As Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud declared war on Konoha, the war gradually drew closer, already affecting the atmosphere within Konoha Village's ninja.
Two weeks after the meeting, Mokgetsu could hear the teachers in the office discussing topics about the war.
Although this was content from the Jonin meeting, such matters couldn't be kept secret even if they tried.
If there's going to be a war, you have to mobilize the ninjas; it's impossible to keep it hidden.
However, it hasn't affected the overall atmosphere of Konoha yet.
Although it's a Ninja Village, Konoha has more ordinary people than ninjas, even some in the Ninja Clan aren't ninjas.
"In my opinion, we should defeat Hidden Rock with the force of thunder to shock the Ninja World, then unite with Hidden Sand to defeat Hidden Cloud."
"Why not first unite with Hidden Sand to defeat Hidden Cloud and then together fight Hidden Rock?"
"Are you dumb? First, let Hidden Cloud exhaust Hidden Sand's strength, then after fighting Hidden Cloud and Hidden Rock, hit Hidden Sand as well, maximizing the war's benefits."
Perhaps discussing policies was very enjoyable, although Chunin Teachers in the office usually don't go to the battlefield, but they still discussed fervently, expressing various whimsical ideas and strategies they believed were good.
"You two, war is a very cruel thing; it's not as simple as you think." Ueda Aya looked at Iketani Isamu and Kimura Sugihito, who were getting more and more outrageous, and spoke.
"Although the Great Ninja Wars are very brutal, our Konoha has always been the victor. I think this time will be no exception." Kimura Sugihito replied, having great confidence in Konoha.
"Yeah, under the leadership of the Third Hokage, Hidden Cloud and Hidden Rock are definitely not our opponents." Iketani Isamu nodded and said.
"Mokgetsu, what do you think?" Iketani Isamu looked at Mokgetsu.
"Of course, I believe the village will definitely win, but as teachers, we also have to do our part for the village, taking a more serious attitude to train ninjas for the village." Mokgetsu said.
Konoha will indeed achieve ultimate victory, even if it's a bitter victory against the four Great Ninja Villages.
"Look, we need to have confidence in the village just like Teacher Mokgetsu." Iketani Isamu said.
"It's not that I don't have confidence in the village, it's just that I think you two are underestimating war." Ueda Aya explained.
After tidying up things, Mokgetsu quickly left the office, went home to cook, and then headed to the Southern Border Forest.
The war currently hasn't reached the Ninja Academy, hasn't reached someone with educational expertise like him.
Only when Konoha is truly about to hold up, will Mokgetsu be sent to the battlefield.
At that time, let alone teachers, even freshly graduated Genin wouldn't collect trash or weed, they would go to the battlefield.
Upon reaching the training ground, Mokgetsu gave an appraisal to each person.
Obito still maintained his lead; currently, his Breath of Flame proficiency had reached thirty-five points, closely followed by Shisui, whose proficiency had reached thirty points, while Might Guy, who was ahead for a time, had now become the last, with his Breath of Rock proficiency at twenty-five points.
Mokgetsu was still satisfied with everyone's progress, although Might Guy was a full ten points behind the lead, Obito, there were many influencing factors, and there was no way around it.
"You two can start your next round of cultivation." Mokgetsu said to Shisui and Obito.
"The next training will be more difficult than before, you need to prepare yourselves mentally."
"Teacher Mokgetsu, please just teach us quickly, no matter how hard it is, we are not afraid." Obito chuckled, showing no fear.
With two weeks to go until the first practical exam of the semester, Obito wanted to delve deeper into the Breath of Flame; he really wanted to get first place in his grade.
"Do you remember the second step of the practice?" Mokgetsu asked.
"It's about assuming specific postures to help cultivate the Breathing Technique." Obito thought for a moment and replied.
"This time, the requirement is for you to be able to control the air you've inhaled without assuming specific postures, and use ninjutsu in the state of Breath of Flame." Mokgetsu said.
It looks like two goals, but it's really hard to achieve the latter without accomplishing the former.
Why do some ninjas need hand seals, while some can cast jutsu with fewer or no seals?
If you consider ninjutsu as a math problem, making hand seals is the process of solving it; ninjas who don't need hand seals get the answer directly, while those needing fewer seals are very familiar with the problem, thus require fewer steps.
And using Breath of Flame is like adding an extra question on top of the original, solving it correctly adds points and enhances power.
But using different ninjutsu in the state of Breath of Flame is like doing different extra questions for different problems, thus must have absolute control over the inhaled air to get the answer right regardless of the problem.
At this stage, the initial training Mokgetsu set for them was to perform various extreme exercises using only the Breathing Technique without using Chakra.
Sometimes pushing oneself indeed brings out something new.
Even Obito, who is somewhat insensitive, would be a bit anxious when climbing on cliffs without using Chakra adhesion, often there isn't even half a foot's space to stand on, just the tip of the toes touching the ground.
To complete various difficult extreme challenges without using Chakra or any tools, Obito and Shisui could only rely on the power brought by the Breathing Technique.
At this step, Shisui and Obito progressed similarly; after reaching forty-two proficiency, Obito found Shisui had reached thirty-seven, and both completed the training in just a week.
Theoretically speaking, not only the second and fourth parts of the cultivation, but training to control air began right from the start; every time Obito practiced the Breathing Technique since gaining qi sensitivity was about getting familiar with controlling air, and the fourth part of cultivation was like the final summary.
After being able to control the inhaled air freely, it was time for formal ninjutsu training.
Obito primarily focused on ninjutsu training, very familiar with it, initially thought he could easily complete the practice, but it turned out to be a bit more difficult than he imagined.
The added nature transformation from Breath of Flame increased the ninjutsu's power, but also made it harder to control.
However, compared to the previous practices, Obito felt this step was somewhat easier, after all, it was just strengthening control and familiarity with the enhanced state.
Obito took five days to get accustomed to using ninjutsu in the state of the Breathing Technique.
At this moment, Obito's Breathing Technique proficiency had reached forty-six.
Shisui was quicker in the ninjutsu step compared to Obito, getting familiar in three days and reached forty-two proficiency five days later, striving to catch up.
Although Might Guy's training volume wasn't small, due to difficulty, he only reached thirty-two proficiency in the same time.
On Saturday night, Obito, Shisui, and Might Guy discussed their cultivation progress, and when Obito heard Might Guy hadn't started extreme exercises yet, he felt assured instantly.
The exam is on Monday, this time he's definitely taking the first place in the grade!