I teach kendo in the ninja world

Clang!

The two blades intersected, and the figures of Araki and Sasaki Kojiro were close at hand.

Their movements are somewhat similar. They both spread their legs, bend their knees slightly, lean forward, sink their center of gravity, and put all their strength on the blade.

The nearly 1.5-meter slender blade of the Monogandan fits tightly with the lightsaber named "Yachiryu" in Araki's hand.

Judging from the first blow, both sides were evenly matched.

But Sasaki Kojiro's face looked a little more solemn than before.

because……

He felt a sense of oppression coming towards him.

This is not only because of the killing intent in Araki's eyes, but also the huge pressure brought by the opponent's bright blade.

Compared to Samehada, the sword in front of him was a bit too sharp.

Sasaki Kojiro seemed to feel that the Monogandana, which had been dependent on him for many years, was letting out an unbearable whine.

At this moment, even though he had already calmed down and remained calm, he still couldn't help but think of his last failure due to the same weapon gap.

However, for him who has already reached the realm of Ming Jing Shisui, that failure will not turn into a lingering shadow in his heart.

On the contrary, facing a nearly identical dilemma for the second time made Kojiro Sasaki almost full of fighting spirit.

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised. The last time he was defeated by the swordsman who looked like a sheep but was actually like a lioness with the help of his precious phantom. Although he was not unwilling, there was always some regret in his heart.

Now, maybe it's time for him to make up for his regrets.

He will never fail for the same reason twice!

Thinking of this, Sasaki Kojiro no longer continued to push hard.

The hand he held the knife was slightly tilted, causing the sharp edge of the long sword to miss the needle-point-to-wheat fight of the lightsaber. It followed the opponent's sword body and slid towards Araki's wrist.

Naturally, such a change of move could not deceive Araki, who had already opened his [Mind Eye]. He moved the sword horizontally and tilted it upward, trying to expose Sasaki Kojiro's chest!

But when it comes to mastering the [Mind's Eye], Araki is still one step behind his opponent.

Sasaki Kojiro's reaction was extremely fast. The moment Araki crossed his sword, he immediately stopped the sliding blade and stepped forward to stab!

When it comes to height, Sasaki Kojiro, who can skillfully dance a 1.5-meter pole, is more than a head taller than Araki.

Therefore, he performed this move very smoothly, not forced at all.

And it's extremely fast!

At this time, Araki had no time to put away his sword and turn around to block.

His sword was now like a stand, and the opponent's blade was like a big gun. This cold light made the skin of his face feel tingling even before it came close.

Araki understood that this was a warning from his heart.

Therefore, he can only retreat!

A little below his feet, when the breeze was blowing, Araki's figure was already drifting back.

But how could Sasa Kojiro let go of such a good opportunity?

As an agility coefficient of A+, his forward speed will not be slowed down by Araki's backward speed.

I saw his feet staggering back and forth, and the cold light never left Araki's eyes.

But Araki doesn't just have to escape.

Because the fighting field was infinite, Araki quickly figured out a way to counterattack while retreating.

As long as he continues to raise his sword blade, Sasaki Kojiro will have to attack from a higher place in order to maintain the state of being able to continue to oppress him.

In this way, not only would his chest be wide open, but if his sword blade suddenly extended, it might directly injure his knife-holding wrist.

After all, by that time, his raised arm had already lost the space and angle to dodge flexibly.

Do it when you think of it!

Araki waved his arm, and the sword blade made of chakra drew an arc in mid-air, raising the opponent's sword-holding arm higher and higher.

Although there are many descriptions of how late it is and how fast it is, in fact, these changes only refer to a few seconds.

"Soon, soon... now!"

Just when Araki felt that the time had come, he was about to inspire chakra to launch a surprise counterattack.

Sasaki Kojiro actually changed his moves at the same time.

No, his transformation is even faster!

His arm, which was originally raised high and holding the long knife, suddenly dropped, and the handle of the Wugan pole made an elegant spin in his hand. In the next moment, it had turned into a reverse grip.

After such a change, the Wugangan pole that should have been above Araki's sword actually came below it.

