Chapter 558: Disciples

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Mu Yue, who was approached by Root, quickly and secretly went to the Root base.

Dong dong.

Mu Yue knocked on the wooden door of Shimura Danzo's office, and only entered the office after receiving Shimura Danzo's approval.

"Lord Danzo." Mu Yue greeted respectfully.

Shimura Danzo nodded slightly in response.

Although he himself often didn't knock when entering the Hokage's office, if a Root member entered his office without knocking, Shimura Danzo would begin to doubt that person's loyalty.

"I have a very important mission to entrust to you." Shimura Danzo said without wasting words, getting straight to the point.

"I need you to go to the Land of Rain to carry out a mission."

Mu Yue did not ask about the mission details or the timing, but instead asked: "How should I handle the teaching duties arranged by the Third Hokage?"

As a subordinate of Shimura Danzo, asking too many questions is unacceptable; the only thing to do is execute the mission, and if there are difficulties, overcome them on your own first.

However, the difficulty for Mu Yue in carrying out the mission was Sarutobi Hiruzen, so Mu Yue could mention it.

"Proceed as usual. This mission won't take much of your time. After I notify you, ask Hiruzen for a few days off to complete it." Upon hearing Mu Yue's answer, Shimura Danzo nodded inwardly and then explained.

Although Mu Yue had always performed well, on the surface Mu Yue was no longer a Root member. Shimura Danzo had few opportunities to contact Mu Yue, and with Mu Yue's strength being so great, Shimura Danzo was not particularly reassured about him.

However, Shimura Danzo had no better choice. Orochimaru was currently unable to break away to help him, and compared to Mu Yue, Orochimaru was an even worse choice.

After cooperating for so many years, Shimura Danzo knew Orochimaru's character too well. He himself did those things for the sake of Konoha, while Orochimaru did purely for himself—a thoroughly dangerous figure.

Shimura Danzo believed that if there were enough benefits, Orochimaru would eventually choose to betray Konoha.

"I understand." Mu Yue nodded, thinking to himself that Shimura Danzo was truly cautious.

He had been acting so much like a tool, yet Shimura Danzo wouldn't even tell him the specific mission time—he wondered what he was worried about.

But Mu Yue didn't mind this; he had already confirmed most of what he needed to confirm.

Hanzō probably didn't lie, but Hanzō had been deceived by Shimura Danzo. The one who truly intended to strike at the Ninja Sect was not Konoha, but only Shimura Danzo.

Moreover, Shimura Danzo was only the apparent mastermind; the real troublemakers were Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu in the shadows.

"This mission is very important, concerning the future of Konoha. You must treat it with utmost seriousness." Shimura Danzo reminded sternly.

Mu Yue straightened his back and answered seriously: "For Lord Danzo, for Konoha, I will definitely complete the mission, even at the cost of my life!"

Shimura Danzo nodded with satisfaction, then casually asked a few questions about Yamato's training progress before letting Mu Yue leave.

After becoming a Wood Release ninja, Yamato's importance dropped several levels in Shimura Danzo's mind, but Yamato was still far more important than an ordinary Root member.

After all, Yamato was a Wood Release ninja he had personally trained for a while; Shimura Danzo certainly wouldn't mind having one more Wood Release ninja loyal to him to the death in the future.

Then Shimura Danzo couldn't resist practicing Wood Release a little in the Root base.

The Root base was absolutely safe. Since its establishment, except for "Uchiha Madara" breaking in, no non-Root ninja had been able to enter the Root base without Shimura Danzo's permission.

However, for safety's sake, Shimura Danzo did not use Wood Release that would cause too much commotion.

"This great war will be the opportunity for Konoha to become great again!" Shimura Danzo couldn't help but get excited.

With Wood Release and in an era of chaos, perhaps he would make a name for himself like Hashirama Senju.

After leaving the Root base, Mu Yue returned to his home in the main city district.

That night, Mu Yue did not practice sealing techniques; instead, he took out a notebook and wrote down his thoughts as he pondered.

Shimura Danzo only had to consider how to seize the Ninja Sect's inheritance and the Rinnegan, but Mu Yue, who was the target, had many more things to consider.

He had to figure out how to make Shimura Danzo die in the Land of Rain, how to trap Shimura Danzo without affecting his identity as Hanyu Mu Yue, how to guard against Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu in the shadows, and also think about the Ninja Sect...

