"Guy, you're looking sharp today."
It was Sunday morning. Mugetsu arrived at their usual training spot and found Might Guy already there, doing squats while holding a large boulder.
"I think what Teacher Mugetsu said before makes a lot of sense," Guy said, sweat dripping as he trained. "Fighting strong opponents head-on helps turn training results into actual strength—so last night…"
He proceeded to tell Mugetsu about his challenge against Kakashi—and his defeat.
"I'm glad you've taken your teacher's words to heart," Mugetsu replied with a warm smile.
"As long as you keep working hard, I believe you'll eventually surpass your best friend and beco the strongest—because you're a genius of effort."
"A genius of effort…" Guy's body trembled slightly at those words. It was a phrase that resonated deeply with him.
"With Teacher Mugetsu's help, I'm confident I'll walk the path to becoming the strongest!" Guy said brightly, beaming with determination.
The more he reflected on his recent growth, the more he realized how important Mugetsu had beco to him.
Even soone like Guy—slow to pick up on subtle details—had started to sense sothing unusual.
The strength Mugetsu displayed didn't match what a Chunin instructor should possess.
But Guy didn't care.
He could feel Mugetsu's sincerity, his genuine desire to help them grow. Whenever they made progress, Mugetsu seed even happier than they were.
Aside from his father, Guy had never seen anyone like that.
"With Teacher Mugetsu's guidance, I'll defeat Kakashi sooner or later!" Guy declared with unwavering confidence.
["Disciple Might Guy has triggered a training mission."]
["Training Mission: Defeat Kakashi."]
["Reward: Based on mission completion and strength improvent during the mission period."]
Seeing the system notification pop up, Mugetsu nodded inwardly. As he suspected, his understanding of the mission triggers was becoming clearer.
Over two months had passed since the first training mission, and through continued experintation, he'd learned quite a bit.
The key factor was the disciple's own will.
Guy and Obito were easy to guide into missions, while soone like Shisui was much harder.
Shisui had no one to chase after. Among his peers, he stood at the top. Without external pressure, he had no rivals to surpass and no urgency to evolve.
Mugetsu had tried multiple ways to push Shisui into triggering a mission—but nothing worked.
He theorized that long-term or grand ambitions might not qualify. If they did, soone like Shisui might have triggered a mission like "change the fate of the Uchiha Clan."
Alternatively, maybe the required trust level was simply too low. Mission triggers began at Trust Level 3—perhaps Level 4 would bring new changes.
Still, Mugetsu held Shisui in high regard.
With his talent and intense training, Shisui's chakra returned the most out of all disciples—more than Obito and Guy combined. He was also the only one who had triggered a strength growth reward so far.
Mugetsu estimated that Obito and Guy would still need more ti before reaching that stage.
Before long, Shisui arrived to begin his training.
With both of them present, Mugetsu began teaching them the technique Shave.
Obito was the last to arrive. Seeing Shisui and Guy already learning, he couldn't help but feel envious.
But then he rembered the challenge fee and the difficulty of that Taijutsu test, and a wave of frustration hit him again.
"I need to maintain forward speed while dodging quickly…"
Obito practiced Nature Transformation while pondering how to overco his bottleneck.
If he didn't fix the issues that led to his previous failure, then even if he challenged again, he'd only end up with more blank test papers.
"I should try night running for training. That might help."
He figured it could strengthen his legs—improving speed, stamina, and chakra efficiency.
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With the Third Hokage stepping in, the sumr special training was quickly arranged.
All Fourth Grade students were required to return to school unless there were special circumstances.
Outstanding students from other grades were given the option to decline.
But the main targets weren't the graduated Genin or top students from other grades—this training was focused on the Fourth Grade students preparing to graduate.
The Ninja School imdiately sent teachers to notify parents and handle coordination.
Mugetsu believed that, in this harsh ninja world, no parent would want their child to fall behind.
No matter how idealistic the textbooks portrayed ninja life, reality was different. It was a dangerous profession.
The news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance had spread across Konoha. Anyone paying attention to the current situation knew a major war was approaching.
Considering the prior friction between Kumo and Konoha, it was unlikely Konoha could remain uninvolved.
Mugetsu was responsible for selecting the outstanding students per grade.
He chose eight per grade, leaving it to the teachers to decide based on combat scores.
His own Class 1, Grade 1 dominated the First Grade. Four students were selected: Shisui, Anko, Kotetsu, and Izumo.
Anko was baffled when the teacher visited her ho, telling her she had to return to school for a month of special training.
The vacation hadn't even lasted a week—and it was already back to school?
She was only mildly consoled by the fact that the training wouldn't include theory classes—and would be taught by her favorite, Teacher Mugetsu.
Most of the top students from other grades accepted the offer.
However, only a small number of Genin chose to apply—barely a dozen.
Mugetsu understood.
For most, once they graduated, they placed more trust in their own Jonin instructors than in the school's Chunin teachers.
Having a suspicious or unproven superior was a pain to deal with.
Because of the size and importance of the sumr training, Mugetsu also submitted a personal report to Danzo, outlining the plan and its approval by the Third Hokage.
This was the first ti the Ninja School had implented such a large-scale sumr special training—even the new Genin were contacted.
Danzo, apparently satisfied, responded with a reward: Root's secret training dicine.
He also encouraged Mugetsu to perform even better—so the Third Hokage would promote him to Special Jonin as soon as possible.
The rest of the ssage was typical Danzo—empty flattery and manipulative praise.
Maybe the original Mugetsu would've been moved by it, but the current Mugetsu only felt deeper disgust.
He didn't even want to use the so-called reward.
After all, it was from Danzo.
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