As soon as Mokgetsu announced the start of the exam, Obito quickly began to retreat, forming seals and performing ninjutsu while doing so.
He knew Might Guy was very skilled in taijutsu, so naturally, he wouldn't engage Might Guy in a direct taijutsu battle.
"Clone Jutsu!"
Poof poof!!
After performing the ninjutsu, two clones identical to Obito appeared by his side.
The three Obitos constantly crisscrossed and exchanged positions, attempting to confuse Might Guy.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
However, Might Guy's speed was faster than Obito anticipated. In an instant, he caught up with Obito, delivering an incredibly quick whirlwind kick that instantly dispersed the two clones, and even Obito's original body was kicked back over a meter.
"Such strength." Obito's arm trembled uncontrollably twice; he had taken the kick head-on with his arm, and now his arm ached faintly.
Might Guy pressed his advantage, immediately closing in to force Obito into continued close-range combat.
But in a pure taijutsu contest, Obito was no match for Might Guy and soon fell into a disadvantage.
"Who do you think will win?" The onlooking students began discussing the final victor.
"Probably Might Guy, it seems Uchiha Obito is about to be defeated soon." One student analyzed the situation on the field.
"Not necessarily. Previously, when Uchiha Obito fought Uchiha Tekka, he also fell behind in taijutsu, but ultimately he won with Fire Release." Someone else thought that Obito, who mastered powerful Fire Release, just hadn't exerted his full strength yet.
After all, Obito truly defeated the former number one, Uchiha Tekka, and his battle record looked impressive.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, who do you think will win?" Kimura Sugihito suddenly asked.
"Might Guy, I suppose." Mokgetsu thought for a moment and replied.
"Exactly, even though Uchiha Obito has mastered a powerful Fire Release, this exam venue isn't suitable for him to showcase it." Kimura Sugihito agreed.
Mokgetsu nodded in agreement; in reality, their abilities were closely matched.
But at the moment, Obito was like a cannoneer wizard without much melee capability and unable to cast spells without incantation, finding it hard to beat Might Guy, the high-speed warrior, in this small flat field.
Sure enough, in the next instant, Might Guy seized Obito's vulnerability, and with a Leaf Whirlwind, directly kicked him flying.
"Might Guy wins." Mokgetsu announced the final result of the exam.
The students who initially thought Obito would win couldn't help but cover their foreheads, feeling that Obito never failed to disappoint in terms of disappointment.
When you thought he was going to lose to Uchiha Tekka, he won.
When you thought he would win against Might Guy, he lost.
"Might Guy, you're incredible, how do you train?" A classmate couldn't help but start asking Might Guy for tips on becoming stronger.
"How do I train? Well, I get up at five-thirty in the morning to run around Konoha until class, then practice taijutsu on wooden stakes at night, and on weekends..." Might Guy thought about his daily schedule and then answered.
"Goodbye!" Hearing about getting up at five-thirty in the morning, the student who asked couldn't help but deeply admire Might Guy. After hearing about practicing taijutsu on stakes all night, he no longer wanted to listen.
He felt that even official ninjas didn't train like this every day.
"Obito, are you alright?" Rin walked up to Obito and asked with concern.
Obito patted the dust off himself and said lightly:
"I'm totally fine, just narrowly lost this time. Next time, I'll definitely win."
In front of the girl he liked, even if he wasn't fine, he had to act like he was fine.
However, Nohara Rin wasn't so easily fooled. She grabbed Obito's arm and rolled up his sleeve to see several bruises, then glared at Obito and said:
"You think acting tough helps? Injuries don't heal from acting tough, go to the infirmary and apply some medicine."
With that, Rin pulled Obito towards the infirmary.
Obito said it wasn't necessary, but didn't resist, following Rin.
His words were rebellious, but his body was very honest.
After the battle to determine the first in class, the practical exam the next day came to an end.
Tomorrow's exam involves each class sending out the top two from their class to conduct a practical exam, deciding the first in the grade.
As the exam ended, Might Guy prepared to thank Mokgetsu and head home, intending to share the good news with his father, Might Duy.
Might Guy could already imagine his father's tears streaming down his face, shouting about youth.
However, Mokgetsu didn't let Guy leave immediately, instead taking him to a secluded place on the pretense of having something to give him. Mokgetsu smiled and said:
"Guy, congratulations on getting first place."
After speaking, Mokgetsu took out a small booklet and handed it to Might Guy:
"This is a Taijutsu Cultivation Manual I wrote recently in my spare time, and it includes some of my thoughts on further developing the Leaf Whirlwind. Consider it a gift for your first place in class."
Might Guy saw the manual, but he also noticed Mokgetsu's hand holding the manual.
On the surface, Mokgetsu's hand looked very clean, but the sharp-eyed Might Guy noticed some faint gray spots on Mokgetsu's palm, like ink stains that had been scrubbed but not cleaned thoroughly.
Looking at the contents inside, Might Guy instantly understood everything.
This wasn't something written casually; it probably took significant effort and contemplation to write it for him, and even if he hadn't gotten first place, it would have been given to him under some other pretense.
The thoughts about further developing the Leaf Whirlwind inside made Might Guy feel like it was custom-made for him. If it hadn't taken time, Might Guy wouldn't believe it.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, I won't let your efforts go to waste. I will become the strongest taijutsu ninja!" The emotional Might Guy was moved to tears.
Mokgetsu took out a tissue to wipe Might Guy's tears and patted him on the shoulder, smiling:
"It's great that you think that way; for a teacher, the best reward is seeing their students grow stronger."
When saying this, Mokgetsu's expression was incredibly sincere.
"Mm!" Might Guy nodded firmly. At this moment, his determination to become stronger became even more resolute.
As he watched Might Guy gradually walk away, Mokgetsu looked at the system message and smiled.
[You have gifted the Taijutsu Cultivation Manual to a disciple. Due to the disciple's great gratitude, received a critical reward, gaining Mastery of Water Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation]
[Disciple Might Guy's trust level increased, current trust level three]
"Lucky." Mokgetsu felt quite good about the newfound memories in his mind.
Usually, the rewards for teaching are related to what the disciple is skilled at; for example, Shisui and Obito often yield Fire Release, and Guy often results in taijutsu, but there are surprises, sometimes unrelated rewards appear.
Compared to some taijutsu proficiency, undoubtedly, a Chakra Attribute mastery is much better, and Mokgetsu was very satisfied. If accumulated, he might even develop a Kekkei Genkai by himself.
As for the increased trust level, that was an additional surprise.
Mokgetsu felt that gifts of high quality should be planned before giving them out, to maximize the emotional impact and likelihood of receiving valuable rewards.
For example, this time, if it were given to Might Guy in an ordinary manner, it would probably only yield minor, proficient-level ninjutsu or taijutsu skills.
But delivering it to Might Guy during his moment of excitement when he secured first place, allowing him to inadvertently see the ink stains on his hand, followed by some inspirational words, the effect was entirely different.
Giving the gift when Might Guy achieved first place would make him recall Mokgetsu's teaching grace. Without Mokgetsu's guidance, could he have obtained first place? It initially stirred his emotions.
Seeing the ink stains on the hand, understanding the effort behind the gift, imagining Mokgetsu's dedication amplified the emotions, and finally, some motivational words explosively ignited those emotions.
"Tomorrow, after the exam, perhaps in a few days the results will come out." Mokgetsu was still contemplating if the system would issue rewards for the exam.
Logically, with such good student performance, the teacher should be rewarded.