The torture room of Kirigakure Village.

As a door creaked open, it was filled with darkness, dampness, and dead silence.

The violent aura spreading in the air made Juzo's body feel extremely unnatural.

Once inside, the surrounding atmosphere became extremely depressing. The long, narrow and dark passage was like a road leading to the depths of hell.

Yagura, who was leading the way, was accustomed to the environment here and did not feel the slightest discomfort.

"Why did you bring me to a place like this?"

As Yagura continued to move forward, Juuzang asked in confusion.

The torture room, as the name suggests, is used to imprison ninjas who have committed crimes in the village. For example, the ninjas of the Blood Mist sect who were defeated and captured before were imprisoned here for forced transformation.

All in all, this is a place that makes Juzo feel uncomfortable in every sense of the word.

Therefore, he thought of a possibility.

"You don't want to imprison me here, do you?"

Juuzang asked with some uncertainty.

Yagura's elusive attitude really made him a little on tenterhooks, making him even more unpredictable than the third Mizukage who abdicated.

"Why do you think so?"

Yagura asked back without turning around.

"Because I can't think of any other reason for you to bring me here."

"Don't worry, no matter what, if you haven't committed any crime, I can't imprison you here for no reason. Moreover, if I really want to imprison you, I won't go around in such a big circle with you.

"

Yagura explained and told Juuzang not to think too much.

"Although I'm a little unhappy, what you said seems to be the truth."

Juuzang sighed.

Indeed, if Yagura wanted to imprison him in a torture chamber, there was no need to go through these detours.

Yagura, who was able to defeat the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon, could naturally take him down easily and casually.

As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Juzo is well aware of the strength of the Suikoyama Blowfish Demon. Yagura, who eliminated the force belonging to the Suikoyama Blowfish Demon, is undoubtedly stronger than that.

Any resistance on your part will be in vain.

"Then why you brought me here is..."

"As you know the current situation in the village, it is in urgent need of some manpower. Let me see if I can find available talents here."

"it's here?"

Juuzang's expression turned strange.

If there is nothing wrong with his own mind, then there must be something wrong with Yagura's brain.

Coming to a place like this to find available manpower is full of weirdness no matter how you look at it.

"That's right, our Kirigakure has suffered a serious decline in strength in recent years due to internal friction. Especially among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, only you and Lin Yuri are left."

"In that case, wouldn't it be enough to draw out the manpower from your direct ANBU?"

Juzo asked in confusion.

Among the Kirigakure Anbu, there is definitely no shortage of outstanding jounin who can master the seven ninja swords.

Yagura was so confused about what was close and what was far away.

"The rest of the ninja swords are okay, but the Great Sword Samehada is special. That sword only likes ninjas with huge chakra."

"In other words, do you want to choose a master for the sword Samehada? That sword is indeed a bit unusual and cannot be played by ordinary ninjas."

Juzo agreed with this point of view.

Among the seven ninja swords in Kirigakure Village, the Great Sword Samehada is the only one alive.

To become the master of that sword, the first requirement is to have an extraordinary amount of chakra, otherwise you are not even qualified to touch it.

The stronger the sword master's chakra, the stronger the power that Samehada can exert.

That knife is not as destructive as the Thunder Knife, its strength is not as strong as the blunt knife, its piercing power is not as good as the long knife, and its cutting power is not as good as his decapitation sword... But this does not mean that Samehada is not strong.

On the contrary, Samehada's Ninja Sword is terrifyingly powerful. If a ninja who is one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen fights against each other, the last person Juuzou wants to fight is a ninja who has mastered Samehada.

The difficulty of this sword is undoubtedly the most difficult among the seven ninja swords.

"I have already identified candidates. Because I have been busy with government affairs in the village, I have postponed the matter until now."

"oh?"

Hearing that Yagura had already found a suitable candidate for Daito Samehada, Juzo smiled with interest.

"Although he is immature, he is undoubtedly an excellent ninja."

"Then I'll have to look forward to it."

"You won't be disappointed."

The two of them walked forward, one behind the other, towards the depths of the torture room.

There was silence all the way, and after about five minutes, Yagura stopped in front of a cell.

Juuzang also stopped following Yagura, stared into the iron bars, immediately curled his lips and said:

"What? It turns out he's just a young brat. Can this brat really control Samehada?"

Juuzang doubted Yagura's way of looking at people.

The man sitting on the floor of the cell heard Juzo's complaints and slowly raised his head, revealing a childish face very similar to that of a shark. His skin color was a rare blue. Judging from his age, he was around seventeen years old.

.

"Gotachibana Yagura..."

The boy didn't pay attention to Juzo's complaints, but looked at Yagura and whispered Yagura's name in a low voice.

"Hey, hey, don't ignore me, kid. Besides, calling Mizukage-sama by his name like that is extremely disrespectful. Let's just punish him with death."

Juuzang laughed.

"Really? Have you become the Mizukage? It seems that the situation outside has been decided."

Although his face is childish, his tone of voice is not impulsive at all like an immature teenager. Instead, he appears to be very calm and calm.

Since the defeat of the Blood Mist Sect that day, he has been labeled as a rebel and was imprisoned in a severe torture cell to serve his sentence.

Naturally, he couldn't understand what was happening outside.

"This is the situation. Kisame Kisaki, I need your power."

Yagura took a step forward, stood outside the iron fence and spoke to the person on the opposite side in a calm tone.

"..."

Upon hearing Yagura's words, the expression on Kisame's face twitched.

The torture room is undoubtedly a place where serious criminals who have been completely stripped of their human rights and freedoms by the village gather.

Only a few people who enter here can get out.

Kisame was also prepared to be tortured here for the rest of his life.

However, who would be willing to spend their life in this endless darkness if they have access to freedom and human rights?

Before Kisame could speak, Juzo over there had already spoken.

"Are you serious, Mizukage-sama? Although I don't mind such a brat joining the ranks of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, I heard that this brat betrayed the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Oni.

It would be better for all those who have betrayed to be detained here and supervised."

Juzo's intention is simple.

A ninja with such a history of betraying his superiors is not worthy of trust.

If Kisame can betray his boss, Suikoyama Fugu Oni, then he, the Mizukage, may be betrayed in the future.

As the Mizukage, Yagura's safety is no longer a personal matter, but is related to the interests of Kirigakure Village as a whole.

A ninja with questionable loyalty like Kisame is not suitable to be placed next to Yagura, let alone one who has a weapon as sharp as Samehada.

"I'm glad that you are worried about my safety, Juuzang. But I have made up my mind and will not change it midway."

"You are Mizukage, no one can refute your opinion. But I would like to remind you that if he betrays you or even the village in the future, just don't regret it."

Juuzang sighed and said this. He couldn't decide whether Yagura could listen to it or not.

Yagura smiled slightly, turned to look at the taciturn Kisame there, and asked:

"What do you think, Kisame? If you agree, I can release you immediately, and you can control Samehada and become one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of this generation."

"I'm really flattered. I didn't expect you to be such a naive Mizukage. However, as Juuzang Jōnin said, I have betrayed the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Demon, so I really don't worry that I will betray you one day.
To be continued...