Ninja school teacher, I can become stronger by teaching Chapter 411

The Land of Rain, Shinobi Sect Headquarters.

Mutsuki and Yahiko were discussing the location of the Shinobi Sect’s main base.

Times had changed; the Shinobi Sect’s status was now on par with the Hidden Rain Village. Naturally, they couldn’t just pick any random spot to settle down. They had to consider it from multiple angles and perspectives.

“How about a village in the central part of the Land of Rain? That way, it’ll be convenient for our Shinobi Sect’s power to radiate throughout the country, bringing better public order to the Land of Rain,” Yahiko enthusiastically suggested.

What he wanted most right now was to restore peace to the Land of Rain. Establishing their main base in the center would allow Shinobi Sect ninjas to reach any part of the Land of Rain as quickly as possible.

“Are you trying to have all the Shinobi Sect’s actions take place right under the Rain Ninjas’ noses?” Kakuzu retorted.

The Hidden Rain Village was established in the central region of the Land of Rain. Given the disparity in manpower between the two sides, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Hidden Rain Village to monitor the Shinobi Sect.

Although they were currently coexisting peacefully, in Kakuzu’s eyes, an enemy that wasn’t fighting for now was still an enemy and needed to be treated cautiously.

“If we choose the central area, being viewed with suspicion by the Rain Ninjas is inevitable,” Ikechou also added.

During the peace talks, Hanzo had already shown deep apprehension towards the Shinobi Sect. If the Shinobi Sect were to move directly next to the Hidden Rain Village, Ikechou estimated that Hanzo probably wouldn’t even sleep peacefully.

While Hanzo’s sleep quality had nothing to do with them, it wasn’t impossible for Hanzo to become agitated seeing the Shinobi Sect grow stronger day by day, tear up the peace treaty, and start a civil war.

For the Shinobi Sect, the longer the time dragged on, the more advantageous it would be for them.

“Then let’s not choose the central area,” Yahiko said after realizing his oversight. He looked back at the large map of the Land of Rain on the table, searching for a location advantageous to the Shinobi Sect.

“Nagato, have you found any good locations?” Yahiko asked Nagato casually while looking at the map.

“Since the goal is to restore peace, I think the eastern part is a good location,” Nagato replied after some thought.

Nagato always kept Mutsuki’s words in mind: one must define their purpose before acting.

“The eastern part is in chaos due to the Leaf-Stone war and the Sand-Cloud war. If we can quell the chaotic situation in the east, it should be of considerable help to the peace of the entire Land of Rain…”

As he spoke, Nagato noticed everyone else looking at him. Thinking he had said something wrong, his voice became cautious.

Yahiko happily patted Nagato’s shoulder, “Nagato, you’ve improved so fast. You consider things much more comprehensively than I do.”

Nagato showed a slightly embarrassed smile. He felt he wasn’t as capable as Yahiko; he just remembered more of what Mutsuki said and analyzed it with the existing intelligence.

“If we can pacify the chaos in the east, it would indeed be very beneficial for the peace of the Land of Rain, but the danger there might even exceed the central area,” Kakuzu reminded.

The eastern part of the Hidden Rain Village was close to two battlefields: the Stone vs. Leaf battlefield in the Land of Grass above, and the Cloud vs. Sand battlefield in the Land of Rivers below.

Being sandwiched in between, the eastern Land of Rain had become like a sieve, and it was normal to see ninjas from any of the great ninja villages.

It was precisely because of this environment that the eastern Land of Rain currently had the most rogue ninjas and was the most active area for ninja organizations.

“After all, our Shinobi Sect currently lacks a large number of mid-level forces,” Kakuzu stated the Shinobi Sect’s most fatal weakness.

Even as a ninja village, their high-level combat power was not weak. They had strong individuals like Mutsuki, who could overpower the demigod Hanzo, and promising young talents like Nagato.

But when it came to mid-level forces, they were far behind. Most Shinobi Sect ninjas couldn’t defeat the experienced Chunin of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

No matter how chaotic the east was, no one would be so foolish as to provoke Mutsuki or Kakuzu. However, other Shinobi Sect ninjas wouldn’t receive this treatment. If conflicts arose, battles would be inevitable.

Nagato’s expression instantly became hesitant. He opened his mouth to deny his suggestion, not wanting his companions to face danger.

“Of course, I’m not saying we can’t go. A dangerous environment can hone abilities, and it might even be better for the entire Shinobi Sect,” Kakuzu interrupted Nagato and then closed his mouth, saying no more.

