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With Fuguki
Fuguki returned to his house directly after the Muzikage concluded the war council meeting.
He quickly went to check on Yukina in his personal training ground.
When he entered his personal training ground, his eyes widened in disbelief when he saw Yukina swinging her katana elegantly and moving around the ground like she was dancing.
Cold sweat started dripping from Fuguki's forehead as he kept watching Yukina intently.
"I can't believe it. The only reason I gave the pure sword style scroll to this girl was to humble her."
"I spent years training and engaging in life-and-death battles to break through to the one with the sword realm, but this girl only needed a few hours of training by herself to be on the verge of breaking through ."
"Are the gods making fun of me? This girl is a true monster. I have never seen anyone who possesses this kind of talent in Kenjutsu like this girl," Fuguki complained internally, but if anyone was observing him closely, they would have noticed his eyes were shining with interest.
Fuguki then sat on the ground quietly and continued observing Yukina.
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With Yukina
Yukina was swinging her katana and moving around the training ground while her eyes were closed.
She was using the visualization training method taught to her by Jozu, and Yukina was visualizing him as her opponent.
This training method allows the user to visualize a familiar opponent they have fought against and engage with them in battle mentally.
When Fuguki saw this, he was surprised at the level of mastery Yukina possessed in using this training method. He then smirked in satisfaction and continued watching her training with rapt attention.
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In Yukina's mindscape
"CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK."
"SWISH."
"CLANK."
Yukina moved around Jozu and swung her katana elegantly, attacking him from different directions, but Jozu swung his executioner blade in a semi-circular motion and easily deflected her attacks.
The force behind Jozu's attack sent Yukina flying backward; however, Yukina elegantly flipped backward and landed on her feet.
When Yukina landed on her feet, she showed an opening; Jozu quickly charged towards her and he swung his executioner blade, cutting Yukina down.
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Outside Yukina's mindscape
Yukina fell on her knees, then she opened her eyes and started breathing heavily while she was sweating profusely.
Fuguki, who was watching from his sitting position, narrowed his eyes and then asked Yukina, "Who were you visualizing just now, girl?"
Yukina turned her head in surprise and when she saw Fuguki, she stood up and bowed respectfully to him. She then answered him truthfully, "I was visualizing Jozu sensei. He is the strongest Kenjutsu user I ever met so I decided to visualize him to train my Kenjutsu."
Fuguki nodded and told Yukina, "Jozu is one of the best Kenjutsu users in the Hidden Mist Village and the Elemental Nation, so don't be upset about losing to him, even if it was just a visualized training."
Yukina sighed but nodded her head obediently to Fuguki. Then Fuguki looked seriously at Yukina and said, "Girl, I think it is time for me to tell you about the barrier that stands in the way of female Kenjutsu users."
Yukina looked confused and asked, "Barrier?"
Fuguki nodded his head seriously and said, "Female bodies are weaker than male bodies by nature; when a female grows up and her body matures, her body becomes weaker than men's."
"Unlike males, when their bodies mature, they become stronger."
"This is the barrier that every female kenjutsu user will have to face in the future."
"Many talented females decided on pursuing other shinobi arts and gave up on pursuing Kenjutsu because of this barrier."
Yukina was surprised upon hearing this, and then she began to reflect on what Fuguki had just said to her: "Well, what Fuguki sensei mentioned makes sense, but what if the female Kenjutsu users develop their Kenjutsu skills far beyond those of everyone else? Will those male Kenjutsu users be able to stand against me if I choose to follow this path?"
After coming to this conclusion, Yukina smiled brightly and said to Fuguki, "Sensei, the female Kenjutsu users could hone their Kenjutsu skills to surpass others."
"That way, even if the male Kenjutsu users relied on brute force, they will not be able to stand against pure skill."
When Fuguki heard this, he got enraged, and he yelled at Yukina, "You moron, don't underestimate the potential of the human body."
Yukina was surprised upon hearing this. Fuguki then stood up and said, "Stand back and watch carefully, girl."
Yukina nodded; she stepped back and watched Fuguki with interest.
Fuguki then grabbed Samehada from his back.
Abruptly, the cloth surrounding Samehada shredded into small pieces.
Yukina was shocked to see Samehada covered in blades that resembled scales, with the tips of the sword resembling a creature's mouth.
Fuguki didn't bother himself with Yukina's shocked expression; he raised Samehada above his head with one arm and he swung Samehada downward with enormous force.
"SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH."
"SLASH, SLASH, SLASH, SLASH, SLASH."
Multiple small light blue wind slashes flew out of nowhere after Fuguki swung Samehada downward using only his right arm.
