"Asuma, I think I can handle more pressure. Please give me extra training!" Asuma earnestly pleaded with Mu Yue.
The first practical test would begin in two days. Asuma felt he could struggle a little more.
This would not be a secret battle with only Mu Yue present. Kurenai Yuhi would be watching too. Even if he lost, he had to lose with some dignity.
"Why do you suddenly want extra training? Is it for the practical test?" Mu Yue asked with a smile.
A brat like Asuma was far too easy to read.
"Yeah, you saw right through me, Sensei." Asuma showed an embarrassed smile.
"Temporary extra training alone won't improve your strength." Mu Yue dismissed Asuma's idea.
Cramming could be somewhat useful for a theory exam. If something he had reviewed happened to appear on the test, that would be a few extra points.
But practicing more during the final two days would not have much effect in an actual battle, because two extra days of training would not bring any obvious improvement to his body.
Unless he had extraordinary learning ability and could learn one Ninjutsu a day—then he could master two more Ninjutsu in two days, which would be useful. But Asuma clearly did not have that kind of talent.
"Then what should I do?" Asuma asked, placing his hopes on the all-powerful Mu Yue-sensei.
"It depends. Do you really want to become stronger?" Mu Yue asked.
It was not as if he had no solution, but the process would be rather brutal.
"I couldn't be more serious," Asuma answered.
"If you want to become stronger in just two days, then the only way is to fight," Mu Yue said after thinking for a moment.
With only two days, the only method Mu Yue could think