Chapter 127: Emergency Meeting of the Jonin
The next day, Obito continued sending his Shadow Clone to the Ninja School, while his main body went to the South Border Forest to train.
Even though the feelings from class would return when the clone dispelled, he still had to focus on his training.
I can't lose to Guy again in the Grade-Level Practical Exam a month from now! Obito clenched his fists in determination.
He had lost to Might Guy far more times than he had won. To Obito, it was unacceptable—they were both Mugetsu's disciples and received the same training. How could he just accept defeat?
And he had never once taken first place in the annual Grade-Level Practical Exam. Without that, he felt his "become a better ninja than Kakashi" plan was incomplete—and he'd lack confidence when arguing with him.
"Becoming an excellent ninja starts with taking first place in that exam!" Obito shouted with renewed fighting spirit.
Shisui, sitting beside him, couldn't exactly relate, but still offered, "Good luck."
"Perceive the flame, understand the power of the flame…" Shisui murmured, recalling Mugetsu's instructions. He activated his Breathing Technique and began his Fire Release nature transformation simultaneously.
Since his Breathing Technique wasn't yet at a high level, the combination required intense focus, and he made several mistakes before finally syncing both together.
A leaf in his palm turned to black ash. Shisui brushed it away, unfazed—he hadn't expected to succeed right away. Even Guy, who had started earlier, was still stuck on perceiving elemental power. He simply continued his training.
Doing both the Breathing Technique and Nature Transformation quickly drained his stamina, but during breaks he still practiced—using Fire Release to ignite wood and further sense the flames. It was crude, but direct.
By the time Mugetsu's main body arrived at noon, neither had advanced. A quick [Appraisal] confirmed both were still at fifteen proficiency points.
"Let's take a break for now—eat first," Mugetsu said with a smile.
Obito, normally the happiest at this part of the day, felt a flicker of dread. The spiciness from yesterday's two meals was still vivid in his memory.
"If it's spicy, then it's spicy. The first meal isn't too bad," Obito said, taking the bento without hesitation.
From experience, the first meal went down fine—it was the later ones that became a problem.
Sure enough, when he opened it, a sea of red greeted him—bright chilies filling his vision.
"So spicy, so delicious!" Obito yelled, already devouring the food despite the burn.
Mugetsu's cooking was just too good. Even with the heat, refusing it was impossible.
The sensation was like someone on a diet deciding to eat just a little less—only for their favorite dish to appear, turning "eat less" into "just don't overstuff myself."
Halfway through, Obito's eyes went slightly unfocused, his mind slipping into an illusion of fire.
When he snapped back, he finished the rest quickly and went straight into Flame Breathing training, not wasting a second of the short lunch break.
Mugetsu's main body didn't linger—he still had afternoon classes to teach.
Shisui also returned to training after eating, though he silently decided he couldn't handle food this spicy every day.
That afternoon, after school, Mugetsu returned home to cook—only to be summoned to an emergency Jonin meeting.
"It's those Kumogakure barbarians again. This is the third emergency meeting they've caused," Kushina grumbled, clearly displeased.
Mugetsu stayed quiet. The war had indeed been started by Kumogakure, but he suspected Kushina's tone had a bit of personal history mixed in.
"Mugetsu, you're a Special Jonin now. You'll need to attend too—come with us," Minato said with a smile.
"Mm. I'll leave it to you two seniors to show me the ropes," Mugetsu replied lightly.
He headed for the Hokage Building with Minato and Kushina, leaving a Shadow Clone to bring food to Shisui and Obito.
Along the way, Minato explained how Jonin meetings worked. Under normal circumstances, there were two a year—January and June.
Emergency Jonin meetings, however, were different—not even held in the same room. Regular meetings used a standard conference room with tables and chairs. Emergency sessions were in an empty room with only four chairs.
The three arrived neither early nor late. A few ninja were already inside, but the room wasn't full.
While Minato wasn't yet the famed Yellow Flash, as Jiraiya's disciple with clear potential, he drew greetings from many Jonin.
As for Mugetsu, being newly promoted, few recognized him—something he didn't mind at all. He took advantage of the quiet to spam [Appraisal] and gather intel on Konoha's Jonin.
While the potential ratings were a bit rigid, knowing chakra levels and known jutsu was still valuable.
Name: Hyuga Hizashi
Chakra: 23,000
Skills: Gentle Fist (Proficiency 2900/3000)
Potential: S (Basic Talent + Hamura Bloodline)
Checking Hyuga Hiashi revealed nearly identical stats—both S-potential, but Hizashi had more chakra, while Hiashi had a broader mastery of Hyuga Taijutsu.
They were, frankly, the weakest S-potential adults Mugetsu had ever seen.
Minato, five years their junior, could take both down in under three minutes.
Bloodline boosts potential too much, Mugetsu thought. If I graded them myself, I wouldn't even give S-. At most… A+.
The Six Paths bloodline could inflate potential ratings sky-high, but unleashing that potential was another matter entirely.
More Jonin filtered in. From the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, none had less than A potential, with some reaching S. Mugetsu even spotted an S+ he hadn't seen before.
Name: Uchiha Fugaku
Chakra: 31,000
Skills: Fire Release Nature Transformation (Mastery 20/15,000)
Potential: S+ (Basic Talent + Six Paths Bloodline)
Even Fugaku's S+ came with a mental discount—he was four years older than the Hyuga twins, and nine years older than Minato, yet hadn't fully converted his bloodline boost into combat ability.
This emergency meeting was turning into a parade of high-potential underachievers—most of them Hyuga and Uchiha. Other Jonin generally fell into the A or B range.
Cough, cough.
Seeing that most had arrived, Hiruzen Sarutobi cleared his throat.
"The meeting begins."
To be continued…
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