Chapter 109: Maxed Out Special Effects, Coolness Is All That Matters
At the Third Training Ground, Haruko~kun's request to join the training session truly surprised Kakashi-sensei.
Because the gap in strength was too large, Haruko~kun had basically been left to his own devices after returning from missions and did not usually participate in training.
He did not have any objections to that, though. In fact, he gave two thumbs up to this kind of behavior that could strengthen team bonds.
However...
"Harukokun, what is that sword?" Uchiha Izumi stared at the ninja sword on Harukokun's back, her eyes complex.
Although she now knew he had been hiding his strength, she had never seen him demonstrate any swordsmanship.
"I dug it out yesterday. It was confiscated from the Hidden Mist when I was at the border, but I haven't really used it."
Haruko~kun drew the ninja sword, the blade gleaming coldly in the sunlight.
Ever since Tsunade issued that ban on "taking unnecessary risks," he had been pondering a new combat style.
After all, low-level long-range Ninjutsu had limited lethality, and if he couldn't use Senjutsu to enhance it, it was hard to land a decisive blow, so he would eventually have to rely on close-quarters combat to decide the outcome.
And since he couldn't use the close-quarters Monstrous Strength (B-rank), and he didn't really want to use Shikotsumyaku, he had no choice but to follow the path of Taijutsu and swordsmanship.
"Ah... so it was from that time." Inuzuka Hana had been present when Haruko~kun confiscated the ninja sword, and at his words, she recalled, "I really haven't seen you use it, why suddenly..."
"Sigh, you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I'm undergoing a great training regimen."
Haruko~kun sighed, flipped his wrist, and twirled the ordinary ninja sword he had confiscated at the border in a beautiful flourish.
"Anyway, I'll try to use this as my main weapon to be your opponent today."
"Huh?" Uchiha Izumi's three-tomoe Sharingan spun, "Haruko~kun, are you looking down on us?"
"Exactly! This attitude, like you're playing with children, is too rude!" Inuzuka Hana also expressed her dissatisfaction.
"That's why I said I'm training..." Haruko~kun flipped the blade, pointing the back of the sword at the two of them, "Don't worry, I'll go easy on you."
This arrogant attitude only fueled their fighting spirit further.
"Alright, enough talk." Kakashi-sensei stepped aside, leaning lazily against a tree, "Begin."
...
"Gaimaru, let's go!" Inuzuka Hana scattered with her three Ninja Hounds, attempting to surround Haruko~kun.
Swish, swish, swish—
shuriken broke through the air, coming from tricky angles—it was Uchiha Izumi's cover fire.
Clang, clang, clang!
Haruko~kun stood in place without moving a step, casually blocking the shuriken, and even deflected one toward the charging Inuzuka Hana.
"What?!" Inuzuka Hana's pupils constricted, she dodged the unexpected counterattack sideways, then performed hand seals, "Beast Human Clone!"
The three Gaimarus simultaneously transformed into her likeness, and four "Hanas" pounced from different directions.
"Earth Release: Chakra Blade."
Chakra adhered to the blade, converting it to the Earth attribute.
This increased the weapon's weight and reduced its sharpness, making it resemble a mace—preventing him from accidentally killing Inuzuka Hana or Gaimaru.
Haruko~kun jumped out of the encirclement in one step, placing all four Hanas in front of him, and then—
"Dance of the Camellia."
Continuous thrusts were unleashed; although the density had decreased because the weapon in his hand was much heavier than a bone sword, it still prevented the four Hanas from closing in.
"In that case..."
Inuzuka Hana took out a Kunai, intending to parry Haruko~kun's attack and close in.
Clang—
The unexpectedly heavy attack numbed her hand, let alone closing in, it sent her flying instead.
"Uchiha Izumi!"
Inuzuka Hana shouted, and Uchiha Izumi immediately understood, beginning to provide Ninjutsu cover.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Meanwhile, the four Hanas pounced again, following behind the fire technique.
Haruko~kun looked at the ninja sword coated in Chakra, images he had seen in his past life flashing through his mind.
"It should be doable..."
He changed the Chakra to the Fire attribute, and then—
"Flame Breathing, Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation."
The flaming ninja sword swung out a vortex-like slash, blocking the incoming Fire Release.
Immediately after, the Chakra converted to the Water attribute—
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance."
His body moved at high speed like flowing water, and Haruko~kun wove through the four Hanas.
