Elucidator

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"Ding~"

With a long, resonant clang, the sharp flying sword pierced through the air, stopping less than a centimeter from Shunren's neck.

The four pillars on the training platform released a beam of white light that enveloped Shunren, forming a semi-transparent Chakra shield.

"Clang~" The flying sword, blocked by the defensive spell, fell to the ground.

The barrier on the cultivation platform automatically determined that Shunren had lost.

The redness in Shunren's eyes gradually faded, and he turned to leave without saying a word.

"Stop!" Yuta shouted angrily from behind.

"Is there anything else?" Shunren didn't turn around, but simply said calmly, "The battle is over, isn't it?"

Yuta's eyes widened in disbelief. "Just now, your eyes..."

"As you can see, it's just a Sharingan," Shunren said calmly.

"Of course I know that! But..." Yuta gritted his teeth and said, "When exactly did you awaken the Mitsudomoe?"

"When?" Shunren turned slightly around and said in a calm tone, "I'd like to ask you, when did you realize that I was blind?"

Yuta was momentarily speechless. Suddenly, a bizarre thought occurred to him: if Shunren had possessed the Mitsudomoe Sharingan from the very beginning, what would be the point of their battle?

Thinking of how Shunren had been hit by his flying sword without dodging or avoiding it, resulting in his "defeat," Yuta felt deeply insulted and snarled, "Are you playing me for a fool?!"

"Ah, you mean that?" Shunren shook his head and continued, "It's a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to tease you. I really couldn't dodge that sword strike just now because I was too engrossed in watching."

Shunren was not lying. Faced with the opponent's high-level sword technique and fatal blow, he activated his Sharingan, observed carefully, and then copied it. So, just as he said, he was indeed too engrossed in watching to dodge in time.

He was no longer the competitive young man he once was; the competition on the stage, winning or losing, meant nothing to him.

Furthermore, the reason Shunren accepted the battle with Yuta without resorting to other means, fighting solely with the Kanshou and Bakuya swordsmen, was to hone the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship he had been practicing during this period. As for the high-level sword techniques recorded in the scroll, Shunren was still completely baffled just by looking at them; today, from Yuta's hands, he had benefited immensely. Especially the final deadly flying sword technique—"Sharingan Sword Manipulation Technique"—was a high-level B-rank swordsmanship, forcing him to activate his Sharingan to copy it.

Now that his goal had been achieved, Shunren saw no need to remain on the stage to fight Yuta. So he simply stood there motionless, knowing that the emergency protection spell within the barrier would automatically activate if he encountered any danger, allowing him to make a smooth exit.

That concludes the account of the Shunren.

However, this was Yuta could not accept.

Yuta, who was quite intelligent, quickly understood Shunren's purpose in doing so. How could the proud Yuta allow himself to be used as a practice tool?

With a Body Flicker Technique, he appeared behind Shunren and delivered a powerful punch to his back.

"Bang!"

Shunren didn't make a move; the opponent's fist was blocked outside the Chakra shield.

Because the barrier had already determined that Shunren had lost, he was protected by defensive spells and would not be harmed until he left the training platform.

"Uchiha Shunren! You're so arrogant!" Yuta glared at him, his eyes blazing with fury.

"Is that so..." Seeing the other person's excited reaction, Shunren immediately realized that they had guessed his thoughts, which was a miscalculation on his part. He had thought he wouldn't be discovered...

Unexpectedly, the Uchiha Yuta in front of him was no ordinary brat. After all, he was a genius of the Uchiha Clan and not so easily fooled. "I'm very sorry." Shunren sincerely apologized to the other party. After all, he had indeed acted unfairly. He had used the other party as a practice subject and even stole his swordsmanship. He had completely treated the other party as a brat and had trampled on his self-esteem.

However, Yuta disregarded Shunren's apology, angrily shouting, "Enough nonsense, pick up your sword and fight me fair and square again!"

Shunren nodded, then stepped down from the training platform and left the area of the barrier. The Chakra shield that had been protecting him disappeared instantly, and he returned to the platform.

The barrier is not highly intelligent; it will only identify the Shunren as new "challengers" and will not activate until either party is in mortal danger.

Yuta picked up his sword, his Sharingan fixed intently on him. "Come on! I want to see just how good this guy who's using me, Uchiha Yuta, as a practice subject really is!"

"You are very strong, and also a remarkable genius." Shunren said earnestly. This made him recall that Yuta in front of him was not much weaker than Sasuke in the original work before he got his power-up Sasuke also awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan at this age and reached the level of Chunin.

However, Shunren's praise sounded different to Yuta. It was as if an elder was speaking to a younger person, even though Shunren was just a kid who was not even ten years old!

"Enough with the nonsense, let's draw our swords!" Yuta said through gritted teeth.

Shunren sighed, thinking that things had come to this point and there was no way to avoid it; only a battle remained.

"Yin Release: Projection!"

This time, Shunren did not use the twin swords Kanshou and Bakuya, but a single-handed sword that was entirely black. The blade had no unusual patterns, except that a corner was missing from the hilt, making its design quite different from the Ninja Blade of this world.

This sword is named Elucidator, the weapon of Kirito, the protagonist of Sword Art Online!

Like Qian Jiang and Kanshou and Bakuya, the Elucidator doesn't possess any special skills. While its sharpness is inferior to Kanshou and Bakuya, its hardness is several times greater. Although it appears light, it actually has a considerable weight, making it a relatively heavy one-handed sword. Its most notable feature is that wielding this sword can boost the Shunren's base stats, somewhat like equipment in a game.

Simply put, it means increased strength and increased speed!

If Shunren's personal abilities were previously at the level of a beginner Chunin, now Shunren has reached an above-average level within the Chunin rank!

Shunren carefully sensed it. The Elucidator in his hand required only slightly more energy to project Kanshou and Bakuya, and its Yin Release could be maintained for a second longer time, making it suitable for prolonged battles.

"Alright, let's begin."

Shunren and Yuta fought again, followed by another fierce clash of swords.

Ten minutes later.

The barrier was activated, but this time, an emergency protective spell enveloped Yuta.

Shunren were victorious.