The wind slashes cut deeply through the training ground, which stunned Yukina.
Yukina stood in her spot in shock after seeing what Fuguki did with just one swing of his sword.
Fuguki then turned to Yukina and said seriously to her, "This is what I mean when I said you shouldn't underestimate the potential of the human body. When I swung Samehada just now, I didn't use chakra at all. This swing was pure physical strength. The force and the momentum behind my swing were so tremendous that they created wind slashes. Do you think techniques could surpass brute force?"
Yukina was quiet, pondering what she had just seen and what Fuguki had said.
Fuguki then said gently to Yukina, "I am not saying techniques are not important, girl, but you can't rely on skills alone." If you do, you will die one day when you meet a foe who can break down all your techniques with pure force. You just saw what I did using only pure brute force."
Suddenly, Yukina erupted into a fit of laughter after hearing Fuguki's words; it was as if a demon had taken control of her.
At the same time, a sharp aura full of pride that could cut down anything in its path. erupted out of Yukina.
Fuguki was surprised when he felt this aura.
"This aura— how is this possible? No doubt about it, this is the prideful sword aura that Master mentioned to me in the past." Fuguki was amazed when he felt this aura.
Flashback
23 years ago
Fuguki is a 12-year-old boy. He was training in front of the waterfall, swinging his sword against it.
An old man was sitting not far away from Fuguki. His face was full of wrinkles, he was wearing an old-looking black robe, and he was smoking some tobacco from his pipe.
The old man looked at Fuguki while smiling playfully. He then asked Fuguki, "Kid, what kind of Kenjutsu user do you think is the best type in the world?"
Fuguki was confused when he heard this. He looked at the old man and asked while rolling his eyes, "What kind of nonsense are you mumbling about this time, old man?"
The old man laughed loudly when he heard this for a second, then he looked seriously at Fuguki and said, "Just answer my question, kid."
Fuguki thought for a moment, then answered the old man, "I guess those who are skilled and have strong bodies, sensei."
The old man chuckled when he heard this, then he shook his head and replied to Fuguki, "You are mistaken, kid. Remember this, Fuguki, and never ever forget there are four classifications of kenjutsu users in this world: there are the ordinary type, the stubborn type, the prideful type, and the monstrous type."
Fuguki was confused, then he asked the old man, "Monstrous type?"
The old man nodded and started explaining, "Yes, those who belong to this classification are true monsters; when you meet them, you will think gods are unfair. They learn and evolve their skills at an unbelievable rate."
"While I was traveling in the Land of Iron, I met one of those individuals, and I cursed the gods for being unfair after I challenged him to a Kenjutsu duel."
Fuguki was stunned after hearing this, but the old man continued with his explanation.
"Next, are the ordinary type The kenjutsu users who belonged to the ordinary type classification are those with ordinary talent and an ordinary spirit. These people need constant guidance to move forward."
"The stubborn type is my favorite classification type. Those who fall under this category lack natural talent, yet they continue to push forward through hard work to surpass their limits. You and I belong to this type."
"However, the most dangerous type is the prideful type. They are so proud that they keep going despite any obstacles they face. Their pride won't let them quit. You can identify them by their special aura."
Fubuki was stunned when he heard this and asked, "What aura?"
The old man looked seriously at Fuguki and answered, "When someone who belongs to this type faces an obstacle that seems impossible to overcome, sometimes an incredible aura erupts out of them. This aura feels so sharp and prideful; we call it the prideful sword aura."
End of Flashback
"Master, if you were alive and met my apprentice, what would you think about her?" Fuguki chuckled when he thought about his master.
Then, with eyes full of pride, Fuguki smirked and said to himself, "My apprentice is very special, that's for sure." I will train her well."
Yukina then looked at Fuguki with eyes full of fighting spirit and said to him, "Sensei, what you showed me today is very intriguing. You said that there is a barrier that stands in the way of female kenjutsu users because our bodies are weaker by nature than men."
"I will be honest with you. I believe techniques can overcome brute force; however, if I want to have fun fighting to the death against the strongest in the world, I will need to cut down this stupid barrier with my sword, and I will do just that no matter what."
When Fuguki heard these words, he was stunned and froze in place.
Then he burst out into laughter. "HAHAHA, you really want to defy gods? You are really an intriguing girl."
Yukina just smirked and kept looking at Fuguki with eyes full of fighting spirit.
Fuguki then turned around and said to Yukina, "Yukina, follow me. You need to eat well because after eating, I am going to start training your body hard. You will beg me to quit torturing you."
Yukina smirked with amusement after hearing this, and she quickly followed Fuguki.