than he could handle, not to mention that the Ninja Sect also had Kakuzu and Nagato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't let you down when the time comes, senior.\" Muyue also poured a cup of tea for himself, lifted the cup, and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the facts were really as Hanzō said, then Muyue would definitely show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Hanzō, he would be helping Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the allure of the Ninja Sect's heritage and the Rinnegan, Danzo himself would most likely also be present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this would be a rare opportunity to eliminate Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo was too fond of stirring up trouble. Most of the bad things in the original story could be linked to Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muyue felt that Danzo committing suicide would be a great kindness, because if Danzo killed himself now, he would avoid committing a bunch of immoral deeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing trouble around Mu Yue, Mu Yue wouldn't mind sending Shimura Danzo off and letting him end his own sinful life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that battle really unavoidable?\" Mu Yue took a sip and set down the teacup before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Hanzo, Mu Yue had no intention of killing him. If Hanzo joined the Ninja Sect, Mu Yue could even let Hanzo serve as a high-ranking member of the Ninja Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo drained the tea in one gulp. \"As long as I live, it's unavoidable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood what Sosuke meant, but that was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue did not ask further; if he did, it would be somewhat insulting to Hanzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo stood up and walked toward the office door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he grasped the door handle, Hanzo suddenly asked, \"Sosuke, how is your Water Release?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little weaker than Fire Release,\" Mu Yue replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although both were perfect-level nature transformations, his proficiency in Fire Release nature transformation was slightly greater, and Mu Yue also knew more mastery-level Fire Release techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\" Hanzo paused briefly in his steps, said nothing more, and soon walked out of the office building without looking back, merging into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue opened his Byakugan and silently watched Hanzo depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo said he would not help the Ninja Sect by declaring war on it, but in Mu Yue's view, Hanzo was actually helping him and helping the Ninja Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Hanzo could never defeat him, not even Mu Yue when he hadn't shown all his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yue believed that Hanzo would really try his hardest to kill him, but Hanzo couldn't do it. The gap between them could not be bridged by effort alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressing Water with Fire—any ninja with even a little understanding of nature transformation knew what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say Hanzo was determined to die. In their life-or-death battle, Hanzo was destined to be the loser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a modern transmigrator, Mu Yue actually didn't quite understand Hanzo. He could solve the problem while alive, but insisted on going to his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Mu Yue didn't understand, he chose to respect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with me? Why did I do something so impulsive?\" On the way back, Hanzo reviewed his actions and couldn't help asking himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was charging into the Ninja Sect alone or making an appointment to fight Sosuke, both were extremely dangerous, and the latter was almost certain death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was originally a matter unrelated to the Hidden Rain Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm not necessarily going to lose,\" Hanzo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't think he had no chance of victory. Maybe he was inferior to Sosuke in ninjutsu, but ninjutsu wasn't everything to a ninja. He still had swordsmanship and poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo still hadn't agreed to cooperate with Shimura Danzo. He convened high-level meetings to arrange various affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Sosuke's side and his side needed a little time, so he couldn't agree too early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days later, seeing that Shimura Danzo was getting anxious, Hanzo finally gave his reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hidden Rain Village can assist Konoha in dealing with the Ninja Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimura Danzo's face remained expressionless, but inwardly he was delighted. It wasn't in vain that he came to the Land of Rain in person to threaten and bribe Hanzo; it had finally worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimura Danzo felt as though Wood Release, the Ninja Sect's legacy, and the Rinnegan were all beckoning to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A correct decision, Hanzo. You still love peace as much as ever,\" Shimura Danzo said casually, in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo's face was expressionless and he said nothing; it was true he still had the same boldness as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If time could flow back to that night, Hanzo might not have had the spirit to go to Six Paths City again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimura Danzo didn't mind, since Hanzo always had that expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Konoha has already thought up a plan for you. Use the excuse of inviting Sosuke and Nagato to an event to lure them to the Hidden Rain Village, and then...\" Shimura Danzo explained the encirclement-kill plan he had devised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a qualified schemer, Shimura Danzo certainly wouldn't wait for Hanzo to agree before thinking of a plan. He had prepared several plans before even arriving in the Land of Rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanzo nodded. The plan was nothing special, but it was practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Hanzo had just agreed to the Ninja Sect's request for unlimited lecturing, it would be somewhat unreasonable for Sosuke to refuse the Hidden Rain Village's event invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Sosuke came to the Hidden Rain Village, things would be simple—just kill him and be done with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan had progressed to the stage of obtaining Wood Release; Shimura Danzō was both nervous and excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was Wood Release, the unique Kekkei Genkai of the God of Shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How will he let me possess Wood Release?\" Shimura Danzō was very curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wood Release shinobi of Root rely on Hashirama Cells, but Hashirama Cells should only exist in Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's him, it's not impossible that he has Hashirama Cells.\" Shimura Danzō thought of the intelligence capabilities shown by \"Uchiha Madara,\" and his face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way \"Uchiha Madara\" came and went from the Root base as if it were an empty land infuriated Shimura Danzō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he can freely enter and leave even his Root, stealing some Hashirama Cells would not be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Shimura Danzō was thinking about \"Uchiha Madara,\" a black-and-white figure appeared silently behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>",2443,"2026-05-29T09:09:18.753Z","2026-06-01T04:29:23.431Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","0fd8d39155cb27b85f2da2a38d6b96eca8256dad99c23bb00d26bca4983cdb6e","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-558","the-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-chapter-556",769,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ninja-academy-teacher-teaching-makes-me-stro-cover.jpg"]