This Uchiha Itachi is very lonely

"Holding a sword with both hands is the most basic form of respect for your opponent."

In a forest near the Uchiha tribe, by the stream,

Arturia calmly looked at Itachi opposite, and slowly said: "Stand up your back so that your spine is like a sword. The blade of this sword is facing the enemy on one side and the other on the other side.

Own."

"Any sword swing will have an impact on the enemy and yourself. Whether this impact is good or bad depends on your inner determination."

"The sword should not be too sharp, as it will break easily."

"But it shouldn't be too blunt, especially the edge of the sword must be sharp enough."

"The key points of the most basic swordsmanship are to swing the sword steadily, to thrust the sword quickly, and to draw the sword comfortably..."

…

Holding an iron sword that was almost the same height as himself, Itachi made a simple slashing motion.

Then, he displayed the basic swordsmanship that Artoria knew in his mind one by one.

Stab, point, stir, split, tease, chop, pick...

Almost the same movements were displayed in her eyes, and Artoria no longer felt amazed in her heart.

It has been half a month since I started coaching.

And Itachi's talent far exceeded her imagination.

Although it was said that through the shortcut of spiritual communication, Artoria could directly transmit what she thought and knew into Itachi's mind, but after a few days of teaching, she discovered that the reality was far beyond her expectations.

When she was at the BBQ restaurant, Itachi said, "As long as I am serious enough, learning and understanding will become easy." She truly felt it during this time.

Once, he only needs to watch anything once, and he can learn it completely.

Whether it is theoretical knowledge or the use and mastery of power, Uchiha Itachi can accomplish it seemingly easily.

Although, Artoria, who has understood Itachi's memories, also knows that Uchiha's special Sharingan has insight, and by replicating these two abilities, it can clearly see and reproduce most of the enemy's movements.

But... Uchiha Itachi hasn't awakened the Sharingan yet, let alone reached the level of Nimagatama.

This means that he used his own talent to achieve the power that others could only obtain with the help of blood.

Even Artoria has never had this kind of talent before. At least in the process of learning, she often needs to be familiar with it several times before she can achieve it.

And Uchiha Itachi is completely reproduced one to one, and sometimes even does it better!

"Is this basic swordsmanship? I probably understand it."

Uchiha Itachi slowly stopped his movements and looked at Artoria, who was standing dignifiedly in the distance, "Then next... you should try to learn advanced swordsmanship, right?"

"I feel like my recent physical fitness can keep up with that of an average ninja."

"If we fight each other without relying on physical skills, my physical endurance will definitely be stronger than that of an average adult."

Although the training time was very short, only half a month.

But under the combined effects of the three aspects of training methods, economy, and time, Itachi could still clearly feel his own changes.

If I had been punched in the face by an ordinary adult half a month ago, I would have been knocked to the ground.

Even if he was punched now, he should be able to hold on to his fist and stand firm.

Of course, this is without using any chakra and just relying on the strength of the body itself.

"Not enough..."

Unfortunately, Artoria shook her head, "Physical training is an accumulation process. Although talent can play a certain role in this process, time and effort are more important."

To be honest, according to the original plan, she wanted to swear that she would reach the standard of practicing advanced swordsmanship within three months.

But now, she doesn't dare to measure it with time.

Itachi's progress was too fast, completely beyond the normal accumulation process of physical training.

When we can reach the standard of practicing high-level swordsmanship, we can only look at the results.

That is to say - able to resist various magical elements with the body.

But in this world, this standard should be changed to physical resistance to ninjutsu.

After Artoria explained this standard, Itachi thought about it carefully and nodded seriously.

It turns out that the standard for her positioning is to become an alternate member of the Knights of the Round Table?

If this is the case, I am indeed still some distance away from the standard.

After Artoria proposed the concept of advanced swordsmanship, Itachi naturally would not really wait for her teaching.

After all, she has her own memories.

While browsing, Itachi did not find the so-called advanced swordsmanship.

But she explained the standard in detail today, and he probably knew what those sword skills were.

So what should be the content of today’s teaching? Is it to continue physical training?

"Today I will simply try the most basic swordsmanship and call it a day."

When Itachi raised the question, Artoria shook her head and reminded him, "Your father told you some time ago that today he would go to the memorial monument to burn incense and pay homage to the heroic spirits. Have you forgotten?"

Memorial Monument...

Itachi suddenly remembered this incident.

Life has been so full these days that I have even forgotten about the commemorative monument.

"So...the Western Front seems to have come to an end."

Itachi recalled the content of his father's chat during dinner at home a few days ago.

After the Uchiha team returned to the village, Iwagakure's East Dead Man led a thousand elite troops to invade the Fire Country from Kannabi Bridge.

Afterwards, Namikaze Minato, known as the Golden Flash in the village, rushed to support and fought with the East Dead Man using the bridge as the center of the battlefield.

Then, he and his men ended the war on the western front of the Land of Fire on the condition of destroying the Kannabi Bridge.

"So we have to go home quickly."

After thinking of this incident, Itachi hurriedly put the iron sword in his hand into the rough scabbard and ran towards home.

It sounds like this is something worthy of attention and respect.

If he was late, his father would undoubtedly blame him.

On the way back, Itachi could already see many people in black mourning clothes walking towards the memorial monument.

This made him speed up his pace.

When he got home, Itachi saw his father with a straight face and wearing black mourning clothes waiting at the door.

His mother was also by his side, but she was not wearing mourning clothes, but ordinary home clothes.

Seeing Itachi come back with an iron sword that looked heavy, Mikoto quickly urged: "Go back to the room and change clothes quickly, the clan members are already waiting."

Taking the clothes from his mother's hand, Itachi looked at her with some confusion, "Mother, aren't you going with us?"

"Your mother is not feeling well, we can just go this time."

Fugaku spoke next to him and explained the reason.

Mother is not feeling well?

A feeling of worry arose in Itachi's heart.