Chapter 75: Physical Challenge and Summer Special Training
"There are two stages to the Body Flicker Technique challenge. The first is the forest sprint," Mugetsu explained. "I've set up a large number of traps and mechanisms in a designated area of the forest. One point will be deducted for each trap you fall into or mechanism that hits you. If three points are deducted, the challenge is considered a failure."
"There are three chances," Obito replied, feeling like this wasn't too hard.
After all, trap setting was part of the standard shinobi curriculum—he was no stranger to it.
"Also," Mugetsu added, "I'll send a Shadow Clone to chase after you. It'll be slightly slower than you. But if you're too slow and it catches you, you fail."
If someone simply walked slowly through the course, dodging traps would be easy. But with something chasing from behind, things became much trickier.
"And it's Mugetsu-sensei's Shadow Clone that's chasing me…" Obito's confidence instantly wavered.
"As long as you can keep your pace, it won't catch you," Mugetsu said with a small smile.
"Then, Sensei, please take me to try it!" Obito said, eager to prove himself.
"Alright. Let me give you the entry fee first." Mugetsu handed him three test papers. "About a hundred questions in total. Consider it the fee to start the challenge."
"Huh?" Obito blinked in disbelief at the papers in his hand. This was a paid challenge, and somehow Mugetsu was the one paying?
"Mugetsu-sensei, this doesn't make sense… How can the boss pay the customer? How about I give you three test papers as the challenge fee?" Obito stammered, his head already spinning from the mere sight of the exams.
Snap!
Mugetsu tapped Obito on the forehead with two fingers and chuckled.
"Do you think setting all this up doesn't take time? If I don't get something in return and you keep pestering me for retries, I'll be exhausted just resetting the traps."
Obito snapped out of his daze, scratching his head with an embarrassed smile. Mugetsu made a very good point.
"You've worked hard, Sensei!" Obito quickly climbed onto a nearby stone and began massaging Mugetsu's shoulders.
"But you know, I think the numbers one hundred and three are kind of unlucky. Two is actually great. What if we—just hypothetically—lowered it to two questions? I promise not to trouble you too much!"
"Use more strength," Mugetsu said flatly.
"What about the questions?" Obito brightened, trying to negotiate again.
"Oh, that's easy," Mugetsu said with a kind smile. "If you like the number two that much, then let's change it to two hundred and fifty questions."
"Uh… actually, I think one hundred and three are very lucky after all."
"Stop trying to be clever. Let's go," Mugetsu said, grabbing Obito by the collar and using the Body Flicker Technique to whisk them away to the challenge site.
Obito glanced around. The area didn't look particularly different from any other part of the forest, aside from slightly denser trees.
"Just keep heading east and you'll reach the finish line," Mugetsu pointed. "My Shadow Clone will start chasing you three seconds after you move."
Obito nodded, took a deep breath, and dashed forward—while nervously glancing behind him.
Which, of course, was a terrible idea.
Without watching where he was going, Obito ran straight into a snare trap and was yanked upside down into the air.
"One point deducted," Mugetsu's warm voice rang out calmly.
"Oh, and by the way, if you don't get out of that quickly, my clone's about to start moving."
In that moment, Obito suddenly remembered the three test papers.
No way was he going down that easily.
With grit in his eyes, he activated his core muscles, performed an inverted crunch, grabbed the rope, burned through it with chakra, and sprinted forward again at full speed.
Now fully alert, Obito scanned the terrain, wary of even the slightest unnatural bump or leaf. He wasn't about to get fooled twice.
"Looks like as long as I'm serious, this challenge isn't too hard," he muttered to himself after running clean for nearly a minute.
Then reality struck back.
A series of massive swinging logs suddenly came flying toward him from multiple directions, swaying wildly like giant pendulums.
Only now did Obito realize why Mugetsu had previously told him he wouldn't have stood a chance.
If it weren't for all the times Kakashi had used the Body Flicker to kick him around, Obito's reaction speed wouldn't have improved to this level. A month ago, he would've been flattened.
While he managed to dodge the logs, his speed dropped—and Mugetsu's Shadow Clone caught up to him.
Challenge failed.
"I should've just taken the hit and lost a point. That would've been better than slowing down…" Obito muttered, frustrated.
"Why not make yourself faster? Improve your reaction time and blow through the obstacle zone?" Mugetsu asked.
This challenge wasn't about learning to tank traps—it was about sharpening reflexes, awareness, and agility. All of which were crucial to mastering the Body Flicker Technique.
"If I knew the Body Flicker Technique, I could've blitzed past everything," Obito grumbled.
"Then go train," Mugetsu said, smirking. "Your idea isn't wrong, but let's not get ahead of ourselves."
Since it was Saturday, Mugetsu made his way to Asuma's house in the afternoon to begin their weekly training.
"Third Hokage-sama," Mugetsu greeted politely upon seeing the old man at home.
The Hokage sat in the living room, puffing on his pipe, his eyes distant and thoughtful.
"You're here for Asuma? He's waiting in the backyard," the Hokage replied with a smile.
But then, after a pause, he asked something abruptly.
"Mugetsu… if a great war breaks out in the Ninja World—and Konoha is drawn into it—what would you do?"
Mugetsu paused for a beat, then replied with a calm smile:
"As a teacher, I would provide special training to my students, helping them grow stronger and increasing the Village's strength. And as a shinobi of Konoha, I'm willing to fight to protect the Village."
Judging from the recent news of the Third Kazekage's disappearance—and based on how the Hokage was acting—Mugetsu had already guessed what was coming.
He didn't mind at all.
In fact, he subtly steered the conversation to keep it going in this direction.
The Hokage nodded, clearly satisfied with the response.
Then he confirmed what Mugetsu had expected: the disappearance of the Third Kazekage… and the looming war.
"I think we should gather the Fourth Grade students who are about to graduate for special summer training," Mugetsu suggested. "It'll help improve their combat readiness. Exceptional students from other grades can also join."
This way, Obito and the others could undergo more intense training—and Mugetsu could continue earning system rewards through teaching.
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