"Lixing, can you tell me what ninjutsu you used to kill Gou Huang that day? Was it a Kekkei Genkai? I didn't even see you make hand signs."
In a dessert shop, Yugito asked Lixing about the move he used previously.
"It wasn't a Kekkei Genkai, it was a breathing technique. What? Do you want to learn? As someone from Cloud Village, you must know swordsmanship, right?"
Hearing that it was related to swordsmanship, Yugito immediately grabbed Lixing's hand. "Really? I know swordsmanship!"
Then she suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly let go of Lixing's hand. "Ahem... I don't necessarily want to learn that breathing technique. Since you're so eager to teach me, I'll reluctantly learn it."
"That's perfect. Xing Jun, stop teaching her. She doesn't want to learn anyway."
"What did you say? Little girl! Do you want to fight?"
"Just a defeated opponent, bring it on!"
Yugito and Karin each placed a foot on the table, their foreheads touching, exuding the aura of fierce bandits.
However, Lixing was displeased. Their feet on the table had ruined his breakfast. As a big eater, he couldn't stand his food being destroyed.
"Hey! You two! If you want to fight, I'll fight you! Come with me to the outskirts!"
...
"It's all your fault for upsetting Xing Jun. Xing Jun hates it when people waste food."
"As if you didn't waste it. Besides, you were the one who picked a fight first."
The two continued to bicker along the way, neither willing to back down.
Upon arriving at a grassland, Lixing stopped and threw a Nichirin blade to Yugito.
"You said you wanted to learn breathing techniques, so let me see your swordsmanship! Come on, you two attack together."
Yugito stroked the Nichirin blade Lixing gave her. She knew it was a good sword without drawing it. She then unsheathed it and pointed it towards the sun. The Nichirin blade gradually turned a faint blue.
"It changed color without even learning a breathing technique yet?" Lixing was somewhat shocked. If this were his previous life, she would definitely be a protagonist.
Karin was not to be outdone and activated her Mangekyo Sharingan, preparing to fight.
The two exchanged a glance, nodded, and simultaneously attacked Lixing from front and back. Yugito, known for her speed, aimed her Nichirin blade directly at Lixing's back, while Karin, who was stronger, attacked from the front.
Lixing remained unhurried. He sidestepped slightly, grabbed Yugito's blade with one hand, and Karin's fist with the other. With a gentle push, Karin and Yugito collided, and the Nichirin blade fell to the ground.
"You two are thinking too simply. When an enemy who completely outclasses you is in front of you, this kind of coordination is useless. At such times, you must be cunning. As long as you can win, nothing is wrong!"
Lixing stood before them, looking down at them from a superior, teacher-like stance.
"This feeling is quite nostalgic, Xing Jun." Karin recalled how cool Lixing looked when he taught her super strength.
"Enough nonsense, little girl!" Yugito, unlike Karin, wasn't smitten. She picked up the Nichirin blade and attacked again. Unlike last time, Yugito used Shadow Clones, with three Yugitos attacking Lixing from three directions simultaneously. Each Yugito's attack style was different: a thrust, a horizontal slash, and a vertical chop.
Such an attack pattern might be difficult for others to handle, but Lixing was all too familiar with swordsmanship.
Lixing shifted his position, first intercepting the thrusting Nichirin blade, then pushing it forward. In an instant, he blocked the horizontally slashing blade with his sword tip, and simultaneously parried the downward vertical chop.
"Xing Jun! Be careful!"
Just as Yugito was stunned, Karin appeared in the air above and kicked down forcefully.
However, Lixing still had one hand free. He raised his palm and steadily caught Karin's kick.
"Continue, your coordination is still not enough!" Lixing flung them away, jumped onto a rock, and stood with his hands behind his back, looking very smug.
Karin and Yugito exchanged glances again, then used two smoke bombs to obscure Lixing's vision.
"Fire Style, Grand Fireball Jutsu!"
"Sage Art, Water Style, Water Wall!"
A large fireball suddenly flew out of the smoke. Lixing immediately used Water Style, and a water wall suddenly erupted from the surroundings, easily blocking the fireball. (Xing used Sage Arts, existing beyond Six Paths.)
Following the fireball was a combined attack from Karin and Yugito. Karin punched towards Yugito's Nichirin blade, and Yugito, propelled by Karin's impact and her own speed, instantly sliced through Lixing's Water Wall.
"A familiar attack pattern. Oh, I remember, this is how I killed Douma." While reminiscing, Lixing's hands didn't stop. He extended two fingers again, and Lixing easily pinched Yugito's blade.
However, before Lixing could say anything, another Yugito emerged from beneath Lixing's feet, breaking through the stone. The unbalanced Lixing was then hugged by Yugito, with a blade held against his throat.
"Hahaha, Xing, you've fallen. You're an invincible existence, yet you lost to two young girls." Li Yun couldn't help but mock Lixing again.
"Shut up, I was just going easy on you." Lixing would never admit to being careless. He could yield to anyone, but to Li Yun, who mocked him all the time, Lixing was always stubborn.
"Yare yare, how truly despicable. Using smoke bombs to obscure vision, the main body hiding underground, letting a clone attack from the front. The steam generated by the fireball and water wall provided you with an opportunity. Good coordination, worthy of praise!"
Lixing chuckled helplessly, then hugged Yugito from behind and kissed her gently. This made Yugito blush.
"What! You told us to be cunning, and then you're kissing me? What's that supposed to mean..."
"Xing Jun, I want one too! I want one too! This is the first time I've beaten you, so you have to give me a reward!" Karin, seeing this, quickly ran to Lixing and jumped up, wrapping her limbs tightly around Lixing, and also around Yugito.
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"No, Iaido is with the blade facing upwards. You pass by the enemy at the fastest speed, and at the same moment, you draw your sword and slit the enemy's throat. The wound will be delayed for a period of time. Only when you sheath your sword will the entire sequence be completed, a truly flashy display!"
On the grassland, Lixing was hand-in-hand teaching Yugito how to practice Iaido. After learning Iaido, she would then practice it with the Thunder Breathing style.
Karin sat on a cloth, preparing lunch, looking like a dutiful wife.
...
Days passed, and another month went by. In the meantime, Itachi and Kisame had captured the Four-Tails. Lixing had Karin seal the Tailed Beast on his behalf. As for Kakuzu and Hidan, they were still being slow and hadn't captured the Five-Tails yet.
To give Yugito better practice, Lixing had also assimilated her body, turning her into a Rakshasa body like Karin's. Furthermore, the Thunder Breathing style was known for its speed. Coupled with Yugito's own speed, her mortal body couldn't possibly withstand it.
"Thunder Fire Flash!"
A blue flame flashed, mixed with lightning. The path where the thunder and fire passed exploded. This was a sword technique that Yugito had fused herself.
During this period, Yugito had learned the Thunder Breathing style, but she preferred to use it to supplement her combat. With speed came relative strength, so Yugito primarily practiced swordsmanship.
(What a lazy author, and what lazy readers, not even a rating. I have no idea if others like it.)