I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 10 010 A Sure-Hit Shot

"Is it alright, senior? I'll draw the bow next, but I'm a complete novice. I know almost nothing about the rules of archery." Uchiha Naruto turned his head to look at Yashiki Saki.

"Of course you can! Everyone starts from the basics." Saki Yashiro looked at Naruto Uchiha, her eyes suddenly lighting up. "Uchiha-kun, since you're here to experience the archery club, why don't you try on our archery club's hakama?"

"Won't this be too much trouble?"

"No, hakama is one of the most distinctive features of Kyudo. How can you say you've experienced Kyudo if you've only ever shot arrows without ever wearing hakama?"

Unable to refuse such enthusiasm, Uchiha Naruto changed his clothes and stood in the dojo a few minutes later.

Wearing a white top and black bottom hakama, Uchiha Naruto, who was tall and slender, looked exceptionally dashing, and some girls had already taken out their phones to secretly take pictures of him.

"It fits perfectly just as I imagined. I dare say that our archery club's uniform is the best-looking of all the clubs."

Yashiki Saki looked at Uchiha Naruto with satisfaction and said proudly.

"It's 10kg, which is just right for a beginner boy." Yashiro Saki plucked the bowstring of Tanaka Hikaru, tried it out, and then handed the bow to Uchiha Naruto.

Then, Uchiha was asked to stretch out his arms, and an arrow of appropriate length was selected for him based on his arm span.

"In Kyudo, you need to bring three things: a bow, arrows, and a protective shield."

The guillotine looks like a leather glove that exposes the ring and little fingers. Like a thumb ring, it was used to prevent the bowstring from snapping back and scratching the fingers after shooting an arrow.

"Uchiha-kun, the first step in archery is called footwork. You should spread your feet apart like this. Your footwork is too small, which makes it difficult to stabilize your upper body, and the arrow will definitely go astray. Yes, I use the one-foot-out stance, like this, spread your feet a little wider."

"No, that's wrong. You should nock the arrow like this. Then raise the nocked arrow high above your head, pull it back, pull it back, make sure your eyes are on the target, and the arrow is level with your eyes. Your movement, hmm, is so-so."

Watching Uchiha Naruto's clumsy and awkward movements, Yashiki Saki, for some reason, became even more enthusiastic in instructing him.

Could it be that Senior Eight Colors has a penchant for being a know-it-all?

Under Saki Yashiki's hands-on guidance, Naruto Uchiha tried to imitate her archery movements step by step, but in the end, he could only imitate a poor imitation. In terms of posture, even Hikaru Tanaka was more qualified than him.

However, there's no way around it. Although the Eight Methods of Archery only have eight movements, each movement has many subtle details. Even if you see and understand them, your body often can't keep up and can't do them.

"Okay, that's about it. Now, try shooting an arrow yourself."

Naruto Uchiha slowly exhaled a long breath, and following the steps he had been taught before, he stepped forward, formed his body, nocked the arrow, drew the bow, and pulled the bowstring until it was fully drawn and ready to be released, with the arrowhead pointing directly at the target 28 meters away.

Seeing that Uchiha Naruto was making many basic mistakes in his shooting posture, which was seriously out of shape, Yashiki Saki shook her head in disappointment. This would not work; the arrow would definitely miss the target.

However, she quickly came to her senses. Judging from her previous actions, Uchiha was clearly a complete novice when it came to archery. It was inevitable that she would miss, and it would be an accident if she hit the target. She herself had trained for a long time before hitting the target for the first time.

You can't have too high expectations for newcomers.

As expected, Naruto Uchiha's arrow soared high into the air, cleared the target, and landed directly on Azuchi.

But Naruto Uchiha showed no disappointment; instead, he appeared thoughtful.

"What a pity, it was just a little bit short," Tanaka Hikaru exclaimed.

Even Naruto Uchiha blushed a little at these words, since the arrow was clearly far from the target, not even missing the outline.

"Even for someone chosen for archery, hitting the target on the first shot is impossible. Junior, your arm was too tense, and your waist power was off. You had enough strength but lacked finesse. However, it's already good that you shot the arrow well on your first try."

"Uchiha junior, you can try practicing again. I'll correct your posture," Yashiki Saki said with a smile, handing over another arrow.

To everyone's surprise, Naruto Uchiha shook his head and did not take the bow, but instead handed it back to Hikaru Tanaka.

"Thank you, senior, but there's no need, because I'm certain I'll miss now."

"Uchiha-kun, it's okay if you miss. Archery isn't about hitting the target. Archery is an art. Besides pursuing accuracy, it also values ​​truth, goodness, and beauty!" Yashiki Saki said earnestly.

"Correct posture is important, hitting the target is important, and beauty is expressed through proper archery etiquette. The bow itself is beautiful, but more important is the solemnity of the movements and the elegance of the shooting posture, which brings beauty to the audience. In a formal competition, even if you shoot very accurately, if your posture is completely wrong, you will be disqualified."

"Archery competitions aren't bodybuilding contests. No matter how beautiful your posture is, it's useless if you can't hit the target. In shooting sports, accuracy is all that matters. What's the point of all these fancy fancy things?"

Tanaka Hikaru couldn't help but complain, and Yashiro Saki's smile faltered. Just as she was about to say something, Uchiha Naruto, staring intently at the banner on the dojo that read "Straight Shots Always Hit," subconsciously uttered:

"A straight shot will always hit the target. If archery is as my seniors say, where a proper shooting posture guarantees a hit, then hitting the target will be very easy for me."

"Oh, is that so?"

Saki Yashiki's already strained smile was about to crumble, and a hint of anger even crept onto her pretty face.

This is the anger that all insiders feel when they see outsiders pointing fingers and spouting nonsense in their familiar field.

He's clearly just a newbie who's not even a beginner, yet he dares to boast like that. Doesn't he have any self-awareness at all?

Naruto Uchiha could tell what Saki was thinking just by looking at her expression.

But for Naruto Uchiha, who possesses the Sharingan, this is no exaggeration.

Once the Sharingan awakens its two tomoe, it gains the ability to copy taijutsu. It can even copy various taijutsu techniques that have been honed and refined in the ninja world for life-or-death battles. Of course, it's no problem for it to use a childish archery stance in a competition.

The atmosphere that followed was naturally not so friendly. Yashiki Saki did not invite him to join the archery club, but instead politely but distantly asked him to continue watching the archery club's performance.

Since the other party did not ask him to leave, Uchiha Naruto took off his hakama and returned it, then sat back down in the back row to continue his tour, and casually took out his phone.

What era are we living in that we're still practicing archery in the traditional way? Now that we're in the internet age, of course we should just copy and paste!

(End of this chapter)