"Obito, stop cultivating for now. I have a new jutsu to teach you." As the training session was coming to an end, Teacher Mokgetsu approached Obito and said.
He had a jutsu that was very suitable for Obito which he hadn't taught him yet, and today being a good day to solve Grandma's medical issues, would be a great time to earn some gold coins.
"A new jutsu, great!" Obito immediately stopped cultivating and looked at Mokgetsu expectantly.
He believed the new jutsu must be a powerful one. After all, with his current skill level and the variety of Fire Release he had learned, it wouldn't make sense to teach something weak.
"This jutsu is called Fire Release: Orochinagi," Mokgetsu began.
The full name of Orochinagi is Shiki: Orochinagi, a Kusanagi Style Super Move from King of Fighters, which was adapted into a Hokage skill and became a rather special Fire Release.
Then Mokgetsu extended an arm, and intense flames ignited in his palm, expanding into a large inferno that burned everything in front of him to ashes upon release.
"This is a no-seal jutsu. It doesn't require entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode to be performed without seals," Mokgetsu explained.
Obito's eyes lit up immediately. A no-seal jutsu! No need to specifically study simplifications or practice single-handed seals. He had always thought Kakashi's Purple Lightning was both convenient and impressive, and now he finally had something similar.
"This jutsu also has a stronger version which requires entering the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode to enhance the body." After that, Mokgetsu switched breathing techniques to enter the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode.
Whhooosh!!
Unbelievably fierce flames erupted from Mokgetsu's body. Due to the high temperature, Obito, standing nearby, instantly felt the heat.
But the flames on Mokgetsu's body quickly gathered towards his palm, becoming deeper in color and exuding an even more terrifying aura due to the constant compression.
Mokgetsu threw the fire the same way as before, and the highly compressed flames exploded instantly.
Boom!!
The terrifying flames spread out, as though intending to turn the surroundings into a purgatory, and the ground was blown into a large pit under this dreadful blaze, with a large amount of scorching flames scattering in every direction.
Mokgetsu waved his hand to form a circular flame shield next to Obito, protecting him from the aftershock.
When the flame shield disappeared, Obito widened his eyes at the sight around them. The entire surrounding area for tens of meters was scorched black, with craters of varying sizes as if having endured a barrage of ninjutsu attacks.
Not only was Obito, who was nearby, shocked, but other students training were also stunned by this huge commotion.
"Teacher Mokgetsu's Fire Release is so strong!" Shizune, who rarely saw Mokgetsu in action, was extremely shocked.
Shizune didn't have much concept of Mokgetsu's strength. In her mind, Mokgetsu's image mainly revolved around being good at cooking, being an excellent teacher, and having a warm and sunny disposition.
Kakashi quietly sped up the pace of his sword swings, thinking that this Fire Release might be used on him in the future, though it would be Obito using it, not Mokgetsu.
"Amazing!" Obito exclaimed excitedly.
Whack!
Mokgetsu's finger accurately tapped on Obito's forehead, saying, "Don't get so excited. Your Orochinagi won't reach this power for a long time."
His Orochinagi was powerful for many reasons. His Breath of Flame Chakra Mode was complete, and Mokgetsu had high-level nature transformation with a large amount of chakra.
"Orochinagi is more suitable for close or medium-range use and doesn't have as wide a range as the Fire Dragon Flame Bomb," Mokgetsu explained briefly about using Orochinagi in battle.
"Yes, yes, Teacher Mokgetsu, please teach me quickly; I think this jutsu suits me well." Obito nodded rapidly like a pecking chick.
"The hardest part of Orochinagi is compressing the flames. The faster and more you compress the flames, the stronger it will be." Seeing Obito's high enthusiasm for learning, Mokgetsu began formal teaching.
[You taught the disciple Fire Release: Orochinagi. Due to the disciple's great gratitude, a big reward was given, acquiring Wind Release: Great Scythe Weasel (Master Level)]
Getting a master-level Wind Release ninjutsu was quite a nice surprise.
After the cultivation session ended, Obito happily bounced back home, his mind replaying the image of Mokgetsu using Orochinagi.
With the Sharingan's copying ability and Obito's now decent level with Fire Release, he quickly learned Orochinagi, though it was nothing compared to Mokgetsu's.
"Once I master Orochinagi, I'll make Kakashi take notice!" Obito decided to perfect Orochinagi before challenging Kakashi.
What Obito didn't expect was Yashiro Uchiha visiting again that night.
"Elder Yashiro, do you need anything?" Obito asked as he opened the door and found Yashiro standing there again.
Actually, Obito had a good impression of Yashiro Uchiha. Other than the frequent request to join the Police Squad, Obito thought Yashiro was pretty alright, especially since he stood up for him yesterday.
