blogombal Chapter 280 The Seven Ninja Swordsmen
Chapter 280 The Seven Ninja Swordsmen
Chapter 280 The Seven Ninja Swordsmen
The Land of Fire, frontline camp, central command tent.
Hyuga Yuuki's face lit up with a bright smile. Every major battle was a time for the Hyuga clan to shine.
No matter what war Konoha was fighting, no matter what battlefield it was on, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan was always present, something that the Uchiha clan could never match.
Looking at Fugaku Uchiha's calm face opposite him, Yuuki Hyuga thought to himself: Keep pretending, let's see how long you can keep it up!
At this moment, Tsunade, who was sitting at the head of the table, spoke again, "The reconnaissance team is arranged as follows. Also, Momokazu and Fugaku Uchiha, you two are responsible for reorganizing the ninjas who are coming to reinforce this time and the original ninjas in the camp into new teams. Let everyone get familiar with the new team members as soon as possible, and report the detailed list to me later."
"Yes, Lady Tsunade!"
The two readily accepted the order, but Hyuga Yuuki on the other side looked like he'd just eaten shit.
"Is there anything else you need to report?"
Tsunade looked down at the group of Jonin below, who were all glancing left and right before shaking their heads. She immediately shouted, "Then what are you doing standing around here? Get to work!"
Everyone immediately stood up and hurriedly ran outside. This was Tsunade's power. Many of the ninjas here were her subordinates during the Second World War, and some of them even had their lives saved by her. This is also why Hiruzen Sarutobi made Tsunade the commander even though he knew she had hemophobia.
As long as she sits here, she's like a pillar of strength, and no Konoha ninja would dare to act recklessly.
"Tsunade-sensei is indeed domineering and awe-inspiring. Those clan representatives are like mice seeing a cat when they see you." Taiichi stepped forward and praised her with a thumbs up.
"Stop arguing with me. You need to deal with those Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Allowing seven Jonin to operate in our rear is a huge threat to the front lines."
Tsunade looked very serious. She had sounded very confident during the meeting, but she was actually quite worried. The elite force that Kirigakure had specially assembled was not so easy to deal with.
"Don't worry, Tsunade-sensei, just wait for my good news."
Compared to Tsunade, Taichi understood himself better. Dealing with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was just a matter of time; once he found them and defeated them, it wouldn't be a problem.
"Okay, then you should go too!"
Upon leaving the camp, Taiichi immediately went to the intelligence office and obtained all the information about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
Taiichi even checked Kai's information.
Sure enough, this guy and his squad were also on a mission at the front-line camp, but his mission location was completely opposite to that of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Taiichi didn't pay much attention to it. After all, if they could run into each other like this, then it could only be blamed on Guy and the others being destined to suffer this calamity.
Once outside the camp, Taiyi immediately took to the sky and cruised at high speed, quickly arriving at the location indicated in the intelligence report.
This place is now a ruin, with traces of fire and lightning releases everywhere. Amidst the scorch marks, a footprint clearly trampled by many people extends into the distance.
According to intelligence reports, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist often leave one survivor as bait. One reason is to lure nearby Konoha ninjas to come to their rescue, and the other is to have the survivor lead them to other Konoha ninjas.
Taiyi flew at high speed following the trail, activating his chakra perception to the maximum, not missing a single detail.
However, some time had passed since the incident, and many traces had disappeared. This forced Taiyi to expand the search area around the places where the traces had disappeared until he found the next trace.
It must be said that this method is very effective, but it is quite time-consuming and energy-intensive.
Taiichi searched until the second day but still couldn't find any trace of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
He looked up at the sky, compared the terrain with the map, and suddenly realized that he had unknowingly moved from the north side of the camp to the south side.
At this moment, Taiyi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
While at the camp, he thought that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen incident wouldn't affect Guy and his group, but he was wrong to assume that.
These Seven Ninja Swordsmen actually managed to fight their way from the north to the south, achieving the feat of "going in the opposite direction."
Thinking of this, Taiyi became even more worried about Kai's safety. The only thing he could do now was to increase the speed of the flight and try to get to Kai's mission location as soon as possible.
As time moved forward, while Taiichi was searching everywhere for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, his good friend Guy had already rushed into the arms of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen before him.
Under the watchful eyes of Suigetsu Hobutsuki and the others, amidst the rustling sounds of the distant dense forest, a watermelon-headed ninja wearing a green bodysuit emerged, followed closely by a little devil with a senbon needle in his mouth and another little devil with a headscarf.
