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kaguyasconception · 1 year

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Konoha Organisations

The Konoha shinobi society is organised into several units placed under the control of the Hokage. Each unit has Jōnin or Special (Tokubetsu) Jōnin in charge of it, and they report to the Hokage and his advisers.

The Hokage sits at the top of the society, discussing issues with their Advisors. The two official advisers of Hiruzen Sarutobi are Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, living through the previous wars together.

The Jōnin Commander supports the Hokage, aiding in directing the villages units and representing the regular forces.

Some groups and units known only the the Hokage and higher ranking individuals. ROOT was one of these secretive organisations, a sub-division of the ANBU initially shut down by the Sandaime, illegally operated until it was finally disbanded after Danzo Shimura’s death during the Godaime reign.

Operations Unit:

In other words, regular shinobi forces which are the backbone of the system. Teams or specific individuals handle the majority of the missions that the village receives, and are also tasked with other duties such as education, administration, etc. Most ninja are in this division, from genin, chūnin, special jōnin and jōnin.

Medical Corps:

The medical teams and medical-nin within this sector support the general shinobi forces through healing the sick and injured whether in village (coordinating with ordinary doctors) or on the battle field. They develop new techniques, study medicines, research diseases and further their anatomy understanding to advance their healing capabilities. They are divided into several groups by speciality, such as emergency staff or technical research. Some medical-nin are skilled enough to join regular forces and are called field medical-nin.

ANBU:

This division is under direct control of the Hokage, and only accept order from them. They are covert operatives who specialise in spying, assassination, and other difficult or risky missions. The Hokage selects them personally, regardless of age or gender, and they are meant to be the most elite of the forces. The individual units are composed according to the goal and difficulty of their missions.

Konoha Intelligence Division:

This organisation within the village is composed of many sub-divisions, such as the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force which is a special division headed by Ibiki Morino. Prior to the fourth shinobi war, they worked alongside the Analysis Team which was headed by Inoichi Yamanaka. Prisoners or the dead are kept here here to extract information from them for the benefit of Konoha.

- Chūbu appears to be a modern ranking in Konoha given to Sai, and implies it may be a type of support unit.

- The Twenty Platoons (Nijū Shōtai) were created by the Godaime, Tsunade Senju, to search for the Akatsuki. It consisted of twenty teams of four individuals.

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Outside of Konoha, other lands follow their own customs and culture which creates a different type of organisation within the individual villages.

*Shinobi Ruler/Head Shinobi - A rank found within Kumo above jonin, they’re given the authority to represent their village’s interests.

*Kinkaku Force was an elite team of twenty shinobi from Kumo, which is now disbanded.

*Hunter Squads - A special unit of Kiri’s own Hunter-nin, created solely to hunt down and dispose of rogue shinobi/missing-nin, they possess medical and assassination training to aid their goals.

*Twelve Guardian Ninja are a group of twelve elite shinobi invited by the Land of Fire’s Daimyo to become his body guards.

*Puppet Brigade was a division in Suna of skilled puppeteers during the Second Shinobi War.

*Explosion Corps was an organisation within Iwa composed of individuals holding the explosion release kekkei genkai.

*Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist is an organisation of seven skilled individuals who wielded the legendary blades of Kiri.

(Fourth Shinobi War Divisions to be covered at a later date)

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kishimotomasashi · 2 years

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I think Suigetsu's the most interesting member of Taka for me.

He's the only member aside from Sasuke who actually has a home to get back to, and whose goal implies he would go back: the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist are, as in their name, a tradition of Kirigakure, and so reviving that tradition would mean he'd eventually return, right?

Not only that, but he'd built a reputation for himself in Kiri: he was a prodigy, said to be the second coming of Zabuza, younger brother to a shinobi who'd mastered all seven swords of the Mist and set to become a swordsmen himself, like... out of everyone in Taka, I'd argue he's the one who lost the most when Orochimaru took him because while Juugo and Karin were already without a home (presumably, in Juugo's case) and Sasuke accepted what he was going to lose if he left, Suigetsu never had much of a choice, coerced or otherwise, and he was stolen from what would've been, and in some cases already was, a very good ninja career.

And then at some point, after he's freed, after Taka gets their name, he just... gets to a stage where everything he does and agrees to do separates him from Kiri entirely. He agrees to infiltrate the 5 Kage Summit— a high risk mission, Zetsu blowing their cover or not— which would put him not only in his home village's criminal watchlist but every single nations' as well. He searches for Sasuke with Juugo even if Sasuke's cruelly dismissed them both, and finds the Edo Tensei scroll in Orochimaru's hideout and the first thing he thinks is "Wow, Sasuke could use this!" And then suggests to him to forget the war, forget the villages, let's take over the world.

I feel like that's sort of a monumental change in priorities, for someone who had something back home, something he'd expressed to actually want to get back to. I can't see it as anything but that to him, Taka, and Sasuke, had become important enough for him to place his bets on them instead of returning to his old life.

#send post #The ground is soft and I'm ready to dig #We're like fish in water #Me breaking through Kishimoto's window: look at what there is here. You could've done something with this. Stop screaming. Kishimoto listen

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watermelonsloth · 4 months

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Red Sand, Blue Sea

CW: Canon typical violence, some light angst and self hatred, rare pair (Kisame x Sasori)

Sasori stood frozen, staring at the Hoshigaki before him.

The blue Hoshigaki before him.

He’d never seen the color blue before and he wasn’t supposed to until he met his destined half, his soulmate. Just his luck that that half was on the other side of a war. The bitter part of him that had been growing since he’d learned the truth of his parents’ death at twelve told him that it was the universe’s way of scolding him for being so childish. How could he be so stupid and naive to believe that there was some fated person out there that he actually had a chance of being with? How could he be so stupid and naive to hold onto that hope, that fairytale?

He watched from the treeline as the Kirigakure ninja fought Sasori’s squad with a simple sword. He knew who the other was from the Sunagakure spy network. He was Kisame Hoshigaki, the eleven-year-old student of the seven swordsman Fuguki and member of Kiri’s intelligence control unit. He was labeled as a high level threat because of both his skill as a shinobi and because he was the most likely candidate for taking on the sword Samehada when Fuguki finally kicks the bucket like most of the other swordsmen. He had taken this mission just to meet the Hoshigaki. He wanted to see the face of the man who desecrated his own teammates until they were unrecognizable.

