Early the next morning, Lin Chuan went to find Hayama Shirakumo to learn his Vacuum Sword.
Hayama Shirakumo lived on the outskirts of Konoha. When Lin Chuan arrived, he saw him practicing in the backyard, still holding his sword in a reverse grip. The instant he drew it, several wind blades burst forth, crisscrossing to slice through their targets. They could strike a wide area, blow enemies away and cut them apart, or form a wind wall to block incoming projectiles.
A gust of wind and a wind wall rolled into one-it felt a little like Yasuo. Standing outside the backyard, Lin Chuan watched Hayama Shirakumo use Vacuum Sword to chop firewood, marveling at the sight and thoroughly enjoying himself.
"Chuan, you're here." Hayama Shirakumo lightly swung his sword, and a fierce gust swept the freshly chopped firewood onto the woodpile, stacking it neatly in the corner.
"Hayama-sensei, I've learned Wind Release." Lin Chuan drew the Chakra Blade at his waist and fed wind release chakra into it. The blade instantly began to hum, streams of pale blue wind nature chakra flickering along its edge.
"Good. Your grasp of Wind Release is enough to learn Vacuum Sword." Hayama Shirakumo looked at Lin Chuan's Chakra Blade, drew his Longwind Sword, and infused it with wind release chakra as well. He lightly touched it against Lin Chuan's blade to test the strength of his Wind Release. It held out for several seconds under the impact before dispersing, which already qualified him as a competent Wind Release ninja.
"Vacuum Sword combines swordsmanship with Wind Release, producing wind blades through swings of your sword to cut your targets. The wind blades you release are roughly equivalent to B-rank Wind Release. Once you're proficient, you can swing out all kinds of Wind Release techniques. You