"Crack!!" A sharp, grating sound that normally would not have drawn attention now seemed to shake the heavens. A heavy chunk of iron flew high into the air, spinning round and round. On closer inspection, it was the front half of the cleaver sword.
"What... what?" At the sight, everyone was beyond shocked. Their minds had gone completely blank!
Jinin Akebino's soul nearly leaped from his body. Only his numb hands continued to separate unconsciously, while the severed half of the cleaver sword posed no threat to Naruto at all. It merely brushed past him—its attack range could no longer reach him.
"How could this happen?!" Staring blankly at the young man before him, Jinin Akebino's mind fell into chaos. He could not understand what had happened at all. The other side had merely raised his blade and struck, effortlessly splitting in two the cleaver sword he had always been so proud of. Even the Sage of Six Paths from legend could not possibly have done it so easily.
At the same time, Kushimaru Kuriarare's expression beneath his mask grew solemn. This Sharp Fang youth was truly strange. He had already felt that Nuibari was somewhat unusual before. Now, with just a small blade, he had cut apart the cleaver sword. He knew very well that the weapons they carried were not third-rate goods found everywhere on the streets, but the Seven Ninja Swords of the Shinobi World!
"Wait!" Kushimaru Kuriarare suddenly realized that his eyes had changed from before. "Could it be... he is that man's student?"
In an instant, the image in his mind was shrouded in thick fog. This young man was simply too mysterious. His astonishingly rapid growth, his incredible record since appearing, and the unknown yet powerful strength he had displayed so far made even