You Know Nothing About Pain

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After about an hour.

"Enough is enough, I admit defeat."

Xuansheng Ichiro collapsed on the ground, panting and waved to Naruto with his right hand holding the long knife, saying: "Stop beating, stop beating, it would be foolish to hit someone again."

"Stop fighting?" Naruto stopped attacking and said, "I feel that I am not very proficient in footwork, so you can practice with me again."

"It's really over." Xuansheng Ichiro coughed a few times, propped the long knife in his right hand on the ground, stood up tremblingly with his left hand covering his waist, and said, "If you keep fighting, I won't be able to do anything else today."

Just now Ichiro Xuansheng began to teach Naruto some routines and skills in actual combat, similar to Tangzhu, cassock cut, reverse cassock, left cross cut, right cross cut, left cut up, right cut up, against the wind, stabbing, etc. moves.

These moves are actually equivalent to stepping punches and retreating punches in boxing. They are the foundation of the foundation. Although they look a bit stiff and boring, they are the foundation of all complex movements. Things, integrate these moves into your own body instincts, and then you can use them at your fingertips to use more complicated moves.

In fact, this is similar to doing math problems. You must first learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division before you can learn integrals or multivariate equations on this basis.

Previously, Xuansheng Ichiro was only teaching standing posture and footwork from the sidelines. Although he was surprised by Naruto's progress speed, after all, he was just watching from the sidelines, and he didn't feel it personally.

But this time Xuansheng Ichiro and Naruto fought against each other in actual combat, and he finally experienced with his own body how terrifying Naruto's learning ability and progress speed really are.

Xuansheng Ichiro felt that he was a qualified samurai no matter what, and he usually practiced very hard. Although his talent was a little short, he still belonged to the level of more than enough.

In the country of iron, Xuansheng Ichiro dare not say more, but the strength of a mid-range position must be there, even the owners of some small gyms may not be able to beat him.

Otherwise, with Xuansheng Ichiro's honest and inflexible character, how could he be able to secure the position of the family's swordsmanship instructor? It's not because of his excellent strength. Although he is only in the countryside, it is very easy to be able to dominate a village. incredible.

But this time of the battle, Xuansheng Ichiro fell into doubts about his life, and he even began to wonder if it was because he was too good at not being able to find the lord in the capital.

At the beginning, Xuansheng Ichiro could rely on Naruto's unfamiliarity with these moves and techniques to suppress Naruto in battle, but as time went by, Xuansheng Ichiro found that Naruto on the opposite side grew up at an extremely terrifying speed.

In the first few minutes, Naruto was just passively defending, but when Xuansheng Ichiro taught all the basic moves, Naruto had already begun to try to counter some of Xuansheng Ichiro's attacks.

Moreover, Xuansheng Ichiro also found that any moves or routines that he has used once, Naruto will see through them in an instant when he tries to repeat the same trick for the second time. In the end, Xuansheng Ichiro has fallen into a state of skin and defense.

Xuansheng Ichiro felt as if he was fighting an old swordsman who had been immersed in swordsmanship for decades. He had no chance to breathe at all. All his moves and ideas were fully exposed in the eyes of the opponent, and Naruto used It's still the move of Xin Yinliu that he gave to Naruto.

In the end, Xuansheng Ichiro even had a strange feeling, who is teaching whom now.

This feeling can't help but remind Xuansheng Ichiro of the time when he first started learning kendo. At that time, he was tired of defending under the teacher's attack. The only difference was that his teacher's attack was more fierce, and Naruto was obviously in After gaining the advantage, he started to fight back, saving some face for Xuansheng Ichiro, so that he didn't suffer such a crushing defeat.

Now Xuansheng Ichiro is too lazy to care about whether Naruto has learned kendo before, anyway, no matter whether he has learned it or not, he is better than him, so there is nothing to worry about.

"It's amazing." Xuansheng Ichiro walked to the side corridor and sat down, looked at Naruto who was still practicing in the yard with admiration, and said, "You look like this, others must think you are a veteran who has been learning kendo since childhood." A samurai, and a genius of that sort."

"It's not that exaggerated." Naruto said with a smile, "I just took advantage of my physical fitness."

In fact, the reason why Xuansheng Ichiro can't beat Naruto is that apart from Naruto's terrifying learning ability, it also has a lot to do with Naruto's strong physical fitness.