Sasori was snapped back into being a soldier when one of his teammates fell in two pieces. He pulled out one of the scrolls from off his back and summoned Karasu. He observed as the swordsman held off his two remaining teammates alone. His teammates were both skilled in their own right, it’s the only reason he was working with them, but it was obvious that they were wearing out much faster than their Hoshigaki opponent. Sasori might’ve been impressed if his struggling wasn’t prolonging the fight and, by proxy, wasting his time. Instead he was just annoyed. Seeing an opening, Sasori ignored the nagging, immature want to spare the other and shot a poison tipped senbon into his shoulder. The Hoshigaki jumped back and ripped the needle out of his arm, glancing at it with gritted teeth. He doubted the other was stupid enough to think that any Suna weapon wasn’t poisoned.

One of his squadmates was stupid though, looking back at his captain yelling, “Yeah! You got him Sasori!” The redhead felt no sympathy or grief when Kisame promptly decapitated him. Not only was his teammate dumb enough to take his eyes off of his still standing enemy, but he also revealed Sasori’s position. The fool had it coming.

His marginally smarter squadmate—which was a very low bar—threw a barrage of kunai at Kisame. Unsurprisingly, the target managed to counter or dodge each knife before reflecting one on his assailant and snatching one out of the air to throw at Sasori. The puppeteer deflected the kunai back at the Kiri ninja with a twitch of his pinky. His teammate was less skilled, getting his own weapon lodged in his throat.

Sasori jumped down from where he was perched on a tree branch. There was no point in staying hidden anymore. If his idiot teammate obviously looking back at him didn’t give away his position, then him deflecting the kunai had. He stepped out from the trees’ shadows, revealing himself. Kisame’s eyes widened just slightly in surprise. After a moment, he said, “So, you’re Sasori of the Red Sand. What’s a celebrity doing in such a small pond?” The man sounded calm, maybe even confident, but Sasori concluded it was a cover up. He wasn’t surprised to see it was Sasori standing there, not when he didn’t react to his name being called out before, he was surprised that he was his soulmate.

Without hesitation, he directed Karasu to attack Kisame. The other was caught off guard but still parried perfectly. He pushed the puppet away from him for just long enough to regain his balance, “Not much of a talker, huh?” Sasori shot kunai at him and Kisame dodged them all. “Small talk is a waste of time and I suggest you don’t waste yours. That poison will have you dead in five minutes, and that’s without your movements speeding up the process.” The two’s fight continued in silence, Kisame doing all he could to keep Karasu from tearing into him. But his movements were becoming slow and sluggish by the second. He fell to one knee, leaning his weight on his sword that was now stabbed into the ground. The poison was kicking in.

He pulled Karasu back from his downed opponent and resealed it in his scroll. It took longer than he expected for the other to start reacting to the toxin. Perhaps it was a clan trait, or maybe he’d gone through poison resistance training. It didn’t really matter either way; Kisame would die and Sasori would never learn which was the case. After putting the scroll away, he reached into the kunai pouch he rarely touched for reasons other than maintenance. He removed a kunai and looked at his reflection in the polished blade. He wanted to kill his soulmate with his own hand.

Sasori approached him. Kisame had sweat lining his brow and his eyes were fading in and out of focus. He kicked his sword from his hand and out of his reach. It was telling how easy it was to do so. Sasori knew his strengths as a ninja and physical strength wasn’t one of them, especially when being compared to someone trained to handle one of the seven swords of the mist. When Kisame swapped to holding himself up on his hand, Sasori was reluctantly impressed at his stubbornness.

When Kisame lifted his attention from the ground to where Sasori was standing in front of him, he thought he was looking him in the eyes, but then he realized his gaze was resting slightly higher at his hair. He was looking at his red hair. “I’d tell you to take a picture, but you wouldn’t get the chance to look at it,” he taunted. Kisame’s eyes never left his hair as he heaved, “I thought… you said you didn’t… like… small talk.” Sasori didn’t deign that with a response.

It was time to end this. Or at least that’s what he told himself. For the first time in his life, he hesitated. He was fourteen and a seasoned shinobi feared amongst nations, he shouldn’t have hesitated. Soulmate or not, Kisame was a Kirigakure ninja and his enemy. He was a threat. He needed to die. But, as that beautiful blue color began to fade back to gray so did his resolve.

With gritted teeth, Sasori shoved the kunai back in its pouch and pulled out an antidote from the holster on his thigh. Doubting that he had the strength left to administer the shot himself, the redhead kneeled into Kisame’s personal space. Before the Hoshigaki’s confused expression fully formed on his face, Sasori stabbed the antidote into the arm opposite of the one his senbon pierced. Kisame flinched, but otherwise didn’t react, likely because he was too physically drained to.

Sasori stood up again and stepped away, fully prepared to pull one of his puppets out should the Kiri ninja attempt to kill him again. But he didn’t. Even as his body began slowly recovering, even as the blue of his skin and hair began returning, Kisame didn’t attack. He didn’t even reach for a weapon. He simply evened his breathing, wiped some of the sweat off his face and neck, and stood. When he opened his mouth to say something, Sasori interrupted whatever his thought might have been, “Consider yourself lucky and hope we never encounter each other again. Now get out of my sight!” Kisame’s mouth snapped shut. Sasori didn’t want to hear whatever the other wanted to say. In Sunagakure, it’s a great shame for a shinobi to show mercy towards anyone, especially an enemy. He didn’t care to know if his soulmate knew that. After giving Sasori a once over, eyes lingering on his hair a little longer than necessary, Kisame turned his back and left.

It was a stupid show of trust to show his back to another shinobi, but Sasori couldn’t bring himself to look down on the other like he might someone else. Once his opponent and soulmate disappeared into the forest, Sasori finally tore his gaze away. He walked up to the discarded sword left by Kisame. He leaned over and carefully picked it up. It was of high quality, being carefully crafted, and was well maintained. Swords were supposed to be important to their welders like puppets were to their puppeteers, but he also knew how the mass manufacturing of weapons necessary for war drained all art of value. A traitorous part of him wondered how Kisame felt about art, about weaponry, about war.

