The next day, Obito continued to let his shadow clone attend the Ninja Academy, while his main body continued training in the Southern Border Forest.
Although the experience from attending classes eventually returns, training must still continue.
"I can't lose to Guy in the grade-level practical exam a month from now!" Obito thought to himself.
In battles with Might Guy, he had lost many times but won few. Obito was unwilling to accept this because they were both Mokgetsu's disciples, receiving similar training. How could Obito concede defeat?
Moreover, Obito had never once taken first place in the grade-level practical exams. He felt this was incomplete and made him lack confidence when arguing with Kakashi.
"Becoming an exceptional ninja begins with taking first place in the grade-level practical exam!" Obito shouted with great determination.
Shisui, although unable to empathize, still offered encouragement.
"Feel the flame, understand the power of fire." Shisui recalled the key insights Mokgetsu had mentioned while employing the Breathing Technique and began practicing Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes.
Due to being unfamiliar with the Breathing Technique, it required focus. Doing both simultaneously, Shisui made several errors before succeeding.
Sensing that the leaf in his palm had turned to ash, Shisui lightly shook his hand, not experiencing anything special.
Shisui hadn't expected to complete the training in one go. After all, even Might Guy, who started earliest, was still stuck at comprehending the power of attributes. Shisui continued with his Nature Transformation practice.
Practicing Nature Transformation and the Breathing Technique simultaneously drained Shisui's energy and stamina quickly. During breaks, he didn't idle and used Fire Release to ignite wood, continuing to experience the flames.
Though somewhat crude, it was indeed direct enough.
By the time Mokgetsu's main body arrived at noon, Shisui hadn't gained any new insights.
When Mokgetsu arrived, he first gave each of them an assessment, noting no new changes in proficiency, both at fifteen points.
"Let's train later, have lunch first," Mokgetsu said with a smile.
The most joyous part of the day now filled Obito with some dread, as the previous spicy meals left a memorable impression.
"Spicy is fine, the first meal isn't a big deal," Obito quickly accepted the lunchbox.
According to his experience, the first meal wouldn't be an issue, but the subsequent meals would be challenging.
As Obito expected, upon opening the lunchbox, a sea of red appeared, the vivid red chili peppers meeting his gaze.
"So spicy, so delicious!" Obito exclaimed as he devoured the meal despite the spice.
Mokgetsu's cooking was simply too good, so even though it was very spicy, Obito found it hard to resist.
How to describe that feeling? It's like someone who plans to eat less for weight loss but ends up eating more after tasting their favorite dish, shifting from eating lightly to just avoiding overeating.
Consumed by the meal, Obito's eyes became slightly dazed, immersing him in a fiery illusion.
Upon regaining clarity, Obito quickly finished the remaining food and immediately began training the Breath of Flame, wasting no time.
Ninja Academy's midday break was short, so Mokgetsu didn't stay long before returning to the school for classes.
After finishing lunch, Shisui also promptly resumed training. Although those pepper-laden meals had a unique taste, eating them every day was unbearable for him.
After school in the afternoon, Mokgetsu first went back to make dinner, unexpectedly finding that a Jonin meeting was urgently convened.
"It's all those Hidden Cloud brutes' fault; this is the third Jonin meeting in such a short time." Kushina blamed the Hidden Cloud.
Mokgetsu had no comment. The war was indeed initiated by the Hidden Cloud, though he sensed Kushina carried a bit of personal bias.
"You've become a Special Jonin, Mokgetsu, and need to attend the meetings. Let's go together," Minato invited with a smile.
"Sure, I'd appreciate you two seniors helping me get familiar," Mokgetsu nodded, jokingly.
Then, Mokgetsu's main body went to the Hokage Building for the meeting with Minato and Kushina, while his shadow clone delivered food to Shisui and Obito.
On the way to the Hokage Building, Minato explained the Konoha Jonin meetings to Mokgetsu.
Typically, Jonin meetings occur twice a year, in January and June.
Emergency Jonin meetings are held in a different meeting room than regular ones.
Regular Jonin meetings are held in a large meeting room with many tables and chairs.
Emergency Jonin meetings take place in an empty room with only four chairs.
Mokgetsu and Minato arrived neither early nor late, finding the meeting room with some ninja present, though not many.
Although Minato was not yet the renowned Yellow Flash, being Jiraiya's disciple, he was regarded as having great potential. Many Jonin greeted him.
As a newly appointed Jonin, Mokgetsu was unknown to most, and few greeted him. However, Mokgetsu enjoyed the tranquility and busily used the Identification Jutsu to gather information on the Konoha Jonin.
Although the potential evaluation from the Identification Jutsu was somewhat rigid, knowing the Chakra amount and Ninjutsu was quite beneficial.
[Name: Hyuga Hizashi]
[Chakra: 27000]
[Skill: Gentle Fist (Proficiency: 2100/15000)...]
[Potential: S (Basic Talent + Hamura Bloodline)]
Mokgetsu glanced at Hyuga Hiashi, Hizashi's older brother, noticing their stats were similar, both possessing S potential, but Hizashi had more Chakra while Hiashi mastered more Hyuga Taijutsu.
The Hyuga brothers were the least impressive high-potential adults Mokgetsu had seen.
Despite sharing S potential, Minato, younger by five years, could defeat the Hyuga brothers in less than three minutes.
"The bloodline grants them too much." Mokgetsu thought, considering grading them lower than S-, likely at A+ at best.
The Six Paths bloodline offers significant potential, but ordinary people find it challenging to realize this potential and transform it into abilities.
As time passed, Mokgetsu observed more Jonin.
Any from the Hyuga or Uchiha had at least A-level potential, with higher ones at S-level, and Mokgetsu even saw an unprecedented S+.
[Name: Uchiha Fugaku]
[Chakra: 34000]
[Skill: Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes (Proficiency: 1900/15000)...]
[Potential: S+ (Basic Talent + Six Paths Bloodline)]
No doubt, Fugaku's S+ required a discount; he hadn't converted his Six Paths Bloodline support into strength. Fugaku was four years older than the Hyuga brothers, and nine years older than Minato.
Mokgetsu was curious whether Fugaku would awaken the Mangekyo during this war. In the manga, Fugaku didn't possess a Mangekyo, but in the anime, Fugaku awakened the Mangekyo during the third Ninja World War.
Mokgetsu believed Fugaku had the potential to awaken the Mangekyo; after all, both his sons had awakened it. However, until then, Fugaku's stats didn't match his potential.
This Jonin meeting had indeed shown Mokgetsu many high-potential individuals who failed to live up to expectations, largely from the Hyuga and Uchiha. Other Jonin had potentials around A or B.
"Ahem." Once nearly everyone had arrived, Sarutobi Hiruzen lightly coughed and said, "Meeting begins."