Chapter 143: Water Transformation Technique
The entire gorge filled with a solemn, murderous atmosphere. The air seemed dense, charged with pre-combat tension.
The twin swords in Ryusuke's hands emitted a cold blue light, and chakra lines on the blades surged like living veins. In front of him, Sasuke's six swords were arrayed in a deadly fan: long and short, thick and thin. The widest blade was like a steel plate, while the thinnest was like a needle. The cold light they reflected was like a peacock's tail, beautiful and lethal.
"Wind Breath!" Sasuke whispered.
His entire body filled with a palpable aura, and the familiar green marks appeared on his face and neck, indicating he was using his physical enhancement technique to the maximum.
"Kill!"
Ryusuke, recognizing Sasuke as a worthy opponent, launched his attack, and his first move was a deadly strike. The twin swords glided close to the ground, drawing an arc of light that intertwined like two crescent moons, heading directly for Sasuke's knees.
Sasuke did not dodge. Instead, he wielded the two heaviest swords to defend himself. The heavy sword has no edge; it relies not on skill, but on brute force. With a metallic clang, the two wide blades easily withstood the attack.
While his lower swords blocked, the middle ones, one long and one short, moved with a strange and peculiar fluidity, using a piercing style to attack Ryusuke's arm joints. At the same time, the longest sword in his upper hand, using a style reminiscent of a dragon emerging from water, arced in a wide sweep to attack his spine.
The three attacks, upper, middle, and lower, were perfectly coordinated, forming a steel net from which it was almost impossible to escape. Ryusuke, seeing he was about to be trapped, could only retreat quickly.
"Sword Breaker Style!"
Sasuke's formation changed. The heavy sword entangled Hiramekarei, the upper sword shifted from thrusting to cutting the throat, and the middle ones closed in on Ryusuke's hands. He was forced to release his right sword to avoid having his arm severed.
"Wind Breath, Fourth Form: Blade Dance!"
After deflecting one of his opponent's swords, Sasuke pursued victory. The six swords in his hands transformed into a storm of silver lights.
"Thousand Sword Weave!"
The left blade of Hiramekarei in Ryusuke's hand seemed like a living being. It slipped through the gaps in Sasuke's sword formation, using the force of each clash to spin and carve spiral marks in the ground. His swordsmanship was exquisite; despite having lost one of his swords, he still retained immense combat power.
"Wind Breath, Fifth Form: Water Leaf Cut!"
Seeing he couldn't break Ryusuke's defense, Sasuke used his most powerful technique, condensing a large amount of water chakra into his blades.
"Furious Waves and Broken Jade!"
The pattern on Ryusuke's sword gleamed, and each strike lifted a compressed water blade, much stronger than Sasuke's. But if quality wasn't enough, quantity would compensate. Sasuke's six swords overwhelmed Ryusuke's single blade.
Finding himself suppressed, Ryusuke finally used his ultimate attack: "Deep Sea Dragon Roar!"
He spun, and the blade traced a trajectory that condensed a solid ring of water around him, an indestructible chakra barrier. At that moment, Sasuke, who seemed to have been waiting for this, unleashed his own final attack.
"Wind Breath, Infinite Style: Ghost Blade Willow!"
He brandished the six swords, which transformed into phantoms. Countless willow branches appeared, distorting time and space. Ryusuke knew he was under an illusion again, but the combined power of the six swords was extraordinary, and it took him effort to break free. When he did, the water ring defense had already collapsed.
Six swords gleamed with a cold light, cutting six vital points on his body. However, instead of blood, only water gushed forth.
"Hydration Technique?" Sasuke wondered, his gaze sharpening.
Ryusuke's vital points had transformed into liquid water, nullifying the fatal damage.
"Wind Breath, Fifth Form: Continuous Water Leaf Cut!"
Sasuke pursued victory, but Ryusuke formed hand seals and unleashed his own secret technique.
"Water Style: Eboshi Shield!"
A large amount of water covered his liquefied body, forming an enormous aquatic monster that easily resisted Sasuke's sword combo. Sasuke did not continue attacking, but picked up the Hiramekarei sword that had fallen to the ground and moved away. He knew that to break that defense, he would need a forbidden technique.
Ryusuke finally withdrew the technique and returned to his human form.
"White Blood Demon, I'd like to call you the strongest swordsman," he said, his face showing a strange mixture of madness and respect.
"Summoning Technique!"
He made hand seals, and with a cloud of smoke, the Hiramekarei sword in Sasuke's hand disappeared and reappeared in his.
"Hiding in Mist Technique!"
Ryusuke released a large amount of mist, not to flee, but to change the battlefield to one that favored him.
"Haha!" Sasuke laughed softly, and also formed hand seals, performing the same technique. But under the erosion of his mist, enhanced by his radar, Ryusuke's perception weakened more and more, until it was completely surpassed by Sasuke's.
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