Chapter 48: New Training Tasks

Double Release Today. enjoy!

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[Disciple Uchiha Obito's Designated Training Task]

[Training Task: Achieve first place in the Academy Practical Exam]

[Rewards: Dependent on task completion and strength growth during the task period]

[Disciple Might Guy's Designated Training Task]

[Training Task: Achieve first place in the Academy Practical Exam]

[Rewards: Dependent on task completion and strength growth during the task period]

Looking at the sudden appearance of several pop-up windows, Mutsuki fell into contemplation.

Although he didn't know what had happened, the results seemed quite good.

With dual training tasks, plus the rewards for exam results, he would definitely break through to the five-figure Chakra by the end of this semester.

Unfortunately, in practical exams, there wouldn't be a tie for first place; they would surely be ranked, destined to have slightly different task rewards.

"What if one of them has an accident and can't take the exam? Would it be better to postpone it to the next semester?" Mutsuki seriously pondered this question.

Mutsuki hesitated a bit, confident that he could handle this task. However, he couldn't guarantee it was the optimal solution because currently, there hadn't been a situation with two training tasks simultaneously. Mutsuki assumed that one person could have at most one training task.

If one of them were to delay completing the task until the next semester's monthly exam, there would be approximately three months in between without triggering new training tasks. Extending the task duration might increase the basic rewards, but would it really yield higher benefits to complete more training tasks?

According to the training task triggering mechanism, the disciple who took second place might feel discontent and immediately trigger another task to secure first place. Mutsuki decided to seize the opportunity and first plan the reinforcement strategies for Obito and Might Guy. After all, regardless of the outcome, more strength growth would result in greater rewards, and this aspect remained unchanged.

...

On Tuesday morning, Anko hummed an unknown tune with a cheerful expression as she walked towards the Academy. Having taken leave from school on Monday and with the weekend, she hadn't heard Mutsuki's lecture for three days and hadn't played with her good friends.

So, Anko was especially looking forward to going to school today.

"I wonder if Yumi-sensei will think I'm sick and then express concern. I also wonder if Kotetsu and Izumo won the competition. I'm really looking forward to it," Anko thought more and more about the anticipation of going to school.

"Isn't she Mitarashi Anko, one of the members of the three-person talented trio?"

"Yes, that's her. I remember her; she was the second in the practical exam grades in the last test."

"Second in the practical exam? That's impressive, but her thought process is a bit peculiar."

As Anko approached the school, and with more students around, she noticed many people looking at her with curious eyes.

"Doesn't anyone usually take leave from the Academy? why is it that everyone's looking at me strangely?" Anko thought it might be because she took leave.

Muttering to herself, Anko walked towards the classroom of the first year, class one.

The closer she got to the classroom, the more unusual glances Anko noticed. She gradually felt that something was off.

Entering the classroom, she discovered the anomaly. Hagane Kotetsu and Kamizuki Izumo weren't chatting; instead, they had their heads buried on the desks as if they were sleeping.

Usually, when she came, the two of them were either discussing how to deal with Hagane Kotetsu's troublesome cousin or talking about getting to know girls.

Anko was about to go back to her seat to wake them up and ask about the situation when she was stopped by a girl she had a decent relationship with.

"Anko, you've become famous at the Academy these past few days," the girl said, covering her mouth and suppressing a smile.

"Huh? I haven't been at school these past few days. Can I really become famous just by taking a leave?" Anko scratched her head, a bit puzzled.

"Did you develop that Jutsu that transforms into a chair?" the girl continued, suppressing her laughter.

"The chair transformation? Are you talking about the Confusion Jutsu? Well, sort of. I developed it together with Kotetsu and Izumo," Anko replied.

The girl couldn't hold back her laughter anymore and said with a smile, "Haha, you better ask your two good brothers about it."

"Kotetsu, Izumo, did you guys not sleep well last night?" Anko, increasingly puzzled, chose to wake up her two good brothers.

However, you can never wake up someone pretending to be asleep. The two of them seemed to be in a deep slumber, and no matter how many times Anko called out, they didn't wake up.

Typically, a girl might give up at this point or use her fingers to poke them, but Anko was different.

After confirming that her good brothers were pretending to sleep, Anko delivered a direct punch to each of them.

"Are you guys hiding something from me?" Anko asked, suspicion written all over her face.

