"Sorry, Mu Yue-sensei. I'm not in very good condition today," Shisui said apologetically.
He felt that he had let down Mu Yue's careful instruction.
Mu Yue smiled. "It doesn't matter. Everyone has days when they're not at their best."
"But you seem to have something on your mind. Can you tell me about it?" Mu Yue looked into Shisui's eyes.
Meeting Mu Yue's gaze, Shisui could deeply feel Mu Yue's concern for him.
"Ever since I mastered the Breathing Technique, I haven't made much progress. Obito, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have that problem. So I carefully thought back to the step where I sensed the flames. It seems there wasn't a fire of passion in my heart like there was in Obito's."
Before Mu Yue, Shisui had no intention of hiding anything and voiced the thoughts he had had yesterday.
"Maybe I'm not really suited for Flame Breathing."
Mu Yue placed a hand on Shisui's head, ruffled his hair, and smiled.
"I'm absolutely certain that you're suited to cultivating Flame Breathing."
Obito was extremely suited to Flame Breathing, but before he had even gotten started, he had not actually been that far ahead of Shisui. At most, he had only led by a dozen or so proficiency points. That was enough to show that Shisui's compatibility with Flame Breathing was not low.
The reason Obito was now ahead by nearly ninety proficiency points had multiple causes. On one hand, Obito's compatibility was indeed maxed out. On the other, Obito could follow him on missions and engage in real combat, allowing him to improve faster.
It was not that Mu Yue was looking down on Obito, but at the beginning, the difference in training efficiency between Shisui and Obito had truly been the difference between a genius and