Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist



The is an organization consisting of only the greatest blade-wielding shinobi that Kirigakure can produce, all of them S-Class and above. There can only be seven members at a time, hence the name.

History
The members of the Seven Swordsmen were the people came from the Bloody Mist's graduation exams with the greatest battle skills. However, the members also had a great lust for power. This led many of them to defect and become missing-nin. Kisame Hoshigaki was the first to abandon the village. Later Zabuza Momochi would follow him after a failed coup d'etat and assassination attempt on the Mizukage.

Known members

 * Zabuza Momochi, (deceased)
 * Kisame Hoshigaki, (currently a member of Akatsuki)
 * Raiga Kurosuki, "Thunder of the Hidden Mist" (deceased) (filler)
 * Mangetsu Hozuki, elder brother of Suigetsu Hozuki, is implied to be a former member in a conversation between Suigetsu and Kisame

Candidates

 * Suigetsu Hozuki, member of Team Hawk