The blade pierced through the man in front of Ryuga, but it did not pierce the former mercenary, rather Ryuga jumped above, flipping over impaled samurai. As he came down, Ryuga slashed down with his sword. [color=0054a6]“You know, you should never use a Nodachi outside the battlefield.”[/color] He advised. Nodachis were clumsy weapons and trying to take out such a long blade from a body they stabbed through quickly was nearly impossible, which was the reason Ryuga could bisect the large man’s head. It doesn’t matter how strong you are, if you can’t bring your weapon up to guard, you’re dead. 

Seeing a large man get killed in one move was going to cause all but the most seasoned warriors to flinch. Giving enough time for the former mercenary to do a low dash around the large man’s body throwing a knife to the face of another samurai to bring their guard upward before slashing open their guts by taking advantage of the opening. Ryuga inspired by the earlier man’s actions then push kicked the body of the samurai toward the rest of the group.