Tomioka ignored Dawn's shock, refusing to let her cute appearance make him careless. Oyakata-sama's fate-and even that of the entire world-was at stake. He would give it everything he had!
His right hand on his sword hilt, he crouched and lunged forward.
Dawn froze. Was he insulting her?
"Hey, what's your problem? Are you even listening to me?"
"If you're a demon, don't blame me for showing no mercy." Tomioka turned a deaf ear to her, murmuring, "Water Breathing, Seventh Form: Nami Shizuku..."
Clang! He had barely drawn his sword, before he could unleash his technique, when his vision went black and the world spun around him.
Then, with a thud, he lost consciousness and collapsed.
"Huh? I only activated three tomoe. I hadn't even tried yet. Why did he fall over?" Red light gleamed in Dawn's eyes as she tilted her head in innocent confusion.
Danzo said, "So much for this world's samurai."
"No matter how strong they are, they haven't surpassed ordinary human limits. Their mental strength is no different from an ordinary person's, either. Genjutsu is simply too much for them." Yet Hiruzen had barely finished his assessment when Tomioka's eyes snapped open!
A trickle of blood seeped from his mouth. He stared at them with unwavering resolve, muttering:
"Die. Just die! Sister, Sabito, Oyakata-sama! I'll wipe out every demon in this world!" His hands trembled as he forced himself upright.
The others were rather impressed. An ordinary person had actually broken through Uchiha genjutsu through sheer willpower!
Whoosh! Blue water surged from his blade once more.
Total Concentration, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm!
His shout startled Dawn. But just as she braced herself, she realized that the strange man named Tomioka was merely standing there with his sword held in both hands.
From Tetsuhiro's perspective, however, the