Rebuild the Land of Whirlpools, start with a massive army of the Thirteen Guardian Soldiers.

The blade transformed into a wisp of smoke, swirling around Matsumoto Rangiku.

She gently swung the hilt of the knife and gave a soft shout.

"The Gray Cat's Home!"

The Zanpakuto instantly turned into ashes just as the steel wire was about to strike Matsumoto Rangiku.

The thick layer of gray material forms solid gray walls, keeping the steel wires out!

The sudden turn of events left everyone who was paying attention stunned.

Escape through smoke? Or what?

Sakumo Hatake said he didn't quite understand it.

At first, the knife seemed to turn into a wisp of smoke, but then it changed its appearance again.

What is this ability?

Shigesaku Hatake naturally couldn't understand it.

Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakuto is a Kiyokawa-kei Zanpakuto. When released, the blade turns into ashes and can even use all the surrounding sand as fighting power!

Although I can't understand it, it's undeniable that this sword is another ninja sword comparable to a bloodline limit!

Sakumo Hatake's guess was right!

Once it happens, it will happen again! (2)

This faction indeed possesses more than just one bloodline limit-type ninja sword similar to Ice Release!

There might even be more! Death

The Mist Ninja, witnessing this scene, felt as if they had shit stuck in their throats.

Even more unpleasant is the chestnut-flavored skewer pill. (4)

His meticulously planned scheme was so easily thwarted? 3

He simply drew his sword, using the special abilities of a ninja sword, and easily deflected his fatal blow!

Looking at his longsword, Sewing Needle, which had been with him for many years, Kushimaru Kurihara felt a momentary unease. Ryu

He has to meticulously plan and spend a long time scheming before he can kill someone, and he can't even let the enemy detect it. *Hiss*

The person before her, simply by drawing their sword, demonstrated the special abilities of their ninja blade, which were enough to help her out of her predicament. (Thrust)

Especially this kind of bloodline limit-like ability, it's truly enviable! (Hedgehog)

Shasha—4

A sudden noise came from the gray wall, and Kurihara Kushimaru stared intently at it.

My mind was on high alert.

The gray wall suddenly banged, and before Kushimaru could react, it transformed back into a fluid state.

Rangiku Matsumoto's voice came from inside.

"Cat Dance!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the gray swarm seemed to receive a command and began to spin rapidly.

Huhu——

A gray tornado formed instantly, and the steel wire that Kurisaki Kushimaru couldn't retract in time was instantly severed when it hit the tornado!

not good!

Kushimaru Kurihara didn't have time to feel sorry for the damage to his longsword, Sewing Needle, and immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to escape the gray tornado.

He glanced down at his ninja outfit, which was already tattered from the damage, and a chill ran through him.

I couldn't help but exclaim, "What terrifying cutting power!"

Seeing that she had lost her target, Matsumoto Rangiku dissipated the tornado and returned to its smoke state.

Then gently swing the knife forward with the handle.

"?"

This inexplicable action left Kushimaru Kurihara somewhat bewildered.

Just then, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind him.

Kushimaru Kurihara suddenly turned around, and a wisp of smoke had appeared behind him without him noticing.

The next second it transformed into the shape of a katana and slashed fiercely at him!

Kushimaru's pupils dilated in shock; the sudden attack left him no time to make any attempt to escape.

We could only watch helplessly as the smoke dissipated!

The stinging sensation on my face was a testament to the power of the smoke.

laugh--

The next second, the cutting force wrapped in the smoke completely tore the Kushimaru to shreds!

Dead?!

The ninjas couldn't help but swallow hard when they saw Kushimaru's miserable state.

My heart trembled with fear.

Kushimaru Kurihara, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the wielder of the long sword Sewing Needle, just died like that?

This is one of the top combatants in their Hidden Mist Village!

Even ordinary Jonin from other ninja villages would turn and run if they saw it!

Such a formidable figure was so easily killed by that woman!

What's even more terrifying is that there are five other people of the same rank as her standing here!

For a moment, the Mist Ninja all had second thoughts.

He also lacked confidence in the other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Sakumo Hatake wasn't as complicated as the Kirigakure thought; after all, he was just an observer this time.

I felt nothing about Kushimaru Kurihara's death.

They might even clap and cheer.

Understand that his mission this time is to disrupt all of Kirigakure's operations in the Land of Whirlpools.

2. Although there were unexpected changes, the task was still accomplished in a roundabout way.

9. Moreover, with the decline of Kirigakure's strength, they no longer had any intention of targeting Konoha.

4 This is good news for Konoha.

0 But the bad news is that the Land of Whirlpools seems to have been taken over by a mysterious and powerful force.

4. Sakumo Hatake is currently unaware of this faction's attitude towards Konoha.

3 But having such a presence behind him is like a time bomb pressed on Konoha, and he has to worry at any time whether it will suddenly explode.

5. Right now, the best outcome is for this mysterious force and Kirigakure to check and balance each other!

Sakumo Hatake found this plan to be very feasible.

4. Although this mysterious force is very powerful, and it sounds like there are even stronger figures yet to appear.

However, as one of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure has countless ninjas, and even if you just use numbers, you can still take down a few.

If this mysterious force is holding onto the Land of Whirlpools, then Kirigakure won't be so easy to attack.

The best outcome for Konoha would be for them to maintain a balance of power between the two sides by having Konoha intervene!

However, we still need to go back and discuss this with the Hokage before making a decision.

He kept this matter and Matsumoto Rangiku's information in mind, noting that she possessed the strength to easily kill elite Jonin.

Although, in Sakumo Hatake's view, this strength was largely due to the ninja sword with its special abilities.

After all, even he would suffer a great loss if he didn't know Matsumoto Rangiku's information.

But being able to perfectly utilize this ability is also a form of strength.

On the other side, Matsumoto Rangiku, unconcerned about the stares of the crowd, stretched and said casually, "Finally, we can wrap up."

Although she had killed the enemy, she showed no intention of helping her teammates.

She wasn't the type to love working; she'd slack off whenever she could.

Moreover, she didn't think they needed her help.

"Oh, right, Lord Spirit King seemed to have said that he wanted to take this ninja sword back with him."

Suddenly remembering Lord Rei-ou's instructions, Matsumoto Rangiku hurriedly picked up the long sword, Sewing Needle, which had almost sunk into the sea along with Kurihara Kushimaru's corpse.

Sakumo Hatake's eyes narrowed.

Who is the Spirit King?

...