The rewards in the afternoon were a bit underwhelming compared to the morning's, consisting only of an ordinary Water Style and Earth Style jutsu. However, given the four-hour class, Mu Yue felt that it was still a decent reward.
That night, Mu Yue continued to guide Shisui, Might Guy, and the others in practicing the breathing techniques.
None of the three had yet found the sensation of the breathing technique and were still stuck at the initial breathing training phase.
"Remember, it's a technique-based breath, not just a big inhale and calling it a breathing technique," Mu Yue kept emphasizing.
"Technique, technique, technique..." Obito kept muttering this word, trying to hypnotize himself into breathing in the right way.
"If you're going to use suggestion, just mentally repeat it, don't say it out loud," Mu Yue said as he poked Obito in the stomach.
Obito winced in pain, sucking in a sharp breath.
He had never imagined that something as basic as breathing, which everyone is born knowing how to do, could have such techniques and be this difficult to learn. It was much harder than mastering the Great Fireball jutsu or chakra nature transformations.
When he failed to perform the Great Fireball, at least he could manage to spit out a few sparks, and with chakra nature transformations, although progress was slow, he could still melt some ice using his hand's heat. But with this breathing technique, Obito felt like he was just inhaling air, unable to produce any real result.
Obito feared that even if he mastered the Great Fireball after training this way, he still might not learn the breathing technique. But seeing that Shisui was just as clueless, Obito felt a bit relieved. If Shisui hadn't figured it out either, then maybe it was truly difficult.
Obito and Shisui, both struggling with the Flame Breathing technique, weren't making progress. On the other hand, Mu Yue wasn't too worried about Guy, who was training the more difficult Rock Breathing technique. Guy's persevering nature was a good match for the technique, and as long as he trained diligently, he would likely find the breakthrough soon.
On the second day of training, none of the three students made progress in their technique.
By the third night, however, one of them finally broke through the zero point of proficiency and achieved a slight level of mastery. It was Obito, who was practicing the Breath of Flame.
"Mu Yue-sensei, I think I feel something different. Did I get it?" Obito said suddenly as he practiced the breathing technique.
"Not exactly, but you have officially entered the practice of the breathing technique," Mu Yue replied, who had been closely observing. He used his ability to check Obito's proficiency and confirmed that it was no longer at zero.
Mu Yue had originally thought that Shisui might be the first to make this breakthrough, but it turned out to be Obito. After thinking for a moment, Mu Yue concluded that perhaps Obito's personality was more in tune with the Breath of Flame, allowing him to catch on faster.
The Breath of Flame was a technique suited for those with a passionate, fiery, and enthusiastic personality, whereas Shisui, although not introverted, was far from being fiery or passionate enough to excel with this technique.
"Good, now that you've caught the sensation, continue to delve deeper into it. Once you're comfortable, we can move on to the next training phase," Mu Yue nodded and said.
This breathing technique training was just the very beginning. Later stages would involve further exercises like adjusting body posture to guide the breath for different strengthening effects.
In the original version of the technique, this phase involved learning various breathing-based moves with a weapon, but after localizing it, the need for a weapon was eliminated, and the focus shifted to various strengthening effects.
Since they were beginners, they needed specific postures to guide the breath. Once they mastered it, they could freely control it within their body.
"Finally starting the real practice!" Obito couldn't help but cheer, celebrating the slight feedback after three days of struggling.
Bang! Mu Yue flicked Obito's head with his fingers, then pointed at Shisui, who was still training, and said, "Don't disturb others while they're practicing. Focus on familiarizing yourself with the sensation."
Obito quickly closed his mouth and nodded. With a satisfied smile, he continued his training.
Shisui's talent was comparable
By the end of the third day of training, Obito had caught a bit of the sensation, but Shisui and Guy had made no progress.
On Wednesday, during their training session, Shisui kept practicing various exercises while his mind was still on the breathing technique.
This was the first time he had felt completely lost when trying to grasp something.
During their break, Shisui saw Obito bragging with Asuma about each other's Fire Style techniques. After thinking for a moment, Shisui walked over to Obito and asked, "Obito, can you describe that feeling of the breath in more detail?"
Obito paused to think and then began to describe, "It's like eating a hot bowl of ramen, with warm air flowing into your whole body…"
Obito tried to articulate the sensation, using hand gestures to further explain.
"I feel a warm current…" Shisui said thoughtfully.
Asuma, who was nearby, was confused, not understanding their conversation. Especially Obito, who seemed to be talking nonsense.
Not paying much attention to the odd exchange, Asuma saw that Kurenai was beginning her training and decided to join in as well.
Meanwhile, Shisui kept thinking about Obito's answer, trying to extract some inspiration from it. By the time he went home for dinner, Shisui was contemplating whether or not to have ramen.
"Shisui, why do I sometimes feel pain in my feet when using the Body Flicker Technique?"
"I didn't feel any warm air," Shisui replied, giving an answer even he felt was vague.
Tehiko, puzzled, asked again, "What were you thinking just now? I called you twice before you responded."
"I was thinking about training," Shisui replied.
"No wonder those graduated Genin aren't your match. Even though you're so strong, you're still thinking about training all the time," Tehiko remarked.
He felt a bit ashamed. He was now the last in their group of three Uchiha. In the ability tests, Shisui and Obito ranked first and second, but he was eliminated in the third round.
Shisui didn't say anything, as he felt that Tehiko might have misunderstood him. Even Guy didn't always focus on training, but since he had made no progress with the breathing technique, Shisui couldn't stop thinking about it.
But since Shisui didn't feel the need to explain, he simply let it slide. After dinner, he went to Mu Yue's side to continue his breathing technique practice under his guidance.
Soon, the fourth day of training ended, and the situation was much the same as the third day, with only Obito having a slight grasp on the technique.
It wasn't until the fifth day that things changed. Shisui's Flame Breathing finally showed some proficiency.
"It's like the warm air from ramen…" Shisui thought as Obito had described it so accurately. He could now feel a current of air flowing in through his mouth and traveling along his chakra pathways.
With that, the fifth day of breathing technique training came to an end, and only Guy still hadn't gained any proficiency. He was still working hard to find the sensation.
(End of Chapter)
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