"Heh, we still lost." Sasuke smiled ruefully. They had even forced Lin Chuan to use his B-rank ninjutsu this time, yet they still hadn't beaten him. That last slash in particular had been far too fast. Curious, he asked, "What ninjutsu was that slash? Why was it so fast?"
"That wasn't ninjutsu. It was samurai iaido, used together with the Body Flicker Technique. That's why it was so fast," Lin Chuan explained to Sasuke. Anyone could see through the move at a glance, so there was no need to hide it.
"Just one move?"
"It's just killing. One move is enough. Why practice so many?" Lin Chuan chuckled. He wasn't gifted, and that one move alone would take him a long time to master. His limit-broken iaido, in particular, had essentially reached jonin level, but his speed couldn't keep up. He still hadn't gotten his hands on a faster Body Flicker Technique.
There was also the Chakra Blade Kabuto Yakushi had promised him. Only once he had that blade and a faster Body Flicker Technique could his limit-broken iaido unleash its full power. Without a sharper, armor-piercing ninja weapon, swinging his blade faster was pointless. An enemy could negate most of the damage simply by wearing armor.
"Killing?" Sasuke instinctively looked at Lin Chuan. They had known each other for over a year, and he knew something of Lin Chuan's past. He had realized that the look in Lin Chuan's eyes when he attacked didn't lie-it was the look one gave a dead man. Many times, Sasuke had thought Lin Chuan was going to kill him, but that had never happened.
"Let's leave that aside. You two just started late. You'll probably catch up with me next year or the year after. You're the real geniuses." Lin Chuan truly envied