When the afternoon classes ended, the lecture rewards were immediately settled.
Because there were more ninjas, plus the presence of outstanding participants like Jinchuriki, the proficiency rewards for this advanced class were significantly higher.
Mokgetsu remembered very clearly how difficult it was to increase proficiency at the perfect level of nature transformation.
The first time he taught an advanced class, the proficiency for Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation only increased by ten points, but this time it was noticeably more.
Mokgetsu glanced at his personal panel.
[Skill: Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level: 680/80000), Water Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Perfect Level), Wind Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Master Level: 9400/15000), Lighting Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Master Level: 8100), Earth Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation (Master Level: 6900)...]
Among the Five Great Attributes, he already had two at perfect level, and in the remaining master-level nature transformations, Wind Attribute had the highest proficiency, with over nine thousand proficiency, while Earth Attribute was the lowest, with nearly seven thousand proficiency.
This time Mokgetsu planned to teach for eight days, and if all eight days received an S-level evaluation, the proficiency for Wind Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation should surely surpass ten thousand.
Because the "Chakra Enlightenment" in the S-level evaluation also has the effect of increasing nature transformation proficiency, so even though there were fewer Wind Release ninjas on-site, the combined reward from eight lectures would definitely be sufficient.
As for Lightning Release and Earth Release, due to the Chakra attributes of the attending ninjas, Mokgetsu felt that Earth Attribute could increase to over eight thousand and Lightning Attribute a bit less, reaching nine thousand shouldn't be a problem.
Even Ice Release and Wood Release might gain a bit, because "Chakra Enlightenment" could lead to progress in all nature transformation skills, including Wood Release and Ice Release.
"Class dismissed, same time tomorrow, same place." Mokgetsu announced with a smile, ending the first day's class.
Upon hearing Mokgetsu's words, the ninjas in the training ground realized it was already dusk, and the day was coming to an end.
"Sosuke-sensei is really amazing, it feels like listening to his lectures makes the knowledge actively flood into my mind," a Rain Ninja subconsciously exclaimed.
As soon as he said it, he regretted it, because this time he wasn't secretly with a few teammates, Hanzo was also present.
The Rain Ninja quickly glanced at Hanzo with the corner of his eye and saw that Hanzo seemed to be pondering something and hadn't noticed his comment, which allowed him to relax.
"Gotta thank Onoki, if it weren't for his insistence, I might not have made up my mind so quickly and wouldn't have caught Sosuke's lecture in time."
After a day of classes, Roshi was in quite a good mood and even felt that Onoki, the old stick-in-the-mud, wasn't so terrible anymore.
After all, if he was a little later, he might have missed the second unrestricted lecture.
"Seems like Sosuke matches your previous expectations of him," the Four-tails said with a smile.
Roshi wasn't exactly a person who avoided smiling, but he rarely smiled often, and it was rare for the Four-tails to see Roshi so cheerful.
"How should I put it, after all, this is the starting point of leaving The Hidden Rock Village; having a good start is, of course, something to be happy about," Roshi explained.
He admired Sosuke's achievements and abilities, but he wasn't an obsessive fan of his.
The main reason for his happiness was that he felt leaving was the right decision, and he hadn't made the wrong choice.
"Moreover, whether he is the kind of person I imagined can only be truly determined after having a conversation with him."
Though verbally denying the Four-tails' words, after the first day of the class, Roshi indeed anticipated the conversation with Sosuke after the lectures ended.
The Next Day.
The main content of the second day's class was Water Attribute, Yin Attribute, and Yang Attribute Nature Transformation.
Mokgetsu arranged the content in this way because his Water Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation had reached a perfect level, so there was much more knowledge about Water Attribute Chakra Nature Transformation, giving him more confidence in the quality of the class.
But this lecture left Hanzo bewildered.
The more Hanzo listened, the less confident he felt, somehow sensing that even his most adept Water Release seemed inferior to Sosuke's.
"It shouldn't be like that; if his Water Release was truly stronger than mine, he would have used it back then," Hanzo consoled himself internally.
In fact, if Hanzo thought a bit more, he could detect a flaw in his thinking: Sosuke's Wind Release was very strong, yet he didn't use it much in their battle.
However, once he comforted himself, he naturally avoided certain thoughts.
It wasn't that he couldn't think of it, but he didn't want to think in that direction.
This day also left many ninjas of the Land of Rain thoroughly enjoying themselves; most of them cultivated Water Release.
During breaks, many Rain Ninjas looked enviously at the Ninja Sect ninjas; they enjoyed a half-day, while the Ninja Sect ninjas often had the chance to enjoy such sessions often. Knowing Sosuke, he certainly wouldn't be stingy to the ninjas of his own force.
Most of the Rain Ninjas in the Rain Village were very respectful and even worshipful of Hanzo, but comparison was indeed fear-inducing.
Compared to Sosuke, the Rain Ninjas came to realize that Hanzo was just so-so, overshadowed by Sosuke in every aspect.
"Why did we take action against the Ninja Sect back then?" a Rain Ninja wondered in confusion.
In the beginning, Hanzo and Sosuke weren't adversaries; they even had friendly meetings, and there was a group of ninjas in the Rain Village who liked Sosuke a lot.
