Recaps

Mu Yue criticized Class 1-1’s weak taijutsu, and the students blamed their Taijutsu Teacher, Tanimura Toshihiro, for teaching poorly. The students planned to expose Tanimura’s shortcomings at the final exam, while Mu Yue apologized to him privately, leaving the reason unexplained.

• Mu Yue criticized the students’ taijutsu and apologized for speaking harshly, prompting Anko and Izumo Kamizuki to complain that Tanimura Toshihiro taught poorly.
• Class 1-1 agreed that their weak taijutsu could put them in danger, and Mu Yue urged them not to criticize Tanimura to his face while offering to answer their questions.
• After class, Anko and the students discussed replacing Tanimura without harming Mu Yue, then Kotetsu Hagane proposed showcasing their training results at the final exam.
• Mu Yue visited Tanimura Toshihiro after lunch, took him somewhere deserted, and apologized without explaining why.

Mu Yue apologized to Tanimura Toshihiro after his practical exam exposed the students’ dissatisfaction with Tanimura’s teaching, while carefully preserving his reputation. Tanimura stayed in his post, but Class 1-1 openly challenged his lessons and grew more determined to replace him.

• Mu Yue told Tanimura Toshihiro about the students’ complaints and took the blame, presenting the incident as an unintended consequence of trying to motivate them.
• Tanimura Toshihiro accepted Mu Yue’s apology and decided to keep teaching Class 1-1 because the class’s strong results promised him a bonus.
• After returning to the office, Tanimura praised Mu Yue to a female teacher, then went to teach Class 1-1 as usual.
• Anko and Izumo Kamizuki asked Tanimura to explain his taijutsu demonstrations in more detail, and other students joined in with questions and criticism.
• Tanimura agreed to demonstrate the form again and noticed the dissatisfied students were training seriously, while they became more resolved to replace him.

Mu Yue agreed to help Tanimura Toshihiro keep Class 1-1 in line during lessons, then reminded the students not to disrupt or criticize him. After training, Mu Yue shared dinner with Minato and Kushina, who had cooked for him, and heard that children had praised the Ninja Academy’s Chunin teachers over jonin.

• Tanimura Toshihiro asked Mu Yue to speak to Class 1-1 and attend his Friday lesson, and Mu Yue agreed.
• Mu Yue reflected that Tanimura Toshihiro’s request could make the students resent him more, then returned to practicing calligraphy with a gifted pen.
• Mu Yue told Class 1-1 not to disrupt Tanimura Toshihiro’s lessons or speak badly of him, and the students agreed.
• Mu Yue completed his lesson and received Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet as an A-rank reward.
• Minato and Kushina served Mu Yue dinner, and he tasted and critiqued their dishes.
• Minato told Mu Yue that some children had complained that jonin did not teach as well as the Ninja Academy’s Chunin teachers.

Class 1-1 behaved during Tanimura Toshihiro’s taijutsu class after Mu Yue intervened, though Kotetsu Hagane planned to resume their protest later. Obito and Might Guy trained intensely through the weekend, fearing that poor taijutsu would leave them buried under more problem sets.

• Kotetsu Hagane persuaded Class 1-1 to behave during taijutsu class because Mu Yue might inspect it, and the students agreed to hold off on driving Tanimura Toshihiro away.
• Tanimura Toshihiro taught the class without incident after Mu Yue visited the field, and Kotetsu Hagane said they could resume their plan next class.
• Nohara Rin asked why Obito had become so diligent, and Obito hid that poor taijutsu had earned him daily problem sets.
• Obito realized the weekend meant longer training and more problems, then urged Nohara Rin to train her taijutsu well.
• Obito and Might Guy trained at the Southern Forest, while Mu Yue watched and predicted they would surpass Hyuga Hamon within a month.

Mu Yue rewarded Shisui’s diligent training with a powerful new Body Flicker Technique and offered to teach it to his students. Obito and Might Guy learned they could earn the technique through exam results or a challenge, then faced another stack of questions.

