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Chapter 196 55. Shadow
The moment Chiyo's figure appeared, Carl, who was watching the whole process, immediately made a smart move.

While he was slowing down, he dodged to the side.

He had no intention of participating in the contest between master and disciple.

Rather, ever since he knew Chiyome's purpose, Carl knew that this was an internal matter, and it was an internal matter that he should not get involved in.

This obviously half-crazy ninja can be so open-hearted and speak his true feelings to his master, so to someone like me, his methods would be even more cruel.

Carl is willing to compete with the strong, and is happy to fight Chiyome, but if it is not a life-and-death fight and he still needs to save his life, then forget it.

He can't.

Carl felt that Chiyome was indeed quite powerful. Although she did not have the strength that Kenichi Shiro boasted about and that could scare him, in Carl's opinion, the keenness in finding opportunities, as well as her mobility and speed, that she showed at the moment of contact were second only to Kenichi Shiro and Adam Hammer among the people Carl had ever seen.

Even ten Mr. Johnsons wouldn't be enough for her to kill.

Carl retreated far away, trying his best to reduce his threat. In the moment he retreated, Kenichi Shiro and Chiyome had already fought twice.

What do you think? Kenichi Shiro is also Chiyome's master. Few people know the fighting style of his disciple, whom he has watched grow up, better than Kenichi Shiro. The moment Chiyome activated her optical camouflage prosthesis to hide in the darkness, and used the Swanwestin to accelerate behind him and light up the mantis sword, Kenichi Shiro had already turned around.

It was also activated by Swanwestin, but the weapon used by Kenichi Shiro was not the Mantis Sword.

Compared to weapons that require drastic changes to one's arms, Kenichi Shiro's weapon is a bit old-fashioned, but not that old-fashioned. It's a wakizashi that he throws out from his sleeves and holds in his hands.

It was a special wakizashi that was 60 centimeters long, with only the handle and the blade except for the guard. In the past, it was used as a backup weapon for samurai, or a blade for suicide. In Kenichi Shiro's hands, it seemed to have life, and when it collided with the mantis sword that was chopped down at high speed, every blow was deflected or blocked at the point of force of the blade.

Carl, who witnessed this scene from a distance, was amazed.

He had heard that some powerful swordsmanship masters could grasp the center of their opponent's sword, and in a duel, they could chop accurately with their swords, removing the opponent's weapon and taking his life at the same time. He had seen such Mewtwo, but most of them were not worthy of the reputation and he could not learn anything from them. He did not expect to see the real thing today.

Carl hated himself for not bringing the Mewtwo recording software. It would have been a bonus to him to be able to see such strong men fighting each other, even if he was affected by being close to them.

"I knew you would use this weapon!"

After several unsuccessful slashes, Chiyome immediately pulled back and activated optical camouflage at the same time: "The master who always stands straight has weapons hidden in his arms. I knew this when I was twelve years old!"

Chiyome's figure began to blur, and she merged into the darkness again.

"Then you still have a lot to learn."

It was Kenichi Shiro's right hand that used the wakizashi. He only relied on his right hand and the prosthetic grounding plating in his epidermal system to block the attack of the electrified mantis knife in Chiyome's hand, while his left hand was empty from beginning to end!

In the process of moving so fast that Carl could hardly see clearly, Kenichi Shiro had a shuriken on his left hand.

Just like using chopsticks, the shuriken was pinched between Kenichi Shiro's index finger and ring finger, and was thrown out with the force of his hand swinging forward in an almost light movement.

"Puff." Because Chiyome was wearing optical camouflage, there was no subcutaneous armor under her skin. The bulletproof vest in the tactical uniform was completely unable to block the power of the shuriken. Before Chiyome could completely escape into the darkness, she was already hit by a shuriken on her shoulder.

'Have you held back? Now.'

Do not!
Just when Carl, who was watching the fight, thought that Kenichi Shiro was starting to hold back, he realized the next moment that he was not holding back.

This was Chiyome dodged by herself.

That sound was not the sound of piercing flesh.

"Wow."

With the sound of clothes falling to the ground, Chiyome disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind only a tactical uniform that had been taken off. On the uniform, there was a kunai.

The golden cicada escapes its shell.

A standard ninja move, Chiyome even used it to hide better.

Wearing a black tactical uniform, the prosthetic optical camouflage could not fully utilize its function in the dark, but because of the fight, Chiyome had no time to change, so she took the opportunity of the thrown kunai to cover her vision with her clothes, wearing only a tight-fitting tights, and completed hiding her whereabouts again.

Where are the people?
Carl and Kenichi Shiro were both searching for Chiyome's whereabouts, and when the footsteps were heard again, exactly two seconds had passed.

Four seconds had passed since the battle began.

She appeared again in two seconds to attack. Chiyome's attack was very fast, but her next attack was very steady.

While using the wakizashi in his hand to knock away the kunai thrown from the darkness, Kenichi Shiro felt something, tilted his body, and made an emergency evasive action. The next moment, the sound of gunfire and explosions obscured the view of Carl who was watching from a distance.

Is this throwing kunai, drawing guns and firing, and bombing with grenades at the same time?
Under that tactical suit, it looked like there were a lot of things hanging around the waist.

Because of the fire produced by the grenade explosion, the area where Chiyome and Kenichi Shiro were fighting became much brighter. Carl could see that in the fire, Kenichi Shiro was standing there safe and sound, and even his clothes were not damaged at all. In the shadow behind him cast by the flames, a figure had rushed out, and the sound of electricity that seemed not so loud in the burning flames was accompanied by a sharp blade, going straight towards Kenichi Shiro's neck.

That action is to cut it in half with one stroke, directly cutting off the skin, flesh and bones together!
She used the shadow under the firelight to conceal her body shape, keeping the optical camouflage the same as the shadow, and used the sound of burning and the tinnitus that would occur after the explosion to cover up the sound of the electric mantis knife in her hand. In terms of environmental utilization, Chiyome has already made the best use of it.

But technically
“There are still some flaws.”

He turned around and kicked sideways, just in time to meet Chiyome's rushing body, sweeping her away and causing her body to fall uncontrollably into the surrounding flames.

Kenichi Shiro's expression remained unchanged, and he looked exactly the same as when he taught Chiyo in the past:
"You have to remember, in the firelight, the only thing you can hide is your shadow."

　ps. In order to study ninja, I spent the whole night reading ninja literature and watching videos of the last Japanese ninja master using ninja tools. Finally, I came to the conclusion that lime powder is the best to use.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)