"As long as I reach that place, I can, I can do fewer questions!" Obito sprinted at full speed, his eyes on the finish line turning a bit red.
He had never yearned so much to reach a place quickly.
If someone were to ask Obito right now where he most wanted to go, he would answer without hesitation that it's the finish line of the race.
Might Guy's route was longer than Obito's, so Obito couldn't see Might Guy's figure for the moment.
But Obito quickly noticed from the noise generated by the fast running that Might Guy was closing in on him.
Obito knew his speed was no match for Might Guy. If he were caught up, there would be only one outcome, and that was losing.
Clenching his teeth, Obito kept recalling the chakra techniques taught by Mokgetsu to enhance his speed, concentrating more chakra in his legs, trying to accelerate further.
"Surpass him, surpass everyone, become the strongest!" Might Guy felt as if his entire body was burning. He kept moving at full speed, striving to close the distance with Obito.
At this moment, his eyes saw only the finish line and Obito not far away.
Both were running with all their might. The closer they got to the finish line, the closer the distance became. As they were about to reach the finish line, Obito almost felt they were running parallel.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, Might Guy's figure disappeared from his side, appearing at the finish line.
When Obito reached the finish line, he collapsed powerlessly to the ground, engulfed in endless regret.
Obito couldn't help but pound the ground a few times. He had just received a hundred assignments yesterday, and today he had to receive dozens more, fearing that he would return to the days of breaking the questions into parts to complete them.
He was filled with hatred!
"Obito, surpassing by half a second, reduces five questions, leaving thirty-five remaining."
"Guy reached the finish line first and surpassed by a second, so he doesn't have to do any questions this time," Mokgetsu announced the results of the race.
Hearing that he didn't have to do any questions, Might Guy smiled and punched the air in celebration.
Mokgetsu used the Identification Jutsu to look at Might Guy, discovering that the race had directly increased Might Guy's Soru proficiency by three points.
"Maybe pressing on in a math problem doesn't work, but when pushed, you can really learn ninjutsu faster," Mokgetsu nodded secretly to himself.
The race just now was very effective. Both of them broke their previous full-power running records for the first time.
"Drink some water and take a rest." Mokgetsu pulled Obito up, brushed the dust off him, took out two bottles of water, handing one to Might Guy and opening the other to hand it to Obito.
"At this pace, Obito, you'll be able to reach the sprinting across the river level by the end of the week," Mokgetsu said.
Life has too many mundane moments and Mokgetsu liked to offer more poetry and distance to those feeling down.
Obito took the bottled water Mokgetsu gave him, gulping down half a bottle in one go, instantly reviving.
"Guy, you won today, but don't get too happy too soon. Tomorrow I'll be the first to cross the finish line!" Obito wanted Might Guy to also endure the pain of doing questions like him.
"Haha, very spirited, but the first to the finish will definitely be me, Might Guy!" Might Guy gave Obito a thumbs up.
Mokgetsu stood with hands behind his back, feeling that his disciples should indeed be like this.
What made Mokgetsu a bit regretful was that, right now, Shisui couldn't join such a harmonious and loving training.
Part of it was due to strength, and the other part was that Shisui was very strong in theory, not afraid of doing questions at all.
Furthermore, Shisui had learned the Shadow Clone technique, allowing him to use Shadow Clones to help with the questions directly.
...
On Tuesday, Mokgetsu held class as usual.
By now, he had completely mastered the rhythm of large classes, able to control the course score like before in regular classes, deciding whether to gain chakra or ninjutsu.
In the morning, Mokgetsu chose to gain chakra, and in the afternoon, Mokgetsu decided to focus on ninjutsu.
"You've actually done something rare and good this time, Teacher Mokgetsu is indeed much more effective than a Guiding Jonin for these basic teachings," Namiashi Raido said, watching Group B students, who had already mastered tree climbing and water walking under Mokgetsu's guidance, nodding in approval.
"Those Genin who didn't enroll might regret it to death if they knew."
Namiashi Raido felt somewhat envious of the students. If he had such a knowledgeable teacher during his school days, he would certainly be much stronger now.
"When have I ever misled you? Trusting me is the right thing to do," Asuma said while patting Namiashi Raido's shoulder.
"Besides, Teacher Mokgetsu isn't just strong in basics, anything Teacher Mokgetsu knows, he can teach well."
"How do you know?" Namiashi Raido hadn't reacted at first.
Remembering soon after, Namiashi Raido playfully punched Asuma in the chest, saying, "Almost forgot, he's still your tutor."
If Namiashi Raido were considered an ordinary player, then Asuma would be the pay-to-win player.
Asuma gave a wry smile, understanding Namiashi Raido's thoughts, but if the tutor wasn't Mokgetsu, he would have already driven the person away.
"Even though Teacher Mokgetsu teaches well, the pressure in this special training is immense, being overshadowed by these school students truly feels embarrassing," Yuhi Kurenai said, her delicate face showing a hint of worry.
She didn't know how others felt, but she indeed felt a bit ashamed being overshadowed by school students.
"No worries, Kurenai, the two of us will work hard together, aiming to claim two positions in the top three," Asuma quickly said.
"Oh, so you think I'm incapable of competing with you?" Namiashi Raido raised an eyebrow.
Asuma wished Shisui would show up quickly and kick this unwanted third wheel away. Couldn't he read the mood?
However, Shisui didn't come, but Mokgetsu did, offering guidance to the three of them.
Busy times always seem to pass quickly, and soon it was class dismissal time.
[Completed a large class teaching]
[Evaluation: A]
[Reward obtained: Wind Release: Vacuum Orb, Earth Release: Earth Flowing River]
Both ninjutsu were fairly decent, and Mokgetsu was quite satisfied with the day's results.
Returning to the main district, Mokgetsu happened to bump into Minato and Kushina, who were about to leave.
"Mokgetsu, we're off to a meeting, remember to save us some food," Kushina waved to Mokgetsu.
Minato looked helplessly at Mokgetsu. He was about to say Mokgetsu didn't have to cook for them today.
"I'll cook a larger portion then, and prepare your shares as well. You can help yourselves when you return," Mokgetsu saw the look in Minato's eyes and then smiled gently.
Cooking a bit more food to gain favor, what a great deal.
Minato and Kushina returned earlier than Mokgetsu expected. Just as Mokgetsu was about to head off to train his disciple, Kushina and Minato knocked on the door from outside.
Mokgetsu decided to go later, for there was a permanent Shadow Clone of Mokgetsu there, which wouldn't affect the basic training.
Having meetings during meal times is surely not a trivial matter.
"Those barbarians from the Land of Thunder really deserve to die, taking advantage of the Hidden Sand being leaderless, gathering an army to attack The Hidden Sand Village,"
Kushina complained as soon as she opened her mouth, and Mokgetsu basically knew what had happened.
The gears of the Third Ninja World War had officially started turning.