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Chapter 15 Hinamori Momo: Wanting to gain the gaze of Lord Soul King

Who is the Soul King?

Hearing this title, Sakumo Hatake subconsciously raised this question.

Then he rubbed his throbbing temples involuntarily.

There was too much news received today, to the extent that he felt his brain capacity was not enough.

Gotei 13, No-Seal Ninjutsu, magical Ninja Blades.

Now another Soul King has appeared.

Having been an Anbu Captain-Commander for many years, he had never been crammed with so much novel intelligence all at once like today.

The Soul King sounds like it should be the leader of this group.

Before the Lieutenant and Captain, has another Soul King appeared?

It's just unclear whether this Soul King is a sovereign like the Daimyo who holds power without strength, or a powerhouse with strength like the Hokage-sama.

Sakumo Hatake hoped it was the former.

Lieutenants were already this strong; if the Soul King was also a powerhouse, he couldn't even imagine how strong this Soul King would be?

Demigod of the Shinobi World, Hanzou?

Or the God of Shinobi, First Hokage Hashirama?

Sakumo Hatake shook his head, not daring to think further.

Instead, he refocused his attention on the battlefield.

The other few Captains are also about to make a move!

Ōmaeda Marechiyo, known as the Lieutenant of the Second Division, approached the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the user of the blunt sword Kabutowari, Tosho Kujirou.

Sakumo Hatake observed for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that not all Lieutenants possess the strength of Rukia Kuchiki."

In his view, compared to Rukia Kuchiki and Matsumoto Rangiku, this Ōmaeda Marechiyo was indeed somewhat mediocre.

Moreover, his Zanpakuto didn't have any special abilities either, seeming to just be able to transform into the shape of a meteor hammer?

Besides, this Lieutenant...

How should I put it, it gave Sakumo Hatake a sleazy feeling.

Unlike the proactive nature of other Lieutenants, Ōmaeda Marechiyo kept dodging around.

He even occasionally lifted the gold jewelry on his body to taunt Tosho Kujirou.

Well, um, very personable.

Sakumo Hatake gave an evaluation in his heart, then decisively looked at the other Lieutenants.

"Bloom, Tobiume!"

Hinamori Momo performed Shikai on her Zanpakuto, the blade emitting a pink halo and flying with numerous plum blossom petals.

She gently flicked Tobiume, and a flame burst out, igniting the paper talisman thrown by the enemy.

Boom!!

The sound of the explosion detonated on the sea.

Hinamori Momo slightly stared at the explosion firelight not far away, frowning slightly.

Although she knew that what the enemy threw wasn't anything good, she hadn't expected this inconspicuous paper talisman to be able to trigger an explosion.

And it looked like that guy's sword was covered in these explosive paper talismans.

It's a bit tricky.

Munashi Jinpachi was also feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Although his explosion sword, Shibuki, had great lethality, it was a double-edged sword for him.

If the explosive talismans on the explosion sword detonated near him, he, the user, would also be affected.

Usually, he could control the detonation of the explosion sword, but he feared encountering Ninjas proficient in Fire Style.

Because the flames would cause his explosion sword to detonate out of control.

Under this circumstance, the probability of him getting injured was greatly increased!

And his opponent was indeed a woman with a Ninja Blade that released flames.

Once in close combat, as long as she released flames, the explosion sword would detonate. Even if the explosion could swallow her up, he, as the user, wouldn't fare much better.

No close combat!

For the sake of his own little life, Munashi Jinpachi made a decision.

Fortunately, his explosion sword technique was developed for this kind of situation!

Munashi Jinpachi forcefully threw the explosion sword toward Hinamori Momo. Hinamori Momo subconsciously parried, only to see Munashi Jinpachi's smug smile.

"Explode!"

Shibuki flashed with red light, and with a loud boom, a huge explosion erupted.

A heat wave rushed toward them instantly.

Just as the explosion was about to swallow Hinamori Momo, Tobiume's pink halo flickered frantically, and a flame hurricane wrapped around Hinamori Momo, blocking the high temperature generated during the explosion.

But the impact of the explosion still made her feel quite uncomfortable.

Withdrawing the flame hurricane, the explosion sword was seen back in Munashi Jinpachi's hand before anyone knew it.

This was the ingenuity of Munashi Jinpachi's explosion sword technique: using the shock of the explosion to precisely control every landing point of the explosion sword, Shibuki.

Then throwing the explosion sword out again!

When the single strike produced no effect, Munashi Jinpachi was not discouraged.

Just do it a few more times.

Boom boom boom!!

Munashi Jinpachi turned into a ruthless bombing machine.

Hinamori Momo could only passively defend with Tobiume's flames.

But she could defend against the high temperature generated during the explosion, yet couldn't defend against the impact during the explosion.

Fortunately, what she was best at wasn't actually swordsmanship, but Kidō.

After observing a few times, Hinamori Momo also had an idea in her heart.

The opportunity lies every time the explosion sword returns to his hands!

Since the paper talismans on the explosion sword could be detonated, she might as well make good use of them.

Dodging another explosion, Hinamori Momo began to chant in a low voice while timing it.

"Sovereign! Mask of flesh and blood, all things..."

"Huh?"

Munashi Jinpachi listened to her mumbling with a clueless expression on his face.

"... Scorching heat and turbulence, the sea barrier rolls backward to the south, step forward!"

"Hadō #31: Hadō #31: Shakkahō!"

Munashi Jinpachi was startled, subconsciously looking around.

But nothing changed around him; he breathed a sigh of relief, then snorted coldly, saying: "Bluffing!"

The explosion sword returned to his hand again, and he was just about to continue throwing it.

When suddenly he felt a wave of heat sweeping in front of him.

Munashi Jinpachi widened his eyes subconsciously, and a crimson fireball suddenly appeared, accurately and unmistakably hitting the explosion sword, Shibuki!

Boom!!!

The explosion sword, Shibuki, was instantly detonated!

The next second, the explosion swallowed Munashi Jinpachi completely!

Until the explosion dissipated, revealing Munashi Jinpachi's charred, shattered corpse, Hinamori Momo spat out a few words.

"Bakudo #26: Kokkou."

Bakudo #26: Kokkou could cover Kidō, making the Kidō impossible to discern with the naked eye.

Hinamori Momo used this combined Kidō to hide the form of Hadō #31: Shakkahō. When the explosion sword returned to Munashi Jinpachi's hands, she utilized the characteristics of the explosion sword to annihilate him in one fell swoop!

"This is an upgrade in intelligence!"