After Fuguki and Raiga left the Mizukage's office, Fuguki started walking back to his house while thinking about which Jounins he should recruit to his team.
Fuguki then narrowed his eyes upon realizing that he would not be able to train Yukina for some time, and he said to himself, "I planned on teaching her my hair base ninjutsu and focusing on honing her ninjutsu and taijutsu, but because I am going on this mission, I will need to ask someone I trust to train her and protect her from the Yuki clan while I am away."
After a moment, Fuguki smiled when he thought of the perfect candidate to train Yukina.
He quickly used the shunshin jutsu and vanished from the road.
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With Juzo
Juzo was training Zabuza in Kenjutsu in the training ground.
"CLANK, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK."
"BAAM."
"THUD."
Juzo repeatedly sent Zabuza flying during their kenjutsu clashes with no mercy, but Zabuza stubbornly kept standing up and charging at Juzo with his katana.
When Juzo saw an opening in Zabuza's stance, he kicked him hard in his stomach.
"AGH."
Zabuza groaned in pain and fell down hard on the ground.
Juzo looked sternly at Zabuza and started scolding him, saying, "Don't leave any opening, you numb skull. If I were your enemy, you would be dead. Awareness is one of the keys to winning battles; never forget this."
Zabuza nodded his head to Juzo; he stood up, took his Kenjutsu stance again and got ready to continue sparring with Juzo.
"SWISH."
However, they both stopped their sparring when they saw Fuguki appearing in the training ground via shunshin.
Juzo was surprised when he saw Fuguki. He stabbed his executioner blade into the ground and asked his friend a question.
"Fuguki-senpai, what's bringing you here today?"
Fuguki smiled at Juzo and he answered him, "I came to ask you for a favor." I need you to train Yukina and watch over her until I return from my mission tomorrow."
Juzo smirked when he heard this and he said to Fuguki, "Don't worry, Fuguki-senpai. I missed that little girl. She will be a perfect sparring partner for Zabuza."
Zabuza scoffed when he heard this; he turned away to hide his blush from Juzo and Fuguki.
Fuguki chuckled when he saw Zabuza's reaction and continued, "I want you to focus on helping Yukina hone her taijutsu and shurikenjutsu. I would also want you to help her master her water affinity."
Juzo looked at Fuguki in surprise, and he asked him, "Don't you want me to help her hone her Kenjutsu?"
Fuguki shrugged and replied to Juzo, "If you want to train her in Kenjutsu, that is fine with me, but your priority is to focus on honing her Taijutsu and Shurikenjutsu and aid her in mastering her water affinity."
Juzo nodded his head after hearing this and said to Fuguki, "Alright, tell little Yukina to meet me in this training ground at 7 a.m."
Fuguki smiled and nodded. He then used shunshin and left the training ground.
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In front of me Hozuki clan Compound
Fuguki arrived in front of the Hozuki clan compound after he finished his discussion with Juzo.
He looked at the Hozuki clan guards and he ordered them, "Call Nangetsu to me and tell him I have an important matter to discuss with him."
One of the guards stepped forward, bowed his head, and said to Fuguki, "As you wish, Fuguki-sama. Please wait; it will not take long."
Fuguki nodded his head and the guard left to report to Nangetsu about Fuguki's arrival.
After 5 minutes, Nangetsu arrived, and he smiled at Fuguki. He then said to him, "Fuguki-sama, what a surprise! How can I help you?"
Fuguki looked seriously at Nangetsu. He then said to him, "Nangetsu, Mizukage-sama has given me an important mission and he allowed me to choose my team members. I want you to be part of my team. I will respect your decision if you would rather not join my team."
Nangetsu was surprised when he heard this, and then he began to think, "Well, this is a good opportunity to build a strong relationship with Fuguki." He is little Yukina Sensei, and this relationship will be beneficial to the Hozuki clan in the future."
After coming up with this conclusion, Nangetsu smiled, and he told Fuguki, "Fuguki-sama, it will be an honor to team up with you in this mission."
