Chapter 148 Shattering

"But it's just a short sword!"

Kushimaru jumped up, brandished the long sword with his long hand, and struck Yu Xiaobai from a distance.

"Ding!"

The metallic clash was unlike any of the previous encounters with kunai. Kushimaru's heart raced as he tried to get a clear view of the beautiful short blade in Logan's hand.

"I thought with your long limbs and sword, your Kenjutsu would be impressive."

A dull thud followed as Jinpachi, holding his Shibuki, rushed over. However, Logan firmly grasped his wrist with his left hand. Jinpachi's face twitched, and his wrist struggled to break free, but Logan's grip was unyielding.

"But so far, it seems you only know how to rely on the advantages of your weapon." Logan sneered. Although he was able to deal with the attack from two side with one hand each, the three of them were stagnant in place, and their momentum was not weak at all.

"Enough talk." Kushimaru retorted with a cold smile, adding more force to his strike. The three remained locked in a tense standoff.

Logan noticed Kushimaru's occasional glances at his Shimizu and casually remarked: "How is it? My sword looks better than yours, doesn't it?"

"Pretty boy, go to hell!" Jinpachi's deep growl came from his side. Logan's nonchalant attitude had clearly agitated him, making it difficult for him to contain his violent nature.

An explosive scroll flew out from the other side of the explosive sword, aiming to ensnare Logan.

"Hey, are you crazy?!" Kushimaru and Jinpachi had committed many heinous acts in the past. In Kirigakure, where the law of the jungle reigned supreme, they had even killed their own brothers and teachers. Despite all this, Kushimaru was shocked and angered by his partner's move, "You want to blow me up too?"

"It's just a matter of time, it's better to die together!" Jinpachi said with a ferocious expression, "Don't worry, at most, you will get your legs injured by the explosion, but this Konoha Ninja will definitely die!"

"Blastsword Technique: Blasting Bridle Repeating Death!"

Chakra surged into the explosive scroll, and the premonition of danger suddenly rose in Logan's heart. His expression darkened, and he suddenly retracted his hands which are defending against their attacks.

The dark-faced Kushimaru noticed Logan's movements and suddenly became happy, 'He was trying to escape!'

"But you're too late!" Kushimaru's inner murderous nature was also stimulated. In such close quarters, even if Logan knew he would be attacked by the two men next to him, he still wanted to escape the imminent threat of the explosive scroll.

Kushimaru poured all his strength into his long sword, aiming to slash down on Logan's face from a distance of mere centimeters.

'The Heartless Pair truly lived up to their name. Only two people with such similar bloodthirsty natures could work so well together.'

Logan retracted his hands and then swiftly drew them back out.

"You two are crazy." He muttered as lightning silently flashed.

A blinding white blade suddenly pierced into existence. The pristine, decisive white light, moving at an incredible speed, carved deeply into the air.

Kushimaru and Jinpachi's vision blurred as the explosive scroll that was about to explode was silently shredded into pieces. At the same time, the two blades, now unimpeded, were suddenly repelled by a powerful force, sending both men flying along with their weapons.

"What!"

"How can it be?"

In the midst of the dust, Logan, having sent the Heartless Pair flying, exhaled deeply, calming the chaotic energy within him caused by the rapid use of his Kenjutsu.

He slowly walked out, saying, "I have no interest in dying with you."

Kushimaru and Jinpachi, struggling to rise from the ground, looked at Logan in shock. Their clothes appeared as if they'd been licked by countless fine wind blades. Their hands trembled slightly from the residual force of Logan's lightning-infused slash, which had deflected both the explosive scroll and their long and explosive swords.

Having heavily injured the Heartless Duo with his Lightning Release-infused Kenjutsu, Logan twirled his sword in the sunlight, directing Shimizu towards the still-stunned Jinpachi, "Who was it that just said I will definitely die?"

Jinpachi's face contorted with a mix of emotions. He gritted his teeth and tried to pick up the Shibuki that had fallen to the side.

"Time to get your lunch." The words with a cold tone rang in Jinpachi's ears, and the short sword that seemed as clear as water but actually could emit great power was now pressed against his neck.

The Grim Reaper's scythe seemed to caress his neck, and Jinpachi's pupils shrank in terror.

"Longsword Ninja Art: Earth Spider Sewing!"

The grass around them suddenly moved as strands of silver thread rose up, slicing through the grass and converging towards the center.

Jinpachi looked up to see Kushimaru forming hand seals.

"Two lunatics." Logan muttered in exasperation. He halted his strike towards Jinpachi and leaped away.

The silver thread in the shape of a mesh also stopped just short of Jinpachi's skin.

"You bastard..." Jinpachi cursed under his breath as small cuts on his skin began to bleed.

Kushimaru snorted dismissively, clearly indicating that Jinpachi was no better than he was.

Logan shook his head as he watched the Heartless Pair slowly get back up and retrieve their weapons. He was completely speechless. At first, he had his doubts, but seeing their willingness to harm each other just to take him down, he wondered if they were really comrades, 'Were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist always this ruthless, willing to kill without hesitation?'

However, in the face of such a power disparity, their resistance only prolonged their defeat. Despite being called a team, their lack of coordination and frequent hindrance of each other's movements. After all, the Ninjas trained by Kirigakure before the reform did not care about teamwork, but only relied on individual strength.

'They're not even as good as Zabuza.' Logan thought disdainfully. He bent down again, and as the Heartless Pair tensed up in defense——

He had already grabbed each of them by the throat.

"What's the matter, tired already?" Logan's body was shining brighter than ever before. He looked at the shocked and desperate duo. This time, he didn't hold anything back and slammed them into the ground directly.

Bang!

The impact caused them to cough up blood, and their internal organs were severely damaged.

"You..."

"Enough." Logan held Shimizu and waved it towards Kushimaru who wanted to say something, "We're running out of scenes and budget."

Speaking words that no one understood, at the critical moment of life and death, Kushimaru hysterically burst out with a final burst of power, "Don't even think about it!" He raised his long sword, Nuibari, to block Logan's strike.

Shimizu met Nuibari with a resolute strike. In the clash of new and old blades, Logan remained expressionless, his body surrounded by lightning that scorched the duo's clothes. The relentless force from Shimizu pushed Nuibari down inch by inch. Kushimaru's hands trembled uncontrollably, and the thin blade of Nuibari shook along with him.

The lightning-infused short blade drew closer to Kushimaru's mask.

Kushimaru let out a loud roar.

Ding.

At last, the sound of shattering echoed through the air, clear and distant. Two lives ended simultaneously in that moment.

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