Hearing what Rengoku Kyojuro said, everyone became interested.
Among them, Uzui Tengen showed the strongest interest.
"I never imagined that in this era, besides the Uzui family, there would be other families that inherited the decadent tradition of ninjas. Gunbai? I've never heard of any ninja family with that surname. I wonder which school of ninja they belong to."
Uzui Tengen stroked his chin, looking quite interested.
"Mr. Uzui, it's Uchiha, not Gunbai!"
Rengoku Kyojuro points out the right path.
"Tch, not just anyone is qualified to be a Pillar, but being able to kill a demon without using Nichirin Blade does require some skill."
Shinazugawa Sanemi feigned disdain, crossing his arms.
"Namo Amitabha. To fight against demons with the body of a mortal without the Nichirin Blade in hand requires immense courage."
Himejima Gyomei his hands together and tears streamed down his face again.
He mustered the courage to fight the ghost all night in order to protect the children in the temple.
But the result...
Himejima Gyomei cried even more bitterly.
"Since Kyōjurō is going on a mission, let me, the glamorous one, investigate this guy's background. If he can be trusted, the Demon Slayer Corps will certainly welcome talented people to join."
Uzui Tengen patted his muscular chest and made the suggestion.
Ninjas undergo rigorous training from a young age, and their moral values differ from those of ordinary people. Some have even been trained into numb mission machines, losing too much of their humanity.
Uzui Tengen felt that this Gunbai Meikyō might be like himself, or perhaps he joined the Demon Slayer Corps to atone for the crimes he committed as a ninja in the past.
When everyone heard that Uzui Tengen had decided to take on the task, no one had any objections.
He is the second most senior member of the current Pillars after the Stone Hashira, and everyone has a high level of respect for him. If they can really recruit a skilled fighter to join the Demon Slayer Corps, it would be an extremely good thing.
"Then, Tianyuan, I'll leave this matter to you."
Oyakata nodded gently, announcing the end of the Hashira Meeting.
The scorching sun beat down on the earth, and the cicadas in the woods seemed listless.
In the courtyard filled with Wisteria, Uchiha Meikyō sat quietly cross-legged in the kendo room, meditating with his eyes closed.
The Spirit Activation Technique has reached the second level, and Mental Energy has been greatly enhanced compared to before.
The most obvious result was that his Chakra control became more refined, and his concentration and memory also improved significantly.
This made his learning of Ninjutsu much more efficient—although most of the Ninjutsu he needed to learn could be demonstrated by someone who knew them, and then copied down using his Sharingan.
However, this also greatly helped him in studying the three manuals on the Flame Breathing from Rengoku Kyojuro.
His ninja training, which began from a young age, allowed him to easily perform those difficult moves.
In terms of sword techniques, the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship laid a perfect foundation for him.
He had already mastered the first part of the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship. As for the second part, although he had copied the sword techniques with the help of Uchiha Yu, his physical attributes and swordsmanship level limited him from fully unleashing the full power of the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship.
The first part is just to lay the foundation, suitable for Genin to learn. The second part is at the Jonin level. According to Uchiha Yu, this is a sword technique that the Uchiha Clan has honed over nearly a thousand years. When it is mastered to its peak, it may not be inferior to Konoha White Fang.
Of course, Meikyō felt that the key to reaching that level of skill was not the school of swordsmanship, but the person himself. If Hatake Sakumo had learned other schools of swordsmanship, he would have achieved the same level of skill.
In terms of pure sword techniques, he could fully utilize his Chakra- enhanced body to execute every move of the Flame Breathing. However, in terms of Breathing Technique, he could only coordinate them with the sword techniques.
We are still a long way from being able to maintain normal Constant Breathing the clock.
Even so, the speed is still frighteningly fast.
All of this is due to the talent bonus brought about by the combination of the Spirit Activation Technique and his innate strong Mental Power.
What surprised Meikyō even more was that Breathing Technique and Chakra could actually be used simultaneously!
Even though his current mastery of Breathing Technique is not deep and it would be very difficult for him to achieve this, it is indeed possible.
"The so-called Breathing Technique, as described in the manual left by Kyōjurō, is to use a special breathing method to inhale a large amount of oxygen in a short period of time to strengthen cardiopulmonary function, thereby enhancing the body's athletic ability. Now it seems that this Breathing Technique may be a unique human application of Natural Energy developed by the founder of Breathing Technique, Tsugikuni Yoriichi."
In the Naruto World, Meikyō has not heard any information related to Sage Mode.
Jiraiya hasn't learned Sage Mode yet, Orochimaru hasn't started researching the Cursed Mark, and Tsunade probably knows about Sage Mode, but obviously hasn't mastered it.
The Sage Mode of the Three Great Sage Regions will exhibit varying degrees of mutation. Learning the Senjutsu of Mount Myōboku will cause signs of frogification, while learning the Sage Mode of Ryūchi Cave will cause snake-like features to appear on the body. Even Naruto Uzumaki, who later mastered the Perfect Sage Mode, will still have frog-like eyes.
This is clearly Sage Mode taught to Toad, not a version suitable for humans. This is probably one of the reasons why it is so difficult for people in the Ninja World to learn Sage Mode.
As for Breathing Technique, they are not without similar characteristics—namely, Curse Mark.
That's a state that can only be activated when a swordsman who has mastered the Breathing Technique has a body temperature of 39 degrees Celsius and a heart rate of over 200. However, apart from Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the Initial Swordsman who was born Curse Mark the Curse Mark, none of the swordsmen who have activated the Tsugikuni Yoriichi have been able to live past the age of twenty-five.
High body temperature and rapid heart rate are common symptoms when the body has a high fever. This is because the body's metabolism speeds up when it has a fever, requiring a lot of energy to fight off the virus.
Swordsmen who master the Curse Mark also need a massive amount of energy to unleash even more powerful attacks.
Meikyō speculated that it was possible that the reason why those Curse Mark swordsmen died young was because they used human bodies to control excessive Natural Energy and excessively unleashed power that did not belong to them. They were in a state of high fever above 39 degrees Celsius. How could a mortal body bear such a condition for so long?
Regarding this, after the Meikyō Project, he will return to the Naruto World to see if he can learn some information about Sage Mode from Tsunade. Otherwise, even if he has the opportunity to activate the Curse Mark in the future, he will not dare to do so.