But at some point, negative rumors about the Ninja Sect started to spread in the Rain Village, claiming that the Ninja Sect wanted to instigate wars and was an illicit ninja organization, and then things took a turn for the worse.
First, Hanzo personally led a team to ambush the Ninja Sect, failing, and then the Rain Village opposed the Ninja Sect.
If the Ninja Sect had indeed been an evil ninja organization, then fine, but as things stand, it was clearly the Rain Village that was in the wrong, leaving many Rain Ninjas baffled by how things had escalated to this point.
The ordinary Rain Ninja know very little information, and they can't make sense of it from the fragmented information.
"Maybe joining the Ninja Sect is a good choice once Hanzo passes away."
The Rain Ninjas are not very knowledgeable about other things, but they know that Sosuke is very powerful, treats his subordinates well, and can bring new changes to the Land of Rain.
Moreover, the Ninja Sect is also an official ninja force of the Land of Rain, on the same level as the Rain Village. The Rain Ninjas feel that joining the Ninja Sect is no problem at all; it's just a different place to continue protecting the Land of Rain.
"Tomorrow is a day off, so you won't need to come, and after the day off classes will resume as usual," Mokgetsu reminded them as class ended.
Actually, the course schedule had been announced a long time ago, but to prevent anyone from listening too intently and forgetting, Mokgetsu reminded them once more.
"In addition, during the day off, there will be other activities of our Ninja Sect in the city. If everyone is interested or wants to join the Ninja Sect, you can take a look," Mokgetsu said, incidentally promoting the Ninja Sect.
Mokgetsu's words did not provoke any resentment from any ninja; after all, with teaching quality at such a level, it wouldn't be a problem to promote, or even to beat them.
Some freelance ninjas or ninjas from small forces seemed to be somewhat interested.
The Ninja Sect is not large in scale right now, but its strength is certainly not weak, and its development prospects are evidently promising.
Some ninjas from the Rain Village were also a bit tempted, considering whether to disguise themselves and take a look.
...
On the third day of rest, Roshi woke up in the morning and instinctively went to a nearby breakfast shop to buy breakfast. He ate while walking towards the training field where the lectures took place.
"Roshi, no class today. It's a rest day," the Four-Tails reminded him.
"I know, Sosuke reminded us, didn't he? I just feel uncomfortable sitting and eating; walking while eating is easier to digest," Roshi said with an unchanged expression.
The Four-Tails chuckled and said nothing.
With no class to attend, Roshi could only wander around Six Paths City.
Roshi quickly began to feel bored because he had already explored the entire Six Paths City on his first day.
Moreover, Six Paths City has many places with the style of the Hidden Rock Village, which is all too familiar for Roshi, further reducing the sense of novelty.
Eventually, Roshi remembered Mokgetsu's words from yesterday and went to where the Ninja Sect was hosting activities.
Following the directions, Roshi arrived at a fork in the road with two signs: one said ninja recruitment, and the other said learn about the Ninja Sect.
Roshi glanced at them and without hesitation headed toward the path to learn about the Ninja Sect.
He never intended to join any ninja force, as it would be doing harm to both himself and others.
It's not that Roshi is narcissistic; as the Four-tailed Jinchuriki, he is definitely an existence sought after by all ninja forces in the Ninja World.
No matter which ninja organization he joins, even if it is at the level of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it would have a significant impact on the Ninja World's situation.
If he joined a smaller ninja organization, the day his identity is exposed would basically be the day that organization perishes.
Apart from the aspect of causing harm, Roshi also does not want to go back to those bitter days of the past.
Winning battles wouldn't change the villagers' views of him, and even after breaking through with troops, he would be under surveillance, and no one would believe what he says.
Roshi walked to the end of the passage and found himself in a large classroom.
As Roshi entered the classroom, a ninja from the Ninja Sect approached him and handed him a not very thick book.
"If there's anything unclear, you can come find us to go to those compartments over there for explanations," said the Ninja Sect ninja.
Following the directions of the Ninja Sect ninja, Roshi saw that there was another door inside the classroom.
Roshi nodded and casually found a seat to sit down, focusing his gaze on the book.
Honestly, Roshi felt more like it was stapled together material than a book because it was too plain.
The cover had no design whatsoever save for a few large characters — Ninja Sect and Peace.
With a curious mindset, Roshi opened this overly plain book.
The first chapter talked about the origin of the Ninja Sect, narrating the pursuit of peace by the ancient Ninja Sect during the time of the Six Paths Sage.
After reading a few lines, Roshi felt like skipping this chapter.
He felt this chapter would likely be about exaggerating the Six Paths Sage and affirming their legitimacy.
However, seeing Sosuke's name associated with the authorship, Roshi patiently continued reading.
Soon, Roshi's expression changed to one of surprise.
The book prepared by the Ninja Sect, in its first chapter, did not mindlessly praise the ancient Ninja Sect and the Six Paths Sage as he expected; it even pointed out the shortcomings of the ancient Ninja Sect.
This piqued Roshi's interest, prompting him to read further with increased seriousness.