To ordinary ninjas the moment Ryūjin Jakka was unleashed, fear and heat gripped them and forced them to flee. Even the war veterans couldn't muster the courage to face Tatsuya head-on.

  However, since Uchiha Madara had taken control of Kirigakure, it had become a vicious training ground for the merciless ninjas, aligning with his preferred approach. He never harbored aspirations for Kirigakure's improvements; he simply used it as a tool for his pn Infinite Tsukiyomi.

  The Seven Ninja Swordsmen received a strict mission: they must retrieve Nohara Rin and bring her back to the vilge. So, it had to be done. Even with the Third Mizukage being dead Tatsuya commended their willingness to face death.

  Facing the seven infamous shinobis who stood before him. Tatsuya held the Ryūjin Jakka horizontally challenging them.

  "As a token of respect as fellow swordsmen, I'll use the world's mightiest sword to send you to Shinigami."

  "Don't get ahead of yourself! No matter how strong you are Samehada will still devour your chakra!" Fuguki Suikazan, the first bearer of Samehada, the Shark Skined, and the most dangerous among the Seven Ninja Swords, rushed forward.

  Indeed, Samehada was the zenith of weapons in the world made by Shinobi. "Is that so?" Tatsuya chuckled and inquired.

  Though Ryūjin Jakka's fmes had been extinguished, the bde still emanated scorching heat of 900 degrees. However, even with Zanpakutō's true name released, Tatsuya's strength did not rival that of Yamamoto Genryūsai's Shikai. After all, one had spent over a thousand years honing his skills, while the other was just over thirty.

  Tatsuya couldn't help but grin and think. “Are you talking about Kurosaki Ichigo?” he mused. “It’s a joke. Everything in his life—his battles, his growth, and his victories—was part of some grand design. Even Aizen’s schemes were pieces of the Soul King’s pns.”

  He chuckled to himself. “Seriously, it’s like his life was scripted by a mad genius who thought, ‘Let’s see how many impossible situations I can throw at him before he cracks.’ And yet, he always manages to come out on top, just in time for the next big twist.”

  Even so, Tatsuya's power at this moment had surpassed the abilities of over 98% of the ninja in the world, an accomplishment that many could only look up to. If you're seeking someone who could potentially match him, only the resurrection of Kaguya, Hagoromo, Hamura, Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara could fit the bill.

  Just as Ryūjin Jakka and Samehada were about to collide—Bam! Suddenly, Samehada's jaws extended in all directions, piercing Fuguki Suikazan's palm, and drawing blood. "Nani!?"

  Suikazan's expression changed dramatically. The other Mist Shinobi ninjas were equally astonished.

  Samehada was a sentient bde, and they were well aware of this. However, such an event was unusual. Samehada had turned on its owner and bit him. Suikazan involuntarily let go causing Samehada to fall to the ground. Samehada, once on the ground resembled a startled rabbit, wriggling its limbless body and running away fast.

  "Is it... scared?" Terumi Mei, around the same age as 12-year-old Rin, found this astonishing.

  Samehada, frightened?

  "It appears the swords are smarter than you," Tatsuya mused with a hearty ugh. Suikazan hadn't anticipated this turn of events but he instinctly regained his senses. But the Samehada had already slipped to the rear.

  Tatsuya had to change his attack style, and as his opponent attacked with a jutsu, the long hair trailing behind his head transformed into countless flying needles that shot out.

  "Damn it! Hair needle Senbon!"

  "Without Samehada, you can only manage this level of Jutsu," Tatsuya remarked with a diagonal ssh.

  A semi-circur, arc-shaped fme burst forth from the Sword's edge, instantly reducing needles to ashes upon contact.

  "It's completely different from Master Tatsuya's previous use of bck fmes!" Yamanaka Inoichi thought to himself.

  However, its power was even more extreme, and the scorching heat in the air was so terrifying that nobody dared to get close. The needles couldn't hinder the fmes' way with its speed at all. In less than the blink of an eye, it ignited Fuguki Suikazan's entire body, using his chakra as fuel and engulfing him in fmes.

  "Water Style: Double Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"

  Jūzō Biwa, standing nearby, decided to employ a powerful ninjutsu rather than engage in close combat. He summoned a massive water dragon, aiming not just to strike Tatsuya but also to extinguish the fmes engulfing Fuguki Suikazan.

  With a confident smirk, Tatsuya turned his attention to the incoming water dragon. He raised his Ryūjin Jakka and sshed through the air with a bzing arc.

  Boom!

  In an instant, Tatsuya’s fmes expanded into a bzing mist, enveloping him completely. The searing heat cshed with the water dragon, creating a dramatic explosion. Meanwhile, the water dragon continued its trajectory, hitting Fuguki Suikazan and effectively dousing the fmes that had been consuming him.

  "Did it work?" Jūzō Biwa inquired.

  He couldn't even complete the question in half a second.

  The water dragon transformed into water vapour instantaneously and the fme wall, which had been a mere dozen meters long surged to double its previous height. Suikazan engulfed in fmes fell to the ground, unable to even scream as the fmes consumed his bloated body.

  "How is this possible?"

  Even the Mist Shinobi and Konoha ninjas were left in disbelief. Were their eyes deceiving them? Why did the fmes not weaken under the impact of Water Style, but instead burned even more intensely? Could it be that Jūzō Biwa mistakenly used Wind Style instead of Water Style?

  "Is that Master Tatsuya's Amaterasu?" Nara Shikaku, who had witnessed Tatsuya's Amaterasu fmes numerous times, ventured a guess.

  "It's an unquenchable fme that burns until it reduces the enemy to ashes." But wasn't Amaterasu's fme bck? Could this be an evolved version?

  "Incinerate anything it strikes," Tatsuya calmly responded. In truth, the unique ocur powers of the Mangekyō Sharingan were potent. Whether it was the Kotoamatsukami that rewrote a target's subconscious thoughts or the Tsukuyomi's ability to manipute time and space within Genjutsu. The bck fmes of Amaterasu are said to never extinguish until they burn its target. However, utilizing it was a different matter.

  This wasn't to mock the fact that in the plot, Amaterasu rarely led to an actual death. But expect Shinobis like Jiraya's for other normal ninjas it was challenging to extinguish it through water jutsus.

  On the other hand, Ryujin Jakka is a fire-type Zanpakutō in Bleach. It's the oldest and most powerful Zanpakutō in Soul Society. While being a Shikai it produces fmes that can incinerate anything they strike. The temperature rises to 6,000 degrees, which is as hot as the surface of the sun.

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