"Is that so."
Kiyohara nodded slightly.
It seemed the coming period would not be peaceful.
Perfect. He could use this to temper his strength.
Whether they were Kirigakure ninja or Sunagakure ninja made little difference to Kiyohara.
At this stage, what Kiyohara needed was a whetstone.
What he lacked most right now was a wide variety of combat experience. Only by accumulating enough experience could he handle all kinds of situations.
Magnet Release Kiyohara's second unfulfilled wish was to defeat Pakura.
Pakura was known not only as "Scorch Release Pakura," but also as "the Hero of Sunagakure"!
Though she was the only strong opponent Kiyohara had seen die to Shuriken...
Even if she had yet to reach the peak of her strength, Kiyohara would still have to put in a great deal of effort to defeat her. He needed to become stronger.
"Training alone isn't enough. Only real combat can test how well you've truly mastered something. Want to spar with swords?"
Kakashi spoke.
Come to think of it, he had not used his father's swordsmanship in a long time either.
Ever since Obito died, Kakashi had never picked up a ninja sword again.
He fought only with ninjutsu and Kunai.
Kiyohara's heart stirred.
Kakashi's swordsmanship had been passed down from his father, the Konoha White Fang. Though he had not used a ninja sword in a long time, his skill was far from poor.
It was simply that the opponents he had faced early on had also been highly skilled swordsmen, which was why his short blade had broken.
Sparring with Kakashi now would be the perfect way to test how much his swordsmanship had improved lately.
He also wanted to see just how far his swordsmanship had reached without using Konoha Style: Willow.
Besides, Kiyohara had practiced the