Sasori looked back at where he came. His village, hidden in the desert, was just beyond the horizon. The sky, made up of reds bleeding into dark blue, indicated it was dusk.

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Sasori stepped out of his room without hiruko for a change. Since he only intended to greet whoever got suckered into joining the Akatsuki to comply with the leader’s orders, it would’ve been a waste of time to get into it when he was just gonna take it off again to continue updating its defenses anyways.

The first person he saw when he approached the main hall was Kakuzu, who seemed to be internally assessing the new recruit. Itachi was standing at the back and his expression was as unreadable as ever—something that never failed to get on Sasori’s nerves. Konan didn’t appear to be in the room, likely because she knew who the new member was long before he was introduced to the rest of them. Sasori didn’t care enough to question where Orochimaru or Zetsu might’ve been.

He rounded the corner to fully enter the room and fully paused at the sight of the familiar blue Hoshigaki that had been unwillingly plaguing his mind since they’d met. He looked different, having grown much taller and his features sharpening with age, but Sasori would never confuse him for someone else. The other also had one of the seven swords, Samehada, strapped to his back. Considering Sasori hadn’t heard anything about Fuguki dying in battle or of natural causes, he had a sneaking suspicion that his being in possession of it was related to why he was a rogue nin. When they locked eyes, he had never been more grateful for his artificial body’s ability to fully hide his emotions. He didn’t know what he’d do if a single one of his conflicting emotions were read by his soulmate. A fierce grin spread across the other’s face as he walked up to the redhead.

“We meet again, Sasori of the Red Sand.”

“So we have, Kisame.”

#Oh you’re in rare pair hell?#I’m in the rare pair void!#Ain’t nothing here!#KisaSaso #Naruto fanfiction #kisame hoshigaki #sasori #soulmate au #Don’t talk to me about what Akatsuki members are present #The Naruto timeline is a nightmare #I guessed #my stooff

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the-letter-horror-lover · 2 years

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BORUTO ALTER: Last Shinobi by SongofVedas

Anime » Naruto Rated: T, English, Adventure & Fantasy, Naruto U., Sasuke U., Boruto U., Sarada U., Words: 112k+, Favs: 48, Follows: 49, Published: Dec 2, 2020 Updated: Jul 19

21Chapter 20: RAGE OF THE MIST

BORUTO. ALTER

KAKASHI felt the heat first. Seconds later, blinding light followed behind low impact booms.

An attack? Moegi's team didn't alert us-

White alabaster ceiling above shattered, orange and black flame swimming between growing cracks as the building shook.

The other Kage- Tsunade, Chōjūrō, and Mei, leapt to action beside Kakashi.

"We knew this was coming." Tsunade said coolly.

Mei flashed her eyes over to Tsunade.

"The other Konoha Jonin-" She started.

Tsunade's brown eyes shadowed.

"They're above us, on the roof.. no doubt under attack as well." Tsunade said sharply.

Kakashi remained silent as he came to a grim realization.

Those strange explosions.. Mugino and Moegi are no doubt fighting the enemy as we speak!

"We can handle things here. You should go help them." Kakashi said.

Tsunade nodded.

"You're right. Don't make Leaf Hokage look bad, Kakashi!" Tsunade said- before leaping above into and through the flames.

At the same moment, a kiri nin lieutenant rushed into their midst between falling debris. It was a young woman, blonde, with sharp teeth and a bloodied forehead.

"Lord Mizukage! Multiple attacks across all of our fortified positions! I've already rallied our remaining men.. bu-"

In the confusion, no one, not even the gathered Kage, noticed a shadow that leapt between exploding flames and crumbling rock.

This shadow pounced upon flying stone, masking its presence.

Kakashi's eyes widened.

Wait-

"Watch out!" He bellowed.

The kiri lieutenant's head was cleaved in half, lengthwise. The air seemed to growl around an impossibly long blade shrieking with darkened blood. It was a butcher's weapon, wide almost as if it were made for cutting trees, not bodies.

Yes.. Kakashi knew that sword quite well.

Kakashi shadowed his brows as the killer rose just ahead of the lieutenant's falling body, twirling Kubikiribōchō across his bare shoulders.

The killer looked at the gathered Kage, backed by the sound of furthering explosions that seemed to travel through the building itself.

His eyes were a pale violet, skin similarly colored. He bore braided black hair that fell down to a painted nose.

Both sides of his mouth were scarred with gill-like markings, while fine lips parted to reveal a shark toothed frown.

He was dressed in bandages from lower shoulder to toe. The only other clothing he bore was a blue cloth belt that wrapped around a thin waist. He was tall- slightly taller than even the massive broadsword he wielded.

"Shih Kango..!" Chōjūrō shouted, drawing his own hallowed weapon.

The rest of the ceiling fell then, basking the Kage in billowing smoke.

Kakashi leapt in the air, hopping backwards as the others followed suit beside him.

"Who is he?" Kakashi asked, forming a jutsu sign.

"Shih Kango.. one of the New Swordsmen.." Mei answered.

They stood closely against a nearby wall as smoke and fire clawed for their skin. It slowly dwindled, however.

A haze hung within the ruined room.

Above, the moon mocked amongst a sea of stars. In the distance, orange splashes seemed to break against the blackness, followed by

thudding, muffled blasts.

They'll be fine. Right now...we have to focus on this so called "New Swordsman".

Kakashi swallowed, wishing his muscles didn't ache quite as much as they did now.

He chuckled underneath his mask.

I'm getting far too old for this.

Ahead and within diminishing fog, Shih's silhouette marched forth. Zabuza's blade swung across the ball of his right shoulder.

"He's using-" Kakashi began.

Chōjūrō nodded.

"Only three of the original Seven blades are in the possession of the New Swordsmen. Save for Samehada.. that is wielded by Nagayasu."

Shih's frown deepened.

"Chōjūrō..." Shih's eyes widened. Kakashi wasn't sure if it was anger.. or bloodlust.

"Be careful." Mei warned. She folded her fingers together. Kakashi immediately felt chakra well from within the former mizukage.

"Shih Kango- he possesses a rare and powerful kekkei genkai."

Kakashi felt Mei's gaze turn sideways to catch his eye.

"One you may be familiar with, Kakashi Hatake. Ice Release." Mei spoke as Shih stepped closer, flipping his butcher's blade upwards.

