Looking at Uya, who stood before him with a calm expression and an aura that seemed to radiate an overwhelming superiority over the Shinobi World, Hozuki Mangetsu still launched a fierce attack.
He was a genius ninja of the Hozuki Clan and the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. So what if Uya was a monster? He had killed more than one monster!
"Drink!!"
With a low shout, Hozuki Mangetsu gripped his Ninja Blade with both hands and swung it fiercely at Uya. Chakra surged into it, instantly transforming into a dazzling and deep blue light that swept towards Uya like a wave.
The surrounding mist dissipated, directly cleaved open by this strike.
Faced with this move, Uya's expression remained calm. He simply gripped the Kusanagi Sword, which gleamed with a golden, glassy light, with one hand and lightly slashed at Hozuki Mangetsu's Ninja Blade as it swung upwards.
laugh!!
The golden, crystal-like Kusanagi Sword clashed with Hozuki Mangetsu's sword aura, almost effortlessly cleaving the deep blue sword aura in two, before continuing its ascent towards Hozuki Mangetsu's Ninja Blade.
A Ninja Blade and a divine weapon clashed violently together.
Even if the Kusanagi Sword had gained a slight advantage in the past, it wouldn't have been able to completely overwhelm the seven top-tier ninja Ninja Blade in the hands of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist.
But... now it's a true divine artifact!
Moreover, since it was held in Uya's hand, the power it could unleash was far beyond what Hozuki Mangetsu could match. So, in an Setsuna, as the two swords clashed, the Ninja Blade in Hozuki Mangetsu's hand was directly and forcefully cut in half!
At the same time, Uya's Kusanagi Sword swept across, slicing Hozuki Mangetsu's body in two, almost like a devastating blow, leaving him with no power to resist!
With a single sword strike Hozuki Mangetsu's Ninja Blade and his body were cut in two. A slight look of surprise appeared in Uya's eyes. Without stopping, he gently sheathed his sword and swung it again.
laugh!!!
With a single strike, the mist dissipated with a roar, Setsuna revealing a chasm stretching for miles, extending beyond the mist and shearing away half of the distant cliff!
As for Hozuki Mangetsu, who was standing in front of Uya, his body was once again split into four pieces by this sword.
Splash!
Hozuki Mangetsu, cut into four pieces, did not bleed at all. Instead, his body strangely turned into a stream of water, which suddenly condensed behind Uya as it surged.
The newly formed Hozuki Mangetsu was deathly pale, but he gritted his teeth, a fierce glint in his eyes, and gripped the broken Ninja Blade with both hands, slashing at Uya's back.
"Go to hell!"
Chakra Hozuki Mangetsu channeled his chakra, and the broken Ninja Blade burst forth with an incomparably dazzling light, making the surrounding air seem to hiss, as if it were about to cleave Uya in two with a single strike.
However, to Hozuki Mangetsu's despair, his Ninja Blade and Uya's Kusanagi Sword, despite striking each other with the same technique, produced drastically different results.
Although Uya's two sword strikes did not kill Hozuki Mangetsu Hozuki Mangetsu, they caused great damage to his body, because Uya's slashes were not simple physical attacks!
Even Tailed Beast cannot be immune to Uya's power, let alone the Hozuki Clan's Hydrification Technique, which is equally impossible to resist!
Those two sword strikes nearly brought Hozuki Mangetsu to the brink of physical collapse.
When Hozuki Mangetsu's sword landed on Uya's back, it was frozen in place. No matter how frantically Hozuki Mangetsu channeled his Chakra and exerted all his strength, he could not move forward an inch.
Rather than saying that Uya's body simply withstood it, it would be more accurate to say that a mark, like a shattered mirror, silently appeared on the surface of Uya's back.
Uya's Power of Tremors can erupt in all directions, so it can naturally burst out from any point.
Moreover, with Uya's nearly completed Sage Body, plus the Third Stage the Lightning Release Body Tempering Secret Technique and the Fifth Gate the True Eight Gates Released Formation, even without using the Power of Tremors, Hozuki Mangetsu wouldn't be able to cause him much damage by simply using his body to withstand the attack!
You must know that Uya's current body is powerful enough to overwhelm the Third Raikage!
Turning around, Uya flicked his finger lightly at the half of Hozuki Mangetsu Ninja Blade that was frozen in mid-air. A Power of Tremors suddenly erupted, and the half of the Ninja Blade shattered and broke inch by inch in mid-air, completely destroyed.
Furthermore, the Power of Tremors spread outwards, directly invading Hozuki Mangetsu 'Hozuki Mangetsu body, causing it to collapse with a whoosh, turning into water once again.
The water struggled to flow across the ground before finally surging into a nearby stream, attempting to escape.
But Uya calmly waved his hand and threw the Kusanagi Sword away.
laugh!!
The golden, glass-like Kusanagi Sword streaked through the air like a shooting star before falling directly into the stream, pinning Hozuki Mangetsu's swirling water beneath it.
Hozuki Mangetsu could no longer remain in water form and reverted to a human body. His chest was firmly pinned to the stream, and a look of despair appeared on his face.
On his deathbed, he felt the vast, unbridgeable gap between himself and Uya!
Uya's power was simply beyond his reach. What genius of the Hozuki Clan, what leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist of the Mist? They were all just a joke!
Even at the very last moment, Hozuki Mangetsu knew perfectly well that Uya could defeat him with a simple flick of his finger, and he might not even be able to withstand it!
No matter how strong he is, he is still just a mortal, while Uya's power is almost godlike!
The fog gradually dissipated following Hozuki Mangetsu's death.
Jiraiya ran through the dissipating fog. Seeing the fog clear, he took a deep breath, slightly disappointed, thinking that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist should be far away by now.
"Sensory ninja, have you sensed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?"
"Reporting to Lord Jiraiya, there are no signs of life within a radius of several miles, and no Chakra can be sensed..."
Upon hearing this, Jiraiya shook his head, stopped in his tracks, and said, "Never mind, it seems they've already escaped. Where is Uya?"
"It seems that Lord Uya Lord Uya already left, and we can no longer sense his location."
"I see." Jiraiya nodded and said, "Dealing with the Three-Tails is enough. We can't expect Uya to solve all the problems by himself; after all, he's human, not a god."
Just as Jiraiya was about to order the Konoha Ninja to stop the pursuit and prepare to retreat, several exclamations suddenly came from ahead.
"Impossible! This isn't..."
"This is!!"
Several voices came from several different locations almost simultaneously, which surprised Jiraiya slightly. He then walked in one direction to see what had happened.
(To be continued.)