A Free Power Bank-What's Not to Like?

On the other side, somewhere along the coast of the Land of Whirlpools.

Seven ninjas of different builds appeared soundlessly among the trees.

At their feet lay the scattered corpses of several Konoha Ninja, the stench of blood filling the air. It was a gruesome sight.

There was no need to guess. These seven were none other than the renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.

Suikazan Fuguki frowned and addressed the six beside him, his voice tinged with frustration. "The Ninja Hawk got away. Konoha probably knows about our ambush now."

Raiga Kurosuki let out a derisive laugh, his tone arrogant.

"An ambush? What ambush?"

"We're mounting an open assault, plain and simple."

He gave Kiba a swing. The two short swords clashed with a sharp ring, crackling with dazzling lightning.

"With the seven of us here, which of those Konoha losers can stop us?"

The other five felt the same way.

Even Suikazan Fuguki, who had just been complaining, didn't argue.

After all, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's reputation wasn't just hot air. They had every reason to be arrogant.

And Konoha had committed fewer forces to the Mist Battlefield than to almost any other front.

It would be difficult to stop all seven of them at once.

Kirigakure had deliberately brought the seven of them together from their various fronts this time, turning them into a sharp blade aimed straight at Konoha's heart.

They would use this opportunity to invade the Land of Fire and throw Konoha's plans into disarray.

If they succeeded in invading the Land of Fire, the other villages certainly wouldn't sit back and do nothing.

The villages that had long been eyeing Konoha would surely seize the opportunity to strike it while it was down.

Even Iwagakure, which had already made peace with Konoha, might resume its attack and reap the rewards.

Then Konoha would be forced to fight on multiple fronts. Even if it didn't collapse outright, having the fighting brought to its own territory would deal a crippling blow.

At that moment, Biwa Juzo slowly raised his hand and drew Kubikiribōchō from his back.

"A few brats have made it through."

The other six immediately focused, sensing the chakra fluctuations coming from the distance with their keen senses.

Raiga Kurosuki's eyes lit up, his face alight with excitement. "Perfect. I'm bored out of my mind. Let me have some fun and toy with these Konoha brats!"

Suikazan Fuguki frowned, his voice stern. "Don't waste time. Juzo, go take care of those brats. We have more important things to do."

Biwa Juzo's brow furrowed even deeper, his voice edged with impatience. "Don't give me orders. I know what I'm doing."

He complained, but his actions said otherwise. Gripping Kubikiribōchō, he headed toward the source of the chakra.

Meanwhile, Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu had just hurried to the area.

They had been on a routine patrol, but halfway there, they sensed something was wrong.

Shiranui Genma stopped and twitched his nose. His expression instantly turned serious. "That's a lot of blood. Something's happened!"

Ebisu pushed up his sunglasses, his eyes grave. He was just about to analyze the situation. "The enemy must have crossed our defensive line..."

Before he could finish, a dark blur suddenly lunged at them.

A massive executioner's blade came swinging straight at his head, moving so fast that he had no time to react!

At that critical moment, Might Guy was instantly enveloped in dense green chakra. He opened the Eight Inner Gates and charged forward with a shout.

He leaped into the air and kicked the blade with all his strength.

Clang!

With a deafening crash, the sword went flying.

"Guy!"

Ebisu was so terrified he nearly lost his soul. He cried out, his face deathly pale.

Guy didn't have time to respond. He stared intently in the direction the executioner's blade had flown, his expression grim.

A dark blur flashed past and landed steadily on a nearby tree trunk. With one hand, it caught the blade Guy had kicked away, the movement smooth and effortless.

It was none other than Biwa Juzo, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Ebisu recognized him, his pupils contracting. His voice trembled. "That's... one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Juzo..."

Before he could finish, six figures suddenly appeared in the surrounding woods.

The other six Seven Ninja Swordsmen appeared all around them, surrounding the trio.

The senbon Shiranui Genma had been holding in his mouth fell to the ground, but he didn't even notice. His entire body had gone rigid.

"They're... they're all here. It's the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"

He swallowed, his voice shaking.

The seven men's terrifying killing intent weighed on them like a tangible force, making it hard to breathe.

Ebisu and Shiranui Genma were so frightened that their legs went weak. They couldn't even muster the strength to move a finger.

Even Might Guy, who had already opened the Eight Inner Gates and was wrapped in green chakra, stiffened. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

Guy's face was full of shock.

"How is this possible? The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are all together?"

Ebisu sounded utterly despairing, almost on the verge of tears. "It's over. We're dead..."

He knew that each of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen was an elite jōnin, terrifyingly powerful.

As for the three of them, they were just ordinary Chunin.

The gap in strength was like heaven and earth.

If they faced an ordinary Kirigakure jōnin, they might still be able to put up a fight and escape, thanks to Guy's Eight Inner Gates.

Even if they ran into any one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, they could probably fight with everything they had and maybe one or two of them would barely survive.

But now, they were up against the entire Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

They didn't stand a chance. They were nothing but free kills, and not one of them would make it out alive!

Raiga Kurosuki looked at the three trembling figures in the clearing and laughed arrogantly, his voice dripping with mockery. "Konoha brats, do yourselves a favor and get down on your knees!"

"If I'm in a good mood, I might give you a quick death and spare you the pain."

As he spoke, he drove Kiba into the ground. Lightning surged around him.

Just as Raiga Kurosuki was about to attack, Biwa Juzo suddenly looked up, warily turning his gaze toward the sky.

The next moment, a white figure descended from above and landed in front of Might Guy and the others, blocking the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's view.

A pair of enormous white Paper Wings beat the air with a powerful gust, impossible to miss.

Raiga Kurosuki frowned, a question surfacing in his mind.

What was that thing?

A giant white bird?

But he didn't dwell on it. A trace of impatience flashed in his eyes.

Who cared what it was? It was going to die either way!

"Doesn't matter. You can all die beneath my Thunder Burial!"

Raiga Kurosuki roared. Lightning rained down from the sky, striking straight at the white bird and the three people in front of him.

The white Paper Wings slowly spread, revealing Aragaki Yasushi within.

The lightning rained down on him, but Aragaki Yasushi didn't even frown. Instead, he narrowed his eyes in comfort, looking thoroughly pleased.

A free power bank—what's not to like?