Although he was teammates with Sho Sho, it was Akabane's first time coming to the Hatake Clan.
Their clan was not big, with only a dozen families and a martial arts hall.
Before he entered the martial arts hall, he heard the sound of swords clashing.
He walked inside.
Sho Sho and Night Dance were fighting in the middle, and several Hatake Clan children were sitting around the hall. They looked to be around seven or eight years old.
Hatake Kazumi heard the noise and turned to look. When he saw that it was Akabane, a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.
This lazy worm actually crawled out of his nest!
"Yo, dual swords!"
Akabane walked towards Hatake Kazumi, and the children on the way took the initiative to make way for him.
Ding Ding Ding!
The two short swords danced like the wind. Although each strike was not powerful, Night Dance could not take the initiative to attack at all.
The advantage of dual swords was their aggressive nature.
Moonlight Dance was good at agility, but in the face of Sho Sho, who was also extremely agile, she paled in comparison.
After a few more rounds, she was the first to lose due to her lack of stamina.
At this time, Hatake Kazumi said lightly, "If you have something to say, say it."
"Uncle Kazekami, I want to ask, how can I improve my speed?"
Akabane rubbed his hands awkwardly.
"Practice more, run more."
Hatake Kazekami said in annoyance.
"Is there, um … a more exclusive way?"
Practice? Everyone knew this.
If Akabane was willing to work hard to practice, he would not think of looking for a shortcut here.
Hatake Kazumi turned his head, looking at him as if he was looking at a fool.
He waved to the child next to him and asked, "Yijun, tell him how he usually practices."
"Run 20 laps around the Wood Leaf in the morning, climb the mountain 100 times in the morning, swing the sword 500 times in the afternoon, and run 50 laps around the Wood Leaf in the evening."
The child next to him said crisply.
The more Akabane listened, the stiffer his face became.
He looked down. The child was at most five or six years old, and probably just started ninja school.
This kind of child ended up receiving such a cruel amount of training.
Hatake Ijun then said in a low voice, "Because my physical foundation is weak, this is the least amount of training."
"I see."
Even though he was cursing in his heart, he still had to maintain a smile on his face.
This amount of training was too terrifying!
Noticing the children's gazes, Akabane's smile stiffened.
Hatake Kazumi said faintly, "There are no shortcuts in physical arts. Even geniuses have to rely on their own hard work."
"Big brother, do you want to train with us like Big Brother Ye Wu?"
Hatake Ijun asked curiously.
"No, I didn't. Don't misunderstand!"
Akabane immediately waved his hand in denial.
If he were to train with these kids and end up being the first one to give up, that would be a huge loss of face.
"Heh."
Hatake Kazumi sneered.
Based on his understanding of Akabane, expecting this guy to be diligent was harder than ascending to the heavens.
"Uncle Feng Jian, can I borrow some of your clan's less important swordsmanship manuals?"
Akabane said.
"What do you want in exchange?"
Hatake Kazumi didn't refuse. Those were his clan's swordsmanship manuals. Although they weren't precious, he couldn't lend them to others for free.
"Silent Assassination."
Akabane whispered.
"Well?"
Hatake Kazumi was a little surprised.
This was the signature technique of the Mist village. It was rarely spread outside. How could Akabane know it?
"Previously, I went to learn the Mist Concealment Technique. Through the Mist Concealment Technique, I created a Mist Mirage. In the process, I figured out the principle of their Silent Assassination Technique."
Akabane explained.
Hatake Kazumi thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes."
Silent Assassination wasn't a swordsmanship, but it was very valuable. Especially when facing the Mist Ninjas, knowing Silent Assassination would make them more likely to survive.
"You can train by yourself."
Hatake Kazumi got up and took Akabane to the clan's library.
Upstairs in the Martial Hall, there was a small room. He printed with his hands and unlocked the door with the key.
After opening the door, Hatake Kazumi turned on the light. Rows of bookshelves were in sight.
Akabane took a deep breath.
The heritage of a clan is often not only money and strength, but also the accumulation of blood and knowledge.
Just with this room of books, the Hatake clan was worthy of the name of a clan.
"You can read the books in the first and second row."
"In addition, the books here are not only swordsmanship books, but also some reasonable methods of strengthening the body during the Warring States period. You can also read them."
Hatake Kazumi said faintly.
In his view, for the Hatake clan, these books were more important than swordsmanship.
"Thank you uncle, I think swordsmanship is a good way to understand swordsmanship."
Akabane said.
A way to temper and strengthen one's physique?
The system is enough!
The training of the people downstairs has deeply frightened him. What about his character training …
"Up to you."
Hatake Kazumi was too lazy to persuade him.
People's character is like this, many things can't be forced.
Moreover, Akabane is not a martial artist, and his body is not that weak. It doesn't matter if he doesn't practice unorthodox methods.
Of course, the reason is not that simple.
Akabane came to the Hatake clan to ask if there is a shortcut to speed up and to borrow swordsmanship books.
Blood can reduce the points of bloodline, then can swordsmanship books reduce the points of swordsmanship?
On the exchange list, there are not many swordsmanship books.
