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Chapter 636: Mu Yue's Pokemon Hatches
Chapter 636: Mu Yue's Pokemon Hatches
After sending the intelligence back to Konoha, Mu Yue set up camp nearby with her troops, awaiting a response from the higher-ups.
Dealing with such a large number of captives presented a significant challenge.
"Teacher Mu Yue, do you have a moment?" Obito approached Mu Yue's tent and asked.
"Come in, I'm free," Mu Yue's voice came from inside the tent.
With her permission, Obito entered. As he drew closer, he noticed that Mu Yue was holding a scroll and seemed to be studying something.
Obito had sharp eyes, and he could vaguely make out a few characters that resembled "Izanagi." He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "It seems like I've disturbed your studies, Teacher Mu Yue. My apologies."
Mu Yue set down the scroll containing the Izanagi jutsu and smiled, "It's fine. I've more or less understood this jutsu some time ago. I was just reviewing it out of recent interest."
After Danzo Shimura's death, Mu Yue had not only acquired all of Root's known assets but also some of Danzo's secret possessions.
Among them was the Uchiha clan's forbidden jutsu, Izanagi.
"Is there something you needed?" she asked.
"Not really," Obito replied honestly. "I just wanted to ask you some questions."
"At the beginning of the battle, why did you choose to divide our forces? The ambush from Kirigakure must have been unexpected," he inquired.
After the campaign, Obito had been reviewing the battle based on the information he had, hoping to learn from Mu Yue's advanced tactics. However, upon analyzing the situation, he found that there was much he didn't understand.
It didn't seem like Mu Yue had predicted everything with divine insight. As far as he knew, aside from Mu Yue, every ninja on the battlefield had been caught off guard and felt the tension.
Such a crucial wartime decision—Mu Yue should have shared it with the deputy commander or the squad leaders, he thought.
"Have you been studying battle strategies lately?" Mu Yue asked curiously.
Obito nodded, "Yes, even though I'm not leading a team at the moment, I know I can't always rely on following you."
His dream was to become the Hokage. As the Hokage, he would need to step up and protect Konoha when the village was in danger, and that might involve commanding ninja forces in battle.
"It's good that you're thinking along those lines," Mu Yue acknowledged. "However, this particular battle isn't the best example to learn from. Our victory mainly hinged on my personal strength."
"The reason I decided to divide our forces was mainly because of something I deduced from Hino Flame's defeat," Mu Yue explained. "I suspected that Kirigakure's intelligence capabilities might surpass ours, so I..."
From an observer's perspective, the battle would likely leave the impression that Mu Yue was incredibly powerful.
But only Mu Yue knew that from the start, he had been baiting the enemy, and the appearance of Kakuzyu Yagura was something he had anticipated.
"I see!" Obito exclaimed, his eyes widening in realization.
There was an information gap between them, and he hadn't been privy to the intelligence gathered from Hino Flame's battle. He didn't know about the intricate intelligence game that had been played out.
However, even with all the information, it would still be challenging to emulate Mu Yue's tactics. The required individual strength was too high, and Obito estimated that even with a decade of training, he might barely be sufficient.
"Thank you, Teacher Mu Yue. I won't disturb you further..."
Just as Obito turned to leave, the tent was suddenly filled with dazzling green light.
Intrigued, Obito looked over and saw that a Nin-Beast egg was glowing, similar to how a Charmander egg would hatch, except the color was green.
"It's finally hatching," Mu Yue murmured, her eyes fixed on the Pokemon egg.
Back in Konoha, this Pokemon egg had occasionally emitted a healing green light.
"I wonder which Pokemon it is," Mu Yue wondered aloud.
Before the Pokemon egg had exhibited its healing powers, Mu Yue had speculated that it might contain a Palkia.
However, after witnessing its abilities, she had ruled out that possibility, as Palkia certainly couldn't emit green healing light.
Still, she couldn't pinpoint exactly which Pokemon it might be. There was more than one legendary Pokemon with healing abilities, and if she included non-legendary Pokemon with unique traits, the list became even longer.
Soon, the green light faded, revealing a small, adorable green creature.
Its head resembled an onion, with large blue eyes framed by thick black rings. It had slender green antennae with blue tips on its forehead, and a pair of transparent little wings on its back.
The creature had only three fingers on each hand and no toes on its feet. Overall, it looked like a fairy from a storybook.
"So it's a Celebi, a legendary Pokemon after all.
Mu Yue immediately recognized what Pokemon it was.
"I wonder if it still has the ability to travel through time after being localized," Mu Yue thought.
