Killer Bee still held a sword in one hand, staring wide-eyed in disbelief. For once, he wasn't even thinking about his usual raps.
A foreigner had not only found him, but blocked every single one of his blades in one go.
It was unbelievable.
There had been other outsiders who tried to sneak in and investigate the Eight-Tails before.
But it had been a long time since Killer Bee had used the Eight-Tails' power—or even a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Most people couldn't handle his strange sword style.
"What's your goal, you weird white-haired guy with your eyes covered?"
This guy clearly had strong skills and couldn't be underestimated, but during the move "Isshiki" in their fight, Killer Bee could tell—this man had no killing intent at all.
He was only fighting back just for the sake of it.
He didn't seem to be here for the Eight Tails either. All in all, he was just a strong guy with unclear intentions.
Since the fight had gotten this far and didn't seem to be going anywhere, if it turned out he was up to no good, Killer Bee figured he'd just hit him with a Tailed Beast Bomb and be done with it.
Killer Bee had already made up his mind.
"That's amazing!"
Kimimaro watched with wide eyes, completely stunned. Both Hatake Satoru and Killer Bee moved incredibly fast.
Especially Killer Bee with all those swords—Kimimaro could only keep up during the brief moments when their blades clashed.
Other than that, he couldn't even follow their movements.
No wonder Hatake Satoru told him to stand aside. Even if he joined in, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
Kimimaro had always been praised by the Kaguya clan as the perfect weapon.
But looking at this now, he wasn't so special—there were clearly other people more suited to being a weapon.
"I'm not interested in the Eight Tails, but your rap is really bad."
"I could be nice and teach you a thing or two~"
Hatake Satoru smiled in a smug, teasing way.
Still, what he said wasn't really wrong.
Besides being obsessed with forced rhymes, calling what Killer Bee did "rap" was already pushing it.
His style wasn't that different from those silly memes with yellow skirts and fluffy hair.
Hatake Satoru vaguely remembered Killer Bee's rapping in the original story—it wasn't this bad. Was it just too early in the timeline?
This guy hadn't even reached the level he had in the main story.
"Huh?"
"You say you can teach me, but I don't even know how good you are."
"Even if your sword skills are solid, rap isn't the same as swordplay."
Killer Bee quickly snapped out of the frustration from earlier and got back into his usual back-and-forth banter with Hatake Satoru.
From beginning to end, Satoru hadn't shown any real hostility.
Killer Bee was starting to trust him a bit.
Kimimaro had shown a flash of killing intent earlier, but Satoru clearly calmed him down. He'd just been standing there watching the whole time.
"I don't even have any sword style, so stop with those forced rhymes already."
Hatake Satoru exchanged a look with Kimimaro, then snapped his fingers.
Killer Bee tensed up right away. He and the Raikage had their own combo moves, so this could easily be some kind of secret signal for a surprise attack.
But Kimimaro understood instantly and started putting together a small xylophone-like instrument using bones of different sizes.
It looked like a kid's toy at first glance, but being made out of real bones made it pretty creepy.
He grabbed the bone sword Satoru had used earlier and used it like a mallet to play the keys.
With surprising skill, Kimimaro slid the blade across the keys—and the bones actually made different musical notes.
Killer Bee looked Kimimaro up and down.
He had guessed earlier that the bones coming out of the boy's body were part of his Kekkei Genkai.
But he never thought bones could be used like this.
"So that's how you use a Kekkei Genkai, huh?"
"Bone-made instrument, sharp and clear sound."
Killer Bee started to understand why Hatake Satoru kept Kimimaro by his side.
Isn't this basically bringing a walking musical instrument?
This guy really came fully prepared to be a teacher.
"Alright then, let me show you."
Seeing that Kimimaro was ready with the instrument, Hatake Satoru rolled up his sleeves and found a rock nearby.
He stepped on it with one foot, striking a pose like he was standing on a speaker.
"They always walk around like they own the place, always going, what's up? man? respect? like it's a catchphrase."
"I'd rather stand back with my hands in my pockets than fake being your homie and stab you in the back."
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"You're such a fool, such a fool. So what? So what?"
Even though Kimimaro's playing was a total mess, Hatake Satoru's voice actually managed to pull it together a bit.
His tone was a bit more playful than most people's, but paired with the lyrics, it made the sarcasm hit even harder.
You could clearly feel a kind of smug, condescending attitude just from the way he sang.
"Whoa, that was awesome!"
"I respect your skills now—those last few lines had so much power. Teach me, teach me!"
"As expected of you. Whether it's with a blade or rap, you're so good at it!"
With the music and his delivery, Hatake Satoru's personality really came through in his rap.
Killer Bee suddenly lit up—this was like opening the door to a whole new world for him.
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The kind of rap he knew was just about rhyming.
But Hatake Satoru's style had real melody and rhythm—that's what real rap was.
Killer Bee started thinking through the beat and flow of those lines on his own.
"Of course! I'm awesome like that."
Hatake Satoru had always been good at praising himself.
Honestly, the main reason Killer Bee was so impressed was probably because no one around him knew how to rap.
He'd just been messing around with it on his own.
But Hatake Satoru had a naturally good voice, and with some decent singing skills, he could make it sound pretty solid without much effort.
Whether it was rap or swordplay, neither seemed like something he had deeply studied.
But Gojo Satoru—that was supposed to be a man who was perfect in every way… except his personality.
So doing this shouldn't be a problem, right?
Hatake Satoru, thinking to himself, opened his system panel for a quick look.
He happened to notice the progress bar had gone up by 1%.
[Character Template: Gojo Satoru]
[Current Accuracy: 56%]
[Unlocked Skills: Six Eyes, Limitless Technique, Red, Blue, Cursed Speech]
[Please continue improving the template to unlock more rewards.]
As long as it keeps going up, that's good enough.
Hatake Satoru touched his chin in thought.
But before he could close the system panel, a deep voice suddenly shouted from not far away.
"Who are you people?! How dare you break into a forbidden area!"
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