Teacher Muyue is a Good Person

After returning home, Muyue went to the bathroom and stuck out his tongue in front of the mirror.

As Muyue expected, there was a black cursed seal on his tongue. This was the Tongue Sealing Cursed Seal, a necessary mark for every Root member.

If Muyue remembered correctly, the effect of this cursed seal was to paralyze the entire body and prevent movement if anything related to specific matters was spoken.

The cursed seal set by Danzo naturally related to him and Root's intelligence, so even if a member was captured or defected, they wouldn't be able to leak secrets.

If that were all, it would be fine; he didn't plan on leaking Root's information to anyone anyway. However, Muyue worried that this cursed seal could be actively controlled by Danzo, which would mean a fatal weakness was in someone else's hands.

Muyue pondered deeply, trying to find a way to break the Tongue Sealing Cursed Seal from the original work.

"It seems there's no good way other than Danzo dying."

But after much thought, Muyue realized that no one in the original work had broken this cursed seal. Those taken from Root by the Third Hokage might have had it dispelled by the Third Hokage's order, otherwise, it would only automatically deactivate upon Danzo's death.

But Danzo wasn't a squishy AD character in a MOBA game who would just drop dead in a team fight without being targeted.

That old schemer Danzo cherished his life immensely. He usually stayed holed up in the Root base and probably even carried a "revival token," making him truly troublesome.

Muyue considered his current strength and temporarily gave up the idea of killing Danzo.

"I can only go to Orochimaru or research it myself." Muyue realized he only had two options at the moment.

In reality, it was only one option, because he couldn't connect with Orochimaru's line yet.

Muyue checked the time, felt it was about right, and then activated his Sensing Ninjutsu, sensing Shisui approaching.

Muyue walked out the door and into the courtyard, thinking that Danzo trusted the original owner quite a bit. He had used Sensing Ninjutsu many times and hadn't sensed any Root ninja monitoring him.

Feeling that Shisui was about to walk in, Muyue quickly formed hand signs, unleashed his chakra at full power, and instantly created an eight-meter-tall giant fireball, which instantly turned the training dummy in the courtyard into ashes and also scorched a large area of the ground.

Shisui, who had just entered the courtyard, happened to witness this shocking scene and was amazed by Muyue's proficiency in Fire Release.

Although the Great Fireball Technique was only a C-rank Fire Release ninjutsu, its rank was determined by the difficulty of cultivation. Many Uchiha Jonin were very fond of using the Great Fireball.

However, Shisui was very certain that even if the Jonin of his own clan used the Great Fireball, it would never have such power, because they couldn't convert such a large amount of chakra into flames in such a short time.

"Teacher Hanyu, I'm sorry to interrupt your training," Shisui quickly apologized after regaining his composure.

"It's fine, I was just finishing up anyway." Muyue exhaled deeply and invited Shisui into the room with a smile.

"Actually, the reason the Uchiha are the way they are now has a lot to do with your former clan leader, Madara Uchiha." Muyue poured two cups of water, handing one to Shisui and holding one himself, then began to tell the story of the Uchiha.

"You know that Madara Uchiha defected, right?"

Shisui nodded. "The clan history says the clan leader left Konoha."

"If he had truly just left, it wouldn't be like this." Muyue told Shisui that if not for Hashirama's incredible strength back then, Konoha might have been destroyed by Madara Uchiha.

Shisui fell silent.

But Muyue told Shisui that the matter was far from over.

This incident caused the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who already disliked the Uchiha, to become even more wary of them. Therefore, after becoming Hokage, he formulated many policies specifically to manage the Uchiha.

These policies, in turn, aroused dissatisfaction among the Uchiha's hawkish faction, who developed thoughts of seizing power by force, and were ultimately discovered by the Anbu and imprisoned.

These series of events ultimately led to the Uchiha's negative reputation gradually overshadowing their past contributions, making them disliked by the villagers.

"So, so many things happened..." Shisui realized he had thought the matter was too simple.

"Actually, there were also Uchiha who tried to change this situation. For example, Kagami Uchiha was the most successful among them." Muyue steered the conversation towards Kagami Uchiha.

"Then, Teacher Hanyu, what kind of person do you think Kagami Uchiha was?" Shisui suddenly became curious about his grandfather's image in Muyue's eyes.

He had never seen his grandfather in person, but he had heard many things from other clan members, such as "powerful" and "genius ninja".

"An Uchiha with the Will of Fire. He made himself a bridge, connecting the Uchiha and Konoha, and alleviating the conflicts between the two sides," Muyue said after some thought.

Although Muyue's words contained no exaggerated praises, Shisui felt it was the best and most appropriate evaluation he had ever heard.

"I want to become an Uchiha like my grandfather!" Shisui's gaze was firm, but he didn't notice that he had directly called him "grandfather".

"Grandfather?" Muyue looked at Shisui with some confusion.

