The complete Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were reduced by six immediately after Ryun's arrival. The sole survivor, Raiga Kurosuki, after fleeing a certain distance, was directly intercepted by the 'God of Killing'.
"Do not kill me. I am willing to submit to you, sir!"
Raiga Kurosuki was utterly pragmatic. Seeing no escape, he simply knelt down.
In the original story, he was a rogue ninja, so his sense of loyalty to Kirigakure was naturally weak. Furthermore, the son of the Land of Water's Daimyo, whom they were tasked to protect on this mission, had been killed. Even if Ryun spared him, returning would mean certain death, forcing him to flee anyway.
Ryun's outstretched hand paused noticeably; he hadn't expected this person to surrender so outright...
He silently pondered for a moment before finally slowly retracting his hand.
"Deal with the people inside the manor..."
After throwing out this instruction, Ryun turned and walked towards the manor, then collected all five ninja swords from the ground.
He planned to have Otogakure form a new Six Ninja Swordsmen group upon his return, to serve as a hidden force under his command as the Shadow, not to be revealed publicly.
After all, the seven ninja swords were unique weapons of Kirigakure in the Land of Water. If displayed openly, Kirigakure would undoubtedly come after Otogakure.
Ryun used a storage scroll to collect all six ninja swords, including Samehada, then stood outside the manor waiting quietly.
Raiga Kurosuki quickly handled all the loose ends within the manor, finally setting the entire complex ablaze.
After finishing the dirty work, he cautiously approached Ryun.
Ryun expressionlessly extended a hand towards him.
Raiga Kurosuki was confused, thinking Ryun was offering a handshake in goodwill, so he foolishly grabbed it!
His sweaty, feverish palm touching Ryun's instantly gave him goosebumps. The next moment, Ryun's expression turned icy as he roughly slapped Raiga's hand away, coldly uttering a single word:
"Sword!"
"Ah... Oh, oh!!"
Realizing his mistake, Raiga Kurosuki hurriedly handed over his Lightning Blade, his heart uneasy, fearing he had angered the God of Killing and jeopardized his chance to live...
Watching as Ryun sealed his weapon into the storage scroll, Raiga felt heartache but could only wait obediently, praying Ryun would spare him.
Fortunately, Ryun ultimately did not kill him. Instead, he led him to meet up with Itō, and the three of them returned to Otogakure together.
After returning, Ryun placed a cursed seal technique on Raiga Kurosuki that controlled life and death. Then, he took all six ninja swords except Samehada from the storage scroll and gave them to Raiga, instructing him to find suitable young individuals within Otogakure to wield these blades and teach them how to use the swords.
After assigning the task to Raiga Kurosuki, Ryun asked about the method to release Samehada's seal.
"It's simple. Just inject chakra into the skull on the hilt. Samehada will release the seal on its own!"
Raiga Kurosuki pointed at the bandaged great sword in Ryun's hand.
The members of the 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist' during this period were very familiar with each other and naturally knew some information about the other swords, even if he had never used them himself.
Following his instructions, Ryun injected his chakra into the skull. In the blink of an eye, the dormant great sword suddenly came to life!
Samehada broke free from the bandages on its own, its spike-covered body abruptly弯曲 (bent) and bit towards Ryun.
Frowning at this, Ryun exerted force through the hand gripping the hilt and violently slammed the Samehada onto the ground.
Boom!!!
"Hisss..."
Ryun struck extremely hard. The hard ground instantly cracked into a fissured crater. The Samehada couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, its entire body trembling uncontrollably.
"This thing tries to betray its master?" Ryun frowned, looking at Raiga Kurosuki.
"It seems you need to let it bite you first... If it bites hard, that counts as betrayal. If it doesn't use force, it's just being friendly. Sir, your reaction was too fast..." Raiga Kurosuki said awkwardly.
"Explain clearly earlier next time!"
Ryun glared at him coldly; he might have damaged his little treasure...
"Uh..."
Raiga Kurosuki broke out in a cold sweat and nodded repeatedly. He had only just remembered, as he had never been Samehada's master before...
"So what now? Why is it all limp now?" Ryun asked again, holding the Samehada.
After being slammed down so fiercely, it was already quite durable that the Samehada didn't break on the spot. After all, it was a living entity and could also get injured.
"Try helping it recover with chakra." Raiga Kurosuki offered more guidance.
Ryun nodded and injected his chakra into the skull again.
Soon, the Samehada regained its vitality. All its spikes spread out, and the hard scale thorns rubbed against each other, making clicking sounds.
"Samehada is very excited now. It must be very satisfied with the chakra you provided!" Raiga Kurosuki said with a grave expression.
"Since you like my chakra, I'll give you more then."
Watching the writhing Samehada, Ryun channeled his vast, tidal wave-like chakra fiercely into the skull handle once more.
The amount of chakra he possessed now surpassed even Kisame Hoshigaki's at his peak in the original story, and this was without Sage Mode. Satisfying Samehada was far too simple for him.
The Samehada expanded visibly at a rapid pace and couldn't help but let out an excited strange cry.
"It's gotten so big!" Raiga Kurosuki couldn't help but exclaim.
Samehada's body was now bloated and constantly squirming. The next moment, it twisted around just like before and bit towards Ryun, who was holding it.
This time, Ryun did not overreact but allowed the disgusting large mouth to bite his shoulder.
The bitten area hurt slightly. Ryun initially thought about disciplining it again, but the large mouth suddenly released its force...
The ferocious mouth seemed to be constantly 'chewing' on Ryun's shoulder, but it actually didn't dare to exert any real force. This action only made Ryun's shoulder itch.
After biting one shoulder, the Samehada attempted to bite towards Ryun's head. This time, however, Ryun had no intention of indulging it.
He slapped the ferocious mouth away and then looked at Raiga Kurosuki:
"How do I reseal it?"
"Uh... I don't know that..." Raiga Kurosuki smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.
He wasn't Samehada's master, so how could he know everything? But ultimately, he still offered a suggestion:
"Just let it be restless for a while... We'll have to wait for its bloated body to digest the chakra first..."
"Can't it share its chakra with its master?" Ryun frowned again and asked.
"But all this chakra it has now was given by you, Master... Whether it will return it to you or not, I'm not sure..." Raiga Kurosuki scratched his head and said.
"..."
Ryun was momentarily speechless. It seemed he would have to figure out the specifics of using Samehada on his own.
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