Only several afterimages remained in Inuzuka Hana's eyes before her body was struck by the back of the blade.
The attribute changed again, this time to the Lightning attribute—
"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash."
Combined with the Body Flicker Technique, Haruko~kun approached Uchiha Izumi at high speed, like thunder tearing through the air.
"So fast!"
Even with the Sharingan, Uchiha Izumi only felt a blur before her eyes, and by the time she saw clearly, Haruko~kun was already in front of her.
Relying on instinct, she jumped back with all her might before she could even see clearly, narrowly avoiding the strike.
"As expected of the Sharingan, your reaction is truly fast."
Haruko~kun praised, and the Chakra attribute on the ninja sword changed again.
"Wind Breathing, Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm."
This time, Uchiha Izumi, still in mid-air, couldn't avoid the attack and was swept into the air by the wind blades swung by Haruko~kun.
The wind blades left fine cuts on her body—if Haruko~kun hadn't controlled the power, Uchiha Izumi would likely have been sliced into a bloody mess by now.
Inuzuka Hana scrambled up from the ground; the three Gaimarus had already been knocked back to their original forms.
"Haruko~kun, what kind of swordsmanship is this?"
"Self-created." Haruko~kun brushed it off, "Still in the exploratory stage."
Although it looked very cool and had plenty of special effects, he knew himself that this was just forcing Chakra nature transformation onto a weapon and then using superior body control to imitate moves from an anime in his past life.
It was a case of "looks fierce as a tiger, but actual damage is two-fifty."
There was no Breathing Style, nor was there tempered swordsmanship, but...
It was enough to show off.
"Continue?" Haruko~kun waved his hand, "I have many more moves I haven't used yet."
Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi looked at each other and charged up simultaneously.
...
In the following battle, Haruko~kun became more and more excited.
He tried to replicate the various sword moves he had seen in his past life using Chakra nature transformation.
Although most of them were just "having the form without the substance," but...
'Awesome! This is the treatment a transmigrator should have!"
Haruko~kun got more and more into it; Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi gradually couldn't keep up with his rhythm and began to be hit frequently.
"Alright, that's enough."
A lazy voice intervened.
Kakashi-sensei appeared between the three of them using the Body Flicker Technique, calling a stop to the battle.
Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi had their hands on their knees, their chests heaving violently, sweat dripping down their chins, and their bodies were covered in minor bruises and cuts.
But they gritted their teeth and didn't say a word—their skills were inferior, so they just needed to practice more. Haruko~kun had even held back to accommodate them, so what was there to complain about?
However...
"Kakashi-sensei? What style is that? I've never seen such swordsmanship."
"As for that..." Kakashi-sensei looked at Harukokun, his eyes becoming somewhat intriguing, "You'll have to ask our student Harukokun where he learned it."
Kakashi-sensei pointed at Haruko~kun's sword.
"The slashes are clearly in the style of Konoha, while the thrusts... that fierce approach that pursues ultimate penetrating power, even willing to trade injury for injury, is the style from the Hidden Mist."
Haruko~kun's heart skipped a beat.
As expected of the elite Jonin with the most completed missions in Konoha, his eyes were truly sharp.
Although he didn't use Shikotsumyaku, the fighting style trained from childhood couldn't be changed.
"As for that method of attaching Chakra to the sword at the end... that's a technique favored by the samurai of the Land of Iron and the folks in Kumogakure."
Kakashi-sensei sighed.
"You mixed all these things together, then wrapped it in a layer of good-looking'special effects' skin. It looks stunning at first glance, but when you encounter a real master, this hodgepodge is very likely to collapse."
Kakashi-sensei crinkled his eyes, giving his final evaluation: "Greed leads to nothing, kid."
Upon hearing this, Haruko~kun was not embarrassed about being exposed, but instead grinned:
"Kakashi-sensei, you don't need to worry about that, I wasn't counting on making a living with this anyway."
Kakashi-sensei was right; these things were flashy and useless.
But his intention wasn't to "master everything," but to "have something for emergencies."
Just like cramming before an exam, passing is enough; who cares if you remember the knowledge points well?
Of course, saying this out loud would be too annoying, and there was something more important to do.
"Inuzuka Hana, Uchiha Izumi, let me heal you first."
Saying that, under the dumbfounded gazes of the two girls, the green light of the Mystical Palm Technique lit up on Haruko~kun's hands.
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