MSIN: Chapter 171
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If you were to hold an anonymous vote among the renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure, a "First Annual My Favorite Ninja Sword Survey," the Great Sword Samehada would likely win by a landslide.
The reason isn't because it's great for slicing work. It's because anyone familiar with this sword knows that it can attack, defend, absorb, and even heal. It's truly a young man's essential item for home travel, murder, and arson.
If you were to discuss the combination of Kisame Hoshigaki and Samehada, who's the main character and who's the supporting character? Samehada is definitely the one that steals the spotlight. Unlike the Second Mizukage, Kisame Hoshigaki, Kisame Hoshigaki is at most just a sword stand for this sword.
Legend has it that Samehada was originally a small fish that lived in Lake Tōya with the Three-Tails. It was specifically responsible for helping the Three-Tails absorb and consume chakra. They were originally a fish and a turtle living happily together. But then, a legendary swordsmith who called himself a "sage" discovered this material and made it into the famous sword, "Great Sword Samehada." He also inscribed the inscription "Lake Tōya" on the inside of the hilt. After that, Samehada began its long and turbulent life as a sword.
To summarize, Samehada's story is actually an inspirational story. It tells the story of how a salted fish became a killing machine… This is a sword that could be the main character in another story.
In the future, there will probably be a story about someone transmigrating into the Naruto world and becoming Samehada, telling a light and fluffy story about Samehada and Isobu's love. But unfortunately, Haori couldn't participate in that.
At this moment, Kisame Hoshigaki lifted his right hand slightly, and Samehada was lifted by his single hand and placed on his shoulder.
With Haori's sharp vision, he easily spotted the deep blue barbs exposed under the damaged bandages at the front end of Samehada.
This kind of weapon… Haori's eyes narrowed, and he said, "I heard that each of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's swords has a special function. This Samehada… It's not used for cutting people, is it?"
Because Kisame Hoshigaki had said that he would personally deal with Haori, and because more than twice the number of Konoha ninjas had already charged in, the surrounding Kirigakure ninjas had no time to pay attention to Haori.
So, in this one-on-one situation, Haori wasn't in a hurry to attack. He first said a few words, just to see if he could probe for any useful information.
Since Haori had already noticed the special form of Samehada and made his guess, Kisame Hoshigaki didn't hide it. He said directly, "That's right. Rather than cutting people, my Great Sword Samehada is actually used to shave people."
After all, it was something that the other guy would understand after one round of fighting. And he didn't say how he actually shaved people.
"Is that all? As you said before, Zabuza Momochi did die at my hands. And I once cut off his Kubikiribōchō… The Kubikiribōchō isn't just ranked among the Seven Ninja Swords because it's 'big,' is it?"
"The matter of the Kubikiribōchō… I can't tell you. But I can tell you that we've recovered it." Kisame Hoshigaki showed a very vicious smile.
Or rather, it was more like a grim smile.
Recovered? Haori was puzzled. Was it worth going to all that trouble to fish the cleaver out of the water? That sword couldn't be used anymore, right?
Did the Kubikiribōchō really have some special properties that he hadn't discovered? Or did Kirigakure recycle it as scrap metal and prepare to re-melt it?
But it was obvious that Kisame Hoshigaki wouldn't answer him. He wasn't stupid. He wouldn't easily reveal information.
"As for whether the Great Sword Samehada is just that, you'll know soon enough."
As he spoke, Kisame Hoshigaki lowered his long sword from his shoulder and switched to holding it with both hands, with the tip of the blade hanging down behind him.
Seeing his posture, Haori knew that his conversation with this cousin of the Soul-Snatching Demon was over.
The next moment, Kisame Hoshigaki charged towards Haori with a speed that didn't match his physique. When he entered attack range, he swung Samehada in a circle with both hands and slashed directly at Haori's waist.
Haori didn't hesitate to dodge, following the trajectory of the sword.
He couldn't possibly defend against a big guy like Samehada with his small, short kunai.
And…
Damn it, didn't he say that this sword wasn't used for cutting people? You're swinging it directly at me! What happened to basic trust between people?
