Of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, only Kurosuki Raiga remains, but he is merely a spent force. Kurosuki Raiga's strength might even be inferior to that of Ameyuri Ringo, the first wielder of Lightning Blades: Kiba.
The thunderclouds Kurosuki Raiga had just gathered, expending a large amount of Chakra, were borrowed by Uchiha Rei before he could even use them.
Now, he had consumed most of his Chakra and was powerless to summon thunderclouds again. However, he still did not surrender; there were no cowards in his Hidden Mist Village.
Ling felt that aside from its appearance, Lightning Blades: Kiba's power and functionality were quite good. It was constantly enveloped in lightning, and this wasn't even her own Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation.
Any person could input Chakra to generate lightning, which meant the material of Lightning Blades: Kiba was a miracle in the Ninja World, directly converting Chakra into lightning.
This display of sparks and lightning made Ling recall the'Scum' Ichiro from Ashina Castle.
"Why don't you give up? My Konoha army is all around you."
Seeing Kurosuki Raiga's determined expression, as if he were ready to die for his country, she feared her bloodline awakening would make her decapitate him.
"Hmph! From the moment I accepted this mission, I, Kurosuki Raiga, never intended to return to Hidden Mist Village. Though I die today, I am still Kurosuki Raiga of Hidden Mist!"
"What the heck! You're the invader, aren't you? Don't make it sound like I'm invading Hidden Mist."
She had seen enough of these scenes where she was attacked, then won, and the enemy remained unyielding. It was beyond ridiculous.
Speaking of which, the Kurosuki Raiga in the original story wasn't this unyielding. After being beaten into a 'lucky trio,' he didn't even dare to return to Hidden Mist and directly became a rogue Ninja.
Now, defeated by her, Uchiha Rei, he was actually starting to show loyalty to his country. Was she really that insignificant? Or did she lack deterrence?
She was being treated like a soft target, like Cheng Xin. But she was super cute, okay?
Seeing Uchiha Rei momentarily distracted, Kurosuki Raiga smirked sinisterly, drew Lightning Blades: Kiba, and performed a spinning jump, brandishing spiral-shaped lightning as he tried to break through the encirclement.
"No martial ethics!" The Uchiha Rei Shadow Clone in that direction watched Kurosuki Raiga, who had already lunged at his face, and sighed, thinking how cunning the Ninja of Hidden Mist Village were.
He spoke of sacrificing himself for justice, but it was just to find an opportunity to break out. If it had been an ordinary Shadow Clone encountering this move, he might have actually escaped.
Unfortunately, he encountered Uchiha Rei. A towering pillar of Lava Curse Method appeared, violently striking Kurosuki Raiga as he attempted to break through.
With no one watching, Ling naturally wanted to test the power of Lava Curse Method. Indeed, its power was formidable, truly worthy of the pot's innate technique.
Not even a scream escaped from within the lava pillar. After the flames dissipated, only a charred corpse remained. Kurosuki Raiga, who had lived for twenty more years in the original story, met his end.
Ling hadn't expected Kurosuki Raiga to be so fragile. A seemingly insignificant lava pillar had incinerated him, even though Uchiha Rei hadn't put much effort into it.
"Could it be that Chakra has no resistance to the damage from the Cursed Energy system?"
Uchiha Rei had some conjectures, but she needed to find more test subjects in the future to try out Jujutsu. If it was true, then Mahoraga's strength might be even greater in the Ninja World.
Looking at the charred, still-smelling-of-burnt-flesh Kurosuki Raiga, Ling felt a bit nauseous, so she buried him. Only the two red-hot Lightning Blades: Kiba remained.
"Good thing they weren't burned. Hidden Mist products are truly excellent."
Planning to seal them with a contract, Uchiha Rei had officially gathered all seven ninja swords. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were now three dead and four injured. However, it was also time to deal with Three Tails Isobu.
The Shadow Clone cleaned up the battlefield. Ling's main body watched as the Chunin finally opened the seal, breathing a sigh of relief. She was truly afraid the Chunin wouldn't be able to open it.
If the seal couldn't be opened, how could she beat up Three Tails Isobu and collect Three-Tails Chakra and cells? So, with the plan achieved, it was time to test Three-Tails's strength.
As the reddish Chakra surged from the wooden barrel, the Chunin, directly facing the Three-Tails's Tailed Beast Chakra, fainted immediately. Having been sealed for so long, its resentment was naturally immense.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who arrived from a distance, saw the towering Tailed Beast Chakra and instinctively thought Nine-Tailed had escaped. However, when Minato Namikaze arrived with Kushina, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Inside Kushina, Kurama, tied up like a fox ball, sensed the presence of Three Tails Isobu but then closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
"Third Hokage-sama, what happened on the barrier side? Why is there a Tailed Beast Chakra explosion?"
Minato Namikaze was also awakened by the commotion of Uchiha Rei fighting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. He immediately intended to rush over, but feared it was a diversion to harm his girlfriend, Kushina, which was why he brought Kushina with him.
"It's Hidden Mist Village. They sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but Ling sensed them first and intercepted them. Now the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have been defeated, but a Tailed Beast has been released."
Hiruzen Sarutobi answered Minato Namikaze's questions while rushing forward. He was also extremely fortunate; if not for Uchiha Rei, this time would have been disastrous.
If the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had brought the Tailed Beast to the Village's core area and released it, and then caused destruction amidst the chaos, Konoha might have suffered extremely heavy losses.
"Why would Hidden Mist suddenly attack my Konoha? Hasn't Hidden Mist Village always been isolated?"
Minato Namikaze was extremely puzzled, but for now, subduing the Tailed Beast was the priority. Fortunately, Uchiha Rei was ahead; otherwise, with Tailed Beast Balls exploding everywhere, Konoha would be in dire straits.
"It's Three Tails Isobu. The foxy told me." It turned out Kushina had been silent because she was interrogating and 'disciplining' the fox spirit, and now she had the answer.
"Three-Tails! That big turtle. Good thing Ling knows Wood Release, otherwise it would be difficult to harm Three-Tails."
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply. He suddenly thought that Konoha now had three Tailed Beasts gathered. If they all erupted at once, it would be life-threatening.
On Uchiha Rei's side, the Shadow Clones handed Suikazan Fuguki, Chojiro, Munashi Jinpachi, and Biwa Jūzō over to Anbu. He then retrieved the hammered part of Kubikiri Orochi that had been knocked away, taking possession of all seven ninja swords.
Konoha had a rule that spoils of war belonged to individuals. Otherwise, if there was no pay, and they had to fight and hand over spoils, it wouldn't be like the Red Army.
As soon as Three Tails Isobu appeared, it didn't notice the unconscious Chunin underfoot and squashed him, then let out a sky-piercing roar.
"So loud! I'm the one who released you; you have to grant me three wishes."
Three Tails Isobu lowered its head and looked at the small Uchiha Rei in front of it. It naturally understood what Uchiha Rei was saying. Was she serious? If it could grant wishes, would it still be sealed?
However, Three Tails Isobu, in a bad mood and with an incredibly strong desire to kill, did not hold back just because Uchiha Rei was a cute, harmless youngling.
Its front claw struck out without hesitation. If it had truly been an ordinary youngling, it would have surely died. This just goes to show that these things split from the Ten-Tails are never good news.
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