At this moment, Uchiha Tajima became serious.
To be fair, Sasuke Uchiha's basic skills are actually not bad, and can even be said to be outstanding among his peers.
He has received elite training from the Uchiha Clan since he was a child. After Uchiha Clan Massacre, he went through brutal training with Naruto. Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Ninjutsu, Shurikenjutsu... all have a solid foundation.
However, there is a reference object that makes Sasuke seem a bit unsatisfactory, and that is Naruto Uzumaki.
When Naruto was a child, when he followed Might Guy for special training of Taijutsu, Kai systematically and crazily polished the basic skills of Taijutsu with almost harsh requirements.
But Naruto felt that only paying attention to Taijutsu was not enough, so he grabbed both hands.
During the day, there is hellish physical fitness and Taijutsu training, making every movement almost instinctive; at night, there is extremely boring Chakra control training, from Water Walking, tree climbing to more refined control.
You can even use Chakra wire to replace the steel wire to control the flying Shuriken.
Those few years were a critical period for Naruto to lay a solid foundation.
In contrast, although Sasuke also works hard, his growth trajectory is more driven by the explosion of genius and the obsession for revenge. The time and concentration invested in systematically and continuously polishing the most basic links are indeed not as good as Naruto.
The so-called basic skills are not just being proficient in a few Ninjutsu and being able to wield a few swords.
It covers the most basic physical fitness, the most instinctive combat response, the most economical Chakra circulation path, the most concise and effective force-generating techniques, and the most stable mentality control...
These require a lot of time, and through countless repetitions, revisions, and actual combat, they are accumulated, precipitated, and turned into instinct bit by bit.
In the eyes of an essential master like Uchiha Tajima who crawled out of a mountain of corpses and danced on the tip of a knife all his life, Sasuke's talent, Dōjutsu, and combat intelligence are all top-notch, but the smoothness and instinctive precision and efficiency reflected in the smallest details, derived from thousands of tempers, are indeed lacking.
His movements occasionally have a trace of redundancy or disharmony caused by the pursuit of extreme speed or power, and his rhythm has extremely small gaps at certain transition moments that can be exploited by real masters.
After buying Gunbai, Tajima's whole temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The old strong man who used to block with a knife and kept his aura restrained seemed to have released some kind of seal in an instant.
Before Madara Uchiha left the village, this fan inherited from the ancient times of Uchiha was originally the exclusive weapon of successive Uchiha Clan Head.
It is not only a powerful Ninja Tools, but also symbolizes the authority, strength and responsibility of the patriarch.
The Uchiha Tajima holding Gunbai is the Strongest state when he was Uchiha Clan Head, running through the Warring States Period and making Senju Clan afraid of three points.
He holds a fan in one hand and the other hand hangs down naturally. His posture is upright and his eyes are as sharp as an eagle.
The fan, which was bigger than his height, seemed as light as nothing in his hand, like an extension of his arm.
Next, Sasuke saw what the father of Battlefield Rose was.
Uchiha Tajima's fighting style is completely different from Madara Uchiha's wild and domineering style, which uses force to overcome cleverness and pursues absolute crushing. It is also very different from Sasuke's own style of sharp precision and pursuit of ultimate destruction.
His fighting actually had an indescribable sense of freehand brushwork and rhythm.
Facing Sasuke's violent offensive that swept through like a thunderstorm with the blessing of "Takemikazuchi", Tajima did not choose to fight hard.
His steps seemed to move at random, and his figure was like catkins in the wind, erratic, but he could always avoid the most deadly attacks at the right moment.
The Gunbai in the hand is sometimes like a shield, easily blocking the Kusanagi Sword attached to Black Flame. Its ability to rebound Ninjutsu makes it difficult for even Black Flame to attach; sometimes it is like a blade., the edge of the fan traces a mysterious trajectory, bringing up invisible wind pressure, accurately interfering and deflecting the trajectory of Sasuke Lightning Sword; sometimes it is like a whisk, gently pulling away the force of Sasuke that is slightly out of control due to excessive speed.
He's not just defending and counterattacking.
What's even more surprising is that he seems to be dancing.
Like flowing water, it responds to all Sasuke's attacks with ease.
Tajima's every block, every dodge, and every seemingly casual counterattack seemed to have some kind of deliberate intention.
He did not simply resolve Sasuke's attack, but through his own response, he invisibly influenced, modified, and even taught Sasuke's offensive rhythm and method of exerting force.
When Sasuke's sword is too strong and there are flaws, Tajima's Gunbai will tap it gently at a tricky angle, forcing Sasuke to withdraw his strength and change his moves, realizing the principle of "hardness cannot last long".
When Sasuke pursues speed too much and becomes unstable, Tajima will use the wind pressure brought by the fan to disturb its balance, making Sasuke understand the importance of "stability amid speed".
When there is a slight disconnect between Sasuke's Lightning Release and Blaze Release's coordination, Tajima's response will be accurately inserted into the moment of disconnection, allowing Sasuke to clearly feel the problem in his tactical connection.
Uchiha Tajima and Sasuke Uchiha are obviously unrelenting opponents, with hostile stances, fighting for the victory of their respective camps.
But at this moment, Uchiha Tajima, who was holding Gunbai and entering some mysterious fighting state, looked at Sasuke with the cold hostility in his eyes that seemed to have faded a lot.
Instead, there is a complex and difficult-to-understand emotion, including appreciation for the talents of the younger generations, gratification for the inheritance of the Uchiha bloodline, and an elder's intention to test and give guidance to outstanding descendants.
He is like a dancer immersed in a unique art, and like a teacher with superb skills. Through the most intense and real actual combat, he is showing and teaching the best Uchiha junior from the future the essence of some ancient Uchiha tactics, a certain understanding of the "Tao" of combat itself that goes beyond simple moves.
Sasuke was not completely aware of it at first. He just felt that the opponent's responses were becoming more and more elusive and his attacks were becoming more and more awkward.
But gradually, a glimmer of understanding flashed through his pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.
He felt it!
The opponent is not just fighting, but is also guiding him to discover his own shortcomings, and vaguely allowing himself to reduce redundant movements during the battle, making his offensive more coherent.
This kind of "teaching" in a life-and-death struggle is a hundred times more profound than any language guidance.
The anger gradually subsided, replaced by an unprecedented concentration and faint excitement.
Sasuke began to no longer simply pursue violent suppression, but instead tried to understand the intention behind Tajima's every response, and to adjust the details of the problems that were pointed out to him.
For a moment, in Training Grounds, the thunder light Black Flame intertwined with the simple shadow of the fan. The collision of speed and power was strangely mixed with a hint of preaching and teaching.
"Well, you are indeed my genius, Uchiha Clan!"
These were Uchiha Tajima's last words, because Sasuke Uchiha had already thrust the sword into his chest.
Unknowingly, it became increasingly difficult for Uchiha Tajima to resist Sasuke's offensive, and finally he was defeated by Sasuke.
But he was very happy because Sasuke was still young.