Heaven Doesn't Give Birth to Me..., Sword Dao Is Eternal Like the Long Night

Three steps, one kill; the heart stops, but the hands do not.

Without a single ripple of chakra, in the eyes of the Kirigakure ninja, Rasa was simply raising his blade and letting it fall, raising it and letting it fall, over and over again, without even blinking once!

And just like that, three men were gone.

"Three more."

Rasa cast a glance. Only three remained standing: Kaguya Taiga, a nameless extra, and a girl who looked somewhat familiar—it seemed to be Ringo Ameyuri.

Oh, how interesting. Had the second generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen not yet come into their own?

The three were frightened out of their wits, their legs trembling uncontrollably. Since when had Chunin become so worthless?

In the major ninja villages, while Chunin were not the pillars of strength, they were the backbone, usually requiring years of grinding to achieve that rank.

In a single encounter, not even half a minute had passed, and six captain-level ninja had already met their end.

Kaguya Taiga recalled a deceased Kage-level powerhouse: the White Fang of Konohagakure, Hatake Sakumo, the man whose strength was acknowledged by enemy villages to the point where retreating upon encountering him would not be punished.

Killing Chunin was no different from slaughtering pigs, and just as devoid of emotional fluctuation.

Perhaps the man before him was a powerhouse on the same level as the White Fang of Konohagakure.

Kaguya Taiga involuntarily took a step back, his survival instinct overcoming the fighting spirit in his heart, overcoming the pride of the Kaguya clan.

Winning was impossible.

Rasa stepped forward, his long blade flashed, and another head hit the ground.

"Ringo Ameyuri, I order you to block him!" Kaguya Taiga commanded sharply, taking another step back.

"Yes!"

Ringo Ameyuri hesitated for a moment, but gritted her teeth and agreed. She tossed her long red hair, gripped a short blade, and charged at Rasa, resigned to her fate.

She did not use ninjutsu, for against a master of swordsmanship like this, one either fled or engaged in taijutsu; there would be no opportunity to weave hand seals.

Her dream had once been to become one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen; now, her dream was that one day, her swordsmanship could reach the level of the man before her.

To hear the Way in the morning, one may die in the evening. To experience the power of this man's swordsmanship firsthand was worth it.

The long blade flashed.

The short blade in Ringo Ameyuri's hand was shattered, the shards piercing into her body and causing massive damage to her internal organs. A mouthful of blood sprayed out.

A total defeat.

In Ringo Ameyuri's eyes, there was a look of relief. Is this the pinnacle of swordsmanship? I have no regrets in death.

Wait, why am I not dead?

Flicking Ringo Ameyuri aside, Rasa walked toward Kaguya Taiga with his blade in hand. In the original story, there was only one Shikotsumyaku user, Kimimaro; if he missed this chance, he wouldn't find another.

If his son Gaara had dragged one to his death, shouldn't he finish one off himself?

The tap-tap of wooden sandals sounded as if they were stepping on Kaguya Taiga's heart, nearly causing him to scream, "Don't come over here!"

Run? He couldn't. The swordsman's speed was not slow, and turning one's back to an enemy was undoubtedly even more dangerous.

Then, he had no choice but to fight!

"Dance of the Seedling Fern!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Kaguya Taiga erupted with all his chakra, sinking it into the earth. It transformed into a forest of white bone, sharp and dangerous, tearing through the ground and growing wildly in all directions with himself at the center!

In the original story, Kimimaro needed the second stage of the Cursed Seal to use this move, and had it not been for his blood-line disease, he could have killed Gaara.

Bone spikes shot into the sky, thrusting toward Rasa, spreading to his front in the blink of an eye.

Kaguya Taiga had steeled himself for death. Today, even if I die, I won't let you have an easy time of it!

The desperate struggle of an elite Jonin at his peak was something even Kage-level powerhouses could not take lightly.

Unfortunately, when Rasa bullied the weak, he was not comparable to ordinary Kage-level powerhouses.

"Futile struggle."

"Heaven did not give birth to me, Saint Roronoa-Himura Kenshin-Dracule Mihawk-Ashina Isshin-Shanks-Sakata Gintoki-Reinhard van Astrea-Zoro; the path of the sword is as long as the eternal night."

"Let me show you the pinnacle of the sword."

Channeling Electromagnetic Force into his long blade, Rasa whispered, "One Sword Style: 360 Pound Phoenix."

Then, he swung his blade!

The Electromagnetic Force was pushed to the limit, and ions aggregated in the air to form a blue, phoenix-shaped lightning bolt, crackling with electricity as it flapped its wings.

With a phoenix's cry, it flew toward Kaguya Taiga, destroying all the bone spikes in its path and slamming into him, lightning raging!

Electromagnetic Force can be simply understood as electricity plus magnetism, as electricity is always accompanied by magnetism.

Level 1 precision Electromagnetic Force focused more on the use of magnetism, as it could manipulate metal to achieve great results with little effort; in terms of electricity, one could only compete on power output.

But that did not mean Rasa could only use magnetic abilities. By increasing the output, the electrical aspect could also possess great power, though the consumption was somewhat high.

Unlike the Lightning Release transformed from chakra, the electricity Rasa generated was identical to natural lightning; as long as the output was increased, the voltage could be raised.

Kaguya Taiga was finished.

Ringo Ameyuri and Baki, who was gradually regaining his senses, witnessed this scene with utter shock.

Without a single ripple of chakra, relying solely on pure swordsmanship and blade techniques to summon lightning and thunder—the level of this man's swordsmanship had surely reached an unprecedented peak!

If anyone had told them before that pure swordsmanship could achieve such a feat, they would have slapped the person across the face, scoffing at how one could brag without even using chakra.

It wasn't ninja-like at all, but now that they had seen it with their own eyes, how could it be fake?

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Ringo Ameyuri felt her spirit sublimated; she knew she might die in the next moment, but she had no regrets.

[Points: 288]

Rasa visualized the Starry Sky Vortex in his mind, then swung his blade down to sever the head of Kaguya Taiga.

What the hell, my points were 240 half a minute ago. I killed so many people and only gained 44 points? A bunch of non-recyclable trash.

It wasted forty percent of my stamina for nothing!

As expected, simple killing or taking out extras wouldn't earn many points. He had to find a way to stir up the waters of the ninja world and change the plot.

Realizing this, Rasa turned and walked straight toward Baki, leaving his back exposed to Ringo Ameyuri—an unexpected move that left her stunned.

"Wh... why aren't you killing me?"

Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Ringo Ameyuri asked in confusion. I was already prepared to die heroically; was all that emotional buildup for nothing?

"You are a sword user, aren't you?"

Rasa turned his head slightly, glancing at Ringo Ameyuri from the corner of his eye, leaving her with a profile view she would never forget for the rest of her life.

"You have never stood at the pinnacle of the sword path, so you cannot understand my loneliness. I want an opponent—an opponent who can defeat me in swordsmanship."

"I can sense that you have great talent in swordsmanship and blade techniques. I hope you will achieve something in the future and come to challenge me."

In reality, he just hoped Ringo Ameyuri would act as a lever to pass information about his persona back to Kirigakure, stir up the waters, and earn more points through the resulting chain reaction.

A veteran point-grinder.