Kuina looked at Naruto in confusion, a trace of bewilderment in her eyes.
For an instant just now, she seemed to have lost consciousness. Or perhaps she had dreamed for a very, very long time. But the dream was hazy, its contents beyond her grasp.
Naruto smiled. "It's over!"
"Try to remember."
"Huh?"
Kuina tilted her head, looking puzzled.
Still, she closed her eyes and began to search her memory.
The next moment, her expression changed.
There was so much more in her memory now.
The sensory techniques of Observation Haki, the flow and coating of Armament Haki, and swordsmanship insights ranging from the basics to Near-Great Swordsman, then from Great Swordsman to Supreme Great Swordsman.
These memories rested deep in her mind as though she had spent years training.
"This is..."
Kuina opened her eyes and stared at Naruto in disbelief.
She had no idea how Naruto had done it, but what she had received was real.
She could feel those swordsmanship insights and Haki techniques planted in her mind like seeds, ready to take root and sprout.
"Thank you, Naruto!"
Kuina bowed deeply again.
Naruto waved a hand. "You have these treasures now, but you'll have to make them your own."
"You can train while finding your own path with the sword."
Kuina nodded firmly.
Then she picked up the Seastone blade and walked to the edge of the ship.
She took a deep breath, gripped the hilt, and recalled the feeling of being a Supreme Great Swordsman.
She raised the blade and aimed at the distant sea.
"Slashing Wave!"
Kuina swung down hard.
A streak of white Sword Qi flew from the blade, whistled through the air, and struck the sea below.
The waves split in two and surged to either side. A deep trench opened between