And below, there is an open space without any obstruction. The two of them are all wide open because of the confrontation just now!

Sasaki Kojiro held the sword in his backhand, with the blade almost touching his forearm. He used Araki's lightsaber as a scabbard and struck Iai with a fierce blow!

Zheng!

The loud sound of sword chants pierced the sky.

Sasaki Kojiro's strike was as fast as lightning.

The purple sword light struck Araki's chest in an instant!

At this moment, time in front of Araki seemed to slow down a hundred times.

He could clearly see the sword approaching him slowly but firmly, but his sword had no time to defend himself.

But even though he doesn't have a sword, he still has hands!

The left arm that was originally hanging by his side was quickly raised, with his fingers spread out and held in front of his chest.

A flash of blue light bloomed quietly from his palm.

【Spiral pill】!

Although he said that this move was of little significance to him, he did not know how to use it.

After all, he has taught so many people in the Guideng family, right?

The blue chakra ball and the purple sword light are getting closer and closer.

Just when Araki thought he could block it, the blade of the Monogandan suddenly trembled slightly.

And it was this tremor that caused the sword light to pass by the Rasengan, and hit Araki's left forearm fiercely!

Swish!

With the sharpness of Sasaki Kojiro's blade, how could Araki's flesh and blood body stop it?

Half of the forearm was immediately thrown away.

However, this half of Xiao Zuo did not die worthless.

The confrontation was delayed for a moment just because of this change of gear.

Araki's right hand holding the sword was enough to react.

He slashed downwards. If Sasaki Kojiro did not retreat, he would definitely be split in half by this sword.

As an elegant swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro did not choose to fight to the death, and competed with Araki to see which one was faster with his sword, or Araki's slash with the sword faster.

After cutting off half of Araki's arm, he retracted the nearly extinct Wugangan, and at the same time, his originally forward steps turned into retreat.

With a seemingly thrilling but actually precise distance, he escaped from the range that Araki could cut.

but……

stab-

Just listen to a pleasant sword sound!

The majestic chakra spurted out, and the lightsaber, which was originally about three feet long, suddenly seemed to be on steroids. In the blink of an eye, it stretched to three meters, five meters, ten meters...

And Sasaki Kojiro could only retreat again and again. He did not want to use his Monogari pole to resist Araki's too sharp sword edge.

Because he already knows that once the sword body is damaged, it will affect the power of [Secret Sword Yan Hui].

Finally, 15 meters away, he stopped.

Because Araki's long sword no longer extends forward.

It's not that it doesn't work, it just doesn't make sense.

With a thought, the more than ten meter long sword suddenly retracted and returned to the most convenient length of three feet and three inches.

The severe pain of losing an arm made Araki's face slightly pale, but that was all.

He has suffered many injuries in this space and will not lose too much combat effectiveness as a result.

"Sure enough, in terms of subtle changes in moves, I am still weaker after all."

Araki muttered to himself.

After the extremely dangerous close combat just now, he had clearly seen the gap between himself and his opponent.

In the [Confidant] stage, the mental outlook is indeed greatly suppressed compared to that of Dacheng's Sasaki Kojiro.

The opponent can see through the flaws in his moves and take the initiative, but he can only wait for the opponent to make a move before reacting passively.

This gap may seem like only a moment, but in actual combat it can be huge.

Just like the confrontation just now.

If Araki hadn't still had ninjutsu to block him, this battle would have been over.

It seemed that after taking back a new sword that was more convenient, he was defeated even faster than when he was holding Samehada.

But Araki did not doubt his choice.

Because he knew that even though his defense was more watertight when he faced Sasaki Kojiro with Samehada, that was not his pursuit!

Because pure defense has no chance of winning!

To win, you must attack!

Although the level of swordsmanship between the two is still different, it is not that he does not have any way to win.

Because of realm, sometimes it does not represent absolute combat power.

In fact, combat effectiveness and lethality are not two identical concepts.

Therefore, although his level is inferior, Araki believes that his killing power is not inferior to that of his opponent.

