Tyrant! Activate

At the brink of life and death, 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 far faster than us. If I don't stay behind to stop them, neither of us will escape. Besides..."

Hyuga Satoru took a deep breath, intense fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

"It's not like I have no chance at all."

The white mist dispersed, and the Ninja Sword Long Fang was already in his hand.

At this distance, he no longer had time to use Bow and Arrow to block them.

The next second, with a thunderous crash, the massive tree before them was suddenly chopped apart, dust billowing into the air.

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

After the dust settled, two figures appeared. One of them carried an enormous Ninja Sword over his shoulder, crimson bloodlike markings running beside his sharp teeth.

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

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

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

The wielder of the Executioner's Blade, Biwa Juzo. An elite Jonin of the Kaguya Clan. Hyuga Satoru sucked in a cold breath when he recognized them.

"Looks like they're Konoha ninja." Biwa Juzo held his Ninja Sword horizontally and narrowed his eyes at a rice-grain-sized nick on the blade.

"There's actually a nick in my Executioner's Blade. Perfect. I'll use your blood to repair it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot into the air. The heavy Ninja Sword came crashing down toward Hyuga Satoru.

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

Anko instinctively swallowed.

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

Knowing that staying behind would only hold Hyuga Satoru back, Anko calmed down. Without hesitation, she ran toward the depths of the forest.

"Trying to run!"

A fierce glint flashed through Biwa Juzo's eyes. With a swing of his right hand, he smashed the Executioner's Blade toward Anko.

Long 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 forest.

"Brat!" A hint of fury appeared on Biwa Juzo's face.

"Hey! Juzo, are you even capable of this? You actually let prey escape."

Kaguya Maro's dissatisfied voice reached his ears, making the anger on his face deepen.

"Shut up! I'll handle this brat. Go after that prey that ran away."

Besides anger, Biwa Juzo's gaze at Hyuga Satoru carried a trace of confusion. He realized that the reason Hyuga Satoru could block him despite being far weaker was that a powerful attraction had appeared on the Executioner's Blade.

It seemed as though the sword could fly out of his hand at any moment.

To prevent that from happening, he had to devote a large portion of his attention to suppressing the sword's abnormal movement. That was why Hyuga Satoru had managed to block him again and again.

"Brat, no matter what secret you have, you'll only become another dead soul beneath my blade!"

Being blocked repeatedly had driven Biwa Juzo's rage to its peak. Blue Chakra surged forth, directly enveloping the entire Executioner's Blade.

"Not good!"

Feeling the power from the blade suddenly increase, Hyuga Satoru instinctively gritted his teeth.

Screech...

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

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

Biwa Juzo suddenly twisted his wrist.

A crisp metallic crash rang out. Long Fang's blade was forcibly snapped apart, breaking into several pieces of metal debris!

The enormous Executioner's Blade finally met no further resistance and slammed heavily into Hyuga Satoru's body. Like a kite with its string cut, he flew far into the distance.

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

Several sharp metal fragments had embedded deeply into his flesh, blood gushing from the wounds.

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

He suddenly raised his head, a savage glint in his eyes as he stared at Hyuga Satoru climbing to his feet.

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

If he had not noticed before, then the moment Long Fang shattered, it had become impossible to miss.

The Ninja Sword fragments that had originally scattered in every direction had seemingly been controlled by some force, converging to stab into his abdomen!

The Hidden Mist Village had the most Kekkei Genkai, so he quickly thought of Dual Bloodline Limit.

Magnet Release—and one specifically inclined toward controlling Ninja Swords.

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

This child could not be allowed to live!

With Magnet Release capable of controlling Ninja Swords, and at such a young age, once he fully matured, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist would probably be erased from the Ninja World.

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

"Hey! Juzo, what the hell is wrong with you? One moment you tell me to chase her, and the next you tell me not to. Do you think I'm your subordinate?"

Kaguya Maro was extremely displeased and shouted loudly.

"This Hyuga brat has Dual Bloodline Limit."

Kaguya Maro's expression froze. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked Hyuga Satoru up and down.

"You're not mistaken, are you? I've never heard of the Hyuga Clan awakening Dual Bloodline Limit."

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

"Is that so? What are the Hidden Leaf Village's intelligence agencies doing? Konoha has someone with Dual Bloodline Limit, and they never reported it?"

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

It was his first time seeing someone from the Hyuga Clan with 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 streak of blood on its surface.

After absorbing that blood, the Executioner's Blade actually squirmed as though it had come alive, and the gap in the middle of the blade vanished.

Pointing the blade at Hyuga Satoru, Biwa Juzo's eyes were filled with coldness.

"You're the first person to make me use my own blood to repair my sword!"

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

Such a huge notch in the Executioner's Blade was repaired with only that little blood?

Was that blood made of iron?

There was not the slightest fear in his heart. Fierce battle intent burned brightly in his eyes.

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

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

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

Tyrant Mode!