11 Hatake Sakumo (Part-2)
"Have fun completing D-Ranks", Yasaki giggled amusingly and waived at Kakashi who was grumbling under his mask, going out with Minato
Yasaki watched Kakashi going out with a gentle smile, as he closed the broken door.
"Is he gone?", Sakumo asked coming out of the bath
"Yea"
"You too should get ready we will be going out as well--
Before he could complete his sentence, The door knocked, surprising both Yasaki and Sakumo, these days, no one knocks their door
Yasaki opened the door with a surprise.
"Hello Yasaki Chan", Hokage smiled standing at the gate
"Hokage sama", Yasaki was shocked but he still bowed
"Yasaki, who is it-- Hokage sama"
Hokage smiled, "Am I not allowed in?"
"P-Please do sir", Yasaki invited him
Hokage went in and frowned heavily, the house was dark, cold, and not at all suitable for living.
"How do you even live here", He asked
Sakumo shrugged, "We survive somehow"
"Ever thought of renovation? or changing House?", Hokage asked, taking the Tea prepared By Yasaki
Sakumo shrugged again, "It's not like anyone would help"
"Is there any place that I can sit?"
"We usually sit on the floor, as you see everything in the house is burnt, It's a miracle to even have the water or food"
Hokage sighed, "We need to talk"
"..."
"Yasaki, Go to the back Garden and warm-up, we will leave right after this"
"Yes, Otou San"
Yasaki bowed and left these two to talk alone.
"Please Speak Hokage Sama"
"I found what you wanted, The Iwa Mercenary that started it all"
"..."
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(Forest of Death)
Sakumo sat down on the rocky grounds. A few feet away was Yasaki, currently standing up. The two were both on a rocky plateau, with a Stream of water flowing near, This path would serve as their training grounds.
"Alright Brat, now, I should warn you, this training will be unlike anything you've ever had to deal with. This is your chance, You can withdraw and not become my Disciple, and I will make sure that you have a worthy teacher teaching you, no matter Hatake's reputation, but, if you continue to insist on becoming my student, you should be willing to risk your life every day", he stated
"..."
Yasaki merely looked at Sakumo with a calm expression. He didn't move a muscle, nor did he speak a word. He simply looked Sakumo in the eye, and it was very evident what his decision was.
Sakumo smirked, "Very well, Know that I warned you beforehand, Now, let us start killing you," he said pointing at Yasaki.
"Release every bit of Our Clan's White Charka you possess, Take out of your sword and use everything you have in this match. We will be doing one on one, I won't be holding back today, Also, you should know that there is a reason that I am Known as a Legend, so prepare accordingly", he said
Yasaki nod. As he summoned his black sword, which appeared with a Poof..!! of smoke, he closed his eyes and focused.
Immediately, a release of Chakra erupted from his body, continuously flowing outwards rapidly.
Sakumo's hair was slightly blowing in the wind, by Yasaki's Chakra.
"Are you done preparing?"
"Not yet"
At the tip of his sword, White Aura began to appear, and it instantly ran across his entire body. Covering him fully in White Chakra Cloak.
"Now I am ready", Yasaki said opening his eyes
Sakumo nodded and summoned his own sword with the poof..!! of smoke.
"Kill me, or I will kill you", He said pointing his short sword at Yasaki
"..."
Yasaki Stabbed at Sakumo from the distance, as his blade glows white and extends a white ray at high speed to impale Sakumo from a distance. Who else than Sakumo can know the true might of the white ray that carries tremendous force when extending. This white ray coming from that Treasure sword is something that can not be blocked through any means possible.
After all, this is Sakumo's technique in the first place.
The White ray missed as it went through Sakumo's Image.
"..."
Sakumo was crouching down ready to shoot off, as Yasaki swings his sword down and destroying the rocky path in one single line.
"Useless", Came the voice near him, Just beside him
!!!!
Sakumo stabbed Yasaki from the side, as Yasaki merely leaned sideways and took a step forward.
Sakumo's attacked missed from the point-blank range. As Yasaki was in the position to Finish Sakumo.
Yasaki didn't waste a moment and bring his sword up to stab his throat.
*Tink
The attack was Parried by something unknown. As Yasaki stumbled from the recoil.
Yasaki was not the only person with AfterImage, this is the technique of Sakumo in the first place.
Sakumo didn't waste the chance either and swipe to cut Yasaki's head.
"..."
The attack went through Yasaki, as Sakumo in a single fluid motion and without even looking, swipes his sword to his back.
*Tink
Yasaki who was about to stab Sakumo stumbled from the recoil of the parry yet again.
"If all you do is a strike, you still have not truly exchanged blows with your opponent. When engaging the opponent in battle, you must reach out and touch their heart. Otherwise, it is impossible to threaten your foe's life in the true meaning of the word. "Mind, skill, and body." All martial arts share this concept"
White Aura came from Sakumo in a mere second, and, as a master of unrivaled power, His body movements appear as mere blurs. Producing instantaneous movements and moving at an almost god-like speed.
