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Chapter 471: Might Guy's Pokemon Hatching
Chapter 471: Might Guy's Pokemon Hatching
【Disciple Uchiha Stopwater's strength has increased, his reputation has risen, and his influence within the clan has grown. He has taken a small step towards resolving the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, earning a progress reward—Chakra +1000, Bloodline Advancement Scroll, and Nirvana Hermitage Technique (Mastery Level)】
Perhaps because they are both Uchiha clan ninjas and share some similarities, Stopwater's progress reward is not too different from Obito's life mission of the same progress settlement reward. The only difference is the mastery-level fire release has become a mastery-level illusion technique.
Mu Yue vaguely remembers the Nirvana Hermitage Technique, which was used by Kabuto Yakushi during the Chunin Exams in the original story to put a large number of Konoha ninjas to sleep. It is a large-scale group genjutsu.
However, while the Nirvana Hermitage Technique has a wide range, it has one drawback. As long as a ninja specializes in genjutsu, even a genin can dispel this technique.
However, this is quite a common occurrence in the world of ninjas. Most techniques can only excel in certain aspects and rarely achieve perfection in every regard.
Mu Yue then turned his attention to the Bloodline Advancement Scroll, which was a rather attractive reward.
The last time he enhanced his Byakugan, it not only improved its various abilities but also granted it the ability to release invisible shockwaves.
Although this didn't boost Mu Yue's combat power significantly, it proved that his Byakugan was indeed evolving towards a higher level, setting it apart from ordinary Byakugan.
The Byakugan of the ordinary Hyuga clan, no matter how pure, only possesses basic abilities like enhanced x-ray vision and telescopic sight.
Mu Yue clicked on the Bloodline Advancement Scroll, and the available options still only included the Byakugan. He selected it and confirmed the enhancement.
Immediately afterward, Mu Yue focused his breathing, entering a state of transparency, and sensed the subtle changes occurring within his body.
Firstly, his physical strength had increased, albeit not by a large margin. Mu Yue estimated that the extent of the improvement was equivalent to a month's worth of Rock Breathing constant training.
The enhancement in chakra quantity was more evident, as the panel clearly displayed specific numbers, showing a growth of one thousand five hundred points of chakra.
Neither physical strength nor chakra quantity was Mu Yue's primary concern. He casually molded a Rasengan to consume a portion of his chakra, and then immediately began to replenish it.
"As expected, it's slightly faster than before," Mu Yue nodded in satisfaction.
Chakra recovery speed had always been a significant issue for Mu Yue. Since most of his chakra enhancements directly increased his chakra limit, his recovery speed often lagged behind his total chakra pool.
For a long time, Mu Yue possessed Kage-level chakra reserves but only had the recovery speed of a regular jonin.
One of the reasons Mu Yue continued to research the Yang Seal was to address this issue. Having abundant backup chakra could, to a large extent, make up for the slow recovery rate.
As for a permanent solution, Mu Yue currently had no good ideas other than relying on breathing techniques to gradually enhance his body or obtaining rewards like the Bloodline Advancement Scroll that could modify his physique.
There were quicker methods, but they were too risky. For example, he could ask Orochimaru to transplant Hashirama's cells, which would completely solve the problem. However, this would be akin to handing his life over to Orochimaru, as the former was already unhinged in his pursuit of immortality and possessed too many secrets. Additionally, Orochimaru didn't have complete control over the transplant experiment, making the risk of failure and death very high, even if Orochimaru were to perform the surgery with no ulterior motives.
As someone who knew he would die eventually, Mu Yue saw no need to take such a gamble.
Finally, Mu Yue focused chakra in his eyes to activate his Byakugan, curious to see if there would be any new abilities.
After a series of tests, Mu Yue discovered that there was only an improvement in the range of his Byakugan, and no new abilities had emerged like the last time.
Having finished his tests, Mu Yue deactivated his Byakugan and turned his attention back to the panel, opening up Stopwater's life mission.
【Name: Uchiha Stopwater】
【Life Mission: Uchiha and Konoha】
【Main Objective: Resolve the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, facilitating the Uchiha's integration into Konoha】
【Mission Progress: 13.6%】
Although he was the first disciple to start a life mission, Stopwater, due to the unique nature of his mission, had the fewest settlement counts among all the disciples. Up until now, he had only completed one settlement.