Ice Release? So he's like Haku-

Shih's eyes snapped to Mei.

"Nagayasu still entertains the idea that you'll join us. But you are not of the Mist. Not anymore."

Shih's glare then turned onto Kakashi.

"And you.. a Kage of Konoha.. your presence here does nothing but validate Nagayasu's conviction." Shih whispered.

His voice was soft, feminine. But behind it Kakashi could tell a deep rage broiled underneath his serene tone.

"We're here because Nagayasu instigated not only a coup, but an attack on a peace operation. His conviction is nothing but an excuse to grab more power." Kakashi replied.

Shih's frown turned into a sharp toothed grin.

"Better a warmonger than a Konoha dog..!"

Kakashi felt a shift in the air-

Shih's afterimage fell from reality as a shadow flew over to him.

Kakashi felt Chōjūrō move to his left-

Chōjūrō roared, his dualhandled claymore catching Shih's decapitating strike.

Kakashi hopped backwards-

He formed jutsu signs, gloved fingers flashing before him.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Technique!" Kakashi vanished into the ground while Shih and Chōjūrō exchanged blows.

Shih Kango laughed silently. Chōjūrō stabbed his sword for Shih's stomach, then slashed it upwards for his chin. Shih easily sidestepped the attacks, switching the butcher's blade to his right hand.

Shih raised his blade-

Kakashi's hands broke free from the earth, grabbing Shih's ankles and then pulling the man down with him.

"Nice, Kakashi!" Chōjūrō complimented. The bandages on Chōjūrō's blade unfurled as chakra exploded from it with an ethereal howl.

Chōjūrō's sword conjured a massive mallet, crashing down at Shih's head just as Mei danced from Chōjūrō's shadow.

"Water Release: Dragon Bullet!" A screaming dragon of water formed before Mei, coiling itself around the Mizukage, then shooting for Shih's sinking body.

Chakra swirled from Shih.

"Ice Release: Singing Reflection!" Just as Shih spoke, ice particles seemed to sparkle in the air. Then, three mirrors spun into existence around him.

Both Mei and Chōjūrō's attacks crashed against Shih's conjured defenses-

Kakashi relinquished his grip, exploding into reality above ground behind Shih, who easily freed himself.

Kakashi twirled his kunai into a waiting palm-

Shih swung Zabuza's sword underhand and backwards, cutting up flooring as its blade bit through wood and stone.

Kakashi evaded the strike, ducking while forming jutsu signs with his free hand.

Shih, now fully turned, frowned- violet pupils followed Kakashi's movements.

His mirrors still floated around bandaged shoulders, moving while they defended from continuous attacks dealt by both Mizukage.

Shih suddenly rushed to meet Kakashi. In seconds he was inches away, sword bending into a horizontal arc swinging for Kakashi's waist.

Kakashi expected it.

He leapt over the attack, throwing his kunai at Shih's head. Shih shifted weight to his right leg, kunai harmlessly passing his cheeks.

That reaction.. it was almost as if he had a Byakugan! Kakashi thought. The former Hokage dismissed this notion as purple chakra screamed within his hand, crackling with lethal energy.

Kakashi fell at Shih, Chōjūrō leaping to Shih's center.

The chakra of the Mizukage's sword was now fashioned into that of a chain and ball- Chōjūrō spun the ball into a dizzying fan above his head- hopping backwards and releasing the ball for Shih.

Shih lifted Zabuza's sword, the flat of it bouncing Chōjūrō's conjured weapon back at him. Kakashi stabbed his lighting jutsu from above-

A bandaged hand caught Kakashi's wrist from somewhere even higher than he was-

Kakashi glanced upwards to see Shih's arm jutting from a mirror of floating ice.

Kakashi spun, pulling himself free and landing back onto the ground.

His eyes immediately flexed ahead, instincts instructing him to cross his arms.

Shih's foot caught Kakashi's defenses in the very next second.

The Swordsman chuckled, launching from Kakashi and into the air. Shih hung midair for a moment-

A shadow passed across Kakashi's forehead protector.

This speed! It's not jutsu.. is this just his physical strength? It almost rivals Guy's!

Kakashi swung around just in time to see Shih reappear behind Chōjūrō.

"Behind you, Mizukage!" Kakashi dipped into his chakra, fueling his muscles.

The battle with Shizuma reminded me that I've grown rather complacent.. I shouldn't hold back!

Kakashi tapped into the first gate, physical form blistering through the air.

Just as Shih was about to fell Chōjūrō with a killing blow, Kakashi shattered before the swordsman. He kicked his foot upwards into Shih's startled expression. The swordsman's head knifed backward as he was thrown upwards.

Kakashi continued his assault, meeting Shih middair.

Kakashi rocketed a fist across Shih's face, then grabbed him by his own bandages.

Kakashi twisted Shih underneath him-

He summoned chakra into his fingers, before curling them into a resolute fist-

"Falling Gate Technique!" Kakashi yelled as he planted his knuckles into Shih's chest. Sound exploded- a ring of air formed around them, before Shih crashed back down to the floor.

Smoke filled the room, Kakashi landing some ways away from where Shih had been cratered.

"Despite losing your Sharingan.. you seem to be as strong as ever, Kakashi." Mei said.

Kakashi heard Chōjūrō ready his blade.

"It's not over yet." Kakashi said, narrowing his eyes. Between a veil of parting smoke, Shih rose.

A fine trail of blood painted the corner of dark lips and ran down a square chin. Shih bore a horrid bruise that was the color of purple and red, exposed underneath now torn bandages.

Zabuza's sword was still in Shih's grip, but now it rested halfways on the ruined flooring. Shih's fingers curled around the long hilt before tightening as the man's chakra rose.

That definitely hurt him.. but it wasn't enough.

"Your strength is apparent, Hokage." Shih straightened himself, finally raising Zabuza's sword from the ground.

Shih lifted the butcher's blade close to his face, before placing his palm on the flat of it.

"Let's see the true extent of your skill!" Shih's voice grew louder than it ever had been. Ice began to spread across his broadsword.

"Ice Release: Demon Crane Mirror!" Shih shouted as the room shook.

On either side of Shih a mirror cut from the ground, dripping with quickly cooling water before hardening under a coat of ice. Then, the mirrors shattered in a deadly explosion of lethal daggers.

