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. The Hozuki brothers, Mangetsu and Suigetsu both trained with the intention of joining the Seven Swordsmen together, their ambitions were cut short when Mangetsu died and Suigetsu got captured by Orochimaru.

Known members

 * Zabuza Momochi, (deceased)
 * Kisame Hoshigaki, (currently a member of Akatsuki)

Anime-only filler member:
 * Raiga Kurosuki, (deceased)

Candidates

 * Suigetsu Hozuki, member of Team Hawk.
 * Mangetsu Hozuki, brother of Suigetsu.