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Chapter 788: Kanae and Butterfly Ninja
Chapter 788: Kanae and Butterfly Ninja
"Hahahaha, it seems you hold your master in very high regard!"
Yutoku's laughter filled the air as he said, "There's no need to be humble. Your swordsmanship is the strongest I've ever seen in a human. No one can surpass you when it comes to pure swordsmanship!"
Was Togata's master a hundred times stronger than her?
Such obvious humility and respect were, of course, not to be taken seriously by Yutoku. Aside from whether Togata's master was truly stronger than her, even if they were, the difference in strength would surely be limited.
It was most likely a negligible gap.
Yutoku was well aware that strength had its limits. Togata's swordsmanship was already the most perfect and extreme he had ever witnessed. He couldn't imagine a more powerful swordsmanship, and perhaps it didn't even exist.
Perhaps Togata's master had mastered breathing techniques, and their swordsmanship, combined with breathing, gave them slightly stronger prowess, similar to that of the First Upper Moon, who possessed both breathing techniques and blood demon art. But even then, the difference wouldn't be significant.
After all, humans had their limits.
Only by abandoning their humanity and becoming a demon could one break these limits and attain superior physical strength and power.
"What perfect swordsmanship, what exquisite swordsmanship, but I feel sadness because such an ultimate technique is fading away!"
Yutoku kept throwing punches, fighting fiercely with Togata as he said, "You're still so young, and you can maintain this peak for a while. But for how many more years can you sustain it? Thirty? Forty?"
"Become a demon like me!"
"Then we can fight forever, and your perfect swordsmanship won't disappear! You're chosen by the heavens to cultivate such perfect swordsmanship. Don't let it vanish!"
As the ground cracked and rumbled, Yutoku's fanatical voice echoed through the air.
"Become... a demon?"
Togata's gaze paused for a moment, and her mind flashed back to the scenes of the man-eating demon, covered in blood and ferociously devouring humans.
She took a slight breath, her hands gripping her sword, her gaze calm as she said, "I won't become that kind of monster. Also... I'm not chosen by the heavens. I'm just a disciple chosen by my master."
Whoosh!
As her words fell, she suddenly swung her sword, and the brilliant sword light tore through the earth.
Seeing that his words couldn't move Togata, Yutoku felt a slight disappointment. Bits of talisman light spread from his body, transforming into a light curtain that resembled an array.
Jutsu Unveiling—Destroying Kill: Loch needle!
Boom!
The two clashed once again.
...
In a certain old mansion.
A man clad in a white robe sat in the corridor, gazing at the night sky while a lamp sat on the wooden floor, its feeble flame flickering in the wind as if it could extinguish at any moment.
He was the current master of the Demon Slayer Corps—
It seems like the text is from the Naruto series.
"A powerful demon suspected to be an Upper Moon has appeared in a town in the north... It must be one of the Upper Moons, but the only pillar nearby who can make it in time is Kanae. A single pillar has no chance against an Upper Moon."
"Moreover, that Upper Moon is currently engaged in a fierce battle with someone else. Who is this person who can confront an Upper Moon head-on?"
Kananuri spoke softly, his head lowered in thought.
The Demon Slayer Corps had been fighting demons for hundreds of years. Although they lacked the means of blood demon art, they possessed numerous ways to gather intelligence and had eyes and ears all over the world.
Using this intelligence, Kananuri would assign different tasks to the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, sending them to hunt down man-eating demons across the country.
He considered every member of the Demon Slayer Corps as his own child and would never send them to their deaths. Thus, the tasks he assigned were usually within the capabilities of the members.
If the enemy was one of the Twelve Kizuki, he would dispatch at least one pillar.
As for the Upper Moons...
Despite the scarcity of information, according to his calculations, at least three pillars would have to be sent together to have a chance of victory. Sending a single pillar against an Upper Moon was tantamount to suicide.
