Chapter 106: The Name of Shadow
"Could it be that little brat from earlier? Damn it!"
At this moment, the faint smile on Koshino's face was magnified infinitely in Biwa Juzou's pupils!
Moreover, with just a single sentence, Koshino completely shattered Biwa Juzou's psychological defenses, leaving no room for recovery!
Undoubtedly, Biwa Juzou's psychological warfare was outstanding. If it had been Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui working together, the Blade Squad would indeed have been wiped out by Biwa Juzou's hands.
Unfortunately, the one paired with Shisui wasn't Kakashi, who had psychological vulnerabilities, but Koshino!
The Nara Koshino!
Clearly, the Nara Clan can't compare to truly exceptional clans like the Uzumaki, Uchiha, or Hyuga in terms of physical prowess, chakra, or bloodline limits.
But as a member of the Nara Clan, besides mastering the clan's secret techniques, their sole advantage is intelligence!
With extraordinary intelligence, combined with the mature mindset Koshino brought from another world, it became a terrifying combat skill!
It's called calmness!
No matter the situation, Koshino could maintain his calm.
Even in explosive situations, Koshino never lost his calmness, always silently contemplating how to defeat Biwa Juzou!
As mentioned before, when Koshino named the Shadow Realm Descent, he had already grasped part of the mysteries of this S-rank secret technique, and he was well aware of its many flaws.
So, even if Koshino found himself at a slight disadvantage in Biwa Juzou's psychological warfare, how could he possibly let his mind collapse completely,
losing the calmness born of wisdom and maturity, and fall entirely into Biwa Juzou's scheme?
For all these reasons, there's only one conclusion!
Besides mastering the Nara Clan's shadow control techniques, Koshino is also an Oscar-level actor!
Using the Shadow Communication Technique, he silently conspired with Shisui to confuse Biwa Juzou with their strategy.
Koshino and Shisui set up another plot within Biwa Juzou's scheme, waiting for him to step into it, which was the best and most perfect strategy to deal with Biwa Juzou!
Then, as Biwa Juzou saw the smile on Koshino's face, his pupils slightly contracted, showing a hint of tension.
But Biwa Juzou, who became famous during the "Bloody Mist" era, was also a ruthless character.
So, when preparing to withstand Shisui's attack, Biwa Juzou, despite his severe injuries, still swung his Executioner's Blade.
What Biwa Juzou never expected was that his ruthlessness turned into a sigh from Koshino.
Especially when the Executioner's Blade was about to strike Koshino, Koshino's calm voice reached him, causing the usually calm and ruthless Biwa Juzou to show a trace of shock in his eyes!
"I knew you were ready to fight us to the death."
"Biwa Juzou, did you think I didn't have a backup plan?"
"Shadow Doppelganger Technique!"
"Boom!"
As the blade descended, a shadow suddenly appeared—it was the Shadow Doppelganger Technique that Koshino had used long ago!
The Shadow Doppelganger is a physical Doppelganger, and its defensive capabilities are even more effective than a regular Doppelganger!
Moreover, the Executioner's Blade was broken, not like the Great Blade Samehada, so Biwa Juzou couldn't use its properties to destroy Koshino's Shadow Doppleganger like Fuguki could!
Then, with a "boom," the Executioner's Blade was forcibly stopped by the Shadow Doppleganger.
In the next second, Shisui's figure suddenly appeared, causing Biwa Juzou to smirk slightly!
"Brat, your secret technique can't bind me!"
"Do you think that little brat can hurt me?"
As he spoke, Biwa Juzou locked onto Shisui's attack route, ready to dodge.
However, just as Biwa Juzou was about to move, he suddenly felt his body being restrained again, causing him to be slightly taken aback!
"How is this possible?"
"You little brat, your secret technique can't possibly restrain me!"
"Biwa Juzou, is that really the case?"
Hearing Biwa Juzou's exclamation from behind, Koshino smiled and explained,
"Biwa Juzou, just like you said before, my secret technique indeed has many flaws.
And you guessed correctly, when I use this technique, my body is immobile, and if I forcibly terminate it, I will suffer the backlash of the technique."
"But don't forget, I'm from the Nara Clan!"
"As a member of the Nara Clan, how could I only know one Nara Clan secret technique?"
"Moreover, just because I can't retract the technique I'm using now doesn't mean I can't change its form!"
"So, Biwa Juzou, I should announce it now!"
"Nara Clan, Shadow Imitation Technique."
"Success!"
As Koshino's voice echoed, Biwa Juzou, now immobilized, glanced down in panic with the corner of his eye.
Sure enough, he found his shadow connected to Koshino's! That was undoubtedly Koshino's method to overcome the flaws of the Shadow Realm Descent, by retracting it.
Since he had to face the backlash of the secret technique, why not change the form of Shadow Realm Descent?
Shadow Realm Descent was originally derived from the Shadow Imitation Technique.
So, without a deep understanding of Shadow Realm Descent, the only way Koshino could change its form was to transform it into an ordinary Shadow Imitation Technique!
The psychological battle turned the tables on Biwa Juzou. He certainly didn't have enough time to observe his surroundings, let alone his feet.
Koshino seized the opportunity during Biwa Juzou's repeated moments of panic to silently change the usage of Shadow Realm Descent into the current Shadow Imitation Technique, easily immobilizing Biwa Juzou.
What happened next needs no further explanation.
Uchiha Shisui's figure suddenly appeared, skillfully wielding his small katana, and with one swift motion, plunged it into Biwa Juzou's heart.
However, what made both Koshino and Uchiha Shisui look at Biwa Juzou with newfound respect was that despite the severe wound to his back, Biwa Juzou didn't die immediately.
Instead, as his life force gradually faded, he forced a smile and glanced disdainfully at Uchiha Shisui, then asked Koshino:
"Kid, our Mist Ninja plan failed, all thanks to you."
"So before I die, can I hear your name?"
"Shadow, you only deserve to know my codename is Shadow!"
Biwa Juzou was undoubtedly a worthy opponent. After all, with just one Blood Mist Secret Technique, he had put Koshino's Blade Squad in a difficult position.
But unfortunately, Koshino never respects his enemies.
So, after responding to Biwa Juzou with a cold voice, Koshino suddenly grabbed a kunai and swiftly slashed it across Biwa Juzou's throat!
"Besides, Biwa Juzou, many villains die from talking too much."
"I don't want to die at your hands because of a few extra words!"