Mu Yue faced many problems, but fortunately his strength was considered very high in the current ninja world, and with his strength, many problems were not difficult to solve.

The next day at noon, after finishing his Observation Haki lesson, Mu Yue went to the southern forest to teach his disciples.

Due to some movements by the Iwa-nin in the Land of Grass, Minato Namikaze had received a reconnaissance mission, so he didn't come with Mu Yue to teach Obito and the others.

As the disciples' strength continued to increase, in order not to interfere with each other's training, they all kept a distance from one another.

For example, Kakashi here was constantly using the White Fang Short Blade wrapped in lightning to slash at the ground, trees, and rocks, while Obito over there was training the Blue Flame forty meters away.

There were also some disciples who required special training environments. Rin Nohara had recently been practicing coordination with Menas, so they were now training by the riverside.

"Teacher Muyue."

Kakashi noticed Muyue, breathed a little heavily, stopped his movements, and greeted Muyue.

"Mm." Muyue nodded with a smile at Kakashi, and also smiled in Obito's direction.

Although separated by a considerable distance, Obito also noticed him and greeted him.

Muyue performed an appraisal on Kakashi.

Name: Kakashi Hatake

Chakra: (??)

Skills: Transparent World, Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 1950/), Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 1000), Thunder Breathing (Mastery: 3100)... One Mind Slash (Beginner: 30/500)

After training in One Mind Slash for over a year, Kakashi had finally formally learned the One Mind Slash.

Moreover, with the reserve chakra from the Yang Seal, Kakashi would no longer experience the awkward situation of being spent after one slash in battle.

"Recover your chakra and execute One Mind Slash at full power," Muyue said.

We need to find a way to deal with the schemes of Shimura Danzo and his ilk, but we also need to focus on the disciples' strength.

Kakashi nodded without speaking, and refined chakra with full effort to bring his condition back to its peak.

After finishing the chakra refinement, Kakashi did not rush to condense chakra; instead, he first adjusted his breathing, concentrating it to the utmost.

While adjusting his breathing, Kakashi's hands were not idle. He pressed his hands together, interlocking his ring and little fingers, while extending the other three fingers and overlapping them to form the Tiger seal.

"Yang Seal: Release!"

As a large amount of chakra was released from within his body and he automatically entered Thunder Breathing Chakra Mode, Kakashi's aura surged.

Since it was a full-power One Mind Slash, of course he had to use the Yang Seal.

The massive amount of chakra within the Yang Seal allowed Kakashi to maximize the amplification of Thunder Breathing, unleashing his strongest power.

Sizzle!!

Crackle!!

The moment Kakashi drew the White Fang Short Blade, all the chakra condensed at his palm transformed into Lightning Release chakra, turning into lightning that wrapped around the White Fang Short Blade, making it a purple lightning longsword.

"One Mind Slash!"

Kakashi fiercely swung the purple lightning longsword, and a massive amount of thunderous power merged into a single slashing strike that flew outward.

Crack!

A long slashing trace twenty meters in length appeared on the ground, and the trees and rocks along its path were ruthlessly destroyed by the lightning.

"Hah." Kakashi let out a long breath after releasing the slash.

Usually in battle, he wouldn't use that much power for One Mind Slash, because the vast majority of enemies he faced couldn't even withstand a normal One Mind Slash.

"The power is sufficient, but it's not fast enough," Muyue commented.

In a ninja's battle, one usually dodges if possible, and only uses ninjutsu to block or endure if they cannot evade.

Given the power of One Mind Slash, the vast majority of ninja would find it very difficult to block, and even harder to endure head-on.

Power is not a concern, so speed is a very important point.

Then Muyue personally demonstrated One Mind Slash once and explained the techniques in detail.

After teaching Kakashi for a while, Muyue then walked toward Obito.

Unless it was a special circumstance, he generally shared his attention equally and would not devote excessive time to any single disciple.

Name: Obito Uchiha

Chakra: Skills: Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 1750/), Flame Breathing (Mastery: 4200), Fire Dragon Flame Bullet (Proficient: 2000/3000)... Blue Flame (Uninitiated: 32/100)

As an Uchiha ninja with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Obito's chakra reserves were excellent, even a bit exaggerated compared to a normal eleven-year-old boy.

