I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 73-074: Chief Instructor of the Metropolitan Police Department's Baton System

Uchiha.

Uchiha is not a common surname; in fact, it is extremely rare. In the entire country, only the Uchiha clan, whose ancestral home is in the countryside of Shizuoka Prefecture, possesses this surname. Their population is very small, and can be counted on one hand.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever Uchiha Naruto announced his surname, outsiders only reacted with curiosity about the rarity of the surname, rather than with a change of expression like, "So they're from the strongest clan in the ninja world!"

After all, this world is neither the ninja world nor the previous life, but another parallel world.

"My father is Uchiha Senmon. Does Tsukimi-sama know him?" Uchiha Naruto asked after a moment of silence.

"Uncle Uchiha..." Tsukimi Inaba started to say, but suddenly changed her words, "Uncle Senmon was my grandfather's most admired disciple. Uncle Senmon won the National Police Kendo Tournament."

"When I was a child, I also received a lot of care from the uncles of the Immortal Sect."

Naruto Uchiha glanced at Chiyo Matsudaira, giving her a questioning look. Chiyo Matsudaira's eyes darted around before she understood, and she smiled:

"Tsukimi-san's grandfather was the chief instructor of kendo at the Metropolitan Police Department, and he had countless students."

The Chief Instructor of Kendo at the Metropolitan Police Department, which is also the chief baton instructor for the 40,000 police officers in Tokyo.

Even in the 21st century, Japan's police system still attaches great importance to Kendo, holding a nationwide police Kendo tournament every year. Police Kendo is the largest force in the Kendo world today.

In his book "Fencing and Further Discussion," the father of the Japanese police force, Superintendent Kawaji Toshisuke, repeatedly emphasized the practical value of swordsmanship. In 1883, the Metropolitan Police Department selected a large group of outstanding swordsmen to serve as swordsmanship instructors for its officers, and combined the strengths of various schools to create the Keishi-ryu swordsmanship, which was tailored to the needs of its own policing duties.

It's not just a historical tradition, but also because kendo is truly useful for police officers who are unable to fire guns and can only use batons on duty.

Since Uchiha Senmon is a police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department, he naturally has to practice swordsmanship.

"Want to have a competition? With me."

Inaba Tsukimi, cold and indifferent to everything, challenged Uchiha Narutoki.

"Winning the National Police Kendo Tournament, that's truly remarkable. Like father, like son. Uchiha-kun and Tsukimi-sato are both from prestigious kendo families. This clash of two geniuses is a rare opportunity."

Matsudaira Chiyo, with a gleeful expression that seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, fanned the flames.

"I am not interested in my father's affairs."

Uchiha Naruto said expressionlessly.

Although he knew that Uchiha Senmon was exceptional, one in a million, Uchiha Naruto didn't have much admiration for his father. This was because Uchiha Senmon had sent him to his hometown when he was young, and due to his busy official duties, there was always a sense of distance between father and son.

"So, we're not going to compete?"

In Tsukimi's indifferent tone, one could faintly detect a hint of loneliness.

"But I'm a little interested in Tsukimi-san, so please go easy on me."

Naruto Uchiha, abandoning his previous lazy demeanor, spoke with a serious expression.

Tsukimi nods, puts away her bamboo sword, and squats back down behind the starting line of the arena.

"Uchiha-kun, you need to go to the locker room to change into your kendo uniform and protective gear first..."

"unnecessary."

Seeing the hesitation on Matsudaira Chiyo's face, Uchiha Naruto smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "Matsudaira-go-bu, you've seen Tsukimi-san's sword control ability too. She won't hurt me."

Is that right?

Your expression, on the contrary, suggests that Tsukimi can't hurt you.

Seeing that Uchiha Naruto insisted, Matsudaira Chiyo couldn't drag him to the locker room like she had done with Tsukimi before.

Seeing Uchiha Naruto lightly walk up to her with only a bamboo sword, Tsukimi Inaba also began to remove her mask, loosen her waist belt, and take off her body armor and hakama, sitting barefoot on the paulownia wood floor.

"Tsukimi-san, why aren't you wearing any protective gear?" Matsudaira Chiyo, who volunteered to be the temporary referee, said with a sigh.

"If he doesn't wear it, I won't wear it either. Besides, there's no need."

Tsukimi Inaba's expression remained calm as she spoke sparingly, as always.

"You two are really problem children. Okay, Tsukimi-san, you should be careful during the match. You'd better not use those extremely aggressive slashes."

After witnessing Tsukimi Inaba's magical sword control firsthand, Matsudaira Chiyo believed that even if Uchiha Naruto didn't only know a little about swordsmanship as he claimed, he wouldn't be a match for Tsukimi.

He will probably have his bamboo sword knocked away, just like everyone else before him.

After Uchiha Naruto and Tsukimi Inaba bowed to each other face to face, they finally took a closer look at her for the first time.

After removing the ill-fitting armor and oversized hakama, Tsukimi Inaba's body appeared even smaller than when she was seen from outside the arena.

From the front, the left eye of Tsukimi Inaba's small face is lifeless, with an unfocused pupil, like a bottomless pool of cold water, making one feel a little creeped out when looking into it.

But such eyes and such a petite body, when combined, give them an almost invincible power in swordsmanship.

This is absolutely abnormal!

That's why Naruto Uchiha wanted to personally test the strength of this witch.

Tsukimi Inaba's starting stance remains the same low stance, while Uchiha Naruto grips his sword with both hands, his front hand tightly holding the hilt, his back hand loosely holding the sword, the tip of the sword pointing downwards and slightly tilted to the right, the tip of the sword pointing at Tsukimi's eyes.

"This is my Heisei-gan? Uchiha-kun is also a natural Rishin-ryu practitioner?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Matsudaira Chiyo's eyes. She waved her hand and said "Start!" before leaving the competition area.

Uchiha stood up and slid his feet, taking a triangular step to slide directly to Tsukimi's left. He suddenly thrust his bamboo sword, and in a flash, the sword pierced towards Tsukimi's chest.

"Shrinking Earth?!"

Matsudaira Chiyo couldn't help but gasp softly. Apart from the different direction, Uchiha Naruto's sudden thrust was practically a carbon copy of her previous attacks.

Moreover, judging from the familiar movements used by Uchiha Naruto, they are practically from the same school as hers.

Shrinking the earth sounds magical, but it's just using a person's blind spot. However, this technique was completely ineffective for Tsukimi Inaba, who has difficulty seeing with her right eye. So, it was even less effective when the field of vision was wider on the left.

Sure enough, as if she had foreseen this, Tsukimi Inaba slightly turned her body, and the bamboo sword almost grazed her body as it pierced through.

Missing his first attack, Uchiha Naruto immediately leaped backward like a monkey leaping across a ravine, creating distance and escaping the range of Inaba's bamboo sword attack.

Tsukimi no Inaba showed no intention of pursuing. Seeing this, Uchiha Naruto immediately launched another attack, using the same footwork as before to jump left and right, his movements agile, changing from one tricky angle to deliver one feint after another.

Even though Uchiha Naruto's bamboo swords kept coming from all directions, they couldn't even touch the hem of Tsukimi Inaba's clothes.

"Tiger!"

Uchiha Naruto let out a low roar and unleashed the signature slash of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style.

(End of this chapter)