Obito's Growth

On Monday morning, in the Sealing Jutsu Office at the Ninja Academy.

Natsuhiko was happily enjoying a blueberry pancake breakfast prepared by Fugaku at his desk.

Lately, Fugaku had been using Shadow Clones to transport him to and from work every day, not giving any members of the Uchiha clan who wanted to trouble him any chance.

So, the conflict had temporarily eased without further escalation.

The body camera was almost complete; I was just waiting for some custom tools to arrive so that I could finish it.

It's important to know that many members of the Uchiha clan still wanted to live peacefully with the village but didn't know how.

As long as the body camera could achieve even half of what Natsuhiko claimed and ease the tension between the Uchiha clan and the village.

Then, without him having to say anything, these people would naturally keep the unruly ones in check and prevent them from targeting him further.

Then Natsuhiko remembered that he had also promised to add some unique features to Fugaku's belt, so now he had to start thinking about it.

Feeling somewhat troubled, Natsuhiko thought of simply dyeing the belt red, adding some horns, and telling Fugaku that it was the captain's particular model...

"Natsuhiko, Natsuhiko, come and look! It's Obito's turn!"

Just as Natsuhiko was pondering whether to add some kind of goblin rocket feature to the belt to achieve triple speed,

He heard Kushina calling him from the window.

"What's so interesting about first-year students pecking at each other?"

Although Natsuhiko said this, he still walked to the window with his breakfast.

In the training ground not far away, Obito's first-year Class A was having a taijutsu class.

And it was Obito's turn to spar.

Opposite him stood a long-haired, black-eyed boy with pure white pupils, looking androgynous.

After all, members of the Hyuga clan all looked pretty much the same.

This led Natsuhiko to conduct a severe academic analysis of his mind,

Could the hereditary flat chests of the Hyuga clan be a result of natural selection to highlight sexual traits?

Because flat-chested Hyuga girls couldn't find mates and went extinct?

He definitely had to study this personally if he got the chance.

Then Natsuhiko heard Kushina say:

"Obito's opponent is Hyuga Souken again. He has really made significant progress lately.

Natsuhiko knew that in the taijutsu class, sparring pairs were usually matched based on similar strength.

Otherwise, if the gap were too wide, it wouldn't be adequate training.

From what Kushina said, Hyuga Souken must be pretty skilled, and Obito's ability to spar with him also proved that the teacher recognised his recent progress.

Sure enough, Kushina explained further:

"That child didn't take the elective sealing Jutsus course, so Natsuhiko, you might not know."

"He has already mastered the use of Gentle Fist at such a young age, making him a standout in the first grade."

Natsuhiko raised an eyebrow at this.

Gentle Fist was a special taijutsu that involved injecting one's chakra into the opponent's body to damage their meridian system and internal organs. It required the Byakugan to be truly effective, making it a secret Jutsu of the Hyuga clan.

Unlike regular hard punches, Gentle Fist requires the release of the chakra from the palms or fingertips, demanding high control over the chakra.

So, in reality, many lower-grade Hyuga students' Gentle Fist were just for show, and it took a lot of work to achieve this level.

That Hyuga Souken mastered the use of Gentle Fist at only five years old was indeed impressive.

Kushina nodded and said, "It seems Obito has already lost to him several times."

Natsuhiko swallowed a bite of his pancake and said, "Oh, the Jutsu Obito has been saying he wants to overcome recently. Is it this child's Gentle Fist?"

"If that's the case, then there's no suspense in this match."

Kushina agreed, "Indeed, considering the Hyuga clan's genius, even though Obito has made great progress recently, he probably hasn't surpassed him yet."

Natsuhiko hesitated slightly but ultimately didn't tell Kushina that there was no suspense because Obito had already learned a new move yesterday and was almost sure to win.

After all, spoiling a story is satisfying for a moment, but it ruins the surprise for everyone.

"Go, Obito!"

On the edge of the training ground, Obito's support team, Rin Nohara and Might Guy, were cheering him on.

"Thank you for your support!"

Obito instinctively stretched out his arm, giving a thumbs up in thanks.

In response, Rin and Guy also reflexively gave him a thumbs up...

Three thumbs up in unison, making the other students feel like they were seeing three Might Guys.

Could it be that Rin and Obito, who had been hanging out with Guy a lot lately, had caught his youthfulness virus?

The other students immediately felt a chill and quickly stepped away from them.

And just after making that move, Rin covered her face in shame.

Oh no. She had been copying Guy's movements so often recently that she even copied his habitual actions. How embarrassing.

She felt like her body was gradually taking on Guy's shape.

I hope Kakashi didn't see that...

Rin peeked through her fingers and saw Kakashi not far away, leaning against a tree with his arms crossed and eyes closed. She breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wonder who will win this time?"

The surrounding students, serving as the atmosphere group, were also discussing.

"Of course, it's Souken. He's a genius of the Hyuga clan."

"But Obito has also made significant progress recently. Maybe it's because he carries the Uchiha blood?"

"No, I heard it's thanks to Natsuhiko-Sensei."

"After all, Obito and Guy seem to be in that research group. They stay on the rooftop after school every day, doing some activities."

"Speaking of which, Rin's taijutsu scores have also improved a lot lately. Are they training taijutsu up there?"

"But isn't it a sealing Jutsus research group?"

A sealing Jutsu teacher is teaching students taijutsu, but isn't that a bit off?

But seeing Obito and Rin's progress, everyone felt a bit envious.

Especially those students who had the chance to join the sealing Jutsus research group before, they felt a bit sour, thinking Obito had taken their opportunity.

The taijutsu teacher on the side also felt a bit uncomfortable hearing everyone's discussion.

Although he was happy to see Obito's progress in taijutsu, why did Natsuhiko teach it?

Was this some kind of petty revenge?

Hearing some students discussing that since Teacher Natsuhiko was so accessible, he might as well take on the taijutsu class, too,

The taijutsu teacher quickly coughed a few times, signalling the two on the field to form the seal of confrontation.

Then he raised his hand and quickly lowered it, shouting, "Begin!"

"Dynamite Prelude!"

As soon as the teacher's voice fell, Obito dashed forward and jumped with a powerful flying kick.

This move, Dynamite Prelude, was Guy's favourite opening move.

It could be used for surprise attacks or as a sacrifice attack, a powerful taijutsu Jutsu that overwhelms the enemy with youthful energy.

Natsuhiko could even see the early form of Guy's ultimate movie, Night Guy, in this movie.

I am starting with a hot-blooded kick and ending with a hot-blooded kick.

So this move symbolised Guy's life philosophy of always moving forward!

And with Natsuhiko's training suit, this move, full of Guy's characteristics, also shone brilliantly on Obito!

Then,

MISS!

Hyuga Souken easily dodged Obito's flying kick with a sidestep.

Souken then struck with his right palm, aiming to teach Obito a lesson for his recklessness.

But this move, Dynamite Prelude, though seemingly reckless, was actually a finely controlled jump. It hit the opponent during the descent, making it a quick recovery move.

Thus, Obito was able to land, lower his body, and swiftly sweep his leg, avoiding Souken's attack while continuing his offensive.

Leaf Whirlwind!!

Author Notes:

Thank you all for your suggestions and support yesterday. I will maintain the original style while learning how to control the story's pace and keep it progressing. And, of course, I will practice speeding up my writing.

(End of Chapter)

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