Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

The man flicked his finger slightly, and the armillary sphere rotated gently before quickly settling into place.

"The Li hexagram, line 9 at the top, is auspicious for military campaigns."

The man chuckled and looked on with interest at the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon.

"Ming Shiyin!"

At this moment, Suigetsu Hozuki finally realized who he had encountered!

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Chapter Fifty-Six: Samehada, the Great Sword

Why is this mysterious man who wreaked havoc on Konoha during the Peony Night here?

Why did he attack the people of Kirigakure?

What is his purpose?

Suigetsu Hobutsu looked at Ming Shiyin in disbelief, unable to understand why all this was happening.

Facing Ming Shiyin's dark gaze, Suigetsu Hobutsuki felt unprecedented pressure.

This person was able to leave Konoha calmly after forcibly seizing the Book of Seals, treating Konoha's high-ranking officials like monkeys; his strength is said to have reached the level of a demigod.

A new demigod of the ninja world.

How could he possibly deal with such an existence by himself?

"Whatever you want, as long as I have it, I can give it to you. You are a demigod in the ninja world, there is no need for you to lay a hand on a mere Kirigakure ninja like me," said Suigetsu Hobuki, his face pale.

There was no way he could win by fighting, so he could only beg for mercy. But the problem was that he had no idea what Ming Shiyin's purpose was. If it was really just to kill him, then there was really no hope.

"A demigod of the ninja world? I feel you are insulting me." Ming Shiyin pursed his lips, thinking of another demigod of the ninja world, "I'd better send you to see the god of the ninja world instead."

Suigetsu Fuguki's eyes widened. "A demigod of the ninja world is an insult? Isn't that a title renowned throughout the ninja world?"

Even if you want to kill me, you don't need to come up with such a flimsy excuse, do you?

Wait, does he mean that the title of "demigod of the ninja world" is too low for him, and that only the title of "god of the ninja world" is worthy of him?

That's quite possible, after all, he can also use Wood Release.

Just as Suigetsu Hozuki was preparing to adjust his strategy and was about to call Ming Shiyin the new God of the Ninja World, Ming Shiyin made his move.

He flicked his finger, and the celestial globe suddenly began to spin rapidly, shooting out a dark purple light that headed straight for the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon.

"The Lin hexagram signifies: No worries!"

The dark purple light transformed into a streak of light, arriving in front of the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon in the blink of an eye.

Faced with this bizarre attack, Suigetsu Hozuki instinctively swung his greatsword Samehada, slashing down at the incoming beam of light.

However, the light did not shatter as expected.

The eerie dark purple streak, like air, pierced directly through Samehada and landed on Suigetsu Hozuki.

"what?"

Suigetsu Hozuki was taken aback. A burning pain immediately shot through his body, and at the same time, a feeling of weakness spread throughout his body, as if his body had been hollowed out, and his strength rapidly declined.

On the other hand, Ming Shiyin's spirits were lifted.

Lin Gua · Wuyou is Ming Shiyin's first skill. After use, a dark purple soul chain will be shot out from the celestial instrument. When it hits an enemy, it will reduce the enemy's attack power and movement speed. On the other hand, Ming Shiyin can increase his own attack power and movement speed at the same time. With one increasing and the other decreasing, the difference in strength between the two sides will be widened instantly.

More importantly, once the Soul Chain hits, it will continuously inflict spell damage.

This will result in a situation where you can neither defeat them nor escape them. Even if Ming Shiyin doesn't attack, but simply stays by your side, you will still be burned to death by the soul chains over time!

However, Ming Shi Yin currently only has base damage and doesn't have the boost from equipment, so his damage isn't that exaggerated. But once he gets equipment, it's estimated that no one will be able to withstand such an attack.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Suigetsu Hozuki frantically swung his large sword Samehada, trying to sever the strange light clinging to him and relentlessly attacking him, but to no avail.

This dark purple light did not seem to be a tangible thing; physical attacks and defenses had no effect on it.

"Break!"

Suddenly, Suigetsu Hozuki activated his greatsword Samehada, and the dark blue barbs on it immediately began to writhe, revealing a mouth at its tip.

Samehada, the greatsword, has the ability to absorb chakra. No matter how strange Ming Shiyin's attack is, as long as it is an attack that uses chakra, Samehada can absorb the chakra in it to weaken the opponent.

Swish!

The next moment, Samehada fell.

With a loud thud, it crashed to the ground.

However, the dark purple ribbon remained suspended in mid-air, continuously inflicting burning damage on him.

"It's not chakra, what is this...?"

Fear spread through Suigetsu Hobuki's heart, not only from Ming Shiyin's terrifying strength, but also from his bizarre and uncontrollable methods.

Ming Shiyin watched all of this unfold with cold eyes.

Just as Shuichiyama Fuguki was testing his attack, so too was Ming Shiyin.

