Just as Orochimaru returned to normal and prepared to head to Konoha to search for the legendary Grim Reaper mask, Shin Uchiha arrived at a waterfall.
Crack!!
With a sharp crack, the solid blade of lightning nature in Sasuke Uchiha's hand sliced through the waterfall before him, making it seem as though the entire waterfall had reversed its flow and briefly bringing it to a halt.
Most striking of all, as it severed the rushing water, the longsword formed from lightning release chakra in Sasuke's hand remained as solid as ever, without the slightest fluctuation.
Seeing Sasuke's performance, Shin Uchiha nodded in satisfaction and gave him a light round of applause.
That alone showed that Sasuke had reached the pinnacle in both developing and controlling lightning release chakra. Even when faced with water that could conduct electricity, he could keep the lightning in his hand under control. That was already quite impressive.
Hearing Shin Uchiha's applause, Sasuke Uchiha immediately turned around. His sharp gaze softened once he recognized Shin Uchiha.
"Teacher, how did you find the time to come see me here?"
Sasuke Uchiha lightly shook the water from his hair and casually tossed aside the lightning-nature longsword in his hand. It dissipated completely in midair.
Then Sasuke Uchiha walked up to Shin Uchiha with a smile. Clearly, he was delighted by his teacher's arrival.
At Sasuke's words, Shin Uchiha reached out and retrieved a keen-looking longsword from his spatial storage, saying with a smile:
"Your Uchiha swordsmanship is quite good now. I'll give you this Kusanagi Sword. I hope you'll do it justice."
In fact, there was more than one Kusanagi Sword in the Shinobi World. The one Shin Uchiha gave Sasuke had been kept by the Uchiha Clan since the Warring States period, and its sharpness ranked among