Shisui then realized his slip of the tongue. He just didn't want to exploit favors; he wasn't feeling guilty. So, he directly admitted it.

"Teacher Hanyu, you don't need to worry too much about the so-called favor. If you have time, just pay respects at my grandfather's grave. I think he would be very happy," Shisui said.

"How can I not repay the kindness of saving my parents? How about this, Shisui, would you be willing to become my disciple?" Muyue asked.

Shisui understood Muyue's meaning. He felt that this would be too much of a disadvantage for Muyue.

However, he didn't want to see a good person like Muyue, who remembered kindness, in a difficult position. Plus, Shisui felt that becoming the disciple of such a knowledgeable and powerful teacher like Muyue was indeed a good idea. In the end, Shisui nodded and called out, "Teacher Muyue."

[Do you want to establish a master-disciple relationship with Uchiha Shisui?]

The system pop-up appeared immediately, and Muyue chose 'Yes' without hesitation. This was the talented disciple he had managed to trick into his tutelage.

[Relationship established successfully, current trust level two, unlocking "Disciple Cultivation Feedback" and "Disciple Gift Return"]

Muyue glanced at the description and was instantly overjoyed. "Disciple Cultivation Feedback" meant that as his disciple cultivated and grew stronger, he would also grow stronger. The higher the trust level, the more feedback he would receive. Trust Level Two meant double feedback; if Shisui gained one point of chakra, he would gain two!

"Disciple Gift Return" meant that if he gave something to Shisui, the system would randomly return a reward to him. The higher the trust level, the better the reward, and it was limited to once per day.

Muyue thought for a moment, took out a small booklet, and handed it to Shisui.

Inside was a Fire Release nature transformation cultivation manual he had written that afternoon. He had originally planned to give it to Shisui at an appropriate time to build goodwill, but now he wanted to try the "Disciple Gift Return" function.

"This is a Fire Release nature transformation cultivation manual I summarized myself. Take it and read it. I will regularly check your cultivation progress. As a teacher, I am very strict and will not relax requirements because of gratitude," Muyue said quite sternly.

If Shisui got stronger, he would get twice as strong. Muyue felt he needed to diligently supervise Shisui's cultivation.

"Thank you, Teacher Muyue, I will cultivate diligently." Shisui took the small booklet Muyue gave him and thanked him earnestly.

As for Muyue's strict requirements, Shisui didn't see any problem with it. On the contrary, it proved that Muyue truly regarded him as a disciple, not just as a way to repay his grandfather's kindness.

[You gifted your disciple a nature transformation cultivation manual. Due to the disciple's immense gratitude, you received a critical reward: Ninjutsu Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique (Proficient Level)]

The moment he received the reward, a large chunk of memories of him cultivating the Great Dragon Fire Technique appeared in Muyue's mind, as if he had practiced this ninjutsu thousands of times.

The Great Dragon Fire Technique is a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu. Compared to the Great Fireball, the Great Dragon Fire does not focus on range but rather on flexibility, allowing free control of fire dragons to attack enemies. After mastering it, the hand signs can be simplified to one, and multiple fire dragons can be released simultaneously.

Since the system directly provided it at the proficient level, Muyue could now instantly release three fire dragons with just one hand sign.

Muyue's gaze towards Shisui was no longer simply looking at a person; it was like looking at an inexhaustible gold mine, the kind that could yield gold coins every day.

Muyue noticed that the sky outside was gradually getting dark, so he said, "It's getting late. I'll walk you home; don't make your family worry."

"Thank you, Teacher. I can walk back by myself. I'm the only one home right now," Shisui said, waving his hand.

He felt he had already troubled Muyue enough today and didn't want to waste any more of Muyue's time.

Hearing Shisui's words, Muyue remembered that Shisui's parents had apparently never appeared and likely died soon after Shisui was born.

He then realized that he and his disciple couldn't even collectively produce a single parent, which was quite something.

"But my uncle comes to take care of me often," Shisui explained, fearing Muyue might worry.

Muyue nodded and didn't insist on accompanying him. Today was only his first day meeting Shisui, and there would be many more opportunities to build goodwill in the future.

On his way home, Shisui flipped through the cultivation manual Muyue had given him and recalled the Fire Release ninjutsu he had seen upon entering the courtyard, developing even more curiosity about Muyue.

As a renowned prodigy in his clan and with Kagami Uchiha as his grandfather, Shisui had met many Uchiha powerhouses, and his worldview far surpassed that of his peers.

He felt that with Muyue's strength, he shouldn't just be a Chunin, and it was also strange for him to be teaching at the Ninja Academy. The academy didn't need such a strong teacher, only teaching basic ninjutsu like the Three Body Technique.

Muyue watched Shisui gradually disappear into the distance, his anticipation for tomorrow growing stronger.

Tomorrow, he had classes in both the morning and afternoon , and he wondered what rewards he might receive.

Moreover, his afternoon class was with Might Guy and Obito's class. What level of potential would those two possess?