Chapter 46: Overnight, Three Seven Ninja Swordsmen Defect!

Chapter 46: Overnight, Three Seven Ninja Swordsmen Defect!

The smell of blood filled the air.

The slaughter in Kirigakure (Village Hidden by Mist) startled many people.

With Fourth Mizukage Yagura and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen absent from the village, Kirigakure's defenses fell directly, allowing a group of ninjas wielding bone spikes to charge in and massacre wantonly!

This group of ninjas came from the Land of Water's Kaguya Clan. They possessed the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai and had a cruel, bloodthirsty nature, having always desired to conquer Kirigakure.

The Kaguya Clan's large-scale attack on Kirigakure tonight was no accident.

Previously, they had received news that Fourth Mizukage Yagura was severely injured by Uchiha Itachi. Tonight, they received intelligence that Fourth Mizukage Yagura had been assassinated. The Kaguya Clan head could finally hold back no longer, leading the entire clan to launch an assault on Kirigakure.

However, the Kaguya Clan's attack was quickly met with resistance. Ao swiftly organized the village's ninjas to exterminate the Kaguya Clan.

Facing Kirigakure's vast number of ninjas, the Kaguya Clan, numbering only a few hundred, simply couldn't win, ultimately unable even to break out.

The entire Kaguya Clan was soon wiped out by the Kirigakure ninjas. Except for a little fellow named Kimimaro Kaguya, the corpses of all Kaguya Clan ninjas were piled together.

The Kirigakure ninjas finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as the Kirigakure ninjas were about to bury these corpses, another small corpse landed like a tattered rag onto the pile!

The Kirigakure ninjas were somewhat surprised. Looking closely at the small corpse, their faces changed drastically one by one, and they cried out in panic!

"Lord Mizukage!"

"It's Lord Fourth!"

"Someone killed Lord Mizukage!"

"Quick, report to Elder Genshi! Someone killed Lord Mizukage!"

Regardless of whether the Kirigakure ninjas supported or opposed the Bloody Mist Policy, respected or detested the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura was ultimately Kirigakure's leader.

Yet, this Mizukage's corpse was thrown out, tossed before a group of Kirigakure ninjas, undoubtedly filling every Mist ninja with shock and fury!

Was this meant to humiliate them?

"Shut up, don't be so noisy!"

A cold voice interrupted the Kirigakure ninjas' clamor. Zabuza Momochi leaped onto the pile, lifted Yagura's corpse with his Executioner's Blade, and said coldly, "I killed Yagura. Do you have any objections?"

"Lord Zabuza!"

"Lord Zabuza, that's Lord Mizukage!"

"Lord Zabuza, why did you kill the Mizukage?"

Hearing the group of Mist ninjas questioning him, Zabuza Momochi scanned the surrounding crowd, picked his ear, and said, "Because I hate this village full of bloody mist, so I killed that trash Yagura..."

"Zabuza!"

A blue-haired ninja broke through the crowd's blockade, looked up at Zabuza Momochi on the corpse pile, and said through gritted teeth, "Are you planning to defect?" (This is Ao).

"Yeah..."

Zabuza Momochi sneered, looked at the ninja questioning him, and suddenly asked back, "Ao, this bunch of brainless monsters from the Kaguya Clan attacked the village. Who do you think leaked the news to them?"

This news was indeed sent out by Zabuza Momochi.

Moreover, before Zabuza Momochi assassinated Fourth Mizukage Yagura, he leaked the news of Yagura's assassination attempt to the Kaguya Clan, mainly so that if the assassination failed, he could successfully escape the pursuit of the Mist ninjas.

Now it didn't matter. The attack by this group of Kaguya Clan ninjas happened to gather the Mist ninjas, allowing Zabuza Momochi to announce loudly that he had succeeded in assassinating Yagura.

As for whether he could escape successfully afterward...

There was another defecting Seven Ninja Swordsman about to make a move inside the village, and outside the village, there were Uehara Naraka and Kisame Hoshigaki waiting to receive him!

"...You leaked the news?"

Ao's face changed abruptly. He clenched his fists and ordered loudly, "All ninjas, follow me and capture Zabuza Momochi! Absolutely do not allow this guy to escape Kirigakure!"

"Hmph, just you guys?"

Zabuza Momochi glanced contemptuously at the crowd below, leaped onto a tall building, and shouted, "Ao, do you think I'm the only one defecting?"

Just as Zabuza's voice fell, a turbulent river of water suddenly rushed in from a tall building, instantly washing away a group of Mist ninjas!

Taking the opportunity someone created, Zabuza Momochi quickly disappeared from the sight of the numerous Mist ninjas, fleeing his homeland.

And on the tall building from which the Water Release ninjutsu was released.

Mangetsu Hōzuki stood by the window, withdrawing his fingers from forming seals, turned his head, and said softly, "Mei-senpai, after I leave the village, Suigetsu will be under your care."

"Does it have to be this way?"

Mei Terumī looked down at the unconscious Suigetsu Hōzuki in her arms and continued in a low voice:

"If you do this, he will hate you for a lifetime, won't he?"

Just now, Mangetsu Hōzuki had suddenly pulled her here, handed over the unconscious Suigetsu Hōzuki to her, and revealed his entire plan of defecting in name but actually acting as a spy.

Since all plans were made, and he had roughed up his own younger brother, Mangetsu Hōzuki's defection was basically a foregone conclusion.

"Things can no longer be turned back."

Mangetsu Hōzuki shook his head and said in a low voice, "For the safety of Kirigakure, I must join that evil organization and investigate the mastermind behind Zabuza Momochi's assassination of the Mizukage. In the future, I will find ways to send important intelligence concerning the Land of Water into your hands."

"I understand."

Mei Terumī sighed, then her expression turned serious, "Then tomorrow, I will apply to Lord Genshi to issue S-rank rogue ninja wanted orders for you and Zabuza. In that organization, be sure to protect yourself well."

"Yes."

Mangetsu Hōzuki bowed respectfully, then added, "Right, Mei-senpai, also issue an S-rank rogue ninja wanted order for Kisame Hoshigaki-senpai."

Mei Terumī, whose expression was already not too good, now looked even worse. She looked up in shock, "Wait, that guy Kisame Hoshigaki defected too?"

What is going on?

Kirigakure's newly reformed second-generation Seven Ninja Swordsmen only had three members, and now all three have defected overnight?

What the hell!

Mei Terumī felt completely unwell!

Can the Seven Ninja Swordsmen just be declared disbanded now?

Mangetsu Hōzuki pondered for a moment before organizing his words, "I suspect Kisame Hoshigaki may have long been a member of that evil organization, secretly instigating Lord Mizukage to slaughter ninjas from the same village all along... I will also find ways to investigate this matter."

"..."

Mei Terumī fiercely clenched her fists, her nails almost digging into her flesh. Her body stiffened for a moment before she said helplessly, "I understand. You should leave here first! The people in the village should start hunting you soon... When we have the strength to destroy that evil organization, I will find a way to resolve the matter between you brothers."

"Yes."

Mangetsu Hōzuki disappeared from Mei Terumī's sight using Shunshin.

After leaving Kirigakure, Mangetsu Hōzuki couldn't help feeling somewhat emotional. That new superior he had submitted to truly understood Mei Terumī!

The brown-haired beauty heard his fabricated half-true, half-false plan, and not only agreed to take care of Suigetsu Hōzuki but would even find ways to mediate for him in the future.

Mangetsu Hōzuki felt a little bit guilty inside...

(End of Chapter)

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