Chapter 527

Even if you stop practicing for a period of time, these traces will not disappear completely.

Kojima Yoshinobu didn't say a word, grabbed Natsume Chikage's hands directly, turned them over, and carefully checked his palms, tiger's mouth, finger roots, and other key parts.

The skin touched by his fingertips, although not particularly delicate, was absolutely smooth, without any tough, resilient stratum corneum formed by long-term friction of holding rough knife handles.

Kojima Yoshinobu raised his head, and the astonishment in his eyes deepened.

Strange... is there really no trace of holding a sword for years?

Could it be a thorough beginner?

If this is true... then this A-kun's physical comprehension and learning talent in kendo are probably terrifyingly high!

Otherwise, how could he learn it as soon as he was taught, practice it as soon as he practiced, and master the footwork foundation that others need months or even a year to stabilize to such a degree in just a few minutes?

Arai Kotaro also saw Natsume Chikage's palm clearly and confirmed that it was indeed a "beginner's" hand.

For a time, the firmness on his face was replaced by a strange look mixed with shock and disbelief.

Because this discovery means that this Natsume-kun's talent is probably far beyond his estimation, reaching the rare realm of "understanding at a point, body perfectly responding to intention."

This level of physical coordination and learning talent can be called one in ten thousand.

He has practiced swordsmanship and taught swordsmanship for so many years, and he has seen many so-called geniuses, but like Natsume Chikage, who can absorb complex basic essentials and show them near-perfectly after only one explanation and demonstration, there is not one!

However, shock is shock, this is ultimately a great thing.

Arai Kotaro was the first to recover rationality from the shock, he turned to Kojima Yoshinobu, his tone carrying a trace of urgency:

"Master, time is tight, the task is heavy."

"Since A-kun has shown such... amazing talent and mastery speed in basic movement footwork, I think there is no need to spend too much time here. Daily practice consolidation is enough."

He looked at Kojima Yoshinobu with burning eyes.

"At present, we should immediately enter the next core stage of teaching!"

Kojima Yoshinobu recovered from the shock, took a deep breath, and forcibly suppressed the stormy waves in his heart.

He looked at Natsume Chikage's calm face, then looked at the notebook recording the training progress in his hand, nodded heavily, and made a decision:

"Mm, what you said makes sense! Time waits for no one!"

He turned to Natsume Chikage, his eyes becoming extremely serious, even carrying a kind of burning heat when facing a moldable talent:

"Then, next, we will start teaching one of the souls of kendo—swinging the sword! Starting from the most fundamental 'suburi'!"

Natsume Chikage could feel the subtle change in the attitude of the three guidance masters, and he just nodded calmly:

"Mm, understood."

Horie Kenichi's face, however, became a bit ugly.

He didn't expect at all that the scene where A-kun was severely "taught" as expected not only didn't appear, but the other party instead crossed the threshold of basic footwork on the first day with such a crushing posture, and was about to start learning "suburi"!

You know, he was hailed as a leader among his peers, and he also practiced basic footwork solidly for nearly a week, and was beaten by bamboo swords countless times, before he was allowed to touch suburi practice!

Even so, he was already one of the fastest in progress at that time.

There are many people who are slightly less talented or not hard-working enough, and they are still correcting footwork after practicing for a month!

However... he thought about it, this might just be because time is too tight, and the master and senior brother have to compress the progress and relax the requirements.

Yes, it must be like this!

If it followed the normal teaching rhythm, this Natsume Chikage would definitely be full of mistakes like him at the beginning, be beaten repeatedly, and at least have to practice for a week before entering the next stage!

He absolutely doesn't believe that anyone can truly "see it and learn it" in kendo.