So the question was, did Tengen really not understand anything?
Rather than asking that, it would be better to ask Mr. Flashy-had he done it on purpose, or by accident?
Could Tengen Uzui, who had won over three girls at once and married them all, really not understand what Kanae was thinking?
In fact, having undergone special ninja training, Tengen had almost the sharpest hearing of anyone present.
Whether it was Kanae and Xia Xi's casual conversation.
Or the almost imperceptible tremor beneath the girl's steady voice.
Or her heartbeat, pounding like a drum.
Tengen Uzui had heard it all with perfect clarity.
So... here I am, huffing and puffing through serious training, and you're over there romancing a girl?!
No way. Get over here and teach me!
In fact, even though Tengen's current grip strength ranked in the upper middle among the Nine Hashira.
He was still some distance from truly mastering the Bright Red Nichirin Blade.
Special techniques for exerting strength, and even channeling willpower into a blade... were not difficult for these thoroughly tempered Nine Hashira.
The greatest barrier.
Was still that almost insurmountable gulf in physical strength.
For a standard Hashira with an energy level of 300, assuming balanced development in character, intellect, and physique.
His [Body] attribute would only be a little over 100.
To reach the 250 points required for a Bright Red Nichirin Blade.
A balanced fighter would have to push his total attributes to around 750 before he could possibly unlock it.
Unless he spent a long time undergoing intensive strength and physique training.
Or happened to be one of those exceptionally gifted people.
Otherwise, an ordinary Hashira would probably struggle to double that [Body] attribute even over an entire lifetime.
After all, a human's prime was limited.
Once past that