Ninja School Teacher, I Can Become Stronger by Teaching - Chapter 81

“Huh?” Obito thought he would be able to go to Mokutsuki’s place for training after a whole day of the summer camp.

“Huh what? Don’t you want to pass the challenge and learn Soru?” Mokutsuki tapped Obito’s head with his finger.

“I do want to learn it, but I’m a bit tired,” Obito admitted honestly.

Unlike Shisui and Guy, Obito wasn’t used to training all day except on weekends, so he found this training schedule a bit exhausting.

“If you feel tired, you can rest. Just focus on learning what I teach,” Mokutsuki explained with a smile.

During the summer camp, Mokutsuki had to consider many things for all the students, but he was more relaxed when it came to his disciples.

“I’ll definitely study hard then. See you later, Mokutsuki-sensei,” Obito said with a grin, bidding farewell before heading home for dinner.

Even if Mokutsuki hadn’t said anything, Obito would still go after dinner. He knew who genuinely cared about him.

After saying goodbye to his disciples, Mokutsuki returned to his home in the central district.

Every evening, Mokutsuki reviewed the sealing technique materials given by Kushina. He tried to solve any problems himself, only asking Minato or Kushina when he was truly stuck.

Having accumulated some questions over the past few days, Mokutsuki planned to discuss them after dinner.

Once they finished eating, Mokutsuki smoothly transitioned the conversation to sealing techniques and asked his questions.

As beginners’ questions, they were easy for Minato and Kushina to answer, and Mokutsuki quickly got the answers he needed.

“By the way, Mokutsuki, could you show us the Squirrel Fish recipe again sometime? We tried it at home, but it turned out completely different from yours. It’s really difficult,” Kushina asked.

“It’ll have to wait four days. I’m currently helping with the summer camp for students, so I’m busy from Monday to Friday,” Mokutsuki explained.

Today was Tuesday, so not counting the almost-over day, there were three days left until Saturday.

“No problem. Just teach us when you have time on Saturday,” Kushina said understandingly.

“Summer camp? Isn’t the Ninja Academy on summer break?” Minato’s focus was elsewhere.

“Not exactly. I went to the Third Hokage’s place…” Mokutsuki explained the situation to Minato and Kushina.

It wasn’t something secretive, and it was better to be open about it.

“Special training for soon-to-graduate students is a good way to strengthen new Genin,” Minato nodded.

Given the chaotic state of the ninja world, even if a war broke out, the newly graduated Genin wouldn’t be sent to the front lines. But having stronger Genin who could quickly become competent ninjas was always beneficial.

“This also shows that Lord Third Hokage trusts you a lot, entrusting you with such an important task,” Minato said with a gentle smile.

“Looks like we’ll be calling you Jonin Mokutsuki in a month,” Kushina joked.

She had thought that if Mokutsuki focused on sealing techniques, he could become a Special Jonin through them. But it turned out he excelled even more as a teacher, potentially earning a promotion through his teaching abilities.

“I need to produce results that satisfy the Third Hokage to be promoted. I’m not confident I’ll succeed, and even if I do, it won’t compare to you, Minato, and Kushina, as full-fledged Jonin,” Mokutsuki said humbly.

The position of Special Jonin varied. Some had combat abilities close to Jonin, but most were strong Chunin with unique skills.

For example, if Mokutsuki became a Special Jonin after the camp, his records would highlight his teaching skills.

However, Konoha held high standards for Jonin. Even Special Jonin were part of the village’s mid-to-high ranks and eligible to attend Jonin meetings.

“No matter what kind of Jonin, it’s better than being a Chunin. And if you meet the standards later, you can always be promoted further,” Kushina said bluntly but logically.

After resolving his sealing technique questions and chatting with Kushina and Minato, Mokutsuki headed to the southern forest.

By the time Mokutsuki arrived, Shisui and Guy were already there, training.

“Come over here. I’ll continue explaining the chakra burst techniques for Soru,” Mokutsuki called to them.

Until they mastered Soru, Mokutsuki would focus on teaching this taijutsu.

Afterward, he would teach other ninjutsu and taijutsu.

Shisui could learn more fire techniques to enhance his offensive power, while Mokutsuki planned to teach Guy the Breath of Stone technique.

Firstly, Breath of Stone was the hardest of the basic breath styles in Demon Slayer. The earlier Guy started, the better.

Secondly, the breathing technique had strong body-strengthening effects, which would help Guy train his physique.

Both Shisui and Guy immediately stopped their training and ran to Mokutsuki’s side.

Ten minutes into the lesson, Obito arrived.

He looked enviously at Guy and Shisui practicing the Body Flicker Technique, then started his nature transformation training under Mokutsuki’s shadow clone’s guidance.

During the summer camp, Obito mainly trained on his physical fitness, already surpassing his previous training intensity.

“I’ll train hard for a week and then challenge the taijutsu trial again,” Obito thought.

He didn’t dare to challenge recklessly, as losing would mean wasting three test papers.

…

The next day.

To prepare for the taijutsu challenge, Obito borrowed weights from Guy and started running around the training field relentlessly, only resting when he was completely out of energy.

“Does Obito always train this hard?” Asuma, taking a break, saw Obito’s determination and felt uneasy.

Because he was ahead in progress, Asuma had a more relaxed mindset.

Mokutsuki’s requirement was to complete tree climbing and water walking within two weeks, but Asuma had already done that before the camp. Even if he did nothing, he would still meet the requirement.

But seeing Obito, who was also ahead in progress, training so diligently, Asuma felt unsettled.

He glanced at Shisui, who was practicing fire ninjutsu.

If Group A had a practical exam, Asuma felt he couldn’t even keep second place, let alone first.

Everyone was training so hard as if taking a break would result in significant losses.

Ultimately, Asuma stood up and continued training his fire ninjutsu.

With an overpowered genius like Shisui around, it was customary not to get first place, but he couldn’t lose to Obito.

Losing to Shisui was one thing, but losing to Obito meant he might also lose to other students, which was unacceptable.

(End of the chapter)

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