Chapter 149: The Civil War of Kiri Part-2
A/N:- Happy New Year Everyone. This year was full of ups and downs. I hope the next year will bring a bright future to everyone.
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Inside the meeting room,
Fuji stares at the group of people as Ao recounts the entire incident to him.
Sigh
Fuji sighs and rubs his forehead.
"The losses were great... but it was worth it."
He signals to one of his subordinates as he orders him.
"Make necessary arrangements andpensation for their family."
Fuji turns towards Elder Genji as he continues.
"Now six tails is under our control."
Fuji stares at the sealing artifact for a while before nodding to Elder Genji.
"Ahem I need to have some private discussion with n leader Fuji."
The remaining people leaves the room as only Elder Genji and Fuji stays in the room.
Izuna bade farewell to the rest of his team and walks out of the Terumi n.
"Oye Yuito Yuito" Zengetsu yells his name and shakes his hand.
Izuna turns around and looks at Zengetsu with a questioning gaze.
"Hey Yuito if you are free tonight then what about a drink? It is on me." He hurriedly convinces Izuna to join him.
"Very well We will meet tonight at the Thirsty Man bar."
Izuna nods his head and flickers towards his residence.
Sigh
Zengetsu sighs and removes his hat. He restyles his hairs to allow them to hang freely. His expression turns serious as he looks towards the center of the vige.
"Mangetsu we will have our rematch soon and this time I won''t be the loser."
Zengetsu removes the de strapped on his back and caresses it gently.
Inside the Terumi Mansion.
In a private room,
Elder Genji looks towards Fuji for a while before he tells about his decision.
"n Leader Fuji I initially decided to make Utakata the jinchuruki of the Six-tails and after observing him for a month I hold on to it."
Fuji frowns and questions him.
"But wouldn''t Yuito Yuki. be a better option. He is a capable shinobi with Ice Release. He has shown his worth during this past month. He would be a perfect jinchuruki for the Six-tails."
Elder Genji shakes his head and continues.
"Somehow I don''t have confidence in him. Even Ao thinks the same. I have survived this far because of my instincts and experience."
Elder Genji taps his staff on the ground.
"Very well I trust you Elder Genji. Then we will go with Utakata." Fuji decides.
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Inside Noble n mansion,
The rest of the elder raises their head as they curiously look towards Akifumi.
"What n? Care to enlighten us Akifumi!" One of the old elders questions him.
Ahem
Akifumi clears his throat as he exins.
"Kirigakure came into existence when First Mizukage Byakuren-sama my grandfather founded the vige. He fought a bloody battle against various other ns during the warring state to lead us to where we are."
Hmm
The rest of the elders nods their head in agreement.
"He achieved this with the help of other ns who allied with us and fought that bloody war." Akifumi continues.
"We are well-aware of this matter. These same ally ns are now opposing our rule and threatening to take our position." The old elder clenches his fists in anger.
Akifumi smirks as he looks at them and continues.
"It was indeed hard for grandfather to convince so many ns. But during the warring state a band of seven swordsmen acted as his bodyguards. These seven swordsmen wielded seven powerful swords and single-handedly overpowered most of the ns and forced them to agree to our terms. Haha"
Akifumiughs as he mentions this. There is a reverent expression on his face as he speaks of this matter.
"Every person in Kiri and even other viges are aware of this fact. Those seven people are the ''Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist'' who ughtered their way through every war and made other viges wary of us.
But after the Third Shinobi War most of them died at the hands of a powerful Konoha ninja who single-handedly killed four out of the seven swordsmen. Juzo and Raiga deserted the vige and Fugukiter died on a mission."
Another elder states the facts and sighs.
"If only the Seven Mist Swordsmen were alive then we would have a better chance against the middle faction since they captured the Six tails."
Haha ahaha
Akifumiughs as he stares at them.
"Who said there are no Mist Swordsmen alive anymore?"
He signals to one of the shinobi.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
Three people appear behind him.
Akifumi introduces them to the elders.
"These are the current members of the Seven Mist Swordsman fostered by me. Don''t look down on their number."
Akifumi points towards one of them and introduces.
"He is Mangetsu Hozuki the current leader of the Seven Swordsman of the Mist. At the mere age of eighteen he had already mastered all the seven swords and can wield them in battle. Don''t look down on him because of his young age."
Akifumi points towards the second member and introduces him.
"He is Kisame Hoshigaki one of the members of the Fuguki''s squad. He was the one who unmasked the traitorous deeds of Fuguki andter killed that traitorous swine. He is the current wielder of Samehada."
