Naruto: Teaching to Become Stronger, Changing Tragedies 13

Chapter 13: Minato Namikaze – A Glance Could Cause an Explosion

January 18, 2025

Chapter 13: Minato Namikaze – A Glance Could Cause an Explosion

“Night, your mission was completed successfully. This is from Danzo-sama, for you,” Hiraizumi handed two scrolls to Mukugetsu.

Mukugetsu took the scrolls and nodded calmly, without speaking. Root ninjas didn’t need excessive communication.

Hiraizumi didn’t speak either. After handing over the scrolls to Mukugetsu, he quickly disappeared to prevent Mukugetsu’s identity from being exposed.

After sensing Hiraizumi’s aura fading into the distance, Mukugetsu returned to his room and opened the two scrolls.

One scroll contained a Fire Release Ninja Technique: the Great Dragon Fire Technique.

The other scroll was Danzo’s affirmation of Mukugetsu’s work and his latest instructions.

Danzo first affirmed Mukugetsu’s work, stating that Mukugetsu had fully utilized his initiative, quickly integrating into the Ninja School’s decision-making process, and thus deserves a powerful Fire Release Ninja Technique as a reward.

Next, Danzo told Mukugetsu not to be proud, to continue this momentum in the Ninja School, to closely monitor Uchiha Shisui in his class, and to pay attention to other Uchiha students as well.

Finally, Danzo painted a grand picture for Mukugetsu: if Mukugetsu could maintain this performance, he would help Mukugetsu get promoted to Special Upper Ninja and hold an important position in the Ninja School.

After reading, Mukugetsu ignited flames, turning both scrolls to ashes.

“Special Upper Ninja, holding an important position, heh,” Mukugetsu chuckled.

If it were the original owner, he might have been motivated by Danzo’s reward and promises, but Mukugetsu…

The rewarded Fire Release, the Great Dragon Fire Technique, was already something he knew. He also had no desire to be promoted to Special Upper Ninja.

Therefore, Mukugetsu remained unmoved; he could only laugh.

As Mukugetsu prepared to cultivate his main body while his Shadow Clone read, he suddenly realized that he had finished all the Ninja Technique books at home.

After a moment’s thought, he decided to borrow some books from Konoha’s library.

Konoha had a large library containing various books and materials, including Ninja Techniques, established since the Second Hokage’s era.

Of course, it only contained some D-rank and C-rank ordinary Ninja Techniques; forbidden techniques or high-level Ninja Techniques were impossible to find there. Furthermore, borrowing Ninja Techniques wasn’t cheap.

However, it didn’t matter to Mukugetsu because he wasn’t borrowing Ninja Techniques. He was looking for materials related to Ninja Techniques and Sealing Jutsu, more specifically, those related to binding curses.

Ninja Techniques learned from lectures were faster than self-training. He wanted to see if he could crack the curse mark, the Tongue-Tied Curse Seal, on his own.

Although this curse mark wasn’t as disgusting as the Bird Cage Curse, having someone else’s curse mark on his body was still uncomfortable.

Walking on Konoha’s streets, watching the bustling crowds, Mukugetsu felt somewhat dazed.

It had been over half a month since he had been transported to the Naruto world, and this was the first time his main body had gone out. Even to buy groceries, he would send a Shadow Clone.

Due to his special identity and the dangerous nature of this world, Mukugetsu always felt insecure.

After a month and a half of “cheating,” having learned more Ninja Techniques and possessing more Chakra, Mukugetsu felt slightly more confident, feeling he wouldn’t die from some unexplained Area of Effect attack.

Arriving at the library, Mukugetsu presented his ninja identification card to the ninja on duty, which contained Mukugetsu’s basic information, name, ninja number, and so on.

This library was only open to ninjas.

The ninja on duty checked it, saw no problem, and nodded, allowing Mukugetsu to enter.

Mukugetsu was about to look for materials when he encountered a familiar figure – a man with golden hair and a gentle smile.

Sensing Mukugetsu’s gaze, Minato Namikaze also looked at Mukugetsu. They nodded slightly to each other, then Mukugetsu entered, and Minato exited.

[Name: Minato Namikaze]

[Chakra: 40000]

[Potential: S]

[Evaluation: Slaughters Upper Ninjas like slaughtering pigs; a single glance could cause an explosion.]

Mukugetsu’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with surprise.

This was the first time he had seen someone with tens of thousands of Chakra, specifically forty thousand – equivalent to eighty six-year-old Shisuis.

The evaluation was also terrifying, as if he could casually kill Upper Ninjas.

At this time, Minato didn’t have the title of “Yellow Flash.” To the public, he was simply a powerful Upper Ninja. His master, Jiraiya of the Sannin, was even more famous and one of the top candidates for Hokage.

However, Mukugetsu thought the evaluation wasn’t wrong. For Minato, who mastered Flying Thunder God Technique, killing ordinary Upper Ninjas wasn’t difficult.

A ninja with such speed was overwhelmingly powerful against weaker opponents.

“If only Minato already had a son in the Upper Ninja Academy,” Mukugetsu thought regretfully, that way he could find an opportunity to get closer to Minato.

He wanted to befriend Minato because Minato’s Sealing Jutsu skills were high, and he coveted Minato’s knowledge of Sealing Jutsu.

Curse marks were essentially a branch of Sealing Jutsu.

[Note: The following sentence is an advertisement and has been omitted from the translation.]

He took two books on Sealing Jutsu and three unimportant books. After completing the registration and payment, Mukugetsu left the library.

…

Konoha’s South Mirror Forest, Mukugetsu was training his students before their exams.

“You two haven’t forgotten what you said earlier, right? You must pass tomorrow’s theory exam,” Mukugetsu reminded Obito and Might Guy.

“Of course, if we fail, we’ll accept whatever punishment Teacher Mukugetsu gives us,” Obito said confidently.

Although they mostly trained in Ninja Techniques and only occasionally did theory work and tests, they had just taken past exams, and Obito scored thirty points.

Based on his past experience, this score was well above the passing grade.

The passing grade in the Ninja School was half of the average score, and the average score was usually around fifty. He was confident.

“That’s right, if we fail, we’ll run eight hundred laps around Konoha!” Might Guy declared powerfully. He also scored thirty.

“Not only do I want to pass the theory, but I also want to get first place in the practical exam!” After receiving Mukugetsu’s instruction for over half a month, Obito felt he could easily defeat his former self.

“I won’t give up first place easily,” Might Guy said defiantly.

Mukugetsu smiled and said nothing, but knowing the overall strength of the fourth grade, he knew that the two might not get first place, because there was a student from the Hyuga clan in Class 4-1 who was quite strong.

Although that student’s potential was only A, Obito and Might Guy’s potential hadn’t been fully realized; Obito hadn’t awakened his Sharingan, and Might Guy hadn’t mastered the Eight Gates.

However, Mukugetsu didn’t say anything, because at this level, there were too many uncertainties.

Mukugetsu glanced at Shisui, who was quietly reading. He was certain that Shisui’s results would be overwhelmingly the best in the entire grade, first in both theory and practical exams.

If cross-grade competitions were allowed, Mukugetsu speculated that he might even be the best in the entire school.

“I wonder if the system will give the teacher a reward if the students do well on the exam,” Mukugetsu wondered.

(End of Chapter)

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