The long blade tore through the air!
It shot straight toward Hideki, the Evil God Cult lieutenant standing at the edge of the city wall above the mountain cliff.
This strike had completely caught him off guard. When he saw Uchiha Ci bounce up, he had assumed the other party was about to show off some dual-blade technique, close the distance, and jump into the crowd.
By tying them up in close combat, he would make the Evil God Cult squad members wary of hurting each other, unable to blanket him with ninjutsu.
His swordsmanship and taijutsu did not seem particularly impressive, but they were more than enough against this group of rogue ninja and wandering ninja from the Land of Hot Water.
But why throw his sword?
Wouldn't that mean giving up a weapon for nothing?
In an instant, the Evil God Cult lieutenant thought of many things, but the blade was already upon him in the next moment.
Looking at the Cold Edge flashing with icy sharpness before him, His eyes flew wide open. He grabbed Masato, a subordinate who had just run to his side, by the back of the collar and flung him forward. At the same time, he immediately performed a tactical backward lean, bending at the waist and bracing himself in a full split.
Pfft!
Thunk!
Like piercing a sheet of paper, the katana instantly punched through the Evil God Cult lieutenant's beloved subordinate before continuing on and burying itself deep in the mountain cliff.
"Captain, you... I..." Masato suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, spraying it across Hideki's face. His eyes were filled with utter disbelief, as though he still had many questions to ask.
But he had closed his eyes forever.
Hideki crossed his eyes as he stared at the blade