Chapter 125: Strange Strength
"Izumo, how was your holiday?"
"It's a long story, Kotetsu. What about you?"
"I'm still in a battle of wits with my vicious cousin."
"How vicious?"
"He ignored the peace agreement we signed and reactivated that malicious plan. My parents have already lectured me several times."
"That is vicious."
"But I'm not one to be bullied. I… may have accidentally knocked off a leg and an arm from his favorite Third Hokage figurine."
"As expected of you." Izumo gave Kotetsu a thumbs-up, secretly thinking he was even more vicious than his cousin.
"What about you, Izumo? Why's it a long story?" Kotetsu asked.
"Remember that neighbor girl I liked? I was planning to get a good final exam score so I could approach her again as someone 'strong.'"
"And? Did you succeed?"
"No. I was building up to it for a few days… then summer special training started. I completely forgot. When I remembered, I saw her playing with another boy."
"It's okay, maybe he's a relative." Kotetsu finally relaxed.
"Please don't be a relative," Izumo thought grimly.
"Didn't you two go out to play? I found a newly opened Tuanzi shop that's pretty good," Anko suddenly said.
The two boys were unmoved—unless Anko had a cute younger sister to bring along, food wasn't their priority.
"Oh, right, I saw on the schedule—Physical Prowess class today," Kotetsu remembered.
"I wonder who the new teacher will be."
During summer special training, Mugetsu had told them the Physical Prowess teacher would change, but hadn't said who it would be.
"Anyone's fine—as long as they're better than Teacher Tanimura," Izumo said bluntly.
After experiencing Mugetsu's lessons during the break, he felt even more strongly that Tanimura Toshihiro had been teaching nonsense.
"If they're at least two-thirds as good as Mugetsu-sensei, I'll be satisfied," Kotetsu said.
Just then, Mugetsu entered the classroom. "Go to the training ground and get ready for class."
"Will you be our Physical Prowess teacher this semester, Sensei?" Anko asked excitedly.
"Mm," Mugetsu smiled and nodded.
"That's great! If there's another special training next holiday, I'll definitely make it into Group B!" Kotetsu cheered.
Two-thirds of Mugetsu had been his expectation—having Mugetsu himself exceeded it entirely.
The entire class erupted into cheers.
"Quiet down, don't get too excited. Let's go train first," Mugetsu said, smiling.
He led Class 1, Grade 1 to the training ground.
Feeling the relaxed atmosphere again, some students sighed.
"The holiday was too long. A month ago, I was already missing Mugetsu-sensei's class."
"Yeah, holidays aren't that fun when they're too long. I was bored halfway through."
Kotetsu and Izumo exchanged looks—clearly, people's joys and sorrows weren't connected. For them, the holiday had only been about two weeks long, thanks to five weeks of special training.
"Tanimura-sensei always said Taijutsu can't be taught in detail, but Mugetsu-sensei is so precise…"
Having their first Physical Prowess class under someone else made the comparison inevitable.
"Focus on your training. Talk after class," Mugetsu reminded gently.
This semester, Class 1, Grade 1 was entirely under his care—he'd be teaching all theoretical, Physical Prowess, and Ninjutsu classes.
He intended to forge the strongest class possible—not just for the system's enhancement rewards, but to prove his worth as a teacher.
If it had been Tanimura, they would have talked back while training. But with Mugetsu, everyone fell silent and worked hard.
[Lecture Completed]
[Evaluation: A]
[Reward: Pain Sky Foot]
Memories of Pain Sky Foot filled Mugetsu's mind. Tsunade's Physical Prowess—simple, direct, and devastating. A single kick could crack the ground, but it relied on precise chakra bursts.
It was, in essence, super strength.
A very good reward—another chakra control technique he could also pass to Rin.
It wasn't suited for Guy, though. The technique required absolute precision in chakra control, something Guy's style didn't rely on.
"The afternoon theory class will be a large class in the lecture hall," Mugetsu reminded before leaving.
"Large class? What's that?" Students glanced at each other. They'd seen the schedule note but didn't know the reason.
"Four classes will attend together—ours, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4," Mugetsu explained.
"That many people? Sounds lively," some said.
"Just like special training," Izumo muttered, feeling the déjà vu.
Mugetsu didn't elaborate. In essence, it was just four classes combined—nothing special. Large classes tested self-control, but unlike in his old world, teachers here were ninja, capable of keeping order easily.
"Kotetsu, Izumo—what's this 'special training' you mentioned? You've both gotten stronger," a classmate asked after class.
They all knew each other's strengths from daily practice, so the boys' sudden improvement stood out.
"During the holiday, Mugetsu-sensei led a summer special training for us and some Fourth Grade students—five weeks straight," Kotetsu said.
"Mostly Fourth Grade. From our entire grade, only eight got in," he added, lifting his chin slightly.
He might not have placed top three in practical combat in his class, but top eight in the entire grade was still an achievement.
Some classmates were envious; others thought it sounded exhausting—five weeks of special training at the start of the break, with school resuming right after.
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