Konoha's Rock King Emperor

The top of the Iron Country.

Mifune in formal attire led many warriors to greet Zhongli and his entourage from the Land of Fire on the top of the snow-capped mountains. The wind and snow passed by, rolling up waves of silver-white fine waves, which made several people squint their eyes. Only the three boats remained motionless, allowing the wind and snow to hit them head-on.

Mifune, who leads by example, is the main reason why he has been able to control this group of rebellious warriors in the Kingdom of Iron over the years. Although the samurai class is poor, these people are from noble families from various countries, and their family backgrounds are very superior. When they come to the Kingdom of Iron, This land is also to create a true country of samurai, and Mifune is their inner belief.

He understood the beliefs of these samurai, but Mifune naturally understood in his heart that more than 40 years had passed since the establishment of Konoha, and the protagonists of the era were these ninjas. The martial arts that the Iron Country can master are all chakra-like swordsmanship.

As for Zhongli, who has become famous recently, Mifune does not want him to appear in the Iron Kingdom in his heart. It is now during the Ninja World War. Although the Iron Kingdom has the status of a neutral country, the reason is that the domestic samurai are all It is inextricably linked to the famous nobles of various countries, so generally speaking, the flames of the Ninja World War cannot be burned here.

This does not mean that the village shadows will not attack the Iron Kingdom. For example, the Earth Kingdom has hundreds of genin, and the chunin was killed by Zhongli. With such a blood feud, Zhongli's appearance in the Iron Kingdom will naturally attract the attention of the Earth Kingdom. .

His identity is particularly sensitive. Once something happens to him in the Iron Kingdom, the situation of the Iron Kingdom, which is dealing with big countries, will become extremely troublesome.

"Mifune-sama...they are coming."

In the misty wind and snow, Zhongli, several Fire Country guards, and the daimyo arranged to escort the ninjas and slowly stepped into the snow-capped mountains of the Iron Country.

Regarding going to the Kingdom of Iron, Hokage's senior advisor Mito Kadoen endorsed Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, and asked the Third Hokage to arrange a group of Anbu to follow and protect Zhongli, although the Third Hokage and Danzo did not understand why Mito Tomon Yan changed his mind after visiting Daming Mansion once, but since his old friends suggested this, the two of them naturally couldn't say anything more.

"Zhongli...Mr."

After the two sides met, Mifune held back for a long time and still used the word "Mr." This man was famous in various countries, not only for his strength, but also for his reputation in the literary world. He is older than Zhongli, but he is still addressed as sir.

Today, Zhongli is wearing a suit of specially customized clothes. It looks like aristocratic clothes but not like aristocratic clothes. It is traditional Liyue casual clothes sewn with silk. The clothes are plain white and embroidered with gradient blue dragon patterns, from the crown to the sleeves. The cloak is all in navy blue, and he is holding a gorgeous folding fan. He arrives in the Kingdom of Iron as leisurely as a noble prince.

It has to be said that Zhongli's outfit is still very eye-catching. At the same time, his response to Mifune's address is still very humble and polite: "This time I came to the Kingdom of Iron, I still hope to do more research on traditional kendo."

The word warrior was not mentioned. Essentially, Zhongli felt that the scope of kendo was not limited to so-called warriors. Could it be that ninjas could not have kendo? Or is there no such thing as swordsmanship in other professions?

Limiting it to specific nouns and occupations is a pedantic act in itself. As for Mifune, he also understood the meaning of Zhongli's words. It is not surprising that in the eyes of this group of ninjas, the so-called kendo is a kind of killing body art, which completely loses the spirit of the traditional samurai. .

"Mr. Zhongli, how do you understand the way of swordsmanship?"

"Before talking about kendo, you must abide by certain principles, which can be simply summarized as follows: righteousness, courage, benevolence, etiquette, sincerity, honor, loyalty, and self-denial."

As soon as these words came out, Mifune and others were very surprised, because they did not expect that Zhongli's first sentence was to explain the entire kendo theoretical system.

Not only Mifune, but several Anbu who followed also had a headache. They took out small notes and began to record Zhongli's words and deeds.

Mifune smiled when he heard this: "In fact, kendo is the same as ninja. They are all designed to learn the skills of killing blades. In today's era, kendo has long been outdated."

Mentioning this matter, Zhongli said solemnly: "Kendo is not outdated as Mifune-sama said. It is designed to learn the technique of killing the blade. The higher-dimensional spiritual meaning it contains is the inheritance of ancient offensive and defensive techniques. Between skills!"

Zhongli's first sentence made Mifune and others stunned. He continued to speak seriously: "Not only can physical physique, physical strength, health, longevity, etc. be improved, but also metaphysical observation, understanding, judgment, How can spiritual education such as discipline, reflection, self-denial, temperance, comity, faith, and benevolence be said to be out of date? Moreover, in this era, isn’t it a very ridiculous thing for practitioners to have such a disdainful attitude towards kendo? Are you thinking about the fallacies?"

For Zhongli, the so-called martial arts is nothing more than the accumulation of long-term practice, which can lead to technical progress. In the process of hard work and accumulation, it is often accompanied by various pains, and endurance of these pains is part of the practice. Persistence and correct efforts will produce good results and lead to success.

The joy and self-confidence brought by success will become the power to challenge higher goals. If you repeat this way, you will be able to improve technically and spiritually. Don't use lack of physical strength or motor clumsiness as an excuse to stop. In any case, long-term practice is the best way.

Many people who were originally clumsy have become excellent martial arts masters through patience and hard work. Whether it is the traditional Inazuma school or the Liyue martial arts, they both emphasize awareness and relaxation, and ultimately achieve the effect of health preservation.

"Practitioners, even if they are trapped in a tight siege, must resolve the crisis on their own. In times of crisis, they rely on their keen observation, judgment, and execution skills that they have cultivated in daily life. Actively create opportunities, and take action when faced with opportunities. decisive."

Cultivator?

Not a samurai...

Zhongli ignored everyone's troubles and said calmly: "Tomorrow, I will hold a kendo discussion conference in the Kingdom of Iron. If you are interested, Mifune-sama, you can participate in the event together."

Kendo exposition conference?

One of the Iron Kingdom warriors finally couldn't help but asked: "How many kendo schools does Mr. Zhongli know?"

Gently opening the folding fan in his hand, Zhongli, who was decorated with gorgeous silk, walked calmly and said: "In terms of traditional schools, straight heart shadow flow, pommel horse flow, Baoshan flow, standing flow, one sword flow, Chuan flow, Ziyuan flow, Wu Nian Ryu, Yagyu Ryu, Kagami Akechi Ryu, I all know a little bit about it, and I have adopted a style from each, I hope you won’t make fun of it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhongli squeezed with one hand, and the magnetic escape condensed into a long metal knife. Following the emperor's memory of what he saw and heard about Dao Wife back then, he instantly simulated one of the ten ancient Dao Wife sword techniques. Although it is not a powerful martial skill, the characteristics of various styles of moves were briefly demonstrated by Zhongli, showing Zhongli's erudite ability.

The moves displayed by each of the ten styles were transformed from decay to magic in Zhongli's hands. The simple movements seemed to be full of oppression. The samurai of the Iron Country present and even the ANBU of Konoha were in awe!

This Mr. Zhongli is really knowledgeable and talented. Even the moves of the ancient kendo school are so impressive. Although most of the kendo martial arts in this era have been lost, these warriors can still detect some clues in the way Zhongli displays them. It's possible that the ten moves he showed are the lost ancient swordsmanship moves!