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Why is this guy's name so long?

While Kaguya Taiga was still pondering this question, Rasa had already made his move.

He stepped forward until he was right in front of Kaguya Taiga, gripped his blade with one hand, and whispered, "Hiten Mitsurugi Style: Dragon Nest Flash."

In reality, he was just manipulating Electromagnetic Force to draw his blade and strike at high speed; the name of the technique was just something he made up on the spot.

A flash of cold light erupted, brilliant to the extreme, snapping Kaguya Taiga back to his senses as his eyes were slightly dazzled by the light reflecting off the blade.

Extracting chakra, Kaguya Taiga utilized Shikotsumyaku, and several ghastly white bones burst through his skin, blocking the trajectory of the long blade.

Another flourish of the blade bloomed, gorgeous and dangerous.

The bones were sliced clean through, and Kaguya Taiga took this opportunity to retreat a few steps, waving his hand: "Attack!"

Rasa frowned slightly. Being swarmed was a given; even if he didn't want to reveal his identity right now, dealing with this group of small fry would only take a minute—easy.

What truly displeased him was that after the long blade accelerated and sliced through the bones of the Shikotsumyaku, its inertia dropped significantly, failing to kill Kaguya Taiga on the spot.

It seems Shikotsumyaku has some merit; no wonder Kimimaro could hold his own against his own cheap son.

"Water Style: Water Wave!"

"Water Style: Water Whip!"

The Kirigakure ninjas behind Kaguya Taiga swarmed forward, some using Water Style, others throwing shuriken and kunai. Their coordination wasn't flawless, but it was passable.

Various Water Style techniques and ninja tools rushed toward Rasa like a net cast from the sky.

A cold sneer curled the corner of Kaguya Taiga's mouth. The samurai of the Land of Iron always talked about samurai spirit and dueling—it was truly laughable. Could ninjas and samurai be the same?

With over a dozen chunin and himself, an elite jonin, they could hold their own for a while even against a Kage-level powerhouse, let alone Mifune.

This swordsman really couldn't read the room; dying was a waste of time.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Style: Nine-Headed Dragon Flash."

Rasa's expression remained calm and unflustered. The long sword in his hand shimmered with faint electric light as he slashed rapidly in several directions.

In truth, he was just increasing the output of his Electromagnetic Force to swing the long blade at even greater speeds.

As several Water Wave attacks made contact with the long blade, streaks of electricity appeared within them, and they shattered with a roar.

"Impossible! How can anyone cut through water with a blade!" a Kirigakure ninja exclaimed.

"Others cannot do it simply because their swords are not strong enough. As for me, I am the God of Swords—the Sword God, for short."

Rasa boasted shamelessly. In reality, the moment the long blade touched the Water Wave, he used the principle of electromagnetic induction to convert electrical energy into heat, releasing it to evaporate the water along the fixed trajectory.

Following the Water Wave, several water whips were about to reach him.

Rasa manipulated his long sword to trace a strange path, coiling the several water whips around the blade simultaneously. Then, he suddenly raised his head, looking down at them with indifference.

The ninjas holding the water whips felt as if they had been struck by lightning. Stunned by this indifferent gaze, they released their whips and trembled all over.

Kaguya Taiga couldn't help but be shocked. What powerful killing intent this man had!

He had always heard that some samurai and ninjas who had slaughtered across the fields could cultivate their own "presence," where a single look could deter enemies and make them feel as if they had been electrocuted.

His subordinates had been intimidated in an instant, yet he himself couldn't feel any killing intent in Rasa's eyes. What did this prove?

It proved that the swordsman before him was an absolute master among masters, capable of controlling his killing intent at will. Perhaps he was even stronger than the legendary White Fang of Konohagakure, Hatake Sakumo!

Kaguya Taiga felt a tinge of fear, but more than that, he felt fighting spirit; the Kaguya Clan was generally warlike.

In reality, Kaguya Taiga was overthinking it. Rasa's ability was Electromagnetic Force, and his control over metal applied the principle of electromagnetism.

Electromagnetic Force was his true innate power. Just now, he had simply attached an electric current to his long blade; those ninjas who felt like they were struck by lightning had, in fact, been struck by actual electricity.

And the scene that followed left the Kirigakure ninjas even more terrified.

Trailing behind the water whips, a barrage of ninja tools flew toward Rasa, targeting his joints and vital points.

In their view, after Rasa had slashed in different trajectories at lightning speed, the joints throughout his body should have been under immense pressure, making it impossible for him to continue using such exquisite swordsmanship.

However, Rasa defied everyone's expectations. As if his wrist joints weren't his own, he struck out with his long blade repeatedly, knocking against the shuriken in the air.

The shuriken were knocked away, colliding with other kunai and shuriken. With a flashy, clattering chain reaction, all the ninja tools ended up flying backward toward the Kirigakure ninjas.

The speed was even faster, the momentum even more ferocious. Several ninjas who hadn't anticipated this and couldn't dodge in time had their throats slit by shuriken or their hearts pierced by kunai.

Blooms of blood blossomed, enchanting and tragic—like the blooming of the Higanbana.

Without realizing it, everyone, including Kaguya Taiga, felt their backs soaked in cold sweat.

From the moment they attacked to the moment Rasa broke their formation, how much time had passed? Perhaps less than two seconds.

In those two seconds, Rasa had struck over a dozen times, each strike perfectly timed, each strike unfathomable.

They were experts themselves; to kill more efficiently, one had to understand human anatomy.

For anyone else, it would be impossible to use such swordsmanship within two seconds. There was no other reason: the arm and wrist joints simply couldn't withstand the pressure.

But what shocked them most was that Rasa had only swung his blade a few times, causing their own thrown weapons to collide in a chain reaction and ultimately kill them.

What does this mean?

It means that Rasa not only possesses godlike swordsmanship but also a level of calculation unparalleled in the ninja world, determining the stress points of the ninja tools and their subsequent trajectories in a split second.

"This is absolutely not swordsmanship a human could perform... A demon... a demon god..."

A Kirigakure ninja with a less-than-firm will was the first to buckle under the pressure, his legs trembling uncontrollably as he stammered.

"No... not a demon god... it is a Sword God... a god among swords, truly deserving of the name..." another ninja corrected him.

The dream Ringo Ameyuri had just established had withered before it could even bloom, only to be replaced by a new one.

So, it turns out that one doesn't need the Seven Ninja Swordsmen blades; pure swordsmanship and blade techniques alone can reach such heights.

Coach, I want to learn this, if I can survive today!

A pressure as heavy as a mountain rose in Kaguya Taiga's heart; the swordsmanship of the man before him was far beyond the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, a Sword God in every sense of the word.

They weren't even in the same league, no comparison at all; compared to him, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were just trash, only showing off by relying on their blades.

Rasa remained calm and expressionless, for this was exactly the effect he wanted.

How could he possibly have heaven-defying calculation skills? In truth, he was simply using Electromagnetic Force to control all the ninja tools, clashing them together in a chaotic mess before hurling them back.

He swept his gaze over the crowd and said calmly, "Seven more."

His wooden sandals crunched on the fallen leaves as he took a single step, appearing before Kaguya Taiga and swinging his long blade downward.

In the critical moment, Kaguya Taiga hurriedly pulled a subordinate from his side, shoving him horizontally in front of himself.

Blood sprayed as another life was claimed.

"Six more."

The voice of the Grim Reaper echoed in everyone's ears.