The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist

At this moment, Uchiha Akira hated himself for lacking sensory abilities.

That firework was precisely the distress signal used by Konoha ninjas in times of crisis.

Before he could react, a burst of hurried footsteps approached.

Uchiha Akira looked over to see three boys, around twelve or thirteen years old, sprinting through the depths of the dense forest.

One wore a green bodysuit and a bowl cut, looking like a green-skinned kappa; one chewed on a senbon with a blue hat perched on his head; the last wore black sunglasses and a blue headscarf.

Seeing the three of them, Uchiha Akira knew he had stumbled into something major.

These three were none other than Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu.

Combined with the backdrop of the Third Shinobi World War, Uchiha Akira knew that a massive conflict was about to erupt.

Sure enough, accompanied by a swish-swish sound, seven men of varying appearances arrived via body flicker from the depths of the forest, appearing behind the sprinting Might Guy and his companions.

Biwa Juzo, with short black hair, sharp teeth, a cross-shaped scar on his right cheek, bandages wrapped around his neck, red stripes painted on half his face, and carrying the massive Kubikiribōchō.

Suikazan Fuguki, with a bulky frame, orange hair, green stripes painted on his face, and carrying the bandage-wrapped Great Blade Samehada.

Kushimaru Kuriarare, tall and lean with long, spiky yellow hair, wearing an Anbu mask and black clothing, with the long blade Nuibari strapped to his back.

Jinin Akebino, wearing a ninja hat, possessing sharp teeth, with loose bandages wrapped around his neck and carrying the blunt blade Kabutowari.

Munashi Jinpachi, with black hair and a long beard, thick lips and sharp teeth, his left eye covered by a black cloth, carrying the exploding blade Shibuki.

Raiga Kurosuki, with green hair and thick eyebrows, bandages wrapped beneath his black clothes, carrying the lightning blade Kiba.

Momotaro Hayato, wearing a blue pointed hat and a blue outfit, carrying the bandage-wrapped Twin Blades Hiramekarei. (The original owner of the Twin Blades Hiramekarei is unknown, so he gave him a name based on fruit.)

The seven stood at different positions, wearing mocking and cruel smiles, vaguely surrounding the panicked Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu below.

"Guy, what do we do? These people are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist; we are no match for them!" Ebisu looked at Might Guy in a panic.

Genma Shiranui, still chewing his senbon, looked at Might Guy with equal anxiety.

Although Might Guy only excelled in taijutsu, both he and Ebisu knew that Might Guy's strength was the greatest among the three of them.

Might Guy wore a grave expression. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who had been surrounding them, shift their gazes toward the area behind them.

The three turned to look and saw a boy of about fifteen or sixteen, with black hair and black eyes, wearing a black high-collared short-sleeved shirt, a ninja sword on his back, and a Konoha forehead protector tied around his head, standing on a tree branch. A pair of scarlet Three Tomoe Sharingan eyes watched the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist ahead without blinking.

"Sharingan! I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise!" Biwa Juzo looked at Uchiha Akira, grinning to reveal a mouthful of sharp teeth, and said with a mocking smile, "My blade happens to have a small chip in it; let's see the quality of the blade forged from the blood of the Uchiha Clan!"

"To not flee immediately upon seeing us, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!" Suikazan Fuguki looked at Uchiha Akira with murderous intent and said coldly, "It seems our reputation as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist isn't widespread enough!"

"Too much talk. Don't forget what our mission is!"

As the voice fell, the masked Kushimaru Kuriarare brandished the long blade Nuibari and appeared in front of Might Guy in an instant.

Just as the long blade Nuibari was mere centimeters from Might Guy's head, a bolt of blue lightning descended from the sky, striking Kushimaru Kuriarare directly.

BOOM!

With a thunderous roar, the earth split into deep, jagged fissures.

Kushimaru Kuriarare was forced into the ground by a foot shimmering with lightning, his entire body embedded into the earth.

Might Guy and his two companions were caught in the shockwave and stumbled back seven or eight meters.

As the dust gradually settled, they saw clearly who had stepped on Kushimaru Kuriarare's back.

It was the very same Uchiha Clan boy who had been in the tree.

"Get further away!" Uchiha Akira didn't even glance at the gasping, dying Kushimaru Kuriarare beneath his feet.

Having been caught off guard by such a sudden strike, Kushimaru Kuriarare was beyond saving.

This was the consequence of underestimating others!

Uchiha Akira's speed was so great that even the other Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist couldn't react in time.

Hearing his words, Might Guy and the others nodded repeatedly, as if waking from a dream.

As they retreated, Might Guy looked at Uchiha Akira's figure with deep concern and shouted, "Uchiha-senpai, please be careful! They are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist! They are all Jonin!"

Uchiha Akira didn't speak, merely nodding in acknowledgment.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were no ordinary ninjas; they were essentially elites among Jonin.

Kushimaru Kuriarare had only been taken out because he was caught off guard by a surprise attack.

But the remaining six were not to be trifled with. Even with one Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Akira wasn't entirely confident he could emerge unscathed from their encirclement.

I cannot let them surround me; I must find a way to split them up, Uchiha Akira thought to himself.

"Tch! I didn't expect this Uchiha brat to be so strong." Munashi Jinpachi, carrying the exploding blade Shibuki, looked at the scene with annoyance. "Kushimaru Kuriarare is truly unlucky; he didn't even get to display his skills."

"Trash. If he's dead, he's dead," Suikazan Fuguki sneered.

Momotaro Hayato, the wielder of the Twin Blades Hiramekarei, spoke up: "Alright, hurry up and finish them off. This is Konoha territory; it will be troublesome if a large number of Konoha ninjas arrive later."

"Heh, let them come. I actually hope they don't come; my exploding blade Shibuki is already starving," Munashi Jinpachi said dismissively.

Seeing that Might Guy and the others had reached a safe distance, Uchiha Akira instantly completed the hand seals: "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

He opened his mouth and exhaled, releasing a sea of flames that formed layers of thousand-fold fire waves, surging overwhelmingly toward the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Uchiha Akira did not stop his movements. After finishing the hand seals for Fire Style, his hands shifted again, completing a new set in the blink of an eye: "Wind Release: Compressed Storm!"

Once the hand seals for the wind technique were complete, Uchiha Akira thrust both hands forward, and in an instant, a hazy, white gale swept through the forest.

At this moment, the fire borrowed the momentum of the wind, instantly transforming into a true, towering sea of flames that threatened to submerge and swallow the entire forest.

The Uchiha Clan is a clan with immense chakra by nature; in terms of chakra volume, few ninja clans in the ninja world can compare.

As a transmigrator, he possessed extremely vast spiritual energy after merging with his predecessor, and this immense spiritual energy granted him a massive reserve of chakra.

Uchiha Akira's own chakra volume far exceeded that of a normal jonin. Even if he could not compare to the Raikage, whose chakra volume rivaled that of a Tailed Beast, he was still far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

This was why he dared to use large-scale ninjutsu right from the start.

"So powerful..." A hundred meters away, Might Guy and his two companions watched this scene, dumbfounded.

(The specific time for Might Duy's duel against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was not stated; it could have been in the 49th or 50th year of Konoha. The author has placed it in the 50th year.)