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Chapter 509: The Might of Fire Dragon Dance
Chapter 509: The Might of Fire Dragon Dance
【Doubt Resolution: You excel at clarifying your students' doubts, and your thinking becomes sharper when addressing their questions.】
Mu Yue furrowed her brows in thought, finding the system's explanation rather succinct.
What constitutes a student in the eyes of Doubt Resolution? Does it count if they've merely listened to her lecture, or do they have to sincerely acknowledge themselves as her students? Or perhaps she has to recognize them as her students in her heart?
Does 'excelling at clarifying students' doubts' imply that Doubt Resolution has a similar effect to the Teaching skill, only activating when students have questions?
The latter half of the explanation is easier to understand—it's about accelerating thought processes, but only when it comes to students' doubts.
Mu Yue felt that Doubt Resolution seemed like a hybrid of Teaching and Enlightenment. The first half resembled Teaching, while the latter half was akin to Enlightenment.
After some contemplation, Mu Yue concluded that each of the three skills had its unique strengths, making them challenging to compare.
"Tomorrow morning's lesson will continue on the topic of chakra nature transformations. We'll cover Wind, Yang, and Yin attributes," Mu Yue announced, snapping back to the present and providing a preview of the next day's class.
Although she had already received the achievement reward, the S-rank settlement reward for advanced classes was quite attractive, motivating Mu Yue to strive to deliver the best lectures she could for the remaining seven days.
"So, he's proficient in Yin and Yang attributes as well? Just how does he cultivate?" Hanzo's curiosity grew as he heard that Mu Yue intended to explain three chakra nature transformations the following day.
If Mu Yue were his age, he might have let it slide, but she appeared rather young, so he wondered how she found the time to cultivate so many abilities.
Hanzo had been planning to leave, as his presence here could be embarrassing if his identity were exposed.
However, his curiosity about Mu Yue's explanation of Yin-Yang chakra nature compelled him to stay for one more day.
"It would be great if So Uzuki were a Rock Ninja," Huang Tu sighed.
After listening to Mu Yue's lecture, he believed that she alone could rival a force of 1,500 ninjas.
Mu Yue's strength was equivalent to 500 ninjas, and her teaching abilities could match 1,000!
It was a pity that there were no 'what ifs'. Currently, the Ninja Sect in the Land of Rain was akin to the Rain Ninjas, and Mu Yue was like another Hanzo. There was no way they could invite Hanzo to join the Rock Village, nor would he agree to it.
"What if we asked So Uzuki to help with training? Would he agree?" Huang Tu thought of a plausible solution.
Although it was impossible for Mu Yue to join the Rock Village, they could still request her assistance through commissioned tasks.
Huang Tu decided to keep this idea in mind and report it to Onoki when he debriefed about the mission.
The Rock Village had plans to use the Ninja Sect to wear down the Leaf, and this involved the Rock Village's grand scheme for the Ninja World War, so Huang Tu couldn't make this decision alone.
"Senior So Uzuki, could I trouble you for a battle using Fire Jutsu?" Yakura stepped forward and asked Mu Yue.
Having only learned for a day, and considering his own status as a well-known figure in the ninja world, Yakura addressed Mu Yue as 'senior' rather than 'teacher'.
"I've mastered a bloodline limit called Scorch Release, which allows me to release extremely high-temperature flames. I want to witness the power of the fire jutsu that defeated a demigod," Yakura said, figuring that since he was already here, he might as well see Mu Yue's fire jutsu in action.
Yakura's words caused the dispersing crowd to pause and turn back towards Mu Yue.
Hanzo's face darkened. Was he going to die if he didn't mention it? Had So Uzuki never won against anyone using his fire jutsu?
"Sure," Mu Yue agreed after a moment's thought.
For the Ninja Sect, which was about to make a big move in the Land of Rain, it would be beneficial for their leader to have more renowned victories.
Moreover, with his current strength, defeating Yakura would be a breeze.
The ninjas present wore excited expressions, eager to witness the might of a powerful figure like Ninja Master So Uzuki in action.
After all, ninjas of this caliber usually took on the most covert missions, remaining unseen. In times of war, encountering them could spell doom, as they might be enemies.
The ninjas cleared a spacious battle area for the two combatants, then backed away to watch from a safe distance.
"I wonder how long that Sand Hero will last."
"Probably not less than three minutes. After all, he's a renowned strong ninja from the Sand Village."
No one believed that Yakura could defeat Mu Yue. The spectators merely discussed when Yakura would concede defeat.
Even the other Sand Ninjas weren't optimistic about their comrade's chances. After all, So Uzuki's reputation preceded him, and he had even defeated a demigod despite the type disadvantage.
"Begin!" Mu Yue declared.
Yakura nodded and wasted no time, immediately gathering his chakra to unleash his bloodline limit.
"Scorch Style: Super-Heating Jutsu!"
Seven massive dark fireballs rapidly formed around Yakura, swirling and then hurtling towards Mu Yue under his control.
Mu Yue focused her breathing, entering the Fire-Breathing Chakra Mode to enhance her fire jutsu.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Inferno!"
A vast amount of chakra gathered in Mu Yue's throat, and under the amplification of the Fire-Breathing Chakra Mode, it transformed into potent fire-attribute chakra.
Mu Yue formed the Tiger seal and then unleashed a torrent of terrifyingly high-temperature flames.
While in the Fire-Breathing Chakra Mode, Mu Yue typically didn't need to form hand seals, but she had grown accustomed to pretending to do so while in her disguise.
