Naruto: From Capturing the Main Clan to Becoming the Mastermind

Chapter 26 The Tragic Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist (Part 1)

"Just a clone?"

Kurosuki Raiga stared at the figure that had vanished into white smoke, his face grim.

All the way, Ranmaru's red eyes were invincible.

Their ability to see through objects, combined with their sense of danger, made it impossible for the Hyuga clan ninjas of Konoha to detect their movements.

But now, an exception has emerged.

"Ranmaru, when did you first sense him?"

"It was when they were two kilometers away from us," came the faint voice of a child from the bag behind Raiga Kurosugi.

"Is this the limit of your X-ray vision?" Raiga Kurosuki nodded. "He was charging straight at us, wasn't he?"

"That's right. If we hadn't triggered some kind of alarm, his Byakugan's range of observation might have been farther than mine," Ranmaru replied softly.

"That's a threat that needs to be eliminated!"

Kurozuki Raiya frowned.

An observation distance of more than two kilometers is no joke on the battlefield; the enemy will seize every opportunity.

"Since he sent a shadow clone to investigate, his main body is probably observing us from outside your field of vision. We need to be careful from now on."

At this moment, the other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist also arrived.

Kushimaru Kurihara looked around but found no corpses. He scoffed, "What, did the enemy get away?"

"He is a shadow clone of a Hyuga ninja; his field of vision may be even farther than Ranmaru's."

Ignoring his provocation, Raiga Kurosuki explained to the others, "We need to be careful from now on."

"Further than Ranmaru?" Biwa Juzo's eyes narrowed, and the others also put away their relaxed expressions.

Because the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are all powerful ninjas, there are no medical ninjas among their members, nor is it necessary.

However, to perfectly execute an assassination mission, one cannot do without a ninja with sensory abilities.

Raiga Kurosuki was able to join the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist because, in addition to his ability to use the lightning sword and his Jonin strength, the most important factor was Ranmaru's eye technique and bloodline limit.

In the eyes of the group, Raiga Kurosuki's role might not even be as important as Ranmaru's, but Ranmaru insisted that he was Raiga Kurosuki's eyes and completely ignored everyone else's advice.

If it weren't for the fact that the Red Eye technique is undocumented and the consequences of transplantation are unknown, given Ranmaru's performance, he would have transplanted the Red Eye to other Kirigakure ninjas long ago.

Now, however, the only option is for the two of them to act together as members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

As members who benefited from Ranmaru's support, they naturally understood the severity of the situation.

However, before they could react...

Ranmaru in the bag suddenly said urgently:

"Run! A powerful chakra is rapidly approaching!"

"Soon, really soon, my eyes can't keep up with him! He stopped where we were just now. Let's hurry, Raiga!"

Everyone's faces darkened.

……

"Sorry I'm late."

Minato placed the Konoha ninjas hanging from the trees onto the ground one by one, closed their eyes, coldly looked in a certain direction, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique once again.

"Soon, it's the Fourth Hokage? He didn't even bring any guards; did he come alone?"

"I murmured to myself."

"Isn't that perfect?" Kushimaru Kurihara grinned cruelly. "Let's kill him together!"

Ignoring the reactions of others, Ranmaru kept urging Raiga Kurosuki, "Hurry up, at that speed, Raiga, you're no match for him..."

Before the anxious words could even finish, several kunai whistling sounds rang out from all around, their target being Kurihara Kushimaru.

He subconsciously used his long sword to push aside the strange kunai, thus revealing a slight opening.

--boom!

"ah!!!"

A golden flash appeared in everyone's sight, accompanied by a violent explosion and Kushimaru Kurihara's uncontrollable screams of pain.

Within the spiral-shaped pit, Kushimaru Kurihara coughed up blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, suffering excruciating pain.

His gradually unfocused pupils stared at his companion, wanting to reach out for help, but he didn't have the strength to lift his hand.

The others obviously didn't have time to care about him, a dead man whose internal organs were completely destroyed.

"How could it be so fast? In just a moment, that Kushimaru Kurihara was actually..."

Muli Jinpachi was covered in cold sweat as he stared at Namikaze Minato at the edge of the pit. When the latter looked at him, a sense of fear instantly arose.

Without thinking, he swung the explosive knife at the ground.

Boom!

As the explosive blade touched the ground, the detonating tag instantly shattered the ground, sending stone chips flying and dust billowing everywhere.

"Those who know the Hidden Mist Technique, use it quickly! If this guy manages to use it, we're finished!"

Both Suigetsu Hozuki and Hibiki Juzo raised their fingers with solemn expressions and joined forces to cast the Mist Concealment Technique.

The thick fog quickly covered the battlefield.

"superior!"

The five members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, with unprecedented teamwork, launched an attack on Minato together in the thick fog.

At the opponent's speed, they couldn't possibly split up and run away. They could only leave once they confirmed that Minato was incapacitated.

Only Kurozuki Raiga lagged behind the others by a step and hesitated. But just then, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure, burning with green steam, suddenly appeared in front of him.

The palm strike, imbued with terrifying power, seemed to have been gathering its strength before the teleportation, and struck directly at his chest.

—Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!

With his pupils constricted, Raiga Kurosuki didn't have time to react more effectively and could only slightly turn his body to avoid serious injury.

boom!

As his palm came into direct contact with human flesh, enduring Hyuga Yu's attack, which transcended the realm of empty palm and approached the Divine Void Strike, his body immediately exploded in a terrifying manner. His left shoulder and arm were completely blown apart, and one of his two lightning blades fell to the ground.

However, Raiga Kurosuki had no time to care about any of this. Using the force of his palm strike, he retreated dozens of meters without even reminding his companions. He then transformed into lightning and quickly moved away from the battlefield.

The space-time ninjutsu Flying Thunder God is far more terrifying than they previously knew.

Moreover, there are two jutsu users now, one of whom even possesses the Byakugan, which can ignore the Hidden Mist Jutsu.

There's absolutely no way we can win!

Without even glancing at Raiga Kurosugi, whom he had severely injured with his own blow, Hyuga Yu's cold voice rang out from above the battlefield.

"Seven o'clock position, twenty-five meters."

The five people who had quietly surrounded the water gate changed their expressions drastically.

Minato, however, revealed a slight smile on his cold face and took the lead in action, drawing a Flying Thunder God kunai from his ninja tool bag and shooting it in that direction.

The Mist Concealment Technique can indeed limit his speed.

In this environment, it's impossible to quickly take down these people using the Flying Thunder God Technique, but that's assuming there are no companions.

To retract my previous statement, his fighting style still requires companions.

However, he can keep up with his companions!

When he landed on the battlefield, his excellent observation skills allowed him to discover the mark on the Thunder Blade, which initially surprised him.

Because that was the Flying Thunder God Mark designed by Hyuga Yu, and the other party should be training in the training ground.

Regardless of the cause, the muffled sound that had just been heard from not far away made Minato understand.

"Are you able to use the Flying Thunder God Technique now?"

Minato's lips curled up slightly as he teleported to the kunai that had just passed by Jinpachi Muna. His right Rasengan collided instantly with the blasting sword that Jinpachi had raised.

The explosive tags on the blasting knife exploded with a roar.

Bang bang bang!

The loud and continuous explosions masked the sound of kunai flying out. A figure appeared silently behind Jinpachi Murashi and, while his attention was focused on Minato, shattered his heart meridian with a single punch.

Seeing the enemy fall unwillingly, Minato gave Yu a gentle smile.

Is this what it feels like to have someone to carry on the legacy?

I suddenly understand how Jiraiya-sensei feels when he brags to others.

(End of this chapter)