Mokgetsu looked at the sudden three messages and fell into thought.
He didn't expect the mentor-disciple system to have a cultivation task feature.
Why didn't it appear when he was making cultivation plans before? Is it a function that only the disciple can trigger?
Even if it's only triggered by the disciple, there should have been tasks triggered before, like Obito wanting to achieve first place in a real battle.
Mokgetsu guessed these cultivation tasks might have quite a few restrictions to be triggered, possibly related to trust level or something similar.
Since it's the first time triggering, he couldn't determine all the conditions. The only confirmed requirement is that the disciple must have enough "desire" for the task goal.
Looking at Obito's longing and expectant eyes, Mokgetsu was very certain of this.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, please agree just this once. After getting first place, I'll definitely double the completion of tasks you've set, and follow any training plan you suggest in the future." Obito pleaded.
He couldn't forget how he lost miserably in front of Rin during the competition day to Kakashi.
"Alright." Mokgetsu nodded with a helpless expression.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, you're truly the best teacher in the world." Obito was incredibly excited when Mokgetsu agreed.
"Save the good talk for after you get first place." Mokgetsu pressed his two fingers together and tapped Obito's head.
"Hehe, I'm just speaking the truth." Obito chuckled.
He had attended school for several years; he knew what makes a good teacher.
Mokgetsu was patient, his lessons were not dull and easy to understand, and he treated students well. Such a teacher is indeed a good teacher.
"Then, Teacher Mokgetsu, what Ninjutsu are you planning to teach me?" Obito asked curiously.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu." Mokgetsu replied.
"I already know the Great Fireball! I used it in the last competition and only scored twenty." Obito scratched his hair helplessly.
During the previous competition, he used the Great Fireball to get twenty points, temporarily holding the first position, but then Kakashi showed an Earth Release Earthquake, controlling the entire field's elevation, directly scoring thirty points for a perfect score.
"You wanted something with impressive might, right? Among the Fire Release techniques you can currently learn, the Great Fireball has the most impact." Mokgetsu said, then walked to the riverbank and quickly formed seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Mokgetsu concentrated a large amount of Chakra, transforming it into flames in an instant as he exhaled and continuously spewed forth a blazing inferno.
The enormous flame created a massive fireball ten meters high. In front of such a gigantic fireball, even the 1.8-meter tall Mokgetsu seemed small, let alone Obito and Shisui; it left them deeply amazed.
"Stronger than the last time I saw it; what power does Teacher Mokgetsu truly have!" Shisui recalled his first memory visiting Mokgetsu's home.
That time, he accidentally saw Mokgetsu practicing Ninjutsu, also the Great Fireball, which was incredibly impressive, yet this time it was even more astounding.
Shisui instantly felt Mokgetsu's power was unfathomable, unsure if he had used his full strength.
"Is this... a Great Fireball?" Staring at the gigantic fireball taller than his house, Obito was dumbfounded.
Compared to Shisui's Great Fireball, he could still be considered a small fireball; compared to Mokgetsu's, he was nothing more than a subtle spark from nowhere.
Obito found it hard to believe Mokgetsu had used the same Jutsu as him.
"What a size! If met with such a Jutsu, you'd have to be faster and stronger." Might Guy looked up at the massive fireball and sighed.
The gigantic fireball crashed into the river, evaporating vast amounts of water instantly, and white mist surged out, enveloping the surroundings, which quickly dispersed after Mokgetsu used Wind Release.
Mokgetsu sighed lightly, smiled at Obito, and asked: "How is it; is the Great Fireball's might enough?"
"Enough, enough! It looks so mighty." Obito nodded like a pecking chicken; if he could use a Great Fireball one-fourth the scale of Mokgetsu's, he might secure the competition.
Mokgetsu thought to himself that surely it was mighty; that strike was quite showy and also consumed a lot of Chakra, burning a thousand Chakra points.
Normally, such a scale of Great Fireball wouldn't be used in battle because at the same level of combat, it's difficult to hit anyone.
Mokgetsu recalled in a previous life, someone bored enough to analyze and astonishingly found out; in over seven hundred episodes, no matter who used the Great Fireball, it never hit a single humanoid.
With such a legendary record, no wonder it was called the Jutsu That Never Hits.
"Then give it a try." Mokgetsu told Obito.
"Alright." Obito nodded, walked to the riverbank, quickly formed seals, and fiercely blew out a stream of flames.
But awkwardly, Obito's Great Fireball was only about two heads in size, a stark contrast to the recent Great Fireball Mokgetsu unleashed.
"It's alright, Obito! Even if it's small..."
"Guy, please spare me." Obito immediately interrupted, signaling he didn't need that peculiar comfort.
"Do you know why your Great Fireball differs so much from mine?" Mokgetsu asked.
"Because I'm not proficient enough?" Obito replied uncertainly.
"There are three aspects: First, your Chakra Control Ability is poor, making it hard to use the already limited Chakra well.
Second, your Nature Transformation training is weak, preventing you from converting large amounts of Chakra into flames.
Third, is indeed your Great Fireball mastery." Mokgetsu summarized.
Mokgetsu then took out a small booklet and handed it to Obito, saying:
"Here's my experience on cultivating Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes. By watching, remembering, and practicing this manual more, you can solve the Nature Transformation issue."
Obito's foundation was far behind Shisui's. Mokgetsu spent the first month mostly helping Obito rebuild his foundation, then by chance taught him Mighty Dragon Fire, hence why Nature Transformation manual wasn't given yet.
If not for this sudden cultivation task, Mokgetsu planned to give it next semester.
After all, trying to teach Obito too much at once was genuinely unachievable for him.
[You have gifted your disciple the Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes Cultivation Manual. Due to his immense gratitude and a rewarding boost, you have received Fire Release: Headache (Master Level)]
Mokgetsu didn't expect Obito to be so impressive, directly rewarding him with a Master Level Fire Release.
Headache wasn't an ordinary Fire Release; it was a B-level Fire Release Ninjutsu used by Kakuzu's Fire Attribute Mask, with unparalleled power that could be paired with the previously received Wind Release: Pressure to instantly create a forest-blazing flame sea.
A vast amount of cultivation memories appeared in Mokgetsu's mind; for a moment, Mokgetsu had the illusion he was a ninja silently cultivating Headache in an unknown corner for thirty years, practicing a single Jutsu during those years to achieve mastery akin to an extension of his will.
"I'll definitely watch it every day!" Obito cherished the manual closely.
"There's one more thing, first practice Chakra Control Ability." Mokgetsu smiled and said.
Once Obito completes the basic tree climbing and water stepping exercise, the enhanced version of water stepping training plan Mokgetsu developed with Asuma would come into play.
Though Obito didn't know what Mokgetsu was contemplating, recalling the harsh weekends, he knew it was probably some very grueling yet highly effective training method.
Currently, all Obito could do was brace himself and endure it because this time, he had requested it himself.