The sea beside Turtle Island was calm as two figures faced each other. They were Uchiha Hikari and Tamura Hiroshi.
After forging the Masamune Sword, which could clash head-on with the Lightning Blade, Tamura Hiroshi had agreed to duel Uchiha Hikari.
He had wanted to fight her for some time, but Big Meow Small Meow were a level below the Lightning Blade, which was the Kusanagi Sword, so the matter had been temporarily shelved.
Now that he had a treasured blade, he naturally had to fight a proper battle and, along the way, test the Masamune Sword he had forged and his level of Unity of Man and Sword.
Tamura Hiroshi stared intently at the girl before him. He had even borrowed the power of the Sharingan and Byakugan from Princess Kaguya and the Little Ten-Tails to stay alert and guard against her.
Even now, he did not know the exact effects of Uchiha Hikari's two ocular techniques. He was not afraid of a direct clash, but it would be troublesome if she used some strange and bizarre ability.
As it turned out, his caution had been justified. Uchiha Hikari instantly appeared beside him, the Lightning Blade in her hand stabbing toward his arm.
She had appeared far too close. The instant she materialized, the blade tip was less than ten centimeters from his arm, leaving him no chance to dodge.
Acting on instinct, Tamura Hiroshi used Shunpo to retreat. He glanced at the wound on his right arm, then looked toward the smug girl.
"Teleportation? Or the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
If not for the snake scales formed by the Sage Jutsu Curse Mark slightly hindering the attack, his arm would probably have been pierced through.
Even so, the snake scales had been cut open, leaving a gash in