Currently, Obito had the most settlements, having settled three times. Might Guy and Kakashi had settled twice each, but it was worth mentioning that Might Guy was very close to reaching the thirty percent mark and would be able to perform his third settlement soon.
Jiraiya, having taken on a disciple later, had not yet started a life mission.
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Southern Forest.
Kakashi was intently observing the brown-furred puppy he had hatched not long ago, contemplating how to help it grow stronger.
Kakashi noticed that the ninja beasts hatched from the eggs given by Mu Yue grew much faster than regular animals. Rock Puppy, having only hatched a few days ago, could already run around on its own, and its stamina and energy didn't resemble that of a newborn puppy at all.
Therefore, Kakashi decided to train alongside Rock Puppy. After all, Mu Yue had previously mentioned that Rock Puppy had great potential, and with diligent nurturing, it could become a valuable asset.
"Rockruff, follow my pace in a moment. Don't stop running until I do," Kakashi squatted down and rubbed the puppy's head as he instructed.
Kakashi had thought long and hard before finally deciding on a name for the puppy, inspired by the distinctive rock around its neck.
Kakashi believed that whether it was a ninja beast or a human, physical strength was an essential ability. Training the body might not be the best option, but it was a safe choice.
"Ruff!"
Rockruff quickly nodded its head, its fur brushing against Kakashi's palm.
"Don't fall behind," Kakashi reminded before dashing off.
During the time he had spent caring for Rockruff, Kakashi had discovered that the puppy was very intelligent. As long as the instructions weren't too complex, Rockruff could understand and execute them.
Rockruff swiftly caught up with Kakashi and ran alongside him.
Kakashi accelerated his pace, causing Rockruff to fall behind and run in his trail.
It wasn't that Kakashi minded running side by side with his ninja beast, but he wanted to test Rockruff's maximum running speed.
"It's so adorable to see it trying its best," said a tired-looking Nohara Rin, who was resting after an intense special training session. She gazed at Rockruff as it chased after Kakashi.
Nohara Rin had been pushing herself to keep up with the other disciples, aiming to pass the jonin exam in one go and become a jonin. Lately, she had been training tirelessly, only stopping when her energy was completely depleted before resting and starting again.
"Rin, are you talking about Kakashi or that white-furred puppy?" Obito asked curiously.
This question held a certain level of importance to him.
"Don't you think Rockruff is adorable, Obito? Look at how hard it's trying to keep up with Kakashi, its little white tail wagging all the while," Nohara Rin said.
"It's okay, I guess. It's not as good as the clan's Old Yellow, though," Obito replied, feeling relieved. However, he couldn't help but include Rockruff in his slight.
"Go ahead and train with your summoned beast. Next time, I'll definitely beat you!" Obito thought bitterly.
Obito felt that by the time of the next civil war, he probably wouldn't be able to use his summoned beast yet. He had obtained his Pokemon egg later than Stopwater, and since Stopwater's hadn't even hatched yet, his would definitely be later.
Even if it hatched before the civil war, a newly born summoned beast wouldn't have any combat power and wouldn't be of any use in battle.
So, while Obito was eager for his Pokemon egg to hatch, he knew that now wasn't the time to rush it.
Just then, Kakashi and Rockruff ran past Obito and Rin. Having heard someone speaking ill of him, Rockruff immediately grew angry and rammed his head into Obito.
As Obito had been talking to Rin and didn't expect Rockruff to be so alert and vengeful, he didn't notice the attack in time and was knocked to the ground.
"Rockruff!"
After knocking Obito down, Rockruff proudly raised his head and then continued running towards Kakashi.
"Kakashi, your dog really is a dog," Obito said, his face reddening in embarrassment.
Obito was so annoyed that he almost wanted to enter the Blaze Chakra Mode and fight Rockruff to the death.
Rin covered her mouth to hide her giggles. She helped Obito up, brushing the dust off him, and said soothingly, "Little Rockruff is still young and doesn't know any better. Don't be angry, Obito."
Hearing Rin stand up for Rockruff made Obito even more annoyed. He felt a warning resonating in the air, as if he was less important to Rin than that white-furred dog.
"It's a dog, so of course, it acts like a dog," Kakashi replied, a slight smirk playing on his lips as he continued running.
"Rockruff!" Rockruff barked happily.
Watching the two figures running further away, Obito seethed with hatred. He wished they would stumble into a trap and fall into a big hole.
