Nawaki looked at the furious Kaguya clan head and said dismissively, "You're right. This kind of lie is crude; all it would take is for both sides to confront each other face-to-face, and it would soon be exposed.
But you seem to have forgotten that none of you here will have the chance for such a confrontation! You just announced that you would remain in the Land of Fire for at least another half month, and that afterward you would surrender to Konoha. Meanwhile, the two surviving members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen may already be on their way back home.
When that time comes, will the Mizukage and the people believe two 'heroes' who fought through countless hardships to return from enemy territory, or prisoners who have already surrendered to an enemy nation?"
Naturally, the Kaguya clan head knew which side would be more convincing, but he still said unwillingly, "Even if the Mizukage believes their slander, our eighty thousand Shinobi Army soldiers do not deserve to die for it!"
"Ha ha!" Nawaki laughed as though he had heard a joke. "Is Clan Head Kaguya truly that naïve, or are you simply being stubborn?
As far as I know, the families represented by everyone here have been at odds with the current Mizukage for a long time, haven't they? I heard that after he assumed office, all of you fiercely obstructed him. If not for the support of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he might not even have been able to keep his position as Mizukage!
With that vindictive personality of his, I imagine he has long wanted to get rid of you all. He merely refrained from acting because of Kirigakure's situation, fearing that excessive internal strife would weaken its strength.
If the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's plan had succeeded