Naruto: From Capturing the Main Clan to Becoming the Mastermind

Chapter 27 The Tragic Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist (Part 2)

"Lord Hokage, I know these opponents are insignificant to you, but it is our dereliction of duty that you entered the enemy ranks without protection."

Hinata Yu's calm and composed words gradually calmed Minato's mood, which had improved because of the prospect of having a successor.

That's the feeling. A personality completely opposite to Kushina's, yet she can calm those around her with just her expressions and voice.

Although it has advantages on the battlefield, he always wanted to analyze the words spoken in this tone more deeply.

Literally, this means that when he came to fight the enemy, the two of them were not by his side, and he had not fulfilled his duty as a member of the Shadow Guard. However, Minato always felt that the other party was telling him to reflect on his failure to bring guards.

Is it just an illusion?

The tone of voice was completely flat; you couldn't hear any inflection at all...

Minato shook his head, not wanting to think about such trivial matters. He exchanged a glance with Hyuga, and each of them produced a Flying Thunder God kunai bearing their own mark, which they then handed to each other.

At the same time, Hinata Yu's whispered words rang in his ears.

"At 7 o'clock, 29 meters, retreating at a speed of 25 meters per second."

Quickly determining the best interception position, Minato produced four Flying Thunder God kunai in each hand and threw them in that direction.

Yu also made a similar movement, but in a different direction.

Sa...

With a short, sharp whistle, the two figures disappeared again.

……

In the mist-shrouded forest, faint explosions could be heard from time to time. Raiga Kurosuki stood on a tree, carefully surveying his surroundings. Only after confirming that there were no enemies did he begin to treat the wound on his arm.

After bandaging his wound with emergency bandages, he quickly brought the bag from his back to the front, opened it, and took a look.

A young boy was lying peacefully inside, fast asleep.

Seeing this, Raiga Kurosuki smiled.

"Fortunately, that attack only knocked Ranmaru unconscious."

Remembering Hyuga's sudden appearance, Raiga Kurosuki frowned as he looked at his Raito, only feeling relieved after confirming that there were no strange marks left on the sword.

After the Fourth Hokage rose to fame, the information about the Flying Thunder God Technique was naturally studied repeatedly by the Hidden Mist Village.

Raiga Kurosuki naturally knew that the Flying Thunder God Transfer required a special mark.

He had realized that when Hinata Yu's shadow clone made contact with his lost blade at the last moment, it was probably at that moment that the Flying Thunder God mark was left.

"Did you spare me because you wanted to support the Fourth Hokage?"

After all, they were Konoha ninjas. Even if they knew that the Fourth Hokage, who had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, would be safe, they couldn't remain indifferent.

Raiga Kurozuki breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate to have escaped with his life.

As for the others... the ninjas from the Village of Blood Mist don't care about their companions.

Perhaps they initially held that naive idea, but after experiencing various elimination missions, they have already abandoned it.

Right now, the only person Raiga Kurosuki needs to care about is Ranmaru.

"Having lost the Thunder Blade and deserted, he's probably the perfect scapegoat to shirk responsibility; he can't go back to the village..."

Raiga Kurosuki, supporting his severed arm, got up and slung the bag over his shoulder again. "From now on, I'll be a wandering ninja with Ranmaru."

He determined his location and quickly left in a certain direction.

A hundred meters behind him, a pair of disdainful eyes were quietly watching him.

……

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon and Loquat Juzo stood back to back, alert to any movement around them.

"Damn it, those two guys just ran away, didn't they?"

"The screams from those two directions just now have already shown their fate. Don't think about anything else," said Juzo Biwa coldly.

"I understand, but don't hold me back."

Cold sweat slowly trickled down the face of the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon. He nervously surveyed his surroundings while trying to appear calm.

It's only been a few minutes since we encountered the enemy?

One minute?

Three minutes?

It definitely won't be more than ten minutes!

In such a short time, how come only two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have survived?

Is the shadow... really that scary?

He found it hard to imagine how terrifying such people would be on the battlefield, having killed them so easily with a cleaver.