Fuguki nodded his head in satisfaction when he heard Nangetsu reply, then Fuguki ordered him, "Good, meet me tomorrow at the village gate at 7:30 a.m." I also want you to invite Haru from the medical department and Satochi Hayashi.
Nangetsu was surprised when he heard this and he said to himself, "This mission must be damn important to recruit multiple elite Jounins in a single team."
Nangetsu was about to speak when Fuguki raised his hand and said, "I will explain the details of our mission tomorrow, Nangetsu." I have my reasons for not explaining the details of the mission to you now. My only advice to you is to prepare very well for this mission."
"This mission may last more than a month, so be ready for anything."
When Nangetsu heard this, he nodded his head seriously and said to Fuguki, "I understand, Fuguki-sama."
Fuguki nodded his head in satisfaction and then he shunshined away.
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In Fuguki's house
After Fuguki left the Hozuki clan compound, he returned back to his house.
Upon entering his house, he sweat-dropped at the sight of Yukina lounging in his living room, carelessly sipping one of his pricey sake bottles.
Fuguki didn't know if he should laugh or cry when he saw Yukina enjoying his expensive sake he got from the land of lightning.
Yukina turned her head when she saw Fuguki. She smiled brightly and said to him, "Sensei, you really have good taste." This sake is good once you get used to it."
Fuguki looked dumbly at Yukina for a moment. He then stated to her, "Yukina, you are 8 years old. Girl, it is far too early for you to start drinking sake."
Yukina looked at Fuguki in annoyance when she heard what he just said and she replied to him, "Sensei, you need to chill out and relax. You should find and bed women more often to relieve your stress. I just completed my first mission successfully; I deserve to have fun today."
After Fuguki heard this, he burst out in laughter: "HAHAHAHA, GIRL, YOU HAVE ONE HELL OF A TONGUE. YOU WILL BECOME AN INTERESTING WOMAN WHEN YOU GROW UP."
After Yukina heard what Fuguki said, she giggled and continued drinking sake.
Fuguki grabbed the sake bottle and saucer from Yukina's grasp and said to her, "Girl, follow me." I have a mission tomorrow. I am going to teach you my ninjutsu that I invented before I became one of the seven swordsmen."
"I am also going to explain to you the second realm of the pure sword cultivation method, the sword heart realm."
"I talked to Juzo before I came back; from now on he will train you until I return from my mission."
Yukina's eyes widened after hearing this, and she nodded her head in understanding.
She stood up and she followed Fuguki out of the house.
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In the training ground
Yukina and Fuguki stood in front of the waterfall and Fuguki ordered Yukina, saying, "Girl, give me your katana."
Yukina obediently unsheathed her katana and handed it to Fuguki.
Fuguki grabbed the handle of Yukina's katana tightly and said to her, "Watch carefully, girl; I will only show you this once."
Yukina nodded her head seriously to Fuguki and paid keen attention to what Fuguki was about to do.
Fuguki took a step forward and swung Yukina's katana horizontally at the waterfall.
"SWISH."
Yukina's eyes widened in shock as she witnessed a single sword swing sever the waterfall in front of her in half.
Fuguki didn't use any chakra when he swung the katana and Yukina concluded that it was pure Kenjutsu skill.
Fuguki then turned toward Yukina and said, "Right now you are at the peak of the one with the sword realm. To advance to the Sword Heart Realm, you must cut this waterfall in half without using chakra, relying solely on pure Kenjutsu skill."
Yukina nodded solemnly and continued to listen to Fuguki's explanation.
Fuguki then looked seriously at Yukina and continued, "If you are able to cut the waterfall in half just like I did, all water-based ninjutsu will be useless against you."
"You will be able to cut them all in half with your katana."
Yukina widened her eyes in disbelief for a second. She then gave a small, charming smile and said to herself, "Things are getting really interesting."
Fuguki then started saying, "Yukina, you need to always remember what I am about to say to you because what I am going to say is the cornerstone of the way of the sword."
When Yukina heard this, she nodded her head solemnly and paid close attention to Fuguki.
Fuguki opened his mouth and said seriously to Yukina, "Everything in this world has its rhythms and essences. If you can comprehend the world's rhythms and essences, you can cut anything with your katana using only your Kenjutsu skills."
