Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

As he watched the knife fall on Yao Xingji's waist, he seemed to already see Yao Xingji being cut in half at the waist.

"flash!"

Sudden.

The medicine star disappeared.

Yes, that's right, it disappeared. It wasn't a substitution technique; it simply vanished into thin air.

"What?" Zabuza's eyes widened suddenly, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Juzo Biwa was also stunned for a moment. His long-charged sword struck the air, causing him to lose his balance and fall forward.

"Who do we have here? It's one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!"

In that instant, Yao Xingji reappeared, and this time, he was behind Pipa Juzo, or more precisely, diagonally above him.

The moment the black star robe appeared, Yao Xingji stomped down, landing directly on Pipa Shizang's lower back.

Boom!

With a loud crash, Pipa Juzo was stomped directly into the ground by Yao Xingji. The earth trembled violently, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out, leaving a three-meter-deep crater in the ground.

At the bottom of the pit, Pipa Juzang, embedded in the rock, spat out a mouthful of blood.

"you……"

Pipa Juzo never expected that his deadly attack, which he had prepared for so long, would be dodged by Yao Xingji, who then retaliated by kicking him, severely injuring him.

Yao Xingji landed on the ground and picked up the guillotine that Pipa Juzo had dropped to the side.

"Although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen have a great reputation, their strength is really nothing to brag about. They're just seven idiots..." Yao Xingji said.

In the original story, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist went to attack Guy and several other genin, but were defeated by Guy's father, Might Dai, who killed four of them and allowed three to escape. This can be considered the most tragic story in the history of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

And now, the number of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who died at the hands of Yakusei is about to reach four.

"You...who exactly are you..." Pipa Juzo, who was severely injured by Yaoxingji, roared in resentment.

"Me?" Yao Xingji thought for a moment. "I'm a collector!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Xingji took out the Greatsword Samehada, the Thunder Blade Fang, and the Twin Blades Hiramekarei with a flick of his wrist.

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Chapter 176 Ninja Sword

"You...you...how did these ninja swords end up in your hands???" Zabuza looked incredulous when he saw Yakusei take out the other three ninja swords.

At this moment, Pipa Juzo, who was at the bottom of the pit, also widened his eyes. He was so familiar with the ninja swords in Yao Xingji's hands. They were all ninja swords that his former teammates had wielded.

At this moment, the entire battlefield fell silent. Yagura Karatachi, who was fighting in the distance, and the other Kirigakure ninja all showed incredulous expressions.

"Is that Samehada? My God! And Raidao-ga and Double-sword Hiramekarei!"

"How is this possible? How could our Hidden Mist Ninja Sword be in the hands of an outsider? Could it be..."

"I heard that something happened to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist in Konoha. Could they be dead?"

"What...what exactly happened?"

……

The people from Kirigakure were all stunned. There were some confidential matters they didn't know. They only knew that something had happened to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but they didn't know exactly what it was.

Furthermore, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist belonged to the Mizukage and did not usually team up with ordinary ninjas. Therefore, even after such a long time, many people still did not know that Raiga and the others had died, and that even their swords had been lost.

"It's you guys!!!" Yagura's expression changed drastically when he saw Yakusei take out his ninja sword.

He finally knew who had killed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Previously, Kirigakure had always thought it was Konoha's fault, but they never expected that it was the mysterious organization Yaotian that was behind it.

Orochimaru wasn't surprised to see these ninja swords. He had seen them before at the Upside-Down Heaven and knew that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were killed by Yakusei and Meisei outside Konoha.

“Now we’ll have another ninja sword,” Yao Xingji said, toying with the Executioner’s Blade.

He has already obtained four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, leaving only three.

“I never expected that the person who came to help Yagura would be you,” Yao Xingji said, looking at the heavily injured Juzo Biwa.

In the original story, Juzo Biwa ultimately died at the hands of Yagura Karatachi.

However, at that time, Yagura was already the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails and was controlled by Obito Uchiha using his Sharingan. Meanwhile, Juzo Biwa had defected from Kirigakure and joined the Akatsuki organization. Later, when he and Itachi Uchiha entered Kirigakure on a mission, they were discovered by Yagura. During the battle, Juzo Biwa took a direct hit from Yagura's Tailed Beast Ball and was seriously injured and died.

I have to say, he's a ruthless person.

After all, there are very few ninjas in the entire Naruto who dare to take a Tailed Beast Ball with their bare hands.

After arriving at the battlefield, Yao Xingji had already used his Eye of Salvation to discover the ninjas lying in ambush in the forest, but he did not make any rash moves.

Pipa Juzo was waiting for an opportunity, and Yakusei was also waiting for an opportunity, which was Pipa Juzo's chance to make his move.

The final result was as expected. Yao Xingji dodged the attack with a flash and moved behind Biwa Juzo. Using his superhuman strength as a burst point, he stomped Biwa Juzo into the ground, seriously injuring him.

From a distance, Yagura, who was watching from the sidelines, thought that with Juzo Biwa making his move, they had a sure win in this battle.

In the blink of an eye, Pipa Juzo lost his fighting ability, which made him realize how terrifying the Yaotian organization was.