The Kage leapt into the air, narrowly avoiding Shih's ice.

It was then Chōjūrō screamed.

Kakashi and Mei landed, watching as blood spilled from Chōjūrō's arm. He fell beside them, wincing and lifting himself to one knee.

"How!" Mei started-

Kakashi felt Shih between them.

He kicked Mei out of the way of a slashing, downward cut. He then jumped upon Zabuza's sword, running atop it as he moved for Shih.

Shih vanished along with his sword.

But..

Kakashi no longer wielded the Sharingan. However, his eyes were naturally attuned to the precognitive abilities of it- his body in a similar state. While he could no longer trace movement, his eyes were able to discern it with much more precision than normal.

It was this passive skill that allowed Kakashi to see Shih travel between shards of his broken mirrors.

A mirror fragment closest to Kakashi seemed to sparkle-

Shih pounced from the shard, body curling into its full height as Zabuza's sword stabbed for Kakashi.

Kakashi spun counter clockwise, around Shih, tapping into his chakra to fuel his muscles.

He swung both hands for Shih's head.

The swordsman ducked underneath the blow, holding the butcher's blade with both hands at his side. Shih rolled into a rising strike-

Mei suddenly flashed beside him.

"Lava Release: Melting Apparition technique!"

Steaming and acidic mud belched from Mei's mouth. It hissed as it made contact with a figure of ice.. Shih himself climbing out of one of his fallen mirrors some paces away.

"Tch.. what a troublesome technique." Mei hissed. Kakashi turned to see Chōjūrō rise to his feet, a bandage wrapped around his arm.

Eyes aware of their own weakness met Kakashi's.

"You both need to go." Chōjūrō said harshly.

"Go? You can't handle Shih alone-" Mei replied, her brows drawn together in confused anger.

Chōjūrō offered her, then Kakashi, a slack grin.

"I know. But.. you both can feel it can't you? Whatever destroyed the roof.. whatever Tsunade went to fight.. it has much stronger chakra than Shih!" Chōjūrō flourished a shrieking blade to his side.

"Besides, we can't have three Kage fighting one Swordsman.. What does that say about our strength?" Chōjūrō offered a sharp toothed smile.

"Mei will stay with you, Chōjūrō. I'll go and help Tsunade. Naruto sent us both for a reason." Kakashi nodded.

Mei and Chōjūrō returned the nod, stepping forward and past Kakashi as the man leapt above them.

Shih didn't move to stop him.

Kakashi was greeted by the sound and sight of war.. a world all too familiar to him. Kiri nin loyal to Chōjūrō fell as throngs of Nagayasu's forces pushed around them.

Kakashi zipped from building to building, following the slight ebb of Tsunade's chakra between showering images of chaos.

Kakashi tightened his fists.

It feels almost as if...

We're losing.

QIRŪI swung blindly in the darkness, whips of steel cutting from his arms and palms. Disembodied laughter wafted around him.

It was growing darker as well.

Qirūi heard footsteps clack about the shadowed walls.

He channeled electricity through steel tendrils, before surrounding himself in a shield of electrified metal and water.

I don't know what sort of technique this is.. some sort of sealing jutsu- a physical barrier that restricts air and sight! But.. it seems as if the boy is trapped in here within his own jutsu as well! What's more.. if he could've, he would've used his puppet to run me through.. or use his shadow jutsu.

Qirūi threw his arms outwards, spreading his water across Shikadai's shadow chamber.

This jutsu is the extent of your power right now isn't it, boy?! Qirūi thought wickedly.

He heard sloshing in the water-

Qirūi directed metal spears to where the sound came from.

Nothing.

Qirūi gasped- he felt as if his eyes were being pushed from their sockets. His lungs burned as they begged for air.

There's no way that he can maintain a jutsu of this degree for long.. all I have to do is outlast him- keep attacking randomly, deprive him of air as well!

Qirūi began slashing his steel wildly, before electrifying even the water he stood upon. Sparks of lighting harmlessly traveled through him, illuminating a skeletal grin underneath pale skin.

A crack struck against Qirūi's ears.

Suddenly light, dim light but far brighter than Shikadai's prison, shone from above.

Cracks of shadow began falling away, revealing once again peeks of the old library.

Air!

Qirūi turned, rushing for the light-

He opened his mouth wide, inhaling the new, fresh air that rushed into the boy's barrier.

But then-

Qirūi gasped, gagging as something was suddenly shoved between his teeth from above.

He turned, bewildered- the taste of paper filled a constricting throat.

The boy rose from the inky floor. His arms black right up to his elbow.

Just as Qirūi stepped for Shikadai, the boy formed a jutsu sign with a dark grin.

Qirūi's throat ruptured-

Explosive.. tags..?! Qirūi's last thoughts fled him- flying along with the explosion that popped the Swordsman's head in a plume of smoking blood intermixed with chunks of charred brain.

SHIKADAI DISMISSED his jutsu. He fell over onto his back, gasping haggardly while the shadow theater melted away. Qirūi's body smoked nearby, the smell of his corpse filling the library.

Ningyō Jōruri.. was an incomplete technique.

Somehow, Shikadai was able to manifest Eiyūnogi's time space ninjutsu between shadows- and cover an area with it instead. However, Shikadai was only able to sink himself directly into the shadow's curving walls- other than that, he wasn't able to use any other ability within the dark, airless crypt.

He was lucky that Qirūi was so easily distracted.

Shikadai coughed violently. He caught his mouth with a shaking hand.

He felt blood on his palm.

I can't even move.

He knew that there were more enemies outside- but it seemed as if, for now, he was undetected.

The genin's heart beat heavily out of exhaustion.. he had overextended his chakra.

Sorry.. Chocho.. Inojin..

Shikadai's eyes closed.

FIRE CACKLED AROUND Tsunade.

She breathed heavily, arms raised in a defensive position before her body. Somewhere, Mugino and Moegi laid in defeat- and possibly dying.

Before her, the man responsible for the explosions stood. He was tall, with blonde hair tied into a knot at the crown of his head.

He wore ornate bamboo armor.. and in his hand, Tsunade recognized the sword of Jinpachi Munashi.

The Shibuki.

However, he was the lesser of Tsunade's problems now.

