Training began

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...

The sound of wooden swords clashing echoed continuously across the open space.

The battle continued, with the pillars relentlessly attacking Teiichi, occasionally taking a short break before rejoining the fight.

If no Teiichi can replace you, you can only keep fighting.

However Teiichi didn't care.

Bang! Bang!

Teiichi raised his wooden sword to block the attacks from Kanae and Shinobu.

He immediately pushed off the ground with his feet, his figure retreating rapidly, his gaze calmly fixed on the pillars that were attacking him closely.

He was a bit tired after fighting for so long, but...

Compared to Teiichi, the others were even more exhausted, and their speed had slowed down considerably from the beginning!

After carefully observing their attack speed and Teiichi estimate, he then...

Teiichi, his gaze fixed on Sanemi Shinazugawa was the first to approach.

"Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm!"

Swish!

The wooden sword swiftly sliced through the air in a half-moon shape.

Sanemi was about to lift it to block the wind, a gale even stronger than before came rushing towards him.

Sanemi's movements suddenly slowed down, became distorted, and stiffened.

The next moment.

Bang!

The wooden sword landed on Sanemi's body, Sanemi's figure was immediately sent flying backward.

Teiichi glanced at Sanemi, then quickly looked at Kyojuro.

Fifth Form: Gale Skimming Shadow!

A white shadow appeared in front of Kyojuro in an instant, and before Kyojuro's pupils could contract sharply, the wooden sword slashed down.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

One figure after another was sent flying backwards.

When only four figures remained, Teiichi slowly stopped walking.

The battle is over.

"Hey! Kato, this is a fight! Why did you only knock the guy away?" Tengen Uzui grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"I landed a wooden sword on them, but I didn't apply any force!" Teiichi explained first, then looked at Tengen Uzui and said, "If your wife were fighting you, would you knock her flying?"

It's Teiichi impossible for Dingyi to send Kanae flying like they did.

As Shinobu Kocho's sister-in-law, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to be sent flying.

There were three women inside the pillar. Two of them didn't fight back, so Mitsuri naturally stayed behind as well.

"Hahaha..." Tengen Uzui chuckled twice without replying.

At this moment, everyone got up from the ground and came over.

"Damn it! Ten of us can't even beat one of you?" Sanemi said angrily.

He simply couldn't accept this outcome. He could accept that one or two of them couldn't defeat Kato Teiichi, but now even ten of them together couldn't beat him?

"Hmm, with us like this, will we really be able to fight against Upper Rank and Muzan?" Obanai asked, frowning.

Upon hearing this, the others nodded solemnly.

Teiichi glanced at everyone, smiled, and said:

"Want to know why you lost?"

Sanemi frowned and said, "So what if I'm not as strong as you? What's there to say! What? Are you trying to show off to us?"

"Teiichi meant!" Kanae explained softly, then turned to look at Teiichi, "Why do you think we lost?"

Teiichi smiled and said:

"Strength is only the foundation for whether we can defeat you; there are other factors as well."

"One reason is that speed is very important in actual combat. Among you, only Ninja can cause me a lot of trouble. As for the others, as long as I pay a little attention, it will be difficult for me to be hit by your attacks."

Upon hearing Teiichi's explanation that the first reason was himself, Ren couldn't help but let a slight smile creep onto his face.

Although she had long since stopped caring about her weak strength, she was still mostly only at a mid-level when Hashira Battles.

The reason is that once others know she is fast, they will stand still and wait for her to attack.

This makes it difficult for her to fully utilize her speed advantage; after all, no matter how fast she is, it's hard for her to catch up with someone's turn in a single lap.

But today is different. With the help of others, she can attack at will, and her speed advantage over the years is fully demonstrated.

Teiichi continued, "Another point is that although you have a large number of people and have been intentionally cooperating with each other, you haven't really worked together much. While this hasn't weakened everyone's strength, it hasn't allowed you to unleash the full potential that teamwork should have!"

"Then what should we do?" Kyojuro asked loudly.

Teiichi smiled and said:

"Therefore, I will arrange several training sessions for everyone next."

"First, physical speed training; second, Breathing Style and meditation training; third, individual combat skills training; fourth, teamwork..."

The Training the Hashira officially began on this day.

The last rays of the setting sun shone down.

On the mountain path, a figure was carrying a large rock and making its way up the mountain step by step.

Damn it, I should have chosen a smaller stone!

While it looks glamorous from the bottom of the Yamashita, it's just too slow to climb!

Hmm, I've decided. Tomorrow I'll choose a smaller stone; I won't compare it with that guy Gyomei Himejima!

Uzui thought to herself.

Suddenly, the sunlight that was falling on him was inexplicably blocked, and Tengen Uzui looked over with some confusion.

"I said, I left ten minutes late, why are you still here?" Teiichi asked, frowning.

Ignoring Teiichi, Uzui tilted the stone slightly, and his lips twitched slightly as he looked at the Teiichi was holding, which was twice as tall as his own.

"Hurry up, run!" Dingyi urged again Teiichi Uzui didn't reply.

Tengen Uzui wanted to say something in rebuttal, but all his words seemed too weak in the face of the stone on Teiichi's head.

Tengen Uzui could only snort coldly and ask:

Is this training really as effective as you say?

"Of course!" Teiichi. "This stone can only be held with both hands, which effectively trains arm strength. And the importance of arm strength for a swordsman is self-evident, isn't it?"

Tengen Uzui nodded without replying.

Teiichi continued, "When climbing mountains, you should maintain a running pace, which is also an effective way to strengthen your legs."

"Then the Wind Field kept blowing on us, which effectively extended the climbing time and improved our endurance!"

"This training can simultaneously improve arm strength, leg strength, and endurance!"

"In short, it's killing three birds with one stone!" Teiichi summarized.

Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui nodded thoughtfully.

Maybe I can improve my training method tomorrow?

Seeing that Tengen Uzui was still running slowly, Teiichi urged him again:

"Hurry up, run! With you like this, how dare you say this is the choice of the magnificent festival god when they're selecting stones!"

Upon hearing this, Tengen Uzui's lips twitched slightly, and he quickened his pace once more.

"Hateful!!!"