"That's what it feels like!"
A glimmer of light flashed in Xuan Ye Sheng's eyes, he stopped slashing, but stood on the spot, carefully comprehending the situation just now.
Half a minute later, he swung the knife forward again, and still achieved a perfect cut!
Then, he tried dozens more times, and each time was a perfect slash.
Only then did Xuanye Sheng become convinced that he had perfectly mastered the first stage of Hatake Swordsmanship.
You know he only used it for a few hours!
If Hatake Sakumo himself were here, his jaw would probably be dropped!
"Try your power..."
Xuanye Sheng came to a tree about the size of an arm's length, his eyes flashed, he stepped forward suddenly, and suddenly waved the chakra ninja sword in his hand.
In an instant, a white light cut through the void.
bass! ! !
The thick tree trunk was cut in half like brittle paper under Xuanyesheng's sword.
The whole process was seamless, like cutting a piece of tofu.
After the chop, the upper trunk of the tree seemed to have just reacted and silently slipped down from the right side.
"Hatake's sword skills are indeed well-deserved... I deliberately controlled my own power and chakra with this sword. I can cause such a sharp attack with only ordinary power. If I increase the output, I should be able to easily kill the opponent." Cut with kunai..."
Xuanye Sheng looked at the power of his slash and muttered to himself.
"The next step is the second phase..."
Kurono Katsu had also mastered the chakra form change, but when he tried to combine it with the sword technique, he found that the difficulty suddenly increased sharply, and it was not as easy to master as the Hatake sword technique in the first stage.
In a static state, he can also achieve a visual effect similar to "exuding fighting spirit". Even with a strong amount of chakra and strong control ability, he can make the sword light poured into the chakra ninja sword shine through several times. inch.
Theoretically speaking, even if the form changes into a 40-meter long sword, it won't be a problem.
But when using the sword technique, this state makes it difficult to match the cutting direction of the blade, and it is impossible to use the perfect cutting strike in the first stage.
"It seems that the second stage of Hatake Swordsmanship still needs to be practiced for a while. Anyway, I have mastered the principles and techniques, and I am just short of proficiency."
Xuanye Sheng analyzed that he plans to spend a few hours every day practicing sword skills.
An ordinary ninja who has mastered the second stage of Hatake Swordsmanship can have the strength to rival a Jonin.
Hatake Sakumo is one of the representatives. When used to the extreme, he can even kill ordinary jounin instantly.
And Xuanye Sheng's physique and chakra upper limit are obviously higher. Once he is fully proficient in the second stage of Hatake Swordsmanship, combined with [Physical Liberation], it may not be a problem to instantly kill an ordinary Kage level!
This is the power of nintaijutsu. The stronger the user's basic ability, the greater the power it can use!
In other words, the upper limit of the ninja's own power determines the upper limit of the power of ninjutsu!
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Inside a town hotel room.
Kurono Masaru poured a cup of hot tea for himself and Hatake Sakumo.
Taking advantage of the rare leisure time, he asked the other party some questions about sword skills, and the conversation slowly began to spread.
"I don't know what the situation is like on the front line..."
Kurono Masaru missed his old classmate a little, and he didn't know if Hinata Sailing's journey to the front line was going well.
Hatake Sakumo thought that Kurono Katsu was worried about the outcome of the war, so he said calmly: "There are Jiraiya and Orochimaru on the front line, they are still very reliable."
After a pause and a sip of water, he changed the subject, "But their opponent is the Third Kazekage, who is known as the strongest Kazekage in history. I'm afraid the war will not end in a short time."
"If Hokage-sama appears on the front line, he will definitely be able to make the final decision."
Xuan Ye Sheng said "innocently", with a look of longing and expectation on his face.
Speaking of which, looking at the plot of the original work, the shadows of other ninja villages appeared on the battlefield and took the lead. Only the Sandaime Hokage seemed to have never been on the battlefield since he took the position of Hokage.
The war between Sunagakure and Konoha lasted for a long time. The main reason was the lack of a decisive and powerful ninja at the level of Five Kage.
In this regard, Hatake Sakumo had a different view. He justified the Sandaime Hokage by saying:
"Hokage-sama has a lot of things to do every day. It is impossible to rush to the battlefield in person unless it is absolutely necessary. Moreover, Konoha is different from other ninja villages. The Country of Fire is located in the middle of the continent and is surrounded by four big countries. There are too many things to worry about. If If they come out in full force, other ninja villages may take advantage of them and sneak in."
Xuanye Sheng nodded, seeming to be moved and said: "It seems that being Hokage is not easy..."
Suddenly, he turned to look into Hatake Sakumo's eyes and asked abruptly: "Sakumo-sensei, have you ever thought about becoming Hokage?"
There were only Kurono Katsu and Hatake Sakumo in the room, so there was no need to worry about anyone eavesdropping.
The hand holding the tea cup trembled slightly, and Hatake Sakumo smiled bitterly without thinking: "Spare me, your teacher, I know nothing about politics, and I am not at all the material to be Hokage. Wait until one day I can't do it anymore." If I finish my mission, it would be pretty good for me to retire and become a teacher.”
"But Sakumo-sensei's appeal to become Hokage is louder than Hokage-sama's three disciples."
"Anyway, I have never considered this issue. Moreover, Hokage-sama is in his prime, so it is still early to consider the issue of successor."
Kurono Katsu nodded in understanding, but sighed in his heart: Teacher Sakumo, you have the qualifications to be Hokage, but you have no idea of becoming Hokage. That would be terrible.
At present, the Sandaime Hokage's reputation in the village is quite good, and it can even be said to be unprecedentedly good.
Even the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage is considered harmonious. This can be seen from the fact that the Uchiha Guards have more power than the ANBU directly under the Hokage.
This is not only a kind of trust in Uchiha, but also a kind of trust in one's own strength.
The Sandaime Hokage is at his peak. Even though his physical functions have gradually declined, his overall strength has not decreased at all. He is strong enough and has enough prestige in the village, so even if the Uchiha clan has some evil intentions, they will not be able to cause any trouble.
However, as he gets older and his strength gradually declines, can he still maintain this confidence?
People, the older they get, the more things they worry about, and as they grow older, they become more and more powerless.
If the Sandaime Hokage retired before the age of fifty, there would probably be no such troubles.
And Hatake Sakumo is in his golden age, and the next ten years will be the period when his strength as a ninja is at its peak.
With his reputation, strength, and charisma, even if he doesn't want to be Hokage, a group of followers will try their best to force him to become Hokage.
At that time, will the Sandaime Hokage be willing to abdicate?
Will he act on behalf of his chosen one?
The results speak for themselves.
