When a king is enraged, blood flows for a thousand miles and corpses pile up by the millions.
Yuya had not yet reached the level of Uchiha Madara, but he was no longer weak by any measure.
And so, when his killing intent was released, it was enough to influence the very atmosphere. The area had already been oppressively tense—now it froze to its absolute limit.
Senjin wasn't surprised by Yuya's exposed killing intent.
He released his own in response.
This time, Senjin did not use any Kusanagi Sword Techniques. Instead, he made a simple movement—gripping the Kusanagi Sword with both hands and holding it horizontally in front of him.
Humm—!
A stream of chakra surged forth, flowing into the Kusanagi Sword.
In truth, shinobi capable of chakra flow were rare—but Yuya seemed to keep running into them one after another.
When a brilliant white edge appeared along the blade, a killing aura as vast as the heavens spread outward.
The sword's edge felt as if it could sever anything—
as if it could cleave the sky itself.
As Senjin slowly raised the sword, the blade's radiance intensified, and his momentum rose without pause.
At that moment, his entire being seemed to transform into a sword—
An indestructible blade that could cut through all things.
Strictly speaking, this move no longer belonged to the realm of ninjutsu or secret techniques.
It was closer to the techniques used by the samurai of the Land of Iron—
a nearly pure form of swordsmanship.
"Sword Art… Flash!"
When Senjin's presence reached its peak, a terrifying gleam burst from his eyes.
His body vanished—
Turning into a blur as he charged straight at Yuya.
Seeing this, Yuya chose not to block with shock force. He remembered well that the Kusanagi Sword could extend unpredictably.
He slowly raised his tachi.
At the blade's edge, an invisible, distorted ripple appeared.
It was nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, yet the air twisted faintly—
carrying an unmistakable sense of danger.
Then Yuya swung.
Shk—!!
Their figures crossed in an instant.
A razor-sharp line split open between them—
Similar to the裂痕 left when Yuya's shock force shattered the air,
but straighter… and singular.
This was the mark of air being cut apart.
Silently, a crack appeared on Yuya's tachi.
Then—
a small chip.
Behind Yuya, Senjin's Kusanagi Sword remained flawless as he turned around.
That strike should have finished him… right?
Senjin felt a hint of doubt. The sensation from that exchange hadn't felt quite right.
But Sword Art: Flash was his strongest frontal attack.
Even ordinary Kage-level shinobi would never take it head-on.
Yuya shouldn't be alive.
That thought had barely formed—
When Senjin froze.
Because Yuya had turned around as well.
Yuya looked down at the crack and chip in his tachi.
"So it's not a problem with the technique…
It's the quality of the blade itself."
"As expected of the Kusanagi Sword."
Murmuring softly, Yuya suddenly smiled.
He flicked the blade with his finger.
Clink!
Starting from the crack, the tachi snapped cleanly in two—
Instantly turning from a long sword into a short blade.
At that moment, a bone-chilling sensation surged through Senjin.
He was shocked that Yuya had taken Sword Art: Flash head-on without injury—
But more than that, Yuya's calm action triggered a primal sense of danger.
A sixth sense forged through countless brushes with death.
Senjin tightened his grip on the Kusanagi Sword.
A bead of cold sweat slid down his forehead.
At this moment, he dared not relax even slightly.
The youth before him—
Was monstrously strong.
The broken half of the sword fell to the ground.
Yuya paid it no mind, holding the remaining half and calmly looking at Senjin.
"Now… it's my turn, isn't it?"
Whoosh—!!
In the next instant, Yuya's speed exploded—
Far surpassing Senjin's.
His body turned into a blur, flashing rapidly across the battlefield.
That speed alone made Senjin's pupils contract in shock.
Senjin's speed was enough to overwhelm most jōnin—
Even surpassing elite jōnin.
It was one of the traits that placed him above that level.
Yet Yuya was faster.
Senjin failed to notice the faint arcs of lightning flickering around Yuya's body as he moved.
This speed wasn't from the Eight Gates alone—
It was layered together with the nearly completed Lightning Release Body-Forging Technique.
Yuya didn't rush straight at Senjin.
Instead, he circled him at extreme speed, leaving afterimages in all directions.
Finally—
Yuya raised the broken blade.
A white halo suddenly bloomed along its edge.
"Shock Release: Void Shatter—Consecutive Flash!"
Humm—!!
In the next instant, a white halo shot straight toward Senjin.
"It's coming!"
Senjin's pupils shrank. He gripped the Kusanagi Sword with both hands, preparing to block—
When his expression abruptly changed.
Because at that same moment—
Not one, but multiple white halos surged in from all directions.
Five in total.
They locked onto him completely.
No escape.
"Damn it!!"
Shock filled Senjin's face. He had already seen how terrifying those halos were—
They had directly shattered his Secret Technique: Dance of Sakura Slaughter.
The five halos didn't strike Senjin directly.
Instead, they detonated several feet in front of him.
KRAAACK—!!!
In an instant, terrifying fractures spread wildly.
This was the first time Yuya had stacked five Void Shatters into a single Consecutive Flash.
Even he was slightly amazed by its power.
A single Void Shatter caused mirror-like cracks in the air.
But five overlapping Void Shatters were entirely different.
When the five halos exploded, they enveloped the entire area around Senjin.
Centered on his position, the fractures spread outward—
Then interconnected.
Forming a horrifying scene—
Like a gigantic glass vessel shattering apart.
Only—
This "glass" was the very air itself.
KRAACK!!
White light erupted violently.
Caught within it, Senjin no longer dared to endure it head-on.
Thoughts flashed through his mind.
Without hesitation, he stabbed the Kusanagi Sword straight into the ground beneath him—
And dove underground in a single motion.
But Yuya's shock force was not so easily evaded.
Even after burrowing underground, the violent震荡 still exploded above—
Then propagated downward.
BOOOOM!!!
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