• Obito and Might Guy sparred for five minutes, leaving Obito with thirty-five questions and Guy with fifteen; Obito chose to pay his questions in installments.
• Shisui trained in the Body Flicker Technique and genjutsu, and Mu Yue received Soru as a reward for guiding him.
• Mu Yue recognized Soru as a Chakra-powered taijutsu version of the Body Flicker Technique and decided to use it himself.
• Mu Yue praised Shisui and promised to teach him the stronger technique after more physical training, then agreed that Obito and Guy could learn it too.
• Mu Yue set first place in the grade’s final exam or completion of a taijutsu challenge as the requirement to learn Soru.
• Obito resolved to compete for first place, but Mu Yue handed him and Guy fresh test papers, dampening their excitement.

Obito and Shisui walked home together, where Shisui saw Obito repeatedly help elderly women and began to understand his unusual kindness. The next morning, Mu Yue assigned Shisui intense conditioning supported by special medicine, leaving Shisui moved by his teacher’s generosity.

• Shisui asked Obito to walk home with him, and Obito agreed after learning Shisui had been told to rest before the next day’s training.
• Obito stopped to carry an elderly woman’s bundle and later helped another elderly woman with a cane, leading Shisui to understand why people considered Obito an oddity.
• Uchiha Tekka questioned Shisui about spending time with Obito, and Shisui told him that Obito was a good person once he got to know him.
• The next morning, Mu Yue assigned Shisui strenuous physical conditioning, including push-ups, squats, swimming, and running laps around Konoha.
• Mu Yue explained that special medicine would ease Shisui’s fatigue and heal his body, then declined payment when Shisui offered to cover its cost.

Shisui endured an exhausting workout with Might Guy, who shared his training method and learned a taijutsu-related Chakra technique from Shisui. At the Ninja Academy, Mu Yue finished teaching Ninjutsu Theory I and announced the final exam, while Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane secretly tried to mislead each other about reviewing.

• Shisui completed hundreds of push-ups, squats, and sit-ups while Might Guy continued an even tougher workout.
• Might Guy told Shisui that his father had taught him to set challenges and punishments to push himself through training.
• Shisui offered to discuss a taijutsu-related Chakra application technique with Might Guy in return.
• Mu Yue finished the Ninjutsu Theory I lessons, announced the exam would be in two weeks, and received a Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Claw reward.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane each pretended not to plan to review so they could gain an advantage over the other in the theory exam.
• Anko believed their claims, decided she did not need to review, and invited them to play over the weekend.

Obito finished his installment questions and planned an outing with Rin, but Mu Yue’s harsher training battle left him with a hundred more questions. That night, Obito, Rin, and Kakashi ran into Guy and Shisui, and Obito introduced Shisui to Kakashi as a genius even more talented than him.

• Obito finished his installment questions and asked Rin to go out that night, agreeing that they would find Kakashi after school and dinner.
• Mu Yue changed the training battle rules so each hit added two questions, then allowed training to offset some questions; Obito persuaded him to make Guy’s training requirement harder.
• Obito and Guy fought for seven minutes, leaving Obito with one hundred questions and Guy with twenty.
• Guy declined Obito’s invitation to join the outing because he and Shisui had planned a night run, but the group encountered them while out.
• Obito called Shisui a genius more talented than Kakashi, and Kakashi teased Obito as the Uchiha dead last.

Obito asked Kakashi how to fight a faster, stronger opponent and convinced him to provide taijutsu training. The chapter left Obito repeatedly knocked down by Kakashi while Nohara Rin watched nearby.

• Obito argued with Kakashi about his exam results, and Nohara Rin defended his recent studying.
• Obito realized Might Guy and Shisui were training while he had chosen to spend time with Rin, and he asked Kakashi for advice on fighting stronger opponents.
• Kakashi advised Obito to rely on movement and technique, then offered to help train his taijutsu.
• Kakashi led Obito to a training ground and knocked him down several times in a minute, while Obito kept getting back up and demanding another round.
• Nohara Rin watched the training and felt a little extra standing there.

Mu Yue visited Minato and Kushina, supervised their first successful braised pork belly, and received an introductory Uzumaki sealing technique to learn. On Monday, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane secretly tried to distract each other from studying, while Anko took interest in their novels and games.

