MM Racing Chapter 26 The Ultimate Swordsmanship
Chapter 26 The Ultimate Swordsmanship
Chapter 26 The Ultimate Swordsmanship
The key lies in this: Pakura is still a traditional ninja!
Traditional ninjas, on the other hand, always had to obediently perform hand seals!
Although the power levels in Naruto became terrifyingly inflated in the later stages, with monsters appearing at will with a simple clap of their hands, at least at this point in time, with the Third Shinobi World War just beginning, the general atmosphere wasn't quite that skewed yet.
Although Yekura's Scorching Release is a bloodline limit, it still requires hand seals. She needs to first form hand seals to summon a floating special fireball.
As for subsequent manipulation and target acquisition, these can be controlled by thought, which is why Yekura can wield two kunai in both hands during battle.
But now, in her rage, Yekura didn't hold back on her Scorching Release; she had already used up all the fireballs she had summoned earlier.
However, Shiba Kiyokawa's repeated concessions inevitably made her somewhat contemptuous. Furthermore, out of anger and eagerness to kill the enemy in front of her, she boldly chose not to retreat during this crucial gap in the Scorching Release technique!
She simply put her hands behind her back to briefly hide the kunai, thinking that this would fool the Rain Ninja brat in front of her.
Little did they know that Shiba Kiyokawa had been focusing 120% of his attention on her!
With such absolute focus and close attention, how could Shiba Kiyokawa possibly miss such a crucial flaw!
Why not quit during the skill gap period?
With a stomp of his foot, Shiba Kiyokawa instantly changed from retreating to charging forward, and his entire demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation in an instant!
Like a sharp blade being drawn from its sheath, revealing its fangs!
Just as Yecang had formed the first hand seal with her hands behind her back, Shiba Kiyokawa's sword had already slashed through the air and was right in front of her face!
Time seemed to slow down at that moment, and Ye Cang's pupils widened in horror!
He quickly abandoned the hand seals, hooked the kunai back into his hand with his fingers, and raised it to block the short sword that came slashing down like lightning!
He thought he had resolved the crisis, but unexpectedly, Shiba Kiyokawa twisted his wrist, the blade shifted at an angle, and continued to slide towards his neck, close to the kunai!
Yecang awkwardly raised his other hand as well, and only at the last moment did he barely manage to deflect Shiba Kiyokawa's blade.
But this is still not over!
The blade sliced through the air, creating a small gap, before swiftly slashing back, one strike after another, sending sparks flying as it struck Yekura's kunai.
The terrifying suppressive force prevented Yekura from finding any more opportunities to form hand seals. She could only struggle to block with her kunai while retreating step by step.
In the blink of an eye, six or seven slashes had passed, and Ye Cang's expression was no longer as fierce as before.
The anger quickly cooled, followed by astonishment, which then turned into indescribable shock and fear!
Because of this relentless and suffocating sword technique, it instantly awakened the most terrifying nightmares deep in her memory, and even in the memory of the entire younger generation of Sunagakure!
How could this be? Ye Cang thought in utter shock, how could anyone possibly replicate that man's swordsmanship?!
The swordsmanship of that man nicknamed White Fang!
She didn't want to recall or admit it, but the sharp, fang-like sense of oppression was so familiar that it was hard for her not to recognize it!
Sakumo Hatake, the former White Fang of Konoha, earned his legendary achievements in battles against Sunagakure!
With a single sword, he slew Chiyo, the highest-ranking commander of the Sunagakure battlefield at the time, becoming an eternal pain in the hearts of the younger generation of Sunagakure.
White Fang's swordsmanship is characterized by a very distinct and direct style: a suffocatingly suppressive force!
Because White Fang is known for his swordsmanship, and almost exclusively for it, although he also knows some ninjutsu, his ninjutsu skills are far inferior to his swordsmanship.
White Fang knew that once he was caught in a ninjutsu duel with his opponent, he would completely lose his advantage.
Therefore, every time he draws his sword, he never gives his opponent a chance to use ninjutsu!
Extreme suppression, overwhelming attacks, suffocating rhythm!
To put it more nicely, this knife skill is as precise as meshing gears.
The smear campaign by Sunagakure could also be used to condemn this swordsmanship as being as violent as a mad dog going on a rampage.
In short, during the Second Shinobi World War, Sunagakure tried countless methods and finally concluded that when encountering White Fang, one must use ninjutsu as early as possible!
Either stop him from getting close, or stop him from drawing his sword, or you will not have another chance to form even one hand seal!
How could Pakura possibly forget such a profound memory, one that could be written into the textbooks of the Sand Village Ninja Academy?
But she didn't understand: Wasn't that man already dead? Their village's spies had spent months repeatedly confirming this information!
Besides, this is the Land of Rain, not the Land of Fire!
Yekura can't understand!
But at this moment, fear and terror had eroded her heart, leaving her with no confidence to fight off the enemy in front of her.
Shiba Kiyokawa quickly realized this!
He cautiously and quickly suppressed the attack a few more times until he was sure that Yecang had completely lost the will to fight back. Only then did he throw out a paper kunai, and then quickly withdrew, using the Body Flicker Technique to escape in a second!
He was actually almost at his breaking point.
He wasn't Konoha's White Fang after all; he had only practiced the sword techniques the system had given him for a few days.
Killing a low-level Jonin from the Grass Village is no problem for him, but killing an elite ninja from a major village like Pakura is beyond his capabilities.
Fortunately, he handled the situation calmly enough, maintaining a high level of suppression until he was exhausted. In the first few seconds, he unleashed at least 70% of the essence of White Fang's style from back then.
Yecang was thoroughly intimidated!
Later, when he had used up his three tricks and was almost out of moves, Ye Cang was frightened by the shadow in his memory and almost lost his will to fight.
This time, Shiba Kiyokawa successfully tricked him!
However, those around them were clearly unaware of these inside details.
The captain of the Sunagakure squad was almost terrified when he saw Shiba Kiyokawa press down on Yekura and make her retreat repeatedly!
Seeing the two separate and Yekura showing no intention or action to pursue them, he was filled with rage once again.
"Yakura, what are you doing?!"
During the battle, the Sand Village captain couldn't keep an eye on Yekura. Konan's paper butterflies, paper spears, and explosive tags also put a lot of pressure on him, so he naturally didn't notice the strangeness of Shiba Kiyokawa's swordsmanship.
Looking at the results now, he naturally assumed that Yekura must have been slacking off because she couldn't handle a mere Rain Ninja brat!
They showed no remorse whatsoever at being completely overwhelmed and unable to move by a mere Rain Ninja girl.
Taking this opportunity, Shiba Kiyokawa decisively made another hand gesture to his teammates—
Xiao Nan, let's take the hydrangea and get out of here!
They've already gained a puppeteer from Sunagakure, so there's no need to fight to the death here to reach a conclusion.
He was a prudent ruthless strategist who only sought to bury his opponents with the most reliable means, never pursuing the passion of battle or a fateful duel.
If you should withdraw, then withdraw. Go back and gather more people, and come back next time to deal with this group!
But before leaving, facing Ye Cang's pale-faced question, "Why did you use that man's swordsmanship?!"
Shiba Kiyokawa smiled slightly, and before leaving, he didn't forget to plant a seed of poison.
"Want to know? When you're alone, find an opportunity to open the paper shuriken I just gave you. All the answers you're looking for are inside."
Remember not to let your teammates find out, or you might really be doomed, tragic heroine.
If this seed can sprout, Shiba Kiyokawa might not even need to call in reinforcements to bury this Sand Ninja team!
(End of this chapter)