The Aomi family training ground.
Aomi, holding "Muramasa," sparred with Shisui, who wielded two small Tachi.
"Idiot, when swinging your sword, reserve some strength, unless you are confident you can kill your opponent in one strike..." Aomi said with a smile on the corner of his lips, easily deflecting Shisui's dual blades before suddenly slashing towards his face.
Shisui's two blades were knocked aside, while Aomi's sword brought a sharp, chilling wind, reaching his face in an instant…
Shisui activated his Sharingan to its fullest, but unfortunately, although the Two-Tomoe granted him enhanced dynamic vision, allowing him to barely see Muramasa's trajectory, his bodily reactions lagged behind his visual capture, helplessly watching as Muramasa came down!
The blade stopped about a centimeter from Shisui's forehead.
Aomi looked at Shisui with a smile, speaking softly, "Do you understand? By leaving some strength, you can defend after your attack is blocked, preventing you from being entirely passive…"
"Especially for Ninja, who have various Ninjutsu to confuse opponents' sight, going all out is inadvisable."
Cold sweat slowly dripped down Shisui's forehead as he nodded earnestly, "I understand, brother."
At this moment, Shisui felt fortunate to have such a powerful and patient brother guiding him, yet he was also a bit disheartened.
He had thought his sword technique talent was already excellent, but in front of Aomi, it was full of flaws.
What Shisui didn't know was that he thought he was dueling with Aomi, whereas every exchange was actually a battle with Senju Tobirama.
And Senju Tobirama was a hardcore fighter who grew up dueling various Warring States era Uchiha killers and had crossed swords with Uchiha Izuna, second only to Uchiha Madara, thousands of times.
The swordsmanship he developed embodied his sharp, practical, and insidious style, integrating Genjutsu and Chakra Blades as one, making it an excellent tool for killing and looting, breaking families and exterminating houses!
Especially when dealing with the Uchiha Clan, Senju Tobirama used the delay between the Sharingan's dynamic vision and brain response to deliberately design several lethal moves…
In the hands of Aomi, who was brimming with Two-Tomoe Sharingan power, all this could be comprehended whether practiced forward or backward, compensating for the lack of Sharingan in this set of sword techniques originating from Senju Tobirama.
"I roughly know how you know the source of my Ninjutsu... Since you are a descendant of Kagami, I have taught him swordsmanship, and my Water Release and Genjutsu have been copied by those Uchiha guys, with your talent to develop Kinjutsu that seals my soul, these things are not surprising."
Senju Tobirama scrutinized for a long time, first speaking a few words without expecting a response from Aomi. After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but ask:
"But, are you using my sword technique or Uchiha Izuna's battle method?"
While Aomi guided Shisui, Senju Tobirama initially saw his own influence and was quite pleased, thinking Aomi had turned away from the dark to the light, believing his sword technique was far superior to the Uchiha's, so he made this choice.
But gradually, his expression froze as Aomi's sword style evolved to resemble a pure Uchiha, so much like Uchiha Izuna!
By the end, even Senju Tobirama himself was a little confused.
In truth, the sword style and techniques of Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama were very similar.
Both were calm and ruthless characters, with the main noticeable difference being that Senju Tobirama was more adept at grasping the human mind, whereas Uchiha Izuna had the Sharingan for feints, making him more unrestrained.
Aomi blinked, involuntarily sighing, as if the eternal problem of the Ninja World was always bonds.
The reincarnations of Asura and Indra, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, naturally didn't need much explanation, but the intense bond and rivalry between Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama were not weaker than that of their feuding elder brothers.
For instance, even wise and calm Senju Tobirama couldn't suppress his intense curiosity when it came to matters involving Uchiha Izuna...
"Is it really that important, Tobirama? I've found an interesting issue; I've studied the sword techniques of you both and found a lot of overlap, including the philosophy being quite similar..."
"The only difference is probably in whether or not there is a Sharingan. So I'm wondering, did you borrow Uchiha Izuna's swordsmanship, or did he…"
Before Aomi could finish his sentence, Senju Tobirama impatiently interjected:
"Of course he copied me! Judging from the result, didn't my Flying Thunder God Slash easily defeat him? In the Ninja World, there's no reason for the victor to copy the loser!"
Senju Tobirama spoke with justified confidence, but his words carried an inexplicable hint of unease.
Aomi, sharply catching this point, nodded with a smile, "Yes, yes, Tobirama is right… The Flying Thunder God Jutsu wasn't developed because Tobirama's swordsmanship was inferior to Uchiha Izuna's…"
"Oh, it's no big deal, in the world of Ninjutsu and swordsmanship, everything is mostly copied, copying back and forth improves skills, right!? Admit it, Tobirama, it's not shameful, even our Uchiha Clan's Sharingan can copy…"
"What's all this 'no big deal' talk! I am different from you Uchiha, I use my own swordsmanship and Ninjutsu, I never copied that bastard!"
Senju Tobirama, unusually concerned about this matter, emphasized forcefully.
However, within Aomi's mind, an electronic voice seemed to offer an answer: [From target Senju Tobirama, you gain enhanced motor skills!]
Aomi waved at Senju Tobirama with a smile, bidding farewell to the Second Hokage who attempted to debate for five hundred more rounds to find distinctions. As he quietly felt his increasingly active body, he explained the essentials of swordsmanship to Shisui.
Aomi had grasped the art of taking advantage of others.
With someone like Senju Tobirama, who had strong defensive instincts, it was essential to adopt a casual attitude, gathering little advantages rather than being too aggressive and causing a backlash.
After all, Konoha still harbored Shimura Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen, a pair of hidden talents, sooner or later capable of conjuring up something to black out Senju Tobirama's eyes and trigger a grand outpour of gold coins.
"It's alright, Shisui, if you don't get it, brother can teach you again…"
Aomi gently patted the sweat-covered Shisui on the head; the sword techniques derived from Senju Tobirama and modified by him were a bit too advanced for the six-year-old Shisui.
Just as Shisui earnestly nodded.
A solidly built adult ninja with grayish hair entered Aomi's training ground, speaking, "Regarding swordsmanship, I have some insights as well, Uchiha Aomi, if you still have the courage, let's have a few rounds."
With those words, a pair of crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated in the man's eye sockets.
The newcomer was well-known within the Uchiha Clan.
His name was Uchiha Hachida, a longstanding Three-Tomoe Jonin within the clan, and a staunch hawk!