Naruto: Getting Stronger by Drinking

Just a scratched patch of skin had humiliated Obito in front of everyone, and he had received such a generous reward.

Then what if he cut him a little "harder"?

Yuu felt tempted.

He was not going to kill Obito anyway. He would just give him a couple of cuts. That guy was not so petty, was he?

"But since cutting Obito earned rewards, why did I not get anything from Kakashi? He was an important figure later on, the future Sixth Hokage.

But the first time I cut Kakashi, it seemed like there had been a reward."

Yuu was puzzled again, but after less than two seconds of thought, he stopped dwelling on it.

Why think so much? Drinking every day, cutting people—why waste his brainpower?

"But being able to hear The Sound of All Things Breathing really is amazing."

Yuu sat cross-legged on the couch, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed his surroundings.

The instant Yuu closed his eyes and focused on feeling.

New things he had never noticed before emerged one after another.

For example, the couch beneath him seemed to be breathing in a steady rhythm.

Yuu had a feeling that if he slashed along with that breathing, even a rusty blade could split it in two.

This was the realm of Sword Zen, which one could enter after stepping onto the path of the Master Swordsman.

Within this realm, one could better comprehend the way of the sword.

However, there was a decorative rockery in Yuu's room.

Yuu felt that its breathing was not as clear as the couch's.

Although Yuu could already hear The Sound of All Things Breathing.

His journey as a Master Swordsman had only just begun.

The gap between Master Swordsmen was enormous as well!

Powerful Master Swordsmen, like Hawk Eyes from the Pirate World, could split an entire mountain with an ordinary slash!

But poor Master Swordsmen could not even cut through steel.

Therefore, for the current Yuu, many breaths were still impossible to hear clearly.

But as his comprehension of the sword deepened, he would be able to split mountains and shatter rocks!

At that thought, Yuu's hands began to itch.

He stood up and gripped Shusui in his hand.

"Now that I can be considered a Master Swordsman capable of unleashing slashes, I should practice my swordsmanship once in a while."

Yuu was extremely interested at the moment.

Holding Shusui, he began swinging it.

"Practice swordsmanship? Practice my ass!"

After practicing for less than ten minutes, Yuu snapped Shusui shut with a clack.

He picked up a bottle of wine and lay down on the couch.

Why waste the effort when drinking was better?

"Glug—glug—glug—"

"Ding! Swordsmanship Comprehension +1."

"Ding! Constitution +1."

"Ding! Swordsmanship Comprehension +1."

"This is my way of practicing swordsmanship."

Yuu let out a satisfied wine burp and spoke leisurely as he listened to the system notifications in his mind.

After drinking to his heart's content, Yuu hugged the wine bottle and fell fast asleep.

PS: It had been several days since the book was released, and the bookmarks had met expectations. Although it could not compare to those big shots, this little brother was already very satisfied. But the flowers, recommendation votes, monthly votes, update-chasing votes, and other statistics were truly miserable.