Pupet Master in Konoha

Although Obito's loud, mournful screams were pitiful to hear, evoking tears from those who listened, his teacher Hideki remained indifferent and even complained to Minato beside him:

"Today's youth are really spoiled. Even a little bit of training makes them cry like ghosts."

Minato could only laugh or cry upon hearing this. While he wanted to say that this method of training was borderline water torture, it couldn't exactly be classified as small training.

But after a moment of reflection, he realized that when he trained with Jiraiya-sensei, it wasn't much better than this. He was either forced to eat plates of insects or suddenly pushed off a cliff, forced to use his psychic skills to escape...

Do all the teachers in the world share the same brain?

Though Minato wanted to complain, the truth was, with his extensive knowledge, he understood the rationale behind it. Chakra is a mix of physical and spiritual energy. Besides accumulating experience, the most effective way to increase spiritual energy is through enduring tough practices. Every time one overcomes the urge to quit, it's proof of mental strength.

That's why, since ancient times, it's been the domain of ninjas to train their disciples with various grueling exercises that ordinary people couldn't bear.

This is why ninjas are called ninjas—those who know how to endure.

However, Obito was still too young, which worried Minato a little. While fishing and reading, he glanced toward Obito now and then, afraid Hideki might accidentally harm the child.

—Better play until death, so the child doesn't end up orphaned right after being born.

If Hideki knew what Minato was thinking, he would undoubtedly complain as well.

Still, Hideki was somewhat irritated by Obito's occasional wails, so he waved at Minato and walked over to Obito.

To help Obito fully master the Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, Hideki had taught him a breathing technique that combines chakra control and controlled breathing.

After nearly a month of intense, special training, Obito finally reached the first stage of his training. In other words, even with the breathing-restricting helmet on, he could now run around the schoolyard at least fifty times.

When using the Fireball Jutsu properly, Obito could really expel a fireball with a diameter of two meters.

Unfortunately, this situation was still rare, so Hideki began the second stage of training for Obito today.

In fact, the principle was similar to the first stage, both forcing Obito to use chakra to assist in breathing through the sensation of suffocation.

However, in the first stage, all you had to do was open the helmet's vent. Even if you failed, you'd have plenty of time to try again. It wasn't that difficult.

The reason Obito's powerful Fireball Jutsu sometimes worked was because he couldn't succeed every time yet.

Thus, the goal of the second stage was to make Obito able to perform the technique at any given moment.

For this reason, Hideki invented the inverted lifting machine. Its main feature was that the times it would rise and fall were random.

Obito never knew when he'd be plunged into the water or when he'd be raised into the air.

In this case, he wouldn't have the opportunity to try several times.

During the brief time he was above water, Obito had to use chakra to inhale as much air as possible to survive the time under water, never knowing when it would end.

The possibility of drowning at any moment also simulated the tension of a real battle, enhancing the training's effectiveness.

Hideki quickly approached the machine, kicked it lightly, and the rope pulled Obito out of the water.

As the boy spat out water, Hideki sighed:

"Obito, you still have the strength to scream in such a strange way, so you might as well use that energy to take a few more breaths. It'll make things easier."

"Besides, if you keep screaming like this, you'll scare off the fish. How are Minato and I supposed to fish?"

Obito clearly felt that his life was more important than whether his teacher could catch a fish, so he began to cry again:

"Teacher, please forgive me! I've reached my limit. If I keep going like this, I'll definitely drown."

Hideki rolled his eyes upon hearing this.

Judging by the fact that the boy's plea for mercy was still full of energy, he was far from his true limit…

Indeed, in the process of practicing this technique, Obito's entire respiratory system had been thoroughly exercised. According to calculations from the Spider Sense technique, his lungs alone had expanded by 20% in just one month.

His actual lung capacity had doubled and was now nearly at the level of an adult genin.

And these were the results under normal conditions. If chakra was used to assist, those numbers could double again.

Even Mike Phelps, famous for his lung capacity in his past life, would be just a joke compared to Obito.

How could such a beast drown so easily?

However, Hideki was always unwilling to force his students, so he smiled and said:

"It doesn't matter if you stop training, but are you really sure, Obito?"

"The points system was still in the trial phase before, so as long as you had some points, you could ask me to help you train."

"But now that it has officially been implemented, I can't keep showing favoritism, or it'll be unfair to the other students."

"So, if you choose to quit, Obito, you'll have to spend two hundred points before I'll help guide you again."

"Two... two hundred points..."

Obito, who was still wriggling in the air like a caterpillar, suddenly froze and widened his eyes.

In the week following the implementation of the points system, he had only earned a total of 18 points, most of which came from setting up stands.

At this rate, wouldn't it take him two months to earn 200 points?

Moreover, the teacher had already given him several personal guidance sessions and even built him a special ninja tool for special training.

Altogether, wouldn't the points surpass a thousand?

When everything was quantified in points, Obito realized just how much of an advantage he had taken.

Thinking about how many students might still be dreaming of this special training, it became very difficult for Obito to give up.

Simply die!

To live up to his teacher's love and to let his grandmother have a happy festival, Obito finally made a decision, gritted his teeth, and said:

"Teacher, I've decided… Glug... Glug... Glug..."

Unfortunately, before the boy could finish his words, the machine started again, causing him to fall back into the river...

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