The next day, Obito continued sending a Shadow Clone to attend the Ninja Academy while his real body went to train in the Southern Forest.
Although he would eventually receive the sensations from class, training still had to continue.
I can't lose to Guy again in the grade's Practical Exam a month from now! Obito thought.
He had lost far more than he had won against Might Guy, and Obito was unwilling to accept that. They were both Mu Yue's disciples and received roughly the same training. How could Obito possibly admit defeat?
Moreover, Obito had yet to take first place in a grade Practical Exam even once. It felt incomplete somehow, and he would lack confidence whenever he argued with Kakashi.
"Becoming an outstanding ninja starts with taking first place in the grade Practical Exam!" Obito shouted with great fighting spirit.
Although Shisui could not relate, he still offered a word of encouragement.
"Feel the flames. Understand the power of flames." As Shisui recalled the key points of Mu Yue's explanation, he used his Breathing Technique and began performing Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation.
Since he was still not very proficient with the Breathing Technique and needed to concentrate, doing both at once caused Shisui to make several mistakes before he finally succeeded.
Sensing that the leaf in his palm had turned into black ash, Shisui lightly flicked his hand but did not feel anything particularly special.
Shisui had not expected to complete the training in one try. After all, Might Guy, who had started first, was still stuck at the step of sensing the power of the attribute. Shisui continued his Nature Transformation training.
Performing Nature Transformation and the Breathing Technique at the same time drained Shisui's mental and physical strength quickly. Even during his breaks, Shisui did