The seven swordsman of Kirigakure, are legendary weapons masters who are each granted one of these new bladed relics, each of which are known far and wide for both their power, and their difficulty to wield. To become a member of the Seven Swordsman is the highest honour the Mizukage is able to bestow upon ninja of Kirigakure.

Each of the ninja given one of these blades become an Honorary member of the land of waves, becoming protected by its edicts and its boarders, this means that a ninja who is a part of another village becomes entwined in an interesting position between two villages, while non Kiri criminals and Ronin become bound to Kirigakure by both honour and Duty.

Though the swordsman are powerful ninja in their own right, their duty is more the safety and the village and the country, rather than the word of the Mizukage herself. The Seven Swordsman are in fact, in such a trusted position that the Mizukage often holds their council on par with the villages Sanin in importance.

These swordsman are the Elite of the Elite, and though many of them hold the rank of Jounin or even Sanin, they stand apart as the most powerful members in Kirigakure, and by attaining the weapons they wield, their names are etched in the annals of time and are never forgotten.

#1 Sesho Sekki:

#2 Midnight Childs Blade:

#3 Soul Cutter:

#4 Kūkan & Sōzō:

#5 Eidleweiss:

#6 Raidachi:

#7 Serpents Tongue:

1. Sero Osada (Commander)
   
2. Maigo Mugetsu (Initiate)
   
3. Gin Kuroka (Retired)
   
4. -
   
5. -
   
6. Strafe Aisu (MIA)
   
7. Nozomi Himitsu
   

To Qualify as a member of the 7 swordsman, you must be an A-Rank ninja or higher with Chakra Flow trained to at least S-Rank.

To apply as a member of the 7 Swordsman, feel free to PM Ayakashi saying you have met the required specifications, or just request an audience with the Mizukage in the Mizukage requests for a thread to be made

Once you have applied for the position you will be given a task by either the current Commander or the Mizukage as a 'test.' This test will come at a word count of 6000 words and a cost of 2500 Ryo.

The only known rank among the members of the Seven Swordsman, is the Commander, from which the other Swordsman revere and follow as their leader. Always the wielder of Sessho Sekki (or another SS-Ranked legendary weapon), the Ninja must be an S-Rank ninja with SS-Rank Chakra Flow to apply, and must also complete a task set by the Mizukage to attain the position like the other Swordsman. There will be always only one commander at each given time.

Each of the Legendary Seven Swords of Kirigakure are relics which for generations have been wielded by the most powerful swordsmen of their respective ages. As such, the blades almost have a living need to be used by those with skill in swordsmanship. Should the blades fall into disuse for very long periods of time, they are known to find their way to the land of Mist for relocation.

Each of the S-Rank Seven Swords as legendary artifacts are each aged relics, some of them little more than shadows of their former selves or future potential, be they degraded by years in both power and sharpness or greater than they appear. But that is not to say that they shall forever remain this way, to the ninja willing to look for ancient and secret means to reforge the blades into their 'true' selves would find their power dramatically increase into something truly fantastic.

At the cost of 10k Ryo, and a 6k word minimum 'plot' thread organised by the kage OOC, a member of the 7 Swordsmen can journey on a search for a means to awaken the true nature of any of the S-Rank swords they possess. The method of tempering can take many forms, be it searching out for the legendary smith whom forged them, renewing the fading chakra within the weapon or many, many other means which can 'awaken' the power within the sword. Once the deed is done, the weapon is reforged by the kage into its true state, and the swordsman's epic tale is recorded for the ages on the weapons history as part of the weapons' legend for all to know and see.