Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

The moment the prey wavers because of the sword's intent is the moment the tiger launches its hunt!

Swish!

Zatoichi, wearing wooden clogs, arrived with a gust of wind, slashing with both swords simultaneously!

Dual Blades - Tiger Hunt!

Snap!

Two intersecting wounds appeared on Lin Yu's chest...

Water and flames erupted from the wound, and Lin Yu's clothes exploded into countless pieces, which then turned to ashes in the flames!

Splash! The water mixed with blood gathered into a river at Lin Yu's feet, a shocking sight!

"Huff, huff, huff..." He clutched the knife wound in his chest, half-squatting down, supporting himself on the ground with his other hand, breathing heavily. His features under the mask were almost contorted!

This was not the most serious injury Lin Yu had ever suffered, but... this pain was unlike anything he had ever experienced before!

"But this exhilarating feeling from the bottom of my heart is also the first time since I fought Hashirama!"

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

White smoke rose from the wound, the bleeding stopped, but the scar remained forever because the two cuts were too deep, altering the skin's structure!

Zatoichi stood there, holding his twin swords: "Won't you use that eye technique to rewind time? Perhaps, it won't leave a scar..."

"Even if it doesn't leave a scar, the pain will be forever etched in your memory. Why not keep the scar as a memorial? 'There was once a samurai who wounded the strongest ninja with his famous sword.' That should be a good epitaph for you, Zatoichi, sir."

raging!

With twin horns, ghostly flames igniting, and draped in black robes, the face of an immortal appeared on Lin Yu's mask. He stood up... and his entire aura changed.

chap!

"..." Zatoichi lowered his head and remained silent for a moment before solemnly sheathing his twin swords. Then... he reached for the third sword at his waist: "If I'm going to engrave an epitaph, this 'Black Sword - Meibutsu Kanze Masamune' would be more suitable!"

"Black Blade, has it really come to this!?" In the space-time continuum, Kakuzu, watching this scene through the crystal ball, gasped in shock!

Chapter 389 The Battle of Ninjutsu!

The Black Blade, a famous item of Kanze Masamune, has a jet-black blade with no inscriptions. It is simple and unadorned, yet it exudes a sinister aura and emanates an ominous and gloomy atmosphere!

In the space-time continuum, light and shadow distorted in front of Kakuzu, and Lin Yu's phantom appeared!

With his increased mastery of Kamui, he was now able to project his thoughts into the Kamui space, just as he was doing now. He had just heard Kakuzu's exclamation and appeared to ask, "What does 'black sword' mean?"

"The black sword is a sword inhabited by a tsukumogami!"

"Tsukumogami?" Death gods, evil gods, spirit mediums, tsukumogami—anything associated with 'god' is a ruthless character!

The well-informed Kakuzu provided the answer: "According to legend, tsukumogami are spirits that are formed from objects left unattended for 100 years, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, accumulating resentment, or experiencing Buddhist nature and spiritual power... They possess unfathomable power!"

Lin Yu remained silent. The tsukumogami was quite similar to the 'sword spirit' or 'weapon spirit' in some fantasy novels.

"So, does that mean that Kanze Masamune's sword has existed for over a hundred years?"

Kakuzu: "If it were truly a sword with a history of over a hundred years, it would surely be recorded in the annals of famous swords, but as far as I know, there is no such sword..."

"So, this is a sword that originated in modern times? Then where did the tsukumogami come from...?"

"I'm afraid it's related to the third stage of sword forging, which only exists in tales. It transcends the realm of forging swords with chakra... The samurai's obsession, and the power of his soul integrated into the sword, when forged to the ultimate, can give rise to a tsukumogami, transforming into a black sword! If that's the case, Zatoichi's swordsmanship has truly reached a level that can reach the divine. Shadow, be careful!"

call out!

Lin Yu's phantom disappeared.

outside.

Swish, swish, swish! Zatoichi was brandishing his black sword in the air, casually saying, "Lord Shadow, have you already learned about the details of this black sword from that old friend hiding in the shadows?"

"Ah, since you've heard everything with your clairvoyance, just tell me straight: did you find this black sword, or did you forge it yourself..."

Swish!

Zatoichi smiled faintly: "If I wanted to acquire a foreign sword, I would have had many opportunities, but I firmly believe in one thing: only a sword that I forged myself is easy to use and can allow me to achieve the state of oneness between man and sword..."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "I agree with that..."

If Lin Yu had wanted the Rinnegan, he would have gotten it long ago; he could have just taken it directly from Nagato!

However, the Rinnegan can only unleash its true power when it is in its original owner's possession, a fact that Lin Yu was well aware of...

Lin Yu said, "Zatoichi, how about we stop fighting?"

Swish swish!

Zatoichi continued to gesture meaninglessly with his black sword, and asked, "Oh? Why is that?"

Lin Yu said, "We don't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, why fight to the death? It's much better to be friends..."