Hearing Kakuzu’s words, Nagato hesitated again. For a moment, he couldn’t decide whether going to the east was a good idea.

“Let’s vote and let them decide for themselves,” Mutsuki said.

Going to the east was actually more beneficial for Mutsuki because the Hidden Leaf Village was to the east of the Land of Rain. The eastern Land of Rain bordered the Land of Fire, making it closer to the Hidden Leaf Village and convenient for travel.

However, as the leader of the Shinobi Sect, Mutsuki naturally couldn’t make a decision on the location based on such personal reasons.

In the end, as Mutsuki suggested, they explained the pros and cons to all the Shinobi Sect ninjas and let over a hundred Shinobi Sect ninjas vote to decide.

When the voting results were tallied, Nagato was somewhat surprised, as the eastern part, which was clearly more dangerous, received the most votes.

Nagato didn’t quite understand why most of the Shinobi Sect, whose strength was not as great as Yahiko’s or Konan’s, would be willing to go to the most dangerous eastern area.

If it were in the past, Nagato would silently keep it to himself and ponder.

But now he had a trustworthy teacher by his side, so Nagato chose to ask Mutsuki directly.

“If you want to know the answer, you shouldn’t ask me, but those who voted,” Mutsuki led Nagato to the ninjas who had cast their votes for the east.

“I myself am from the eastern part of the Land of Rain. Actually, that place wasn’t just chaotic now; it was like this during the Second Great Ninja War. If the Shinobi Sect can bring peace there, it’ll be a small contribution to my hometown. As for danger? When you’re a ninja, when isn’t it dangerous?”

What surprised Nagato even more was that many of those who voted were ninjas from that area, well aware of the dangers in the east.

“Although the east is dangerous, there are also many ninjas there, which is beneficial for strengthening the Shinobi Sect’s power.”

Some believed that danger also presented an opportunity for the Shinobi Sect’s development.

“Did you get the answer you wanted?” Mutsuki asked Nagato after they had asked around.

Nagato nodded, then lowered his head, “Compared to them, I seem to be not decisive enough, and very conservative.”

Mutsuki showed a slight smile and patted Nagato’s head, “Perhaps you’re too kind, not wanting to see your companions get hurt. That’s not a bad thing.”

“The east is indeed dangerous. For the next two months, we can suspend Shinobi Sect activities and conduct special training to improve our strength. I will serve as the special training instructor, and we can even invite Rain Ninjas to join, which will also allow them to contribute to matters in the east.”

Mutsuki wanted to test the Rain Ninjas’ attitude and then make a big move, to see if he could aim for a higher-level class reward.

He felt that if he could get 70% of the Rain Ninjas, Chunin and above, to attend the class, plus all the Shinobi Sect ninjas, the success rate would be quite high.

If that still wasn’t enough, then he would really have to hold a Kage Summit and start a class to aim higher. The Hidden Rain Village was already one of the stronger ninja villages below the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Besides the issue of location, the Shinobi Sect still had a pile of miscellaneous tasks, such as determining the organizational structure and certifying the ninja ranks of Shinobi Sect members.

Mutsuki was, of course, the popularly chosen leader of the Shinobi Sect. For other departments, since the Shinobi Sect was still small, Mutsuki didn’t make it too complicated, only temporarily setting up a Military Department, with Kakuzu as its head.

“The purpose of everyone gathering together is for the peace of the Land of Rain, for the peace of the ninja world. And this is precisely what the Shinobi Sect is doing. Therefore, the Akatsuki organization no longer needs to exist.”

As the Shinobi Sect officially got on track, Yahiko formally announced the dissolution of the Akatsuki. From now on, there would only be the Shinobi Sect, and no more Akatsuki.

Yahiko’s idea was simple: the Shinobi Sect itself was an organization, and all of Akatsuki had joined the Shinobi Sect. So, Akatsuki would become an organization within an organization, which was completely unnecessary.

“Boss, are you sure? If so, you won’t be our boss anymore,” Kyusuke teased.

He was a veteran member of Akatsuki, but at this moment, he had no opposing thoughts because he felt that the Shinobi Sect was just a larger Akatsuki, simply renamed.

“That’s not necessarily true. Sousuke-sensei said he would form a special operations squad codenamed Akatsuki. If I become the captain and transfer you to be a member, wouldn’t I be your boss again?” Yahiko laughed heartily.