Beside the man a woman also stood, far shorter- with blonde hair and dark chestnut skin. She had wide eyes that sat underneath a swirl tattoo carved upon her forehead. Chakra.. it seemed to sing about her, but it was an unholy and corrupted chorus.. heavy in the air with unnatural power.

The man hadn't attacked once. The woman however.. brought down both Mugino and Moegi with terrifying capability.

She crouched forward, hands flexing.

"I'm told.. her name is Botashirin Zhenjin.. though even I was unaware of the extent of her power." The man spoke over the sound of distant fighting.

Botashirin pounced then, almost as if she was spurred by the sound of her name.

Too fast-

Tsunade buckled shaking knees, catching Botashirin's punch with both hands as smoke exploded from behind them.

Her physical strength.. is beyond mine!

Despite this, Tsunade threw Botashirin's hand away. She unleashed a rattling blow for Botashirin's head-

Only for Botashirin to block the strike with her forearm. The woman dug into the ground slightly, bare feet cutting upon jagged rock.

Botashirin grinned at Tsunade.

"So.. heavy!" She exclaimed happily.

Tsunade ducked, shifting backwards only seconds away from a punch that would've pierced through her skull.

Botashirin unleashed a volley of blows- Tsunade blocking only the most lethal ones. Tsunade gritted her teeth as Botashirin pushed her backwards, gradually overpowering Tsunade as each descending strike shook the Hokage's insides.

Finally, Botashirin broke through.

She caught Tsunade's fist, then gifted the Hokage with her own. Tsunade had only seconds to rush chakra to her head in a last ditch effort of defense-

Botashirin's punch connected with Tsunade's jaw, a sickening crack reverberating through Tsunade's body. Botashirin released Tsunade's hand, allowing the Hokage to fall to the ashen ground as she gasped.

This.. strength.. it's..!

Tsunade dribbled blood from between dry lips.

"You could consider her my rage, perhaps. The rage of the Mist." The man said, voice now barely a whisper within Tsunade's dazed mind.

Botashirin kicked Tsunade in the stomach. The fifth Hokage grunted in almost suppressed pain, rolling over to her back.

Botashirin giggled, straddling Tsunade. She cupped Tsunade's head within her hands, before smashing her own forehead against Tsunade's nose-

Once, twice, four times-

Tsunade coughed up blood, more of it flying from her face than her mouth.

Botashirin then raised both hands free-

Before crashing her fists down with terrifying force and speed.

Dust rose in the resulting blast, before revealing Botashirin's furrowed brows. She lifted hands from the ruined earth. A small smile grew across Botashirin's lips. Her eyes rose to meet Tsunade's, who was now standing a short distance away.

Tsunade wiped the blood that painted her face. She channeled chakra within her, reinvigorating tired muscles.

"You're.. stronger? You can get stronger?" Botashirin cooed.

Tsunade stomped forward, rocks rising in the air.

I won't let Shizune's death be in vain. No, I'll avenge her.. here, and when I cross her killer!

Tsunade erupted in movement then, appearing above Botashirin. She threw a punch downwards at the woman-

Botashirin met the attack, bracing her fist against Tsunade's.

Chakra roared from their contact, almost detonating the wind that howled amongst a dying city.

NEXT TIME: BREAKTHROUGH! BORUTO'S DISCOVERY

#boruto fanfiction

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askthemist · 3 years

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Yagura: *in a demonic voice and have already summoned the 3 tails to slaughter everyone involved in his HUMILIATION* YOU HAVE ALL ANGERED ME FOR THE LAST TIME! ISOBU DESTROY THEM ALL

Isobu: *not REALLY wanting to do anything but also wanting to take revenge on humanity* gggrrrrrrr

Ao: DAMNIT KURIARARE! I KNEW THIS WOULDN'T BE WORTH IT!

Kushimaru: I WASN'T THINKING HE'D KILL US WITH HIS BIJUU!

Zabuza: HILD ON! A tailed beast is only as good as his jinchuriki! *Remembers Naruto being an absolute dumbass and has "calculated" that the nine tails was just as stupid*

Kushimaru: wow I lost braincells hearing that.

Zabuza: on a count of three everyone!

*after three seconds*

All the shinobi involved: *starts pointing at shouting* BIG BABY MAN BIG LIL BABYMAN BIG LIL BABYMAN LIL BABYMAN BIG LIL BABYMAN BIG LIL BABYMAN!

Isobu: *visibly sadden and confused*

Yagura: DAMNIT ISOBU!

Haku: *runs to Zabuza* I've called reinforcements!

*suddenly the fucking six tails slowly appears in the horizon and utakata just chilling while Snoop Dog's Smoke Weed Everyday plays loudly just to piss yagura off*

Yagura: what...the goddamn fuck?!

Isobu: *completely exhausted from being called a BABYMAN*

Saiken: *points and just gurgles*

Utakata: *starts rapping the words Lil baby man*

The rest of the shinobi: *starts fucking going wild*

Zabuza: absolutely incredible! How did you convince HIM to join?

Haku: *visibly confused and just looks the whole scene*.... actually I asked Gozu and Meizu, I didn't ask utakata... but I guess that they got caught up?

Zabuza: *completely confused*

Yagura: *dieing inside from the continued humiliation* I'm never psychologically going to recover from this.

#kiri culture #kirigakure #zabuza #seven swordsmen of the mist #kushimaru #haku #anbu #shinobi shitpost #ao

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greekbros · 4 years

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Kushimaru/pin cushion spirit!

(here's to my last project of the year and for a happy New year for all!)

#weird but well meaning kushimaru is beat kushimaru #kushimaru #seven swordsmen of the mist #kirigakure #kiri #kiri shinobi #anbu #naruto #naruto shippuden #artdoll #needlefelt #needlefelting #art #artists on tumblr #kitsune

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bh-52 · 5 months

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#polls #naruto shippuden #poll #my polls #naruto #zabuza and haku #kisame and itachi #raiga and ranmaru #raiga kurosuki #momochi zabuza #kisame hoshigaki #haku yuki #itachi uchiha #ranmaru naruto #seven swordsmen of the mist #seven shinobi swordsmen of kiri #kirigakure #village hidden in the mist #hidden mist village

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legends-of-kirigakure · 5 years

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"The doll stays...."

