Chapter 46: Chapter 46
"Why is this happening?"
Might Guy stared at the seven figures before him, his mind going completely blank.
Ebisu and Genma Shiranui were no better.
Their legs trembled, their faces were pale as death, and despair had already settled over them.
It was hard to blame them.
The enemies standing in front of them were the famous elite killers of Kirigakure—the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
Jūzō Biwa, wielding the broken blade, Kubikiribōchō.
Fuguki Suikazan, wielding the great blade, Samehada.
Kushimaru Kuriarare, wielder of the long sword, Nuibari.
Jinin Akebino, master of the blunt sword, Kabutowari.
Jinpachi Munashi, wielder of the explosive blade, Shibuki.
Raiga Kurosuki, carrying the lightning blades, Kiba.
Every one of them was among Kirigakure’s finest elite jōnin.
With their special ninja swords in hand and their teamwork honed to near perfection, their combat strength rose even higher. Legends said that when the seven fought together, they could bring down a small nation in a single night.
Their reputation was soaked in blood.
"Hey, hey, you’ve got to be kidding me!" Genma bit down on the senbon in his mouth, his lips going dry.
"We’re just a few genin. Did they really need to send this kind of lineup after us?"
"What’s the point of saying that now? Think of something!" Ebisu’s throat bobbed again and again, sweat rolling down his forehead in beads.
"Something? What something?" Genma’s mouth twisted into a stiff smile. "Unless Lord Hokage drops from the sky like a miracle, or one of the Sannin shows up as backup, all we can do is wait to die!"
"People like that don’t have time to care about a few genin like us. We might as well think about how to die with some dignity."
Ebisu forced his trembling hand to lift a kunai and took a fighting stance.
"Is this... where my youth ends?"
Guy clenched his fists so tightly that his teeth almost cracked from the pressure.
He had promised his father that he would burn with everything he had.
He had promised his father that he would grow into a truly excellent ninja!
’There are still so many promises I haven’t kept. So many dreams I haven’t fulfilled. Am I... really going to die here?’
At that thought, tears welled up in Guy’s eyes.
’I don’t want this! I refuse to accept this!’
At this point, he was not yet the Guy who would punch Kisame Hoshigaki and kick Six Paths Madara.
He was only a rookie who had not been out of the Academy for long, a green kid who still found it hard to accept a trial between life and death.
"Hey, hey, look at that. These little brats actually want to fight us!"
Fuguki Suikazan rested Samehada on his shoulder, his voice full of mockery.
The others burst into laughter.
"Not bad. They’re brave, at least," Jinpachi Munashi said, though there was not the slightest warmth in his words.
"Then I’ll be the one to give your lives a glorious finale."
After Jinpachi spoke, the others fell quiet.
As jōnin, their hands were already stained with more blood than they could count.
A few more lives meant nothing to them.
But these were only children, and there was not much pleasure in cutting them down. Since Jinpachi was willing, they might as well let him do it.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
In the silent forest, Jinpachi Munashi’s footsteps sounded like a funeral drum, making the three boys’ hearts sink lower and lower.
Whoosh!
Right then, a sharp sound tore through the air from afar, approaching fast.
Everyone present had sharp senses, and they immediately noticed it.
They raised their heads almost at the same time, only to have their vision stung by a flash of green.
"The fuck, why is it sooo green?!"
Boom!
While their eyes narrowed slightly from the blinding green light, a figure wrapped in burning green aura landed heavily in front of Guy and the others.
Like a dam, he stood before the three young ninja and blocked the crashing waves for them.
"Dad!"
"Uncle Duy!" x2
Guy, Ebisu, and Genma cried out in shock.
The one who had arrived was none other than Guy’s father—Might Duy!
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Guy shouted.
"I couldn’t stop worrying, so I followed from far behind the whole time." Might Duy’s voice was low.
"And sure enough, my instincts were right."
"Guy, take your friends and retreat. Leave this to me!"
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Guy shouted in disbelief.
He knew better than anyone what kind of person his father was.
Might Duy was Konoha’s famous eternal genin.
Most of the missions he took were catching cats, walking dogs, and occasionally running errands for wealthy ladies.
When had he ever experienced a real battle?
Against powerful enemies like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, there was no possible outcome except throwing his life away.
"Don’t try to act tough. Run!"
Guy’s tears poured out.
If someone had to die, then one death was enough. His father did not need to join him!
"Run? What kind of nonsense are you saying?"
Jūzō Biwa perked up.
This man looked stupid, and that green bodysuit made him seem like some kind of pervert, but he was still an adult.
More importantly, the aura around him was not bad.
He was worth cutting down.
So how could Jūzō possibly let them run?
"Don’t fight over him. That man is mine," Jūzō said.
"Huh? Who agreed to that? I didn’t," Raiga Kurosuki objected first. "I haven’t killed enough yet either."
The rest of the Seven Swordsmen also began speaking up, condemning Jūzō’s shameless attempt to steal the kill.
The casual way they argued and cursed at each other made it clear they did not take Might Duy seriously at all.
"Now, Dad! Run!"
Young Guy grabbed his father by the collar, his voice already thick with tears.
"Foolish child! What kind of father abandons his son and runs away?"
Might Duy turned back with a smile and raised his thumb.
"Watch carefully. This is the peak of my burning youth!"
"But..."
Guy was close to breaking down.
’You’re only a genin. This is not the kind of fight you can join.’
He still wanted to say more, but Might Duy cut him off.
"Have you forgotten? I still have the Eight Gates Released Formation!"
"I’ll bet my life on it. Your dad will protect you!"
With that, he turned toward the approaching Seven Ninja Swordsmen, his voice growing more serious than Guy had ever heard it.
"Dad..."
Guy still wanted to say something.
But when he looked at his father’s broad back, as steady as a mountain, his nose burned.
In the end, he turned away, grabbed Ebisu and Genma, and ran.
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