Chojiro's expression grew even more solemn; he hadn't heard the sound of a Shuriken piercing flesh, yet the rabbit was injured.
He clearly heard a small girl's gasp, but in his perception, there was no Chakra fluctuation there.
Tsukushi Oimo patted the Hidden Mist Village spy who had greeted them, "Lead the way! First, go to the core area of Konoha and release the Three-Tails!"
"O-okay, I'll lead the way now." The Hidden Mist spy awoke from the murderous aura that erupted from the group, like vengeful spirits and ghosts, and tremblingly prepared to lead the way.
"Let's go, Chojiro. I think you're just too nervous and hallucinating."
Kurosuki Raiga picked up his two Lightning Blades: Kiba, ready to complete the mission first. None of them had sensed anything amiss, yet Chojiro was so tense.
"No, no, I still need to go check. Otherwise, my heart won't be at ease."
Chojiro firmly believed he hadn't misheard and that it wasn't a hallucination caused by excessive nervousness. Moreover, he felt that the bush was like a man-eating tiger, making his spine tingle.
Uchiha Rei hadn't expected someone to seek death like this. She had already planned to go back and find people to ambush them, but this Chojiro, who had no name in the original work, insisted on coming to his death.
"I wonder what the relationship is between this Chojiro and the later Chōjūrō. Both use Hiramekarei."
Uchiha Rei scratched her cheek, watching Chojiro approach. Uchiha Rei planned to give him a lifelong unforgettable memory, to make him understand what it means to 'never enter a forest lightly'.
"You're already so paranoid before even entering Konoha Village. You'll probably wet yourself once you're inside Konoha."
Kuriarare Kushimaru felt for his Long Sword: Sewing Needle, which was like an embroidery needle with a long wire. Although they were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, they were hostile towards each other.
The seven ninja swords varied in strength, and whether one could possess the desired Ninjato depended entirely on snatching it. Therefore, to some extent, the strength of a Ninjato also represented the strength of the person.
Among the seven ninja swords, the strongest was undoubtedly Samehada. This thing was a living creature that recognized its master but also betrayed them. Currently, it recognized Suikazan Fuguki.
Therefore, Suikazan Fuguki was presumed to be the captain. Then the second strongest was undoubtedly Lightning Blades: Kiba. This sword could control the power of lightning from heaven and earth for both area and single-target attacks.
The third strongest was Hiramekarei. When this sword was unleashed, its shockwaves or released slashes were extremely powerful. It could also condense blue Chakra bone spikes to attack enemies.
Then the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh were all similar. Relatively speaking, Exploding Blade: Fly沫 was stronger, Long Sword: Sewing Needle was slightly inferior, and Kubikiri Orochi was just a hammer and an axe, but its power was still decent.
The weakest was undoubtedly kubikiribōchō. Although it could heal itself by absorbing blood, it also meant it was the most fragile and easiest to break.
In the original work, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist encountered the green watermelon skin and were beaten into the 'Three Lucky Treasures'. If Suikazan Fuguki and Kurosuki Raiga escaped by skill, then Biwa Jūzō probably relied entirely on luck.
At this moment, Chojiro had already walked to the bush where Uchiha Rei was. Forcing down the discomfort brought by his spiritual sense, he used Hiramekarei to unleash a full-power slash.
A blue sword aura drew an arc, directly cutting all the bushes in front of him in half, but there was nothing unusual.
"Did I really mishear? Was it really caused by nervousness?"
Chojiro carefully inspected, and there was still nothing unusual. Only the injured rabbit, which hadn't run far, was still trembling at the base of the tree.
"It really was just a rabbit that scared me. Damn beast, then you can die!"
Chojuro seemed to be venting his inner tension and frustration. Hiramekarei unleashed a cylindrical shockwave, intending to turn the rabbit into paste.
As the explosion sounded, the rabbit and trees were pulverized, but inexplicably, several dazzlingly beautiful and dreamlike purplish-blue butterflies flew out.
For a moment, Chojiro felt that these butterflies possessed an extraordinary beauty, tightly captivating his attention.
He didn't notice that the world before his eyes had already darkened, with only a few butterflies fluttering around him. For the first time, he, whose life had only known killing, felt the unique beauty of the world.
However, he seemed to hear someone calling his name, the voice growing more and more urgent, seemingly reminding him of something. Yes, what was it reminding him of?
"No! Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?" Chojiro immediately began to ponder. As he remembered everything, the scene before him suddenly changed.
However, upon regaining his original vision, he found that the butterflies suddenly combined into a small girl. She was holding something in her hand, seemingly a frying pan.
"Frying pan! So fast!" He finally sobered up, but the next moment, the girl had already arrived beside him, moving so fast that he couldn't react at all.
"Clang...!" The frying pan slapped him across the face in his horrified gaze. A crisp sound with a lingering echo was his last sensation.
From Uchiha Rei's perspective, Uchiha Rei first used Dream Butterfly to trap Chojiro in a genjutsu. Then, to capture him alive, Uchiha Rei brought out her Chakra meteorite alloy frying pan.
The effect was excellent. With one swing of the frying pan, Chojiro's face, which was the visual representation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, was directly flattened into a perfectly flat pancake face.
His originally fair complexion, when the frying pan was removed, immediately turned redder than a pig's liver. His nasal bone was shattered, and his teeth fell out one by one.
Chojiro was knocked out directly. Uchiha Rei then casually placed a Four Symbols Seal on Chojiro. Hiramekarei was also sealed with a contract seal and stored in the alternate dimension connected to her Adamantine Bracelet.
Now, the dual swords Hiramekarei were in her hands. The contract seal was also to prevent Hidden Mist Village from re-summoning it. Now, it was absolutely impossible.
At this moment, the other six of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist quickly arrived and surrounded Uchiha Rei in a fan shape. However, their expressions were extremely grave.
The main reason was that they still hadn't sensed any Chakra fluctuations from this girl. In reality, Uchiha Rei had forgotten to remove the Cursed Energy's wrapping.
"Good evening, everyone! I am Uchiha Rei, worth 230 million ryo! Aren't you happy to see me?"
Uchiha Rei didn't feel surrounded at all. Instead, she greeted them with a sweet smile, but Suikazan Fuguki and the others didn't find it funny.
They all found it troublesome that Chojiro was defeated in just one encounter, which made them almost disbelieve it. However, after hearing the name Uchiha Rei, they understood.
They had all seen Uchiha Rei's intelligence: capturing Pakura and the One-Tail Jinchuriki alive, defeating the Fourth Kazekage Rasa in a one-on-one fight, and forcing Sunagakure to surrender.
And then, she even captured the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and Kitsuchi, who had come to assassinate her. These were all prominent figures. Even if they, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, faced her together, they might not win.
But they had all lost to this little girl, whether in one-on-one combat or group battles. Now, they were facing a formidable enemy and dared not be careless.
Otherwise, Chojiro would be their fate. It was rumored that Ninja who fought Uchiha Rei became disabled. So, if Chojiro's brain was injured, would he become brain-damaged?
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