Konoha Thief

Chapter 101
The day after eating Natsuki's special hot pot, he went to the training ground to practice the basics of swordsmanship with his Lanying knife as usual, but Kosuke Maruyoshi didn't show up all day.

Xia Shu had expected this. After all, he grasped the spiciness just right. Except for him who was used to it, most of the others would eat it spicy and then sour, and then they were still thinking about it or never dared to taste it again. .

Mastering the method of making such delicacies, if you don't become a ninja, you can make a lot of money if you open a hot pot restaurant, but it's a pity that he doesn't have this ambition, and he holds the sand in his hand and lets it flow down through his fingers.

The setting sun slanted to the end, and the mountains in the distance were covered with a layer of golden brilliance. Xia Shu retracted the sword with a sense of ceremony, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

This seems unnecessary, but in fact... it is indeed unnecessary, but Kosuke Maruhoshi told him that if he practiced the basics, there should be a beginning and an end, that is, "starting" starts and "closes the sword" ends, so earnestly taught The words of the predecessors should not be violated.

Wiping off the sweat that covered his forehead, Xia Shu walked to the side of the training ground, put down his ninja knife, grabbed the water glass, and took a big gulp.

"Huh!" He took a long breath, picked up the empty lunch box and water glass with the ninja knife, and immediately planned to go home.

As before, he had exhausted his chakra before practicing the basics of swordsmanship. At this moment, of course, he was exhausted and hungry, and he just wanted to have a spicy hot pot meal to pad his belly.

Such a wonderful taste, I am afraid that only I can taste it.

There was both regret and secret joy in his heart, and then his feet were as eager as the wind. Maybe this is the joy of eating alone!

Just when he was about to see the outline of the courtyard named home, he couldn't help but stop and look sideways at the exhausted but passionate voice faintly heard in the distance, but only saw a touch of green back disappearing from his vision.

"That's... Matt Dai?" He raised his eyebrows, and suddenly his stomach rumbled again, interrupting his thoughts, he couldn't help shaking his head and smiling, then looked away and continued walking home, "It seems that this is his cultivation practice. Where the route passes, then masking will be indispensable in the future, now, let’s fill up our stomachs!”

……

The rising sun gradually rises high in the sky, shining on the remote training ground.

In the middle of the arena, the handsome young man stood with a sword in a standard posture, his back straight, his arms drooping naturally, and the ninja knife in his palm was tilted upwards, with the tip pointing towards the sky.

Seeing this, Maruhoshi Kosuke, who came from a far corner, had a satisfied smile on his face. He stepped outside the training ground, stood and watched for a while, and felt more and more good.

"The foundation of swordsmanship is not only about holding the sword, but the next step is to practice the steps." When the young man retracted the sword and took a step to breathe, he said warmly at the right time.

"Master." Xia Shu had noticed the arrival of Maruyoshi Kosuke before, but seeing Matt Dai yesterday made him practice simple self-restraint in groups on the basic practice of swordsmanship, holding a sword and standing posture, and the time limit was not yet up That's all.

After saying hello, he immediately asked in confusion: "Pace? After holding the sword and standing, shouldn't the next step be to swing the knife?"

"Oh? Why do you think so?" Maruyoshi Kosuke did not directly veto, but asked in a guided rhetorical manner.

Xia Shu realized this after thinking for a while, and then understood why the next step was to practice steps instead of swinging a knife.

Well, if you look for reasons, then there are too many, the simplest and most direct of which is the concept of "no matter how powerful the knife is, it will be useless if it can't cut people".

Seeing the young man's brows open, Kosuke Maruhoshi was relieved but also a little disappointed. He had never played the role of a teacher before, but this was the first time he experienced the joy of a gardener who imparted knowledge to the younger generation and watched them grow.

"Well, it seems that you have understood." He nodded with a smile, and said: "The steps are not difficult, and you can master them proficiently if they are simple. After that, you should practice swinging a knife as you said, but you need to follow the steps. go hand in hand."

"Yes, Master." Xia Shu replied respectfully.

"Hehe! Come and eat, I packed ramen." Maruhoshi Kosuke said with a smile, raised the ramen in his hand and shook it slightly.

Hearing the word "ramen", Natsuki couldn't help but think of Ichiraku, but unfortunately, what Maruhoshi Kosuke brought was not hand-made Ichiraku ramen.

"Yi Le is overcrowded." As if he could read minds, Kosuke Maruyoshi shook his head helplessly and said, "That magazine is highly respected in the industry, so I'm afraid that Hei Yu will not be able to honor the promise of a treat in the next few days."

"He can't escape!" Xia Shu clenched his fists and snorted coldly, pretending to be indignant.

Even for a cruel profession like a ninja, young adults have to have a certain degree of maturity. A proper disguise can reduce the doubts of others, and then gradually become familiar with and accept it.

Resting for a while after the meal, Xia Shu sat cross-legged on the stake, extracting and recovering Chakra from the energy of the food just replenished. This is not a quick process.

Kosuke Maruhoshi waited quietly, maybe a little bored after a while, walked to the side of the bleak bare tree in the training ground, picked up a wooden stick, and waved it a few times.

Click!

The wooden stick made a crisp sound of breaking, and the upper half flew out directly.

In response, Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head, then straightened his waist and raised his head, his squinted eyes slightly opened a gap, and in the blue sky in his sight, a trace of a falcon flew across like a black line.

The next moment, he grabbed a branch that was still glowing blue, and tore it off with a snap.

The chaotic branches were broken off and thrown away, and he swung it like holding a sword again.

Whoosh! ~ Whoosh! ~
The still-resilient tree branches streaked across the air, making a slight but noticeable sound.

Now Kosuke Maruhoshi nodded slightly, feeling quite satisfied.

Xia Shu opened his eyes and saw Kosuke Maruhoshi who was holding the branch, and instantly "foreseen" the future, that branch cliff was prepared for him!
Maruhoshi Kosuke smiled "kindly", and the tree branch disappeared from Xia Shu's sight with his hands behind his back, but this did not make him feel at ease.

"Are you ready?" Kosuke Maruhoshi asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Xia Shu nodded.

"That's good." Maruyoshi Kosuke smiled even more, nodded and suddenly raised his arm and made a "please" gesture, "In that case, let's take two steps."

"Master..." Xia Shu hesitated to speak, and finally sighed, he knew that he was about to be whipped, but learning skills, you have to pay a price, right?

He was about to take a step, but Maruyoshi Kosuke suddenly stopped and said: "Pull out the sword, hold it in a standard posture, and then walk, this can be regarded as laying the foundation for the practice of wielding a sword."

"Yes, master." Xia Shu had no choice but to obey, saying that being whipped with a knife in his hand can also temper his will?
This is pure nonsense, after all, there is no need for him to swing his sword at Kosuke Maruhoshi no matter what.

Snapped!
At this moment, the left calf was suddenly thumped so delicately that Xia Shu fell to the ground!
(End of this chapter)