Chapter 59: A Thunderous Self-Destruction, Black Tiger Steals the Heart!

Chapter 59: A Thunderous Self-Destruction, Black Tiger Steals the Heart!

Ding!

You successfully countered a ronin, gaining a random skill from your opponent: Basic Swordsmanship (Beginner).

You successfully countered a ronin, gaining a random skill from your opponent: "Delicious Cooking Methods for Wild Vegetables and Tree Bark" (Master).

You successfully countered a samurai, gaining a random skill from your opponent: Swordsmanship - Chakra Infusion (Beginner).

You successfully countered a samurai, gaining a random skill from your opponent: Swordsmanship - Circular Slash (Beginner).

Your Heartsteel has increased in layers.

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A samurai defector from the Land of Iron, Oohashi Takashi, has developed a killing intent toward you.

A low-ranking follower of the Jashin cult has set their sights on you.

A low-ranking follower of the Jashin cult intends to slice your throat with Wind Release: Wind Blade.

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As the notifications of Uchiha Ci cutting down four ronin and samurai flashed rapidly, alongside the new wave of enemies targeting him, he paid no attention to any of it.

At this moment,

A crescent-shaped sword slash was coming straight at him, cutting through the stone tiles of the city walls with such sharpness that it could slice through the wind itself, heading directly toward Uchiha Ci.

A cold chill crawled up the back of his neck, signaling a deep sense of danger.

Even in this era of ninja dominance, powerful samurai still existed, like Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, who had reached Kage-level strength through swordsmanship alone.

Although the samurai in front of him was far inferior to Mifune, at most a chunin-level threat, the danger was clearly far from simple.

With his Sharingan activated, Uchiha Ci's scarlet eyes scanned the battlefield, absorbing every detail.

Time seemed to stretch infinitely in that moment, allowing Uchiha Ci to observe everyone's facial expressions frame by frame.

Following the samurai leader were over ten ronin wielding swords. Unlike the chaotic group under the command of the Jashin cult squad leader, Hideki, these ronin, led by the samurai from the Land of Iron, were much more organized in their attack.

They approached from different angles and positions, dividing themselves into two rows, targeting Uchiha Ci's throat, eyes, joints, heart, calves, and thighs all at once, their blades aiming to strike vital points.

After the first wave attacked, the ronin in the front row immediately rolled away to make room for the second row to launch their heavy strikes.

They swung their arms wide, performing circular slashes, aiming to chop Uchiha Ci into pieces.

But that wasn't all.

Behind them, twelve Jashin cult ninjas began forming hand seals almost simultaneously. Judging by their actions, they didn't care about the samurai's lives, planning to kill both Uchiha Ci and the ronin in one fell swoop!

Faced with this dangerous situation, Uchiha Ci remained unafraid. He stood firm, like an ancient pine tree, not moving an inch, and didn't even attempt to dodge the incoming onslaught.

He calmly sheathed his ninja sword into his tool pouch and pulled out the last two explosive tags, holding one in each hand.

Then,

In a move reminiscent of Sasuke's Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, he spread his arms wide.

In an instant—

Sword energy from a sword technique, Void Slash, and the attacks from seventeen ronin, along with a barrage of Fire Release: Fireballs, Wind Release: Wind Blades, Earth Release: Rock Pillars, and Earth Release: Rock Cannons, all shot toward him like machine gun fire.

Uchiha Ci suddenly raised his head, a menacing grin on his face as he shouted:

"Crack!"

At his command, the explosive tags in both hands ignited with a hiss.

The ronin charging toward him were dumbfounded.

"Those are... explosive tags?!"

"Get out of here! He wants to take us down with him!"

"Easy for you to say! Where can we run? There's ninjutsu raining down behind us!"

"Damn it! This kid's insane!"

Who the hell uses explosive tags like this? Directly triggering them by hand—doesn't he care if he blows himself up?

For a moment,

The approaching ronin froze in terror, unable to advance or retreat. They stood there, wide-eyed, staring at Uchiha Ci as if they had lost their voices.

The next moment,

The explosive tags detonated, just as the torrent of ninjutsu rained down!

Boom!

A dazzling explosion erupted on the spot.

The city wall crumbled, debris flew everywhere, and flames mixed with wind spiraled upward, with thick white smoke billowing into the air.

A series of clanging sounds, like metal striking metal, echoed from within the smoke.

All seventeen ronin were engulfed, and soon the sound of agonized screams filled the air.

Standing at a distance, the samurai leader had instinctively used Shunpo to distance himself from the blast, gulping nervously as his mouth went dry.

He had never encountered a ninja this fierce.

Without hesitation, the ninja had chosen self-detonation, as if someone was chasing him down and refusing to let him die.

Such resolve put even the samurai's seppuku tradition to shame.

Fear gripped the samurai leader's heart. He turned sharply, glaring at the Jashin cult squad leader, Hideki, about to berate him for his lack of honor, when suddenly—

A voice of surprise emerged from the smoke:

"Huh?"

"That sword of yours... seems pretty nice too."

Startled, the samurai leader instinctively turned his head to look.

From within the smoke, a blue ring of light appeared.

A ninja sword, glowing with dazzling blue energy, sliced through the smoke, cutting down four ronin in one swift motion.

The smoke parted to reveal Uchiha Ci, draped in a tattered black cloak, rushing forward. His hand, shrouded in a black aura as deep as ink, lashed out in a ferocious Black Tiger Steals the Heart strike, piercing straight through the samurai leader's chest.

With a gentle squeeze—

Bang!

Uchiha Ci flung the samurai leader's body to the ground and, under the man's resentful and unwilling gaze, snatched the sheathed katana from his grasp, securing it to his own waist.

This scene left the members of the Jashin cult completely caught off guard.

In a situation where swordsmanship and ninjutsu filled the air, this young man had emerged unscathed and even had the strength to break through and kill the samurai leader?!

With the stunned Jashin cult ninjas staring in disbelief,

Uchiha Ci said nothing. He simply raised his head, locking eyes with the twelve remaining ninjas.

More precisely, his gaze was fixed on the ninja tool pouches strapped to their waists.

Earth Release: Earth Spear had granted him formidable defense, allowing him to withstand the explosion from such close range.

From the beginning, these people had never posed a threat to Uchiha Ci, who could now practically bathe in ninjutsu without a scratch.

Uchiha Ci had jumped into the fray to replenish his depleted ninja tool supply through combat.

Whether it was his Uchiha-style manipulated shuriken technique, his unique wire-based taijutsu, or the new swordsmanship techniques he was crafting in his mind, they all required substantial ninja tools to support his wild ideas.

Glancing at the approaching elite squads from the Jashin cult, Uchiha Ci licked his lips,

His hands rested on the ninja sword and katana at his waist, wrapping a strand of dark Earth Grudge Fear thread around the hilt of each blade.

In a swift motion, he drew both weapons!

"Well,"

"Time is short, and the task is heavy, so let's make this quick!"

The blades gleamed as they spun in his hands.

With his ninja sword in a normal grip and the katana in a reverse grip, Uchiha Ci leaped into the air, his eerie scarlet Sharingan flashing open as he spun in mid-air.

Using the momentum of his spin, he hurled the reverse-grip katana toward his enemies.

Whoosh!