Chapter 196: Jiraiya's Panel

[Name: Jiraiya]

[Chakra: 160000]

[Potential: S+ (Base Strength + Sage Mode)]

[Skills: Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Mastery: 6200/15000), Sage Mode (Beginner: 499/500) …]

Jiraiya's panel is also quite intimidating. Apart from Kushina, whose specific situation is unclear and marked with a question mark, only Sarutobi Hiruzen slightly surpasses Jiraiya in Chakra.

Besides Chakra, Jiraiya has a high proficiency level in Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation. Additionally, he possesses many mastery-level skills. With just a quick glance, Mutsuki noticed that Jiraiya has a comprehensive array of various Ninjutsu and has also mastered several functional Ninjutsu.

The fact that Sage Mode can increase potential value was something Mutsuki did not expect. This was the first time he had seen a skill that could increase potential value. Considering the performance of Sage Mode in later stages, he felt it was quite reasonable.

The upper limit of Sage Mode is extremely high. Not to mention the strength of Naruto and Hashirama's Sage Mode, the mere presence of the three mysterious Sages indicates that Sage Mode is not simple.

Mutsuki compared Jiraiya's panel with Sarutobi Hiruzen's and felt that it was really hard to say who would win if they went all out.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has an almost perfect Combination Jutsu and more mastery-level Nature Transformations, along with many proficient-level Ninjutsu, making him virtually without a weakness in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.

Jiraiya is not as versatile as Sarutobi Hiruzen, but his nearly proficient-level Sage Mode can offset many of Sarutobi Hiruzen's advantages. Additionally, Jiraiya can summon the Sages of Mount Myoboku for support.

Currently, it's hard to say who would win in a fight between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya, but Mutsuki is certain that in ten years, Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely not be able to beat Jiraiya. Jiraiya is the type to build up strength over time.

In the later stages, Jiraiya's performance can be considered the limit for ordinary people. Of course, excluding the exception of the Eight Inner Gates, since Sage Mode can be activated repeatedly, whereas the Gate of Death, without Yin-Yang Release, leads to death once opened.

Mutsuki wanted his disciples to grow up quickly so they can boost his Chakra significantly. Mutsuki also glanced at Minato's panel, which showed a substantial increase of several thousand since he first met Minato.

[Name: Minato Namikaze]

[Chakra: 47600]

This is the value of rapid growth. Mutsuki believed that once Minato joins the war, his growth will accelerate even more. Currently, Minato is still some distance away from becoming the Yellow Flash who ended the war.

After secretly noting down Jiraiya's panel, Mutsuki continued to study his own Sealing Jutsu.

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Perhaps they were motivated by each other. Since that confrontation, Mutsuki's disciples have become even more diligent. Even after Mutsuki disbanded them, they stayed in the southern forest to train.

Obito is consolidating his improved Breathing Technique, preparing to deal with Kakashi who he sees as a major threat.

Kakashi, on the other hand, is intensively training his Breathing Technique, aiming to master Thunder Breathing as quickly as possible to avoid losing to Obito. Having already lost to Guy and Shisui, losing to Obito would leave him with no one else to lose to.

Guy is using every available moment to train, following Mutsuki's plan to advance towards the second and third gates of the Eight Inner Gates.

Shisui is diligently studying Armament Haki to solidify his position as the unrivaled first disciple.

Rin is also working hard on her Taijutsu and Medical Ninjutsu, as she wants to participate in the training battles among Mutsuki's disciples.

Mutsuki was very pleased with the state of his disciples, so he decided to abandon the originally planned competitive training and instead prepare to bring them cultivation benefits after this period of hard work.

After Mutsuki decided to imitate Tsunade's Yin Seal, his progress sped up a bit. However, he soon encountered a new problem: his knowledge of Medical Ninjutsu was somewhat insufficient.

Since this Sealing Jutsu needed to be applied to his own body, some Medical Ninjutsu knowledge was essential.

Mutsuki's knowledge of Medical Ninjutsu comes from the Medical Ninjutsu he received, similar to how the system grants a bit of Nature Transformation when learning an unmastered attribute Ninjutsu. Medical Ninjutsu inherently includes medical knowledge.

However, Mutsuki's Medical Ninjutsu levels were quite low, all at the Beginner level. After some thought, Mutsuki decided to use one of his Proficient Ninjutsu scrolls on the Mystical Palm Jutsu.

He had accumulated four Proficient Ninjutsu scrolls, so using one wasn't a big issue, especially since the Mystical Palm Jutsu is highly practical.

After upgrading the Mystical Palm Jutsu to the Proficient level, Mutsuki gained a lot of additional medical knowledge in his mind, allowing him to dive back into the development of his Sealing Jutsu.

He then realized that due to his previously limited Medical Ninjutsu knowledge, there were many aspects he hadn't noticed before. The gaps in his knowledge were even greater than he had imagined, and using the remaining three scrolls might not be enough to cover them.

After all, these were Proficient scrolls, not Mastery scrolls, only bringing the skill up to the Proficient level.

Mutsuki thought about it and realized that practicing on his own was unlikely to be effective. So far, he had only discovered his talent in Sealing Jutsu; everything else was quite average.

"Should I go find Tsunade?" Mutsuki thought to himself.

At this time, Tsunade was still in Konoha, and if he was lucky, he might be able to find her at a casino.

However, he didn't need to rely on luck because Jiraiya had been coming over for meals for several consecutive days. As long as Mutsuki had a good excuse, it wouldn't be difficult to follow Jiraiya to see Tsunade.

But if he sought Tsunade's help, his Medical Ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu levels would surely be exposed. After all, if you want Tsunade's help, you need to explain your situation clearly.

Mutsuki decided that he would look for Tsunade, but not just yet. He needed to wait a bit longer.

He planned to improve his visible strength and also increase his rapport with Jiraiya.

Going now, as a teaching Special Jonin with a former Root member's identity, might seem a bit excessive.

"I need to study more Sealing Jutsu and improve my Sealing Jutsu level," Mutsuki decided on his next course of action.

After a week of combat training, Kakashi mastered the Yin Release Nature Transformation. Since he had focused more on Thunder Breathing, it took Kakashi over ten days to bring his Yin Release Nature Transformation to the Beginner level.

So Mutsuki began formally teaching Kakashi Armament Haki.

[You have taught your disciple Armament Haki. Due to your disciple's immense gratitude, you receive a critical reward: Ninjutsu Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears (Proficient level)]

Thanks to Mutsuki's efforts, Kakashi successfully had another small breakthrough, resulting in a useful Earth Release attack.

"We won't be training today; we'll be taking on a mission," Mutsuki announced during the morning assembly.

After the last unexpected event, he still didn't know the typical Chakra reward for a standard C-Rank Mission. If the rewards were good, he wanted to take his disciples on a Chakra-boosting mission spree.

C-Rank Missions usually required leaving the village, which meant he could also train his disciples outside, without the training delays of D-Rank Missions.

"Yumi-sensei, what level mission are we taking?" Obito asked.

"C-Rank."

"Yay!" Obito couldn't help but cheer.

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