"Sensei, I want to challenge River Surface Sprint!" Obito found Mu Yue and told him that he wanted another shot at the challenge.
It had been exactly four days since his last failed attempt.
Over those four days, he had learned Mu Yue's special training method for accelerating cultivation, and he had also broken through his speed limit during races with Might Guy. Obito felt that he now had the strength to clear the challenge.
Of course, the main reason was that Obito believed he had kept losing the speed races because he had not learned Soru.
Besides, next week's special training would include a combat test. Obito wanted to master Soru this week so he would not be so passive in next week's battles.
He wanted to defeat Might Guy at least once.
So far, Obito had never won a formal sparring match against Might Guy. Every time, he had only fallen short by a little.
If Might Guy mastered Soru while he did not, Obito felt that he would have even less chance of winning this time.
If the gap had been huge, that would have been one thing. But he was always just a little short. Obito was really frustrated.
"Alright, come with me." Mu Yue nodded and led Obito to the riverbank.
The second stage was different from the first. There was no need to set up traps in advance; the challenge could begin immediately.
Mu Yue created a large number of Shadow Clones, then unleashed countless Water Dragon Bullets across the river's surface.
"Mu Yue-sensei, I'm ready." Obito took a deep breath and began gathering Chakra for his sprint.
"Begin!"
Obito fixed his eyes on the Water Dragon Bullets, trying to see through the pattern hidden within them.
After his last failure, Mu Yue had