Although he didn't have a proper dinner, the various snacks he had never tried before made Yamato quite satisfied. His limited pocket money wasn't enough for these indulgences.
"Obito-senpai isn't bad," Yamato internally acknowledged Obito.
Even though Obito dragged him to do test papers, he also bought him many delicious snacks. He's a good person.
"Kakashi, you must be full. Hurry and give me the photos," Obito eyed Kakashi's ninja pouch.
At that moment, he felt like shooting a Great Fireball at Kakashi's ninja pouch. Keeping test papers and secretly taken photos in a good ninja pouch—really?
"Here you go," Kakashi handed over the photos to Obito with a nonchalant expression.
Obito immediately grabbed them, then stepped back two meters, watching Kakashi warily, thinking Kakashi might try to snatch them back when he wasn't paying attention.
After all, this was the inherently mischievous white-haired Kakashi. Obito had every reason to believe Kakashi would do such a thing.
"Did I wrong him?" Obito wondered as he saw Kakashi making no move.
He thought Kakashi seemed a bit off today.
"I had a great time eating today. You keep the photos as your treasure. I can't be bothered to fight for them," Kakashi said, waving his hand and turning away after seeing through Obito's thoughts.
Kakashi's laid-back attitude made Obito's cautiousness feel awkward, but to prevent future disasters, Obito still decided to burn the photos immediately.
"Yamato, quickly use Earth Release to make a pit. I'll bury the ashes," Obito said, determined to eliminate any chance of the photos resurfacing, even considering the possibility of jutsu that could restore objects.
Yamato was a bit puzzled, but since he had accepted Obito's hospitality, he complied with Obito's request.
Seeing the photo ashes buried deep under the earth, never to see the light of day, Obito finally smiled.
From today onward, he no longer feared Kakashi using embarrassing photos to threaten him.
On the way home, Obito walked with a spring in his step, having not only passed the test but also completely destroying that incriminating photo. He felt he did great today.
...
That evening, Mokgetsu began developing the Ninja Sect-specific Breathing Technique.
A single breathing technique wouldn't reveal his identity because Mokgetsu wasn't the only one in the Ninja World familiar with breathing techniques; others had also developed techniques related to it.
If Sosuke suddenly used Sunny Day, that would expose his identity, as this jutsu was highly recognizable and such a secret technique had never appeared in the Ninja World before.
Of course, it would primarily expose him to Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu, as they were more informed about Mokgetsu's background.
Other people might at most think Sunny Day wasn't Mokgetsu's unique jutsu or suspect someone amongst them stole the other's jutsu.
Mokgetsu's development direction for the Ninja Sect-specific Breathing Technique was similar to the Breath of Darkness.
The orthodox breathing technique was truly difficult to cultivate. Though Kakashi and the others seemed to improve rapidly, reaching a Constant State in just one or two years with some even awakening the Breathing Chakra Mode early.
This was due to multiple reasons: firstly, the breathing techniques they practiced were well-suited to themselves, and they were also very talented.
Secondly, they frequently received guidance directly from Mokgetsu, benefiting from his taught skills and subsequent enlightenment skill boosts.
Even with all these buffs, Kakashi and his peers had not found the journey easy, often having breakthrough moments in life-or-death situations.
If ordinary people were to practice Breath of Rock or Breath of Thunder, the entry levels would immediately deter a large number of people, with reaching a Constant State requiring substantial time.
Even upon reaching the Constant State, achieving the Breathing Chakra Mode was a realm unattainable for most people.
As for the Transparent World, it was even more impossible. Mokgetsu dared not guarantee that all his disciples could awaken to the Transparent World.
To awaken the Transparent World, either one must, like Kakashi, have good talent and face life-threatening challenges to potentially trigger it, or master the breathing technique to a Perfect Level, guaranteeing the awakening of the Transparent World.
Each condition was exceedingly difficult, considered rare opportunities.
Since the rigorous training wasn't feasible, Mokgetsu opted to develop simpler breathing techniques for ordinary students to cultivate.
After all, his goal was promotion, not elitism.
When developing the Breath of Darkness, Mokgetsu used the Breath of Thunder as a blueprint, focusing on instantenous outbursts.
To differentiate from the Breath of Darkness, this time, Mokgetsu chose the Breath of Rock as the blueprint.
Under the Breath of Rock, the new technique would primarily enhance physical abilities.
Mokgetsu now planned to further divide this new technique into two minor directions: one focusing on strengthening power, with Rankyaku modified as a compatible taijutsu.
The other would prioritize defense, using Tekkai as a complementary technique.
Since it's already a weakened version of the breathing technique, maintaining balance would reduce its effectiveness.