Chapter 9: Surprised Obito
Obito, still working on his exercises, overheard their conversation and looked up—only to freeze.
He recognized Shisui.
The Uchiha Clan all lived within the same district of Konoha, so people of the same generation were usually familiar with one another to some degree. Even if they hadn't met personally, stories floated around. And a prodigy like Shisui? He was the kind of "someone else's child" the elders constantly praised.
Obito frowned slightly, confused as to why Shisui was here—especially looking so familiar with Mugetsu.
Is Teacher Mugetsu a distant relative of Shisui? Obito wondered, though even he wasn't convinced by his own guess.
"Teacher, I'm done!"
Obito snapped out of his thoughts at Might Guy's energetic shout.
"That fast?" Obito stared, dumbfounded. He hadn't even paused that long. Why was Guy suddenly finished?
Peeking over, he saw that Might Guy had only completed the first three multiple-choice questions—leaving the rest entirely blank.
For a moment, Obito didn't know what to say. The whole test only had ten questions: four multiple-choice, six open-ended. Sure, he wasn't confident either, but at least he'd try to fill something in to make it look better.
Hearing Might Guy's declaration, Mugetsu walked over and checked his answers.
Two were wrong. Only the first one was correct.
"I'm sorry, Teacher..." Might Guy's expression fell as he stared at his two wrong answers out of three.
"It's alright. It's normal not to know everything. If you did, I wouldn't need to teach you," Mugetsu said gently, smiling.
"Don't feel discouraged just because your score is low. Think of it another way—this just means you have plenty of room for improvement. After all, going from five points to twenty-five is a lot easier than going from eighty to one hundred."
Hearing those words, Might Guy trembled. He'd always been labeled a failure—ignored by everyone except his father. This was the first time someone other than him had shown encouragement.
"Teacher, you're right! I do have a lot of room to improve!" Might Guy declared, full of renewed spirit.
He listened intently as Mugetsu explained the questions, hanging on to every word—even if some parts were difficult to grasp.
Next was Obito.
He'd filled in six questions but only got two right.
Mugetsu treated him no differently. He offered the same calm encouragement before breaking down the mistakes and guiding him through the solutions.
Afterward, Mugetsu handed each of them two more test papers.
"There's more?" Obito groaned, his attention still drifting toward Shisui, who had just started training nearby.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Shisui formed his seals swiftly, then released a two-meter-high fireball that roared across the clearing and crashed into the river.
Obito stared at the blazing flame, thoroughly impressed.
So this is the clan genius…
As a fellow Uchiha, he was familiar with the Great Fireball Technique. But his version looked like a birthday candle compared to Shisui's.
"Is he another genius like Kakashi?" Might Guy asked, equally amazed.
Though he didn't know Shisui, the boy couldn't have been older than six or seven—yet he could already unleash a Ninjutsu of this caliber.
It reminded him of Kakashi, the genius he'd always seen as a rival.
At the Academy, school was divided into three semesters: April to July, September to December, then the final semester after winter break.
Kakashi hadn't even finished the second semester before applying for early graduation—and passing. A feat only true prodigies could pull off.
Now, watching Shisui, Might Guy felt like he was seeing a second Kakashi.
And then, Shisui began practicing Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
Seeing him perform another advanced Fire Release only widened Guy's eyes.
He'd spent three years just learning the basic Transformation Technique, and even now, he barely had it down.
Meanwhile, Shisui controlled a fire dragon flying through the sky.
Obito couldn't help but feel envious. If I knew that technique, Rin would definitely be impressed…
"You've clearly improved your form transformation since yesterday. The fire dragon's speed is noticeably faster. You must've practiced a lot," Mugetsu commented, nodding in approval.
"It's mainly because of your training manual, Teacher. It helped me a lot," Shisui smiled, grateful for the praise.
"Let me show you again."
Mugetsu stepped forward, clapped his hands, and instantly gathered chakra.
In the blink of an eye, he released three massive fire dragons from his mouth.
Obito's jaw dropped.
Just a moment ago, he thought Shisui's technique looked amazing—but Mugetsu's fire dragons made that look like a child's sparkler.
They weren't even in the same league.
Compared to Mugetsu's dragons, Shisui's looked like snakes wriggling through the sky.
Was that even the same Jutsu?
And why was Mugetsu's execution so fast? He didn't even see him form hand signs.
The dragons twisted and streaked across the sky, leaving behind fiery trails that burned into glowing words.
Obito blinked.
"Stop looking and finish the questions," the sky read.
Obito turned and saw Mugetsu smiling at him calmly.
Startled, Obito quickly explained, "I-I was just resting my eyes… staring at the sky a bit…"
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Might Guy had already picked up his pen again—acting like he hadn't just spent the past minute gaping at the fire show.
"Seen enough now?" Mugetsu asked, still smiling.
"Seen enough! Definitely seen enough!" Obito scrambled to get back to work.
After a few minutes of forced focus, Obito couldn't help himself.
"Teacher Mugetsu, what's your relationship with Shisui?"
"Teacher and disciple. What else would it be?" Mugetsu replied casually, glancing at Might Guy's paper.
"Hehe, yeah, I figured that too…" Obito chuckled awkwardly, dropping the wild theory he'd cooked up earlier.
"Teacher Mugetsu, if I pass, can you teach me that Ninjutsu you just used?" Obito asked with anticipation shining in his eyes.
He was already picturing himself showing off in front of Rin—popcorn, fire dragons, applause.
"Of course," Mugetsu nodded.
"Really?" Obito's eyes lit up.
"Really."
"Teacher Mugetsu, what Taijutsu have you mastered?" Might Guy asked, eyes full of hope.
He thought Mugetsu looked cool using Fire Release, but Taijutsu was his true calling.
Mugetsu didn't answer.
Instead, he walked over to a large tree, chakra surging through his legs. With a sudden twist, he delivered a powerful whirlwind kick.
Crack!
The tree snapped cleanly at its base and fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Do you like this kind of Taijutsu?" Mugetsu asked, brushing off his pant leg with a calm smile.
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