Hanzo couldn't forget the scene from that day.
The sky had been gloomy due to the rain, and Mu Yue's release of fire ninjutsu had brought an immense amount of light and heat, dazzlingly bright.
As the strongest water ninjutsu user in the ninja world at the time, Hanzo had believed that his attribute advantage and the weather conditions would give him the upper hand. But his water ninjutsu had been devoured by Mu Yue's Fire Dragon Dance.
"Overestimating yourself. Someone of your caliber dares to challenge the Fire Dragon Dance?" Kakuzu scoffed, his face filled with disdain.
During his battle with Mu Yue, she had once used a single Fire Dragon Dance to take out four of his five lives.
It was only later, when Kakuzu learned more about Mu Yue, that he realized she had held back. If not for her lack of intent to kill, his five lives would have been extinguished without a trace.
"Is this what a true powerhouse looks like?"
The watching ninjas were perspiring, and one could only imagine the pressure Ye Cang felt as he braced himself to face the Fire Dragon Dance. In every sense, he was up against insurmountable odds.
A torrent of flames surged towards Ye Cang, who controlled his Scorching Ninjutsu to mount a defense. However, the disparity between their skills was too vast, and soon his scorching ninjutsu dissipated in the sea of fire.
Mu Yue's perfect-level fire-attribute chakra, coupled with the enhancement of the Fire-Breathing Chakra Mode, resulted in an attack that was far beyond Ye Cang's capacity to withstand.
The sea of fire morphed into six gigantic fire dragons, blocking off all of Ye Cang's escape routes. In that moment, Ye Cang felt as if he were already witnessing his own demise, reduced to ashes.
But just as the fire dragons were about to reach Ye Cang, Mu Yue halted the technique, causing the flames to dissipate.
It was an unquestionable instant kill.
Aside from Hanzo, Kakuzu, and Huang Tu, who had witnessed the might of Mu Yue's Fire Dragon Dance before, the rest of the ninjas were left astonished.
While everyone knew that Ninja Master So Uzuki was exceptionally skilled in fire ninjutsu, hearing about it and witnessing it firsthand were two very different things.
"With such fire ninjutsu, it's no wonder he was able to defeat Hanzo, the most proficient water ninjutsu user." One of the ninjas seemed to see Mu Yue and Hanzo's fierce battle within the terrifying flames.
"Indeed, when it comes to fire ninjutsu, no one can surpass Master So Uzuki," the surrounding ninjas agreed.
Hearing about Mu Yue's victory over Hanzo had seemed far-fetched, but witnessing the power of his fire ninjutsu firsthand, they realized that it would be unrealistic for ordinary fire ninjutsu to be easily extinguished by water ninjutsu.
"Senior So Uzuki, thank you for holding back," Ye Cang said to Mu Yue after he had recovered.
Since he had requested the battle, Mu Yue wouldn't be blamed for injuring him. After all, he had sought this challenge.
"No need for that," Mu Yue replied with a faint smile.
Upon returning to the Ninja Sect's base, Mu Yue decided to test out the newly acquired Doubt Resolution skill.
Mu Yue's approach was simple. He wrote down some large-number multiplication and division calculations and gave them to Nagato, pretending that he didn't know how to solve them and asking Nagato for help. Then, Mu Yue would explain the solutions to him.
Mu Yue also prepared a separate set of calculations that he hadn't shown to Nagato and compared the experience. This way, he could determine if Doubt Resolution considered Nagato as one of its recognized students.
The test results confirmed that Doubt Resolution had been triggered, and Mu Yue could noticeably sense that his speed of solving the calculations he had given to Nagato was significantly faster.
"Does this mean that all my disciples fall within the category of students recognized by Doubt Resolution?" Mu Yue wondered.
This possibility seemed high, as the system was clearly biased towards his disciples, and it wouldn't make sense for it to reward him with a teaching skill that they couldn't benefit from.
However, since Obito and the others were in Konoha, Mu Yue couldn't test his theory on them at the moment.
Next, Mu Yue began testing the skill on non-disciples. He first tried it with Konan and Yahiko, and the skill proved successful, recognizing them as students as well.
Mu Yue then approached several members who had joined the Ninja Sect not long ago, but Doubt Resolution failed to trigger for them.
"It seems that one needs to have studied under me for a certain period to be recognized by Doubt Resolution," Mu Yue concluded.
The skill's criteria for recognizing students were relatively flexible, and Mu Yue immediately thought of various ways to utilize Doubt Resolution.
For instance, he was currently refining the Yang Seal, and if he considered Tsunade, who was assisting him, as a student, he would be able to develop the seal at a faster pace.
Additionally, for the various breathing techniques he wanted to develop, he could assign tasks to his disciples during lectures and have them ponder over the assignments. This way, Doubt Resolution would be activated, accelerating his research on the breathing techniques.
However, as Mu Yue continued testing, he discovered an issue. If the previous student's doubt wasn't resolved, the effect of the subsequent doubt resolution would diminish, becoming almost negligible after five instances.
Fortunately, there were conditions for Doubt Resolution to be triggered. The student had to interact with Mu Yue, have doubts, and Mu Yue had to intend to resolve them. Otherwise, if a student could trigger the skill by simply having a fleeting moment of insight, the skill would be practically useless.
Moreover, there were techniques to resolving doubts effectively. For instance, if a student asked how to become the strongest in the ninja world, Mu Yue only needed to provide a training plan for them to consider the doubt resolved. He didn't need to wait for the student to actually become the strongest.
(End of Chapter)
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