Bab 24: Spar-2
The forest was a breathtaking blend of chaos and beauty, with plum blossoms carpeting the ground and filling the air. The recent battle had left its mark on the landscape; fallen trees and scattered branches were interspersed with the delicate plum blossoms, creating a striking contrast. A man could be seen standing among the cluster of plum blossoms. His white dress, long black hair, and face framed by the flying plum blossoms made it look like a movie scene, as if the protagonist were being blessed by nature. However, the illusionary plum blossoms encircling Chung Myung were hidden among the real ones, slowly closing in, ready to attack.
*Oh no! I mistakenly saw his eyes, and he must have used some illusion on me. It might be a small one with a minute difference, but that's more than enough to kill me. I need to be more careful. Damn, I let my guard down, but why is that guy so sneaky? Isn't he a prideful Uchiha who wants nothing more than a straight duel, not this hit-and-run? He's a shame to the Uchiha.*
Chung Myung was attacked by a group of petals flowing towards him. Their numbers were low, but their momentum and unpredictable motion made them dangerous. Chung Myung swiftly cut through them with one big consecutive attack. At that moment, a sword came aiming at his neck but was met with his sword and deflected.
Shisui lunged towards him and held his sword for a pierce but feinted halfway. He first ducked while rotating and powerfully swept his sword diagonally upwards while getting up. This maneuver might have worked against most martial artists, including some renowned ones, but not against Chung Myung.
He calmly defended with a powerful downward slash, and both swords clashed violently and bounced back immediately. While Chung Myung jumped back a little, Shisui's momentum was completely shut down, forcing him to touch the ground with one knee and remain motionless for a moment. Such moments are fatal in a fight, as even a slight loss of momentum can turn the tables for the opponent.
Chung Myung is not someone who misses such chances. He just needed to take a step forward, and it would be over for Shisui... but something unexpected happened. Chung Myung not only didn't take a step forward but even took a few steps backward, giving Shisui a chance to roll backwards and get out of his attack range. Suddenly, a gust of plum blossoms hit the ground where Chung Myung had been standing.
But Chung Myung didn't just take a few steps back; he also turned around and swung his sword, infused with ki, cutting through another gust of plum blossoms. He looked towards the place where Shisui had been, but Shisui was nowhere to be found. He had flickered away after his multi-layered trap failed. Yes, there were three feints in this small confrontation, each deadly. Sparring regularly with Shisui and knowing him well kept Chung Myung on guard, countering the multi-layered trap. This showcased that not only was Shisui studying Chung Myung, but Chung Myung was doing the same.
*I knew it! Something was wrong with that first feint, but he also secured his escape with the third one! That clever bastard! First, I need to deal with these plum blossoms, then look for that bastard while keeping my guard up-*
Chung Myung's thoughts were interrupted as the flying petals started rushing towards him from all directions. This time, he was prepared and had already accumulated ki to unleash an attack of his own.
"Seven Plum Blossom Sword! First Sword Slash!"
The horizontal slash cut down all the horizontally incoming petals towards Chung Myung.
"Second Sword Slash!"
The vertical slash cut down all the vertically incoming petals.
"Third Slash! Fourth Slash!"
These two slashes created a barrier around Chung Myung against any surprise attacks.
"Fifth Sword Slash! Sixth Sword Slash! Seventh Sword Slash!"
These three attacks created three whirlwinds, each covering 120 degrees of the steradians. The whirlwinds formed a spherical attack, clearing out all the petals and branches around him and eliminating all the demographic advantages Shisui had. Now, Chung Myung would break Shisui's momentum, and it would be over for Shisui... but sadly, that wasn't going to happen. As soon as Chung Myung released his seventh attack, Shisui had also accumulated ki and released his own attack!
"Plum Blossom Stream!"
A stream of highly dense plum blossoms started flowing towards Chung Myung. The stream broke through Chung Myung's previous whirlwind attack and headed straight for him. Chung Myung, who had just finished his attack, was unable to disrupt Shisui's momentum and had to rush a large amount of ki for another sword art.
"Plum Blossom Barrier!"
Chung Myung countered the stream by creating a large barrier of plum blossoms aggressively rotating around him. The back-to-back large consumption of ki while rushing it was taking a toll on Chung Myung, rapidly depleting his ki reserves. Yet, strangely enough, Chung Myung was smiling and feeling relaxed. This pressure and dealing with these non-stop attacks was what he had done in the last years of his previous life, and it felt nostalgic to him. He was having fun, but now it was time to end this fun time.
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Shisui could be seen taking support of a nearby tree, heavily panting. The amount of ki he used was enormous, and the mental strain he had to endure while masterfully controlling and timing the plum blossoms was heavy. But none of it worked against that monster. He was too experienced to deal with these tactics, and now Shisui had lost all surprise attacks, demographic advantages, and any other factors. He could only directly confront Chung Myung, who had consumed more ki than him and had lower ki reserves.
"Fuck! I wasn't able to achieve a single thing with all of that. Man, was it even worth it?"
Shisui was very frustrated with the result, but he still had to continue the spar. He took a long breath and calmed himself down.
"Phew. Don't be too disheartened. I am making progress, and that's enough. I was able to catch him in an illusion, and that's enough to create at least one more opportunity for me."
Shisui flickered to the place where he started the spar. Now, no tree or grass remained there; everything was cleared out during the spar, and even the ground was scarred.
"Yo! Coward Bastard, what's the matter? Collected enough balls to come directly confront me?"
"Nah, the only balls I'm gonna collect are yours!"
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There was absolute silence, even Chung Myung was speechless at the statement. Shisui realized he had messed up his words and tried to correct it.
"N-No, I meant the only thing I'm here to collect is your head!"
"Hey, you know we're Taoists, right? And here you are, saying inappropriate things like that?"
"NO! I swear, it was a mistake!"
"If you're gonna be interested in boys, how are you gonna revive the Uchiha clan like that?"
"You know what, fuck you!"
"Again, you're talking about fucking me? Oh gosh, it makes me think that it might not have been a mist-"
Chung Myung was cut off as Shisui attacked him in rage. But this time, Chung Myung wasn't irritated at being cut off like other times and even had a grin. And just like that, their confrontation continued.
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