Akifumi points towards the third and thest member.
"He is Renjouro the current wielder of Hiramkarei. He is a capable swordsman with multiple S-rank missions under his belt."
Akifumi waves his hands and the three swordsmen disappear from their vision.
"Sadly the fourth member Zabuza Momochi betrayed us and left the vige. I will kill that traitor with my own hands if he appeared before me."
Akifumi clenches his fists in anger.
"Ahem anyway with ''Seven Mist Swordsman'' on our side we can make a pre-emptive strike and attack the middle-ss faction. If we assassinate their leader then the rest of the faction will fall apart."
Akifumi smirks as he looks at the rest of the elders.
Hmm
The elders ponder for a while before they nod their heads.
"That''s a good n. But are you sure your ''Mist Swordsman'' will be able to pull it?" One of the elders raises his suspicion.
Hmph
Akifumi scowls as he chides the elder.
"You can test their strength with your most elite anbu unit if you doubt their abilities."
"No no" the elder shakes his hands in denial.
"It''s decided then let the war begin. Haha"
Akifumiughs maniacally.
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Later inside Thirsty Man bar,
Gulp gulp
Zengetsu chugs down one jar of alcohol after another.
Haah bam
He ms the empty jar on the table and yells.
"Refill GIVE ME A REFILL." The server hurriedly refills his jar.
Gulp gulp
Zengetsu chugs down the jar and looks towards Izuna who is sipping lemonade right beside him.
"H I thought you would drink with me." Zengetsuins.
"I like soda more." Izuna calmly replies to him and continues to drink his lemonade.
""
"Aw.. man that hurt my feelings. I thought you will be a fellow brother-in-arms who will drink together and drown all their sorrows. H"
""
Izuna silently stares at Zengetsu.
"Are we that close?"
Zengetsu thinks for a while before he shakes his head.
"I guess not. H bute on just listen to me. I want to get this off my chest."
"Well if you want to tell me your story then I am interested."
Izuna puts down his ss and turns towards Zengetsu.
Bam
Zengetsu smacks the empty jar on the table. He takes out the de from his back and caresses it.
"You must be aware of the Seven Mist Swordsman"
Izuna nods his head and replies.
"Yes who doesn''t know about them? But sadly, almost all of them died a few years ago. I heard it was a Konoha shinobi who killed them."
Zengetsu shakes his head and continues.
"I am not talking about them but the previous generation the first generation of Seven Mist Swordsman."
Izuna shakes his head.
"I don''t know about them. For me they are part of a legend."
''Sadly I wasn''t able to stop Might Duy''s untimely death. I was on my journey to Land of Whirlpool and lost my sense of time.''
H
Zengetsu hups and continues.
"Around fifty years ago during the warring states. The First Mizukage excavated an ancient ruin together with Elder Genji."
"Oh! Now I am interested." Izuna raises his eyebrows as he is curious to know the origin of those seven des.
''There is no way the current cksmiths can forge such des. Like,e on Samehada is a living creature.''
" it was inside those ruins the First Mizukage-sama found those seven des and many other wonderful artifacts. Even Elder Genji''s staff is from that ruin." Zengetsu raises his head and looks towards Izuna.
Mmm
Izuna nods his head.
" it was during this time the First Mizukage founded the ''Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist''. He trained young shinobis while wielding those swords. My father was one of those young shinobi. Yes he was a member of first-generation."
Zengetsu proudly puffs his chest as he continues.
" my father has two younger brothers. The middle brother was skilled in genjutsu and ninjutsu heter became the Second Mizukage and the youngest brother"
Zengetsu''s expression turns ugly.
" he was also skilled in swords. He also became a member of the Mist swordsman. "
Sigh
Zengetsu sighs and chugs down the refilled jar in a single gulp.
". Father and younger uncle had a dispute over the position of the leader of the seven swordsmen. Both of them fought a heated battle and in the end father won the battle"
Haah Bam
Zengetsu ms the empty jar on the table.
" he spared the life of his younger brother but uncle felt it as a humiliation to his skills so he backstabed father father in hisst moments stabbed through the heart of uncle and and both of them died in the battle."
Haah
"It sounds ironic isn''t it"
Zengetsu chuckles and looks at Izuna. Izuna silently listens to him.
"Now uncle''s elder son Mangetsu he has joined the noble faction to train in swordsmanship his target is me he wants to kill me and honor his father."
Sckinck
Zengetsu unsheathes the de on his back and brandishes it.
" And I am ready for his challenge."