It was a long, silver-white sword, its hilt engraved with exquisite patterns and adorned with a cross-shaped ornament at the center. Terrifying chakra radiated from its blade.
"You should feel honored to die beneath this holy dragon-slaying sword, Balmung."
Uchiha Iori raised the sword with both hands. An enormous surge of magical energy emanated from the blue gem in its hilt.
"Quick, stop him! Don't let him unleash his attack!"
Although Rasa and Ebizo still didn't know that the Spirit Weapon Iori had made up actually existed,
they saw the chakra gathering around him and remembered his earlier boasts about the World of Swords. Even an idiot could tell he was about to unleash a big move.
Taking advantage of the moment when Iori was focused on releasing his Noble Phantasm and the rain of swords had stopped,
the Sunagakure Ninja all unleashed ninjutsu together, hoping to interrupt his attack.
"Forbidden Technique: Gold Dust Tornado!"
The Sunagakure Ninja combined their Wind Release with Rasa's gold dust, forming a deadly tornado.
Rasa controlled the direction of the tornado with his gold dust. Spinning at high speed, the gold dust was powerful enough to tear through anything.
At this critical moment, Rasa finally surpassed his limits and successfully gained control of the Gold Dust Tornado.
He sent the tornado hurtling toward Uchiha Iori. Everything in the path of its howling winds was pulverized.
Iori watched the tornado rapidly bearing down on him without showing any particular reaction. He simply gazed calmly at the gale.
He solemnly proclaimed the arrival of his enemies' doom:
"Evil dragons must fall,"
"Light and shadow, severing all things."
"World, the hour of sunset has come."
"Bring you down—Fantastical Greatsword: Balmung!"
Iori twisted the hilt, releasing True Ether from the Age of Gods.
He swung the sword down, unleashing a semicircular wave of dusk-colored sword energy.
The sword energy tore through the world. The space of Iori's heart trembled violently, as if it were about to be shattered by the attack.
"What is that thing? How can it be so powerful?"
The sword energy swept away the Gold Dust Tornado with ease, leveling everything in its path.
Rasa, Ebizo, and the others still tried to use ninjutsu to stop it.
But they might as well have been trying to stop a chariot with their arms. The sword energy tore through every Sunagakure Ninja. Even Kage Level powerhouses were helplessly fragile in the face of a natural disaster.
As expected, most of them are glass cannons. If they were powerhouses from worlds like One Piece, or Taijutsu specialists like the Raikage, they might at least have left whole bodies behind.
Uchiha Iori lowered Balmung. The holy sword shattered into points of light and merged into Unlimited Blade Works.
After deactivating Unlimited Blade Works, Iori dropped to the ground and panted heavily.
"D-Damn it... This thing... using it actually requires a certain level of physical fitness."
Iori had somewhat forgotten that the previous wielders of this holy sword had either been Dragon Kind who bathed in dragon's blood or descendants of the gods who carried divine blood.
Besides consuming chakra, it placed an astonishing burden on the body. Once a Noble Phantasm reached A rank, the demands its release placed on its wielder became terrifying.
Looks like genetic modification needs to be moved up the agenda. Once I finish off the Land of Wind, I can head back to the village. Iori panted as he thought.
Iori's mental energy was overflowing, while his physical constitution could no longer keep pace with his growth in strength. Chakra was a mixture of physical and mental energy.
This imbalance in his attributes also limited his chakra reserves. After all, even if the ratio was 9:1, there still had to be that 1.
Once I get back to the village and defeat Fugaku to become clan head, I can use the clan's resources to build myself a laboratory.
I'll put the technology my good brother from the Warhammer World gave me to use. I'd originally planned to start by supplementing the Uchiha genes, but it looks like I'll have to get my hands on Hashirama Cells and fuse Senju and Uchiha genes instead.
Thinking of this, Iori once again thanked his good brother from the Warhammer World. He couldn't come to the Ninja World, but he'd still been a huge help.
If I hadn't gotten together with Tsunade, this would be hard to pull off before I became Hokage. I'd have to do it in secret, and if I got caught, I'd have no choice but to kill everyone who knew.
Now it'll be much easier. I just need to talk it over with Tsunade, and the Konoha High Command won't be able to stop me.
Danzo might even have to explain why he secretly restarted the Wood Release experiments after they were called off.
Iori got to his feet and took a Military Ration Pill from his ninja pouch.
I should ask Medea if she has any Type-Moon-style mana-replenishing potions and see if they can be adapted for the Ninja World. Military Ration Pills are mediocre; they're only good in a pinch.
Looking at how his mana was always empty, he couldn't help scratching his head. He really didn't have a single drop left. There was nothing more to squeeze out.
Hmm, maybe I can research some mana replenishment methods as Hokage too. Heh heh heh.
Type-Moon had started out as an erotic game, after all, and its mana-replenishment methods were wilder than the last. Iori would put them to the test in the Ninja World in the spirit of critical research—for example, bodily fluid exchange, bodily fluid exchange, and bodily fluid exchange.
After resting for a while, Iori gradually recovered his strength and began heading toward the direction where Orochimaru's team had gone.
Tsunade had been holding back against Chiyo from the start, and with the protective charm Iori had given her, the chance of something going wrong was low.
Orochimaru hadn't recovered from his injuries, and his opponent was a Tailed Beast, a tough, durable monster. He might not be able to suppress it.
Iori had sent Shisui to deal with the Ketsuryūgan user, but since Shisui wasn't allowed to use his Mangekyo, he might not be able to win quickly.
If the remaining ninja fought the Sunagakure Ninja head-on, their losses probably wouldn't be small.
Comradeship is one of the four great bonds in life: having fought side by side, having gone whoring together, having peeped through windows together, and having split the spoils together. How many people I can win over in this fight will decide how quickly I can rise through the ranks.
As he walked, Iori considered the situation after the battle.
He might not be able to beat Minato Namikaze to the Fourth Hokage position, but the Night of the Nine-Tails was coming soon. Minato would realize that he loved his wife more than the village and his child.
He'd find a chance to kill Danzo that night, save Minato and Kushina Uzumaki, and then persuade Minato to resign to protect his wife.
At that point, no one would be able to compete with him. If the Third Hokage knew what was good for him, all the better. If not, Iori would have to send him to join Danzo.
Their deaths so close together might arouse suspicion, but as long as there was no hard evidence, it would be an accident.
Iori gradually picked up speed. His strength and chakra had recovered by nearly half, and he began running toward the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
In the distance, he could already see the enormous chakra the One-Tail was displaying.
Fantastical Greatsword: Balmung Rank: A+ A cursed holy sword that achieved the great feat of slaying a dragon, it also possesses the attributes of its original source, the demonic sword Gram, "Dawn of Ruin." It transforms its attributes into those of either a demonic sword or a holy sword, depending on its wielder. The blue gem in its hilt stores and preserves the magical energy of the Age of Gods (True Ether). When released, it unleashes a dusk-colored wave of sword energy. Deals additional damage to those who bear dragon's blood.