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Chapter 317: I Acknowledge You as the Strongest in Swordsmanship
Chapter 317: I Acknowledge You as the Strongest in Swordsmanship
"All Creation Attraction!"
Yui Xuan Yue aimed his right palm at Hanzo, sucking him in while simultaneously swinging the black rod in his left hand.
Under the immense suction force, Hanzo, unable to perform a Water Instantaneous Body Technique, had his chest pierced by the black rod.
After dispelling his last bit of resistance, Yui Xuan Yue was about to grab Hanzo's neck as he flew towards him.
Suddenly!
Several shuriken and kunai with explosive notes embedded in them flew out of the white mist.
Yui Xuan Yue was about to look over.
But Minato Namikaze, in Sage Mode, rushed towards him from behind at an incredible speed.
With a Giant Spiraling Sphere in hand, he attacked Yui Xuan Yue once more.
"Still not learning? Or do you have another motive?"
Without turning his head, Yui Xuan Yue reached out and grabbed Hanzo by the neck, planting a forbidden curse on him, immobilizing him for a short time.
At the same time, the Giant Spiraling Sphere collided with his back.
Just like before, the massive spiral of chakra created no sound as it was swiftly absorbed by Yui Xuan Yue.
At that moment.
The Flying Raijin shuriken that had just been thrown, alongside Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju, who he had brought along, instantly appeared.
Yui Xuan Yue's gaze intensified, his attention mostly on Hashirama Senju.
Without a word, Hashirama Senju unleashed a full-force strike.
Absorbing the Giant Spiraling Sphere from his back, Yui Xuan Yue remained unmoving, his left hand, gleaming with a metallic luster, punched out as well.
Bang!
A violent blast of air erupted from the point of collision between their fists, rapidly spreading in all directions.
Hashirama Senju retreated.
Yui Xuan Yue, along with Minato Namikaze on his back, also took a step back.
Seizing the opportunity, Tobirama Senju stepped forward and swung his sword.
Yui Xuan Yue calmly glanced at him.
The sword in Tobirama Senju's hand instantly broke free and, in a surprise attack, stabbed its former owner, successfully piercing him.
Yui Xuan Yue's eyebrows furrowed.
The next instant.
Tobirama Senju turned into white smoke.
Yui Xuan Yue's pupils constricted as he subconsciously looked towards the side where the Flying Raijin shuriken had just passed through.
At the same time, outside.
The real Tobirama Senju witnessed a silver figure, faster than even himself and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, flashing towards him like the aurora. Along with it was a blade, the White Fang, which silently carried an extremely sharp aura.
As the blade sliced through his neck, Tobirama Senju exclaimed:
"So fast!"
He reached out his palm, and in a flash, he, the blade, and the blade's owner, all disappeared.
In their place was the Giant Spiraling Sphere and the last bit of Minato Namikaze.
As for where Minato Namikaze had been, Tobirama Senju had appeared, his neck sliced off by more than half.
He didn't pay it any mind and instead looked expectantly at the White Fang, which had pierced through his neck. Not only had it not weakened, but it also carried an even sharper aura and faster speed, baring its true fangs and biting towards Yui Xuan Yue's vibrant neck, right behind Tobirama Senju.
Yui Xuan Yue was still pondering if Tobirama Senju would appear from the Flying Raijin shuriken that had just whizzed past him.
Unexpectedly, an extremely dangerous sensation arose within him due to the fierce aura that exploded from behind.
Who is it?
Yui Xuan Yue didn't have time to turn around.
The attack from behind was too fast; he didn't even have time to unleash his Shinra Tensei.
In this moment of life and death, Yui Xuan Yue's eyes were filled with surprise.
"Didn't expect to use this technique so soon."
Clang!
Just as Tobirama Senju, the owner of the White Fang, believed he had succeeded.
Surprisingly, a pitch-black small ball suddenly drilled out of Yui Xuan Yue's neck, steadily blocking the White Fang, which was just a hair's breadth away from severing Yui Xuan Yue's neck. The ball didn't show any signs of denting.
However, when the black ball that had shattered the White Fang flew towards them, Senju Tobirama sensed something amiss and, realizing the opportunity had passed, immediately teleported away with his companion without a word.
Seeing that its target was gone, the Path-Seeking Pearl returned to Yui Xuan Yue's back and hovered motionlessly.
The intense battlefield suddenly fell quiet.
Tick. Tock.
A drop of blood slowly fell.
Yui Xuan Yue reached up to touch his neck, and a long bloodstain appeared.
The White Fang had not touched this spot.
The reason for the injury was the sharp aura that had arrived first.
"Such a fast and sharp blade!"
Yui Xuan Yue now knew who the swordsman was.
It was the White Fang of Konoha, Hatake Sakumo.
This man, who had only made a brief appearance in the original story and had never displayed his true combat prowess, was indeed someone to be feared by both enemy and ally villages.
The aura of his all-out assassination attempt with a single blade, even made Yui Xuan Yue, who prided himself on his strength, wary.
Even his Steel Release, renowned for its physical defense, would have been sliced in two by that unparalleled blade.
When it came to swordsmanship alone, among all the people Yui Xuan Yue knew, he acknowledged Hatake Sakumo as the strongest.
"It's a pity that such exceptional swordsmanship wasn't passed down."
Yui Xuan Yue thought of Hatake Sakumo's good-for-nothing son.
Allowing the blood to flow from his neck, Yui Xuan Yue surveyed his surroundings, his gaze sweeping over the area where he had previously fought and the Flying Raijin kunai stabbed into the ground nearby.
Now that he had a moment to reflect, he understood the entire setup.
It had been a ploy to draw his attention by having Namikaze Minato use his Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan, allowing him to use the Absorption Seal technique.
This caused him to focus on the fact that everyone knew his Rinnegan could only cast one technique at a time, and while he was absorbing the Super Great Ball Rasengan, they planned to strike.
And that was exactly what happened.
Senju Tobirama had brought along Senju Hashirama.
The latter drew his attention while he dealt with Senju Tobirama's shadow clone.
When he realized that the Senju Tobirama in front of him was a shadow clone, he subconsciously thought that everything Namikaze Minato and Senju Hashirama had done up to that point was to set up Senju Tobirama's true killing move.
He immediately looked towards the Flying Raijin kunai that had passed through his side, thinking that the killing move was most likely hidden there.
However, things didn't unfold exactly as he had guessed.
Senju Tobirama did appear, but he had switched places with Namikaze Minato.
From the start, Senju Tobirama's group had never intended to restrict his Rinnegan's abilities.
The true killing move had never been about Senju Tobirama, or any of the other renowned Kage, for that matter.
It had always been about Senju Tobirama bringing in Hatake Sakumo, who had already been prepped to strike. At the peak of his aura, speed, and swordsmanship, Hatake Sakumo appeared out of thin air without the slightest hesitation and swung his blade at the nearby Yui Xuan Yue, leaving no time for his Rinnegan to block.
"Clever plan."
Yui Xuan Yue praised them.
They had put in so much effort.
Now, it seemed that he also needed to focus completely.
Yui Xuan Yue looked at the Path-Seeking Pearl floating behind him.
Instantly, a terrifying aura rose, oppressing all the Allied Shinobi Forces present.
(End of Chapter)
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