There was no denying that Nawaki was strong. Sure, it had taken him a little longer to pass his jonin exam than Minato, but that was mostly because Minato had access to a cheat code-the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Combine that with Nawaki's own personal struggles, and it explained why he'd been a bit slower in advancing.
But that didn't mean Nawaki wasn't talented. He was good-really good. His ninjutsu, taijutsu, and kenjutsu were all impressive. His only real weakness was genjutsu.
Unfortunately for Nawaki, he was constantly compared to Xin, a freak of nature, and Minato, who had skyrocketed in power after mastering the Flying Thunder God. It made him feel like he wasn't enough.
"Go tell the merchant captain to turn back. This route won't be safe for a while. And give the team stationed at the Uzushio ruins a heads-up-they should avoid this area for now," Xin instructed.
With Fuguki Suikazan dead and Samehada in enemy hands, the Mist Village would be reeling. They would likely send people to investigate, and things could easily escalate. The last thing they needed was innocent merchant ships caught in the crossfire.
"Got it," Nawaki said, taking the task without complaint.
The team's diplomatic duties had slowly shifted from Minato to Nawaki over time. Nawaki didn't mind—it was just talking, after all. No big deal.
Once Nawaki had left, Xin brought out Samehada.
He needed to set up the proper seals before Mist Village realized they'd lost it. Once the seals were in place, he could use it without worry.
"That sword... it looks weird," Minato said, leaning in curiously as Samehada began absorbing Xin's chakra.
"Don't touch it. This thing's alive-it'll bite," Xin warned, seeing Minato's hand inching closer. While Samehada had calmed down after feeding on his chakra, it wouldn't hesitate to attack anyone else.
"Uh... okay," Minato replied, retracting his hand at lightning speed. "It bites?"
At this point in time, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had only been formed recently, and with the Water Country's closed-off nature, there was very little information about them.
The outside world knew that Mist Village had trained a group of highly skilled swordsmen, but as for the details about their seven swords, not much was known. Even Konoha hadn't gathered much intel.
They only knew that Samehada could absorb an enemy's chakra and transfer it to its wielder.
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