One is Zabuza's Beheading Sword Technique.
The other is the Three Blade Stream.
The Beheading Sword Technique is very rough and only has a C-grade rating. It needs to be paired with a special weapon, so there is no need to exchange.
Akabane wants to reduce the points of the Three Blade Stream.
The Three Blade Stream needs 300 points, which is between B-grade and A-grade. After all, it only uses the Three Blade Technique and does not include sword moves such as "Ghost Chop" or "Hundred and Eight Wind of Troubles".
He looked at the bookshelf and picked up a book on swordsmanship.
The basics of swordsmanship.
He flipped through a few pages. At first, it was about the origin of martial artists. Later, it talked about swordsmanship.
After reading it patiently, he immediately opened the points panel.
The Three Blade Stream stands still.
"Wrong approach?"
He thought for a moment, shook his head slightly, and continued to pick up another book.
The two rows of bookshelves have so many books that it is unrealistic to want to read them all. Akabane randomly picked a few books to read.
He took another look and saw that his points were reduced by five points.
It's a little uncomfortable!
He sighed softly. After reading several books, he only got five points. The road to freeloading is so bumpy.
"Let's see if there are any books on Three Blade Stream or Two Blade Stream. Maybe the points will skyrocket after reading one."
Akabane thought to himself, so he changed his strategy.
Orthodox samurai generally use One Blade Stream, and a few master the Two Blade Stream.
However, they don't use the Two Blade Stream in duels. After all, the Two Blade Stream is more suitable for group fights, not one-on-one fights — especially the short sword.
Therefore, if he wants to find the Three Blade Stream, he has to look for unorthodox methods.
These books are often not valued by people.
Akabane glanced at the bottom of the bookshelf, and it didn't take long for him to see a Three Blade Stream.
It came from the hands of a wandering samurai.
The sword technique is very rough. Just by reading the analysis of the sword technique, plus the imagination in his mind, Akabane felt that there are many flaws.
But to his surprise, the Three Blade Stream points decreased by more than fifty.
It's effective!
Then, he began to search for these unorthodox methods.
The price of the Three Blade Stream points plummeted, from three hundred to two hundred, and then from two hundred to two hundred.
Until one hundred points, it finally stopped falling.
"It seems that there is no way to completely master it. It's like I have the blood of the Saddle Horse Clan, but I still need 30 points to activate it."
Akabane understood and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
It's hard to freeload, but it's better than Two Blade Stream is that it won't stop until it reaches "0".
Add 100 points, and the Three Blade Stream is in his hands!
The Three Blade Stream is very complicated. The three blades can't interfere with each other, but they have to complement each other. The system version not only instilled all the understanding into his mind, but also strengthened some of his physical instincts.
His level is about the same as Zoro's current level.
Of course, it's only limited to skills.
In fact, swordsmen compete not only in skills, but also in sword speed, strength, and moves. Unfortunately, Akabane doesn't have these.
He has 80 points of Physique, but the physical fitness that he exchanged has no ability points, so it's very mediocre.
Therefore, with the same sword technique, Zoro can kill people, but he may kill himself in a duel.
"What's the use of reading these books?"
Hatake Kazumi's expression was strange.
He thought that Akabane came to learn swordsmanship, but now it seems that it's not the case at all.
He seems to really come to "learn".
"One of my One Piece characters uses the Three Blade Stream, so I came to read books to learn."
Akabane said with a smile.
"…"
After Hatake Kazumi heard this, he didn't know why but he felt a little pity.
If this guy can put his energy into cultivation, he's afraid that his achievements will be more than what he is now.
The other party doesn't practice swordsmanship, nor is he good at physical skills, so he didn't continue to persuade him.
Just let him be!
"Thank you uncle, I've finished reading. I'll write a scroll of Silent Assassination later and send it over."
Akabane slightly bowed.
"Well, let's go."
Hatake Kazumi signaled him to leave first, then locked the door, sealed it, and went downstairs.
Akabane was very happy.
Today's harvest is not only 200 points, but also confirmed his guess in his heart – the points on the list can indeed be reduced by practical means.
In this way, a lot of expenses can be avoided.
For example, Dark Stealth.
He has already learned how to use it from the Third Generation, so as long as he draws the plot, he can use points to exchange for it at a low price.
The higher the level of the technique, the more room to reduce through this method.
As for low-level ninjutsu such as the Three Body Technique …
The method and principle are too simple, those points are the tuition, there's no room to reduce.
"Like the Evil Sealing Seal, Five Elements Seal, Ghost Corpse Seal, these sealing techniques are recorded in the scrolls of the Uzumaki clan. As long as I draw these, I can use the scrolls to exchange for them at a low price."
Akabane was excited.
He has been eyeing those complicated but useful sealing techniques for a long time, but he couldn't understand them before. After this experiment, it will be easy to learn.
Of course …
Ghost Corpse Seal is fine, but my life is more important than anything!
Well, I'll go back and learn the Five Elements Seal.
With sealing techniques, I'll have one more method to deal with the enemy.
He never complained about having too many of these techniques, who knows when he will need to use them?
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