"Got him!"
"As expected of the Hidden Mist's 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen'!"
"The Black Lightning just now was from our village's Darui. That's the pinnacle of a single-nature chakra nature transformation!"
The ninjas who were just severely intimidated by Tanjiro's cruelty saw Darui, Chojuro, and Ameyuri Ringo succeed in their sneak attack, and recovered their spirits one after another.
Looking at Tanjiro, who was burnt like black charcoal and still emitting blue smoke, Darui said: "He should be dead, right?"
Chojuro said: "Pierced through the body by 'Kiba', even 'Upper Rank One' definitely can't take it!"
"Shh..."
Ameyuri Ringo gestured for the two to be quiet.
The two hurriedly looked into the field, only to see the charred black on Tanjiro's body, who was like black charcoal, rapidly fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In just two or three breaths, Tanjiro recovered his original appearance. Even the coldness on his face was exactly the same as just now.
"This!?"
Not only Darui and the other two, but even the ninjas around who had just recovered their spirits showed expressions as if they had seen a 'ghost'.
Huff...
At this time, a puff of mist gently exhaled from Tanjiro's mouth.
If Haku were here, he would recognize at a glance that this was the characteristic of Tanjiro activating 'Breathing Style'.
In other words, in the series of battles just now, Tanjiro didn't use the ability of 'Breathing Style' at all, purely relying on the body's most basic strength and reaction to fight.
Then, a prominent flame-like mark appeared on Tanjiro's forehead.
Ameyuri Ringo realized something and shouted: "Bad, this guy is getting serious!"
Darui looked speechless: "What do you mean? Was he playing just now?"
Ameyuri Ringo was too lazy to explain and shouted directly: "Chojuro, you take Muku and leave first, we'll hold him back!"
Swish...
Before her voice fell, a jet of blood spurted from Ameyuri Ringo's chest.
She lowered her gaze, only then discovering a wound appeared on her body unknowingly. That wound extended from her left shoulder downwards to her right waist.
"When did..."
She looked incredulous, but the strength in her body rapidly drained away with the massive bleeding from the wound, as if drawn away by a black hole.
Thud...
In the next moment, she fell headlong to the ground.
Not far behind her, Tanjiro gently exhaled a puff of mist again, slowly sheathing his sword while whispering: "Circular Flash!"
Chojuro's eyes widened: "So... so fast!"
Darui was also shocked, hair standing on end. Regardless of chakra consumption, he instantly activated 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode' and shouted: "Chojuro, watch out!"
Swish...
Almost at the same time as his warning, blood also spurted from Chojuro's body, and then he fell dejectedly to the ground.
Darui's heart shivered, reacting instantly to dodge a slash from Tanjiro.
Subsequently, the two engaged in a fierce battle.
Darui, who activated 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode', was already at a first-class level in the Ninja World in terms of speed.
Those who could suppress him in speed were few and far between in the entire Ninja World.
But even so, he found his speed was still a notch slower than Tanjiro's. Moreover, insight, reaction, etc., were far inferior to the opponent. So seemingly fighting fiercely, in reality, he was getting beaten the whole time. If not for 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode' integrating offense and defense, able to fight and resist, his performance wouldn't be much better than Ameyuri Ringo and Chojuro just now.
Seeing powerhouses like Ameyuri Ringo and Chojuro of the Mist's 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen' being casually beaten by Tanjiro, deserters finally appeared among the surrounding ninjas, and fear spread among the crowd.
Swish...
Before long, the long sword in Tanjiro's hand pierced through Darui's stomach, nailing him to a wall.
High-intensity fighting consumed Darui's chakra immensely. Having learned 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode' not long ago, he couldn't use it proficiently yet, so he exposed an inconspicuous small flaw, causing a momentary interruption in his 'Lightning Release Chakra Mode'.
Under normal circumstances, such a small flaw couldn't be grasped by ordinary opponents, but Tanjiro was obviously extraordinary.
So Tanjiro instantly seized the opportunity and pierced Darui's body with the long sword.
Pulling out the long sword, Tanjiro looked at Darui indifferently.
Darui coughed blood: "You monster!"
Tanjiro said: "Ants like you won't understand, so just accept your fate calmly..."
Bang...
Before Tanjiro finished speaking, he was knocked flying by a figure, smashing through several walls consecutively without stopping.
Darui was stunned for a moment, then saw clearly that the one who knocked Tanjiro flying was Ryuzetsu.
Then, Yakumo and Chino also arrived.
Looking at the corpses all over the ground, and Ameyuri Ringo and Chojuro lying on the ground生死不明 (life or death unknown), their faces were extremely ugly.
Supporting Darui, Yakumo asked: "Are you okay?"
Darui panted and said: "That guy is very strong, you must be careful!"
Yakumo looked at Tanjiro walking towards them from the dust...
Land of Rain Headquarters.
The changes in the Land of Grass were quickly delivered to the Five Kage's conference table by Communications Division ninjas.
Tsunade frowned: "Upper Rank One?! Why did he jump out at this time? Was he also controlled by the Akatsuki organization?"
Shikaku Nara said: "From the intelligence, the opponent's target seems to be Muku, the former Grass Ninja controlled by the Akatsuki organization, so 'Upper Rank One' shouldn't be in the Akatsuki organization's camp."
The Fourth Raikage said coldly: "Seeking death!"
A mere remnant of the 'Upper Rank Demon' forces daring to intervene in the decisive battle between the Ninja Village Alliance and the Akatsuki organization, in the Raikage's view, was undoubtedly seeking death.
Shikaku Nara said however: "But it's worth noting that the opponent's strength seems stronger than in the Land of Grass battle before. And according to eyewitness descriptions at the scene, an 'Upper Rank Three' face appeared on the back of 'Upper Rank One's head. In addition, the scale of 'Infinity Castle' also far exceeds the last Land of Grass battle."
After hearing this, the Five Kage all sank their faces.
Konoha Village.
Regarding the changes in the Land of Grass, Yakumo notified Shinji through 'Magatama' at the first moment.
Subsequently, because Yakumo fell into 'Infinity Castle' and was interfered with by 'Infinity Castle', the 'Magatama' connection between Shinji and Yakumo was interrupted.
"Tanjiro..."
In the office, Shinji pondered.
At this time, as a remnant of 'Demon' remaining in the Ninja World, Tanjiro shouldn't have jumped out so high-profile to disrupt the situation.
"Is it because of the Hegemon's influence?"
The reason Shinji didn't clear out Tanjiro and Nakime was firstly because Tanjiro and Nakime were well-behaved, and he had too many things to do and couldn't spare time for a while.
Secondly, he vaguely felt that keeping Tanjiro and Nakime might have unexpected effects.
The current situation seemed to corroborate his feeling.
If anyone was most likely to be influenced by the Hegemon right now, it was undoubtedly Tanjiro and Nakime who had a trace of connection with the Demon Slayer World. Their jumping out at this time made the target instantly clear...