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With Yukina
Yukina was reading the scroll that contains the pure sword style with interest.
"This kenjutsu style had three realms. The first realm is called One with Sword.' To break through to this realm, the shinobi needs to master the sword like a second nature and become one with the sword."
"When the shinobi enter this realm, the sword will be like an extra limb to them." Yukina thought to herself while smiling in interest.
After a moment she continued reading the scroll.
The second realm of the pure sword style is called. One heart, one sword.
"When a shinobi breaks through to this realm, they will be able to cut through anything with their sword, like cutting steel, iron, and even cutting ninjutsu in half will be no problem."
Yukina exclaimed in surprise while speaking loudly to herself.
She then continued reading the scroll with rapid attention.
"The final realm in the pure sword style is called the one sword, one soul realm. When a shinobi breaks through to this realm, the shinobi will be able to control their sword with their mind and attack their enemies from a distance."
"Also, the shinobi who break through to this realm can unleash invisible sword qi from their katana to attack their foes."
Yukina widened her eyes in amazement after reading this. She then thought to herself, "This is like those fantasy movies I used to watch in my previous life. This Kenjutsu style is really interesting. I must master it."
Yukina quickly started memorizing the pure sword style stances and katas.
After memorizing the katas and stances of the sword style, she stood up and began practicing both the stances and katas with her sword.
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War council meeting
The third Muzikage was seated in front of all the Jounins of Hidden Mist Village.
His two advisors were seated next to him.
Seated before them were the seven ninja swordsmen.
Next to the seven ninja swordsmen of the mist sat the heads of the four noble clans of the Hidden Mist Village: the Yuki clan, the Kaguya clan, the Hozuki clan, and the Terumi clan.
Next to Jozu sat a long, black-haired, middle-aged man wearing a luxurious white robe; he had sharp eyebrows, cold black eyes, a handsome face, and a lean, muscular physique.
This man's name is Yukitaro; he is the head of one of the four noble clans of the Hidden Mist Village, the Yuki clan.
Next to him sat a middle-aged man with light blue spiky hair. He had light blue eyes that danced around the meeting room playfully, light blue eyebrows, fair skin, an ordinary face, and a lean, muscular physique.
This middle-aged man's name is Zangetsu; he is the head of another noble clan of the Hidden Mist Village. This clan's name is the Hozuki clan.
Zangetsu was wearing the traditional Hidden Mist Village Jounin attire.
Next to Zangetsu sat a long, dark-red-haired, middle-aged man.
The man's name is Hebiki; he is the head of the Terumi clan, another noble clan of the Hidden Mist Village.
Hebiki had an elegant face, red eyes, and sharp eyebrows, wearing an elegant dark blue robe, and his long hair was tied in a ponytail.
Next to Hebiki sat the head of the Kaguya clan, which is the fourth noble clan of the Hidden Mist village.
The name of the Kaguya clan head is Kaza; he was wearing a brown animal fur over his body.
Kaza had tanned skin, a ferocious face, sharp eyebrows, brown eyes, black hair that was tied in two buns, and two red dots on his forehead.
Kaza was sitting with his arms crossed and a vicious smile on his face.
Next to Kaza, the head of the hunter ninja department was sitting; he was wearing a green kimono and the infamous hunter ninja mask.
The head of the ANBU was positioned next to the head of the hunter ninja department.
The head of the ANBU was wearing the traditional ANBU attire worn by Kiri, complemented by his unique mask.
Next to the head of the ANBU sat the head of the Intelligence Division and the Torture and Interrogation Force; his name is Zanshi.
Zanshi is a bulky, muscular man; half of his face is burned, he has a cold black eye and fair skin, and he is wearing the Hidden Mist Village Jounin attire.
Next to Zanshi sat the Jounin commander of the Hidden Mist Village; his name is Akane.
Akane, the Jounin commander, is a civilian-born shinobi who gradually rose through the ranks, gaining the respect of all the Hidden Mist Village shinobi corps, including the Mizukage and the seven ninja swordsmen.
Akane had an ordinary-looking face, short brown hair, brown eyes, brown eyebrows, and a lean, muscular physique.
Behind them sat the rest of the Hidden Mist's Jounins and the other small shinobi clan leaders of the Hidden Mist Village.
The third Muzikage smiled at all those present and said, "Since everyone is present, let's start the war council."
After the third Muzikage said these words, Yukitaro stood up from his seat in anger and yelled at the Muzikage, "Hand over that disgraceful spawn of my sister; her existence is a disgrace to the Yuki clan."
After saying these words, Fuguki and Jozu grabbed Samehada and the executioner blade and pointed them at Yukitaro.
Fuguki then said to Yukitaro while releasing his killing intent, "How courageous of you to demand my apprentice in front of me. Are you sick of living"?
Jozu's killing intent was unleashed full force at Yukitaro, and he said to him, "If you dare touch a hair of my previous student, I will cut you in half, ice cube."
Then the rest of the seven ninja swordsmen burst into laughter; they were very excited.
Raiga, the wielder of the lightning fangs, yelled loudly, "It seems that some people here want me to prepare a funeral. That is great."
Jinine, the wielder of helmet splitter, chuckled when he heard this and said, "It seems I am going to cut things in half soon. I love cutting things in half."