His sword has always believed in one principle——

Only fast is not broken!

The ultimate speed, you can ignore all skills!

So what if the mind’s eye can see?

It’s no use if your body can’t react!

Therefore, when thinking about how to defeat Sasaki Kojiro, Araki never thought about how to break Yan Hui or how to surpass him in realm.

That is what the other party is best at!

In battle, you must give full play to your own advantages in order to have any hope of victory!

Therefore, after forcing Sasaki Kojiro back with one sword, Araki took a deep breath.

A ray of breeze rose from the ground and lingered around his body.

Dots of purple light gathered at his feet, and there was a faint sound of "beep, beep, beep".

The previously light cyan translucent sword body was also covered with purple thunder patterns, making it appear even more mysterious and luxurious.

Seeing this, Sasaki Kojiro on the opposite side showed an interested look on his face: "Oh? Can one move determine the outcome?"

Faced with Araki's invitation, he did not refuse.

Hold the knife in both hands and place the 1.5-meter-long stem beside your face.

After accumulating a little strength, he leaned forward and slashed with his sword!

A purple sword light suddenly appeared from the darkness, and split into three in an instant, as if it had turned into a spiral, and slashed forward.

The center point of the spiral is Araki!

[Secret Sword·Yan Hui]!

This is Sasaki Kojiro's ultimate move, the [Multi-Dimensional Bending] slash achieved with ultimate skill.

It is equivalent to striking three different dimensional spaces at the same time, and then merging them into one and manifesting them into the current dimension.

And at the same time.

Araki also raised his arm and waved forward slightly, and his figure disappeared instantly.

Swish!

A clear and bright sword light emerged out of thin air, and then a deep purple sword light of the same origin was handed out. The purple and green sword lights alternated and circulated, getting faster and faster, gradually reaching nothingness...

[Wind and thunder · Sword of rotation]!

Swift as the wind, bursting as thunder, wind and thunder rotating, extremely fast!

This is the fastest and strongest sword that Araki can unleash now.

Yan Hui and Fenglei Sword passed each other in mid-air, and neither side spared any effort to defend, so...

puff-

Bleeding!

The swords were drawn from facing each other to two people standing back to back, with several bloody holes bursting out from their bodies at the same time.

Especially for Araki, the two extremely long knife marks seemed to cut off his whole body. The moment his figure appeared, he could only half-kneeling on the ground, using the sword in his hand as a support, and barely managed to stop. Fall down.

As for Sasaki Kojiro...

A cloud of blood suddenly burst out from his neck, and his head was almost cut off by the sword just now.

At the same time, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was sighing at how happy he felt this time.

"Perish together, that's a good result. It seems that you are much harder to kill than Swallow..."

The next moment, this purple figure turned into feathers of light and flew towards Araki, whose eyes were almost blurred.

As Guangyu blended in, the fatal wounds on Araki's body gradually disappeared, and the whole person changed from half-kneeling to sitting cross-legged, entering into a state of enlightenment.

The aura on his body gradually faded, as if he blended into the surrounding environment.

In the realm of [empty oneself], heaven and man are one!

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and whispered to himself: "Is this the complete mind's eye?"

At this time, his absolute perception was no longer limited to the three feet around him, but expanded to ten meters outside him.

Don't think this distance is short, after all, even shurikens can be thrown 800 meters away.

But for Araki, as long as he can detect the attack in advance from ten meters away, he will have enough time to respond.

And ten meters as a combat range is enough to completely cover the enemy in his perception field.

He will accurately sense every move of the opponent and find out the flaws.

Just like what Sasaki Kojiro did to him before.

At this moment, in terms of melee combat skills alone, Araki is confident that he is no less than anyone else.

Not to mention……

He stood up, followed the experience he had just received, and raised the long sword to the side of his face.

After accumulating strength for a while, he swung his sword and slashed horizontally!

"Secret Sword Yan Hui!"

In an instant, two slashes appeared at the same time like a cross, causing a faint fluctuation in space, giving people a sense of inevitability.

"Tsk, can we only do two-dimensional twists and turns at the moment?"

