[Name: Jiraiya]
[Chakra: 160000]
[Potential: S+ (Base Potential + Sage Mode)]
[Skills: Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes (Mastery: 6200/15000), Sage Mode (Beginner: 499/500)...]
Jiraiya's status is quite intimidating as well. Apart from Kushina, whose situation is unclear with a question mark, only Sarutobi Hiruzen can slightly suppress Jiraiya in terms of chakra.
Apart from chakra, Jiraiya has a high proficiency in Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes. Additionally, he has many Master Level Skills. Mokgetsu glanced casually and saw that he has a comprehensive array of Ninjutsu and numerous functional techniques.
Mokgetsu was surprised to see that Sage Mode can increase potential value—it's his first time witnessing a skill with such an effect. Given the later stages of Sage Mode's performance, it seems expected.
The upper limit of Sage Mode is extremely high. Not to mention the strength shown by Naruto and Hashirama in Sage Mode, even the elusive power of the Three Great Sages shows how significant Sage Mode is.
When Mokgetsu compared Jiraiya's status with Sarutobi Hiruzen, it was hard to say who would win if both gave their all.
Sarutobi Hiruzen has a near-perfect Combined Ninjutsu and more Master Level Nature Changes, with many ninja arts at master proficiency. He has almost no weaknesses in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.
Jiraiya is not as versatile as Sarutobi Hiruzen, but a nearly proficient Sage Mode can offset most of Sarutobi's advantages. Moreover, Jiraiya can summon the Sages of Mount Myoboku for support.
Currently, whether Sarutobi Hiruzen or Jiraiya would win in a fight is uncertain, but Mokgetsu is sure that in another ten years, Sarutobi Hiruzen will definitely be no match for Jiraiya, as Jiraiya is the type that accumulates strength gradually.
In the later stages, Jiraiya's performance is almost the pinnacle for ordinary people. Of course, excluding the Eight Gates, because Sage Mode can be opened and closed repeatedly, while opening the Death Gate without Yin Yang Release leads to death.
Mokgetsu sincerely hopes his disciples grow quickly, amassing chakra rapidly. He glanced at Minato's status, noticing he had increased by several thousand since they last met.
[Name: Namikaze Minato]
[Chakra: 47600]
This is the value of rapid growth. Mokgetsu believes that participating in the war would accelerate Minato's growth, but he still has a way to go before becoming the Yellow Flash who ends the war.
After silently noting Jiraiya's status, Mokgetsu continued studying his Seal Techniques.
...
Perhaps triggered by the interaction, Mokgetsu's disciples became more diligent after that exchange. Even after being dismissed, they stayed in the Southern Border Forest to train.
Obito was consolidating his progress in the Breathing Technique, intending to resolve his rivalry with Kakashi once it was complete.
Kakashi engaged in high-intensity Breathing Technique training, aiming to master the Breath of Thunder quickly to avoid losing to Obito. Having lost to Might Guy and Shisui, he didn't want another defeat.
Might Guy utilized all available time for training, progressing through the Second and Third Gates of the Eight Gates according to Mokgetsu's plan.
Shisui was diligently learning the Armament Aura to solidify his position as the invincible senior disciple.
Nohara Rin worked hard on her Taijutsu and Medical Ninjutsu, also wanting to join the training battles among Mokgetsu's disciples.
Mokgetsu, satisfied with his disciples' improvement, decided to abandon the competition training he initially planned and reward their efforts with advanced training later.
After deciding to replicate Tsunade's Yin Seal, Mokgetsu progressed faster in his endeavors but soon faced a new challenge, realizing his Medical Ninjutsu knowledge was inadequate.
As he was implementing Seal techniques on himself, having some Medical Ninjutsu knowledge was essential.
Mokgetsu's Medical Ninjutsu knowledge came from classroom-acquired techniques that also granted some inherent medical insights, just like learning an unfamiliar attribute with acquired nature changes.
However, Mokgetsu realized his Medical Ninjutsu skills were mostly at the beginner level. He decided to use one of his Skill Scrolls to enhance his Mystical Palm Jutsu.
He had accumulated four Skill Scrolls, so using one posed no major issue, and the Mystical Palm Jutsu was highly practical.
After upgrading the Mystical Palm Jutsu to proficient, Mokgetsu gained a lot of medical knowledge and continued developing his Seal Techniques.
However, he then realized that his lack of Medical Ninjutsu knowledge was more significant than he had thought, and using his remaining three scrolls might not be sufficient.
After all, those were Skill Scrolls, not Mastery Scrolls—only advancing to mastery level.
Mokgetsu pondered, knowing self-study wasn't a feasible option. So far, he recognized talent only in his Seal Techniques, while everything else was just average.
"Should I seek out Tsunade?" Mokgetsu wondered inwardly.
At that time, Tsunade was still in Konoha, and if lucky, he might find her at the gambling house.
But Mokgetsu didn't need to rely on luck since Jiraiya had been coming over for meals for several consecutive days. Using a good pretext, he could accompany Jiraiya to meet Tsunade without much trouble.
However, asking Tsunade for help meant exposing his level in Medical Ninjutsu and Seal Techniques, as she would need to understand the specifics to assist him.
Mokgetsu thought about it and decided that seeking out Tsunade is necessary, but not right now. He needed more time.
He planned to increase his apparent strength further and enhance his rapport with Jiraiya.
Rushing now as a Special Jonin teacher, despite his prior Root membership, would seem overly ambitious.
"More studies on Seal Techniques to raise my level," Mokgetsu resolved for his next steps.
A week after training, Kakashi mastered Yin Release Nature Transformation. Due to the time spent on Breath of Thunder, mastering Yin Release Nature Transformation took him over ten days.
Subsequently, Mokgetsu began teaching Kakashi Armament Aura formally.
[You taught your disciple Armament Aura and received a critical reward from your grateful disciple, gaining the Ninjutsu Earth Release: Earth Dragon Spear (Mastery Level)]
Through Mokgetsu's efforts, Kakashi achieved a small triumph, obtaining a valuable Earth Release attack.
"We won't be training today. We're going on a mission," Mokgetsu announced during their morning assembly.
Having encountered unexpected events during previous missions, Mokgetsu was unaware of the average Chakra values typically rewarded in a standard C-Class Mission. If rewards were substantial, he'd take his disciples on a mission streak to boost Chakra.
C-Class Missions usually required leaving the village, providing additional opportunities for training outside without the training delays typical of D-Class Missions.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, what level of mission will we take?" Obito asked.
"C-Class."
"Yay!" Obito cheered uncontrollably.