"..."
The God Like stab came at Yasaki in Godly speed as he sways and rotated a bit.
The unthinkable and undodgeable attack, Missed...
Yasaki didn't waste any movements as he slashed towards Sakumo in mid-motion.
There was no way to dodge or block the attack. No matter how good one is.
Sakumo released all of the chakra on his short sword all at once.
!!!!
There was no dodging that. Yasaki received major damage while being launched off his feet, and flew towards the Big stone.
Booooommm..!!!
Yasaki cracked through the Big stone and kept on rolling on the stone path.
He put a hand on the ground to flip on his feets as he kept on sliding.
The moment he stopped sliding, Sakumo was walking beside him looking down on him.
!!!
He looked down, he was stabbed on his abdomen as he fell losing blood after blood.
Sakumo stood there coldly looking down on Yasaki.
"Get up..!! It's time you learned why you're out of your league..!!"
Sakumo said that and brutally kicked Yasaki who slid down to slam at the big rock.
He gritted his teeth and stood up, as he shakingly held his sword with two hands.
"You fight only with instinct. It is admirable. You dodge almost every attack, But it's not perfect. Perhaps a Master could pull this off, who has years of Fighting experience, But you are not one of them", Sakumo said as he started moving towards shivering and bloody Yasaki.
"Masters are those who abandon reason, instinct, logic... and even truth. For those are nothing but limits that restrict the Master. The way that you fight is akin to that of a mutt blindly following the word of its master. That's what you are, a puppy-dog. Grow up and see the world, puppy, Right now, You're fighting a wild hound"
Sakumo dashed towards Yasaki in godly speed yet again, and stabbed towards his heart
But the stab went through Yasaki. As he appeared behind Sakumo and slashed his sword sideways,
"Moon Fang", a powerful wave that destroyed everything in its path originate from his blade.
It bisected Sakumo from the middle but he appeared to be mere AfterImage.
"Using my very techniques against me. What a brilliant Idea. But then again, you lack the options... Moon Fang", A voice was heard behind Yasaki
!!!
Sakumo copied Yasaki's movements and releases highly condensed energy at the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack that flies forward. This slash was powerful enough to cause large-scale damage and destruction.
Yasaki couldn't dodge the attack, Sakumo techniques are sharper, better, stronger, He is way faster than Yasaki.
This was not a match on equal grounds.
Yasaki brought his sword above his chest to block the attack that made him flew back and slammed right onto the big stone that broke because of the force of attack as well.
"Are you done, Puppy"
"Shut up!", Yasaki threw some blood and shankingly stood up
"Then try to kill me" Sakumo stated as he flashed right in front of tired and beaten Yasaki. Yasaki thrust his sword at Sakumo, but Sakumo held it with one hand, without any effort.
"This is useless" he stated, as blood dripped from his hand, yet, sakumo didn't show any sign of pain
'Dangit..!! Dangit..!! Dangit..!!' Yasaki thought, as he pulled the sword out of the smirking Sakumo's hand and aimed for an upward diagonal strike for his head.
"I will not lose", He stated.
*Tink
!!!
Yasaki fell on his butt, as the sword flew out of his hand by that single parry of Sakumo.
Yasaki stood barely.
Sakumo smirked, as his Chakra pressure blew Yasaki away into another rock with immense force.
"AAAAGH!" Yasaki screamed in pain, as his spine was nearly crushed by the immense force of the Chakra Pressure. He slumped to the ground, unable to stand any longer. His arms shook violently, as he tried to move them.
"Why won't my arms move...?!" He could only stare blankly at Sakumo who was moving towards Yasaki at a slow pace.
"MOVE, DAMNIT!", Yasaki shut his eyes, as an intense wave of pain raced through them.
"Is that all, Puppy"
"Don't call me puppy," He shouted, as he stood up and shakingly and painfully raised his nearly useless hand, White Chakra on him shined with even greater light.
"Radiant Light", He Yelled
[T/N: Teen Gohan Kamehameha against super perfect cell]
He unleashed the deadly light upon Sakumo with a fierce flash of light.
"Oh You stupid boy" he stated as the attack went past and through him.
Sakumo flashed in front of Yasaki, thrusting his hand through his stomach and grabbed him by the collar. "Why are you so weak?"
He back throw Yasaki onto another stone
Bloody Yasaki kept on lying there as he blinked, as he stared at the sky in shock.
"I continue to fight.... I train everyday, and yet, I continue to lose....why?!" He muttered, staring at the sky blankly
"When have I become so weak?..!!"
Sakumo gently picked Yasaki up in Bridal style and making him sit on the rock.
"Do you want to know the reason why you couldn't beat me?", Sakumo gently asked, bandaging Yasaki with the basic Medical Knowledge of his.