"Kai, why aren't you moving? We need to hurry back to camp to report on the mission." Ebisu patted Kai on the shoulder, but Kai remained frozen in place.
He couldn't help but turn his head and follow Kai's gaze, only to be met with seven pairs of emotionless, indifferent eyes. No, they still had feelings; it was the mockery and cruelty they showed when they saw their prey.
Both sides undoubtedly recognized each other's identities: one was an elite Jonin from Kirigakure, and the other was a rookie Genin from Konoha.
Even more gruesome was the fact that at the feet of the Seven Hidden Mist Villagers lay a corpse with its limbs severed and its chest pierced.
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"Kai, Genma, what should we do? They seem like they're not to be trifled with."
Ebisu's voice was trembling, not from being frightened by the scene, but from the murderous aura emanating from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
The killing intent of a Jonin is enough to intimidate a Genin into not daring to move, let alone when seven Jonin act together. Ebisu's trembling voice was already a remarkable performance.
"I was just worried about what would happen after one little mouse died, but three more little mice have appeared right away. Heaven really favors us!" said Raiga Kurosugi, who was striking his twin swords, which crackled with electricity.
Muli Jinpachi was filled with excitement. He had just brutally killed a Konoha ninja and wasn't satisfied yet. Now three more had arrived. He licked his lips and took a step forward to charge.
Before he could even take a step, his shoulder was pressed down by a large sword wrapped in bandages—it was Samehada, the greatsword of Suigetsu Hozuki.
He whirled around, his explosive blade flashing as he parried Samehada's attack, and roared, "Pufferfish Demon, what do you mean? Want to fight? Others may be afraid of you, but I'm not. Don't think you can control me just because you're a captain. Ask the sword in my hand if it agrees."
Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon slammed his broadsword heavily on the ground, creating a small crater. He glanced at his opponent sideways and said with disdain, "We have a mission. If you can't suppress your killing intent and cause the mission to fail on time, don't bother returning to the village. I'll chop you down right now and show you why I'm the captain!"
While the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were arguing, a few dozen steps away, Guy and his two companions were also whispering among themselves.
"Look, they seem to be arguing. Should we take this opportunity to run away?" Genma nudged Kai, who was at the front, with his elbow and asked in a low voice.
Kai stiffly turned to look at his two companions, and forced himself to say, "Youth has taught me that it's not shameful to run away when faced with a strong enemy. Let's get out of here quickly."
The team reached an agreement, and the three of them then stealthily retreated into the jungle.
After the forest obscured their view, they immediately turned and fled in a direction away from the seven people.
"You two, those three little mice have already escaped, are you still going to argue?!"
Pipa Juzo stepped between the two, preventing their gazes from igniting a spark.
At this moment, Kushimaru Kurishari also stepped forward, grabbed Jinpachi Munashi, and kept saying, "The mission is important, the mission is important."
Muli Jinpachi also turned his gaze away. In fact, his back was also covered in cold sweat. He had just roared at Suigetsu Hobutsuki in a fit of rage, and now he was still scared when he thought about it.
There is still a difference in strength between the two. If the pufferfish demon really decides to kill him regardless of the consequences, he will have no choice but to run away if he doesn't want to die, unless someone stops him.
Seeing this, Suigetsu Hozuki curled his lip in disdain. He drew his greatsword, slung it back over his shoulder, and said, looking in the direction the Konoha ninja had fled, "Chase them. Same as always, spare one, kill the rest."
The seven of them set off, chasing after the Konoha ninja who had fled.
Although Kai and his two companions had run away some time earlier, due to the huge difference in strength, they were quickly caught up by the Hidden Mist Village.
A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky. Alert, Kai shoved Ebisu aside, and the two separated, leaving a charred crater in their wake.
Because of this delay, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist caught up completely from behind.
"Kid, you've got a pretty sharp sense of things. You even dodged the lightning strike. Too bad you're destined to die here today." Kurosuki Raiga shook his twin swords, looking at the fallen Kai with interest.
Kai sprang to his feet with a somersault, standing directly in front of Genma and Ebisu. He assumed a fighting stance, fully alert, as he faced the seven.
"Oh, what a rare kid. Even at a time like this, you're still thinking about protecting your comrades. I'm so touched that I want to poke a few more holes in you guys." Kushimaru Kurishari held a sewing needle and made continuous stabbing motions into the void.