"You're an inherently evil white-furred puppy. Just you wait until my Pokemon egg hatches. I'll show you!" Obito muttered, caressing his still-unhatched Pokemon egg.
At this moment, Obito couldn't wait any longer. He wished he could fast-forward time to the day his egg hatched.
"Teacher Mu Yue, is there any way to make this egg hatch faster?" In the end, Obito sought out Mu Yue.
He felt that the almighty Teacher Mu Yue must have a solution, after all, she was all-powerful!
"Keeping it with you at all times might help it hatch a little faster," Mu Yue replied after some thought.
The Pokemon eggs that Obito and the others had received were bound to them, and only they could hatch them. The eggs wouldn't show any signs of progress if they were left with Mu Yue.
"Is that really true? I see Guy carrying his egg with him every day during training, and it still hasn't hatched," Obito said, glancing at Might Guy, who was doing one-finger push-ups with his egg in hand.
As soon as Obito finished speaking, a fierce white light enveloped Might Guy.
Obito: "..."
Seeing the same effect that had occurred when Rockruff hatched, Obito was stunned.
"What's going on? Am I turning into Kakashi?" Obito thought, completely bewildered.
In his impression, only Kakashi could do something like this.
"It must be Kakashi's influence! Damn Kakashi!" Obito mentally added another grievance to his list against Kakashi.
"But I wonder what kind of Pokemon Guy will get..."
Obito's eyes narrowed as he tried to peer through the dense white light, but he couldn't make out the Pokemon that was hatching within.
The sudden occurrence also caused Might Guy to stop his training, maintaining his egg-holding pose as he waited for the light to fade.
Kakashi, who was running, noticed the anomaly and quickly rushed over to observe silently.
"There's also a white light. Could it be that the Pokemon eggs Teacher Mu Yue gave us are actually from some kind of Summoned Beast group?" Kakashi wondered, his eyes fixed on the mysterious white light.
After returning to Konoha, Kakashi had searched through numerous books in the library but hadn't found any useful information.
He hadn't found any records of egg-laying dogs or any Summoned Beasts similar to Rockruff.
However, Kakashi believed that Mu Yue wouldn't harm them. He thought that these Summoned Beasts might be from some hidden place that had never been discovered, which was why there was no information about them.
Finally, the white light dissipated, revealing a small black and blue puppy.
"Another egg-laying dog? Could all the Summoned Beast eggs be dogs?" Kakashi wondered aloud as he looked at the newly hatched Liolu.
He guessed that Mu Yue might have unintentionally found the hidden habitat of some secret canine Summoned Beast group, which was how she obtained these eggs.
"It looks weaker than Kakashi's dog," Obito remarked, looking at the scrawny blue-black puppy with disdain.
The newly hatched Liolu was indeed very skinny, and Obito felt that a single tap from his finger would be enough to make it faint.
"I hope they're not all dogs. I want my Pokemon to be strong and majestic," Obito said, hugging his Pokemon egg close to his chest as he prayed.
He didn't like the skinny Liolu; if he had a choice, he would prefer a stronger and more handsome Pokemon.
Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Obito felt that Liolu gave him a displeased glance.
"Haha, it looks like it has the potential to be a hard worker!" Might Guy exclaimed, holding up Liolu and revealing his pearly white teeth in a wide smile.
Might Guy wasn't disappointed by Liolu's scrawny appearance because he himself had been skinny and weak before he started his rigorous training regimen.
In fact, no matter what kind of Summoned Beast he got, Might Guy wouldn't have disliked it. Because no matter how weak the Summoned Beast was initially, he would always train alongside it and help it become stronger.
Liolu sensed the pure emotion emanating from Might Guy, and its red eyes shone brightly.
"Lio!" Liolu barked happily.
It wanted to train and grow stronger alongside Might Guy.
"Liolu, that's a fitting name for Guy," Mu Yue thought, recalling Liolu's appearance and the skills of a Lucario.
Lucario possessed wave-guide power, which could serve as a sensing ninja technique, as well as a variety of powerful offensive skills. Most importantly, Lucario also had healing skills.
The healing skills were especially important to Might Guy, as he usually didn't team up with Rin and the others. Instead, he trained with Ebisu and his team, who lacked a medical ninja.
PS: There will be another chapter later, but it will be a bit late. Also, suggestions for Liolu's name are welcome!
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