"There's no point talking anymore. Go to hell and wait for me to send Danzo down to keep you company!"
Chihane had no desire to chat with Hanzō. He immediately activated the Eight Gates of Death and unleashed one powerful Flying Slash after another at him.
Although Hanzō inwardly lamented Chihane's lack of fair play, he had no choice but to meet him head-on. He couldn't use Flying Slash, so he could only opt for the more dangerous approach of close combat.
But fighting inside Amegakure put him at a serious disadvantage. Afraid of hurting the village's ninja, he dared neither use large-scale ninjutsu nor release poison. He could only trade blows with Chihane using swordsmanship. Yet old and weakened as he was, how could he possibly be Chihane's match?
"Three-Sword Style! Oni Giri!"
With another powerful strike, Chihane trapped Hanzō's sickle between the two swords in his hands. At the same time, he swung the Kusanagi Sword held in his mouth toward Hanzō.
Even though Hanzō dodged swiftly, Chihane still left a massive wound across his chest.
"Hah! Hah!"
Hanzō clutched his wound and panted heavily. He could already feel death closing in. He had no choice left. If he still refused to use ninjutsu, he would certainly die today. A village could be rebuilt, but he only had one life.
"Summoning Technique!"
Hanzō lightly dabbed his right hand in the blood on his body and summoned his summoning beast, the venomous Ibuse. He also removed the mask covering his mouth.
Ibuse stayed where he was, steadily building up poison gas, while Hanzō took the initiative and charged at Chihane.
The fierce battle continued, but even with his mask removed, Hanzō's labored breathing could do nothing to stop the blood pouring from the wound across his chest. That wound