Seeing the one-tomoe Sharingan emerge in Sosuke’s eyes, Obito was stunned.
“Sh…
Sharingan?!”
He pushed his yellow goggles up in disbelief, rubbed his eyes, and confirmed that he hadn’t seen wrong.
Those scarlet pupils of Sosuke- there was clearly the pattern only a Sharingan would have!
“How is that possible!!!”
Obito was puzzled.
All Uchiha lived in one area, and everyone saw each other constantly, so they were all quite familiar.
Rin Nohara glanced at Obito and explained in a low voice:
“When Sosuke introduced himself just now, you were late.
He said he lives with Lady Tsunade and seems to have a connection with the Senju Clan.”
“Senju?”
Obito frowned, struggling to search his little brain for relevant information.
“Isn’t that a relic that dissolved years ago?”
He thought, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck.
“Wait…
My grandmother seems to have told me that back in the day, there were wild rumors about Senju and Uchiha clansmen intermarrying or something…”
Obito scratched his head.
Those were just stories his grandmother told as bedtime anecdotes; he had been sleepy when listening and hadn’t remembered many details.
“Forget it, whatever.”
Obito shook his head.
He was a pure-blooded Uchiha and hadn’t even awakened his Sharingan yet, so how could a half-blood like Sosuke have awakened his?
While Obito was pondering and racking his brain, Sosuke and Kakashi had already taken their stances.
Sosuke was purely following Kakashi’s lead; he didn’t really know swordsmanship, just knew the basics he picked up while growing up.
His confidence in challenging Kakashi was purely the Sharingan.
A few years back, with milk barely dried up on his lips, Sosuke awakened his Sharingan.
Sosuke estimated that it was the combination of the Senju’s Yang Release and the Uchiha’s Yin Release that caused this phenomenon.
“Sharingan, huh…”
Kakashi mused.
He knew some things about the Uchiha’s bloodline limit.
Come to think of it, this was his first time fighting a Ninja who had awakened the Sharingan.
Although it was only one tomoe, the Sharingan’s dynamic vision was enough to capture many details of movement that ordinary people couldn’t perceive.
Can’t attack rashly.
Kakashi made up his mind, gripped the branch in his hand, and maintained a defensive posture.
Seeing his caution, Sosuke didn’t stand on ceremony and made the first move.
The attack cut through the air, slashing diagonally towards Kakashi.
The movement…
was very clumsy.
Kakashi easily dodged to the side, his brows furrowing slightly.
This feeling was like someone who rarely touched a sword; even the basic way of exerting force felt awkward.
Strange.
Having clearly awakened the Sharingan, his taijutsu and swordsmanship shouldn’t be this clumsy.
Kakashi didn’t rush to counterattack; he wanted to observe more.
Sosuke thrust with his sword again.
This time it was slightly better than before, but still full of openings.
Kakashi parried Sosuke.
The two traded blows back and forth for several rounds like this.
Considering that Sosuke hadn’t learned much swordsmanship, Kakashi chose a conservative fighting style.
Gradually, Kakashi noticed something wrong.
Sosuke’s movements were becoming proficient at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The awkwardness from the first sword strike was rapidly fading away.
Although he was still far from being adept, the scale of this progress was truly astonishing.
Kakashi couldn’t help but speed up, swinging more fiercely.
However, Sosuke’s pair of Sharingan were spinning rapidly, clearly capturing every one of Kakashi’s movements.
Even though Kakashi wasn’t using his full strength, this level of intensity shouldn’t be something someone who had just touched swordsmanship could handle.
“Sosuke, how long have you practiced kenjutsu before?”
Kakashi finally couldn’t help but ask.
“I haven’t practiced it.” Sosuke replied bluntly, “I just think kenjutsu is very interesting.”
Kakashi’s movements paused slightly.
Haven’t practiced it?
That means this is Sosuke’s first time coming into contact with swords?
Kakashi looked at Sosuke’s scarlet Sharingan, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart.
Is this the true power of the Sharingan?
Or is it that Sosuke’s talent in kenjutsu is inherently very high?
Whichever it was, it was astonishing.
However, before Sosuke could continue to carefully observe Kakashi’s movements, a new trait arrived immediately!
[Detected collectible trait: Kenjutsu Foundation]
[E-grade trait: Kenjutsu Foundation]
[Effect: Your Kenjutsu is improved by 10%.]
[TN: It was so complicated, I just threw it all under 1 word.]
Sosuke raised his eyebrows slightly.
He felt the branch in his hand suddenly become much lighter, and his previously awkward movements suddenly became much smoother.
Those kenjutsu details he had just observed through the Sharingan seemed to have become his body’s instinct at this moment.
And in Kakashi’s eyes, it was a different scene.
Sosuke’s learning speed suddenly surged by another notch.
At first, he could only defend passively, but now he could occasionally launch a decent counterattack.
This guy…
is this really his first time holding a sword?
Obito was watching from the side, dumbfounded, and couldn’t help but tug on Rin Nohara’s sleeve:
“Rin, why can Sosuke trade blows back and forth with Kakashi?
That guy is annoying, but his kenjutsu is indeed very strong.”
Rin Nohara wasn’t too sure either, hesitating as she said:
“Maybe…
Sosuke’s Sharingan is playing a role?”
“Hmph!”
When Obito heard this, he immediately got fired up.
“When I awaken the Sharingan, I’ll definitely be stronger than Sosuke!”
In the field, the sparring was still continuing.
However, the scales of victory were ultimately tilting.
Even with the blessing of the Sharingan and the bonus of the trait, the experience Kakashi had accumulated from practicing sword since childhood wasn’t so easy to catch up to.
Not to mention that Kakashi himself was a genius among geniuses.
Slash.
Kakashi tapped on Sosuke’s wrist.
The sword in Sosuke’s hand slipped out and fell to the ground, bouncing twice.
“I lost.”
Sosuke said frankly.
“Kakashi, you are indeed very strong.”
Kakashi, however, smiled bitterly and shook his head, picking up the sword Sosuke had dropped.
“How long have I been practicing, and you just came into contact with swordsmanship for the first time…”
He didn’t finish the sentence, but the meaning was already very clear.
If Sosuke were given the same amount of time, the outcome would be hard to say.
Obito stood to the side with his arms crossed, looking unconvinced:
“Hmph, I just haven’t put in the effort yet.
When I awaken the Sharingan, I’ll be a sword genius too!”
Kakashi glanced at him.
Obito said this sentence so many times a day that he was already tired of hearing it.
Therefore, he said indifferently: “Whether you can awaken the Sharingan is still a question.”
“What did you say?!”
Obito was instantly furious, veins popping on his forehead.
Damn Hatake brat!
The naturally evil Hatake brat!
No, that’s not how the Hatake Clan is supposed to be described…
Obito’s vocabulary was a bit confused, but he still glared fiercely at Kakashi.
Then he glanced at Sosuke.
Sosuke had already returned his eyes to normal and was wiping his hands with a handkerchief.
Anyone associated with the Senju Clan must be evil too!
Obito thought silently, mentally filing Sosuke into the “damn genius” category.