Ch-204 Kabuto wants Jiryoku to despair.

"You are quite a big fool if you think like this. I have countless ways to deal with these people, but you see, there are no worthy opponents for me who have the ability to fight with me. So I am just passing my time with them. If you hadn't released them to massacre the village, I wouldn't even have bothered to leave the Daimyo Mansion," said Jiryoku.

"Really? Then how about this? You must be able to feel with your senses, right? A powerful person is approaching an ordinary village, and if you don't arrive there within 5 minutes, the whole village will be slaughtered," said Kabuto, challenging Jiryoku. Kabuto was trying to provoke Jiryoku so that he could see panic on his face. He wanted revenge for what happened almost 5 years ago. Five years ago, Jiryoku suppressed Kabuto just with his aura, and Kabuto felt quite humiliated, but due to his weak strength, he wasn't able to do anything.

Kabuto wanted to induce panic in Jiryoku, making the most powerful and almost invincible person react because of him. However, all of his expectations were in vain, and there was not even a trace of panic on Jiryoku's face; instead, he remained totally calm.

Jiryoku, using his 'Observation Haki,' sensed a powerful person approaching an ordinary village and confirmed that Kabuto was not merely telling lies to deceive him.

"Watch carefully and do not blink, or else you won't even know when they were defeated," said Jiryoku to Kabuto. Being intelligent, Jiryoku also understood that Kabuto was trying to toy with him, attempting to see panic on his face. However, he didn't need to panic at all.

Jiryoku's whole body was covered in purple lightning, and on top of that, he used 'Gravity Field' to suppress all seven Ninja swordsmen.

Jiryoku finally opened his 'Eye of Death,' the eye of Jiryoku, which was sky blue in color. In them, a red translucent flower pattern appeared, signifying the opening of the 'Eye of Death.' After this, Jiryoku moved at a speed even faster than that of light and slashed at each and every member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Jiryoku's every sword slash cut the line of death on the body of each and every Seven Ninja Swordsman.

Jiryoku returned to his starting position from where he had begun moving. If an ordinary person saw this, they would have only seen a blur of purple light moving along a specific path where all the seven Ninja Swordsmen were present, returning to its place just as swiftly. Such was the speed of Jiryoku.

"Such fast speed, it's on par with the Third Raikage," said Juzo.

"Are you kidding me? His speed is far faster than the Third Raikage," said Ameyuri.

"It's over, Jiryoku. Those impressive slashes you delivered in a burst of fleeting speed – a commendable display, to be sure – will ultimately prove futile. Thanks to the forbidden Edo Tensei technique, their bodies possess an astonishing regenerative ability. Those wounds will vanish before your very eyes," said Kabuto, having taken possession of Kushimaru's body.

Jiryoku, his movements measured and deliberate, slid his katana back into its sheath with a soft snick. A hint of amusement flickered in his eyes. "Such unwavering confidence," he remarked coolly. "But are you truly so certain of your assertions? Perhaps you've underestimated the true power of my technique."

"Yeah, why wouldn't I..." Just as Kabuto was about to explain that the sword cuts would heal immediately, he finally realized that the slashes which Jiryoku made on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen did not heal immediately, as they should have healed since the bodies of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were resurrected from 'Edo Tensei'.

After this, something even more surprising happened for Kabuto. Instead of the scars healing where the sword cuts were made on the bodies of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the bodies of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen started disintegrating from those same areas.

"What!? What's happening right now?" said Kabuto in shock.

Kabuto then looked towards Jiryoku and asked, "What did you do? Why aren't they healing?"

"I 'killed' them," said Jiryoku, his voice carrying a chilling tone as he emphasized the word 'killed'.

"What do you mean? Explain properly," demanded Kabuto, his eyes wide with disbelief. But to his dismay, Jiryoku remained silent, his expression unreadable.

Just moments ago, Kabuto had been the one attempting to sow panic and despair into Jiryoku's demeanor, but now the tables had turned. The once-confident Kabuto now wore a mask of fear and uncertainty, while Jiryoku appeared unfazed, as if orchestrating every detail of the unfolding events.

Despite Kabuto's persistent inquiries, Jiryoku offered no explanation. With each unanswered question, Kabuto's frustration grew until finally, he fell silent, resigned to the inevitable fate of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

As Jiryoku's declaration sank in, Kabuto could only watch in helpless horror as the bodies of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen disintegrated into dust, their existence wiped from the world without a trace.

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