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Chapter 118: Start of a New Semester (15)
Chapter 118: Start of a New Semester (15)
Early the next morning, Mu Yue sensed some disturbance and immediately used her Perception Jutsu to find that someone with considerable chakra had entered her courtyard.
Mu Yue calmly got up and went outside, where she saw a masked ninja dressed in the standard Root outfit.
"The organization's latest orders," the Root ninja said coldly, handing Mu Yue two scrolls.
After delivering the message, the Root ninja didn't linger for a second and immediately disappeared.
Name: Yamanaka Ryuya
Chakra: 6400
Skills: Heart Transfer Technique (Proficiency: 2800/3000)...
Evaluation: A capable Jonin with good support abilities
The Root Jonin who had once made Mu Yue anxious was now completely overshadowed by her on the status panel.
Mu Yue's chakra was more than double that of Yamanaka Ryuya, and her skills far surpassed his. Mu Yue possessed multiple nature transformations and secret techniques at the Proficient level, while Yamanaka Ryuya didn't even have a single skill at that level.
"Comparing myself to an ordinary Root Jonin is meaningless. I wonder what Danzo's status panel would look like?" Mu Yue thought to herself.
If this were a cultivation world, where the ranks of genin, chunin, and jonin indicated cultivation levels, she thought Danzo would likely be at the Kage level. However, among the Kage, he wouldn't be particularly strong compared to powerhouses like Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Raikage, and Onoki.
Mu Yue unfurled the first scroll, which contained Danzo's latest orders.
Danzo was pleased with Mu Yue's ability to become a special jonin through her own capabilities. However, he cautioned her to never reveal her affiliation with Root and to continue striving to complete her missions.
There wasn't much useful information beyond that, as the rest was just brainwashing rhetoric, which Mu Yue ignored.
She could sense that Danzo was somewhat surprised and pleased with her progress, and sending her to the Ninja Academy was probably just a casual move on his part, given that the previous host wasn't particularly outstanding.
The other scroll contained Danzo's reward for her, but instead of a ninjutsu or money, it was a cultivation elixir.
Mu Yue burned the mission scroll but kept the elixir.
She dared not consume the elixir Danzo had sent, but cultivation elixirs were valuable, so she didn't burn it either.
It was Sunday, and the day after the summer intensive training had just ended. Mu Yue gave her students half a day off, so they only needed to train in the morning. She would be teaching Asuma in the afternoon.
"Where should we play this afternoon since we have free time?" Even before starting their training, Obito was already planning where they could take Rin for fun.
"Sorry, Obito, but I have to stay home and study today," Rin apologized.
She had been busy learning about medical ninjutsu lately and didn't have time to play with Obito.
"You can find Kakashi to play with," Rin suggested.
"Now that I think about it, I can sense the energy inside my body more clearly. Maybe my Fire Breath is about to break through. I should focus on training this afternoon," Obito said after some thought, deciding to dedicate himself to cultivation.
He would only go find Kakashi if he had eaten a lot, or if he had achieved something worth showing off to Kakashi.
"Cultivation is good too. We'll be graduating soon, and then we'll officially be ninjas," Rin said with a gentle smile.
The two semesters, along with the holidays, added up to about seven months.
"Ninja! I can't wait! Then I can start taking on missions, earn money, and stop relying on my grandma's allowance. I can even buy her gifts!" Obito's imagination ran wild at the thought of his impending ninja career.
"First, you need to have the strength. The higher the mission's reward, the more difficult it is," Mu Yue interrupted Obito's fantasy with a light tap on his shoulder.
Indeed, being a ninja was a lucrative profession.
Aside from S-rank missions, which were out of reach for ordinary ninjas, the rewards for missions ranked D, C, and B were already quite substantial.
Not every C-rank mission would pit one against a jonin opponent. In fact, standard C-rank missions typically didn't involve ninja enemies. If they did, the mission would be ranked B or higher due to the increased level of difficulty.
Ninjas earned a lot, but they also spent a lot. Quality shuriken and kunai didn't come cheap, and higher-tier ninja tools like explosive tags were extremely expensive. Cultivation elixirs and training resources were also costly.
With a fixed monthly income of 100,000 ryo, one could forget about using money to enhance their training. It simply wasn't feasible to cover the expenses required to become stronger.
However, for those who were content with mediocrity, being a teacher at the Ninja Academy wasn't a bad choice.
If one lacked the capability to complete C-rank missions swiftly, they wouldn't earn much in a month, and they'd have to constantly be on the move, leading a tiring life. In comparison, being a teacher at the Ninja Academy offered a comfortable salary of 100,000 ryo per month, with additional bonuses for producing outstanding students.
Moreover, by halting their ninja training, they could use all 100,000 ryo for their own enjoyment, leading a cozy life.
Obito chuckled and began his Fire Breath training for the day.
In the afternoon, Mu Yue went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's house as usual to pick up Asuma for his lesson.
Mu Yue noticed that Asuma seemed to be in a sour mood, so she gently asked him about it.
Because the person asking was Mu Yue, Asuma opened up about what had happened the day before, and the more he spoke, the more agitated he became.
"He's like this every time. It's like I'm worthless in his eyes. He always says my performance is bad, that I make too many mistakes, and he's not even willing to say I did an okay job. Was I really that terrible in that battle?" Asuma said, his voice becoming choked up as his eyes misted over.
Mu Yue could only surmise that Asuma still cared a lot about Hiruzen's opinion of him; otherwise, he wouldn't be so affected.
"Don't take it to heart. You did your best in that battle; it's just that Obito is stronger," Mu Yue said soothingly, patting Asuma's head.
In fact, he could understand Asuma's feelings very well because, in his previous life, his parents had been extremely harsh when it came to academic performance.
In primary and middle school, Mu Yue had done quite well, often scoring high in math and language, and he frequently achieved perfect scores in math. However, whenever he got a perfect score, his parents would attribute it to the test being easy or the teacher being lenient in grading. They never acknowledged that it was due to his own abilities.
But if he didn't get a perfect score, they would say that he hadn't studied hard enough and had become lazy, leading to his decline in performance.
Over time, Mu Yue lost confidence in himself, and after being neglected for two years, he fell into a state of delinquency. It was only in the second year of high school that he finally woke up and realized the error of his ways.
It wasn't that his parents didn't want the best for him; on the contrary, he could see that they loved him very much. However, their method of teaching and guiding him was very rough. They were afraid that he would become complacent and slack off, so they wanted him to maintain a humble and diligent attitude toward learning.
"Even you can see that, but why can't he, a Hokage, understand?" Asuma still harbored some resentment.
Fortunately, Mu Yue had built up a significant amount of goodwill with Asuma, so after some comforting words and a reminder that Hiruzen was waiting for him on the road ahead as a father figure, Asuma's mood gradually stabilized.
After venting his emotions and spending the afternoon training, Asuma's mood improved noticeably.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you'd better step up, or you'll let me down," Mu Yue thought to himself. He was going above and beyond as a tutor, even helping to mend family relationships. He truly was an exemplary teacher.
On Monday, Mu Yue went to the Ninja Academy to attend a staff meeting.
(This chapter contains some of the author's personal emotions. The protagonist's experiences mirror those of the author, leaving a sense of melancholy.)
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