"A few days back I was rummaging through the old belongings of previous mizukages and I found this amongst them."

"I found it rather than usual because it looks like the second mizukage's steam imp.... honestly I don't see anything wrong with this...um....self portrait in porcelain doll form... usually I can sense any dark chakra admitting from a lot of things but this doll doesn't seem to have any.... however....the boss isn't taking it too kindly to me having this on my work bench."

"he's a grown man who's 3ft taller than me and has mutilated more people than he should handle a harmless creepy clown doll."

#kiri culture #seven swordsmen of the mist #kiri shinobi #admin kiri #admin kush #admin art #into the trench of judgement #shinobi shenanigans #gengetsu hozuki

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misttiddies · 2 years

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what does it mean to “master” a Sword

there’s this thing about mangetsu hozuki, the mist’s most special sword boy, and that’s that he was able to wield all of the swords but he hadn’t “mastered” them before he died. so what did he do with some of them that he didn’t do with others that constitutes “mastering?”

my first thought is that the swords have their own forms, like this one from taekwondo or this one from kendo, and once u know all your sword’s forms forwards and backwards then you have “mastered” it. the forms would be tailored to each sword, hiremeikari incorporating the chakra shield thing and shibuki forms having explosions etc. They would probably include other swordsmen (not using their own blades, just regular ones) like the kendo form--taekwondo is the discipline i take and the forms are very conceptual, like it’s not always obvious that there’s another imaginary person or four that you’re pretending to fight and bloody bloody kiri would not pass up an opportunity to make its shinobi fight real people rather than imaginary ones.

and that brings up the thought that forms aren’t really kiri’s style, or at least not the kiri we spend the most time with in canon--flashy, choreographed fights? you make yourself predictable! can’t have that when we’re trying to kill as many people as possible

so forms, if they are a factor at all, would probably be holdovers from before the bloody mist period and maybe used for training, like to get someone used to what their unique sword could do in combat, but not for determining “mastery”. Instead it might be a field test. i think that it wouldn’t be a bloody mist graduation situation; at this point they are not going to throw people of their own rank at the potential swordsmen, at least not of their own village--i share the mindset that while genin are given the “survival of the fittest” treatment, as long as chunin and jonin are unquestioningly loyal kiri is going to try to keep them well and functional. so maybe said unquestioningly loyal jonin, if they are a candidate for one of the Seven, they will be able to take their assigned sword on missions and after a certain number of missions (or possibly kills) they become a master of it

there’s also the element of mentors, which i want to do my own post about because what are the circumstances under which a Swordsman takes on an apprentice, shouldn’t it happen As Soon As Possible because war could break out any time and everyone is constantly on the edge of dying--anyway, it could be the mentor who decides when someone has “mastered” a sword based on a set of criteria they probably learned when they were little sword apprentices or even just based on their own criteria.

#i have a lot to say about the swords n their histories #i just like em!#kiri musings #mangetsu hozuki #seven ninja swordsmen of the mist #swordsmen #mangetsu #misttiddies meta #legendary swords

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forgivememadreforihavesinned · 3 years

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Now that I’m thinking of it, the entire series of events at the end of the Third Shinobi War has got to be the most surreal, inexplicable shit from Kiri’s point of view.

Like presumably for the entire war, Kiri isn’t really that involved except maybe continuing their eternal slapfight with Suna and dealing with Iwa starting shit with literally everyone as usual.

Then all of a sudden someone shows up, murders the Sanbi’s jinchuriki and they have no idea who that mystery person is, but they can only presume the perpetrator to be a Konoha nin considering that the new jinchuriki is a Konoha nin and she is, unsurprisingly, fleeing back to Konoha.

So they’re reasonably like ‘what the fuck’ and send out several squads of ANBU to catch this single child before she can deliver the tails beast. Only that ENTIRE ANBU GROUP ends up completely massacred AND the jinchuriki is dead too, once again by a mysterious person who is assumed to be a Konoha nin due to the fact the battle happened in Fire Country.

And on top of that, even more confusingly, Konoha seemingly didn’t even bother trying to secure Isobu and they’re able to retrieve it.

So obviously they decide they’re not going to take any of that laying down so they send the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen to Konoha and tell them to just kill whoever they find and carve a huge warpath in retaliation for the killed ANBU and jinchuriki.

Only suddenly the Seven are completely obliterated in a single battle by a Konoha genin NO ONE IN THE ENTIRE SHINOBI WORLD HAS EVER HEARD OF BEFORE.

Like I gotta imagine the peace talks with Konoha had to have started with a statement like ‘bro what the fuck did we even DO to you guys to warrant any of this’

#meta shit #Kirigakure #konoha #sorry i haven't been active much i'm working on a big project #words words words

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thekingwhereitallends · 3 years

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Hewwo, so i read a post of yours that said kenshin deserves the hugs 👍😘but not byakuren🧐

May i ask about for your headcanons for kiri's grumpy gramps👀

-Byakuren was yagura's ideal version of shinobi. Cunning,Vicious,Charismatic and Fearsome. Compared to Kenshin who was Calm,Pacifist and Righteous.Which became the reason why seven swordsmen of mist eventually idolized him and made that sharp teeth.Kenshin,the creator of seven mystical as the one who trained the first generation of seven swordsmen,only formed this group so they can become examples of true heroes,not just monsters thirsting for blood.

-Byakuren never wanted gengetsu and even kenshin to become the next mizukage.Because the first was a lighthearted brat and the second always valued morality.

-Byakuren,unlike Gengetsu,Mei and Kenshin wasn't really loved by his nation,but rather just respected and feared.

-Byakuren's descendant is Chojuro,The Sixth Mizukage.

-Byakuren sent children to battlefields,unlike Gengetsu,Kenshin,Mei and Chojuro(Sweethearts).

-Byakuren always feared Kenshin might one day become a shinobi who'd led kirigakure to destruction.But 3rd's reigns was the most peaceful of all kages,at least for his village.

I just want to say,i dislike byakuren's character.

#sandaime mizukage #third mizukage #byakuren #gengetsu hozuki #mei terumi #yagura karatachi #chojuro #kirigakure #hidden mist village #bloody mist #seven swordsmen of mist #naruto #naruto shippuden #kenshin mikami #headcanon #blank period

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kishimotomasashi · 1 year

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▼ for suigetsu ??

