The technical experience absorbed from the chakra blueprint, combined with the Sand Ninja's near-miraculous puppet-development techniques, allowed Hyakkimaru's "Mind Manipulator" ability—accidentally acquired earlier—to continue evolving at this stage.
After defeating Kushimaru Kuriarare, taking his soul and Nuibari, Hyakkimaru had completed his imitation of one of the Seven Swordsmen in a short time. Coupled with his ability to freely alter his puppet body, he had long since mastered many Nintaijutsu techniques that had originally relied heavily on Nuibari's unique structure.
Now, using those methods against Munashi Jinpachi, another wielder of the Seven Ninja Swords, could not have been more fitting!
As the deadly battle by the beach came to an end, the first stage of the Sand Ninja assassination team's mission against the Mist Ninja had, despite its twists and turns, finally come to a close.
The group swiftly cleared the battlefield and collected the valuable spoils before successfully withdrawing from the scene ahead of the Kirigakure Anbu who had noticed something amiss.
However, compared to that ship of death still drifting at sea, the fighting in the limestone cave area had left behind far too many traces to investigate. To true professionals, it took almost no effort to identify Munashi Jinpachi, the wielder of the explosive blade, as the prime suspect.
The Kirigakure Anbu dutifully collected every potentially valuable piece of physical evidence from the scene. They then split into two groups: one continued pursuing the clues, while the other immediately returned to Kirigakure to report the cause of the disturbance to Mizukage Bai Ze.
"According to the preliminary investigation, the person who fought the unidentified individuals on the beach was most likely Munashi Jinpachi, one of the Seven Ninja Swords. That area was originally his usual training ground, and considering the terrifying firepower that completely collapsed the cave structure