Araki looked at the sword and sighed softly.

But then, a smile appeared on his face: "I can't wait to see Uchiha Obito come to show off in front of me!"

Thinking of Obito Uchiha showing off everywhere by relying on the power of [Kamui]'s space, he couldn't help but want to give him a taste of [Swallow Return].

Then, he turned the [Book of Swordsmen] to the title page and looked at his current information.

【Name】: Araki (Yachiryu)

[Realm]: Ming Jing Shi Shui | Sword Intent·Wind/Thunder

[Sword Skills]: Combo Skills, Rush Skills, Sword Drawing Skills (Flying Sword Style), Dragon Cry Flash, Wind Sword Skills, Yunlai Sword Skills (Thunder Wedge, Star Dou Return, Heavenly Street Parade), Secret Sword · Yan Hui

[Others]: Chakra Refining Technique, Three Body Technique, Wind Release Ninjutsu, Thunder Release Ninjutsu, Secret Technique: Kiryu (Stage [-]), Mind's Eye, Zonghe's Experience (Passive)

"Mingjing Zhishui... finally reached this point..."

Araki looked at this description of the realm and nodded with satisfaction.

Among Sasaki Kojiro's abilities, there are three that he likes the most, namely [Dingjing Shisui], [Mind's Eye] and [Secret Sword Yan Hui].

Among them, [Swallow Return] is the strongest attack move, especially the ability to cut into different dimensions, which is extremely important to Araki.

Because only space can fight against space.

If there is no way to deal with it, it is really difficult to deal with people with special abilities like Uchiha Obito or Namikaze Minato.

The [Mind's Eye] will overall strengthen Araki's existing strength.

Regardless of offense or defense, the ability to catch flaws and even predict danger to the end is very important.

As for the last [Mingjing Shisui].

It is not a move or ability, but a description of the spiritual state.

It refers to a spiritual state reached by people at the end of severe training.

After reaching this state, you can always maintain a clear and tranquil heart and remain unmoved by any situation.

Mount Tai collapsed in the front without changing its color, and the elk flourished in the left without blinking.

The eight winds are unmoved, and the heart is like still water.

It is not a realm specific to swordsmanship, but a universal spiritual description.

If used in battle, its effect is to completely nullify any interference caused by the opponent's mind that is aimed at confusion and fear.

The common language of the ninja world is - Illusion immunity!

Moreover, this genjutsu immunity is very different from the so-called genjutsu immunity of the Perfect Jinchuuriki.

Strictly speaking, the ability of the Perfect Jinchuuriki to avoid genjutsu cannot be called "immunity". They can only "break" genjutsu in seconds through seamless chakra convection.

There is a process from recruitment to release.

But [Ming Jing Shi Shui] is different. This kind of spiritual state can be said to be completely dust-free, clear and flawless, and cannot be blinded by any illusion.

It is immunity to illusions in the true sense!

It is also an ability shared by many skills after they reach advanced levels.

This made up for Araki's previous biggest shortcoming - illusion resistance.

Now, he can be said to be a perfect ninja with no flaws in Ninja, Physical Body, and Illusion.

The template can be compared to the third generation Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It's just that he is better at close combat, while the opponent is better at ninjutsu.

As a result, anyone who wants to defeat Araki can only rely on hard power, and ghost tricks such as illusions will not work.

Now Araki finally feels that his safety is finally somewhat guaranteed.

Slightly relieved, he continued to move his gaze downward.

"Zonghe's thoughts?"

Araki looked at this new description and made a sound of surprise.

He knew this skill. It was a summary of the swordsmanship of Sasaki Kojiro, a swordsman whose skills had reached the pinnacle of mankind.

His moves will not be revealed by enemies just because they are used repeatedly.

No matter how many times you repeat it, it will be as effective as if you were facing it for the first time.

To describe it in one sentence, it is "the nemesis of the Saints"!

"In this case……"

Araki nodded thoughtfully.

then.

In the empty and lonely space here, he wielded the long sword one move after another, integrating the new understanding he had just gained from Sasa Kojiro.

……