• Mu Yue watched Minato and Kushina prepare braised pork belly, reminding them to poke holes in the pork skin before seasoning it.
• The three ate the finished dish, and Mu Yue praised Minato and Kushina's cooking before offering to make more food.
• Kushina gave Mu Yue a scroll for the One-Finger Quick Seal, and Minato explained how the beginner technique restrained Chakra.
• Izumo Kamizuki arrived early and pretended to read a ninja novel, while Kotetsu Hagane mistook it for proof that Izumo was not studying.
• Izumo and Kotetsu each planned to distract the other with novels or games, and Anko became curious about what they were discussing.

Mu Yue discovered that he learned One-Finger Sealing quickly and planned to study the Root curse seal to develop a way to undo it. After training, Might Guy asked Shisui for a serious fight and was defeated immediately by genjutsu, but insisted on trying again.

• Mu Yue tested One-Finger Sealing on a Shadow Clone, realized his talent for Sealing Jutsu might help him undo the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, and planned to study it further.
• Mu Yue invited Kushina and Minato to dinner, hid how quickly he had mastered the technique, and let them believe he was still learning it.
• Mu Yue reported that Obito had received eighty-five questions and Might Guy thirty, then offered both interest-free installments for their training debts.
• Might Guy asked Shisui for intensive training, but Shisui trapped him in genjutsu and defeated him with a kunai at his throat.
• Might Guy recognized that he had been defeated in a single strike and asked Shisui to fight him again.

Obito and Might Guy saw how much they had improved during Mu Yue’s training summary and earned their highest test scores yet. Mu Yue rewarded his disciples with calligraphy, while Obito learned that his interest-free break had ended.

• Obito realized it was Friday again and agreed to go out with Nohara Rin that night instead of the weekend.
• Mu Yue tested Might Guy’s strength and Obito’s Fire Release, and both were surprised by how powerful they had become.
• Mu Yue led the disciples through training exercises, then gave Obito and Might Guy a mock test; they scored 60 and 54 points respectively.
• Obito thanked Mu Yue and asked for another interest-free day, but Mu Yue refused and explained that the special benefit had only been for the previous day.
• Mu Yue gave his three disciples calligraphy, and Obito’s gratitude triggered a reward that granted Mu Yue proficient Earth Release: Earth Spear.

Mu Yue celebrated mastering One-Finger Sealing after seven days of instruction from Kushina and Minato, while Kushina planned to teach him Three-Finger Sealing next. At school, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane tried to distract each other from exam preparation with novels and games, and Anko made them share with her.

• Kushina praised Mu Yue for learning One-Finger Sealing in seven days, and Minato and Kushina celebrated with him over dinner.
• Kushina explained that Three-Finger Sealing was an advanced form of One-Finger Sealing and that Five-Finger Sealing helped with learning other techniques.
• Izumo Kamizuki brought Kotetsu Hagane a backgammon set, while Kotetsu gave Izumo several novels, and each privately hoped to distract the other from studying.
• Izumo offered Shisui a novel and Kotetsu offered him games, but Shisui politely declined.
• Anko accused Izumo and Kotetsu of leaving her out, then persuaded them to share their novels and games with her.

Mu Yue changed Obito and Might Guy’s training for the week before the final exam, while using Soru to motivate them to compete for first place. He began teaching Shisui the advanced Body Flicker Technique, and Obito and Might Guy resolved to win the Practical Exam to prove themselves and earn the chance to learn it.

• Obito worried about his growing pile of questions before Mu Yue announced that he and Might Guy would train independently instead of sparring for the week.
• Obito and Might Guy agreed with the new plan, though Mu Yue reminded them to finish questions from their previous installments on time.
• Mu Yue told Shisui that his month of physical training had prepared him to learn the new Body Flicker Technique, Soru.
• Mu Yue demonstrated Soru, prompting Obito to vow to take first place and prove his strength to Rin and Kakashi, while Might Guy resolved to win so he could challenge Kakashi.
• Mu Yue explained that Soru used a special Chakra technique to strengthen the legs repeatedly, and Shisui eagerly anticipated learning it.

Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane pretended they had not studied for the written exam, each believing the other was unprepared, while Anko admitted she had reviewed for a day. Class 1-1 finished the exam quietly, and the students turned their attention to tomorrow’s Practical Exam and their hopes for a better Taijutsu Teacher.

• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane met on the way to school and each secretly believed the other had spent the weekend avoiding study.
• Anko joined them and claimed she had reviewed for a day, though she had only studied for half an hour.
• Mu Yue-sensei and Ueda Aya proctored Class 1-1’s written exam, and Ueda Aya noticed several students’ answers looked correct.
• After the exam, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane pretended it had been difficult, while Anko thought it was easy and Shisui said he had done not bad.
• Anko, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane resolved to perform well in the Practical Exam and help persuade the school to hire a reliable Taijutsu Teacher.

Mu Yue’s students displayed unusually strong Ninjutsu during the Practical Exam, with Izumo, Kotetsu, and Anko winning their matches through creative use of the Three Basic Jutsu. The chapter ended as Shisui was called to take his exam, drawing Ueda Aya’s keen attention.

• Izumo used clones and the Transformation Jutsu to disguise himself as a chair, defeating Mine Koji and earning 30.1 points.
• Kotetsu frightened Koizumi Yuki with a transformed monster and won with a score of 30.5.
• Anko overwhelmed Shima Keiji by filling the examination area with disguised clones and scored 36 points.
• Ueda Aya praised Mu Yue’s class for its exceptional Ninjutsu, while Mu Yue credited the students’ hard work.
• Shisui Uchiha was called to prepare for his exam, and Ueda Aya looked forward to seeing him perform.

Shisui won the Class 1-1 Practical Exam after easily defeating Akasaki Isamu and Anko, while teachers noticed the surprising strength of Might Guy and Obito Uchiha. On the third day, Mu Yue went to watch the Fourth Grade exam, where Might Guy was about to face Hyuga Hamon in a featured quarterfinal.

• Akasaki Isamu used the Three Basic Jutsu against Shisui, who destroyed his clones and defeated him with two punches.
• Kotetsu Hagane defeated Izumo Kamizuki, then Anko defeated Kotetsu Hagane and advanced to the class final.
• Shisui saw through Anko's Deception Technique and defeated her with the Body Flicker Technique, taking first place in the class Practical Exam.
• Iketani Isamu told Mu Yue and Ueda Aya that Might Guy and Obito Uchiha had performed far beyond expectations during the Fourth Grade exam.
• Ueda Aya noticed that Class 1-1's students were stronger than many grade competitors, while Mu Yue went to watch the Fourth Grade quarterfinals.
• Might Guy was called to face Hyuga Hamon, the first- and second-place finishers from the previous exam.

Might Guy defeated Hyuga Hamon in the exam with his superior taijutsu, leaving him a strong contender for first place. Obito Uchiha then defeated Genma Shiranui, making the final ranking uncertain.

• Hyuga Hamon activated his Byakugan and attacked Might Guy, but Guy caught his strikes and drove him back with a kick.
• Might Guy dodged Hamon's repeated Gentle Fist attacks and knocked him down with Konoha Great Whirlwind, winning the match.
• The examiners gave Might Guy a perfect taijutsu score, and the students speculated that he would take first place.
• Uchiha Tekka argued that Obito Uchiha's Fire Release could challenge Might Guy for the top rank.
• Obito Uchiha easily defeated Genma Shiranui, establishing himself as another strong contender for first place.

Might Guy defeated Obito Uchiha in the Fourth Grade Practical Exam after overcoming Obito’s Fire Release and landing his strongest kick. The contest ended with the system settling Mu Yue’s training missions.

• Might Guy and Obito Uchiha entered the practical exam, while Nohara Rin cheered Obito on and Mu Yue watched.
• Might Guy opened with Konoha Hurricane, but Obito dodged and countered with shuriken before unleashing Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
• Might Guy evaded the fireball, deflected Obito’s shuriken, and pressed him into taijutsu combat, where Obito struggled against his speed and strength.
• Might Guy landed Konoha Great Whirlwind and sent Obito flying, and the proctor declared Might Guy the winner.
• Mu Yue’s system announced that the training missions had entered settlement.

Mu Yue received Stone Breathing and Great Fire Annihilation after Might Guy and Obito Uchiha completed their training missions, then comforted Obito after his exam loss. The chapter ended with Obito setting a new goal to take first place in a future practical exam.