"Yes", He asked almost in trance, He wants to know it so bad
"You couldn't beat me for a simple fact...", Sakumo started
"What is it?", Yasaki asked feeling like he was about to hear a secret
"Well, It's a big secret of mine", Sakumo said
"I won't tell anyone", Yasaki said gulping
"Alright then, You lost me because..."
*Gulp
"Because your weaker than me... Hahahaha", Sakumo laughed
Yasaki grumbled in pain and frustration
Hahahaha
"Stop Laughing, you stupid Old man", Yasaki growled in frustration
"Stupid, stupid, Stupid"
Sakumo barely stopped laughing.
"Brat"
"I am not talking to you, Hmph" He retorted, looking around.
Sakumo chuckled, but quickly resumed his original cold look, "Hatake Yasaki"
!!!!
"Yes sensei"
"Tell me, What makes someone strong?"
That question took Yasaki back, and he stared at Sakumo questioningly.
The Legendary White Fang merely chuckled.
"Don't tell me you haven't noticed it yet..." He mused, folding his arms across his chest. "But I suspect you wouldn't know. After all, you've been relying on that sword as your power source for over 7 years..."
"..."
"What do you mean?"
"Do you want to know the other reason why you lost, Yasaki?"
Sakumo said, in a laughing tone.
"..."
"Yes, I want to know"
"It's because you rely on that sword too much, I don't know if you understand this or not.... but that sword isn't yours. It was your Kaa san's"
"..."
"That sword, I don't sense any presence from it, it has no heart, no soul, how sad to see an owner with a forgotten blade", Sakumo said
"..."
"I have fought against many opponents in my lifetime and have crossed blade against each and every one of them. Even though I've never really given much thought about it, I was able to at least read a part of their heart. But I don't sense anything from your blade, I can't read it at all, it's an empty shell of what it used to be. How sad it must be for you to carry a blade that has no will nor a soul"
"I-It's my sword", He looked at his black sword with little moist in his eyes, Like he was going to cry right there.
Sakumo frowned, "Wake up, Hatake Yasaki, You hold that blade in the memory of your mother, It is not your sword, It was your Kaa san's"
"..."
"At the age of 2, You started swinging Nozomi's sword, Learning her forms, you started re-creating her techniques all on your own, It was absolutely mind blowing, Your Talents in Kenjutsu is something that I have not seen in my entire life, I wasn't even half as talented as you are"
"..."
"Perhaps you might not see it... but you have already reached the appex of Swordsmanship, Surpassing both Nozomi and me in that regard"
!!!
Yasaki looked at Sakumo shocked, "But... I did use my full strength against you, yet I could 't even touch--"
"Borrowed Power will only take you so far" Sakumo interrupted.
"..."
"You use her sword to recreate her Techniques... I spent many years with Nozomi, why do you think, a Puppy like you, who only spent 2 years with her know her techniques better than me"
"..."
"Stances are the foundation. You wanted to Learn Longsword to honour your Mother's memory. I didn't stop you, Because you wanted to walk the path that your mother walked. I couldn't have stopped you, even I wanted to"
"..."
"Years after Years, You drowned yourself in that Black sword, Mourning for your mother, Keeping her alive like this. I didn't stop you, Because it would make you a strong Shinobi as well"
"..."
"Then Your Kenjutsu talent began to blossom into something marvelous, You fully mastered her techniques in mere 5 Years, that she took more 20 Years, You even began to master my own skills"
"..."
"Look at me Yasaki, I am more than 30 Years Old, Learning the ways of the sword for more than 23 Years, Yet, you took less than 7 Years to surpass me in swordsmanship"
"..."
"Yet you still couldn't touch me. Why?"
"I don't know"
"If I take the sword arts away from you, What can you even do?"
"..."
"That's what I did just now, You couldn't defeat me relying on Nozomi's and my powers"
"..."
"You may not have realize it yet.... but, that Sword with no soul and master is awaiting for you, Hatake Yasaki to claim it. Not just some second hand copy of your Mother"
"..."
"The way you are now, You can never bring the true power of that Treasure Blade"
"It's your own strength, Your Arts, Your Sword, Not your Kaa san's, She is Dead"
!!!
He subconsciously touched the locket on his neck. Tears fell from his eyes.
"Accept the reality, And stop mourning for her, And from today onwards, Using her Stances as the foundation of your Swordsmanship, Start learning your own craft"
Yasaki's face held an expression of understanding, as he looked down at the roof ground they both were standing on. "I Understand", He muttered
Sakumo smiled proudly at his son.
"In battle, the only person you can trust is only yourself. From the moment you start fighting... nothing else matters. Not that sword, nor your Arts, not even your own fear.... just you... and your own strength." He turned to walk away.
"If you learn to trust in your own power... then you can overcome the binds that hold you." Without another word, he start moving, Leaving Yasaki to think on his own