Celebi's combat abilities were not particularly notable among the many legendary Pokemon, but it possessed a bug-level ability in any world—time travel.
Moreover, not only could it travel through time itself, but it could also take others along, traveling to the past or future.
Mu Yue believed that it should still have this ability, as it was one of Celebi's unique features, and the system localization wouldn't erase its characteristics.
For example, the localized pirate's physical techniques were similar to the original, with the addition of chakra usage.
"Teacher Mu Yue, is this your Nin-Beast? It looks like it's only capable of using medical ninjutsu." Obito asked casually.
Only Mu Yue could have such a Nin-Beast; if it belonged to Kakashi, then Obito's would seem weak in comparison.
"Bee!" Celebi chirped happily, flapping its wings and flying to Mu Yue's side, rubbing its head affectionately against Mu Yue's face.
Mu Yue patted Celebi's head and said to Obito, "Don't underestimate this little one just because it looks cute. It's actually quite strong."
Celebi's combat capabilities might not be as impressive as other legendary Pokemon, but compared to ordinary Pokemon, Celebi was undoubtedly powerful.
"Bee!"
Celebi stood on Mu Yue's shoulder, lifting its tiny head proudly, as if telling Obito not to underestimate it.
"Eh!" Obito widened his eyes, scrutinizing the little onion-headed creature.
Looking at Celebi's delicate and petite build, Obito was curious about where its strength lay.
If Mu Yue said Celebi was strong, then it definitely was; there was no need to doubt her, as Mu Yue wouldn't lie about such things.
Seeing no obvious signs of strength, Obito scratched his head, bid farewell to Mu Yue once again, and left the tent.
Mu Yue, on the other hand, began to examine Celebi's status panel.
Name: Celebi
Chakra: 102,000
Skills: Wood Release (Proficient), Time Force (Beginner), Yang Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastered), Yin Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient), Water Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient), Earth Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient), Telekinesis...
Pokemon were known for their abundant chakra, and Celebi already had 100,000 units of chakra upon hatching, which left Mu Yue impressed.
It had taken him a long time to accumulate 100,000 chakra points in the past, and Celebi's starting amount far exceeded what most ninjas could achieve.
"As expected, it still has the ability to travel through time." Mu Yue wore a thoughtful expression as he noticed the 'Time Force' skill on Celebi's panel.
Time travel was incredibly powerful.
If Mu Yue had Celebi when he first traveled back in time, he could have gone straight to the period when Naruto was in the Ninja Academy and taken him as his disciple, which would have accelerated his development.
Not only did Naruto have excellent talent, but he was also a chakra monster, and his feedback would have greatly benefited Mu Yue.
Although he could have gone back to take Hashirama as his disciple, Celebi's time travel could alter history, and Mu Yue didn't want to change the past unless it was absolutely necessary.
What if he accidentally erased himself from existence? That would be a disaster.
Mu Yue first signed a contract with Celebi, then created a shadow clone and used the Flying Thunder God technique to teleport to a remote location to familiarize himself with Celebi's abilities.
The panel's data was just numbers; seeing Celebi's abilities in action would give Mu Yue a better understanding.
Using the Byakugan, Mu Yue located a wild boar and injured it with kunai until it was on the brink of death. Then, he had Celebi try to heal it.
Under the glow of the green healing light, the boar's wounds rapidly closed, leaving no scars behind as it scampered away.
"Healing is definitely its forte..." Mu Yue thought as he watched the boar run off.
Even as a newborn, Celebi's healing abilities surpassed those of Menas, the Nin-Beast of Haruno Rin.
Next, Mu Yue decided to test Celebi's Wood Release.
Although its proficiency wasn't exceptionally high, with 100,000 chakra as a foundation, its techniques looked impressive, and Mu Yue believed it could handle even elite jonin.
As for the Time Force skill, Mu Yue didn't attempt to have Celebi travel through time just yet.
Celebi had just hatched and wasn't familiar with its abilities, and he didn't want to risk ending up in the distant past, like the era when the Sage of Six Paths and his brother fought against Kaguya Otsutsuki.
While the probability of that was low, it wasn't impossible.
"If I were to harness the power of dragon veins and combine it with Celebi's Time Force, could I precisely travel to another parallel world?" Mu Yue wondered, deep in thought.
Compared to the past and future, parallel worlds were a more attractive option, as they wouldn't be affected by the butterfly effect of time travel.
Finally, Mu Yue used Transformation to scan Celebi, then proceeded to transform himself.
However, when Mu Yue checked his panel, he did not see the Time Force ability among Celebi's skills.
