As Ning Feng's words fell, Black Hoe Raiga in the distance let out a cold laugh, revealing a frigid smile.
"Worthy of being the recently rising expert of the ninja world. You hid among us for so long—if we didn't have a sensory-type ninja with us…"
"I'm afraid we would've already been ambushed and killed by you!"
The moment his voice faded, a massive chakra net, entirely formed from chakra, suddenly descended rapidly from the sky, shooting straight toward Ning Feng.
At the same time, Black Hoe Raiga, who was in the lead, began forming hand seals at lightning speed.
"Ninjutsu: Hidden Mist Technique!"
In the next instant, the entire battlefield was swallowed by thick fog. Even Ning Feng, despite possessing the Sharingan, could no longer clearly see what was happening around him.
Seeing Ning Feng ensnared by the chakra net, the Mist ninjas hurriedly moved under Black Hoe Raiga's command to surround him. Yet at that very moment, the Ning Feng trapped within the net curled his lips into a cold, mocking smile.
The moment he saw this, Black Hoe Raiga's expression changed drastically.
In truth, this operation had included an extremely powerful sensory-type Mist ninja. It was precisely because of this person that they had discovered Ning Feng's presence.
However, once they began their attack, Black Hoe Raiga suddenly realized—Ning Feng had already seen through the existence of their sensory ninja long ago… he had already anticipated their anticipation.
Sure enough, in the next instant, the Ning Feng bound by the chakra net went poof, turning into a bubble-like illusion and vanishing without a trace.
When Ning Feng reappeared, the sensory-type ninja named Biwazanaka had already been pierced clean through the body by Ning Feng's dagger, killed effortlessly on the spot.
With the loss of their sensory ninja, Black Hoe Raiga—one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist—instantly became like a blind man, no longer able to grasp Ning Feng's position.
Another use of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
With a flash of white light, the Mist chūnin beside Black Hoe Raiga didn't even have time to react before being shredded by a sharp kunai, reduced to chunks of flesh flying everywhere.
Ning Feng was simply too fast—so fast that the Mist ninjas were killed one after another before they could even respond.
With the support of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Ning Feng's battle against these Mist ninjas was nothing short of a one-sided massacre, helplessly allowing him to slaughter them at will.
"No!"
Seeing his companions dying in increasing numbers, Black Hoe Raiga suddenly began forming seals at high speed.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
As his hands moved, the ground trembled violently. Amid a terrifying quake, a gigantic water dragon burst forth from the earth, accompanied by a deafening roar and overwhelming momentum as it charged straight at Ning Feng.
Unfortunately, no matter how powerful Black Hoe Raiga's Water Release was, he still couldn't capture Ning Feng's position in the slightest.
Whoosh!
A sharp whistling sound rang out. Ning Feng appeared without warning behind Black Hoe Raiga, chakra rapidly spinning in his hand as a Rasengan formed.
At this critical moment, Black Hoe Raiga—after all, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen—reacted in a flash. His ninja sword [Lightning Blade – Fang] twisted sideways, and with a loud clang, directly blocked the devastating impact of the Rasengan!
"Lightning Blade – Fang?"
A glint flashed through Ning Feng's eyes.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were among the strongest elite teams of Kirigakure. Each of them wielded a peerless weapon capable of unleashing terrifying power.
As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Black Hoe Raiga's ninja sword [Lightning Blade – Fang] was precisely such a peerless weapon. Lightning permanently coiled around the blade, allowing its wielder to command lightning itself—even drawing upon the power of heavenly thunder.
What Ning Feng hadn't expected was that this weapon was so formidable it could even withstand a Rasengan.
"So this is the strength of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?"
Ning Feng curled his lips slightly as Black Hoe Raiga, having successfully blocked the attack, crossed his twin blades.
"Ninja Sword Technique: Falling Thunder!"
As his words fell, the moment Lightning Blade – Fang swung downward, the dense lightning gathered around the twin swords instantly stirred the heavens, transforming into a thick bolt of lightning that crashed straight toward Ning Feng.
Before the lightning even reached him, Ning Feng already felt a numbing sensation throughout his body, as if he were being completely paralyzed.
"Hmph! Let me show you the true might of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"
Black Hoe Raiga bared his teeth in a grin. Only heaven knew how many had already died beneath his blade.
But soon, his smile froze solid, his eyes filled with utter shock.
Because the Ning Feng who had just attacked him suddenly vanished without a trace. The summoned lightning struck empty air, as if it had never existed at all.
"What?!"
"An illusion!? But when did I fall under genjutsu?!"
Black Hoe Raiga was stunned, suddenly realizing that everything he had just done had been nothing more than an illusion—he had already been caught in genjutsu!
"Rasengan!"
Just as Black Hoe Raiga understood what was happening, a calm voice rang out without warning. Ning Feng appeared out of nowhere and drove the Rasengan straight through Black Hoe Raiga's body.
Thud.
Black Hoe Raiga collapsed quietly to the ground, dead beyond any doubt.
Immediately afterward, his body was like a defeated legendary boss, bursting into golden light that scattered materials and equipment everywhere.
Most notably, his ninja sword [Lightning Blade – Fang] dropped with a loud clang, radiating a brilliance even more dazzling than legendary-grade equipment.
Ning Feng didn't bother picking up the other items and directly grabbed [Lightning Blade – Fang].
If he hadn't checked its attributes, it would've been fine—but once he did, even Ning Feng, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but feel startled.
[Lightning Blade – Fang] (Rare Grade):
A peerless weapon wielded by one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The wielder can freely command the power of lightning without needing lightning-nature chakra transformation. When the twin blades are crossed, one can even summon natural lightning!
"Not bad, not bad!"
Ning Feng quickly stored [Lightning Blade – Fang] in his inventory. From now on, just this weapon alone would allow him to summon natural lightning and deal devastating blows to his enemies. No wonder the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were so feared.
After putting the sword away, Ning Feng soon noticed that Black Hoe Raiga had also dropped a Lightning Blade usage scroll, containing numerous Lightning Blade techniques.
Lightning Release: Lightning Fang,
Lightning Release: Natural Lightning,
Lightning Release: Heaven-Rending Thunder Serpent—
All of them were large-scale ninja sword techniques.
After that, Ning Feng found nothing else of value on Black Hoe Raiga's body.
Just as he was about to leave quickly, his hand suddenly brushed against something at Black Hoe Raiga's waist.
He pulled it out.
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