Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 25 Clash with Yekura

Tamura Hao was unaware of what had happened in the Raikage's office. He went back and had a good night's sleep. The next day, he arrived at the entertainment center as promised, but instead of Karura, he met Yokura.

Only Yekura came; Rasa and Karura didn't come.

"Where are Miss Karura and Rasa? Didn't they come with you?"

Tamura Hiroshi took the scroll from Yekura and asked a casual question.

"They're going to buy some things to take back with them."

Ye Cang replied, but her beautiful eyes were carefully scrutinizing the little brat in front of her.

"Is there anything you'd like to ask, Ms. Hakura?"

Tamura Hiroshi rolled up the scroll, sensing that Yekura had something to say.

"You seemed to have reservations about what we said last night."

Yecang wasn't quite sure about it; it was just a feeling, and he had also seen pity in the kid's eyes—pity for himself.

That look made her very uncomfortable.

"You can tell that?"

Tamura Hao was surprised. He had indeed been holding back, but he hadn't expected to be seen through.

How could this woman, with such keen eyesight, still get scammed?

"It seems like you're thinking about something rude."

Yekura was getting increasingly annoyed; this kid was definitely hiding something.

"Here's a piece of advice for you: don't stand out too much in the future. Once you reach a certain level, you can't just think like a ninja."

After offering a pointed reminder, Tamura Hao turned to leave before Yekura could speak.

Saying this is a foreshadowing; if there's an opportunity in the future, I'll try to recruit him, as he'll be a useful tool.

However, one must wait until there is a bond between them before one can firmly hold onto them. This is Danzo's most common method. As Danzo's most outstanding henchman, one must naturally inherit Danzo's methods of managing subordinates.

It seems that in the original story, Yecang had a disciple, what was his name again?

And Karura's younger brother, Yashamaru, is also a good bond and leverage point.

"Hey kid, let's have a spar!"

Yekura suddenly suggested a sparring match. Although Rasa rejected the idea of ​​contacting the brat to gather information, he was still willing to have a fight to see his true strength.

"You said last night that my physical skills weren't very strong, but yours must be pretty good. Let's have a match."

She knew that most of the ninjas in Kumogakure were skilled in taijutsu, especially ninjutsu, and were very strong in close combat.

This kid's ninja talent may be average, but judging from his muscular physique, his taijutsu training is definitely not bad.

"If it's just physical skills, no problem."

Tamura Hao turned around and accepted the invitation to spar, as he also wanted to see the Sunagakure-style taijutsu.

Furthermore, Pakura is a standard ninjutsu-type ninja; her taijutsu training is only to assist in ninjutsu combat, so as not to lose her fighting ability when the enemy gets close.

Therefore, his taijutsu is not very strong, at least not as strong as that of a ninja like Fukai Yotsuki A who has mastered taijutsu.

This is going to be a fight!

"Let's compare physical skills!"

Yekura is very confident in her physical skills; she has worked hard in this area and is definitely not bad at it.

"Follow me!"

After saying this, Tamura Hao walked towards the training ground where he first sparred with Fukai. That training ground was relatively remote, and few people usually went there to train. It should still be empty now.

Yekura followed, and the ANBU ninjas secretly monitoring her naturally had no choice but to follow as well.

The two arrived at the training ground they had used before, and sure enough, no one was there.

Tamura Hiroshi said as he took out the shoulder armor and attached it to his shoulder.

"We agreed that it would only be a physical combat exercise. Basic ninja tools such as kunai, shuriken, and senbon can be used, but explosive tags are not allowed."

He always wore that light armor, except for the shoulder armor, which was too conspicuous, which was then sealed inside a sealing spell on a piece of armor. He needed to take it out and secure it before battle.

"You're being a scoundrel!"

Ye Cang was very dissatisfied with the boy whose vital parts were protected by light armor.

Judging from the sheen, the light armor was clearly not ordinary steel, and its defensive capabilities must be quite good.

And those two super long ninja swords are just too ruthless.

"If your strength isn't enough, you can only rely on external aids. Besides, you're a Jonin, so neither of us gained an advantage in this taijutsu sparring match."

Tamura Hao didn't think he was being shameless, after all, the person opposite him was a Jonin.

"You're right, I am a Jonin!"

Yecang suddenly smiled, then took out two kunai and imbued them with two different chakra nature transformations, forming an invisible wind blade and a blazing blade.

This is not ninjutsu, but a simple chakra manipulation technique, albeit a nature transformation technique, which can be attached to kunai to increase destructive power and attack range.

"He's become a demon swordsman!"

After making a comment, Tamura Hao took the initiative and launched a series of powerful attacks, using his Big Meow and Little Meow slashes and thrusts. He immediately unleashed his strongest technique, the Super Strength Combo.

He dared not underestimate the previous Jonin, even if the opponent was not known for his taijutsu.

Real ninja battles are far more complex than depicted in manga and anime, involving much greater speed and combat techniques.

For example, Yecang's movement speed at this moment was very agile and swift, truly like the wind, effortlessly dodging Tamura Hao's repeated blades.

At the same time, the fire blades and wind blades extending from the kunai were also flexible and unpredictable, forcing Tamura Hao to dodge to the side repeatedly, interrupting his combo rhythm multiple times.

If he hadn't spent this time sparring with Fukai and improving his combat experience, he really wouldn't have been able to withstand Yekura's offensive.

Yekura was quite surprised by the kid's swordsmanship and explosive power. She had originally thought he was just a decent genin, after all, he was only a little over ten years old and should be a tender newcomer who had just come out of the ninja academy.

Furthermore, the Raikage's son stated that his ninja talent was average, so his combat strength would naturally only be at the Genin level.

But after this exchange, he realized that the opponent was much stronger than he had imagined, especially the explosive power and swordsmanship. The combined combat power was comparable to that of a standard Chunin.

Although a ninja's title is more of a rating of ability and status than a direct representation of strength, there is still a minimum level of strength required.

Chunin are definitely stronger than Genin.

This child is quite a genius to have strength comparable to a Chunin at the age of ten.

Of course, there are still significant flaws. Among the three major systems of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, taijutsu is the easiest to counter. Both ninjutsu and genjutsu can completely suppress taijutsu.

Therefore, relying solely on taijutsu and swordsmanship is not enough to advance to Chunin; this kid still needs to grow.

With these thoughts in mind, Yecang observed and memorized Tamura Hao's swordsmanship during the fight.

The Hidden Cloud Village is most skilled in taijutsu, especially ninjutsu and ninja swordsmanship. It would be beneficial for you to learn more about them.

If we really have to become enemies with Kumogakure in the future, we'll have some confidence.

Similarly, Tamura Hiroshi was also observing and memorizing Yokura's physical techniques and style.

The taijutsu of Sunagakure is also characterized by its speed and agility, just like the wind.

As a woman, Yekura is more agile, which is very different from Fukai's fighting style and has given Tamura a lot of inspiration.

After fighting for two minutes, Tamura Hao felt his chakra was about to run out and prepared to withdraw from the battle.

The core of a ninja is chakra. Without the support of chakra, the explosive power of the body will be greatly reduced, and the combat power will also be weakened.

He wanted to back down, but Ye Cang refused, and even a smug smile appeared on his lips.

A draw was not what she wanted. After all, she was a Jonin, and it would be too embarrassing to draw with a kid.

(End of this chapter)