However, Muyue felt it was normal, because Obito not only had the Sharingan, which enhances mental ability, but also continuously trained his body with the Breathing Technique.

"Recover your chakra, then use the Blue Flame." Muyue said directly.

Obito's other abilities all required time to polish; only the Blue Flame, a powerful skill he had just learned recently, had the potential to suddenly boost his strength.

Obito didn't even need to train the Blue Flame to the Beginner level—even if it was not yet Beginner, with fifty points of proficiency, it was already a very impressive Fire Release technique.

Being unable to reach Beginner in a skill doesn't mean it can't be used; it's just that the level of mastery is insufficient.

For example, with the Breathing Technique, even if the proficiency was over twenty points and not yet at Beginner, it could still enhance strength to a certain extent.

"Mm-hmm."

Hearing that Muyue would guide him in the Blue Flame, Obito nodded excitedly, and after preparing, immediately entered the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode to use the Blue Flame.

Just like Kakashi's Thoughtless Slash, due to the limitations in the level of his nature transformation, the Blue Flame could only be performed with the help of the Breathing Chakra Mode.

With Obito's effort, a wisp of blue flame gradually formed.

"There's a significant problem in the step of compressing the chakra." Muyue, having activated the Transparent World and Byakugan, pointed out the issue.

"You can try re-compressing an ordinary Gōryūka to train your chakra compression."

Compressing the flame is also an important step in Gōryūka—further compressing a flame that is already compressed undoubtedly requires considerable control ability.

Directly practicing with the Blue Flame is also possible, but with Obito's current chakra, it's a bit unsustainable for this method.

"So that's it, Teacher Muyue! I get it!" Obito showed an expression of sudden realization and quickly began training.

After guiding Obito, Muyue walked over to Shisui, who was the closest among them.

Name: Uchiha Shisui

Chakra: Skills: Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Yin Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 2700/), Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 1650), Flame Breathing (Mastery: 2600), Armament Haki (Proficient: 2600/3000)... Blue Flame (Not Beginner: 46/100)

Although both were Three-Tomoe Uchiha, Shisui was younger and his body was less developed than Obito's, so he had much less chakra.

For Shisui, Muyue also focused on guiding him in the Blue Flame, and then briefly touched on Armament Haki, since Shisui's Armament Haki was not far from the Mastery level.

Walking further, Muyue saw Might Guy training excitedly.

Name: Might Guy

Chakra: Skills: Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, Yin Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Not Beginner: 76/100), Rock Breathing (Mastery Level: 1600/), Golden Skyline (Beginner: 420/500)...

Might Guy's panel was the most unadorned, and he was the only disciple among Muyue's students who had not mastered the Beginner-level nature transformation.

However, Might Guy's panel could just be glanced at—the chakra of the Eight Gates could only be appraised after using the Eight Gates.

"Are you developing your own taijutsu?" Muyue asked, seeing Might Guy using his palms like claws to continuously break large trees.

He had never taught Might Guy the Eagle Claw Technique, only the Golden Skyline and the Finger Gun.

"Yeah, I recently had an idea, so I tried it out." Might Guy nodded.

He had long thought about developing his own taijutsu, and recently, after seeing Muyue's summoning beast, Kurohane, hunt in the southern forest, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration—he felt he could combine some techniques from the Golden Skyline and the Finger Gun to develop a claw-based taijutsu.

This claw taijutsu didn't necessarily have to be more powerful than the Golden Skyline, but it could consume less energy.

The Golden Skyline was too damaging to the fingers; Might Guy could only use it twice in a battle, and after the second time, the entire arm would be affected.

"If you have an idea, just try it. If there's something you don't understand, you can ask me." Muyue encouraged.

Some of the taijutsu he had taught Might Guy were actually techniques Might Guy had developed himself in the future; if Might Guy could absorb these experiences to continue developing new taijutsu, the path he could walk would certainly be longer.

Of course, developing new taijutsu was one thing, but he still had to practice the old ones. Muyue trained with Might Guy for a while on the Golden Skyline.

After Might Guy came Yamato and Rin Nohara.

Since Rin Nohara was the farthest away, Muyue went to her last. By the time he finished teaching Rin, the blazing sun in the sky had already set in the west, officially marking the end of the day's training.

I felt it would be boring to write about the protagonist taking care of the egg, so I didn't write it.

Forgetting is certainly impossible—this is still quite important.: sjwx→