Tyrant Mode! Activate

In the midst of a life-or-death crisis, Hyuga Satoru took a deep breath and did his best to calm his mind.

"Anko, run! Go find Teacher Shibi."

"What about you?"

"I'll hold them off here."

"They're much faster than us. If I don't stay behind to stop them, neither of us will escape. Besides..."

Hyuga Satoru drew a deep breath, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"I'm not completely without a chance."

The white mist dispersed, and Fang was already in his hand.

At this distance, he no longer had time to use his bow and arrows to defend himself.

The next instant, a thunderous crash rang out. The massive tree before them was suddenly cleaved apart, and dust billowed into the air.

"Maro, your nose really is sharp. There really is the scent of fresh blood here."

Once the dust settled, two figures appeared. One of them carried an enormous ninja blade on his shoulder, its sharp teeth edged with crimson markings like blood.

"Hahaha, Juzo, I told you so, but you wouldn't believe me."

The other man's laughter was shrill and grating, like sharpened nails scraping across a blackboard, sending chills down Satoru and Anko's spines.

His eyebrows were two scarlet dots, and thick dark circles surrounded his eyes. Together with the cruel grin on his face, he looked utterly savage and terrifying.

Biwa Juzo, wielder of the Executioner's Blade; an Elite Jonin of the Kaguya Clan. Upon recognizing them, Hyuga Satoru sucked in a sharp breath.

"Looks like Leaf Village ninja." Biwa Juzo held his blade horizontally and narrowed his eyes at a rice-grain-sized chip in its edge.

"A chip actually appeared on my Executioner's Blade. Your blood will be perfect for repairing it!"

The moment he finished speaking, he shot into the air. His heavy ninja blade came crashing down toward Hyuga Satoru.

Clang!

The enormous force traveled through Fang into Hyuga Satoru's arms, numbing his entire body and forcing him to stagger back several steps.

Anko swallowed instinctively.

"Satoru, I'll go find Teacher Shibi."

Knowing that staying would only hold Hyuga Satoru back, Anko calmed down. Without hesitation, she ran deeper into the forest.

"Trying to run!"

A vicious gleam flashed through Biwa Juzo's eyes. With a swing of his right hand, he hurled the Executioner's Blade toward Anko.

Clang!

Fang's slender blade pressed firmly against the Executioner's Blade, forcibly shattering his plan.

During that brief stalemate, Anko's figure had already vanished into the woods.

"You little brat!" Anger surfaced on Biwa Juzo's face.

"Hey! Juzo, are you even capable? You actually let one of the prey get away."

Kaguya Maro's dissatisfied voice reached his ears, deepening the rage on his face.

"Shut up! I'll handle this brat. You go after the prey that escaped."

Besides anger, Biwa Juzo's gaze at Hyuga Satoru carried a trace of confusion. He had realized that the reason Satoru could stop him despite being far weaker was that his Executioner's Blade was being seized by a powerful attraction, as though it might fly from his hand at any moment.

To prevent that, he had no choice but to devote much of his focus to suppressing the blade's strange movements. That was why Hyuga Satoru had blocked him again and again.

"Brat, whatever secrets you have, you'll only become another dead soul beneath my blade!"

Being blocked repeatedly had driven Biwa Juzo's fury to its peak. Blue chakra burst forth, completely enveloping the Executioner's Blade.

"Not good!"

Feeling the immense increase in power coming from the blade, Hyuga Satoru clenched his teeth instinctively.

Screech...

Under Biwa Juzo's brutal pressure, sparks flew as Fang's edge actually sliced into the Executioner's Blade, sinking in bit by bit.

Until the entire blade had plunged into the Executioner's Blade.

Biwa Juzo suddenly twisted it.

Clang!

A crisp metallic crash rang out. Fang's blade was forcibly snapped apart, shattering into several metal fragments!

The huge Executioner's Blade finally lost all resistance and slammed heavily into Hyuga Satoru's body. Like a kite with its string cut, he flew backward through the air.

Scarlet blood dripped continuously from his wounds. Biwa Juzo's pupils trembled slightly as he stared at his abdomen in disbelief.

Several sharp metal fragments were deeply embedded in his muscles, blood pouring from the wounds.

"I finally know where that strange resistance came from."

He abruptly raised his head, a savage glint in his eyes as he fixed his gaze on Hyuga Satoru, who was climbing back to his feet.

"Magnet Release. I never expected you to have a Dual Bloodline Limit!"

If he had not noticed it before, then the moment Fang shattered had made it unmistakably clear.

The ninja blade fragments that should have scattered in every direction had seemingly been controlled by some force, converging as they stabbed toward his abdomen!

The Mist Village had the most Bloodline Limits, so he quickly connected it to a Dual Bloodline Limit.

Magnet Release, and one specifically suited for controlling ninja blades.

Looking at Hyuga Satoru's still-youthful face, killing intent surged in his heart.

This boy cannot be allowed to live!

Magnet Release capable of controlling ninja blades, and at such a young age—if he were allowed to fully mature, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist would likely be erased from the Shinobi World.

"Maro, forget about that woman for now. I've found an interesting prey."

"Hey! Juzo, have you got something wrong with your head? First you tell me to chase her, then you tell me not to. Do you think I'm your subordinate?"

Kaguya Maro was extremely displeased and shouted loudly.

"This Hyuga brat has a Dual Bloodline Limit."

Kaguya Maro's expression froze. He narrowed his eyes slightly and sized up Hyuga Satoru from head to toe.

"You aren't mistaken, are you? I've never heard of anyone from the Hyuga Clan awakening a Dual Bloodline Limit."

"I'm not mistaken. It's definitely Magnet Release!"

"Is that so? What are the village's intelligence officers doing? Leaf Village has a Dual Bloodline Limit, and they never reported it?"

Kaguya Maro had clearly become interested as well, staring intently at Hyuga Satoru.

It was his first time seeing a Hyuga with a Dual Bloodline Limit.

Biwa Juzo pulled the last fragment from his abdomen. His palm brushed over the wound, then quickly wiped across the Executioner's Blade, leaving a scarlet trail of blood on its surface.

After absorbing that blood, the Executioner's Blade actually began to writhe as though it had come alive. The chip in the middle of the blade vanished.

Pointing his blade at Hyuga Satoru, Biwa Juzo's eyes were filled with icy killing intent.

"You're the first person to make me repair my blade with my own blood!"

Watching this, Hyuga Satoru could not help clicking his tongue. The Shinobi World really did not care about science at all.

Such a huge chip in the Executioner's Blade had been repaired with only that little blood?

Was his blood made of iron?

There was not a trace of fear in his heart. Intense battle lust blazed fiercely in his eyes.

"Let me see just how far that technique can go!"

His eyes slowly closed. Chakra surged wildly, crashing toward the acupuncture points throughout his body. At the same time, his aura suddenly grew stronger, and a layer of air currents swirled around him.

When his eyes opened again, blue arcs of lightning had completely enveloped his body.

Tyrant Mode!