This Samehada, it was clearly a ninja sword used by a strength-type ninja. It looked incredibly heavy, but it was as light as a feather in Kisame Hoshigaki's hands.
So, the sword came much faster than Haori had expected.
Instant buff acceleration!
Almost at the same time that Samehada was about to hit Haori, the lightning of Chidori Flow instantly lit up on his body.
But almost simultaneously, Samehada's size suddenly expanded by an unknown amount!
Then, Kisame Hoshigaki's sword stopped its swinging motion. The expanded barbs almost grazed Haori's waist as they pulled back.
If that was all, Haori could have dodged with his second-stage acceleration. But as Samehada slashed, the Chidori Flow on his body instantly disappeared.
Haori, who had never encountered this situation before, was caught off guard. Pain and blood erupted from his waist at the same time.
I underestimated it! This sword is much more bizarre than the Kubikiribōchō I encountered before! And is this thing even a sword?
Fortunately, his previous dodge was still effective. The wound caused by this slash wasn't very deep.
But Kisame Hoshigaki was a bit relentless. Seeing that the effect of the pull-back wasn't satisfactory, he was going to stab Samehada back in.
Was he using this thing like a chainsaw?
If he did it again, Haori's entire waist would be gone!
Was he addicted? Don't hit a person in the face, and don't cut a person's kidneys, understand?
The enemy was fast, but Haori was faster. He flicked his right hand, and a sharp whistling sound echoed. The kunai he had been holding was thrown out.
Then, with the speed of a single man who had been single for 14 years, he finished the hand seal.
Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Facing a barrage of kunai at close range, Kisame Hoshigaki certainly didn't want to be turned into a sieve. So, he had to switch from offense to defense. He raised his arm, and Samehada, which had already grown in size, was used as a shield in front of him.
"Clang, clang" the sound of metal clashing, as dense as rain beating on banana leaves. Amidst the sound, Haori took advantage of the opportunity to retreat, quickly putting distance between himself and the enemy.
He could still feel the pain in his waist, but Haori didn't check his wound. Instead, his eyes were fixed on Samehada, which had undergone a transformation.
The large mouth that had opened at the front end, and the tongue that had extended out, meant that this thing was actually alive!
This wasn't a sword.
Seeing this situation, this bizarre, big-mouthed creature… Haori felt that his previous encounter might have a reasonable explanation.
But he needed to verify it again.
"You're doing well, using offense as defense."
At this time, the attack of the shadow kunai stopped. Kisame Hoshigaki put Samehada down, revealing his figure again.
Compared to before, there were several bleeding holes on his right shoulder, wounds caused by Haori's shadow kunai.
Haori ignored the enemy's praise. Chidori Flow lit up on his body again.
However, Kisame Hoshigaki just slammed Samehada onto the ground half a meter in front of Haori. Then, Chidori Flow disappeared again.
No, to be precise, it was absorbed.
"In front of me, Release-type jutsu have no effect." Kisame Hoshigaki said. He hadn't intended to attack when he put down the sword, so Haori hadn't taken any action.
His guess was mostly confirmed. Then, Haori released Chidori Sharp Spear towards Samehada. It had the same effect. It disappeared instantly.
"Before it could take effect… the chakra was absorbed, right?"
Although he used a question, Haori's tone was affirmative.
He was more than 90% sure that this porcupine-like UMA could absorb chakra from ninjas!
Instead of being intimidated, Haori's eyes suddenly lit up.
That meant he was interested in Samehada, very interested.
"Although I'm not good at using this kind of large-scale ninja tool, I'm very interested in your swordsmanship."
This was a ninja sword that could be classified as a Supreme Great Cutting Blade. Of course, he was interested. The key was that it could absorb chakra!
Haori didn't use any more jutsu. As he spoke, he extended his right hand behind his neck and then made a move to draw a sword. With a buzzing sound, a 1-meter-long iron sand sword was drawn from the gourd.
Haori wasn't really good at swordsmanship, but he was holding a real chainsaw.
What would happen next was a chainsaw horror. At this point, even if Kisame Hoshigaki wanted to run, Haori wouldn't allow it.
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