At this moment, Ebisu also stood up, and the three of them huddled together, staring intently at the seven Mist Ninja opposite them.
"Kai, it looks like we're really going to die this time. You shouldn't have saved me. Getting struck by lightning would have been the end of it all. These guys don't look like good people. I wonder how they're going to torture us later."
Ebisu kept babbling on and on; even at this moment, he couldn't shake this bad habit.
"Shut up, how can you still be in the mood to say such sarcastic things at a time like this?" Genma couldn't stand it anymore and nudged Ebisu's arm.
"Genma, Ebisu, I'm the strongest here. I'll go up and deal with them. You two should split up and run. Whoever manages to escape back, remember to have the camp send someone to avenge me."
Without turning his head, Kai whispered to the two people behind him.
"The enemy has seven Jonin and we only have three Genin. We can't escape, so we might as well take a gamble and die a quick death." Genma's mind was the clearest, unlike Gai who still clung to the illusion that he could hold out for a while.
Kai was silent for a moment, but then his blood boiled. "This is the call of youth. I can feel it. Burn, my youth!"
With a roar, Guy charged ahead of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Behind him, Genma and Ebisu followed suit, the three of them charging in a triangular formation.
Of the seven, Kushimaru Kurihara stood at the very front. The three of them, including Kai, had come for him. Listening to Kai's chuunibyou-esque speech, Kushimaru Kurihara felt a chill run down his spine but also became interested.
He put away the stitches and threw a punch in response to Kai's attack.
With a loud "bang," a surge of energy erupted, and Kushimaru Kurihara raised an eyebrow. This kid is incredibly strong.
At this moment, Genma and Ebisu attacked from the left and right, respectively. Holding kunai, they used Kai's body as cover to stab at Kushimaru's ribs from both sides.
The idea was good, and the tactics were appropriate, but the skill level was too low.
Kushimaru Kurihara knocked Kai back with a single punch, then unleashed a flurry of punches from both sides, sending the two flying with a single blow each.
Kai, who was knocked back, only took two steps back to recover before seeing two companions fly past him. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else and instead advanced, crouching down and unleashing a Leaf Whirlwind attack, trying to kick his opponent up.
However, Kushimaru Kurihara was also a master. Facing the kick aimed at his face, he neither dodged nor avoided it, but blocked Kai's series of kicks with a simple parry.
Just as his old strength had faded and new strength had not yet arisen, she quickly grabbed one of his legs and then performed an over-the-shoulder throw, slamming Kai hard to the ground.
With a loud "bang," just hearing it made me feel excruciating pain all over my body.
As Kai was thrown and his body was shattered, a sharp pain shot through his right shoulder. It turned out that Kushimaru Kurihara had already drawn his long sword and needle, piercing through Kai's shoulder.
The series of fights all ended in just a few moves. It wasn't until then that Genma and Ebisu, who had been knocked away, stood up. The other six members of Kirigakure didn't make a move; they just stood by and watched.
Seeing Kai suspended in mid-air by the enemy's slender weapon, Genma and Ebisu were at a loss for what to do.
This is just one person, and they can't even handle him together. There are still six others over there who haven't made a move yet. It seems he's doomed today.
Kushimaru Kurihara swung his long sword, sending Guy, who was hanging from it, flying directly in front of the two Konoha members. Guy, upon landing, couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood.
"You three little devils did a great job, but it's a pity you're all going to die here today. How about I give you a chance? I'll count to three, and you each run away. Whoever runs the fastest might survive today."
Kushimaru Kurihara, his face contorted with madness, continued talking to himself. Seeing that the three from Konoha didn't react, he began counting down.
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After the three calls, Kai and his two companions still showed no sign of escaping.
"They're not going to listen to you. You're just going to be a clown talking to yourself!" A mocking voice came from behind.
Kushimaru's face immediately darkened.
"Damn brats, you don't know what's good for you! You can all just die!"
Enraged, Kushimaru Kurihara no longer held back, instantly charging forward and aiming the needle directly at Kai's heart.
Just as the sharp longsword was about to pierce through them, the three of them didn't even have time to react. At this critical moment, a green figure rushed over and kicked Kushimaru Kurihara in the face.
The immense force instantly stopped his forward momentum, followed by a spinning back kick that sent Kushimaru spinning 360 degrees backward.
The field fell into a deathly silence.