NOVEL WEB Chapter 197: Chapter 197 : The Seven Ninja Swordsmen Were Frightened.
At this moment, the two remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Fuguki Suikazan and Jōzō Biwa, laid eyes on a figure emerging through the mist—Kurama.
Their expressions shifted instantly.
"This... is this real?"
"Aren't those the last two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?" Kurama remarked with a smirk of amusement.
Terumi Mei, Master Genji, and the others looked confused.
"Jōzō, do you know him?"
Everyone noticed how pale Fuguki and Jōzō had become. Sweat beaded on their skin, and their knees nearly gave way.
They hadn't expected to encounter that demon again.
A memory they desperately tried to forget.
Kurama raised an eyebrow, enjoying their discomfort.
"Weren't you two part of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen who got turned into the Lucky Three by some Konoha shinobi who only knew Taijutsu? And here I thought you were legends."
Huff. Huff.
Fuguki and Jōzō's breathing turned erratic.
Yes, they remembered Kurama.
During the Third Great Ninja War, the infamous Might Dai had appeared—the Eternal Genin, the fool everyone mocked. Until he opened all Eight Inner Gates.
Four of their number had died that day. Only three survived.
And then came something worse.
As they fled from the wreckage on Forgotten Red Island, they saw it.
A man floating in the sky. Orange hair. Scarlet vertical pupils. A god among men.
And then, the black sphere.
A Tailed Beast Bomb.
Gone. The entire island, along with thousands of Mist Shinobi, erased in a blink.
Later, they heard from Ao that only he survived that annihilation.
They never forgot that man's features.
The very same man now stood before them.
The true nightmare of the Mist.
It wasn't the Crimson Pepper of the Leaf who ended the war, as many believed.
It was him.
Master Genji suddenly snapped at the two swordsmen:
"What the hell is wrong with you two?! This isn't the strength we expect from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!"
"Old man, don't scold them. They just got a reminder of something that never should've woken up."
Finally, Fuguki stammered, voice hoarse:
"Master Genji... It's him. During the Third Ninja War. He destroyed Forgotten Red Island. He... probably killed Fourth Mizukage Yagura and others."
"What?!" Master Genji's voice cracked.
All the Mist Shinobi around widened their eyes in disbelief.
During the war, Forgotten Red Island housed over ten thousand Mist ninja. And in a single night, it vanished.
And now, the demon responsible stood in front of them.
This wasn't just about past grudges anymore.
Kurama, still smirking, stretched lazily:
"Tch. You Mist guys. Isn't sacrifice part of war? If we start keeping score, this blood ledger will never end."
But the Mist Shinobi, hearts crushed by fear, hesitated.
Even the Seven Ninja Swordsmen weren't enough.
And then, with a silent nod to each other—
WHOOSH!
Fuguki and Jōzō vanished.
Running. No, bolting.
They didn't even bother with bravado. This was survival.
If they'd known Kurama was here, they would never have shown up.
He wasn't a man. He was calamity.
Even the entire Kirigakure couldn't afford to provoke him.
Master Genji: "..."
Terumi Mei: "...."
Every Mist ninja: "...."
The entire situation felt surreal. In less than a minute, two of their top-tier fighters ran off like cowards.
Fuguki and Jōzō didn't care anymore. Reputation be damned. When faced with Might Dai's Eight Gates back then, they fled. And they did the same now.
"Cowards! Disgrace to the Mist!" Genji finally erupted.
"True," came a casual voice.
Master Genji turned—and saw it was Kurama who had agreed.
The insult stung even more.
With the Swordsmen gone, the morale of the Mist forces shattered.
Kurama laughed heartily.
"Those two idiots ran so fast, they might've broken their own speed records."
But he wasn't letting them go.
Kurama's body emitted a golden glow.
CLINK! CLINK!
Chains of golden chakra burst from his back like hydras.
The fleeing swordsmen had gotten hundreds of meters away.
Didn't matter.
SWISH! SWISH!
The golden chains lashed forward like serpents.
In a flash, Fuguki and Jōzō were bound tight, dragged back screaming.
THUD!
They landed face-first in front of Kurama, trussed up like roast pigs, only their heads exposed.
The Mist forces stood frozen.
Their elites were defeated before even drawing their swords.
It was hopeless.
Terumi Mei bit down so hard on her lip, blood trickled down her chin.
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
SPLASHHHH!
An ocean of water exploded toward Kurama.
"This woman's lost it," Kurama muttered.
Electricity sparked across his body.
ZAP! ZAP! ZAP!
The moment the water neared him, it turned into a deadly electric trap.
Kurama stood unharmed. Mist Shinobi around him?
Not so lucky.
They dropped like flies, convulsing, fried by their own ally's jutsu.
Terumi Mei gasped.
Too much chakra. Too wide a range.
"STOP! Master Terumi Mei, you're hurting our own!"
"Please, Master Terumi Mei!"
She bit her tongue, furious and humiliated.
"Damn it, you perverted bastard!"
Kurama shrugged, chuckling.
"Hey, you attacked me. I was just standing here. Maybe bring out your Six-Tails Jinchūriki already?"
Terumi Mei, soaked and exhausted, clenched her fists.
Her tight fishnet attire clung to every curve, but the situation left no room for vanity.
"Only an idiot would hand over a Jinchūriki."
She prepared to attack again.
"Stop!" Master Genji bellowed.
"Master Genji, what are you doing?!"
He didn't respond. He pointed to the sky.
Everyone turned.
The light vanished.
Not a fog.
A shadow.
An enormous black orb hovered above Kirigakure.
A Tailed Beast Bomb.
No visible edge.
It easily covered the entire village.
"What is that?"
"No way..."
"That's... a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Despair washed over Kirigakure.
Their entire shinobi army went silent.
Their souls sank.
Doom had arrived.
And it had orange hair and scarlet eyes
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