Headcanon meme

▼ - childhood headcanon

Ok now we're talking.

Suigetsu was born and grew up in some of the last few years where Kirigakure and the Land of Mist were cracking down on kekkei genkai users; the type of discrimination within Kiri itself was significantly less harsh than outside of it (aka, within Kiri, you were likelier to survive and not get targeted by violent mobbings), but they were still disproportionately surveilled, and the level to which anyone possessing kekkei genkai was scrutinized and suspected of being just on the cusp of betraying Kiri was incredibly high.

A big part of why Suigetsu dislikes the older, more "traditional" people in Kiri is because while he was a kid, while he was learning to be a ninja, it was those same adults (older shinobi, teachers) treating him incredibly harshly, and Mangetsu having also grown up being treated similarly. Suigetsu would sometimes snap and be disrespectful towards those people if he felt he could get away with it, but mostly had enough of a self-preservation instinct not to do it too much.

It wasn't as bad as it could've been for the two of them compared to others, because they were both exceedingly talented and any Hidden Village would be stupid not to foster any such talent that they could keep firmly on their side. And after his brother died, Suigetsu worked hard enough to get exactly on his level, and maybe even better, and for some time he actually felt like he had a bright future for him in Kiri, as one of the Seven Swordsmen, and his generation would crush the older ones into the dirt.

And then he go captured by Orochimaru. :(

#lameviper #Ask #thank you!!!#The ground is soft and I'm ready to dig

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heiyodream · 2 years

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After I watched the School Trip arc, I found myself thinking that Kagura is so... naive? AND HE IS REALLY STILL LIKE A CUTE LITTLE BABY. How old is he, actually? There is a statement that he is not far from the age of Boruto and friends, but how old Boruto and co. are not very clear there. In the description of kagura on the naruto wiki, it is recorded that the arc occurred 13 years after the war, which means that Boruto was 10 years old. Still, it happened after Naruto Gaiden/Sarada arc, where Sarada was already 11 years old. So I assume that Boruto is actually 11, 5 years old, and is in the last year of the Academy. Kagura's face is still very childish, but her grandfather, Yagura, also has the same look even though he is an adult. I thought at first he might be around 15/16, but at the end of the arc, I thought he wasn't really possibly more than 15 years old. About 14 years old?

I think because of growing up being shunned, Kagura becomes isolated and... very easy to trust other people? Like, you give him a little love or recognition, and he will follow you like a loyal puppy. Well, that's what happened to him and Shizuma.

And yes, Shizuma is a very creepy and manipulative person, although, in my opinion, the manipulation is not very subtle at all. I think Ichirota (grey hair, wielder of the Shibuki sword that Iwabee fought) could be the more dangerous leader of the bunch. Who is scarier among these seven new swordsmen from Kirigakure is Hebiichigo (a short girl who wields the Nuibari sword) because of her sadistic tendencies.

I found Hassaku (the person who first confronted Boruto with broccoli-shaped brown hair) and Kyoho (a big stature boy with a mask covering his face except for his eyes) not very interesting. They're just there... well, filling up space, I guess.

What is most interesting after Kagura among these seven people is Kurosuki Buntan. She had story potential to develop, even more so than Shizuma. I think it's because she's the only one given the background; depreciate mother, absent and/or dead father, and the belief that something has to be earned, so kekkei genkai is disgusting. I was amused when she confessed to Sarada that her father, Raiga, 'never knew she existed' and that Sarada didn't know what it was like to grow up with a parent not around.

(Kurosuki Raiga is the missing-nin from the left that Naruto and Team Gai met in the filler at the end of Part I--it's unknown whether Buntan was born after Raiga died or he just doesn't know.)

This is, well... funny, because we just got through the arc where Sarada chases and meets her father after all his absent years.

I think this is what makes Boruto less... interesting. The (most) antagonists in the story don't seem to have a solid footing, to begin with, and don't feel like three-dimensional characters. They exist to get in the way of the protagonist (aka, Boruto). After that, they were forgotten (at least I covered the antagonists in the anime-only arc).

Yes, the Shizuma gang wants to return Kiri to the bloody phase again. They value violence more--it seems to be a recurring topic in the series, how difficult it is for shinobi to come to terms with years of peace without war. Shizuma seems hurt by the notion that her family is considered a nuisance and not placed in the memorial. Why is his family deemed a nuisance? I thought because maybe, the Hoshigaki clan might have been pro-Yagura during his reign, and judging by how ruthless Shizuma was, I thought it was a product of his environment as well. But these things are just speculation; as the leader of the antagonist gang in that arc, Shizuma doesn't even have a solid background and motive.

We have Orochimaru, Zabuza-Haku, Gaara (for the time being), Madara, Danzo, and the members of Akatsuki as antagonists. You can include Sasuke too if you want, and Hiruzen with two of his Council members. Each of them has a different background but is solid. They are not just criminals; they are human too. This makes for an exciting story to follow.

Well, there are always exceptions for Kaguya and Black Zetsu. The first one is basically... alien. Which suddenly appears to tie the whole plot together, less neatly, I might say. And Black Zetsu is not human--he is an entity. Naruto himself said he couldn't empathize with Kaguya because she seemed heartless. And Naruto really EMPATHY everyone, including Obito, who indirectly caused his parents' death, so. It should count as something.

And as we travel through Boruto, we see that... the original Ootsuki clan is indeed... aliens. Which is strange, inhuman. Oh my God, I really wonder what Jigen was up to during that millennium. Yes, gathering Inner and Outer members for Kara, but then... what? He can't get scientists to do body modifications and so on. A millennium ago, there was no electricity, no laboratories.

Hah, wondering what Black Zetsu knows about Jigen and Isshiki in Jigen's brain.

Well, we can always wait for the Boruto manga to be continued every month and see the development of the antagonists in the series and this strange alien clan. Hoping the plot's ending will be tied nicely and neatly so that there is no need to bring up something kaboom kaboom alien parasitic horned celestial beings, as people sometimes joke; at Saruto--Boruto Next Generations.

#boruto: naruto next generations #boruto: school trip arc #New Seven Ninja Swordsmen #karatachi kagura #kurosuki buntan #hoshigaki shizuma

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