Chapter 88: Good Ways to Improve Learning Efficiency
Twenty minutes after the results were announced, Mugetsu still hadn't seen any system messages. That alone told him the outcome of his preliminary test.
The exams he designed wouldn't work—or at least, not with such short intervals between them. Regretfully, Mugetsu abandoned his plan for a small test every day and a big test every three days.
If the tests couldn't yield rewards, then there was no point. Doing so would only make the students think he was crazy.
During evening training, Shisui suddenly appeared in front of him, eyes wide with excitement.
"Mugetsu-sensei, I think I've just mastered the basics of Shave!"
Without waiting for a reply, Shisui demonstrated it twice.
After watching, Mugetsu was already certain, but still used Appraisal to confirm. Sure enough, Shave was now listed as "Beginner Level."
"Mm. You've completed the training for this technique. Now, just get more familiar with it, and then you can move on to other skills," Mugetsu said, closing his panel with a nod.
He planned to teach Shisui more Fire Release techniques to bolster his offense. Shisui learned ninjutsu quickly, so he could afford to stack more techniques onto his arsenal.
As for Obito, Mugetsu wasn't planning to teach him any new Fire Release jutsu for now. One Great Dragon Fire Technique and one Great Fireball Technique were enough. Too many options in battle could make him freeze up.
Turning to Might Guy, Mugetsu used Appraisal again. Guy's proficiency with Shave was still thirty points shy of Beginner Level.
"At this pace, another week or so," Mugetsu thought, closing the panel.
He glanced between Guy and Obito, who was training a speed-enhancing technique, and an idea came to mind.
When Guy and Obito had trained together before, their movement techniques improved quickly. Back then, they were both practicing taijutsu—mainly to hit Hyuga Homura while avoiding being hit themselves.
Now, they were essentially working on the same thing again—both training Shave. Even if Obito hadn't started on the complete form yet, he was still using the Body Flicker to push his speed.
Mugetsu called the two over, smiling. "Do you feel your learning speed is a little slow?"
Guy shook his head—everything felt normal to him.
Obito's eyes lit up. If Mugetsu asked that, it meant he had a way to speed things up. "Yes, Mugetsu-sensei. Your speed technique is too difficult. Do you have a method to learn it faster?"
"Yes, I do," Mugetsu said with a nod. "It just depends on whether you want it."
"Of course, we want it!" Obito's voice was eager, his eyes locked on Mugetsu. He was desperate for a shortcut to finish the challenge and learn Shave.
"If it means I can master Shave faster, then I want it too," Guy said, unable to resist the promise of quick mastery.
"Good. First, run a lap and show me your fastest speed," Mugetsu said with a gentle smile.
The two exchanged puzzled looks but followed his instructions, bursting forth with all their strength to demonstrate their maximum speed.
Mugetsu silently timed them, gauging their pace.
"In that case," he said, "let's have a competition—see who can break their own maximum speed first."
Then came the rules: "For every half-second slower than your max speed, you do five extra problems. For every half-second faster, you do five fewer. The first person to cross the finish line will do thirty fewer problems. Everyone starts with forty."
"Since your speeds are different, Guy, your course will be a bit longer."
Guy was already close to mastering Shave, while Obito hadn't even begun the full training. If the distance was the same, Obito wouldn't stand a chance—he'd just be buried in problems.
"Huh?" Obito's jaw dropped. He hadn't expected Mugetsu's 'fast learning method' to be the same kind of nightmare training that haunted his dreams. The familiar punishment mechanism… the starting debt… and the creeping shadow of "installment payments" if he failed.
"Mugetsu-sensei, I think our current efficiency is already pretty high," Obito said, wiping cold sweat from his forehead, hoping to kill the idea.
Guy quickly nodded. "I think so too."
It had been less than a month since they'd escaped the combat-plus-problem routine, and neither of them wanted to go back.
"Alright then… I thought you'd like a training method that combines theory and practical combat," Mugetsu said with a faintly disappointed look. "I even prepared the theory you'll study next semester. I guess I'll just use it then."
Obito felt a twinge of guilt. He'd had his own ideas rejected before—it wasn't a good feeling.
"Thinking about it again, Mugetsu-sensei, your idea is actually good. It can boost speed and strengthen theory at the same time," Obito said, forcing a smile despite the dread curling in his stomach.
"Youth is about more training and more problems!" Guy echoed, not wanting to see Mugetsu disappointed. But as the words left his mouth, tears prickled at his eyes.
"Then get ready. We'll start the competition," Mugetsu said, his warm smile returning.
Seeing that smile, Obito breathed a sigh of relief—then immediately wanted to slap himself.
Why did you speak up? If you'd stayed quiet, none of this would be happening.
But now there was no way out. The only option was to minimize the damage.
Breaking their record by half a second would reduce five problems—but that wasn't easy. Being first to the finish line, however, would cut thirty problems in one shot and didn't require breaking the limit.
What Obito thought of, Guy thought of too. In this race, the finish line meant everything.
The two locked eyes, fighting spirit blazing—mixed with a healthy dose of fear for the looming problems.
Mugetsu marked the routes, set the finish lines, and stood where they could both hear him clearly.
"Ready—GO!"
The instant the word left Mugetsu's mouth, Obito exploded forward at full speed, not daring to look back, burning every last ounce of strength for that first place.
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