Just as the Leaf Village and the Mist Village were about to clash, Liang Long grabbed Mangetsu. "Mangetsu, stand down!"
"But, Uncle!"
"Do as I say!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Lord Gengetsu, please stand down. This was all my fault. We only just managed to defeat Madara Uchiha. We can't start fighting among ourselves!"
Gengetsu sighed and backed down, ordering the Mist Village ninja to do the same.
"Everyone from the Mist Village, stand down. None of us can beat Kushina. Don't throw your lives away."
Liang Long clenched the sword's hilt between his teeth and addressed the defiant Mangetsu. "Mangetsu, and everyone in the Hozuki Clan, you must not resent the sect leader after I die."
"I alone was responsible for the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan. After my death, please place my head in the Land of Whirlpools. Let this sinner's blood bring peace to the souls of the Uzumaki Clan."
Everyone from the Mist Village bowed their heads, feeling both ashamed and somewhat resentful that Kushina had taken things this far.
A ninja of their village should not have to take his own life like a condemned criminal.
This was a slap in their faces.
Liang Long closed his eyes and thrust the blade toward his chest.
The leaders of the other villages simply watched. This would do.
The death of the Hozuki Clan leader would let Kushina vent her anger, give both villages a way out, and allow her to demonstrate her authority as sect leader.
With the Nine-Tails, she was the strongest ninja in the allied forces.
The strong could do as they pleased.
But Kushina caught the Ninja Sword Liang Long was using to kill himself.
Liang Long opened his eyes in confusion and saw that Kushina had snatched the Ninja Sword away.
Kushina turned her