Even if Naruto doesn't need to suppress Xuansheng Ichiro with absolute strength, relying on superman's reaction and speed is enough to make Xuansheng Ichiro unable to even touch the hem of his clothes.

No matter how exquisite the skills are, they must be based on strength and speed in the end. Skills without strength and speed are just rootless duckweeds, which will fall when the wind blows.

When the strength and speed are about the same, skills can play a certain role, but when the difference between strength and speed is huge, no matter how exquisite the skills are, it is futile. A thousand pounds of strength, and then you can move a thousand pounds in four or two. "Good physical fitness is also an advantage. It's nothing to take advantage of." Xuansheng Ichiro also looked at it now, and waved his hand generously and said: "It's great to be great, there is nothing to be humble about."

"Brother Ichiro, you teach well." Naruto waved the wooden knife in his hand and said, "By the way, if you want to challenge various gymnasiums, which order is the best?"

Since Naruto wants to challenge the various gymnasiums in the capital of the Iron Kingdom, there must be an order.

"You are really ready to go..."

Xuansheng Ichiro looked at Naruto with a serious face. He originally thought that the Daokan is not something that anyone can challenge, but thinking of Naruto's practice in less than an hour just now, he has grown from a kendo beginner to a master who can fight himself. A master who doesn't know how to go to the north, decisively doesn't say anything more.

"If you want to find a sequence of challenges, I suggest you start with some simple gyms." Xuansheng Ichiro thought for a while and said, "For example, the Asayama Ichitsu, the Guanxin, the Standing, and the Kurama.

The number of these schools is very small, and they are not well-known in the capital circle, and their strength is average. I can beat them all. You can use them to practice first. "

Xuansheng Ichiro went on to say:

"As for the relatively large schools, such as the Shinto school, the Nian school, and the One Sword school, these schools are a huge system in themselves, and there are countless various small schools underneath, with countless disciples. It is no different to challenge this school. Yu poked a hornet's nest, once you start, don't even try to be clean.

The master I mentioned before who challenged three gymnasiums finally defeated the Shinto-style gym, and was targeted by a Shinto-style master in the fourth gym. After the defeat, he broke his tendons.

So it’s okay if you fail, but if you succeed, I don’t know how many people will come to challenge you, trying to regain your position openly and secretly, you advise you to prepare first before going.

And at the beginning, you go to the Da Dao Guan to kick the hall, and the Da Dao Guan may not respond to you when they see you as an unknown person. It is best to accumulate some fame before going, so that they dare not refuse to accept you. "

"That's it..." Naruto nodded and said after hearing Xuansheng Ichiro's popular science, "I understand, then I will listen to you and start challenging from a small genre."

Naruto also felt that it would be better to start challenging from a small genre. Anyway, his goal is to challenge the entire capital of the Iron Kingdom. It is the same wherever he starts, so that he can become more familiar with the use of swordsmanship.

"By the way, is there anything special about going to the gym?" Now that it's all said here, Naruto gestured with the wooden knife in his hand and said, "It's similar to the rules that everyone has agreed upon."

"A customary rule? There seems to be no such thing, but everyone also has a tacit consensus." Xuansheng Ichiro thought for a while and said: "Since you are ready to go to the gymnasium, then you are ready to go to the gymnasium. Prepare to step on the ground and grind your face, the people in the gymnasium will definitely not hold back, if you win, you take away the plaque from the gymnasium, if you lose...no matter what the result is, don't blame them for being cruel."

"Of course I understand this. If you are willing to gamble, then you have to admit defeat." Naruto waved the wooden knife in his hand and said, "This is the first time I have experienced such a thing as kicking the pavilion, which is a bit interesting."

"Anyway, try to be careful and don't reveal your ninja identity." Knowing that Naruto has made up his mind, Xuansheng Ichiro sighed and said, "If you let them know your ninja identity, something big will happen. If your ninja dares to come to the capital of the Iron Country to provoke you, I'm afraid that the entire Iron Country's kendo world will join hands to hunt you down."

"I know." Hearing Xuansheng Ichiro's admonition, Naruto smiled, then looked at Xuansheng Ichiro playfully and said: "Speaking of which, you are also a samurai, why do you care so little about my ninja status? Give me an idea, I want to challenge you from the Sword Kingdom of Iron Kingdom."