A boy of only about twelve years old possesses the strength to fight against elite Jonin like Juzo Biwa, and even close to Kage-level powerhouses, and defeats them in one move. How terrifying must such an opponent be?

As if on cue, both Yagura and Orochimaru had already stopped fighting. After Yakuseiji had demonstrated his strength, there was no need to continue the battle.

Even though Yagura's side still had nearly a hundred people, they were not in a superior position at all, because some of them could fight against a hundred people, especially after the intense pain they had experienced earlier. If Yagura had used his ultimate technique to kill them at that time, Kirigakure would have suffered heavy losses with just one ninjutsu.

The fact that Yao Xingji did not do that was already exceptionally merciful.

"Is your goal, Yaotian, really just the Tailed Beasts?" Yagura asked coldly.

“That’s right.” Yao Xingji nodded.

After a moment's thought, Yagura nodded and said, "You can have the Three-Tails, but you must return the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's swords to me."

One is Ju Men, the other is Zi Wei. These two mysterious ninjas are too powerful, and it is unknown whether they have any accomplices lying in ambush nearby, such as Ming Shi Yin. With such a mysterious organization, Yagura no longer wants to fight.

Moreover, since they just had a big fight, Konoha, which is relatively close by, must have already received the news, and even other ninjas may already know about the battle. Most likely, these people will be rushing over.

In this situation, it was impossible to capture the Three-Tailed Isobu and his group, so they had to settle for taking the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with them.

To be honest, the most important thing about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist is the swords, not the people themselves.

With the Ninja Sword, Kirigakure could have a second and third generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen; without the Ninja Sword, those ninjas would just be ordinary ninjas with slightly stronger abilities.

Upon hearing Yagura's request, Yasei shook his head with a smile: "You seem to have misunderstood the situation."

Yagura frowned: "What do you mean?"

"You have no right to bargain," Yao Xingji said with a light laugh.

Yagura narrowed his eyes, his anger almost bursting forth. He said in a low voice, "Don't be ungrateful. I admit you're strong, but how strong can you be? Can you stand up to a nation?"

"Our Water Kingdom is not one of those small countries that can be bullied by others!"

"I said firmly," Yagura said.

The Land of Water is one of the Five Great Nations. Although its strength is weaker than that of other countries on the continent, it is indeed one of the five strongest forces in the ninja world. No matter how strong the Yao Tian Organization is, it is impossible for it to compete with any of the Five Great Nations. This is a fact.

If it weren't for the fact that it's currently wartime and they knew that Yao Tian killed Raiya and the others, the Land of Water would probably have declared war long ago. It's just that the Land of Water is currently preoccupied with the Third Shinobi World War and has no time to spare, so they had no choice but to compromise.

However, this score will definitely be settled after the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Yao Xingji looked at Gouju Yagura and laughed.

This caused the ninjas from the Land of Water, as well as Yagura Karatachi, to turn pale. This Yao Tian was truly shameless.

Orochimaru had no idea what Yao Xingji was up to, so he could only watch with interest from the sidelines.

"Is the Water Kingdom so strong? Do you think Yao Tian can't destroy you?" Yao Xingji sneered.

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Chapter 177 Lively Scene

Yagura, his face ashen, said angrily, "Don't push your luck."

He originally wanted to resolve the matter amicably, leaving some dignity for both sides, but he didn't expect that Yao Xingji wouldn't even agree to such a condition.

You should know that he has already made a lot of concessions.

He didn't pursue the few Hidden Mist ninjas killed by Yakuseki before, and now that he's even given up on the Three-Tails, what more does he want from him?

As the leader of this operation by the Hidden Mist Village, doesn't he have any pride?

If he really leaves like this, how will he explain himself when he gets back?

“You can leave with your people, but the ninja sword, and him,” Yao Xingji pointed to the loquat Juzo in the pit, “must stay.”

Yagura Karatachi took a deep breath: "What if I don't agree?"

Yao Xingji smiled and said, "Then you can all stay here."

The battlefield was silent; no one had expected Yao Xingji to be so domineering and arrogant.

Only Orochimaru had a smile playing on his lips beneath his mask.

"That kid's pretty ruthless."

"But if Yagura is really pushed to the limit, how will things end? I'm very curious."

At this moment, the tense standoff was on the verge of exploding. It was possible that Yagura Karatachi would lead the hundred members of Kirigakure to fight Yakusei and his group to the death.

shhhhhh...

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from afar, and one figure after another appeared on the mountain about one kilometer away from here.

"That direction is from Konoha!" The sensory ninja from Kirigakure immediately changed his expression and spoke up.

Yagura glanced at the mountain peak under the night sky, where a familiar figure appeared. Who else could it be but Sakumo Hatake?

"Damn it, the people from Konoha are here. This is going to be troublesome." The people from Kirigakure all looked rather grim.

This is truly a situation where we are caught between a rock and a hard place.

The matter of Yaotian has not yet been resolved, and Konoha has now gotten involved. If a fight breaks out, the people from Kirigakure will most likely be no match for them.