Zoro's legacy

Chihane sat nearby for a short rest, gazing at the silvery moonlight, a trace of relaxation on his face.

It would be nice if every day could be like this, admiring the beautiful scenery between training sessions.

Even better if I didn't have to face the villagers' cold looks and mockery.

Unfortunately, the Third Shinobi World War hung over his head like a sharp blade. Taking it easy was simply impossible.

By then, the sky had gone completely dark, and Chihane ran home by moonlight.

He pushed open the front door and entered the living room. The first thing that caught Chihane's eye was White Fang's short sword, the White Light Chakra Sabre, displayed before a folding screen. It had earned its name from Konoha White Fang, a man no one in the entire shinobi world dared disregard.

Thinking back on everything that had happened over the past year, Chihane couldn't help picking up the short sword.

Ding!

The host has touched a famous sword. The unlock condition for the Strongest Three-Sword Style Great Swordsman Training System has been met.

Chihane held the sword, his mind racing. Just hearing the name told him who this Great Swordmaster of the Three-Sword Style was.

Still, his cheat had finally arrived. At last, he had the standard perk for someone who had transmigrated.

He had never imagined that the system had been so close to him all along. Several times while cleaning, he had almost touched the sword.

But Kakashi liked polishing it under the moonlight, so Chihane had never handled it himself.

"System, what functions do you have? Is there a beginner's gift pack?"

Ding!

This system was created by a deity at the True Realm Retirement Home. It can provide the host with Haki training methods from the One Piece World, Roronoa Zoro's swordsmanship legacy, and Zoro's physique.

By completing achievement missions or earning achievements, the host can obtain legacies and famous swords appropriate to those achievements. This system is dedicated to creating the strongest Great Swordmaster.

Issuing beginner's gift pack: Zoro's green bandana, One-Sword Style: Iai-Lion's Song, and Zoro's physique. Please claim them yourself.

"System, claim Zoro's green bandana."

Item: Zoro's green bandana. A brightly colored bandana that allows enemies to identify their target in a chaotic battle. Increases training speed for Iron-Cutting Swordsmanship.

"Damn it!" Do I really have to pay this kind of price to get stronger?

As the eldest son of the Hatake Clan, Chihane Hatake looked almost identical to Kakashi, except that he didn't like wearing a mask.

Although his abilities put him at the bottom of his class, his good looks had always made him wildly popular with the girls.

Having to wear a green bandana like this made Chihane hesitate.

Chihane Hatake, you want to get stronger. The Third Shinobi World War is only a year away, and you're still worrying about this? Before, you had no cheat and no talent, so all you could train was taijutsu. Now that you've got a chance, why aren't you taking it? What are you even thinking? Chihane shook his head hard, snapping himself out of it.

Then he remembered that Kakashi was out on another mission today and hadn't come home for two days straight. Kakashi's missions always took him outside the village, which was an indirect sign that the situation out there was growing more chaotic. Chihane couldn't help worrying.

Along with the bandana, there was also a sword technique and Zoro's physique. As someone who had transmigrated, Chihane naturally knew how powerful Zoro was.

"System, claim One-Sword Style: Iai-Lion's Song."

Chihane put on the green bandana and walked into the courtyard.

There was a wooden training post there that they normally used for sword practice.

Chihane picked up a wooden sword, eager to test just how powerful his newly acquired technique was.

"One-Sword Style: Iai-Lion's Song!"

With the sword in his right hand, Chihane took an iai stance and called out in a low voice.

He swung the wooden sword in one smooth motion, and the post snapped apart.

"Is this Zoro's swordsmanship? If Zoro used it himself, even the Hokage probably couldn't block it!" Chihane couldn't contain his excitement.

If even the simplest iai slash was this powerful, how strong would Zoro's physique be?

"System, claim Zoro's physique."

Ding!

Zoro's physique has been claimed. Please train it yourself.

The beginner's gift pack has been fully issued.

Chihane tried to feel Zoro's physique. He waited a long while but sensed no change in his body, then suddenly gave a self-mocking smile. Of course. No matter how powerful a physique is, I still have to train it myself. I can't just become stronger instantly. I'm old enough to know better, so why did I think I could get Zoro's powerful body just like that?

Issuing this week's achievement mission: a powerful Swordmaster needs a powerful physique. Powerful swordsmanship often begins with the simplest sword draws and swings. Please complete 5,000 sword draws and 5,000 sword swings each day. Achievement reward: the famous sword Wado Ichimonji.

Hearing the system's words, Chihane felt a surge of joy. Even Zoro's strength had been built up through training, little by little, every day.

Even the most powerful swordsmanship began with basic draws and swings. He tightened his grip on the wooden sword and began that day's sword training.

"One hundred eleven, one hundred twelve."

"Four hundred eleven, four hundred twelve."

Chihane counted silently, sweat already pouring off him.

His sweat soaked the ground, and his arms grew stiffer and heavier. He seemed to have reached his limit, unable to swing them at all.

But suddenly, scenes from the coming shinobi war seemed to appear before his eyes. He could almost see Kakashi losing his eye.

He could almost see himself becoming cannon fodder, dying to a single shuriken someone had casually thrown.

By then, his arms had long since gone completely numb. He was relying on sheer willpower to squeeze every last bit of strength from his body.

He wanted to force his way past his physical limits and persevere until he completed that day's training.

"Aah! Move! Keep moving!"

Even though both arms were numb and without feeling, Chihane still used every ounce of strength he had to draw and swing the sword.

Pain filled his arms, but Chihane kept drawing and swinging with all his might!

Finally, just as his consciousness began to blur, he broke through his physical limits and completed that day's training.

Ding!

Congratulations to the host on completing today's training!

He put down the wooden sword and struggled back to his bedroom, remembering his teacher's scolding in class that day and his classmates' mocking laughter on the road.

The numbness in his arms left him unable to train his hands any further.

Yet Chihane found himself starting to do squats.

"One hundred twenty-one, one hundred twenty-two."

"Two hundred twenty-one, two hundred twenty-two."

At last, he couldn't muster another shred of strength anywhere in his body. Chihane stood up one final time, collapsed onto the bed, and fell asleep immediately.

He slept until the next day.

When Chihane woke, his whole body felt wonderful, without a trace of soreness from the previous day's training.

Normally, after that much training, he shouldn't even have been able to get out of bed.

Then Chihane thought of the beginner's gift pack he had claimed yesterday. It had included Zoro's physique, and he suddenly remembered just what sort of people inhabited the One Piece World.

Even when they were gravely wounded and near death, they could recover simply by eating some meat and getting some sleep, let alone after training like his. That meant he could push his potential even harder without worrying.

He clenched his fists and felt that his strength seemed to have increased a little. A pleased smile spread across his face.

"Looks like breaking through my limits yesterday made my body a little stronger."

Being able to directly feel his own strength improve-this was what having Zoro's physique really meant!