The retreat of Iwagakure and Kumogakure... seems not so difficult to understand now.

The silent environment weighed heavily on their hearts, and in this seemingly death-waiting state, two blurry figures emerged from the thick fog.

"So it was you?"

Upon seeing Hyuga appear, Juzo Biwa instantly realized who had just reminded the Fourth Hokage.

Byakugan... it really is the nemesis of the Hidden Mist Technique.

Suigetsu Hozuki revealed a hideous, sinister smile upon seeing Yu, and whispered, "I'll stop that Byakugan brat. You use your Silent Killing Technique to restrain the Fourth Hokage, how about that?"

"Without the Byakugan, even the Fourth Hokage would have a hard time going at full speed. You and I might have a chance to escape."

Glancing at Sushiyama Fuguki, Juzo Biwa didn't expose his little scheme and attacked Minato head-on.

The opponent's Flying Thunder God technique requires those kunai as a medium; if we are careful enough, we might be able to fight them.

Although the hope is slim...

As for escaping?

Unless they can take the Hokage hostage, it's simply impossible!

On the other side, although Suigetsu Hozuki's expression remained solemn, he couldn't help but let out a malicious laugh when he looked at Hinata Hare's somewhat immature, underage face.

"A genius of the Hyuga clan? Let me experience your proud Gentle Fist."

"A thousand needles!"

Releasing Samehada from his grasp, Suigetsu Hobutsuki quickly formed hand seals.

His hair became incredibly stiff, shooting out towards Hinata Feather like a raging storm.

A miraculous recovery!

The blue chakra sphere protected Hyuga Yu inside, colliding with the constantly flying strands of hair.

Seeing that his technique was useless, Suigetsu Hozuki didn't waste any chakra and directly used Water Release.

"Water dragon bullet!"

A water dragon tens of meters long rose from the ground and crashed down from the sky toward the direction of Huitian, while the figure of the pufferfish demon disappeared from its original spot and disappeared into the thick fog.

Yu Gang used the Heaven Return technique to counteract the water dragon, and then swiftly struck his side with a palm.

The attack, imbued with terrifying power, was blocked by Samehada, like a stone thrown into the sea.

With a cold laugh, Watermelon Pufferfish Demon brandished his broadsword and forced him back.

"Gentle Fist? Taijutsu Ninja? Your attacks still rely on chakra, so they're useless against me."

His Samehada is the most powerful of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, capable of absorbing the enemy's chakra and even ninjutsu.

No one can unleash their full power in his presence.

"It is indeed of great research value."

Nodding in acknowledgment of Samehada's power, Hinata Yu calmly said, "But Master is not."

As soon as he finished speaking, green steam reappeared from his body.

The pufferfish demon was taken aback.

Does the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist technique include this move?

"To die by this move is perhaps the fate of all seven Ninja Swordsmen."

Before the incredulous eyes of the pufferfish demon, Hyuga Yu appeared out of thin air beside him, just like the Fourth Hokage, using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and his fist, imbued with flames, struck at all the pressure points on his body.

The sixth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, open!

Morning Peacock!

Faced with this move, Samehada, which can absorb chakra, was completely useless. In fact, in the high-speed battle, Samehada, which was used as a shield by Fuguki, was kicked away by Habu.

The pufferfish demon could only take the blow with its own body, and its entire body was severely damaged.

He jumped back awkwardly, intending to form hand seals and use ninjutsu to fight, abandoning any thought of using taijutsu.

This guy's taijutsu was completely different from that of a typical Hyuga ninja. It lacked the core principle of using softness to overcome hardness, and instead resembled the Konoha's Steel Fist Style.

Samehada can't absorb this stuff.

However, just as he was about to activate his ninjutsu, he discovered that his chakra was being mobilized extremely slowly.

His movements became stiff.

This is……

"You should be very familiar with acupressure."

A cold voice came from behind. Before the pufferfish demon could turn around, his body went limp and he could never stand up again.

(End of this chapter)