Chapter 149: Rin's Enhanced Strength

In the southern border forest, Mutsuki is conducting daily teaching.

"Rin-chan, if you were to team up with Obito and Guy, what would be your role?" Mutsuki asked Rin.

"I would provide healing when they are injured and ensure to protect myself during battles," Rin replied.

"In fact, medical ninjas are not without combat abilities. You should know about Tsunade, one of the Three Sannin, right?" Mutsuki nodded and continued to ask.

"Yes, I also aspire to become an outstanding medical ninja like Tsunade-sama," Rin answered, her eyes revealing a glimpse of admiration as she spoke.

When it comes to the most popular male ninja in Konoha, it might be a bit hard to choose, but if we talk about the most popular female ninja, there's only one: Tsunade.

Tsunade has many fans, both among male and female ninjas, and Rin is also a little fan of Tsunade. She hopes to be like Tsunade, capable of providing powerful healing and standing out in battles.

"As long as you work hard in your training, success is possible," Mutsuki encouraged with a smile, then continued, "Excellent medical ninjas actually have remarkable combat abilities. The higher the level of Medical Ninjutsu, the stronger the combat capabilities."

Afterward, Mutsuki led Rin to a large tree.

"Chakra scalpel!" Mutsuki condensed Chakra in his hand and then used Chakra transformation to make it sharper. Finally, he lightly waved his hand toward the tree.

Boom!

With seemingly little effort, Mutsuki's hand blade directly cut through the entire tree.

"Wow, that's amazing! Is this also Medical Ninjutsu?" Rin covered her slightly open mouth with her right hand, looking surprised.

When Rin saw the smooth cut surface of the tree, she was even more astonished because it was so smooth and even, nothing like a cut made by hand.

"Yes, this is indeed an A-rank Medical Ninjutsu, Chakra scalpel. It requires a certain level of mastery in Medical Ninjutsu to successfully learn this advanced Medical Ninjutsu," Mutsuki explained.

Then, Mutsuki demonstrated another technique to Rin, slicing through a hard stone effortlessly with his Chakra scalpel, as if it were tofu.

"Will I be training with this next?" Rin eagerly looked to Mutsuki.

"With your current knowledge of Medical Ninjutsu, you're not ready to master this technique," Mutsuki shook his head in response.

"I understand," Rin seemed a bit disappointed, but her motivation to learn was stronger. If she could master this powerful Medical Ninjutsu, she would have considerable combat strength.

"What I'm going to teach you now is something else, something that can also increase your combat prowess, perhaps even more crucially," Mutsuki continued.

Since there were many trees around, Mutsuki casually chose a larger tree than the one he had just used the Chakra scalpel on, then applied a Chakra burst technique to kick it directly.

Another booming sound, and the large tree directly snapped and fell to the ground. Then, Mutsuki gave the ground another kick, and the ground within about four meters of Mutsuki cracked open entirely. Because of the frequent loud noises, Obito glanced over in their direction several times.

"Is this Taijutsu?" Rin asked uncertainly.

Rin felt that if she kicked with her strength, it would only stir up some dust. She couldn't imagine how painful it would be to receive such a kick on the body.

"Yes, it's Taijutsu. However, the reason this Taijutsu has such destructive power isn't because of physical strength, but rather due to a special Chakra technique called Enhanced Strength," Mutsuki explained.

He was using the Heavenly Kick of Pain that he had acquired before.

The Enhanced Strength technique is almost the same whether used with hands or feet; it depends on personal preference. When using fists, it's called Cherry Blossom Impact, and when using feet, it's called Heavenly Kick of Pain. The main focus is on Chakra control.

Although Rin hasn't been studying Medical Ninjutsu for long, she has already shown talent in Chakra Control. That's why Mutsuki chose to teach Rin Enhanced Strength instead of Chakra scalpel.

"If you have strong physical strength and the Enhanced Strength technique, it's like being doubly strong. It seems like Guy would be perfect for it," Obito, who had come over to watch while taking a break, commented.

"No, Guy isn't suitable. His Chakra Control ability is too weak, so he probably won't be able to learn this technique," Mutsuki replied, shaking his head.

Based on his experience teaching Guy the Shadow Clone, Mutsuki could only imagine that if he tried teaching Guy both the high-level forbidden jutsu Eight Inner Gates and the Enhanced Strength technique at the same time, Guy would probably learn Eight Inner Gates first, and might even open several gates before mastering Enhanced Strength.

So, Mutsuki didn't give this seemingly good Taijutsu technique to Guy; it would just be a waste of time. Plus, it wouldn't be practical to use it after opening the Eight Inner Gates, making it even more pointless.

"Among you, only Shisui and Rin-chan are suitable for Enhanced Strength, but Shisui doesn't need to train in it," Mutsuki said.

Shisui's Chakra control ability is also excellent, so learning Enhanced Strength isn't a challenge for him, but he doesn't have the need for it.

Obito suddenly realized this, remembering how Guy's learning ability had been surprisingly poor; he still hadn't mastered something as simple as Shadow Clone.

As Mutsuki expected, Rin picked it up quickly. After a while, although she couldn't yet crack the ground open with a kick like him, she had no trouble punching through a moderately sized tree.

"Such great strength!" Obito's mouth dropped open like it could fit a large duck egg as he watched Rin break a large tree with her slender arms and legs.

"Obito, don't underestimate the strength of medical Ninja," Rin gently smiled as she relaxed her fist.

Obito thought to himself, he wouldn't dare underestimate it; that punch could probably break countless bones if aimed at a person.

"Hehe, Rin-chan, now that you've learned Enhanced Strength, you'll definitely surprise everyone in the next practical exam," Obito said happily, seeing Rin's newfound strength.

Mutsuki nodded inwardly as well. To prevent Obito from going down a dark path, Rin's strength also needed to be enhanced. She couldn't afford to lag behind.

According to his training plan, by the time Rin turned twelve, she would already be a proficient medical Ninja capable of mastering advanced Medical Ninjutsu like Mystical Palm Jutsu and Chakra scalpel.

With Enhanced Strength and Chakra scalpel for offense and Mystical Palm Jutsu for supporting teammates, she would be versatile in both attack and defense.

"It's a pity she's not a disciple; otherwise, she would probably be close to triggering the promotion reward," Mutsuki thought to himself.

Due to uncertainty about future opportunities to recruit new disciples, Mutsuki was very selective with the remaining disciple slot. He hadn't used it yet.

In the early stages, the differences might not be obvious, but during the rapid growth phase, the gap between talented disciples and ordinary ones would become very pronounced.

At Trust Level 4, a talented disciple would gain a thousand Chakra per month, giving Mutsuki four thousand. However, if a disciple only gained three hundred Chakra, Mutsuki would only receive twelve hundred.

Mutsuki's most desired disciple right now is from the Uzumaki Clan. However, without the conditions for it, the only Uzumaki he can currently interact with is Kushina. But Kushina has already grown up; she can even compare with Tailed Beasts with her Chakra, with an estimated Chakra amount of up to one hundred and fifty thousand.

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