“If we’re competing, I won’t give in to you,” Kyusuke stated, unwilling to be outdone, indicating he wanted to become the boss.

Besides Kyusuke, Nagato and Konan, the two founders of Akatsuki, also had no objections to Yahiko’s decision.

The more one truly wanted to realize Akatsuki’s ideals, the less likely they were to oppose this resolution, because the Shinobi Sect was already walking the path of Akatsuki’s ideals.

Mutsuki did not change the ninja ranks, keeping them as the universally used Genin, Chunin, and Jonin.

However, Mutsuki did not use the Hidden Rain Village’s standards but instead certified according to the Hidden Leaf Village’s standards.

Since the force was just starting, Mutsuki theoretically lowered the standards; most with enough strength could become Jonin.

In the end, five people became official Jonin: Mutsuki, Kakuzu, Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato.

Additionally, there were two Special Jonin, one of whom was Kyusuke from Akatsuki.

Fifty-two people became Chunin; most of the ninjas who had traveled around the Land of Rain with Mutsuki now had Chunin-level strength.

There were a total of sixty-eight Genin.

[Disciple Nagato diligently trained and studied, achieving significant growth within the Shinobi Sect, obtaining rewards: Chakra + 3000, Sealing Jutsu Mastery Scroll, Unknown Pokémon Egg (Only Nagato can hatch)]

[Disciples Nagato, Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Shisui diligently studied under your guidance, and their overall qualities significantly increased, obtaining rewards: Unknown Pokémon Egg (Only Hanyu Mutsuki can hatch)]

After Mutsuki finished dealing with the Shinobi Sect’s affairs, two messages quickly popped up in front of him.

Mutsuki calmly returned to his room, which was set up with sealing jutsu, and then took out his own Pokémon egg.

Based on past experience, a Pokémon egg would show a faint outline once it reached the bound hatcher’s hands. Mutsuki was quite curious what type of Pokémon the system would give him.

Starter Pokémon from various regions? Or high-stat pseudo-legendaries? Or even legendary Pokémon?

But when Mutsuki activated his Byakugan and looked at the large egg, something unexpected happened: he couldn’t see anything inside. A strong green light obstructed his vision.

Mutsuki deactivated his Byakugan and returned the Pokémon egg to the system space. For him, not being able to see inside was actually a good thing, as it likely meant the Pokémon inside was not simple.

Of course, it could also be that this was a teacher’s Pokémon egg, and the system had enhanced its anti-peeping measures, which was why he couldn’t see.

Mutsuki maintained a good mindset; he could accept either outcome.

Because as long as it was a Pokémon, it would be enough to beat most of the summoning animals in Naruto.

Next, Mutsuki did not immediately give the Pokémon egg to Nagato but instead stated that he needed to go out for a while and told the Shinobi Sect ninjas to be careful.

From the perspective of the Shinobi Sect ninjas, Sousuke had always stayed at the Shinobi Sect, so the origin of this Pokémon egg was a problem.

Actually, if there wasn’t Black Zetsu in the shadows, Mutsuki wouldn’t care because his disciples certainly wouldn’t delve into its origins.

But considering White Zetsu’s surveillance, Mutsuki had to put on a show because his alias couldn’t be exposed.

With his transformation jutsu, even if Sousuke and Hanyu Mutsuki had some similarities, Black Zetsu and Uchiha Madara would never suspect they were the same person.

To prevent any accidents, Mutsuki left a shadow clone at the Shinobi Sect in case Black Zetsu tried anything.

After leaving the Shinobi Sect, Mutsuki’s main body rushed back to the Hidden Leaf Village overnight. He still had to teach a class to the Anbu the next morning, and an S-rank evaluation for an intermediate class was also a reward he couldn’t pass up.

…

After becoming Mutsuki’s disciple, Yamato started going to the Southern Forest more often, not just on Sundays.

Yamato was very happy because it meant he spent more time with Mutsuki, not just the two or three hours in the evening.

However, what Yamato didn’t expect was that the Mutsuki in the Southern Forest was a shadow clone.

Initially, he didn’t know because the shadow clone’s various behaviors made it impossible for him to tell.

It wasn’t until a training session ended and Mutsuki disappeared into a puff of white smoke in front of him that Yamato realized the Mutsuki who had been teaching him was a shadow clone.

“When Mutsuki-sensei is busy, he sends a shadow clone to teach us,” Kakashi explained when he saw Yamato looking a bit confused.

