Sode no Shirayuki!

In the early morning sunlight, Shunren carried out his daily cultivation in his own courtyard.

First, the Heavy Black Iron Ruler was projected onto his body and carried on his back, which could achieve the effect of bearing the weight of his body and suppressing his Chakra.

However, after nearly a year of adaptation, Shunren has become able to fight under this pressure. However, under the double suppression, his strength is only equivalent to that of an ordinary Chunin. Of course, this cannot be generalized. The strength of his arm when wielding the Heavy Black Iron Ruler can make his muscle strength reach the level of Jonin.

Shunren did not remove the Heavy Black Iron Ruler from his back, but carried it like that. Under normal circumstances, he rarely used the Heavy Black Iron Ruler for training, because the only sword technique that matched it was "Konoha Style: May Rain Slash". With such a heavy weapon, he did not need any skills in battle, and could simply swing it.

With your hands tied in "Wei", you concentrate your mental energy, raise your chakra, and construct the form of the created thing in your brain.

"Yin Release: Projection!"

A biting chill filled the air, and a patch of snow-white appeared before my eyes.

It was a slender, long sword, entirely white including the blade, guard, and hilt, with a pure white ribbon tied to the end of the handle. Its design was quite unique, completely different from the Ninja Blade commonly found in this world. It looked somewhat like a samurai sword, but upon closer inspection, it was different.

Shunren gripped the knife tightly in his hand, feeling a chilling aura emanating from the hilt that even froze his hands for a moment. But Shunren did not let go, holding it firmly in his hand.

After a moment, Shunren slowly exhaled a breath of cold air and murmured, "It's finally stabilized. The Yin Release Escape formation..."

The peculiar sword in Shunren's hand at this moment is none other than Rukia Kuchiki's Zanpakuto, Sode no Shirayuki, from the anime/manga series * Sode no Shirayuki *!

Shunren had actually projected Sode no Shirayuki before, but the problem was that he couldn't keep it stable for long, just like Zangetsu, it would only last for a few seconds before disappearing. Therefore, Shunren had never used Sode no Shirayuki in previous battles, since using a weapon he hadn't mastered in battle was simply courting death.

However, Zangetsu is an exception, because Zangetsu possesses the "Getsuga Tensho," which absorbs the wielder's energy to unleash a massive slash. It has the characteristics of high output and high burst damage, but it also consumes a lot of energy. Currently, even at his peak, Shunren can only unleash it three times. Therefore, the disappearance of Zangetsu after using Getsuga Tensho is not a big deal.

However, Sode no Shirayuki is different. It is an ice and snow-type, Kido-type Zanpakuto. Although its burst damage is not as great as Zangetsu, its advantage lies in its numerous moves. It has "First Dance: Moon White" for aerial attacks, "Second Dance: White Ripple" for ranged attacks, "Third Dance: White Blade" for melee attacks, "White Tree" for ground attacks, and it can also develop true abilities to inflict "-18 degrees", "-50 degrees", and "Absolute Zero" on itself.

Due to the unique properties of the Sode no Shirayuki, Shunren could only make it truly useful in combat if he could maintain it for an extended period using the power of Yin Release.

After nearly a year of training, Shunren has finally reached the initial stage of mastering the Sode no Shirayuki. Although he can't maintain it for as long as Kanshou and Bakuya, the Elucidator, or the Heavy Black Iron Ruler, it's much better than Zangetsu, which is also Zanpakuto. At least it can sustain a few minutes of combat without any problem. The consumption is moderate to high. Normal swinging doesn't consume much, but it will consume a certain amount each time a skill is used.

Previously, Shunren often encountered a situation where he couldn't defeat his opponents using ordinary, low-consumption weapons like Kanshou and Bakuya, but using Zangetsu's ultimate attack would consume too much energy, leaving him exhausted for an entire day while defeating his opponent. This awkward situation has now been resolved with Sode no Shirayuki, which can finally make up for Shunren's shortcomings in dealing with medium to high-intensity battles.

"Whoosh~"

Draw and swing the knife.

The pure white blade left wisps of frost and mist in the air. Shunren didn't have the ability to use the Sode no Shirayuki, so his first priority was to familiarize himself with the sword, starting with the simplest swings.

They practiced these basic movements one by one, including sweeping, vertical slashing, diagonal cutting, and thrusting.

The flying sword hurled Sode no Shirayuki fiercely, and midway through the flight, it grabbed the long silk ribbon tied to the end of the hilt and pulled it back into its hand.

He held a sword in one hand, assuming a stance for drawing his sword and slashing, then formed a hand seal with the other hand.

Shunren's figure instantly split into three, his Sode no Shirayuki transforming into three streaks of snow-white blades that slashed out!

Most of the techniques in the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship and Konoha-Style Kenjutsu can be executed through Sode no Shirayuki. In other words, even without using Sode no Shirayuki's skills, one can still unleash deadly sword moves.

"Crack~"

Without using any of Sode no Shirayuki's skills, Shunren maintained the Yin Release power for nearly half an hour with just ordinary sword swings before reaching its limit, and cracks appeared on the blade.

"It took longer than expected, but the result is still pretty good..." After completing the time-limited test, Shunren scattered the Sode no Shirayuki.

He sensed the Chakra within his body and found that it wasn't depleted much, just as he had expected.

After completing his daily morning exercise, Shunren prepared to return to his house for breakfast.

"Um!?"

However, at that moment, he keenly sensed an unusual fluctuation. Although it was very slight, or perhaps it was due to some premonition, Shunren immediately activated the Sensory Technique - Mind's Eye!

After a careful sensory scan, no abnormalities were found in the surroundings, but for some reason, Shunren had an inexplicable sense of unease, a feeling he had been vaguely sensing for the past few days.

Shunren then flipped and jumped onto the roof, looking down at the surroundings.

His house was about 500 square meters in total, which was not large in terms of the range of perception. Shunren could even look down on the entire house with the naked eye from here.

Still, nothing was found.

Shunren frowned slightly and murmured, "Could it really just be my imagination?"

Having been personally taught Sensory Technique by Inoichi of the Konoha Yamanaka Clan, Shunren's Mind's Eye had reached a high level of proficiency. Even a Jonin was equally skilled in counter-sensory perception would not have failed to detect him within a few hundred meters. Of course, there was another possibility besides that.

Although the possibility is somewhat small, it's best not to ignore it just to be on the safe side.

Shunren's eyes swept over the entire courtyard, then he walked to the highest point of the roof and muttered to himself, "Hmm, now that I think about it, it's about time I planted some Vision Ward on my own property..."

"Yin Release: Projection!"

A small pedestal was firmly planted in the roof, and the top of the pedestal was a ruby that looked like an eye.