Who is the Lord Spirit King?
Hearing this title, Sakumo Hatake subconsciously raised this question.
Then he couldn't help but rub his throbbing temples.
He had received so much news today that he felt his brain capacity wasn't enough.
The Thirteen Court Guard Squads, Unmarked Ninjutsu, the mysterious ninja sword.
Now there's a Lord Spirit King.
He had been the Anbu Captain Commander for many years, but never before had he received so much novel information at once as he did today.
The Lord Spirit King, it sounds like he should be the leader of these forces.
After the Lieutenants and Captains, there's another Lord Spirit King?
He just didn't know if this Lord Spirit King was a ruler without strength, like a Daimyo, but held power, or if he was a strong individual with power like the Hokage-sama.
Sakumo Hatake hoped it was the former.
If the Lieutenants were already so strong, and the Lord Spirit King was also a strong individual, he couldn't even imagine how strong this Lord Spirit King would be?
Hanzou, the half god of shinobi?
Or the god of shinobi, the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama?
Sakumo Hatake shook his head, not daring to think further.
He then refocused his attention on the battlefield.
The other Captains were also about to make their move!
Omaeda Kichiyo, known as the Lieutenant of the Second Division, confronted Munashi Jinpachi, the user of the Blunt Sword: Kabutowari, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
Sakumo Hatake observed for a while, then let out a sigh of relief.
"It seems that not all Lieutenants possess the same strength as Rukia."
In his opinion, Omaeda Kichiyo was indeed somewhat mediocre compared to Rukia and Matsumoto Rangiku.
Moreover, his Zanpakuto didn't seem to have any special abilities; it just seemed to transform into a meteor hammer?
Furthermore, this Lieutenant... how should he put it, just gave Sakumo Hatake a feeling of being lewd.
Unlike the proactive nature of other Lieutenants, Omaeda Kichiyo kept dodging.
He even occasionally held up his gold accessories and mocked Munashi Jinpachi.
Well, he certainly had personality.
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Sakumo Hatake made his assessment inwardly, then decisively looked at the other Lieutenants.
"Bloom, Hōzabuki!"
Hinamori Momo released her Shikai, and the blade emitted a pink aura, with many plum blossoms fluttering around it.
She gently flicked Hōzabuki, and a burst of flame shot out, igniting the paper talisman thrown by the enemy.
Boom!!
An explosion boomed over the sea.
Hinamori Momo frowned slightly, staring at the exploding fire in the distance.
Although she knew the talisman thrown by the enemy wasn't anything good, she hadn't expected this inconspicuous paper talisman to cause an explosion.
And it seemed that guy's sword was covered in these exploding talismans.
It was a bit tricky.
Munashi Jinpachi was also feeling a bit uncomfortable.
His Exploding Sword: Splatter, while very damaging, was a double-edged sword for him.
If the exploding tags on his Exploding Sword detonated near him, he, the user, would also be affected.
Normally, he could control the detonation of the Exploding Sword, but he was afraid of encountering Ninja skilled in Fire Release.
Because fire would cause his Exploding Sword to detonate uncontrollably.
In this situation, his chances of getting injured were greatly increased!
And his opponent was indeed a woman with a ninja sword that could release flames.
Once she got close, as long as she released flames, the Exploding Sword would detonate. Even if the explosion could engulf her, he, as the user, wouldn't fare much better.
Cannot get close!
Thinking about his own life, Munashi Jinpachi made a decision.
He could only fight from a distance!
Fortunately, his Exploding Sword technique was developed precisely for this kind of situation!
Munashi Jinpachi forcefully threw his Exploding Sword towards Hinamori Momo. Hinamori Momo subconsciously parried, only to see Munashi Jinpachi's triumphant smile.
"Explode!"
Exploding Sword: Splatter flashed red, and with a boom, a huge explosion erupted.
A wave of heat instantly rushed towards her.
Just as the explosion was about to engulf Hinamori Momo, Hōzabuki's pink aura flickered wildly, and a fiery hurricane enveloped Hinamori Momo, blocking the high temperature generated by the explosion.
But the shockwave from the explosion still made her uncomfortable.
When the fiery hurricane receded, the Exploding Sword had returned to Munashi Jinpachi's hand at some point.
This was the subtlety of Munashi Jinpachi's Exploding Sword technique: using the impact of the explosion to precisely control every landing point of Exploding Sword: Splatter.
Then he threw the Exploding Sword out again!
One attack didn't have an effect, but Munashi Jinpachi wasn't discouraged.
Just do it a few more times.
Boom boom boom!!
Munashi Jinpachi turned into a relentless bombing machine.
Hinamori Momo could only passively defend with Hōzabuki's flames.
But she could block the high temperatures generated by the explosion, but not the impact of the explosion.
Fortunately, her true specialty wasn't swordsmanship, but Kido.
After several observations, Hinamori Momo had an idea in her mind.
The opportunity was when the Exploding Sword returned to his hand each time!
Since the talismans on the Exploding Sword could be ignited, she would make good use of them.
After dodging another explosion, Hinamori Momo began to chant softly, timing it carefully.
"Ruler! Mask of flesh, all creation..."
"Huh?"
Munashi Jinpachi listened to her mumbling, a look of confusion on his face.
...Scorching heat and strife, separated by the sea, surge south, advance!
"Hadō #31: Shakkahō!"
Munashi Jinpachi was startled and subconsciously looked around.
But nothing changed around him, so he let out a sigh of relief and then snorted, "Bluffing!"
The Exploding Sword returned to his hand again, and he was about to throw it again.
But suddenly, he felt a wave of heat sweep in front of him.
Munashi Jinpachi subconsciously widened his eyes as a crimson fireball suddenly appeared, accurately hitting Exploding Sword: Splatter!
Boom!!!
Exploding Sword: Splatter was instantly detonated!
The next second, the explosion completely engulfed Munashi Jinpachi!
It wasn't until the explosion dissipated, revealing Munashi Jinpachi's charred remains, that Hinamori Momo uttered a few words.
"Bakudo #26: Kyokkō."
Bakudo #26: Kyokkō can be used to cover Kido, making it invisible to the naked eye.
Hinamori Momo used this combination Kido to hide the form of Shakkahō, and when the Exploding Sword returned to Munashi Jinpachi's hand, she used the Exploding Sword's characteristics to destroy him in one fell swoop!
"This is an intelligence upgrade!"
Hinamori Momo smiled gently and said, "So, reading more books really does have its benefits."
Carefully picking up the Exploding Sword: Splatter, she would offer it to Lord Spirit King when she returned.
This way, she should be able to gain more of Lord Spirit King's attention, right?
Hehe.
Another new ninja sword.
Sakumo Hatake diligently worked as the on-site recorder (on-site recorder).
Is this one fire-elemental?
And a new Unmarked Ninjutsu appeared—invisible flames?
Sakumo Hatake didn't understand Kido, so he didn't realize this was actually a combination technique of two different Kido spells.
However, this Unmarked Ninjutsu was different from the others; when she released it, she seemed to be quietly chanting something?
Whoosh—
Writing down this information, Sakumo Hatake was already somewhat numb.
All sorts of special and powerful ninja swords.
Could this force have mastered a technique to forge Ninjutsu or Bloodline Limits into ninja swords?