• Mu Yue received Chakra, Stone Breathing, and Great Fire Annihilation as rewards, and recognized Stone Breathing as a powerful technique that could work alongside the Eight Gates.
• Mu Yue checked his panel and saw that his Chakra had reached 11,300, which he compared to about 4.5 Little Kakashis.
• After Might Guy won first place, Obito Uchiha twisted his injured leg, and Mu Yue and Might Guy accompanied him to the infirmary.
• Mu Yue reassured Obito that one exam loss did not disappoint him and encouraged him to keep training.
• Obito set a new training mission to take first place in the Ninja Academy's practical exam for his grade.

Might Guy took first place in his grade and received a Soru training scroll from Mu Yue, who hoped to guide him toward a new training mission. Mu Yue continued studying Sealing Jutsu and planned a special dinner for Kushina and Minato.

• Mu Yue congratulated Might Guy on placing first and gave him a Soru training scroll, earning a mastery-level Konoha Dragon God reward.
• Mu Yue decided not to teach Konoha Dragon God to his students because the technique demanded too much of their bodies and Chakra.
• Mu Yue told Might Guy to relax and do what he wanted, while hoping he would challenge Kakashi and trigger a new training mission.
• Mu Yue went home to practice Sealing Jutsu and reflected on how Chakra affected a seal's strength and stability.
• Mu Yue bought fish and went to his home in the Main City Area to prepare a new dish for Kushina and Minato.

Mu Yue cooked Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish for Kushina and Minato, then used their conversation to learn more about Sealing Jutsu. After the final exam, Anko discovered that Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane had both earned perfect scores despite claiming they had not studied.

• Mu Yue prepared Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish, impressing Kushina and Minato with its appearance and flavor.
• Kushina and Minato asked Mu Yue about his Three-Finger Sealing training and helped answer his questions.
• Anko, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane went to school to check their final exam grades.
• Anko found she had scored seventy-eight, while Izumo and Kotetsu each had scored one hundred.
• Anko accused Izumo and Kotetsu of secretly studying, then chased them and hit them.

After the final exams, Mu Yue handed out rewards and dango, then received the Excellent Teacher Award and praise from Hiruzen Sarutobi for Class 1-1’s results. With the break beginning, he announced a holiday special training plan for his disciples.

• Mu Yue received Chakra rewards for Shisui Uchiha, Might Guy, and Obito Uchiha, and gave Anko dango despite her lower theory score.
• The Third Hokage attended the teachers’ meeting, reviewed Class 1-1’s strong exam results, and Mu Yue was named an Excellent Teacher Award recipient.
• Iketani Isamu also received the award, crediting Might Guy and Obito Uchiha and inviting Mu Yue to celebrate with the other teachers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Mu Yue’s teaching and encouraged him to keep nurturing his students.
• Mu Yue discovered that Might Guy had not yet fought Kakashi, then told his disciples about his holiday special training plan.

During the break, Mu Yue assigned his disciples new training, and Obito volunteered to attempt a challenge that could earn him Soru. An urgent meeting revealed that the Third Kazekage had disappeared, raising fears that the Third Great Ninja War would soon begin.

• Mu Yue scheduled training five days a week, suspended sparring, and assigned Obito to Fire Release Nature Transformation while Shisui and Might Guy learned Soru.
• Obito asked about Mu Yue's taijutsu challenge and agreed to attempt it the next day so he could also learn Soru.
• An urgent Jonin Meeting summoned Minato and Kushina while they were having dinner with Mu Yue.
• Kushina and Minato returned and told Mu Yue that the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure had disappeared.
• Minato warned that the disappearance could trigger war, and Mu Yue resolved to grow stronger before the fighting reached Konoha.

Mu Yue put Obito through a trap-filled forest challenge meant to prepare him for learning Soru, then proposed summer special training after Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed that war might soon break out. The chapter left Mu Yue ready to train Konoha’s graduating students and other outstanding students more intensively.

• Mu Yue explained the Forest Sprint challenge and charged Obito three test papers to attempt it.
• Obito triggered a snare, escaped by burning through the rope, then failed when swinging logs slowed him enough for Mu Yue’s Shadow Clone to catch him.
• Mu Yue advised Obito to improve his speed and reactions, while Obito concluded that the Body Flicker Technique would let him race past the mechanisms.
• Mu Yue visited Asuma’s home and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would strengthen his students and fight for Konoha if war came.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Mu Yue that the Third Kazekage had disappeared and war was likely, so Mu Yue proposed summer special training for graduating students and other outstanding students.