"Lord Gekkō Raito, is this true?"
Gekkō Raito nodded. "A king does not go back on his word!"
The crowd looked toward the Mizukage, Mei Terumi, and she also nodded with a smile. "Raito's meaning is my meaning."
"Good!"
"I've wanted to be in the Seven Swordsmen for a long time, I want to challenge!"
As a Mist Ninja jumped down from the stands, more challengers rushed into the arena like dumplings dropped into a pot.
Yet they still observed some martial virtue, going up one by one.
Each person targeted a different ninja blade, and the challenged targets also varied.
With no exception, however, they were blasted flying by the Seven Swordsmen within just a few exchanges.
Zabuza looked impatiently at this flock of newbies. "Stop wasting time, it's not like we've never killed a mob of people, come at us together!"
"Fight however you want, a brawl is fine too!"
This sentence was practically pouring a ladle of water into a frying pan, causing the whole crowd to explode.
Since you're all this arrogant, don't blame us for abandoning martial virtue!
A large crowd of Mist Ninjas roared and swarmed forward, and the battle instantly reached a white-hot pitch.
Yet only ten minutes passed.
All the challengers stared in dumbfounded shock at the seven individuals still standing tall in the center of the arena.
"Such terrifying seven people, they didn't even use decent ninjutsu, they knocked us all down relying purely on taijutsu and swordsmanship!"
The Seven Swordsmen remained calm and collected, while the surface of the water was already littered with groaning injured people.
It was about time.
Gekkō Raito raised his hands and formed seals, and the Water Release: Hydrification Healing Technique activated instantly.
Countless crystal-clear water flows spread outward as if they possessed life, transforming