Kuina was sitting on his knees on the ground, the bamboo knife in his hand had been broken into pieces.
She looked at the tall, silver-haired man in front of her, and her tears couldn't stop flowing, but the stubbornness in her eyes was like a weed, which could not be burned out and regenerated again and again.
"Hate?"
"Aren't you willing to give in?"
Tobirama's words echoed in her ears like a curse.
Tobirama nodded slightly and withdrew the light from his palm.
"Do you think you lose because of your gender?"
"Do you think a woman's body limits you?"
Tobirama chuckled, with a trace of mockery of mortal cognition in the laughter.
He slowly turned around and walked towards the edge of the dojo, facing the direction of the sea.
"Little girl, don't make excuses for your weakness."
"In this world, a truly strong person can ignore all rules."
"Gender? Physique? That kind of thing, in the face of absolute power, is not even a piece of dust."
"You said you wanted to be a great swordsman?"
Tobirama's hand slowly rested on the Kusanagi Sword at his waist that had never been taken out of its sheath.
"Then open your eyes and see clearly."
"What is... kendo?"
Zheng!!!
A clear sword cry sounded like a dragon roaring in the sky.
Kusanagi Sword unsheathed one inch.
Just an inch!
An indescribable sharp energy instantly cut the surrounding air.
The wooden floor of the dojo cracked into countless cracks silently.
"Watch it."
"This sword."
Tobirama did not use chakra, Flying Thunder God did not use it.
Not even using Haki.
He simply waved his sword at an uninhabited island a few kilometers away.
Brush!
A jet-black sword energy, like a crescent moon, shot out instantly!
It was only one meter long at first, but the moment it flew out of the coastline, it swelled in the face of the storm!
Ten meters! Hundred meters! Thousand meters! Ten thousand meters!
It seemed like there was only this black line left between heaven and earth.
The sea was cut open silently, revealing the bottomless seabed. The seawater on both sides didn't even have time to flow back before it was blocked by the vacuum wall formed by the sword energy!
And at the end of sight.
That deserted island with a radius of several kilometers.
There weren't any explosions.
There is no smoke or dust.
Just... dislocation.
The entire island, together with the clouds above, neatly... slipped away in full view of everyone!
Was cut in half!
The cut surface is as smooth as a mirror!
Rumble!!!
It wasn't until the island slipped into the sea that the belated roar came with the strong wind.
A tsunami broke out and huge waves surged into the sky.
A sword.
Cut off the sea and divide the islands.
Inside the dojo, there was deathly silence.
Even the sound of breathing disappeared.
The apprentices who had just woken up had their mouths wide open, their jaws were dislocated, and their eyes were about to pop out.
Kuina knelt on the ground and stared blankly at the cut sea, his mind going blank.
The so-called swordsmanship that she is proud of, the so-called "dream of a great swordsman".
In front of this sword, he seemed so ridiculous and insignificant.
"Is this... is this... the top of the world?"
Kuina murmured to himself, the tears in his eyes dried up, replaced by an almost crazy shock.
"The gap... is too big."
"Can I really... reach this level?"
Her pride was shattered.
She completely gave up on the so-called challenge, and even almost lost the courage to hold the sword.
Koushiro was also covered in cold sweat, and the hand holding Wado Ichimonji was shaking.
As a swordsman, he knows the value of this sword better than anyone else.
Hawkeye?
No, even the world's greatest swordsman Dracule Mihawk probably can't swing such a powerful sword!
"Huh..."
Koushiro took a deep breath, as if he had aged ten years.
He glanced at his daughter who had lost her fighting spirit, and although she felt bitter in her heart, there was also a hint of joy.
At least, this evil star should have no interest in killing these children.
"Kuina, come back."
Koushiro's voice was hoarse, "I apologize to Your Majesty, this farce should end."
He wanted to hide his daughter.
The farther away from this kind of monster, the better.
However.
"End?"
Tobirama put the sword into its sheath and made a crisp clicking sound.
He turned around, and the pair of Rinnegan passed over Koushiro and looked directly at Kuina.
"Did I ask you to step back?"
Koushiro's heart skipped a beat. "Your Majesty, my little girl is ignorant..."
"Shut up."
Tobirama glanced coldly at Koushiro, who instantly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave and could not move.
Tobirama walked up to Kuina, condescendingly, as if Devil was tempting a mortal:
"Did you see that?"
"This is my power."
"Your poor self-esteem is worthless in my eyes."
