When all eyes turned toward the Hidden Mist Village Memorial, there was no doubt that this place would become the battlefield where war began.
The new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had gathered here. They wanted to clear the names of their predecessors—the dead, the forgotten, those whose very existence had been erased by the Mizukage!
They wanted to ignite chaos and shatter the illusion of peace. As ninja, they possessed extraordinary skills, held the power of life and death, and had the right to determine this country's future.
Not only because they had obtained powerful ninja tools, but also because the daimyo who silently supported Kaki Shizuma stood behind them.
Before the battle.
The Mizukage stood in the warehouse where the ninja swords were kept, lost in thought. Beside him, Mei Terumi, the previous Mizukage, looked regretfully at the wreckage before them.
Taking the ninja swords without permission would inevitably trigger the mechanisms here, but those puppet men had been no match for the powerful blades.
"Did Kaki Shizuma steal Kagura's key? That man's way of thinking has always made my skin crawl," Mei Terumi said to Kagura.
"That man is good at persuading people. He always knows how to seize someone's weakness. Kagura probably couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart. Guilt and self-blame have trapped him for many years."
"So what will you do? Kill them and retrieve the ninja swords?"
"The title of Seven Ninja Swordsmen is a symbol of the Hidden Mist Village. It was never meant to be a tool for starting a revolution. Since they intend to rebel, then we have no choice but to kill them all."
"Including Kagura?"
Chōjūrō turned away, his expression grave and indifferent. He took a deep breath, then said calmly, "Kagura is a ninja too. Since