This move was extremely difficult to master, but with the Hydrification Technique as a foundation, the Hozuki Clan would not find it difficult to learn.
The iron sand, already prepared, instantly clamped down on Jūsai's blade.
The instant they made contact, Lightning Release erupted again, violent currents surging straight up the hilt toward Jūsai's arm.
At this point, unless Jūsai wanted to be burned to a crisp, he could only abandon his blade.
Sure enough, Jūsai reluctantly let go and put some distance between them again.
The sight made Sunagakure's ninja cheer. "Haha, you've already thrown away your weapon?"
"Let's see how a swordsman without a sword can fight our Lord Shinki!"
"Looks like Kirigakure's people were just bluffing!"
The Sunagakure side began getting carried away.
The ninja on Kirigakure's side, however, merely wore strange smiles and said nothing.
Finally, one Kirigakure ninja could not resist muttering.
"Do you know why they're called the 'Three Mists'?"
"That name is actually incomplete. Their full title should be-Kirigakure's Three Great Weapons!"
"The bone heavyweight, Kaguya Shinichi; the ice heavyweight, Yuki Ochibana; and the water heavyweight, Hōzuki Chongzai!"
Three Great Weapons?
What did that mean?
In the stands, Sasuke was explaining it to Naruto too.
"The bone heavyweight refers to Shinichi's terrifying Shikotsumyaku. The bone swords he draws out can clash head-on with the weapons of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. That's why he's called a weapon."
"Likewise, Yuki Ochibana's ice blades are tough enough too. As for why Hōzuki Chongzai is called the water heavyweight, that's because..."
Whoosh!
Without his blade, Jūsai's aura actually grew more violent, as though some restraint had been released.
In an instant, his arms became surging streams of water, winding and shapeless, no longer confined to a fixed form.
At first, they merely resembled two