ASFUCITWON Chapter 206: The Battle Begins 7

Reiji simply smiled.

That smile was cold and filled with deadly wisdom.

A smile that not only hinted at victory but also a judgment that Reiji had long since made.

Reiji's face appeared calm, even gentle, yet there was a firmness in those calculating eyes.

As if Reiji had seen their fate long before they realized what was about to happen.

Every passing second was planned, already a part of the destiny that Reiji had created.

They knew.

Even the trained ninjas knew—those who had undergone rigorous training for years, who had witnessed many battles.

They felt the fear in their blood—that Reiji was not just someone who could reach the level of Kage.

Reiji was something more than that.

Where Reiji could one day be a phenomenon that would shake the world, a threat far greater than they could comprehend.

Reiji's power was so immense, so far beyond the limits they knew, that they did not know whether they would survive or perish.

Not just merely surviving, they didn’t even know if they would be able to remember who they were after this encounter.

Reiji was the creator of their fate—a fate far darker than anything they could understand, and far more terrifying than death itself.

At that moment, the ninjas from the three great villages could only feel how powerless they were.

They knew there was no way to escape.

No time to apologize, no chance to change their decisions.

The fate had been sealed, and now it was entirely in Reiji's hands.

"Do you feel regret?" Reiji asked, his voice low yet echoing in every corner of the Whirlpool Island and its surroundings.

"I gave you a chance, but you rejected it. And now..." Reiji paused for a moment, his cold eyes staring at them one by one.

"Watch what will happen to you, according to the choices you made."

Reiji's voice, loud and clear, swept across the Whirlpool Island and its surroundings like a wave.

So loud that it could be heard even by the ninja ships from the three great villages still far out at sea.

The wave of sound shook their hearts, as if the universe was giving an inevitable warning.

"Huuh..." Reiji took a deep breath, his body consolidating the latent power.

Reiji's breath slowly escaped, but it contained the destruction that was to come.

In an instant, a sword made of Chakra formed clearly before Reiji.

It was not an ordinary sword.

The bright blue light emanating from Reiji's Magic Ring seemed to flow into the sword.

With each passing second, the sword appeared more real, sharper, and deadlier.

Reiji gazed at the sky, which grew brighter as the sun rose high.

The scorching heat began to be felt, as if the sun itself was afraid to get closer to Reiji, who seemed stronger than that light.

"Sword technique... ah, more precisely Kenjutsu, right?" Reiji said, with a thin smile that did not show excitement, but rather an acknowledgment of the power Reiji was about to unleash.

"Kenjutsu: One Slash."

At that moment, Reiji's body moved.

The swing of the sword shot forth, so fast and perfect that the air seemed to have no time to react.

In a nearly invisible motion, the chakra that Reiji had gathered in the sword exploded with brutal force.

A terrifying roar thundered, unleashing power as great as a storm.

Like a massive tsunami wave that could not be contained, the energy surged wildly, directly sweeping away the ships lined up before Reiji.

The vast ocean shook violently, and then... it split apart.