Today Obito woke up very early because he had become a Jonin, and according to Kakashi's experience, Mokgetsu would give him a Jonin gift.
Obito was very much looking forward to this, as he also wanted a summon beast with great potential.
At the same time, Obito was a bit worried since Mokgetsu had previously mentioned that there were no available ninja beast eggs on hand, which meant his Jonin gift might not be a ninja beast egg; it could be something else.
Although Obito would be happy with any gift from Mokgetsu, he would feel a little down if it turned out he lacked something Kakashi had.
Watching Mokgetsu approaching, Obito looked at him with expectant eyes.
When Obito saw Mokgetsu walk up to him empty-handed, he felt a bit uneasy.
He looked Mokgetsu up and down, and it didn't seem like there was any chance of him hiding a ninja beast egg. After all, the ninja beast eggs Mokgetsu had given out were quite large and hard to conceal.
Seeing Obito somewhat disappointed, Mokgetsu summoned a ninja beast egg from the system backpack with a thought, and a large egg appeared in his hand out of thin air.
"Obito, congratulations on becoming a Jonin." Mokgetsu smiled warmly and handed over the Pokemon egg that only Obito could hatch.
The look of disappointment on Obito's face vanished, replaced by an indescribable expression of joy.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, thank you for the gift. I will definitely hatch this ninja beast and train it to become the strongest summon beast!" Obito said excitedly with clenched fists.
Even though he previously said things like "it's no big deal" or "I'm not that interested in summon beasts," it was just a passing remark and didn't reflect his true feelings.
The protagonists in ninja novels usually have a fierce and handsome summon beast, often a tiger, lion, or dragon, and Obito also wanted to have a majestic and fierce summon beast like a novel hero.
"Yes, I believe you." Mokgetsu nodded with a smile.
[You gave your disciple a Pokemon egg. Because your disciple is extremely grateful, you receive a great bonus reward - Water Release: Celestial Cry (Master Level)]
As the reward information popped up, a wealth of experience related to Celestial Cry appeared in Mokgetsu's mind.
In fact, Mokgetsu had encountered Celestial Cry in the past during classes, but only twice, so his proficiency had remained at the beginner level. Now, having mastered it, he felt it was quite good.
Different from Water Dragon Bomb and those Water Release techniques, Celestial Cry is a Water Release that breaks through with pinpoint precision, characterized by its high speed and penetration. Its shape, resembling a fine needle, makes it difficult to detect.
Cradling the hard-won ninja beast egg in his arms, Obito couldn't help but smile foolishly as he imagined the grand and mighty ninja beast that would hatch.
Even when Kakashi and Shisui arrived, Obito was still happily holding the ninja beast egg.
Kakashi walked past Obito with a calm expression. He had received a ninja beast egg earlier than Obito, and it had already hatched.
"Kakashi, how do you know I've been promoted to Jonin?" Obito couldn't help but ask when he saw Kakashi.
Kakashi: ...
Who asked you that?
"Being promoted to Jonin is nothing special. Look at Shisui; he became a Jonin at eight. That's something worth mentioning." Kakashi bluntly retorted.
Due to the excessive difficulty of the Thoughtless Slash, Kakashi had been making little progress. He originally intended to focus on training, ignoring other things, but since Obito wanted to set himself up for disappointment, Kakashi wouldn't hold back either.
"Um, Shisui..." Obito was at a loss, momentarily unsure how to respond.
By rights, becoming a Jonin at the age of ten already made him one of the youngest in Konoha, but he did pale a bit in comparison to Shisui's achievement at eight.
"If you're too idle, just train more. Otherwise, you won't make it past the second round the next time there's an internal battle. Shisui has already mastered the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode." Having said his piece, Kakashi got into training mode.
His words weren't entirely aimed at teasing Obito; Shisui's breakthrough indeed put a lot of pressure on him.
Kakashi thought that if the internal battle among the disciples were to start immediately, he wouldn't be able to confidently defeat any of them.
Might Guy was an opponent he definitely couldn't beat, and he wasn't very confident against Shisui or Obito either.
Among them, Kakashi felt he had a better chance against Obito than Shisui.
With the egg in his arms, Obito was speechless. Kakashi seemed to have said all there was to say, both good and bad, leaving him no room to argue.
"Well, Shisui now knows an Armament that I don't." Obito scratched his head with his left hand while holding the egg with his right.
Although Obito's Breath of Flame was somewhat stronger, it wasn't enough to bridge the gap posed by lacking an Armament Secret Technique.
The only consolation for Obito was their limited chakra; if Shisui used the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode during a battle, he would struggle to reserve chakra for using Armament.
If Shisui used Armament first, then the amount of Fire Release he could use afterward in the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode would decrease.
Reluctantly, Obito carefully set the ninja beast egg in a safe place and started training.
Being at the bottom in internal battles was truly painful, not just for appearances, but also the punishments were unbearable for Obito.
The training continued until five-thirty in the afternoon.
At six in the afternoon, just as Mokgetsu was preparing to eat dinner, there was a sudden knock at his door.
Mokgetsu didn't go to open the door immediately. Instead, he used his Byakugan to look toward the entrance and discovered the person knocking was Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Then, Mokgetsu walked to the door at a normal pace. When he opened the door and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen, he feigned surprise, as if shocked that the busy Third Hokage would appear at his doorstep.