"It's nothing much, just wondering how the genius of our Uchiha Clan's training is going. Obito, you don't need to be so formal, just call me Uncle," Uchiha Yashiro said with a slight smile.
He was mainly concerned this time that the last clan meeting might have given Obito a wrong negative impression of the Uchiha Clan Council.
Uchiha Yashiro valued both Shisui and Obito greatly, believing they were the hope for the Uchiha Clan's rise, and therefore wanted to lead them correctly.
Obito's side was handled by him, while Shisui was taken care of by Fugaku.
"Want to see some ninjutsu? We'd need to go a bit further since my grandma needs to sleep," Obito scratched his head and said.
"Then let's go a bit further to the open space," Uchiha Yashiro had no objection to this.
As they were about to leave the Uchiha Clan Land, Obito stopped, looked at the distant, unseen houses, and nodded with satisfaction.
Next, Obito held nothing back, running his breathing to the extreme to enter the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode, although not fully, it was also his strongest state.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Obito's hands formed seals rapidly, a large amount of chakra condensed at his throat and then quickly converted into Fire Attribute Chakra and spat out.
With Obito's efforts, a massive fireball quickly formed and smashed forward.
BOOM!!
The light from the exploding fireball dispelled the darkness, illuminating the surroundings and making Uchiha Yashiro's eyes even brighter.
Although it was just a C-level Fire Release, the Great Fireball was a ninjutsu used from Uchiha Jonin to Ninja School students; the old Uchiha could judge an Uchiha ninja's Fire Release level through the Great Fireball.
In Uchiha Yashiro's opinion, Obito's Great Fireball was even stronger than the Great Fireball of some Uchiha Jonin, although it couldn't be said that Obito already had Jonin-level strength, his Fire Release level was indeed quite outstanding.
"Obito's mentor is still that Namikaze Minato. Namikaze Minato is Jiraiya's disciple; if Jiraiya becomes Hokage, then Obito would become the disciple of the Hokage's disciple, and with strong enough abilities..."
Uchiha Yashiro thought more and more that Obito was indeed the hope for the Uchiha Clan's resurgence because Obito indeed possessed some elements for becoming Hokage.
"It's clear that, Obito, you work very hard on your training; this Fire Release is somewhat improved from during the Chunin Examination," Uchiha Yashiro first praised Obito.
Obito chuckled a bit without being too pleased; he was no longer the dead last from before. Since he ranked first in his grade, various praises had become quite usual for him, and only the compliments from those he cared about would excite him.
"Obito, if you encounter any issues in training or life, feel free to tell me; I'll find a way to help you," Uchiha Yashiro started promising benefits, saying he would fully support Uchiha Obito.
"Are there Advanced Fire Release Ninjutsu?" Obito curiously asked.
"Yes, there are even stronger Fire Release techniques than the ones given to you last time!" Uchiha Yashiro smiled and nodded.
He was satisfied with Obito's response; this is how an Uchiha should be, wholeheartedly focused on becoming stronger, striving for higher peaks.
Obito perked up; you mentioned that, and now he's not sleepy. Even if he can't learn them for now, he can entrust them to Mokgetsu, and wait for Mokgetsu to teach him in the future.
"Don't worry too much about the clan council matters. Really, those who opposed you all did it for your own good, just a bit intense with their words." Finally, Uchiha Yashiro spoke earnestly to Obito about the difficulty for Uchiha ninjas.
"I'm also doing it for their good," Obito scratched his head and said.
"What I mean is, we are all Uchiha, we should be more understanding and tolerant of one another; clan members are who we should rely on the most," Uchiha Yashiro continued.
Obito felt Uchiha Yashiro was talking nonsense; when he was the dead last, he never saw Uchiha Tekka step out to speak for him, instead, it was Mokgetsu who helped him shed the dead last title and become a genius like Kakashi.
"Forget it, let's tolerate it for the sake of the ninjutsu," because of the benefits, Obito decided to endure for now.
Next, Obito pretended to listen to Uchiha Yashiro's speech but was actually contemplating Orochinagi's cultivation all along.
Seeing his thoughtful look, Uchiha Yashiro gave a genuine smile; he had successfully guided another Uchiha, and a genius one at that.
Shisui was encountering a similar situation on his side, though Fugaku's approach differed slightly from Uchiha Yashiro's.
When Fugaku came, he didn't directly talk about the clan meeting; it was like chatting with Shisui as if he were a real uncle, gradually leading the conversation to the clan meeting.
"That time was indeed my oversight, but I hope you won't misunderstand the clan council because of it," Fugaku said sincerely.
For Shisui, he had high hopes, wishing for him to become the next Uchiha Kagami or even surpass Uchiha Kagami.
"Uncle Fugaku, don't worry, I understand," Shisui calmly replied.
He had realized that only by possessing enough strength to have a stand in the Uchiha Clan could he propose reforms.