Chapter 88: The Gears of Fate Begin to Turn

"If I can just reach that place, then, then I'll have fewer problems to solve!" Obito sprinted at top speed, his eyes fixed on the finish line already turning somewhat red.

He had never longed to reach a place so quickly.

If someone asked Obito right now where he most wanted to go, Obito would unhesitatingly answer that it was the finish line of the race.

Might Guy's route was longer than Obito's, so Obito temporarily couldn't see Might Guy's figure.

But Obito soon sensed from the noise generated by the extreme sprint that Might Guy's speed was drawing closer to him.

Obito knew his own speed was no match for Might Guy's, and if he was caught up to, there was only one outcome—defeat.

Gritting his teeth, Obito kept replaying in his mind the chakra technique Muyue had taught him to increase speed, concentrating more chakra in his legs, trying to accelerate further.

"Surpass him, surpass everyone, become the strongest!" Might Guy felt his whole body burning as he kept charging forward at top speed, striving to close the distance with Obito.

At this moment, his eyes held only the finish line and Obito not far ahead.

Both were running with all their might. The closer they got to the finish line, the closer they were to each other. When they were about to reach the finish line, Obito almost felt they were running side by side.

"Guy, he won today, but he's celebrating too early. Tomorrow it will definitely be you who crosses the finish line first!" Obito wanted Might Guy to share the same experience of solving problems joyfully.

"Those barbarians from the Land of Lightning really deserve to die. Taking advantage of Sand's leaderless state, they directly gathered a small force to launch a sneak attack on Sunagakure."

"Guy reached the finish line first, adding an extra second. This time it's with solving problems." Muyue announced the result of the race.

"If those promoted jonin who signed up knew about this, they'd probably regret it to death."

In the afternoon, Muyue chose to train chakra; in the morning, Muyue had decided to train ninjutsu.

"Brother, when have you ever steered him wrong? Trust him and you'll be fine." Asuma patted Isomatsu's shoulder and said.

"And what Muyue-sensei is weak at is just those basics. As long as Muyue-sensei knows it himself, I can teach it badly."

Upon hearing that one of his problems would also be using problem-solving, Might Guy grinned and pumped his fist in celebration.

At this time, I hadn't fully grasped the rhythm of the small lessons yet, so I couldn't control the lesson ratings like I could with special lessons later to decide whether to gain chakra or ninjutsu.

The effect of this just-concluded race was very good—both of them broke their own records from their first all-out sprint.

I hate this!

Moreover, Shisui had also learned Shadow Clone, so he could directly use shadow clones to help with problem-solving.

"Rushing might make it impossible to do math, but rushing really does allow one to learn ninjutsu faster." Muyue nodded inwardly.

Asuma really wished Shisui would show up right now and kick that annoying third wheel away—couldn't he read the mood?

Muyue stood with his hands behind his back, thinking to himself that this was how his disciples should be.

After remembering, Isomatsu couldn't help but punch Kurenai in the chest and said, "I almost forgot I'm still his tutor."

"Although Muyue-sensei teaches well, the pressure during this special training is also great. Being crushed by a bunch of still-in-school students really makes me feel embarrassed." Kurenai's delicate, pretty face showed a worried expression.

Part of it was a strength factor, and another part was that Shisui was very strong in theory, so he wasn't afraid of solving problems at all.

Minato looked helplessly at Muyue. He had just been about to say that Muyue didn't need to cook for them today.

Both ninjutsu were still decent, and Muyue was quite satisfied with today's gains.

"This time, you actually did a rare good deed. Muyue-sensei really is much stronger in these basic teachings than in guiding genin." Isomatsu looked at the still-in-school students in Group B who had already proficiently mastered tree climbing and water walking under Muyue's guidance, and nodded.

The gears of the Third Great Ninja War officially began to turn.

…

If I can gain goodwill by cooking just a little more food, then that's really great.

"It's fine, Kurenai, the two of you work hard together and strive to secure two spots among the top three." Asuma said quickly.

"What? Do you think I'm not capable of competing with you?" Isomatsu raised an eyebrow and said.

"Drink some water and take a rest." Muyue pulled Obito up, helped him brush the dust off his clothes, took out two bottles of water, handed one to Might Guy, and opened the cap of the other before handing it to Obito.

Holding a meeting at mealtime—that must mean it's no small matter.

"Obito surpasses by half a second, seven problems remaining, missing seventeen problems."

On Sunday, Muyue taught class as usual.

Minato and Kushina returned earlier than Muyue had imagined. Just as Muyue was about to set off to train his disciples, Kushina and Minato knocked on the door inside.

Obito couldn't help pounding the ground a few times with his fist. He had just received a hundred problems yesterday, and now he had to take several dozen more today—it seemed he was about to return to the days of doing problems in installments.

"Haha, you've got no fighting spirit, but the one who reaches the finish line first will definitely be you, Might Guy!" Might Guy gave Obito a thumbs-down.

What made Muyue a little regretful was that Shisui was currently unable to join such harmonious and friendly training.

Muyue decided to go a little later; there was no permanent shadow clone of his here, so it wouldn't affect the basic training.

"When you cook, make a smaller portion for yourself and cook theirs as well—they can just come and eat later." Muyue understood Minato's look, then gave a gentle smile.

Suddenly, Might Guy's figure vanished from beside him and appeared at the finish line.

Returning to the main city area, Muyue just happened to run into Minato and Kushina, who were about to go out.

When Obito reached the finish line, he collapsed weakly to the ground, filled with endless regret.

"If this keeps up, Obito, you should be able to pass the river surface sprint by this week," Muyue said.

Whoosh!

Obito took the bottled water Muyue handed him, downed half in one gulp, and instantly revived to full health.

Life has too many compromises; Muyue hated to give those who had lost even fewer poems and distant dreams.

【Obtained: Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere, Earth Release: Earth Flow River】

If Raido Namiashi was like a regular player, then Asuma was a pay-to-win player.

Asuma gave a quiet chuckle, more or less understanding Raido Namiashi's thoughts, but if the tutor hadn't been Muyue, he would have driven him away long ago.

However, Shisui didn't come, but Muyue did, giving the three some pointers.

"How do you know?" Raido Namiashi didn't catch on at first.

"Muyue, we're going to a meeting—remember to save some food for us." Kushina waved at Muyue and said.

As soon as Kushina started complaining, Muyue basically knew what had happened.

Raido Namiashi even envied those current students a little—if he had had such a good teacher when he was in school, his strength would definitely be much stronger than it is now.

【Completed one large-class lesson】

Busy time always passes quickly; soon it was time for class.

He didn't know how others felt, but he himself felt a bit ashamed at being outmatched by a current student.

【Rating: A】

Muyue used the Appraisal technique on Might Guy and found that this match had directly increased Might Guy's Shave by eight points of familiarity.

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