Chapter 105: Psychological Warfare
"Does your secret technique really have so many flaws?"
In the mental communication, Uchiha Shisui's voice had just come through when Koshino couldn't help but smile bitterly and nod in response:
"Swift, what that guy said is all true."
"My new secret technique was just developed recently, lacking a lot of understanding, so there are definitely flaws."
"It's just..."
"It's just that I never expected that guy to see through the flaws of my new secret technique so quickly!"
After responding, Koshino and Uchiha Shisui fell into a silence.
Clearly, what Biwa Juzou said earlier wasn't just to prove his own strength, but also to psychologically crush Koshino and Uchiha Shisui!
The Blade Team was facing the crisis of annihilation, and the pressure on the team captain, Uchiha Shisui, goes without saying, right?
And Koshino!
To be able to turn the tables from a complete disadvantage to a full advantage for the Blade Team, through his own efforts, how much effort did that take?
Yet, when confidently facing Biwa Juzou, Koshino and Uchiha Shisui suddenly suffered a setback. The psychological blow was not insignificant.
Moreover, Biwa Juzou, who could develop the Blood Mist Secret Technique to complement the Silent Killing Technique, was a master of psychological warfare.
Because when he was verbally undermining Koshino and Uchiha Shisui's confidence, he was also creating an invincible image in their minds.
Facing Biwa Juzou, they had already lost the psychological battle, and Koshino and Uchiha Shisui's subsequent performance would only worsen.
And isn't that exactly what Biwa Juzou hoped for?
To be honest, Koshino was well aware of how many flaws his new secret technique, Shadow Realm Descent, had.
It's just that Koshino knew that the flaws of Shadow Realm Descent were due to his lack of time to comprehend it, so he didn't dwell on it too much.
On the other hand, Koshino was holding onto a bit of wishful thinking, hoping that the divine power of the S-rank secret technique, Shadow Realm Descent, would make Biwa Juzou lose his confidence in winning.
Who would have thought that in the end, Koshino would achieve the opposite effect in psychological warfare?
Especially Biwa Juzou's remarks about the flaws of Shadow Realm Descent, which became a mental demon for Koshino and Uchiha Shisui!
Then, just as Biwa Juzou pointed out the first weakness of Shadow Realm Descent, which is that as the range of Shadow Realm Descent expands,
its binding effect is far inferior to that of the ordinary Shadow Imitation Technique, Koshino and Uchiha Shisui were stunned.
Biwa Juzou knew that in terms of psychological warfare, he had gained a complete advantage.
So, when Biwa Juzou formed seals once again, to add fuel to the effective psychological warfare, he pointed out the second weakness of Shadow Realm Descent with his actions!
"You two brats, I've been talking too much nonsense with you!"
"From now on, I'm going to get serious!"
"Water Style! Water Clone Technique!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Biwa Juzou gained the upper hand in psychological warfare, and Koshino and Uchiha Shisui were only slightly stunned.
Who would have thought that Biwa Juzou would take advantage of the gap to complete the hand seals!
It was the Water Style: Water Clone Technique, which would say is just an ordinary clone technique!
Not to mention comparing it to the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique that Koshino now mastered, even the ordinary Shadow Clone Technique would crush the Water Clone Technique in terms of effectiveness.
After all, each Shadow Clone inherits the original body's strength far more than a Water Clone, so Uchiha Shisui didn't pay much attention when Biwa Juzou succeeded in casting the technique.
However, almost as soon as Koshino saw one water clone after another appear, he instinctively used the Shadow Realm Descent ability to bind the ten water clones created by Biwa Juzou.
But just as those ten water clones were bound by Shadow Realm Descent, Biwa Juzou, with a cold smile, leaped out of the binding of Shadow Realm Descent!
"So that's how it is!"
"The Water Clone Technique of Biwa Juzou wasn't intended for combat at all, but rather to disperse the binding power of the Shadow Realm Descent!"
"Based on the effects of the Shadow Realm Descent just now, aside from expanding its range, it affects the binding power. The more targets it binds, the more it weakens the binding power from another angle!"
"Just now, I used the Shadow Realm Descent to bind Biwa Juzou's ten water clones, which means the binding power was distributed among eleven people!
In such a situation, with the binding effect dispersed multiple times, Biwa Juzou, with his elite Jonin-level strength, surely has a way to break free from the Shadow Realm Descent's restraints!"
"Damn it!"
"Shisui is in danger!"
"Boom!"
In the previous second, Biwa Juzou had just used his water clones, making Koshino realize the second flaw of the Shadow Realm Descent.
In the next second, Biwa Juzou demonstrated with his actions the third flaw of that S-rank secret technique, Shadow Realm Descent!
The shadows of the Shadow Realm Descent cannot extend to the surrounding trees or any surface that can be stood upon, only the ground!
In an instant, Koshino, relying on his wind perception, saw Biwa Juzou throwing several kunai.
And the target of those kunai was the ground covered by the Shadow Realm Descent!
Not a single one missed!
Biwa Juzou was clearly stepping on the kunai, directly ignoring the effects of the Shadow Realm Descent, and engaged in combat with Uchiha Shisui!
Especially at the beginning, Uchiha Shisui never imagined that Biwa Juzou could break free from the binding effect, even able to move his feet.
So, when Biwa Juzou suddenly burst with chakra under his feet, he charged forward, completely relying on brute force, wielding the Executioner's Blade to "smash" down on the small tanto in Uchiha Shisui's hand!
And then, there's no need to say what happened next!
Uchiha Shisui's small tanto is so short, obviously designed for agility, inherently at a disadvantage in a contest of strength.
On the other hand, Biwa Juzou's Executioner's Blade!
The weight of that broken blade is something an ordinary person couldn't handle.
Even in the original storyline, Hozuki almost couldn't bear the weight of the Executioner's Blade the first time he picked it up, which shows Biwa Juzou's advantage in strength!
Carrying the Executioner's Blade, he charged directly towards Uchiha Shisui's direction to "smash" down.
When Uchiha Shisui fell to the ground, Koshino only heard a "whoosh" sound!
Biwa Juzou's figure suddenly appeared behind Koshino!
"Kid, if I'm not mistaken, you can't move while maintaining this secret technique, right?"
"If you move recklessly, your modified Nara Clan secret technique will surely backfire!"
"Since you're going to get hurt anyway, you might as well get hurt at my hands, at least that would be more respectable!"
"Hahahahaha!"
The wild laughter echoed, and with eyes filled with murderous intent, Biwa Juzou, who could wield the Executioner's Blade with one hand, was very pleased.
As he revealed the fourth flaw of Koshino's S-rank secret technique, Shadow Realm Descent, he suddenly slashed down with the giant blade. (TN: You dare to compare to it Hashirama jutsu??)
Clearly, as he brought down the Executioner's Blade, Biwa Juzou had already envisioned Koshino's death,
so he naturally didn't need to be as cautious as before, using psychological warfare to dismantle Koshino and Uchiha Shisui's combat awareness.
However, what made Biwa Juzou's dark eyes slightly narrow was that as he brought down the Executioner's Blade, he suddenly noticed a faint smile on Koshino's lips!
And just as that faint smile appeared on Koshino's face!
With just one sentence, Koshino completely shattered the confident Biwa Juzou's psyche!
"Biwa Juzou, your psychological warfare is impressive, but unfortunately, our Blade Squad is a team!"
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