As someone who had been through it, Kakashi could even guess what Yamato was thinking right now.

“You’re thinking Mutsuki-sensei is so dedicated, and it’s great to be his disciple, right?” Kakashi said calmly.

Yamato clutched his chest, looking at Kakashi in surprise. How could this person read minds?

“Actually, you should be clutching your brain more. Essentially, it’s your brain that’s thinking,” Kakashi corrected.

Yamato immediately changed his posture, clutching his head and looking at Kakashi warily.

“You and Obito probably have more in common,” Kakashi finally commented.

Yamato looked at Kakashi in confusion, not understanding what Kakashi meant.

Obito, who was about to go home but got caught in the crossfire, was furious. How could he be that dumb?

“You’re the one who has more in common with him!” Obito couldn’t help but curse.

Looking at Obito’s indignant expression, even if he didn’t quite understand, Yamato felt a bit insulted.

“You don’t admit it, do you? Then let’s prove it with facts,” Kakashi said calmly.

Ever since Charmander hatched, Obito had been a bit too cocky. Kakashi wanted to let Obito know who was the vice-captain of the team.

Kakashi took out three test papers from his ninja pouch.

“These are test papers that I’ve compiled from the questions Mutsuki-sensei taught. Let’s see who’s better on paper,” Kakashi said, waving the test papers.

Obito was dumbfounded. Playing dirty, are we? Putting test papers instead of ninja tools in a ninja pouch.

Yamato scratched his head, a bit confused by this development.

It started with him, but he felt like an innocent bystand who got dragged into it.

“These are all questions Mutsuki-sensei has explained. Surely no one would fail questions that have already been explained, right?” Kakashi said, looking at Nohara Rin.

“Right, Rin?”

“Even if they’re explained questions, it’s hard to get them all right, especially since some time has passed. And people’s learning abilities are different. But passing shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

Nohara Rin looked at Kakashi, then at Obito, sounding a bit uncertain.

Kakashi sighed, “You’re right, Rin. I didn’t consider ability. We should give our companions some face. This paper is still…”

Kakashi made a gesture as if he was about to put the papers back into his ninja pouch.

Obito couldn’t stand it. He definitely wouldn’t pass a completely new test, but there was no way he would fail if all the questions had been done before! Impossible!

He would pass!

“Stop, Kakashi, today I’ll show you the true value of an 80-point score on the Chunin Exam’s written test!” Obito confidently grabbed Kakashi’s hand.

At the same time, Obito also grabbed Yamato, who was about to go home. He wanted to use scores to prove that he was smarter than Yamato.

Kakashi’s lips curled into a slight smile. Obito was just too easy to read.

Then Kakashi showed Obito and Yamato three identical test papers before handing one to each of them.

Yamato looked at the black and white text in front of him, gradually doubting his sanity. He knew all the individual characters, but when combined, they became unfamiliar.

Was this the language of the Land of Fire? It must be a foreign language, just coincidentally similar.

Seeing Yamato on the verge of fainting, Obito couldn’t help but chuckle. This was a necessary rite of passage for becoming Mutsuki’s disciple.

“Should I suggest to Mutsuki-sensei that we restart the question-solving training?” Obito somewhat wanted Yamato to experience the hell of doing questions in installments, only for the number of questions to keep increasing.

Thinking of that hellish period, Obito’s body subconsciously shivered, then he quickly shook his head.

This was a Pandora’s Box that absolutely could not be opened. Once opened, it wouldn’t be Yamato alone who suffered, because Mutsuki always treated everyone equally. If there were test papers, everyone would have to do them.

As chaotic thoughts continued to rise in his mind, Obito inadvertently noticed that Kakashi had already completed several questions.

This instantly startled Obito, who hadn’t done a single question, and he quickly began to work on them.

However, once he started, Obito discovered a serious problem: he had some memory of these questions, but he couldn’t recall how Mutsuki said to solve them. He only remembered his own thought process at the time.

“Damn it, does that mean I only remembered the wrong ones?” Obito felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

His initial confidence in passing began to waver.

Obito took a deep breath. He had one more trump card, though it was a bit shameless, it could guarantee a passing grade and prevent him from being humiliated by his earlier words.

“Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!”

A thin wall with dog heads rose between Kakashi and Obito, blocking Obito’s view.

Obito: …

His trump card was gone.

He had originally thought that if all else failed, he could secretly activate his Sharingan and copy a little.

Obito was