The chakra gathering at Tobirama's fingertips did not take the shape of a sword!
In fact, there was no visible change at all!
Only the ninja present with keen senses could detect just how sharp Tobirama's aura had become!
Guoshang questioned him. "Water Vein Divine Sword? I don't see any water or any sword. Second Great-Grandpa, is this what you call the strongest Water Release?"
Tobirama smiled faintly. "If you want flashier chakra effects, I can give you those too. But they serve no purpose. When you get right down to it, isn't ninjutsu meant for killing?"
Guoshang frowned. "You're going to kill me? How?"
"Like this..."
Tobirama thrust out two fingers!
Ripple!
Ripples spread through the air, and from their center, a sword of watery light shot toward him!
It was too fast! So fast that Guoshang could not react at all!
Splash...!
The weight in his raised hand vanished, and the water from his shattered Water Release Rasengan poured over his head!
The target had not been him, but the Rasengan!
As Guoshang realized what had happened, he could not hide his shock. "Impossible! A Water Release Rasengan can disrupt ninjutsu, reverting it to chakra and absorbing it. That water sword should have vanished the instant it touched it!"
"Could it be..." He suddenly understood. "That wasn't a chakra sword formed from Water Release, but an Air Sword that looked like a wave of water!!!"
Indeed, the Water Vein Divine Sword was not ninjutsu, but Taijutsu!
Using a large amount of Water Release chakra and high-frequency vibrations at his fingertips, Tobirama had created an Air Sword that could kill invisibly from a hundred meters, or even a thousand meters away!
Tobirama had long since seen through it: the Rinnegan could absorb all tangible release techniques!
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