Chapter 158: Kakashi is About to Join the Team

On Friday morning, Mutsuki went to the Academy.

Today was the day for releasing the results; he had to distribute the students' papers, and there were some meetings scheduled as well.

Mutsuki was feeling quite good today. Not long after he arrived, he received rewards for the exams.

[Disciple Uchiha Shisui diligently achieved a Perfect score in the academic assessment and received the reward: Chakra +300, Ninjutsu Proficient Scroll]

[Disciple Uchiha Obito diligently achieved an Excellent score in the academic assessment and received the reward: Chakra +250]

[Disciple Might Guy diligently achieved a Good score in the academic assessment and received the reward: Chakra +200]

He gained a total of 750 Chakra points in one go, bringing him one step closer to his small goal of 50,000 Chakra.

[Name: Mutsuki Yumi]

[Chakra: 30500]

Mutsuki is quite satisfied with this, as the training tasks of Obito and Guy have not been settled yet. The significant increase is also largely thanks to Shisui's Sharingan Chakra skyrocketing.

This semester has seen tremendous improvement for him. From the end of special training until now, his Chakra has increased by nearly 15,000 points. It's noteworthy that in the previous semester, from the first day of school to the end of special training, the increase was only about 10,000 points, despite the shorter time span by more than a month. However, the increase in Chakra has been much greater this time.

The significant increase can be attributed to various factors, such as foregoing Ninjutsu rewards in favor of Chakra during classes, the natural acceleration of Chakra growth in his body, and the disciples' physical development.

Mutsuki feels that this growth rate should be sustainable for a semester. Although Shisui's Chakra growth rate is returning to normal from the rapid surge, it's still much faster than before he had Sharingan. Moreover, the strength of Obito and Guy continues to improve, and they should be able to attempt graduation before long.

If the growth rate can be sustained, Mutsuki has hope to achieve his goal of reaching 50,000 Chakra by the time Obito graduates. Even if it doesn't reach 50,000, it won't be far off.

"Yumi-sensei, I made a huge improvement this time, scored 83 points on the test, can I get a reward?" Anko entered the classroom and immediately shared her joy with Mutsuki.

"Improving by five points is considered a huge improvement?" Mutsuki lightly tapped Anko's head.

"Hehe, this is the best theoretical score I've ever had," Anko chuckled.

"Take this and enjoy," Mutsuki handed Anko a portion of Dango.

In fact, regardless of how well or poorly they do on the test, Mutsuki always gives students some snacks. Spending a little money can yield a lot of goodwill, which Mutsuki finds very cost-effective.

The first meeting was a summary assembly, followed by the distribution of awards for outstanding teachers.

Naturally, Mutsuki's status as an outstanding teacher was unquestionable. In the eyes of other sensei, his Class 1-1 was already considered an extraordinary class.

After the assembly came the smaller meeting, attended only by the senseis holding key positions.

The smaller meeting mainly discussed the upcoming teaching work, as well as the summer special training and internships, as well as the issue of piloting the large-class format.

"After this final exam, the average theory score of the four classes led by Koji-sensei has increased by three points. Just in terms of theory, the effectiveness of large and small classes is almost the same," said one sensei after reviewing the data.

There were a total of eight classes in the first grade, with Mutsuki leading four and Kono Koji leading the other four. Due to Mutsuki's exceptional individual ability, his class's performance wasn't compared with the classes led by Kono Koji.

After the discussion, the sensei agreed to expand the large-class format to other grades for implementation.

After the meeting, as Mutsuki was preparing to leave, he learned that Third had summoned him, so he went to the principal's office.

Although the principal's office was often empty, it was regularly cleaned. When Mutsuki entered, it looked just the same as the first time he came.

Third was not sitting in the office chair, but rather on the tea table not far from the door.

"Mutsuki, you're here. Come, have a seat," Hiruzen said with a smile, removing the pipe from his mouth.

"Third-sama," Mutsuki responded politely, following Hiruzen's instructions and sitting in the chair beside him.

"I hoped you would continue to excel in every semester like you did in the first, Mutsuki. But you've surprised me again. Your class's practical combat performance has seen significant improvement, far surpassing other classes of the same year," Hiruzen remarked.

"It seems I underestimated your abilities, Mutsuki. If this continues, your class won't be compared to other classes of the same year but to those of higher grades," he added.

"It's mainly due to the cooperation of the students," Mutsuki modestly replied.

Excessive modesty could lead to being underestimated, but his achievements spoke for themselves. His humility only made him appear even more approachable.

"Mutsuki, is there any Ninjutsu you'd like to learn? Any attribute or sealing jutsu is available," Hiruzen asked, stroking his beard.

In terms of position, Mutsuki currently has no way to advance further because Hiruzen is preparing to promote Mutsuki to the position of Deputy Leader of the teacher class next semester.

Further promotion would only be to the position of Leader of the teacher class, but that position requires extensive experience. The current Leader of the teacher class is one of the Academy's first graduates and has earned some merits during the Second Shinobi World War.

Mutsuki's current achievements are far from enough to surpass him.

Since there's no room for advancement in position, the only option is to reward with Ninjutsu. Therefore, Hiruzen lets Mutsuki choose for himself.

"I want to learn Sealing Jutsu," Mutsuki said after some thought.

He hasn't obtained Sealing Jutsu through the system yet, so it would be a good opportunity if Sarutobi is willing to provide it.

"No problem. I'll have someone deliver it to your home in a few days," Hiruzen nodded.

This was within his expectations; Sealing Jutsu is harder to acquire compared to ordinary Ninjutsu.

"Regarding Kakashi's matter, I'll leave it to you, Mutsuki, to handle it with care," Hiruzen concluded.

He couldn't bear to see Kakashi, a ninja genius, continue to decline like this.

"I'll do my best," Mutsuki said earnestly.

Now that someone with potential like S was brought before him, he definitely had to take control of Kakashi.

The position of his fourth disciple has been vacant all this time, waiting for an opportunity like this.

Although there are many geniuses in the shinobi world, according to his system, it's better to take on disciples as early as possible. Those who have already grown up won't maximize his benefits.

Eight-year-old Kakashi is quite suitable. Shisui is actually a bit young; if it weren't for the existence of Sharingan, Mutsuki would have to spend a lot of time waiting for Shisui to mature.

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On Monday, just as Kakashi was contemplating whether to wander around the village or stay home and read novels, he suddenly remembered that Hiruzen had arranged another team for him.

"Training Ground 22, huh?" Kakashi recalled Hiruzen's words as he made his way to the training ground.

"A new team..." Kakashi remembered the expression of the guiding sensei in front of the Hokage's office before, hoping that this time the guiding sensei and teammates would be more mature.

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