Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

It's up to you now, partner.

Hatake Susumu glanced at the ninja sword in his hand, which was the heirloom of the Hatake family, passed down only to the head of the Hatake clan in each generation.

The Hatake family is a family of swordsmen, and it reached its peak in the generation of Hatake Sakumo. Hatake Sakumo's swordsmanship alone was enough to make Konoha's White Fang stand among the Kage-level.

Seemingly sensing Hatake Sakumo's gaze, the ninja sword in Hatake Sakumo's hand gleamed even brighter.

It is said that swords possess a spirit; perhaps every cherished weapon harbors a soul within it.

With their breathing soft, the figures of Tsukiki and Hatake Sakumo moved simultaneously in the next second.

The light footsteps made no sound at all, as if the scene had been muted, with only the sound of the wind.

bitter

Swords clashed, and sparks flew.

bitter

bitter

bitter

In just a short while, Tsukiki and Hatake Sakumo were constantly changing their swords and attacking.

Chop, split, stab, thrust.

The most basic sword techniques were used to perfection by Tsukiki and Hatake Sakumo.

Sparks flew as the swords clashed, and the speed of the clash between Tsukiki and Hatake Sakumo increased.

The sounds of metal overlapped, converging into a symphony that celebrated the romance and passion of swords.

"White Teeth!"

Yue Shu's eyes widened as the sword in her hand whistled through the air.

Hatake Sakumo wore a faint smile, his face full of enjoyment of the battle.

"Moon Tree Boy!"

Hatake Sukushige's knife was pulled back in an instant, and Tsukiki's sword was blocked by him.

"Hey!"

Yue Shu smiled, and the swords remained locked in a stalemate.

"How about I show you something good?"

good stuff?

Hatake Sukeshige paused slightly, his eyes fixed on Tsukiki, who was locked in a stalemate with him.

The two are almost evenly matched in their swordsmanship, perhaps with a slight edge from Hatake Sakumo, but such a thing won't work for the time being.

"Alright!"

Yue Shu's aura continued to rise, and the surrounding wind was blowing fiercely.

The wind howled, and the sword energy of the moon tree continued to gather.

"Focus on one point!"

Tsukiki let out a cry, and the rising sword energy continuously gathered towards the Kusanagi sword in his hand.

Sword energy, like chakra, continuously flowed from Tsuki's body into the Kusanagi sword, causing the blade to begin to emit a faint glow.

"drink!"

Yue Shu shouted loudly.

Hatake Sakumo sensed danger.

Despite being physically inferior to him, Yue Shu managed to push him away slightly.

The sword energy from the Kusanagi sword, which emitted a faint glow, was forced out and even directly cut Hatake Sakumo's arm.

A strong force kept coming from his hands, and Hatake felt himself being pushed back step by step.

The most important thing is not this, but that Hatake Sakumo is completely helpless against this and can only let himself be pushed aside.

"it's over!"

Like a streak of light, the Kusanagi sword sent Hatake Sakumo flying for a moment, instantly making his opening extremely large.

In that split second, Tsukiki seized the opportunity, and the Kusanagi sword that had just been thrust out was immediately redirected and slashed towards Hatake Sakumo.

As the Kusanagi sword slowly approached Hatake Sakumo, Tsukiki saw victory within reach.

bitter

A very soft metallic sound rang out, and Hatake Sakumo's white hair fluttered in Tsukiki's eyes, whose eyes slowly widened.

Hatake Sakumo lightly blocked the Kusanagi sword with his ninja sword, seemingly using the force to turn his body around, while simultaneously releasing the ninja sword from his hand.

Hatake Sakumo adjusted his body in an instant, and the ninja sword in his hand seemed to be frozen in mid-air, completely motionless.

Actually, that's not the case. It all happens in an instant; gravity doesn't even act that quickly.

Slap it.

At that moment, it was as if the whole world had stopped, except for the world in Tsukiki's eyes.

A strand of white hair fluttered in those bright eyes.

Hatake Sakumo reached out again for the ninja sword that was frozen in mid-air, the ninja sword that symbolized Hatake Sakumo.

Move!

Move!

In Yue Shu's eyes, the figure was slowly approaching.

It was as if it were a slow-motion scene from a movie, with a sharp and cold glint in Hatake Sakumo's eyes.

Gritting his teeth, Yue Shu's hands were bulging with veins as he gripped the still-slashing Kusanagi sword tightly.

A glint of light flashed in his eyes as he unleashed a ninja sword strike, and in that instant, Tsukiki turned his Kusanagi sword around.

Swish!

A gust of wind blew by, and a few strands of hair on her forehead were lifted.

"I won."

Hatake Sakumo's ninja sword had already reached Tsukiki's neck, but Tsukiki's Kusanagi sword hadn't had time to pierce through yet, only managing to pierce halfway.

In this match, there was no doubt that Tsukiki was lacking in some aspects, and it was Hatake Sakumo's victory.

"hateful!"

Tsukiki isn't someone who cares much about winning; he's just willing to do his best in every aspect, and if things don't work out, there's nothing he can do.

However, Tsukiki was not satisfied with his swordsmanship.

Tsukiki couldn't quite explain it, but he just liked the feeling of holding a sword in his hand, perhaps influenced by the popularity of martial arts novels when he was a child.

After all, which man doesn't dream of being a martial arts hero?

Yue Shu wouldn't say he fully understood the romance of swordsmanship, but at least he liked the feeling.

"Well, I still need some more training."

Hatake Sakumo put down his ninja sword and revealed a smile comparable to that of Namikaze Minato.

Both of them were gentle people, like little suns. It's a pity that they had similar fates; both were geniuses and died young.

"Next time, I definitely won't lose!"

Yue Shu sighed, then spoke firmly.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you."

Hatake Sakumo smiled as well.

Chapter Nineteen: Himegami

"Ha~"

During a boring school day, Tsukiki yawned listlessly.

Konoha as always, the weather as always, and the sleepy class time as always.

Yue Shu even felt that perhaps the system's mission was simply to make her less bored.

I hadn't felt anything before, but after the system task came out and Yue Shu's goal changed to graduating early, that boring feeling of living a dull life came over me.

"Moon Tree, Moon Tree".

"Huh? Is school over?"

Before he knew it, Yue Shu succumbed to sleepiness and fell asleep. It was quite a while before a sound woke him up.

"School doesn't end that early yet, but I think the teacher is calling you."

When I opened my eyes, what I saw was that strand of red hair.

That's right, it was Kushina sitting at the table in front of Tsukiki.

"Teacher? Why did you call me?"

"I don't know, why don't you go look for it? That way you'll find out."

Kushina shook her head.

With a sigh, Yue Shu had no choice but to get up and go find her teacher.

To be honest, he felt it would be better to just keep sleeping; he was quite tired from guiding the two girls in their special training all day these past few days.

Even so, Yue Shu himself felt a little ashamed, since it was two women he was training with, not him, so it wasn't that tiring.

Putting all that aside, Tsukiki walked out of the classroom while yawning.

"You look very tired."

Mikoto walked over from the side and stood next to Kushina, looking at Tsukiki's back.

"He's not tired at all! What's there to be tired about? We're the ones doing all the training. This guy just sleeps most of the time, and only wakes up occasionally to teach us."