Realizing they couldn't keep up the act, the two opened their eyes.

"It's all Kotetsu's fault. He embarrassed himself on stage and dragged us into it," Kamizuki Izumo betrayed his good brother, revealing the details of the weekend competition to Anko.

"He deliberately loudly mentioned our full names. It's unforgivable!" Kamizuki Izumo stood together with Anko, expressing their anger and reprimanding Hagane Kotetsu.

Stiffened up, clenched fists, Anko said, "Taking a day off wouldn't lead to such a mess. So, it's Kotetsu embarrassing himself and selling me out."

Kotetsu, seeing Anko getting ready for action, quickly spilled the beans about Izumo's clever plan from yesterday:

"Anko, don't believe him. Izumo, this kid, has a rebellious streak. Yesterday, he suggested to me that since you weren't here, we should just blame everything on you. He even said all the Ninjutsu was developed by you."

Anko: "...

"

She shifted her gaze to Izumo, her eyes now filled with murderous intent.

It's ironic that yesterday she was thinking of treating them to Dango if they won and got the prize money. Instead, these two good brothers were more adept at betrayal than each other.

"Neither of you is a good person. You're both getting a beating!" Anko grabbed Izumo with her left hand and Kotetsu with her right.

Realizing they were in the wrong, the two good brothers had no choice but to flee, bringing a bit of cheerfulness back to the classroom.

The uproar continued until Mutsuki arrived, putting an end to the commotion.

"Yumi-sensei, my reputation has been tarnished. Now, instead of being known as the genius Anko, I'm just the talented Anko," Anko said to Mutsuki with a frustrated expression.

"Since it's not 'mediocre,' everyone still recognizes your strength," Mutsuki said with a reassuring smile.

"I still think 'genius' sounds better."

"Then prove yourself next time with your strength."

"Do good grades come with Dango to eat?"

"If you do well on the exam."

"Alright." Hearing that good grades come with Dango, Anko instantly brightened up, displaying a smile.

At that moment, the bell for the class rang.

"Let's start the class." Mutsuki began today's lesson.

He patiently explained the three basic Ninjutsu taught at the Academy.

[Lesson Completed]

[Evaluation: A]

[Rewards: Water Release: Water Wall]

[Under your guidance, the students of Class 1-1 have made significant progress in Ninjutsu, earning the reward of proficiency in the Three Basic Jutsu.]

As the lesson concluded, in addition to the usual teaching rewards, there was an unexpected reward, much to Mutsuki's surprise.

"So there are rewards beyond the teaching rewards." Mutsuki expressed some surprise.

After teaching for over two months, it was the first time he triggered this kind of reward. Even though it was just the Three Basic Jutsu, it was still at the proficiency level, making it suitable for practical use other than just having to teach it to academy students.

Mutsuki thought about it and found it reasonable. After all, this is a teacher system, not a simple master-disciple system. As a sensei, continuously guiding a group of students and rewarding him for their progress seemed normal.

"If I teach Ninjutsu of a slightly higher level, would the rewards be better?" Mutsuki first thought about how to enhance the rewards.

It was a good idea, but Mutsuki knew it was currently not feasible because the Academy's regulations dictate that Ninjutsu classes, aside from Ninjutsu theory, can only teach the Three Basic Jutsu.

Mutsuki could understand this rule to some extent. With forty students in a class, each with different natural Chakra attributes, it wouldn't be reasonable to expect a Chunin sensei to know five types of Chakra attribute Ninjutsu. Additionally, the learning abilities of the students must also be taken into consideration.

For Mutsuki, this was essentially a non-issue because he not only possessed a vast array of Ninjutsu but also had the added benefit of the Teaching skill. His teaching proficiency was also commendable.

However, for his own safety, Mutsuki couldn't reveal too much.

"Perhaps I can consider applying to Lord Third to take over the Taijutsu class for Class 1-1 as well," Mutsuki thought, feeling that the teaching quality for non-disciples could be improved. He recalled that the students of Class 1-1 were dissatisfied with their Taijutsu sensei, often saying that the instruction was lacking and boring. If Mutsuki personally taught the Taijutsu class for Class 1-1, the students' Taijutsu skills should improve more quickly.

After finishing his meal, Mutsuki contemplated how to enhance the strength of Class 1-1 while returning to his office.

In the office, the scene from last month was repeating.

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