Big Meow Small Meow

"This is your bonus, rewarding you for finding the spy and saving the village's one billion ryo in assets. That was the village's funding for purchasing supplies, and losing it would have been a huge loss..."

The next morning, Lord Dodai came to find Tamura Hiroshi. As soon as they met, he spoke at length, expressing the village's gratitude and praise for Tamura Hiroshi. He presented him with a one million ryo bonus and an S-rank mission record.

He also mentioned that a powerful Jonin would be arranged to teach him.

Tamura Hiroshi was a bit bewildered at first, but quickly realized this must be the Third Raikage's arrangement, rationalizing the events of yesterday and his future training.

"Thank you for your praise and rewards, Lord Raikage and Lord Dodai. This is what I should do as a Kumogakure ninja. If I find similar spies in the future, I will not let them go!"

Tamura Hiroshi declared with solemn seriousness. As a loyal son of Kumogakure, he, Tamura Hiroshi, was sworn enemies with spies!

"Your loyalty is commendable, but you must gauge your own strength for such dangerous matters. Those spies are very dangerous. In the future, if you discover any, do not be so reckless; report it immediately."

Lord Dodai was very satisfied with Tamura Hiroshi's response and gave him a warning.

"I understand. I will not act recklessly in the future."

Tamura Hiroshi readily agreed.

Lord Dodai offered a few more words of encouragement before leaving. Tamura Hiroshi subtly scanned his surroundings before closing his front door.

He knew that Lord Dodai's words had an element of performance. As Shimura Danzō's spy, he might already be under surveillance by the other party's people.

In this regard, due to his low strength and status, he was not qualified to contact Shimura Danzō directly and could only interact with his representative.

His previous contact was that old man. After the old man died, contact was lost, but Shimura Danzō would definitely send someone to get in touch, especially after he had shown sufficient value.

"A powerful Jonin, I wonder who it will be?"

Sitting on the sofa, Tamura Hiroshi pondered Lord Dodai's earlier words.

His plan had yielded good results, securing a Jonin to lead and teach him, though Lord Dodai hadn't specified who.

"It's probably not Yozuki A. Although Yozuki A's current strength is good, he's not skilled in Sword Technique, making him unsuitable for teaching me. However, there are too many people skilled in Sword Technique in the village, almost everyone has a Ninja Sword, so it's hard to determine."

After thinking for a while, Tamura Hiroshi still had no clue. He could only be sure it would be someone trusted by the Third Raikage, as his identity was too special, and the Third Raikage might not feel at ease without entrusting him to a confidant.

Besides that, the person must be skilled in Sword Technique. He valued Sword Technique greatly and had high hopes for it.

Because his ultimate enemies in the future would inevitably be the Ōtsutsuki Clan, using Ninjutsu against such enemies would only empower them, and genjutsu would be completely useless. Only Taijutsu and Sword Technique could harm them.

Therefore, cultivating Taijutsu and Sword Technique was essential, as these were the combat methods that could be used until the very end.

"Training!"

Unable to figure it out, Tamura Hiroshi stopped thinking and went to his desk. Two Chakra Threads extended from his fingers, coiling around two pens, and he began writing rapidly on a manuscript.

This was his method of writing, as well as a way to practice Chakra control and cultivate the ability to multitask.

Ever since he condensed Chakra Threads, he had been using this method to train and write.

Whenever he was physically exhausted from training, he would write like this, as Chakra Thread control didn't require physical movement or coordination.

With graduation only half a month away, he would have to train with his team leader after that. He needed to write several months' worth of manuscripts for publication in advance so that he could focus entirely on training then.

Of course, the more important thing was training itself, to quickly master the purified Chakra and maximize the current advantage.

Improving Chakra control had many benefits. Even if it wasn't used for Ninjutsu, some small techniques could be employed, such as Super Strength Technique.

Strictly speaking, Super Strength Technique wasn't a jutsu, but a technique for using Chakra control to enhance the body, thereby gaining greater explosive power.

This was also a primary reason why ninjas could leap high and move fast, considered part of Taijutsu.

Another was to release Chakra explosively, causing earth-shattering destruction. Tsunade's "Heavenly Foot of Pain" and Sakura's "Cherry Blossom Impact" were examples of this, or perhaps a combination of explosive physical power.

Otherwise, pure force would at most create a hole in the ground, not cause widespread shattering.

Tamura Hiroshi focused primarily on enhancing physical explosive power, as his own Chakra Quantity was limited, and he couldn't afford to wastefully release it.

It was precisely for this reason that he focused on Sword Technique cultivation, using the sharpness of the sword to enhance destructive power and attack range.

If he were to upgrade this Chakra release technique into Super Strength Technique, his combat power would undoubtedly increase significantly.

In addition to his right-hand fingers extending Chakra Threads to write, Tamura Hiroshi held a long Chinese Saber horizontally in his left hand, the blade aligned straight with his arm. The tip of the blade was propped against a similar, but shorter, Chinese Saber, thus exercising his wrist and arm strength.

He had spent a fortune to have these made, crafted in the style of a Chinese Saber.

They were forged from Chakra Metal and some precious metals, costing four hundred million ryo. Three hundred and fifty million ryo was for the Chakra Metal, while the other metals and forging costs only added up to fifty million ryo.

It had to be said that Chakra conductive metal was truly expensive, incredibly so.

In the future, Sarutobi Asuma's small blade would be more expensive than he was, let alone Tamura Hiroshi's large Chinese Sabers.

If he hadn't earned a lot of money over the years, he wouldn't have been able to afford such extravagance.

Fortunately, the Chakra Metal only constituted a small portion of the weight. If the entire weapon were made of Chakra Metal, it would probably cost at least ten billion ryo to start.

These two Chinese Sabers had blades measuring 1.2 meters and hilts of 40 centimeters, for a total length of 1.6 meters, which was 10 centimeters longer than Tamura Hiroshi's current height.

However, he was still growing, and with the stimulation of Chakra, his height was already considerably taller than his peers. He estimated he would grow to at least 1.8 meters in the future, at which point these long swords would be very suitable for him.

The shorter Chinese Saber was only relatively so. Its blade measured 90 centimeters and its hilt 30 centimeters, for a total length of 1.2 meters. The sword weighed 5 kilograms, while the larger Chinese Saber weighed 10 kilograms.

These were the weapons he had prepared for himself, named Big Meow Small Meow. Although they were a bit heavy, he could wield them with his current physical condition without any issues.

Although ninjas in the world of Hokage were jokingly referred to as "squishy" by netizens from his past life, their physical fitness and explosive power were actually very strong.

They're called "squishy" relative to their Ninjutsu attack power.

For example, Rock Lee always carries weights on him, and they're definitely not light.

And Zabuza, who wields the Kubikiribōchō, can use the Body Flicker Technique to kill silently while holding it; that thing is certainly not light.

Samehada and Kabutowari also have considerable weight, and even the greatswords used by Root ninja clashing with a young Uchiha Shisui were exaggerated in size.

So, ninja strength is truly not small, especially with the special enhancement of Chakra, their explosive power is even more astonishing.

Compared to those weapons, Tamura Hiroshi's two Chinese Sabers actually seem a bit small.

The main reason for using such long swords is to keep as much distance as possible from the opponent during combat, so that even if they use some hidden Ninjutsu or Secret Technique, you'll have a bit more reaction time and distance.

After all, my Chakra Quantity dictates that I can't be a ranged mage, so I can only walk the path of a warrior. This means I have to be wary of ninja techniques.