Kusayama Ichiro fell into contemplation. Their samurai only cultivated pure chakra, rarely involving nature transformation.
In their view, that was the power of ninja, which they as samurai disdained to use.
Yet hearing this child speak of it now, it actually sounded quite reasonable.
The limits of samurai power had been capped for many years. In comparison, the power of ninja was constantly rising, especially the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha of the Land of Fire back then. That kind of power was akin to that of gods, capable of altering even the terrain.
If things continued this way, their samurai might truly be phased out.
"You didn't come to the Land of Iron purely to forge swords, did you?"
After Tamura Hiroshi finished speaking, Kusayama Ichiro asked a question, a few guesses forming in his heart.
"I want to learn purer and more profound swordsmanship, and then use that as a foundation to develop the swordsmanship I've envisioned."
Tamura Hiroshi did not hide his intentions, stating his purpose.
He also wanted to see if he could meet the Great General Mifune through this man, so naturally he did not mind showing off a bit.
Since he wanted to learn swordsmanship, he naturally had to learn from the strongest in that field.
When it came to pure swordsmanship across the entire world, the Land of Iron was naturally the greatest, and the swordsmanship within the Land of Iron was greatest under the Great General. That was the strongest person in the Land of Iron, and also a foundation for becoming a Great General.
As for why he came to Kusayama Ichiro, according to the intelligence he had obtained, the Great General Mifune's personal blade, Kurosawa, was crafted by Kusayama Ichiro, so the two definitely knew each other.
Kusayama Ichiro was