"But, I am interested in your qualifications."
Tobirama stretched out his hand and pointed at Kuina's calloused hands:
"You said that because you are a woman, you are destined to be unable to reach the summit?"
"That's because you haven't seen the real power system."
"As long as you nod."
"Be my disciple and swear allegiance to me."
"I will give you a physique that transcends gender and teach you the true sword of killing."
"Don't call him a great swordsman."
"Even in this piece of sky, I can let you poke a hole in it."
"How?"
Kuina was stunned.
She raised her head suddenly, and her already dark eyes suddenly burst into unprecedented light.
That is the madness of a drowning man grasping at the last straw!
"Really... really?"
Kuina asked tremblingly, "Even if I am a girl... even if I am not as strong as a man in the future... can I cut off the sea?"
"I never lie."
Tobirama stood with his hands behind his hands and said in an arrogant tone, "In my empire, there are only the strong and the weak, not men and women."
"As long as you are willing to pay the price, I can make you superior to all living beings."
"Kuina! No!"
Koushiro finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed forward regardless of his fear.
"This is too dangerous! That's One Piece! That's a wanted criminal! You'll die if you follow him!"
"And... and you leave, what will happen to the dojo? What will happen to Wado Ichimonji?"
This is a father's final struggle.
He just wants his daughter to get married in peace or spend the rest of her life peacefully in the ashram.
Kuina looked at his father's anxious face.
Then he looked at the silver-haired man who was as powerful as a god.
On one side is a future that is stable but destined to be mediocre.
On one side is a dangerous but infinitely possible peak.
After a few seconds of silence.
Kuina took a deep breath and wiped the tears from his face.
Her eyes became firmer than ever before.
That is the swordsman's determination after cutting through confusion.
"Father."
Kuina kowtowed deeply to Koushiro.
"I'm sorry."
"I don't want to... live with the curse of being a woman all my life."
"I don't want to just look at Zoro's back in the future, and I don't want to just be the heir of a gym."
"I want to see it! I want to kill it!"
"I want to know... what the scenery on the top of that mountain is like!"
Finished.
Kuina stood up suddenly and rushed directly in front of Tobirama before Koushiro spoke again.
Get down on one knee!
Hold your hands together!
It was the most standard apprenticeship ceremony!
"Master!!"
Kuina's voice was clear and loud, resounding throughout the dojo.
"I do!"
"I am willing to be your disciple! Whether it is killing people or practicing swordsmanship, even if it means falling into Hell!"
"As long as I can become stronger, my life is yours!"
At this moment, Kuina cut off his past self.
Tobirama looked at the girl with fanatical eyes at his feet, and the corner of his mouth curled up with a smile of satisfaction.
Very good.
"Wise choice."
Tobirama stretched out his hand and pressed it on the top of Kuina's head.
Yang Release Chakra·Cell activation!
A warm current instantly poured into Kuina's body, repairing all her injuries just now, and even began to subtly transform her meridians.
"From today on, you are my second son."
"As for the knife..."
Tobirama turned to look at Koushiro who looked decadent.
Koushiro looked at his daughter kneeling on the ground, opened his mouth, and finally let out a long sigh.
The child has no control over his mother.
And... that look was a light he had never seen in his daughter.
"That's all..."
Koushiro shook his head with a wry smile and handed Wado Ichimonji over with both hands.
"Since it's your choice, take this knife... with you."
"Don't disgrace it."
Kuina took the knife and held it tightly in his arms, tears welling up again. "Thank you, father! I will... definitely make this knife resound throughout the world!"
"Hmph! Here comes another vixen!"
Next to him, Hancock folded his arms, smelling sour.
She looked at Kuina's undeveloped figure, then looked down at her turbulent capital, and suddenly showed a winner's smile.
"It's just a washboard."
"This little girl who hasn't grown yet is just the material to be a foot-washing maid for adults."
"The position of the main palace is as stable as Mount Tai!"
Tobirama ignored the jealousy in the harem.
The goal has been achieved and it's time to withdraw.
"Have a day off."
Tobirama ordered Robin and Makino behind him.
"Leave early tomorrow morning."
"Next stop Syrup Village."
Early next morning.
Under the awed eyes of the Shimotsuki Village villagers, Tobirama left with four beauties and two Snake Princess sisters.
Kuina carried Wado Ichimonji on his back and never looked back.
Her eyes were fixed on the back of Tobirama.
Master...
One day, I will also wield that sword!