Iai Slash is the culmination of sword-drawing techniques and is the most famous type of samurai swordsmanship left over from ancient times.

The art of drawing a sword is the foundation of all sword techniques. Naturally, such an entry-level skill would not have a very high threshold.

It is this kind of basic training among the basics that fully embodies the essence of Kendo that is easy to learn but difficult to master.

There are many schools of sword-drawing techniques, but the most popular one is definitely Iai Slash.

It is easy to learn and almost any warrior can perform it decently. Many famous warriors have mastered this set and it is impressive enough to scare people.

Although it is difficult to practice to the level of perfection like Mifune, Konoha White Fang - Hatake Sakumo, and even the level of Yanliu who has made great progress in his skills recently is not easy, it is indeed the path to the great way.

For masters of Iai Slash who focus on spiritual practice, the most important thing about practice is to be in a peaceful state at ordinary times. When encountering an enemy, the essence of Iai Slash is to draw the sword and strike in an instant, to see through the enemy's flaws in a flash, and to seize the opportunity to defeat the enemy with one blow.

The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you. If you want to realize the essence of it, you also need some opportunities.

Yan Liu's strength improved greatly after he suffered a setback at the hands of Shuimu, and then he devoted himself to practice and reached his current level.

When Mifune was young, he was defeated in a duel with the "demigod" Salamander Hanzo, but was spared and saved his life. He learned from his mistakes and became braver, which enabled him to break free from the shackles.

Becoming braver with each battle is the only way to practice kendo. When fighting with the strong, honing your skills is secondary; training your mind and spirit is the most important thing.

When facing a strong enemy, the great crisis between life and death is the best way to force yourself to squeeze out your potential.

This is actually similar to the Uchiha family's method of killing relatives to stimulate mental fluctuations to open and enhance the Sharingan.

As for spiritual practice, apart from practicing for a long time with great concentration like a great monk, this is the only method that can produce immediate results.

And now, Mifune showed in front of Mizuki and Jiraiya how powerful he was, as he could not even walk on the small path and practiced with a sword longer than his height on his back, and how terrifying the strength he had honed over nearly sixty years was.

"That's why I hate these samurai and swordsmanship ninjas. The moment they attack, they can be upgraded from weaklings to Saiyans. I can't even touch their edge."

If such a guy is combined with proficient basic ninjutsu, three-body technique, instant body technique and the like, he will be the real Konoha White Fang.

A guy like the Puppet Master, who has weak combat power, is simply meat on the chopping board.

Although he secretly complained, Shuimu had to flatter him. Maybe Sanchuan would be required to lead the charge later, so he had to fool him now.

"As expected of Lord Mifune, you are worthy of the title of the strongest samurai leader."

"You're too kind. I'm not the strongest. If the former 'demigod' Salamander Hanzo were still alive, I don't think I would be his match."

"So, you are the strongest, and the 'demigod' has died a long time ago... Oh, no..."

Mizuki suddenly felt something was wrong around him, pulled up Mifune and Jiraiya, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave where they were.

Just as the three people disappeared, the ground suddenly bulged up, and countless sharp earth spikes shot out from all directions. If you don't dodge, you might be pierced into a hedgehog and then crushed into meat paste.

Not only that, the ground suddenly began to flip over, and a large ball of red magma suddenly exploded like a volcanic eruption, splashing around, filling all the space and blocking all escape space.

"fine!"

If it weren't for Mizuki's Flying Thunder God Technique that alertly brought the three people to a slightly farther place, they might have suffered a lot.

Of course, it was also crucial that Mifune quickly broke the blockade of the barrier, because this trap obviously had the effect of interfering with spatial perception. If it hadn't been for decisive action, Shuimu wouldn't have dared to say that he could have kept the three people unscathed.

"A lot of my information has been leaked, and my Flying Thunder God Technique has been targeted!"

Something that made Mizuki even more uneasy really happened. The barrier that blocked the time and space ninjutsu was not so easy to set up, and it made Mizuki unable to see it for a while. Only when he went deep into it and was basically hit did he realize that it really took some skill.

Among all the living ninjas, there is probably no one who has clashed with the Akatsuki organization more times than Mizuki.

The enemy is not a fool and will not let Shuimu's tactics work again and again.

Not far away, two figures wrapped in the red chakra of the tailed beasts appeared. Judging from their appearance, they were the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Zi and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, whom Mizuki had met once before.

The two advanced ninjutsu just now were performed by them.

Lava Style: Burning River Rock Technique and Earth Style: Earth Rising Spear are their specialty ninjutsu.

"They should be the two Jinchūriki from the Hidden Rock Village who were captured by the Akatsuki organization according to the intelligence. Are they still alive? No, they are already dead. They are puppets of the Impure World Reincarnation!"

Among the Shinobi Alliance, the information shared by the Iwagakure Village included detailed information on two Jinchūriki captured by the Akatsuki organization. As expected, they had been stripped of their tailed beasts and died.

However, he had not expected that he would be resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation and become an ally of the enemy.

While Jiraiya and Mifune were still evaluating the combat effectiveness of the two Jinchūriki who were resurrected by the Impure World Reincarnation, the two people on the opposite side had already begun to move. The chakra of the tailed beast on the surface began to surge in large quantities, gradually turning into a swollen giant monster, and finally a completely tailed beast-transformed giant monster appeared in front of the three people.

Jiraiya and Mizuki, who had faced the Jinchūriki several times, looked relatively normal. Mifune was also stunned for a moment before returning to normal.

"Does the powerful enemy you mentioned earlier include these? It turns out that you can't defeat them unless you go all out!"

"I'll cover you. Master Jiraiya and Master Mifune, go ahead and test the waters. It looks like the enemy's main force is no longer here!"

Previously there was a barrier that blocked perception, but now it is in chaos. The barrier that originally covered the surroundings has been broken, and the White Zetsu Army in the underground river has disappeared. Following the direction of the chakra fluctuations, it can be found that they are heading towards the headquarters of the Shinobi Alliance.

"We need to find the location of the enemy's core members as soon as possible. If there are more fully transformed tailed beasts in front of us and they avoid us and attack others, the casualties will be great."

The originally expected soldier-versus-soldier, general-versus-general battles might just be wishful thinking on the part of the top ninja forces. Although war is inevitable, the goal of the Akatsuki organization is not to win the war or kill anyone, but to capture the remaining Jinchūriki, strip away the chakra of the tailed beast, and revive the Ten-Tails.