A man's voice suddenly rang out in the hall. Then, wisps of cloud and mist poured in through the windows on all sides, finally gathering into a human shape.
Ran clasped his hands toward the man. "Lord Torikaze."
"Lord Ashina lived in Konoha for so long. Did any of you sons ever visit him?"
"Back then, I nearly lost my life saving the Land of Whirlpools, yet now you are ruining the country I saved. Do you really think your lives are so valuable?"
Countless clouds and mists gathered! They blew away the flames burning at the entrance to the hall and transformed into several chains, binding them tightly.
"Seventh Prince, as Kushina's father, you have truly been a failure. The reason you dared take part in this rebellion... was it because you thought no one would dare kill you?"
The Seventh Prince desperately tried to break free of the chains. "Lord Torikaze, spare my life, for the sake of our friendship when we were young!"
"I was merely blinded by greed for a moment. I have already come to my senses!"
Torikaze shook his head. "I once thought you were someone with a bit of sense. Now it seems that was merely a momentary clarity. You were never an honest man."
He still wanted to say something, but Torikaze covered his mouth. "Enough. There is no need to say anything more. You rejected your last chance to live yourselves. Now, no matter what, death is the only road left to you."
At once, all the princes turned ashen. They had never imagined they would end up like this.
They had thought the Daimyo's abdication was certain, and that in the end it would merely be a struggle among the brothers. They never expected Konoha to have joined in at