Under normal circumstances, upon receiving information about an Upper Moon and realizing that fewer than three pillars could arrive in time, he wouldn't make any special arrangements and wouldn't send his members to their deaths.
But.
This piece of information was different.
Although an Upper Moon had appeared, and the only pillar who could arrive in time was the Flower Pillar, Kanae Uzui, the Upper Moon seemed to be locked in a stalemate with someone else.
After learning this, he was first astonished that someone outside the Demon Slayer Corps could fight an Upper Moon head-on. Then, he fell into a difficult choice.
It wasn't uncommon for such a situation to occur! After all, every demon, including the Upper Moons, used to be human!
If the person fighting the Upper Moon couldn't resist the temptation of eternal life and ultimately chose to become a demon, then the Demon Slayer Corps would have to face yet another formidable foe.
Moreover...
Could there truly be someone capable of fighting an Upper Moon alone?
"...”
After much contemplation, Roka Sancyo, finally made a decision and issued an order.
...
North.
In a certain town.
In a relatively clean and tidy inn, in a room that was neither big nor small, various items were piled up in the corners.
In the center of the room, two sets of bedding were neatly laid out, each sleeping a young girl.
The two girls looked similar, but one had long hair and the other short. The taller girl with long hair had a more mature figure, while the short-haired girl was much smaller, curled up into a tiny ball.
They were... one of the current pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, the older sister, Kanae Uzui, the Flower Pillar!
And her younger sister, Shinobu Kocho, the future Insect Pillar!
Suddenly.
A weak beam of light flashed through the room.
Kanae and Shinobu almost simultaneously opened their eyes, snapping out of their slumber and immediately sitting up.
They turned to look towards the windowsill.
A black crow appeared on the windowsill, flapped its wings a couple of times, and began to speak in a human voice.
"Kanae, Kanae!"
"Forty miles north, an Upper Moon has appeared and is currently battling an unknown person. You are the only pillar nearby, so go and investigate the situation. Do not engage the opponent recklessly!"
Hearing the command from the crow, both Kanae and Shinobu were taken aback, exchanging a glance and seeing the turmoil in each other's eyes.
An Upper Moon!
As pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, second in rank only to the master, Roka Sancyo, Kanae Uzui was well aware of the strength of the Upper Moons! For hundreds of years, the Demon Slayer Corps and the Twelve Kizuki had clashed countless times. While the lower-ranking moons had been slain by the corps numerous times, and an unknown number of pillars had fallen to the Twelve Kizuki, not a single Upper Moon had been defeated to date!
The six Upper Moons were like six towering, insurmountable peaks standing before Kibutsuji Muzan, the most formidable foes in the entire world.
"An Upper Moon..."
Shinobu's eyes widened with tension as she murmured, then turned to her sister and pleaded, "Sister! Let me come with you!"
Kanae calmed herself and, after a moment's thought, replied, "No, you stay here. An Upper Moon is too dangerous for you."
"But..."
"Don't worry, the order isn't to hunt the Upper Moon. There aren't enough pillars in the vicinity to take action together, so I'm just being sent to investigate the situation."
Kanae gently interrupted Shinobu, her tone warm and reassuring.
Hearing Kanae's words, Shinobu clenched her small fists.
Although she was strong and had recently mastered Total Concentration: Constant, her strength hadn't truly reached the level of a pillar.
She knew that in a situation like this, her involvement wouldn't be of any help and might even become a burden to Kanae.
This was a fact that both sisters were aware of.
However, even as Kanae prepared to face the danger of an Upper Moon, she didn't say anything that might discourage Shinobu, who saw her as the... gentlest sister in the world.
"Alright, I'll be back by dawn at the latest."
Kanae donned the Demon Slayer Corps uniform that was placed beside her, then smiled and ruffled Shinobu's head before leaping out the window.
Shinobu approached the windowsill and watched her sister's departing figure from afar.
"Come back safely, sister."
There was nothing she could do but silently pray for Kanae's well-being.
(End of Chapter)
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