Time moved quickly, and another day passed in the blink of an eye.
In the morning, Yagami taught Kakashi as usual, correcting his training and offering guidance the boy eagerly absorbed.
At noon, he met with Mikoto again.
The two had only just confirmed their feelings, and everything between them felt new, warm, and quietly exhilarating.
They were not at the stage of holding hands or anything more intimate but they still found themselves wishing they could stay together from morning until night.
Eventually, Yagami forced himself to part from Mikoto in the afternoon.
Afterward, he resumed wandering through Konoha just as he had throughout the past few days.
His prestige score hovered just below the ten-thousand mark, and tonight he expected it to finally break through—enough for his first intermediate lottery.
[Congratulations to the host, gain the admiration of others, prestige +1.]
[Congratulations to the host, gain the admiration of others, prestige +1.]
[Congratulations to the host, gain the admiration of others, prestige +1.]
But time had cooled the uproar surrounding his clash with Uchiha.
The explosive surge of popularity from three days ago had settled into a slow, steady climb.
After circling Konoha's night market several times, greeting villagers and showing his face, his prestige finally reached—
10,000.
"System, start the intermediate lottery."
The moment he returned home, Yagami could no longer hold back his excitement.
This was his first time using the intermediate draw.
There was no way he wasn't looking forward to it.
[Understood, Master!]
Ten purple cards materialized, circling him before flipping open one by one.
Ding! Congratulations to the master for obtaining:
— Two Bamboo Dragonflies (Doraemon) — Green
— Black Sword Shusui — Blue
— Advanced Armament Haki — Purple
"Advanced Armament Haki…?"
Yagami's attention locked onto the three highlighted items.
He recognized all of them immediately, but only one made his heartbeat quicken...
Armament Haki.
A core ability of true fighters in the One Piece world.
[Master, would you like to integrate Armament Haki?]
"Fusion."
Yagami didn't hesitate.
He'd never tried coating a weapon with chakra before, but a sudden idea struck him:
What if I layered Chakra and Armament Haki together on the same blade?
What kind of power would that create?
He grew excited imagining it.
The fusion process lasted less than a second—after all, Armament Haki wasn't a bloodline or physical mutation.
It was a technique, an application of will and spirit.
Buzz—!
Dark smoke rose from Yagami's body, swirling around his right arm.
In an instant, his skin turned pitch-black and metallic, gleaming faintly like polished steel.
"So this is Armament Haki…"
He tapped his hardened right arm with his left fingers—
clank!
A metallic ring echoed out, and the shock made his fingertips tingle.
His arm, however, didn't feel anything at all.
"As expected… this is one of the essential powers of the strong."
He exhaled slowly, admiration in his voice.
Offense, defense—this ability boosted both.
Even without striking, just the hardened durability alone was beyond what ordinary weapons could scratch.
"System, bring out the Black Sword Shusui."
The hardened arm made him all the more eager to test the combination.
Shusui materialized in his grip—
...and Yagami's hand sank.
"Heavy!"
The weight was easily several times greater than the standard Konoha blade he normally carried.
After adjusting his posture, he drew the sword.
Swish—!
A sharp, cold aura burst forth from the sheath.
Pure black blade.
Broad, thick, and imposing.
A legendary weapon.
"Yeah… this is definitely a masterpiece."
He could feel its edge just by holding it—deadly sharp and brimming with presence.
He stepped into the yard, careful not to accidentally make himself homeless by slicing through a wall.
To get a clear sense of Shusui's amplification, he decided on three test slashes:
A normal slash.
A slash enhanced with Armament Haki.
A slash infused with both Armament Haki and Chakra.
He steadied his breath.
Swish—!
The first attack carved through the air, sending a five-meter slash flying into the night sky before fading.
A satisfied nod.
His usual slashes capped around four meters.
Shusui alone had increased the reach by more than a meter.
Next—Armament Haki.
Buzz—!
Dark smoke extended from his arm to the blade.
Shusui's surface, already black, darkened even further, gaining a glossy sheen like obsidian dipped in ink.
He inhaled deeply—
—and unleashed the second slash.
SWOOSH—!
A crescent of energy erupted from the blade—
Ten meters long, two to three meters wide—
a massive strike that roared through the sky like a falling mountain.
Yagami stared, stunned.
The amplification was unbelievable.
The slash shot hundreds of meters away—
Until...
BOOM!
It collided with something invisible.
Ripples spread through the empty air, like a stone thrown into a lake.
Then the slash shattered straight through the unseen barrier and continued even farther.
Yagami lowered Shisui slowly.
"…What the hell did I just hit?"
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