This was the first time he had used the hero's skills in actual combat. There were many things he was unsure about that he needed to try, and at this moment, Suigetsu Hobutsuki was the best guinea pig.

“Activating this skill consumes my chakra, and unlike in the game, maintaining this dark purple soul chain requires a continuous drain on my chakra. Moreover, the chakra consumed increases with distance, until I can no longer maintain the soul chain and the link will break,” Ming Shiyin thought to himself.

Swish!

Suigetsu Hozuki had given up on fighting and turned to run straight into the depths of the forest.

His opponent had only made one move, and he was already completely at a disadvantage, so there was no point in continuing the fight.

Moreover, he still has a powerful Wood Release technique that he hasn't used yet. Once he uses it, he will surely die.

However, he realized something was wrong after only taking two steps.

The eerie dark purple light was still attached to him, but his movement speed had noticeably decreased. At this rate, he couldn't possibly escape Ming Shiyin's pursuit.

"Don't push your luck!!"

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Suigetsu Hobutsuki suddenly turned his head, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.

He was, after all, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. If they still refused to let him go after pushing him to this point, then he would have no choice but to fight to the death.

Without hesitation, Suigetsu Hobutsu, wielding the greatsword Samehada, turned and attacked Ming Shiyin.

Even if he dies, he'll drag this person down with him.

boom!

The greatsword Samehada crashed down; this was the sword technique of Suigetsu Hobutsuki, who was determined to die.

However, this lightning-fast attack seemed to Ming Shiyin as if he had already seen where it would land.

"Is this the power of divination and prediction?"

At this moment, Ming Shiyin had a sliver of enlightenment.

This isn't like the Sharingan or Byakugan, which allows you to see through an opponent's attacks; rather, it's a very mysterious and vague intuition.

Facing the falling Samehada, Ming Shiyin slightly shifted his footing and easily dodged it.

boom!

The greatsword Samehada grazed Ming Shiyin's body and slammed into the ground. At the same time, Ming Shiyin felt his chakra suddenly decrease, though not much, it was indeed directly drained away.

"Samehada!" Ming Shiyin's gaze fell on the great sword Samehada. This ninja sword had the ability to devour chakra, and his chakra had just been devoured by this ninja sword.

Swish!

Just as Ming Shiyin was pondering, Suigetsu Hobutsuki's next attack followed closely behind, his greatsword Samehada slashing at Ming Shiyin's waist. If this blow hit, it was thought it could instantly cut him in half.

Strangely, this time Ming Shiyin did not feel any threat, so much so that he did not even try to dodge.

The greatsword Samehada came crashing down, but just as the blade was about to strike Ming Shiyin, the ninja sword suddenly stopped in mid-air, and the entire blade even bent, leaving a perfect gap, allowing Ming Shiyin to dodge the attack.

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Chapter 57 Tai Hexagram - Longevity

"what?"

Suigetsu Hobuki stared in disbelief at the ninja sword in his hand, never expecting such a situation, which left him momentarily stunned.

The deep blue ninja sword, covered in barbs, writhed greedily. Suddenly, Suigetsu Hobuki felt his chakra surging wildly and pouring into Samehada in his hand.

This ninja sword is draining his chakra!

"how so!"

Suigetsu Hobutsuki's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly threw the greatsword Samehada in his hand.

Samehada landed on the ground, its barbs constantly wriggling, like a worm, slowly crawling towards Ming Shiyin.

Upon seeing this, Ming Shiyin understood and a gentle smile appeared on his lips.

“Your ninja sword seems to have betrayed you!” Ming Shiyin said.

"How could this happen?!" Suigetsu Hozuki still couldn't comprehend what was happening before his eyes.

Samehada possessed a certain level of intelligence, a fact that Suigetsu Hozuki knew, but he never imagined that this ninja sword would betray him.

Why now? Why did it betray him? As the owner of this ninja sword, Suigetsu Hozuki couldn't understand it at all.

Is the opponent too strong?

But this wasn't the first time he had encountered an opponent stronger than himself. Why this particular time? What methods did Ming Shiyin use to even steal a ninja sword?

"The Samehada sword can absorb the opponent's chakra and inject the absorbed chakra into the user's body."

"This knife is mainly used to cut people. It has a dark blue blade covered with barbs and is usually wrapped in bandages."

"This sword can not only absorb the opponent's chakra for its own use, but also use the large amount of chakra stored in Samehada to stimulate the regeneration of body cells, and can also merge Samehada with itself to become a fish-man."

Ming Shiyin slowly walked towards the constantly writhing Greatsword Samehada, talking about the sword's special abilities as he went.

With each sentence Ming Shiyin spoke, the face of the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon on the other side paled a little more.

"Samehada has a life of its own and only recognizes the person it likes."

As soon as Ming Shiyin finished speaking, he bent down and picked up the dark blue broadsword from the ground.