"As expected, it doesn't work," Mu Yue said, unsurprised.
There was a limit to the Transformation technique; it could replicate the Sharingan and even Ice Release, but it couldn't copy the Rinnegan.
And sure enough, the ability to traverse through time was also beyond its capabilities, just as Mu Yue had anticipated.
In the end, Mu Yue canceled the transformation and returned to the camp with Celebi.
The first thing he did upon his return was to dismiss his shadow clone and assimilate its memories.
After a thorough review, Mu Yue found that no one had come to ask about the green light during his absence.
This was normal; the hatching glow had been bright but not overly conspicuous, and with the tent as an obstruction, not many people would have noticed it.
Moreover, since it was Mu Yue's tent, no one would dare inquire further due to his overwhelming strength.
After tidying up the tent, Mu Yue stepped out, bringing Celebi along to introduce him to his disciples.
As his summoned beast, Celebi would be spending a lot of time with them from now on.
"Teacher Mu Yue, what kind of Nin-beast is this? It's so cute!" Nozomi Yahara exclaimed, her eyes sparkling at the fairy-like Celebi, whom she found even more adorable than Sorua.
"Bee!" Celebi chirped happily, flying around Nozomi with joy and rubbing its head affectionately against her.
"You can call it Celebi," Mu Yue replied.
There was definitely only one Celebi in the world of ninjas, so there was no worry of naming conflicts.
"Kakashi, how about a bet?" Obito suddenly asked, turning to Kakashi.
"What kind of bet?" Kakashi shifted his gaze from Celebi to Obito.
"Let's bet on Celebi's strength. I bet it's powerful!" Obito challenged.
"No bet," Kakashi refused outright.
"Why not?" Obito looked at him in bewilderment.
He wasn't even willing to bet on Celebi's strength, despite its seemingly weak appearance.
"Because this is Teacher Mu Yue's summoned beast," Kakashi replied calmly.
There was another reason as well; he could sense Obito's scheming and knew he was up to something.
Kakashi knew Obito too well; one glance was all it took to see through his intentions.
Obito was left speechless, realizing that Kakashi's response was indeed flawless.
A day later,
Mu Yue received a response from the higher-ups. He set off with his disciples and four hundred ninjas to provide backup for Jiraiya in the Grass Country.
...
Grass Country, Leaf Ninja Camp.
Jiraiya sat in his tent, brooding over a map as he strategized their next defensive move.
Once again, the Rock Ninja forces had demonstrated their exceptional intelligence-gathering capabilities, which Jiraiya suspected involved infiltrating spies.
However, despite his thorough investigation, he couldn't identify any spies within their ranks.
"They've truly developed an incredible technique. I wish they'd channel this effort into something more productive," Jiraiya sighed.
Although he was aware of the possibility of spies within their forces, the ability to disguise one's chakra was beyond his expectations, and even his Sage Mode couldn't discern the truth.
"Come quickly, Mu Yue," Jiraiya thought to himself.
He had already submitted a request to the Leaf Village elders, asking for Mu Yue to lead a team to provide support.
Only Mu Yue's sensory ninja techniques could counter the Rock Ninja spies' concealment, and Mu Yue himself was an invaluable asset as a formidable warrior.
Jiraiya was not a warmonger, but the constant provocations from the Rock Village were becoming tiresome.
Every time the Leaf Village encountered a crisis, the Rock Village would take advantage of the situation, forcing him to leave his writing and rush to the battlefield. It had been a long time since he had been able to focus on his creative endeavors.
"For my next novel, it might be interesting to draw inspiration from Mu Yue—a revered top-tier warrior with exceptional culinary skills could be an intriguing element," Jiraiya mused, stroking his chin.
For his second book, he didn't want to write about a ninja's gradual growth and progression; he wanted to avoid repetitive storylines.
As an author, Jiraiya strived to create fresh and unique content.
Jiraiya pondered Mu Yue's experiences, and a brilliant idea flashed through his mind.
"A powerful ninja becomes disillusioned with the village and leaves his position to teach at the Ninja Academy. Initially, he doesn't take his teaching duties seriously, treating it as a mere pastime. But as he interacts with his students..."
Although Mu Yue had become renowned as a powerful warrior after leaving the Ninja Academy, and he hadn't grown disillusioned with the village (after all, Jiraiya was writing his own story, not Mu Yue's biography), he found certain elements of Mu Yue's life inspiring.
"Wait, I'm supposed to be focusing on defense strategies!" Jiraiya interrupted his own train of thought.
As much as he enjoyed writing novels, protecting the Leaf Village took precedence.
(End of Chapter)
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