Chapter 70: 4.5 Chakra

【Disciple Might Guy cultivation mission completed, reward: Chakra +1000, Rock Breathing (Proficient Level)】

【Disciple Uchiha Obito cultivation mission completed, reward: Chakra +700, Great Fire Annihilation (Skilled Level)】

The system panel quickly popped up several messages.

"Looks like the final completion rate still has a big impact on the rewards." Muyue looked at the difference in rewards between the two and roughly understood the reward mechanism for cultivation missions.

Cultivation mission rewards are made up of two parts: one is the strength improved during the mission, and the other is the mission objective.

Obito's physical strength improvement during the mission was similar to Might Guy's, but he didn't achieve the first-place objective, so his reward was considerably less compared to Guy's.

Muyue turned his attention to the Rock Breathing reward, recognizing at a glance that it wasn't a ninjutsu from the Naruto world, because he had watched Demon Slayer.

With the experience from obtaining Shave last time, Muyue knew that the system could also reward things from other worlds and then localize them to Naruto.

Recalling the decades of Rock Breathing training memories that had suddenly appeared in his mind, Muyue mused that it had indeed been localized.

After looking through the memories, Muyue felt that the Naruto version of Rock Breathing could be called a forbidden technique.

Mastering Rock Breathing allows one to use Total Concentration Breathing at critical moments, instantly unleashing terrifying power.

Proficiently mastering Rock Breathing allows one to remain in a state of Total Concentration Breathing twenty-four hours a day—Total Concentration Breathing·Constant—which effectively trains the body's strength and improves power.

Once Rock Breathing is mastered at the expert level, one can use an even stronger breath, causing chakra to burst throughout the body and enhance oneself into the Marked state, comprehensively and significantly boosting power.

However, using the Marked state consumes an extreme amount of chakra and puts tremendous strain on the body.

"This suits me better than the Eight Gates." Muyue silently nodded to himself.

As long as he didn't actively enter the Marked state, Rock Breathing was absolutely beneficial and harmless to him—it allowed him to train his physique better in daily life and unleash considerable power in battle.

After careful consideration, Muyue realized that using the Eight Gates and Rock Breathing together was actually the perfect combination.

The Eight Gates can open the body's gates to dramatically increase chakra, but that chakra is too violent to use ninjutsu; however, the Marked state of Rock Breathing doesn't require fine control of chakra at all.

The massive amount of excess chakra from the Eight Gates can be used to sustain the chakra needed for the Marked state. Using both the Eight Gates and the Marked state at the same time, the only thing to worry about is whether the body can withstand it.

This is where the beauty of learning a breathing technique comes in—breathing techniques can enhance the body's strength.

Muyue felt that the combination of Eight Gates and breathing technique was a good one; opening the Seventh Gate plus the Marked state was certainly much safer than directly opening the Death Gate.

Muyue felt that he had really hit the jackpot this time. The Skilled-level Great Fire Annihilation that Obito dropped was decent, but it was far inferior to the Naruto version of Rock Breathing.

Muyue opened his personal panel.

【Name: Hasuki Muyue】

【Age: 18】

【Chakra: 11300】

【Skills: Chef, Triple Finger Seal, Fire Release·Great Fire Annihilation, Shave, Earth Release·Earth Spear, Rock Breathing...】

【Evaluation: You have mastered many ninjutsu, including high-level techniques and forbidden techniques with terrifying power. You can unleash astonishing strength when you want. Your strength can be called elite even among many jōnin.】

Looking at the chakra that had successfully broken through to five digits, Muyue felt a surge of joy.

From the initial 4300 when he first transmigrated to the current 11300, he had only taken one semester.

The ninja academy has three semesters a year. If he could maintain this growth rate each semester, ignoring growth during breaks, he could increase his chakra by 21000 per year.

"My current chakra should count as 4.5 small Kakashi." Muyue thought to himself.

In his previous life, people often used Kakashi as a chakra unit of measurement, but he was using Kid Kakashi, so call it small Kakashi.

With the first place decided, the exam was over, and teachers and students each went their separate ways.

"Obito, are you okay?" Nohara Rin jogged over to Obito and asked.

"What could possibly be wrong with me? It was just one kick..."

Before Obito could finish his sentence, he twisted the spot where Might Guy had kicked him because he moved too quickly, and he immediately sucked in a sharp breath of pain.

"Don't be stubborn. Let me help you." Nohara Rin sighed helplessly and held her forehead.

"No need, I'm really fine. I just lost because I was careless. What could be the matter?" Obito gritted his teeth and kept up his tough talk.

He was truly unwilling to lose this time, losing under the watch of Muyue and Nohara Rin. From now on, when Kakashi taunted him about never taking first place, he wouldn't be able to refute it.

"Teacher Mu Yue." Seeing Mu Yue walking toward him, Obito's eyes darted away slightly.

"How are you? Are you okay? Do you want me to take you to the medical office?" Mu Yue asked with a concerned expression.

A student who failed needed timely comfort.

"No need, I'm actually fine." Obito answered honestly. Other than a little pain, he didn't feel anything wrong. He had already refused the proctor's suggestion to go to the medical office.

"You should still go check it out, in case you're injured." Mu Yue said gently.

"Teacher Mu Yue is right. You should go to the medical office." Rin Nohara agreed.

"Then Rin, you go back first. Teacher Mu Yue and I will go to the medical office." Obito found it hard to refuse both of their suggestions at the same time.

"I'll go too." Rin Nohara was a bit worried about Obito.

"No need, isn't Teacher Mu Yue here?" Obito didn't want to trouble Rin too much.

"I'll go with Obito." Might Guy spoke up.

Fighting at full strength didn't affect his view that Obito was a comrade.

"See, there are already two people coming with me. Rin, you go back first." Obito said.

Rin Nohara thought it over, felt that Mu Yue was a reliable teacher, and with Obito's strong persuasion, she finally went home alone.

At the medical office, Mu Yue found a reason to send Might Guy away, and then began a heart-to-heart talk with Obito.

"Don't be affected by the outcome of one exam. There are two exams in a semester, six exams in a year. If you don't do well this time, just work harder next time." Mu Yue said earnestly.

"Don't think that if you don't get first place, you've let me down. Otherwise, wouldn't either you or Guy have to let me down? And that would happen twice every semester." Mu Yue said jokingly.

Obito laughed, then thought it over and felt Mu Yue's words made sense. The exam wasn't just once; there would be opportunities next semester. He just needed to keep working hard.

"As long as you cultivate seriously and improve your strength, there's no such thing as letting me down." Mu Yue patted Obito's head and said.

"Teacher Mu Yue..." Seeing Mu Yue's sincere and earnest expression, Obito was deeply moved and decided that next semester he would definitely get first place to prove he was no worse than Might Guy and worthy of Mu Yue's teaching.

【Disciple: Uchiha Obito — Setting cultivation mission】

【Cultivation mission: Achieve first place in the ninja academy's practical exam for the grade】

Looking at the system prompt that popped up, Mu Yue showed a relieved smile.

After comforting the defeated disciple, Mu Yue did not forget to reward the victorious disciple. He took Might Guy, who had returned, and walked out of the medical office.

I remember the Hokage itself had a seven-day breathing technique; breathing methods don't actually feel out of place. I won't add anything that feels too jarring.

Also, everything foreign will be localized. If there's anything you want to see, leave a comment, and I'll consider it.