Kari, who had been full of confidence, instantly turned pale upon seeing the scorching, blood-red chakra radiating from Might Duy.
When Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate, his power was still slightly inferior to Kage-level.
However, after Might Duy activated the Eight Gates Formation, his strength multiplied several more times.
He directly transcended the Kage-level boundary, possessing power far surpassing Kari.
Most importantly, Might Duy was also a taijutsu ninja.
"One Foot!"
At this point, Kari's speed couldn't match Might Duy's, and his eyes couldn't even track Might Duy's movements.
Might Duy's power was also more than Kari could bear.
Kari, unable to react at all, was directly kicked in the chest by Might Duy, who then pinned him to the ground.
Rumble...
When Might Duy landed, a massive crater instantly appeared on the ground, and Kari was...
...blown to bits.
Not everyone possessed a physique like Madara Uchiha's. If an ordinary ninja endured a kick or punch from someone who had activated the Eight Gates Formation, being blown to bits was the most normal outcome.
"I can still perform two more attacks."
Might Duy was keenly aware of his body's condition. In his current state after activating the Eight Gates Formation, he could unleash two more attacks at most. That was his absolute limit.
Jinpachi, the weakest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, was kicked to death by Might Duy after he opened the Seventh Gate. While there was an element of luck involved, Jinpach's death was an undeniable fact.
And now, Hōzuki Kari, the strongest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, was also killed by a single kick from Might Duy, utterly disintegrated. The shock this delivered to the remaining five, Fuguki, Kushimaru, Jūzō, Jinin, and Ameyuri, was unimaginable.
With both the weakest and strongest gone, Fuguki and the others immediately thought of fleeing.
They didn't believe they could withstand an attack that could shatter the very air.
Run, run, run...
Fuguki and the others wished they had more legs, hoping they could run even faster.
Kisame, seeing his remaining leaders turn and run, no longer hesitated and immediately turned around.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
"One Foot!"
Might Duy unleashed another kick with unimaginable speed, targeting Jinin.
A blood-red light streaked across the sky.
Rumble...
Jinin followed in Kari's footsteps, also exploding into nothingness.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were now down by three. The remaining four heard the commotion behind them but were unharmed, knowing they had temporarily survived.
None of them wanted to be Might Duy's next target. Such an attack was not something an ordinary person could unleash, nor could they block it.
'I have one more attack left.'
After eliminating Jinin, Might Duy quickly locked onto his next target: Kushimaru, who was closest to him.
Speaking of Kushimaru, he was quite unlucky. Might Duy, with only one attack left, instantly picked him as the closest target.
Might Duy didn't pick specifically; it was a one-in-four chance, based on proximity.
If any of the other Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had swapped places with Kushimaru at that moment, Might Duy would have chosen that person instead.
"One Foot!"
With his final kick, Might Duy's roar was hoarse and strained. As he delivered this kick, Might Duy's body was already too weak to support any further attacks. Whether it would kill Kushimaru was entirely up to chance.
Meanwhile, Veigar, who had already reached the battlefield where Might Duy was fighting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, understood when he saw Might Duy's final kick.
Might Duy was at his last gasp.
He couldn't, and shouldn't, stop this kick.
Flying Raijin Technique!
Veigar held three kunai between his fingers on both hands. Then, he leaped into mid-air, aimed the kunai towards Fuguki's escape route, and flung them all out.
Sometimes, when people are unlucky, everything they do goes wrong.
Just like Kushimaru at this moment.
He was utterly terrified by Might Duy and sensed that Might Duy's kick was aimed at him.
But he couldn't react in time, let alone dodge.
Rumble...
Might Duy's kick obliterated Kushimaru's upper body. Unable to stop his own inertial force, Might Duy could only allow himself to crash onto the ground, sliding to create a long furrow.
Might Duy, by himself, had reduced the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to the Three Ninja Swordsmen.
On the other side, Fuguki, who was fleeing at full speed, suddenly heard a rushing sound from behind him. Sensing danger, he twisted his body.
Swish, swish, swish...
Six Flying Raijin kunai landed all around him. Before he could even fully comprehend what was happening, he was instantly attacked by Veigar.
Whoosh!
Veigar appeared beside Fuguki using the Flying Raijin Technique.
A sharp glint, a ruthless and unrestrained attack.
Ittō-ryū: Flying Raijin Swift Slash!
"How could...?"
Decapitated by a single blade, Fuguki's head flew into the air, while his body continued to sprint forward at full speed, his final consciousness leaving behind unfinished words.
Fuguki died without ever knowing who had killed him.
The Three Ninja Swordsmen, after Veigar eliminated Fuguki, became the Two Ninja Swordsmen.
Only Ameyuri and Jūzō managed to escape.
After taking down Fuguki, Veigar's expression was incredibly serious. Without time to think further, he wrapped chakra around his hand and grabbed the Samehada from Fuguki's corpse.
Veigar's attack on Fuguki wasn't random; he was aiming for the Samehada on his back.
The Samehada, the Shark Skin, wasn't merely a sword; it was a living creature with its own life, consciousness, and even intelligence.
Before this, it was a minion of the Three-Tails, Isobu, one of the nine Tailed Beasts, and lived by constantly absorbing the Three-Tails' chakra.
As for why it became a sword wielded by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the reason was that it was a creature modified by Kirigakure.
The Samehada's abilities were also quite powerful. It could absorb and store chakra, and it could even use the absorbed chakra as stamina to heal its master's wounds.
It was precisely for this reason that Veigar chose to target Fuguki Suikazan; otherwise, Veigar wouldn't have attacked him.
Ringo Ameyuri or Jūzō Biwa would have been equally viable targets.
The normally silent Samehada, after being grabbed by Veigar, sensed Veigar's chakra and immediately extended a small head from its body.
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TN: This fanfic has been fully translated and is available on my Patreon —— patreon(.)com/PrimalDemon [remove the parentheses ( )]