"Challenge is just a challenge. You didn't use some despicable means to challenge in the way of a samurai. What's there to say." Xuansheng Ichiro shrugged indifferently and said, "Since you are a samurai, then You can’t be afraid of challenges. Glory is life, and a warrior must stick to the sword in his heart and move forward indomitably. This is the true spirit of Bushido.”

"Bushido spirit?" Naruto heard this word for the first time, showing interest and said: "What is this?"

"What is the spirit of Bushido?" This question really caught Xuansheng Ichiro, scratching his neck and said: "Probably it means paying attention to honor, being loyal to the lord, and not being afraid of sacrifice...Everyone's specific They're all different, and I can't tell."

"So..." Naruto nodded, and said thoughtfully, "It sounds very similar to the way of ninja advocated by ninjas."

"Ninja?" Xuansheng Ichiro looked at Naruto curiously and said, "Do you ninjas have the same spirit as bushido?"

"Almost." Naruto smiled and said with his hands: "But if I insist, it is more like everyone's dream than Bushido Nindo. There are no hard requirements, just implement your own ideas."

"By the way, if you really want to go to the gym, you need to find a good knife first." Xuansheng Ichiro looked at the wooden knife in Naruto's hand, and suddenly reacted and said: "You take this thing to compete with others , It is estimated that he will be kicked out as a neuropathy."

"A real sword..." Naruto thought for a while and said, "Can you tell me where I can buy it? I'll go and have a look myself."

"Where can I buy a real sword..." Xuansheng Ichiro thought for a while, then looked at Naruto and said, "Forget it, I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll take you there to have a look."

"Ah? I won't bother you?" Naruto looked at Xuansheng Ichiro in surprise and said, "Don't you still want to find your lord who appreciates you..."

"Ham, if you can really find me, you have to wait until now." Xuansheng Ichiro waved his hand casually and said, "It's not a day or two away, I'd better take you to see it, so that you won't be caught by the people there." I was cheated, and I bought a bad knife at a big price."

"Don't worry, I will help you bargain." Xuansheng Ichiro still thinks that Naruto and his party are very poor, so he said enthusiastically: "It's really impossible. There are still some broken knives in the shop, which are not needed by others or have problems during casting. If we look carefully, we might find a cheap and practical one.”

"Okay." Now that Xuansheng Ichiro said so, Naruto didn't hold back, and nodded happily, "Then let's go now."

After leaving the door, Naruto followed Gensheng Ichiro towards the blacksmith's shop where knives were bought and sold.

While walking on the street, Naruto looked at the pedestrians and buildings around him and said, "Speaking of which, why does the capital of the Iron Kingdom look so old? Was it built in this style on purpose?"

"Is it very old?" Xuansheng Ichiro looked around suspiciously, and said puzzledly: "I think it's very good, much more prosperous than my country."

"Is that so..." Naruto nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but changed the subject and said, "You said before that you still have a wife and daughter in your hometown, right? How old is your daughter?"

"Did you say Aiko?" When he mentioned his daughter, Xuan Sheng Ichiro suddenly showed a happy smile on his face, grinning and said: "She is just seven years old this year, she is a very cute and sensible child."

After speaking, as if to prove his point, Xuansheng Ichiro took out a photo in his arms, carefully took out a photo and handed it to Naruto, saying, "Look, this is Ai."

Naruto took the photo, and it was a group photo of three members of Ichiro Xuansheng's family. Among them, Ichiro Xuansheng was wearing a samurai uniform, holding his daughter above his head. The two had the same bright smiles on their faces, and Ichiro Xuansheng's wife was wearing a kimono. , looking at her husband and daughter with gentle eyes.

Xuansheng Ichiro's daughter is also wearing a kimono, with a lively ponytail, fair skin, and inherited her mother's beauty in appearance, but she is obviously more like Xuansheng Ichiro in character.

Looking at the perfect family in the photo, Naruto seemed to be infected by the happiness that was almost overflowing in the photo, handed the photo back to Ichiro Xuansheng, and said with a gentle smile on his face: "That's great... ..With such a family, Brother Ichiro, you are really an enviable man."

"Hey." Hearing someone praise his family, Xuansheng Ichiro said with a smirk on his face: "Naruto-kun, you don't have to be envious, you will definitely find your beloved family in the future."

After Xuansheng Ichiro finished speaking, he said with some emotion: "But it's really amazing, Naruto-kun, you look so young, but when I chat with you, I always feel that you are as old as me, or even older than me. How have you been all these years..."

