Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

—Heavenly Sword, Sub-Sword, Empty Wheel, Fire Attribute Enchantment, Short Sword Form!

boom! ! !

In the instant the protective sword system crumbled, Oni-Mutsuji's sword began to move!

—Divine Fire Flow ascends the tower!!!!

bass!!!!

The fiery blade light that burst forth from the blade's trajectory instantly cleaved the raging waves of sword light below Zatoichi!

"!!!"

Zatoichi sensed something was wrong and immediately parried his twin swords in front of his chest. With a clang, he forcefully blocked the aftershock of the ascent!

Oni Muzan pulled in the opposite direction!

—Climbing the tower is nonsense!

call out!

The trajectory of the flames in Zatoichi was twisted and instantly pulled to the opposite direction in the sky!

Oni Mutsuji's sword fell smoothly.

Bang! ! !

Zatoichi was slammed hard to the ground!

Oni Mutsuji turned around on the spot and raised his sword again.

—Two pieces of nonsense!

call out!

Zatoichi was pulled up from the ground again, from behind Oni Muzan to two meters in front of him!

Oni Mutsuji extended his left hand, which was not holding a sword.

—No-Sword Style: Demon Hand!

call out!

Zatoichi was pulled into Oni Muzan's hand out of thin air. As the latter unleashed sword energy from his palm, he was sent flying backward. During the flight, the purple robe Zatoichi was wearing shattered, revealing his blood-soaked torso covered in old sword marks. He fell into a pool of blood!

Mifune's eyes widened in horror: "Teacher!!!!"

Gui Wuzan said, "Don't worry, the old man is not in mortal danger. I just want to see how many scars he has on his body, the 'medals' of a swordsman!"

"This is absolutely outrageous!!!"

Despite his own injuries, Mifune rushed to Zatoichi and helped him to his feet.

Kibutsuji lifted the hem of his shirt, his expression slightly forlorn, and said, "As a swordsman, I have no sword wounds on my body. The only scar I have is from my fight with 'Masato.' Sometimes, I really feel that something is missing from my short life of less than a thousand years..."

Suddenly… Oni Muzan's face turned deathly pale!

"Waaaaah...!"

He coughed up a mouthful of black blood and collapsed to his knees, his expression one of extreme pain!

Zatoichi: "Mr. Onibutsuji, could it be that you are truly unwell?"

Oni Mutsuji: "You know?"

Zatoichi: "Even before we fought, my inner eye sensed something strange about your physical condition. It's probably some kind of incurable disease..."

Gui Wuzan: "That's right. When I first awakened my talent as a swordsman, the Heavenly Sword had already been handed over. In order to inherit the Heavenly Sword and glimpse the pinnacle of swordsmanship, I slept in the 'Reincarnation Chamber' of Xuan Li, the former branch clan patriarch. However... Xuan Li was killed by Long Shi not long after, and his Reincarnation Chamber turned into a cold, dead land. Although I was later rescued, I was left with a chronic illness. In recent years, I have been prolonging my life with the help of a medicine called 'Dan,' but I'm almost at my limit..."

Zatoichi's expression shifted: "With a talent as extraordinary as yours, wouldn't your clan extend your life?"

Gui Wuzan smiled calmly: "It's useless. All Heavenly Sword Masters are just 'tools'!"

Mifune: "Props??"

Gui Wuzan, sword in hand, slowly rose and revealed a startling secret.

"The Heavenly Sword is the greatest masterpiece of the Zobichi clan. It is not only an indestructible divine weapon, but also a mission to carry on the inheritance and propagation of the sword way."

"The chakra that the Heavenly Sword masters of each generation possessed, which was in harmony with the sword, and their lifelong understanding of the way of the sword, would all be absorbed by the Heavenly Sword and become part of its legacy."

"Therefore, the Heavenly Sword will only grow stronger with the inheritance, and one day it will become the weapon of the 'Primordial God'!"

"And the mission of the Heavenly Sword Master is to serve as a tool, transforming into a 'tool' to strengthen the Heavenly Sword!"

Mifune asked in bewilderment, "Why, knowing this, are you still willing to aid and abet evil?!"

Kibutsuji smiled simply: "Because I love the way of the sword. Even as a tool, I am willing to spend my short life to glimpse the ultimate principles of the sword, and then become a part of it. My time is probably running out. You two, let's continue our discussion..."

Chapter 1103 A Battle Between Heaven and Earth, A Fight to the Death

After taking the secret medicine to heal his sword wounds, Zatoichi's bloodstains all over his body healed, but the wounds on his head and shoulders caused by the fall did not heal.

Zatoichi laughed and said, "As expected of the secret medicine of the sword manual, it heals injuries instantly and never exceeds the limits!"

Oni Mutsuji said, "Swords can speak, and swords never lie."

