"Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

  Feeling Satoshi's somewhat hungry gaze, even Toji, who possessed Heavenly Restri and an incredibly strong body couldn't help but shudder subsciously.

  Isn't this kid ag a little toe today?

  Today alone, Satoshi had fed another Zanpakutō and achieved a breakthrough in Kendo.

  If this had happeo an adult, Toji would have thought, This guy has some potential. He might make a name for himself iure.

  But this was a six-year-old.

  Toji felt like the world ersonally smag him in the face.

  People his age hadn't even had their time to shi, but these kids—Satoshi and Satoru—were already so far ahead it was ridiculous.

  "No, I was just thinking about how strong your hand-to-hand bat is, Toji."

  "We both have Heavenly Restri, so we should prioritize physical bat development iure. I'm pnning to train my hand-to-hand bat too."

  Satoshi's words instantly silenced everyone.

  "???"

  Shunichi, in particur, was stunned.

  He had just lost to Satoshi in kendo.

  But now, just mier, was Satoshi already moving on to something else?!

  Was he really going to abandon kendo just like that?

  Young Master Satoshi, you 't waste your talent! If you train properly, the Gojo family could have a young swordmaster in just a few years…

  Shunichi wao stop him.

  But before he could say anything, Satoru beat him to it.

  "Satoshi, you're not going to tinue learning kendo? Why are you suddenly fog on hand-to-hand bat?"

  Satoshi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

  "Why would I stop? I'm still improving my Kendo. But I'll be training my hand-to-hand bat as well…"

  "Satoru, what's the issue?"

  Satoru suddenly felt like he had lost trol of the situation.

  Satoshi had just made a breakthrough in kendo…

  Yet mere seds ter, he was already bored of it?

  Was it really necessary to move on this fast?!

  Satoru had always had an etric personality—zy, carefree, and pletely uned with self-improvement.

  But now, seeing Satoshi's rapid progress, he felt something he had never felt before.

  A sense ency.

  "...It's nothing. As long as you're happy."

  Satoru sighed in resignation.

  In just a few minutes, Satoshi had forced him to rethink his approach to training—twice.

  Shunichi, seeing Satoru already give in, had no choice but to accept the oute.

  If Satoshi wao train both Kendo and hand-to-hand bat…

  Then so be it.

  Besides, he wouldn't be staying at the Gojo residence for a while.

  And, more importantly…

  At this rate, it seemed like even if Satoshi did tiraining kendo, there wouldn't be much left for him to teach.

  ---

  "Uncle Shunichi, hurry up and bee a Grade 1 Sorcerer already."

  "Make sure to unicate with Suzumushi as much as possible and unlock its Shikai soon."

  Satoshi and the others escorted Shunichi to the batrance.

  For the period of time, Shunichi would be apanying a Grade 1 sorcerer from the Yagyū issions.

  "Young Master Satoshi, rest assured. I'll return successful!"

  Clutg Suzumushi, Shuniodded firmly.

  Theuro Satoru.

  "Young Master Satoru, you o start making real progress. If, in this month, your Limitless doesn't improve at all… the head isn't going to be happy."

  Shunichi's words made Satoru freeze.

  Over the past month, he had barely ied with the head.

  Right now, due to Ieiri Inamichi's treatment, the head was still rec, and no one had pressured him too much.

  Because of that, Satoru had been coasting along—pletely rexed.

  "...Fine, I got it."

  Satoru nodded.

  "For the while, I'll focus on training. I won't let myself fall behind Satoshi."

  Finally, Shunichi turo Toji.

  "Zenin, I'm ting on you to keep an eye on Young Master Satoru and Young Master Satoshi."

  With that, he exged a gh Toji aed.

  Even though Satoru and Satoshi were both mentally mature, at the end of the day, they were still just six-year-old boys.

  If he wasn't around, he felt more at ease knowing that Toji and Takuya were there.

  ---

  After Shunichi left, Satoru suggested going to see the head, thehe fe.

  Toji also said goodbye to Satoshi, heading back to the Zenin to search for cursed tools that might suit him.

  Meanwhile, Satoshi stayed behind in the fe, preparing to watch live battles through Suzumushi's ability.

  After all, he was only six years old, and he had rarely left the Gojo estate.

  Life retty b.

  ---

  At the same time, rumors began spreading throughout the Gojo family.

  Word had gotten out that Satoshi had fed a sed Zanpakutō.

  However, due to Kumaen's efforts to blur the truth, no one could tell if the rumors were real or not.

  After all, Satoshi's achievements this past month were insane.

  He had nearly emptied half of the Gojo 's cursed tool ste, yet produo results, leading the head to stop supplying him with cursed tools entirely.

  So how could he have fed a sed Zanpakutō with no materials?

  As for Shunichi defeating Yagyū Saemon?

  What did that have to do with some mystical Zanpakutō?

  Wasn't the Gojo family just strohan the Yagyū ?

  The rumors about this Zanpakutō came from the Kyokushin-ryu dojo.

  But Satoshi himself had never firmed anything.

  It robably just some overexcited disciples exaggerating things.

  To many in the Gojo , Satoshi's silence meant only ohing.

  The sed Zanpakutō did.

  Because if it did, wouldn't he be showing it off to the whole family?

  No one really knew what Satoshi was thinking.

  Even Kumaee all his efforts to manipute public opinion, was starting to doubt himself.

  Had he been wrong?

  Was Suzumushi really just an ordinary cursed tool not a true Zanpakutō?