Yukina widened her eyes in shock upon hearing this, and when Fuguki noticed her surprised expression, he continued, "You just saw how I cut the waterfall in half." I was able to cut the waterfall in half because I comprehended its rhythm, the essence of the water, and the essence of the sword."
After Yukina heard this, she looked at the waterfall in front of her with total concentration and asked Fuguki, "Sensei, how can I grasp those rhythms and essences?"
Fuguki chuckled when he heard this and said, "You need to comprehend this by yourself, girl." The way of the sword is a very vast and diverse path. Each path takes you in a different direction. You need to discover your path. I doubt that you want to be a copy of me, girl."
After hearing this, Yukina smiled and nodded her head to Fuguki.
Fuguki then handed Yukina her katana and continued, "Now I will teach you two ninjutsu that I invented myself years ago. I will fulfill any request of yours if you are able to create at least two variants of my jutsu."
Yukina's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she nodded enthusiastically while smiling brightly.
Fuguki then turned to face the waterfall again and instructed Yukina, "Girl, use your sensory ability to memorize how I mold my chakra and also remember my hand seals."
Yukina nodded her head and did what Fuguki instructed.
Fuguki executed a series of hand seals; after finishing the seals, his hair rose up and he started shooting out hair senbons from his hair at the waterfall.
"SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH."
"SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH."
The hair senbons were as hard as steel and they were flying toward the waterfall with great velocity.
Yukina was surprised by how fast this jutsu was and the wide coverage it had.
Fuguki turned his head towards Yukina and said, "This jutsu is called hair needle senbons." It is one of the two jutsus that I invented. Now I will show you the other jutsu that I invented. I have named this jutsu "sharp hair spears."
After saying this, Fuguki started executing another set of hand seals.
After he finished executing the hand seals, Fuguki's hair grew and formed four spears around him.
"SWISH, SWISH, SWISH, SWISH."
The four spears then charged toward the waterfall with incredible speed and thrust at it.
"SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH."
Fuguki's hair then returned to its normal after the hair spears thrusted at the waterfall.
He then directed his gaze toward Yukina and ordered her, saying, "I want you to practice these two jutsus until they become second nature to you."
"Keep practicing these two jutsus until you are low on chakra. After you master these two jutsus, you can start inventing their variants. To achieve that, you will need to read about chakra theories, hand seal theories, and ninjutsu theories."
"You can find these books and scrolls in my personal library. Is that clear?"
Yukina smiled and nodded to Fuguki.
Fuguki smiled in satisfaction when he saw Yukina nodding to him. He then ordered, "Good, start practicing now; the sooner you master these jutsus, the sooner you can invent their variants."
After saying these words, Fuguki started walking away. He sat on the ground, took out the scroll that contains the jutsus he needs to learn for his mission tomorrow and started studying these jutsus.
Yukina looked at the waterfall in front of her and thought to herself, "Well, these jutsus will be very beneficial for me." I noticed that I lacked the ability to fight from a distance when I participated in the invasion mission. These two jutsus will solve this problem."
Yukina then closed her eyes, trying to remember the feeling that she sensed when Fuguki molded his chakra to execute his jutsu.
After a moment, Yukina started executing a series of hand seals and after she had completed them, she proclaimed softly.
Hair needle senbons
Yukina's black hair grew wider and longer at first, and then she started shooting hair senbons at the waterfall with outstanding speed.
"SWISH, SWISH, SWISH."
"SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH."
However, the number of hair senbons that Yukina shot at the waterfall was significantly fewer and less powerful than those shot by Fuguki.
Fuguki's eyebrows twitched when he saw this and he started complaining to himself, "Gods are really unfair." It took me a whole month to invent and master this jutsu but this girl was able to execute it on her first try. Come on, give me a break."
Yukina continued to execute the hair needle senbon jutsu against the waterfall, and she was improving at a rapid pace with each attempt.
Fuguki then sighed, looked away from Yukina, and continued studying the jutsus that he needed for the mission tomorrow.