Hozuki Mangetsu gritted his teeth. He held the paired blades in one hand while rapidly forming seals with the other.
He could form seals one-handed, and he was extremely practiced at it.
Clearly, Hozuki Mangetsu planned to use ninjutsu to counter Kakashi's strike.
When two sword-wielding shinobi fought, the first to resort to ninjutsu might as well have admitted defeat.
But given the situation, if he still tried to compete in swordsmanship, he'd be the biggest fool alive!
So much for mastering all seven Ninja Blades... It was as useless as paper in front of someone who truly specialized in swordsmanship!
Water Style: Water Wall!
A wall of water appeared out of nowhere in front of Hozuki Mangetsu, blocking Kakashi's path.
A slash struck the wall.
For an instant, the flowing water seemed to freeze.
The next second, water sprayed everywhere!
The wall vanished without a trace!
Still, at least it had stopped the strike!
Hozuki Mangetsu took a deep breath. The two circular holes in the blade of his paired sword, Hiramekarei, suddenly released a puff of gas. The entire blade began to glow, and a vast amount of chakra rapidly gathered around it.
Hiramekarei Release!
A swelling ball of chakra appeared on the blade and burst outward.
Kakashi furrowed his brows slightly, lost in thought.
It looked like this was the blade's special ability?
Come to think of it, didn't every blade in Kirigakure have its own unique ability?
Unlike the blade in his hand, which was sturdy, sharp, easy to wield, and expensive—but had no other special abilities.
So...
Could he try collecting all seven Ninja Blades of Kirigakure?
Even if he couldn't get used to them or find a use for them, he could pass them down as heirlooms of the Hatake Clan, couldn't he?
Emmm...