Chapter 69: Training Task Results

"Examinee Might Guy, examinee Uchiha Obito, please enter the exam venue to prepare for the test."

As everyone expected, the final contenders for first place in the year's practical combat competition were precisely Might Guy and Obito.

Might Guy had defeated the previous exam's top student, Hyūga Hōmon, while Obito had displayed formidable strength in his battles against other contestants.

"Obito, go for it!" Watching from the sidelines, Nohara Rin clenched her little fist to cheer Obito on.

"Rin, just wait and see—I'll win." Obito flashed a confident smile and waved at Nohara Rin as he spoke.

This time, he was truly determined to take first place.

To strengthen his abilities, he had endured a lot of hardship at the hands of that rotten Kakashi.

One month of nature transformation and ninjutsu training, one month of taijutsu reinforcement practice—this Obito was no longer the Obito from two months ago who couldn't release a single jutsu after being beaten up in taijutsu.

"Teacher Muyue, let me show you my progress!" Obito noticed that Muyue had also arrived at the exam site.

"I'll be the one to take first place!" Might Guy flashed a bright smile, his two rows of big white teeth gleaming especially dazzlingly under the sunlight.

When it came to confidence, he wouldn't lose to Obito.

Even when he had failed the ninja academy entrance exam, he still believed he would become the strongest!

"And besides, Teacher Muyue is watching, so I definitely can't lose." Might Guy thought to himself.

He had always remembered Muyue's kindness toward him, nor had he forgotten Muyue's words that seeing his disciple's strength improve was the best reward—he wanted to show Muyue his strongest abilities.

"Then let's give it a try—the practical exam isn't like our previous training, where we couldn't use ninjutsu." Obito made the Seal of Confrontation as he spoke.

"Then let's see whose youth can burn more fiercely." Might Guy also made the Seal of Confrontation in accordance with the rules.

Watching the two of them form the Seal of Confrontation, Muyue mentally ran through some predictions for the match outcome.

Their abilities were roughly equal; although Obito's taijutsu was inferior to Might Guy's, Obito knew two Fire Release ninjutsu, while Might Guy only knew the Three Basic Jutsu in terms of ninjutsu.

However, Muyue felt that Might Guy's chances of winning were slightly higher.

Might Guy might seem a bit dull usually, but he was actually very calm during battle, while Obito was somewhat impetuous and tended to get distracted more easily in combat.

So, even with similar strength, Muyue still favored Might Guy.

"Exam, begin!" Not long after the two had completed the Seal of Confrontation, the proctor announced the start of the fight.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

The moment the proctor finished speaking, Might Guy shot forward instantly, unleashing his signature taijutsu kick at Obito at full speed.

Obito, having been kicked by this move countless times, was already on guard and immediately retreated sideways to dodge the kick.

Immediately afterward, Obito, while retreating, quickly flung several shuriken toward Might Guy.

Might Guy had a vague idea of Obito's tactics, but Obito's shuriken-throwing skill was good enough to force Might Guy to dodge backwards.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" After creating distance, Obito dared not waste a single second and immediately formed hand signs to unleash his best Fire Release.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Blazing flames continuously spewed from Obito's mouth, forming a giant fireball as tall as two people, which rapidly hurtled toward Might Guy.

"It's great being from a clan—you can learn such a powerful jutsu even before graduating." A student looked at the terrifyingly huge fireball and couldn't help showing an envious expression.

He was also a fourth-year student, and the only ninjutsu he had mastered was the Three Basic Jutsu taught at the academy.

"Ninjutsu isn't that easy to learn—even if you're given the scroll, you might not be able to learn it." The ninja kid beside him retorted.

His family wasn't a ninja clan, but both his parents were ninja; he himself had only mastered the Three Basic Jutsu so far.

"A Fire Release of this level—it's not student-level, no, it's not even at the level a genin should have!" A chunin teacher who knew Fire Release couldn't help exclaiming.

His own Fire Release jutsu was only at this level.

"Yeah, I guess that's to be expected from an Uchiha clan student." Another teacher agreed.

The fireball kept hurtling toward Might Guy, who directly avoided its brunt by rapidly retreating to the side, soon about to escape the Great Fireball's attack range.

Obito quickly threw several shuriken to seal off Might Guy's movement—the Great Fireball couldn't curve.

But to Obito's surprise, Might Guy used a kunai to block all the thrown shuriken, successfully pulling back before the Great Fireball exploded.

"Good thing Obito's shuriken throwing is a bit worse than Shisui's, or I would have been injured." Might Guy took a deep breath, feeling somewhat relieved.

During his fight with Shisui, Shisui's shuriken throwing had caused him a lot of trouble.

Having felt the pressure of Shisui, dealing with Obito now was just right.

"The Great Fireball is still too hard to hit people with. I knew I should have used the Great Dragon Fire." Obito felt some regret.

He also thought the Great Dragon Fire would be better, but last time he used the Great Fireball to win the Youth Ninjutsu Tournament championship, and Obito felt that using the Great Fireball to win first place in the grade-level practical exam would be more meaningful.

But there was no time for Obito to reflect now; Might Guy had already used the opportunity to burst chakra from his legs and charge forward.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

Might Guy once again kicked his most adept kicking technique.

"Guy, your speed is not as fast as Kakashi's Body Flicker Technique." Obito dodged Might Guy's attack and couldn't help showing a smug smile.

He felt that Might Guy's taijutsu wasn't so hard to deal with after all.

Then Obito attempted to engage Might Guy in taijutsu combat.

And then Obito discovered he had overthought it; in both strength and speed, he was inferior to Might Guy. Soon Obito was beaten back step by step, only able to dodge by relying on his excellent body movement.

"Uchiha Obito's Fire Release is good, but Might Guy's taijutsu is also excellent. If this continues, Uchiha Obito will lose." Some teacher noticed Obito's weakness.

Not making good use of his own strengths and trying to fight Might Guy in taijutsu — how could he win?

Iketani Isamu smiled and said nothing; after all, both were students in his class. It didn't matter who won; the bonus was assured.

Watching the outcome heading in the direction he had predicted, Mu Yue felt no great fluctuations.

Actually, whoever won was about the same; since both had training missions, compared to the winner, he was more curious about what rewards he could settle later.

"Great Leaf Whirlwind!"

Might Guy kicked his most peak-level kick yet, surpassing any previous one.

The speed Might Guy suddenly displayed caught Obito off guard; he couldn't dodge this attack and was sent flying several meters.

"The fourth-grade practical exam is over. The final winner is Might Guy!" The proctor announced the end of the final exam.

Just as the exam ended, Mu Yue's system also broadcast that the training mission was entering settlement.

Everyone, please try to follow the updates from Sunday to Tuesday as much as possible; next week is the last chance. Whether it flops or not depends on this.