Tachibana Ukyo in Naruto World

Konohagakure.

Back of a mountain.

A relatively spacious area.

A boy and a girl were engaged in a fierce duel, wielding sharp blades.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that they were only about seven or eight years old.

However, their swordsmanship was far from that of beginners.

The long swords danced in their hands, producing sword shadows.

Every move and strike looked practiced, resembling sword masters.

These two were currently attending the Konoha Ninja Academy.

The older boy was Gekkou Hayate, while the younger girl was Uzuki Yugao.

Not far away, under a large tree, stood a boy in white clothes and blue pants.

The boy held a sword in his left hand and occasionally coughed into his right hand, but his eyes were always on the two in the duel, occasionally showing a hint of a smile.

Thanks to his teaching, these two had made significant progress.

He had been in the Naruto world for some time now.

As Gekkou Hayate's cousin, Gekkou Tenya had fully adapted to this body, inheriting its Kekkei Genkai [Transparent Escape].

However, this Kekkei Genkai was not perfect.

The cost of awakening it was the exhaustion of the body's potential, resulting in physical weakness.

This body, inheriting the Gekkou clan's Kekkei Genkai, could not escape the fate of frailty.

Although he didn't look like the future Gekkou Hayate with prominent dark circles, he wasn't much better.

Perhaps due to the damage from awakening the Kekkei Genkai, this body had a persistent cough.

At this moment, a transparent screen appeared in front of Gekkou Tenya.

Divine Role-Playing System!

[Host: Gekkou Tenya]

[Character: Ukyo Tachibana]

[School: Shindō Munen-ryū]

[Role-Playing Progress: 50.1%]

[Combat Power: Elite Chunin]

[Daily Task: Swing the sword 1000 times, increase role-playing progress by 0.1% (Completed)]

[Long-Term Task: Each new sword technique learned increases role-playing progress (Note: The higher the level of the sword technique, the more progress it provides)]

Upon arriving in the Naruto world, Gekkou Tenya had activated this so-called Divine Role-Playing System.

Because of his frequent coughing, the system matched him with the popular swordsman Ukyo Tachibana from his previous life.

Thus, with the system's assistance, his strength had significantly improved.

In a short time, he progressed from an ordinary Genin to his current status as an elite Chunin.

Due to his low profile, Gekkou Tenya still held the title of Genin.

This was a necessary precaution.

Standing out too much would easily catch the attention of Danzo, the heartless leader of Root, and could result in being forced to join Root.

Root was the darkest part of Konoha.

Members would be brainwashed by Danzo, becoming his private armed force, and would be marked with the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.

Their lives would be out of their control.

The mere thought of it was enough; he definitely wouldn't join such an organization.

Therefore, for his own safety, he decided to lay low until he gained more power.

At this moment, there was a noticeable change in the duel.

Gekkou Hayate's sword deflected Uzuki Yugao's long sword, driving straight towards her face.

It was too late for Gekkou Hayate to retract his sword.

"Yugao, dodge!"

"Ah!"

Uzuki Yugao froze, not knowing what to do.

Sigh!

They vaguely heard a sigh.

When they came to their senses, a sword light blossomed before them.

Immediately after, Gekkou Hayate felt a powerful force, and his sword was uncontrollably flung out, landing in the ground not far away.

The crisis was extinguished in its infancy.

As they regained their composure, they realized Gekkou Tenya was already standing before them, with a trail of afterimages behind him.

Each afterimage was of Gekkou Tenya, lingering for a while before disappearing.

Gekkou Hayate and Uzuki Yugao exchanged glances, eyes full of eagerness.

"Big brother, what was that move? Can you teach me?"

"Brother Tenya, I want to learn that move too!"

Seeing their eager eyes, Gekkou Tenya patted their heads and smiled softly, "That move is called [Phantom Step Slash], a new technique I've recently developed. To master it, you need a strong body, which you currently lack."

"So, if you want to learn it, strive to become stronger!"

With that, Gekkou Tenya patted their heads again.

Gekkou Hayate and Uzuki Yugao tried to dodge, but couldn't escape Gekkou Tenya's grasp and had to accept reality.

However, their eyes were full of determination.

"Big brother, I will strive to become stronger!"

"Brother Tenya, I will work hard to become stronger too!"

"Good!"

Gekkou Tenya nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's enough for today. You two should go back now!"

"Brother Tenya, aren't you coming with us?"

"No, I still have some things to handle. You go on ahead!"

"Okay!"

Watching them leave, Gekkou Tenya turned his gaze to the nearby forest.

"You've been hiding for long enough. Come out, Kakashi!"

Whoosh!

Moments later, a masked figure appeared before Gekkou Tenya.

Kakashi curiously asked, "When did you notice me?"

"The moment you arrived!"

Kakashi's pupils shrank slightly, showing disbelief.

He was confident in his stealth skills, but Gekkou Tenya's answer shook his confidence.

The man before him seemed to have hidden depths.

"So, why are you here?" Gekkou Tenya asked directly.

Kakashi replied succinctly, "To challenge you, of course!"

"Heh, challenging me comes with a price. Did you bring your wager?"

"Of course!"

Kakashi took out a scroll.

"This scroll contains a B-rank sword technique. I believe you'll be interested!" Kakashi introduced briefly.

"Not bad!" Gekkou Tenya's eyes lit up. "If you defeat me, I will teach you an equivalent sword technique."

"Can I learn the [Phantom Step Slash] you used earlier?"

"Sure, if you can defeat me, I'll teach you [Phantom Step Slash]!"

"Alright, it's a deal!"

They were familiar with each other, having dueled several times before.

With the agreement set, they prepared for their match.