Re: Naruto Chapter 523 Discussion And 524 Predictions
There is a good point to be made that I just noticed from this chapter. Suigetsu said it himself, "formally, the organization of the 7 Swordsman of the Mist barely exists today." That is amplified by the fact that we saw so few members over so long. Since Suigetsu mentioned Zabuza, Kisame and Choujirou, that means they were the last 3 official members to be alive (yes, Raiga is not included here in the manga but I'm sure in the Anime they will throw him in there). We know for a fact that Zabuza was part of the previous generation of the 7SM which means that only Kisame and Choujirou were part of the current generation.
Here is the point I'm driving at:
Given that information, why are there not more members of the current generation of 7SM?? This question was plaguing me for quite a while, but now it seems the answer has arrived; it was all thanks to Mangetsu. Like Suigetsu said, his brother mastered all 7 blades. That means he had significant time with each of them. That could also mean that he killed the wielders of the 4 blades we saw today resulting in a loss of a new generation in regard to those blades. Sound possible? If he killed them and later died, than there would be no official members able to replace them. Also, since no one officially killed and replaced Zabuza as a member, his portion of the 7SM generation line has also been cut. Considering Mangetsu was later killed, it would make sense that he wasn't considered a permanent wielder of any of the 7 swords. But he did have 4 of the 7 swords stored away for summoning at any time so I guess you could consider him the wielder of all of them.
But Mangetsu being considered among the previous 7SM is a bit concerning. If he did officially kill even one of those members we just saw, wouldn't he be considered part of the current generation, not the previous? I mean in reality, the 7th guy we saw should be the previous owner of Choujirou's Hiramikarei right? I guess it is possible, however, for Mangetsu to have been the official wielder of Hiramikarei at his time. Perhaps he killed the old Hiramikarei wielder and became an official member that way. Perhaps he then attempted to obtain all the blades and began taking out the other members. Its possible that after reaching a total of 5, Choujirou came along and killed him, taking the Hiramikarei away from him and becoming part of the current generation. If that were true, than it would explain why he only had access to 4 of the 7 for summoning, since only 1 of each of the 7 swords can exist at one time. Thoughts?