Exam Secrets

"Teacher Hanyu, please, please don't tell Teacher Ikeya." Obito continued to plead with Muyue, not giving up.

"That depends on your performance," Muyue said with a smile, not giving a concrete answer.

"Teacher, is there something wrong?" Might Guy scratched his head, not understanding why he had been called out; he hadn't made any mistakes.

Muyue looked at Might Guy, this man who nearly kicked out the ending and was called the strongest in taijutsu by Madara, was still very young now.

Although he was already wearing that iconic green jumpsuit, his strength aside, his conviction was still lacking.

At this time, Might Guy also believed that his daily training would definitely make him a strong taijutsu user, but he hadn't fully understood his father's words about youth and self-discipline; he still needed to grow, and Muyue was happy to lend a hand during this period.

"Your theoretical grades are causing Teacher Ikeya a lot of distress," Muyue said.

Hearing Muyue's words, even someone as easygoing as Obito lowered his head in embarrassment.

"It's not that I don't want to learn, but the questions are too hard to understand. Why do they put those animals together and ask how many of each there are...?" Obito tried to argue.

Seeing Obito like this, Muyue recalled his high school days struggling with math. He could only say that he was lucky his major didn't require advanced math.

However, Muyue knew it was still Obito's problem, because the math taught at the Ninja Academy was the simplest kind, and there were fewer classes, even less than history.

"But you're not just bad at math; you're also no good at history or ninjutsu theory," Muyue said, shaking his head.

"What's the use of knowing all that history? It's all in the past, isn't it?" Obito felt that history class should be canceled. Math might be useful when buying groceries, but what good was history?

"I think so too," Might Guy nodded in agreement. He really couldn't memorize all that history.

"You'll have to tell that to Lord Third; he's the principal of the Ninja Academy," Muyue said, indicating that his opinion didn't count in this matter.

"However, this situation can't go on like this; it's not good for either Teacher Ikeya or yourselves," Muyue added.

"Does Teacher Hanyu have any secrets for the exams?" Obito looked at Muyue expectantly.

Might Guy also looked at Muyue with excitement. If they weren't truly bad at it, who would want to be a dead last?

"Indeed, it's an exam secret: practice questions, read and practice!" Muyue revealed his secret.

With the difficulty of the Ninja Academy exams, he only needed to use a little of his previous life's test-taking experience to easily pass, because passing the Ninja Academy exam only required half of the class average.

"Practice questions?" Both of them looked bewildered, not quite understanding.

"You can consider this special training for the exams, and if you pass the exams, I'll have a reward for you," Muyue said with a smile.

"What kind of reward? A dango?" Obito asked curiously.

"I can teach you ninjutsu or taijutsu, in short, I can guide your training," Muyue replied.

"Really?!" Both of them widened their eyes, unable to believe such a good thing had fallen from the sky.

"The precondition is that you pass the exam a month from now," Muyue reminded them.

"Is this youth? I'm fired up!" Might Guy said, a little excited.

"I'll definitely pass this time," Obito guaranteed.

Watching the two already motivated students, Muyue nodded secretly to himself. The advanced hunter often appears as the prey.

They both felt they had struck gold, getting both an exam secret and training guidance as a reward.

And Muyue only needed to naturally become their teacher during the special training to make a killing. Even if they still didn't pass in the end, Muyue could say that he felt bad not giving them a reward since they worked so hard, and he might even gain more goodwill.

The reason he didn't trick them into becoming his disciples like he did with Shisui was, firstly, the background wasn't suitable for talking about repaying kindness, and secondly, Muyue was only teaching this one class, so he couldn't maintain long-term contact. If he were their homeroom teacher, it would be much easier to manage.

After finalizing the special training with the two, Muyue took them back to the classroom.

"Obito, what did Teacher Hanyu call you out for? He didn't punish you, did he?" Rin Nohara asked with some concern.

"How could it be a punishment? Teacher Hanyu is so good; he taught me the secret to passing exams!" Obito immediately defended Muyue.

As long as Muyue could help him get rid of the 'dead last' title, Obito could become the Ninja Academy's top Muyue fan.

"Rin, you should also listen more carefully in class, so you don't get surpassed by me next exam." "If you really can surpass me, that would be great." Rin Nohara looked at the smug Obito with a helpless smile. Although she couldn't get first place, she was still ranked among the top.

After the class bell rang, Obito approached the class with an unprecedented serious attitude. This time, he was determined to pass; he had already begun researching which ninjutsu to learn.

Rin Nohara was surprised by this sight, thinking, Is Obito serious this time? Three minutes later, looking at Obito slumped over his desk, Rin Nohara could only say that Obito was still the Obito she knew.

Just then, a piece of chalk flew in a beautiful arc and hit Obito's head.

Obito looked around bewilderedly, saw Muyue's face, Rin Nohara's face, and Might Guy diligently writing, and remembered what he had said three minutes ago. His face flushed slightly, and he lost his sleepiness.

After the little interlude of Obito sleeping, the rest of the class proceeded smoothly.

[Lecture completed]

[Evaluation: A]

[Reward gained: Konoha Senpu (Leaf Whirlwind)]

This time, the reward was not ninjutsu but taijutsu, and it was also a technique that Might Guy would develop in the future.

This taijutsu seemed very simple, just kicking, but Muyue, who had already initially learned it, found it wasn't as simple as he imagined. The kicking posture, the burst of muscle, the burst of chakra—these all required skill.

Muyue was just worrying about what to teach Guy later, so he was very satisfied with this reward.

After school, Muyue wandered around the forest south of Konoha, looking for a suitable place to train.

He still had his Root identity, and Danzo definitely knew his home's location.

Given Danzo's aversion to the Uchiha, if he found out Muyue was teaching Shisui ninjutsu without reporting it, he would definitely suspect Muyue of defection.

Although he had Sensing Ninjutsu, he couldn't keep it activated all the time; his chakra wouldn't support it.

So Muyue planned to train with Shisui outdoors in the future.

Eventually, Muyue found a spot by a small river that had a nice, secluded environment, suitable for training.

Muyue noted this location and went home.

It turned out Muyue's caution was not in vain. After he entered his yard, he found a ninja wearing an animal mask standing inside.