Swish swish swish swish!

"..." Zatoichi remained silent, continuing to gesture with his black sword. After a long while, he was about to say something.

Lin Yu said, "I know that the dead daimyo of Taki no Kuni once did you a favor, and you are a grateful person who wanted to repay that kindness and do something for his successor. But you've done enough. I don't think he's worth your continued sacrifice..."

*Whoosh!* Zatoichi raised an eyebrow: "Do you really think I'm working for that daimyo...?"

"Ok?"

"Is a nation dominated by ninjas ultimately right or wrong in its treatment of the living beings in this world? Regardless of whether your initial intentions are good or evil, how many innocent civilians will fall on the path of your confrontation with tradition?"

“There was once a man in Konoha named Danzo who advocated the ‘theory of necessary sacrifice.’ He used this theory to whitewash his cruelty and felt at ease with himself…”

"I killed Danzo."

“I know… Strictly speaking, you are my benefactor, Lord Shadow.”

Zatoichi explained, "Back then, it was Danzo who discovered the location where I had settled my wife and daughters and leaked it to my enemies. He wanted to destroy my efforts as a samurai, but I did not do as he wished. Later, when I abandoned my sword and gouged out my eyes, I was hunted down. Danzo was also behind that..."

"However, just because you killed Danzo doesn't mean you won't go down the same path as him. Can you guarantee that no innocent people will fall on your path? Like my subordinates whom you killed before, they were merely following orders..."

Lin Yu said, "Of course I can't guarantee that any change will be accompanied by bloodshed... But if we stop change because we're afraid of bloodshed, the world will stagnate, and then... it will be destroyed by an unknown calamity!"

Swish!

Zatoichi stopped gesturing with the black sword.

—Under a calamity unknown to anyone!

Although he didn't know what calamity Lin Yu was referring to, his inner eye had sensed Lin Yu's intense emotions in that instant!

Lin Yu said, "Zatoichi, would you like to sit down and listen to a story?"

Zatoichi said, "You have a story, but I have no wine to match it..."

"So, we still have to fight?"

"The spirit residing within this black sword is extremely capricious. If I don't drink the blood of a strong person after drawing the sword, it will turn against me..."

"Alright then." Lin Yu smiled. "By the way, can I ask you something? Why were you just making random gestures with the knife in the air?"

Zatoichi smiled mysteriously: "Well, you'll find out if you have the chance..."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Two balls of ghostly fire attached themselves to Lin Yu's back, transforming into golden wings. With a flap of his wings, he reigned supreme in the sky!

—Sage Art: Eight-Headed Serpent Technique!

call out!call out!call out!

The remaining eight clusters of ghostly flames behind Lin Yu underwent a dramatic transformation, turning into eight giant serpents that roared down!

"Flying through the air and disappearing into the earth, possessing supernatural strength and divine abilities—is this the strongest ninja power...?"

Zatoichi murmured, holding his black sword upright. He slowly ran two fingers along the blade, and with a whoosh, an ominous black aura rose from the sword, swirling into the sky like cherry blossoms as he swung it!

—Black Blade Style: Cherry Blossom Blizzard!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

As the giant serpent descended, it was cleaved into many pieces, only to regenerate again...

But the aura emanating from that black blade was very peculiar, carrying a strong intent, or perhaps even a curse!

The giant snake's regeneration rate slowed down with each regeneration, and eventually, the regeneration could not keep up with the damage, leading to its disintegration.

"It seems that the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique will disintegrate before we even reach the bottom. Oh well, let's take it down first!"

Lin Yu raised two fingers to his chest.

Noisy!

The eight snake mouths opened simultaneously, and Sage Chakra condensed within them, transforming into a giant spiral shuriken with a black background and white blade.

—Immortal Technique, Divine Might, Super Giant Jade Spiral Shuriken, Eight Desolations!

Bang! ! !

After releasing the Eight Desolations, the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique began to disintegrate.

"!" Feeling the ferocious beast hurtling down from the sky, Zatoichi slowly lowered his black sword: "Uncontrollable force, huh? There's nothing I can do..."

Boom!! Boom!!

The combined might of the eight deities has ravaged the land!

After the curtain fell... Zatoichi could no longer be found on the ground.

Did you kill them?

boom!!!

Suddenly... the sky turned completely black!

The sword intent tilted downwards!

Standing there, Lin Yu suddenly felt an ominous feeling deep in his soul: "I...can't move!?"

"I have a sword technique that allows me to vanish into nothingness in an instant, using the target locked by my mind's eye as a guide, appearing above it to unleash a fatal strike... Unfortunately, sir, even with your head severed from your body, you can still activate your eye technique, but if your head is split in two, there's nothing you can do to save it!"

Zatoichi raised his black sword high with both hands and slashed down fiercely.

—The Secret Technique of the World-Seeing Mind's Eye Black Blade Style: Sanzu River!

Swish!