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Chapter 104: The Students' Progress
Chapter 104: The Students' Progress
"Then pay attention and learn well. The breathing technique is very challenging to master, and the learning process is not easy," Mu Yue said seriously.
While the Fire Breath was slightly easier to learn than the Rock Breath, it was still incredibly difficult nonetheless.
The significance of the breathing techniques far surpassed any ninjutsu or taijutsu she had taught them before.
After demonstrating the power of fire-style ninjutsu with the Fire Breath, Mu Yue began to formally teach the technique to the two of them.
"Stand up straight, relax your upper body, and keep your lower body stable. Breathe with your abdomen, drawing oxygen into your body and into your chakra channels and meridians."
Here was the key difference between the Fire Breath and the Rock Breath—the latter primarily focused on enhancing overall body strength, while the former emphasized the interaction with chakra to increase the power of fire-style ninjutsu.
"Hu hu hu!" Obito opened his mouth wide and began breathing deeply.
Bang!
Mu Yue tapped Obito's head with her two fingers and then lightly slashed her hand towards his abdomen, saying, "Pay attention to using your abdominal muscles. Don't just breathe deeply with your mouth. Focus on the rhythm and technique."
"Huh?" Obito was a little dazed. He hadn't expected even breathing to be so challenging.
Even Genjiro, who usually grasped ninjutsu quickly, was struggling with the breathing technique and couldn't seem to find the trick to it.
However, this was all within Mu Yue's expectations. Talent would only get you so far.
During the training session, Mu Yue ran back and forth, teaching one group for an hour before moving on to the other, and so on.
By the time the morning had passed, none of the three disciples had made any progress with the breathing technique, which deeply impressed upon Mu Yue the difficulty of the art.
At noon, Mu Yue returned to her home in the main district of Konoha to find and organize the data on her students' power tests, which she then took with her when it was time for her tutoring session.
Perhaps it was because Mu Yue had mentioned sending the data, or maybe Hiruzen Sarutobi just happened to be free, but Mu Yue once again encountered the Third Hokage.
"Lord Third," Mu Yue greeted Hiruzen Sarutobi and handed him the folder with the data.
"These are the results of the students' power tests," Mu Yue explained.
"Hmm, thank you for your hard work, Mu Yue," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile as he took the folder and began to flip through it.
The folder was neatly organized by Mu Yue, with the results of the group tests from the beginning of the special training on top, followed by the results of each week's power tests.
The score sheet also included the grading standards, such as the C Group and B Group being the grading standards for fourth-grade students, while the A Group was the standard for graduate-level ninjas.
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced through the data and saw that, overall, the students had made significant progress after three weeks of special training.
If Mu Yue hadn't manipulated the data, then this special training session would undoubtedly be considered a great success, proving her teaching abilities.
This time, it wasn't just a single class; the special training included all fourth-grade students, outstanding students from the first to third grades, and a small number of graduate-level genin. The total number of students exceeded three hundred.
"You've done well, Mu Yue. Good work," Hiruzen Sarutobi praised.
"The students have also been diligently practicing. It's not just my effort," Mu Yue replied humbly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction and then said with a smile, "When you conduct the final test for this special training session, I'll come and observe. I hope it won't be a disturbance."
"Not at all. If the students knew that you, Lord Third, were coming, they would be thrilled," Mu Yue said with a smile.
(End of Chapter)"Ah, Teacher Mu Yue really shouldn't have let that old man go," Asuma sighed during their break.
With Hiruzen Sarutobi gone, no matter how good Asuma Sarutobi's performance was, it wouldn't matter as much since he was the son of the Third Hokage, and excellence was expected of him.
"Asuma, have you forgotten what I told you before?" Mu Yue asked.
"Don't pay attention to what others say. You're not living for others, but for yourself," she continued, offering words of encouragement.
After hearing these motivational words, Asuma's spirits lifted, and he resumed his training with renewed vigor.
...
On Monday, Mu Yue shared the news with her summer training students that the Third Hokage would be visiting to observe their final exam.
The students were thrilled to hear this, as the Third Hokage was a legendary figure.
If you asked any ten students at the Ninja Academy about their dreams, eight of them would likely say they aspired to become the Hokage. Naturally, the opportunity to interact with the current Hokage had everyone excited.
"Even the Third Hokage will be there! Izumo, this is our chance to make a name for ourselves in Konoha," Tetsuya said excitedly.
"Indeed. If the Third Hokage remembers our names, we'll be set for life!" Izumo nodded in agreement, equally thrilled.
"You two should save your fantasies," Hino said, rolling her eyes. "Even if he comes, he won't notice you. You were both eliminated in the first and second rounds, respectively." Even she felt that their dreams were a bit far-fetched.
"A great figure like the Third Hokage will surely recognize that Izumo and I are uncut gems in need of polishing. You, on the other hand, will never understand the power of talent and will always rely on brute strength," Tetsuya retorted.
Izumo nodded in agreement.
"Then let me show you the power of brute strength!" Hino threw a punch, sending the two boys running for cover.
Upon hearing the news, Kurenai trained even harder, determined to improve her strength as much as possible to avoid another embarrassing defeat at the hands of the regular students.
Obito let his imagination run wild when he learned the news.
"What if the Third Hokage sees my outstanding performance and praises my potential to become the next Hokage? Hahaha..." Obito laughed, oblivious to the stares he was attracting.
"This is bad. If Tetsuya and Izumo start spouting nonsense again, it'll be a disaster," Ebizu fretted. He felt it was his duty to remind his two juniors about the consequences of their loose tongues before the exam.
If their words reached the Hokage's ears, their ninja careers could be over before they even began.
"Everyone, calm down and continue training. Show the Third Hokage your progress," Mu Yue said with a gentle smile, pleased to see that everyone's enthusiasm had been ignited.
Although the summer training was relatively short, spanning only five weeks, the actual cultivation time was substantial, with over forty hours of training each week. Based on her experience with Class 1-1, Mu Yue felt confident that she could trigger a progress reward.
Her only concern was falling just short of the trigger point, so she encouraged everyone to train diligently.
(The End of the Chapter)
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