Chapter 49: Chapter 50: The First Gift
Huff, huff.
Tobi was panting heavily, then handed a long box to Mu Yue and said, "Mu Yue-sensei, I heard you like calligraphy, so I thought I'd use my competition prize money to buy you a brush."
Originally, Tobi had planned to buy a gift for Nohara Rin, but after some thought, he decided against it.
Sometimes, he could be stubborn with his words, but that didn't mean he was clueless. Without Mu Yue's dedicated teaching, did he have the strength to win first place? No, he didn't.
Not just the first place in the competition, but also passing the theoretical exam for the first time, and finally shedding the embarrassing title of the weakest after a humiliating performance in the practical exam—every change was because of Mu Yue's guidance.
So in the end, Tobi decided to buy a gift for Mu Yue.
Upon receiving the long box, Mu Yue swallowed his usual lecture and took the gift. He opened it briefly, nodded slightly, then closed it again, holding it with his left hand while using his right hand to pat Tobi on the back. "I indeed like calligraphy, and I'm very pleased with your gift. You can take a break now and get ready for training."
When a student gave him a gift, Mu Yue felt it was important to offer positive feedback, rather than dive straight into a lecture.
Judging by Tobi's appearance, this might be the reason for his frequent tardiness. He had carefully prepared a gift for his teacher, only to be met with a scolding. Anyone would feel uncomfortable in that situation.
Of course, Mu Yue could turn things around and apologize and thank Tobi after the training, claiming that they were teacher and student during practice, but after the session, they were friends. This would create a twist in emotions—initially feeling wronged and unhappy, but later, these feelings would turn into positive ones, which would significantly increase affection.
However, Mu Yue didn't feel like using this tactic today. After all, it was the first gift he had ever received in this world.
"Hehe, I'm glad you like it, sensei. As for calligraphy, I don't know much about it. I just thought this brush looked nice, so I bought it," Tobi said with a silly grin.
Tobi then took a few deep breaths, stood up, and said, "Mu Yue-sensei, I'm ready. Let's start today's training."
Seeing that Tobi was enthusiastic, Mu Yue nodded and then waved to Might Guy, signaling him to come over.
"Next, we'll pick up where we left off three weeks ago. You haven't forgotten, right?" Mu Yue asked with a smile.
Tobi's memory slowly returned to the special training before the competition.
"If you get hit once, you have to do one extra problem..." Suddenly, the memories hit Tobi like a wave. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he recalled the hellish training.
For the past twenty days, he had been focused on chakra control and nature transformation, to the point where he had forgotten about the brutal training he had undergone before.
"I haven't forgotten. If you get hit once, you have to do fifty problems. For every hit you avoid, you can reduce the number of problems by one, but the maximum reduction is forty," Might Guy recalled.
If you asked him about the opponents in his practical exam, he might not remember all their names, but the training regimen? That, he definitely remembered.
"Tobi wasn't allowed to use ninjutsu during the combat, and for every hit he took, he had to do one extra problem," Might Guy added, giving Tobi a thumbs-up.
Tobi could only look helplessly at Might Guy's bright white teeth, thinking, "Listen to me, thank you..."
"Sensei, I think I overestimated myself. How about we take a break today?" Tobi said, dramatically sitting down as though exhausted.
While training hard was great, doing problems was just too painful. He decided to leave it for tomorrow.
Mu Yue chuckled lightly. "Rest? Of course, you can rest. Since you can't train, then focus on doing problems. I have plenty of test papers."
With that, Mu Yue pulled out a stack of test papers from a scroll.
What happened next was nothing short of a medical miracle.
Tobi instantly stood up with a serious expression. "A little discomfort is nothing. Mu Yue-sensei, I think I can keep going. Let's start training!"
Mu Yue smiled warmly and said, "Don't push yourself too hard. If you need to rest, rest."
"Thank you for your concern, Mu Yue-sensei, but with the final exams just a month away, I want to take revenge on Hinata Hiromon and become stronger in the meantime." Tobi said with determination in his eyes.
Mu Yue nodded with satisfaction, still holding the brush box in his hand. He then patted Might Guy's shoulder and said, "Guy, since Tobi is so determined, you need to help him improve his taijutsu skills."
Might Guy stood upright, beaming with a brilliant smile. "Don't worry, Mu Yue-sensei. I'll give it my all!"
Hearing this, Tobi thought... well, looks like either he or his brain has to give up today.
Might Guy wasn't joking. When he said he would give his all, he meant it.
During Tobi's special training for the competition, Might Guy had been continuously improving his physical strength.
Thanks to the secret medicine from the system, Mu Yue had even increased the intensity of Might Guy's training.
These past twenty days of hard work had resulted in tangible physical improvements—faster speeds and stronger strength.
Meanwhile, Tobi's special training had focused primarily on ninjutsu, but now he couldn't use ninjutsu in the current training, so the training had become a one-sided battle.
Luckily, Mu Yue's enhanced "water walking" training had also improved Tobi's movement skills, or it would have been even worse.
These near-overwhelming battles made Tobi realize the gap in his abilities.
Having won first place in the Young Ninja Competition, and tied with Kakashi, Tobi had become a little cocky.
But after his sparring with Might Guy, he realized that even with his improvements in ninjutsu, he wouldn't be able to defeat Hinata Hiromon in the practical exam.
His ninjutsu had become stronger, but against Hiromon's Gentle Fist and Byakugan combination, his taijutsu wasn't strong enough to give him an opening to use ninjutsu.
Once Hiromon gained the upper hand, Tobi would be overwhelmed by the flow of Gentle Fist strikes.
Byakugan could see the chakra points, and Gentle Fist could block chakra—if Tobi got into Hiromon's rhythm, he would almost certainly lose.
"However, these questions are so hard..." Tobi looked at the endless questions in front of him, his heart sinking as he held the pen.
He understood the logic, but doing the problems was simply too difficult.
"Let's eat first." Mu Yue handed a lunch box to Tobi, and then to Shisui and Might Guy.
Feeling utterly defeated, Tobi tasted the food Mu Yue had made, and suddenly the world felt beautiful again. It was as though he had come back to life.
[You gifted your disciple a delicious home-cooked meal. Your disciple is very grateful and rewarded you with a critical hit. Chakra +100.]
The thoughtful gift, coupled with the timing of the meal, resulted in the expected critical hit.
Since Tobi had been hit too many times, to avoid affecting the training, Mu Yue allowed him to do the problems over several days rather than completing them all at once.
The Next Day.
To better improve the strength of Class 1A and earn more rewards, Mu Yue began his next round of training operations.
He first utilized the ninjutsu class to conduct a practical exam for the class, providing individual feedback and suggestions for improvement.
(End of Chapter)
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