"Just live like that, it's similar to everyone else." Naruto put his hands behind his head, looked at the bustling crowd in front of him and said, "Maybe I just like to think about things..."

The place Naruto and Xuansheng Ichiro are going to is on the other side of the capital. To get there, the two need to cross the entire capital. When passing through the inner city, Naruto found a place where a group of people gathered together, as if they were watching something .

Originally, Naruto was not interested in joining in the fun, but when he saw the situation in the arena when he passed by, he stopped involuntarily.

In a square open space, a samurai wearing a white shroud and wearing a crescent head was kneeling in the center, with a wooden plate in front of him and a sharp dagger on it.

Beside the samurai wearing a white shroud stood a serious samurai holding a samurai sword.

On the opposite side of the samurai wearing a white shroud, sat an old man dressed in a gorgeous service.

"This is..." Naruto looked at the situation in the field strangely and said, "What are you doing?"

Xuansheng Ichiro glanced at the situation in the venue, and said with a dazed expression: "They are performing a seppuku ceremony."

"Seppuku ceremony?" Naruto blinked and said, "What is it for?"

"Hurakiri?" Xuansheng Ichiro scratched his hair and said, "It literally means cutting open your own abdomen with a short knife."

"I know this." Naruto looked at the situation in the field and said, "I mean why there is such a ceremony."

"Why do seppuku? There are many reasons for this." Xuansheng Ichiro thought for a while and said: "It may be to atone for the mistakes I have made, or it may be to maintain my reputation, or it may be in exchange for something. Things, but generally speaking, it is to maintain the honor of being a warrior and to implement the spirit of Bushido, so the seppuku will be done."

This is the second time Naruto has heard the words honor and bushido spirit from Ichiro Xuansheng. Just as Naruto was about to say something, the samurai in white filial uniforms in the field beside him began to move.

Kneeling on the ground, the samurai in white filial piety first uncovered his shirt to expose his abdomen, then solemnly picked up the dagger on the wooden plate in front of him, held the knife in both hands, and pointed the tip of the knife at his abdomen.

At this point, the discussions of the onlookers unconsciously stopped, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the protagonist's next move.

The warrior in white filial piety took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth, and stabbed the dagger into his abdomen.

And it was not over yet, after the dagger stabbed into his abdomen, the warrior in white filial piety turned the dagger in his hand, slowly cut along his abdomen from left to right, and then made a second knife slightly upwards, letting his intestines Dirty overflow.

Using a dagger to cut open his abdomen alive to reveal his internal organs, just thinking about it, he knew how painful it was. The warrior in white filial piety was already pale and sweating profusely, and he looked like he was about to faint from pain. It looks like he is just persevering with his willpower.

Fortunately, his pain did not last too long. When the warrior in white mourning uniform drew his second knife, the warrior standing beside him had already raised the long sword in his hand, and then pointed at the warrior in white mourning robe. His neck was cut off suddenly!

Puchi.

There was a smooth sound of a sword slashing at the flesh, as if cutting a watermelon. The neck of the warrior in white filial piety was cut off, but the head was not completely beheaded, and there was still a trace of flesh adhesion between the head and neck.

"Amazing..." Seeing this scene, Ichiro Xuansheng said with a sighing expression: "This intermediary person must be a master of swordsmanship. Beheading requires extremely precise control."

Naruto heard a new term, and said curiously: "The wrong person? Is that the guy who beheaded?"

"Well, the wrong person is the person who is responsible for helping the seppuku relieve the pain." Xuansheng Ichiro nodded, as if he was still reminiscing about the knife just now and said: "It is really a clean and neat knife. Once the angle and strength of the knife are slightly wrong , will result in the head being completely beheaded, or the seppuku does not die immediately."

Naruto looked at Xuansheng Ichiro who sighed, and the expressions on the faces of the surrounding onlookers, and couldn't help but feel a very strange feeling in his heart.

It seems that everyone is not watching an execution where someone dies, but is participating in a gorgeous show, a carnival that is somewhat crazy, but everyone is more restrained in this carnival.

"You..." Naruto looked at the expression on Xuansheng Ichiro's face, and said in a strange tone: "You are not envious of that seppuku guy, are you?"

"Envy?" Hearing Naruto's words, Xuansheng Ichiro froze for a moment, then reacted, and said a little confused: "Maybe I'm a little envious..."

Having said that, Xuansheng Ichiro let out a long breath, and said with a yearning expression: