"Uchiha Houka!"
Zabuza narrowed his eyes at the man ahead, clad in lightning armor. At that moment, he wanted Uchiha Houka to free him, yet he also wanted to personally cut off the man's head in revenge. His feelings were... extremely complicated.
"Are you Uchiha Houka?"
Kushimaru Kuriarare held Nuibari upside down. His expression was hidden beneath his mask, but his tone carried a distinct hint of provocation.
"The Commander-in-Chief is here!"
"So he's Uchiha Houka, the Allied Forces' Commander-in-Chief? He's so handsome."
"The enemy is the immortal Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Can the Commander-in-Chief really defeat them?"
The Allied Shinobi Forces, which had been on the verge of collapse, immediately steadied themselves upon Houka's arrival. As they resisted the clone army's assault, they kept glancing in this direction.
Kitsuchi also let out a breath of relief. Just as he was about to say something to boost morale, an ear-piercing thunderous explosion suddenly erupted, like thunder striking from a clear sky.
Though nearly twenty years had passed, Houka still remembered how Might Duy had died miserably before his eyes. He had not even had time to leave behind his final words before he died.
Houka captured Raiga Kurosuki alive, blasted Juzo Biwa into nothing with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, killed Suikazan Fuguki, and wiped out the first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Only then had he avenged Might Duy.
And now, Kushimaru Kuriarare, Munashi Jinpachi, and the rest of the first generation Seven Ninja Swordsmen had actually appeared again, instantly sending Houka into a rage.
"Eight Inner Gates—Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, open!"
After activating Lightning Release Armor, Houka directly opened the first four of the Eight Inner Gates. His speed surged once more, turning him into a streak of rapidly flashing lightning