Zatoichi: "Let me be honest, no matter how strong you are, if we don't kill you and allow us to keep recovering and taking turns wearing you down, you'll eventually break down, especially you, your body can't take it anymore..."

Oni Mutsuji: "Thank you for your kind reminder, sir. I will never waste my limited life on boring things. If I find you boring, I will kill you without hesitation!"

Zatoichi: "Could you please tell me how 'interesting' is defined?"

Oni Mutsuji: "Repeating the same mistakes is boring; going downhill is boring..."

Zatoichi: "So, you mean you don't want to see the same moves repeatedly, and the power of the moves must increase progressively? I understand!"

Mifune thought to himself: I thought it would be a life-or-death battle, but I never expected that we would become sparring partners. I really don't know how I will recount the details of this battle to His Highness the Feather Emperor afterward. Ah, that is, there is also the aftermath...

chap!

Zatoichi sheathed his black sword, Night!

Oni Mutsuji asked curiously, "Old sir, why have you switched to using a single-edged sword?"

Zatoichi: "The strength of dual swords lies in their versatility, but your swordplay is even more varied. The advantage of dual swords cannot be fully utilized; instead, it will only distract from your already limited sword intent. Therefore, using dual swords is not a wise move..."

Oni Mutsuji: "Oh, then the sword move that the old gentleman is about to use must be..."

hum!

Zatoichi raised his Sun-Chasing Blade, its sword intent transforming into a bright blue sun hanging high in the sky, melting away the snow and wind that blanketed Shodoshima!

Gui Wuzan: "Oh... Blazing Sun Sword Intent, huh? Moreover, I can sense that this sword intent is tainted with the 'blood essence' of my clansmen. This blood essence is of the same origin as the black sword that the old man put away earlier!"

"Ah, I was fortunate enough to accompany our Shadow Lord in the war against the Jianzhou Kingdom. In that battle, I defeated the noble swordsman Mr. Li Shi with this move, 'Blazing Sun Judgment'. The black sword I just put away was forged from the soul of Mr. Li Shi!"

Oni Mutsuji nodded: "Oh! No wonder! Rishiki, that name sounds familiar. Was he a wandering swordsman from our clan?"

Behind him was a sundial-shaped dial. The 'noon' mark unlocked, and from the corresponding slot, a medium-length 'sword hilt' flew out!

Cha-cha-cha-cha...!

Several fragments were combined to form a four-foot-long, curved katana!

—Heavenly Sword, Sub-Sword, Empty Wheel, Unenchanted, Long Katana Form!

Swish! Zatoichi swung his sword and brought it down.

—Radiant Blaze Slash: Blazing Sun Judgment!

The radiant sun, materialized from the sword intent, shone with dazzling light, locking onto Oni Muzan. As Zatoichi's sword fell, countless rays of punitive flame descended!

Oni Mutsuji: "Hmm, I can feel the real 'power of the sun,' this move is really strong!"

Sizzle!!

Suddenly, a 'core' resembling the moon appeared in the center of the roulette wheel behind him!

At the same time, his entire robes and the sword in his hand were enveloped in the radiance of the moon!

—Moon Wheel!

—Dark attribute enchantment!

*Snap!*

A layer of dark aura covered the blade, perfectly complementing the moonlight!

—Heavenly Sword, Sub-Sword, Moon Wheel, Dark Enchantment, Long Katana Form!

He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and slashed a black 'spherical' wave of light into the sky!

—Dark Wave Sword: Moon Devourer!

call out!

That dark, undulating sphere of light produced a powerful suction effect. If it were just suction, it might remind you of a 'planetary explosion', but the suction power of this sphere of light even distorted space and slowed down time!

"Ahem..." Oni Mutsuji coughed: "This move is considered one of my moderately powerful sword techniques."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…!

No matter how fierce Zatoichi's flames were, they couldn't escape the pull of the black wave sphere. As the flames were continuously absorbed, the wave sphere also expanded its size!

Zatoichi continued to swing his sword swiftly through the air, but the radiant sun formed from his sword intent behind him was steadily fading!

Finally... the blazing sun's judgment has reached its end!!

The dark wave sphere was also expanding dramatically, and the energy inside was unpredictable and murky. If it were to explode, Shodoshima Island would probably be reduced to ruins!

—Ice attribute enchantment!

chap!

The aura of ice replaced the darkness, gathering on the blade and blending perfectly with the moonlight!

—Heavenly Sword, Sub-Sword, Moon Wheel, Ice Enchantment, Long Katana Form!

Kibutsuji exhaled a wisp of cold air, and his face turned even paler!

He unleashed a wave-shaped sword aura towards the black sphere in the sky.

—Frost Wave Sword - Shattered!

Cha-cha-cha-cha...!