Kushimaru, the wielder of the Swing Needle, started laughing loudly like a lunatic and exclaimed, "HAHAHAHA, should I begin the killing process gradually? I eagerly anticipate the sound of their agonized screams; it will provide a soothing melody to my ears."
Jinpachi gave a sadistic smirk and said, "No, Kushimaru, I should blast everything up with my Shibuki."
The last ninja swordsman smiled in interest, his head on his palm, watching everything in amusement.
His name is Goro Kentachi. He had short black hair, a lean muscular physique, a savage face, and jagged teeth.
Goro was wearing the traditional Hidden Mist Jounin attire; he was the wielder of Hiramekarei.
Zangatsu smiled playfully, his head resting on his fist, and he thought to himself, "My little brother's illegitimate daughter really did a wonderful service to our clan; her existence had disgraced the Yuki clan's reputation tremendously. She also survived and awakened her kekkei genkei when Yukitaro sent Chunins to assassinate her, and one of her kekkei genkei was our hydrofication kekkei genkei. Should the Hozuki clan acknowledge her?"
Zangetsu paused for a moment, then said to himself, "Well, I will discuss this with Gangatsu later, but since we owe my little niece a favor, the Hozuki clan must protect her from the Yuki clan; this is the least we could do for her."
After Zangatsu made up his mind, he said to Yukitaro, "Are you bullying my little niece again, Yukitaro? This time, the Hozuki clan will not stand by like the last time, so you better prepare yourself."
Yukitaro was enraged after hearing this and he yelled at Zangatsu, "You bastard, how dare you? Are you sick of living"?
Zangetsu scoffed when he heard this, and he said to Yukitaro, "It is true that we haven't acknowledged the little girl as a part of the Hozuki clan, but the blood of the Hozuki clan runs through her veins. We chose not to intervene when you attempted to assassinate her eight months ago because we wanted to avoid creating chaos in the village."
Zangetsu looked coldly at Yukitaro and said seriously, "However, this time will be different. My little niece is under the Hozuki clan's protection. Try any funny business if you dare; then the Yuki clan will taste the total wrath of the Hozuki clan."
"BAAM."
The third Muzikage slammed his palm hard against the table, and the table exploded into small fragments; then his killing intent washed over every part of the room.
All those present could feel that they were in the depths of a bottomless ocean; they were having a hard time breathing except for the seven ninja swordsmen and the heads of the four noble clans.
The seven ninja swordsmen and the four noble clan heads were sweating at the third Muzikage display of strength.
The third Muzikage looked coldly at Yukitaro and said, "Yukitaro, last time I only fined you for trying to assassinate a shinobi under my command. Should you attempt to kill her once more or engage in any nefarious activities behind my back, I will remind you why I was selected as the third Muzikage."
Yukitaro was sweating in fear and nodded his head.
He then looked at the noble clan heads and continued, "We are here to prepare for the third ninja war that will break out soon. We are not here to discuss your clan drama. If you would like to discuss your clan's issues, please do so after the meeting. We wasted a lot of time because of your clan drama."
The Jounins, the seven ninja swordsmen, and Zangetsu chuckled when they heard this, except for Yukitaro, whose face darkened when he heard what the third Muzikage just said.
The third Muzikage pointed at Yukitaro's seat, prompting Yukitaro to take a deep breath to calm himself before he obediently sat down.
The third Muzikage then opened his mouth and said, "As I said before, the 3rd ninja war will be starting soon because IWA is going to invade the Hidden Grass Village. IWA is going to use the Hidden Grass Village as a base to invade the Land of Fire after they conquer the Hidden Grass Village. We just received this information from our spy in IWA."
All those present were surprised upon hearing this information except for Jozu and Fuguki.
The third Muzikage then continued, "Now, since we took care of most of the small new shinobi villages in the Land of Water, we should use the remaining three villages to train our genins, to recruit skilled shinobi to our village, and to collect all valuable resources from those villages."
All those present nodded their heads in agreement, and then the third Muzikage spoke.
"I am going to send teams led by Jounins to the small villages we conquered to search if there are any valuable resources hidden in the ruins so we can prepare for the upcoming war."
All those who heard the words of the third Muzikage smirked in excitement.
The third Muzikage ignored their reactions and continued, "Now there are only three small shinobi villages left in the Land of Water: the Hidden Ocean Village, the Water Drop Village, and the Sea Spirit Village."
"Chunins will lead our genins in their conquest of these three villages. If any genin I choose is your apprentice, you are allowed to accompany them; however, you are not allowed to interfere in their battles unless they are on the verge of death."
Jozu and Fuguki's eyes shone with excitement when they heard this. Then the third Muzikage said,.
"The last thing I am going to report to you is that I am going to lift the ban on wartime commissions, so you all better work hard to receive generous commissions."
All the Jounins got excited when they heard this, including the clan heads.
The third Muzikage then said to everyone, "Tomorrow I am going to announce the genins' and chunins' deployment against the three small villages. I will also announce the jounin teams that I will assign for the retrieval missions. Please begin preparing for the missions scheduled for tomorrow. That is all for today; you are all dismissed."
After hearing the Muzikage's order, everyone stood up and left to prepare for tomorrow.