Seeing that Ao was willing to be friends with him, Naruto smiled.
"I'm also willing to be friends with Naruto-kun," Chojuro said. The person he cared about most was Mei Terumi. Since she wanted him to be Naruto's friend, then he would be Naruto's friend.
"Then which one of you will become friends with me first?" Naruto asked happily.
Now it was Ao and Chojuro's turn to be confused. Ao asked, "Naruto-kun, I'd like to know, does becoming friends have to follow an order? Can't we both become friends with Naruto at the same time?"
Naruto knew that Ao and Chojuro were Jonin. He had no issue taking them on together, so he said, "Before I make friends with someone, I have to have a friendly spar with them first. That way, I can see their sincerity."
"So that's how it is." Ao looked thoughtful. He knew that some ninja did indeed need to acknowledge each other's strength before becoming friends. There was nothing strange about that. With that in mind, Ao said, "Since we're going to spar, we won't take advantage of Naruto-kun. We'll go one at a time."
As soon as Ao finished speaking, Chojuro stepped forward. "I'll go first."
Thus, in Mei Terumi's courtyard, Naruto entered friendship-making mode.
As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Chojuro naturally excelled at swordsmanship. He was a rare genius with the blade, and his sword was also the most unique among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's weapons.
Hiramekarei!
It was a sword formed by joining two symmetrical blades together, one above and one below. It was the largest of the seven ninja swords and naturally extremely heavy. After absorbing a large amount of Chakra, its blade would grow even larger. It could fire Chakra light blades, light cannons, or