Shimura Shinpachi's strike was effortlessly blocked—and in such a terrifying manner. A trace of fear appeared in his eyes, but there was far more admiration than fear.
Others might have thought he lacked strength, but he knew very well that the force behind that strike had been anything but weak.
Those thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. Shimura Shinpachi's movements did not pause in the slightest. Borrowing the force of the clash, he leaped into the air and came down with another slash at an eerie angle.
It was fast, and the force behind it had increased along with the motion.
Bang!
Danzo blocked it with ease again. This time, he felt something faint, though it was still barely noticeable.
Yet the smiles on the faces of the onlookers vanished because of that strike.
The instant the blade fell, countless clumps of dirt burst from the ground around Danzo.
As they stared in horror at Danzo, who stood there casually with a single finger stopping the longsword, they no longer believed he had blocked the attack so easily because Shimura Shinpachi lacked strength.
Blocking a longsword with the body alone was difficult even with the aid of Chakra and ninjutsu.
Shimura Shinpachi took a deep breath, but his movements still did not stop. He used the force once more to propel himself upward.
He swung down again, this time using every method at his disposal.
He used both the force-generating techniques of Blade Technique and his immature Chakra Nature Transformation.
The heaviness brought by Earth Style Chakra further increased the longsword's hardness, while its weight changed as well.
Boom!
As the blade came down, Danzo's expression changed slightly.
His finger felt a faint sting, as though pricked by a tiny needle. It hurt a little, but not enough