60: Chapter 60 Momousagi's Teachings and the Naval Youth Training CampThe two stared at each other for a while before Momousagi said, "Not bad eyes, not bad will, and she's a girl.She's a disciple who can inherit my mantle."
After saying that, Momousagi looked at Luffy and said, "Thank you for bringing me such a good apprentice, little brother Luffy."
Momousagi was about to launch another surprise attack on him when Luffy quickly dodged, saying, "Gion-neechan, I'm glad you like it.Kuina is in your care now, so please take good care of her."
Seeing that her surprise attack had failed, Momousagi said with a smile, "You're just going to leave her to me like this?That won't do.Although she seems to be an excellent successor of my swordsmanship, I still need to examine her personally before drawing any conclusions."
Hearing Momousagi's words, Kuina was also inspired to fight.She drew her sword and held it horizontally in front of her chest, saying, "In that case, please enlighten me, Gion-neechan."
Seeing Kuina's reaction, Momousagi raised an eyebrow and said, "This is interesting.Let's go to the training grounds.If you can force me to draw my sword, I'll accept you as my successor."
Seeing that the two girls had already made an appointment, Wang Lufei and his group moved to the training ground to watch the upcoming apprenticeship battle.
Then Momousagi and Kuina stood in the center of the training field, on either side, each assuming a fighting stance.
Kuina, on the left, habitually squatted down, her body turned to the side, one hand supporting the sword and the other gripping it, striking a pose similar to Koushirou's sword-drawing technique.
Momousagi, on the right, wasn't holding a sword; she had simply picked up a small twig and was watching Kuina with interest, muttering to herself:
"The sword-drawing technique of Wano Country is a man's style.Women are not suited to this kind of swordsmanship."
With Wang Luffy's command, the battle began.The instant Kuina heard the sound, she charged towards Momousagi, swiftly drawing her sword and slashing towards Momousagi's abdomen.
Momousagi calmly held the branch at her waist and applied a bit of Armament Haki, easily blocking the sudden attack.
After blocking the attack, Momousagi said with a hint of amusement, "Little girl, it's best if you don't practice this sword-drawing technique anymore.Judging from what you just saw, your sword-drawing technique has already reached the pinnacle that women can cultivate.There's absolutely no possibility of improvement if you continue practicing."
It's important to understand that men's and women's bodies are structurally different.There are some sword techniques that men can practice, but women simply can't master.
Kuina, not to be outdone, turned and continued her slashing attack, saying, "Women can't practice men's swordsmanship?Are women inherently inferior to them?I don't believe that."
Kuina increased the speed of her slashes, but Momousagi remained unfazed, parrying as she spoke:
"I never said women are inherently inferior to men.I just said that women and men have different physical structures, which also means that men cannot learn women's swordsmanship.Do you understand?"
After saying that, Momousagi used the branch in her hand to deflect Kuina's sword, and then used the force of Kuina's swing to retaliate, causing Kuina to stagger back three steps.
Seeing her somewhat puzzled look, Momousagi said, "Haven't you noticed yet?The swordsmanship you learned from men emphasizes speed and power, but our female bodies certainly can't reach that level."
Therefore, I created a meticulous swordsmanship that uses softness to overcome hardness.I used this technique to deflect your sword just now, do you understand?
After hearing this, Kuina suddenly understood and felt somewhat moved.It turned out that Gion's duel with her was not to test her talent, but to practice her moves in real combat so that she could better understand the advantages and disadvantages of women's swordsmanship.
Indeed, that's true.When Momousa first saw Kuina, she noticed how similar she was to herself.In her youth, she was also defiant against the contempt of men and determined to find a way of swordsmanship that would allow women to reach the pinnacle.
Later, she did indeed succeed, and when she saw the same look in Kuina's eyes as she had back then, she had the idea of practical teaching, also to reminisce about her lost youth.
Kuina stopped her attack and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Gion-neechan.I was really sorry for misunderstanding you earlier."
Momousagi laughed and said, "It's alright.But don't stop, keep attacking.I still have a few moves I haven't explained yet."
After listening, Kuina resumed her attack, and the two exchanged moves and explanations.Seeing them so engrossed in their fight, Luffy said to the Nami sisters:
"Judging from this, Gion-neechan has already accepted Nana as her apprentice and is probably teaching her now.They probably won't be finished anytime soon.Let's go check out other places first."
Nami said, "Isn't this a bad idea?What if Kuina can't find us if we leave like this?"
Wang Lufei replied with a smile, "How could we not find them?Judging from their appearance, they probably won't finish until dinner.Even if we don't say anything, Gion-neechan will let us go first."
Sure enough, Momousagi took a moment to turn to Wang Luffy and the others and said, "You guys go first, we'll probably have to wait a while.See you at the restaurant for dinner."
Wang Lufei replied, "Okay, Gion-neechan.I'll leave Kuina to you.See you at the restaurant later."
Then Wang Luffy turned to look at Nami and said with a smile, "See?She should thank us (not really)."
Then Wang Luffy and his two companions left the training ground and headed to the Navy's youth training camp.
As for why he went to the youth training camp, it was mainly because Wang Lufei didn't know his Dao power level and wanted to go there to show off—no, to measure it.
The three quickly arrived at the youth training camp, where they spotted their old acquaintance, Enel.Wang Luffy was somewhat puzzled; this guy was already 20 years old, why was he still here?
Enel noticed them too and went over to greet them, "Luffy, we meet again.You are also."Was he sent in by Admiral Kizaru?
Wang Lufei replied, "No, I just came to test my Dao power.But you, you seem to be 20 years old already, how come you were assigned to the youth training camp?"
Enel laughed and replied, "That's not quite right.To be precise, I'm only 19 and a half years old, which is below the age limit for the youth training camp, so it's perfectly normal for me to be here."
"Also, if you want to test your Dao power, you'll have to wait a while.Instructors will organize daily Dao power tests for all students afterward."
Wang Lufei nodded and said, "Alright, let's wait and see how you train."
The three then sat down to watch their training.Enel didn't seem to care and continued with the exercises he hadn't finished earlier.
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