
In the anime, the remaining six swords returned to Kiri's possession, including Kubikiribōchō from Kakashi Hatake, Samehada taken by Killer B, and Kiba that was in the possession of Omoi. With the release of the Impure World Reincarnation, the sealed swordsmen's souls were ultimately returned to the Pure Land. Although the Third Division suffered numerous casualties, they were able to seal all of the Seven Swordsmen by the second day of the war. Five of the swordsmen were reunited with their former swords, which they used in battle against the Third Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces. The "strongest" generation of the Seven Swordsmen was later reincarnated to fight for Akatsuki during the Fourth Shinobi World War. By the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War, only Hiramekarei wielded by Chōjūrō remained in Kirigakure's possession. The group's remaining members started dying - as in the case of Mangetsu - or becoming missing-nin and taking their swords with them - as in the cases of Kisame and Zabuza Momochi, as well as Jūzō and Raiga in the anime. The group's make-up changed over the following years: Mangetsu Hōzuki joined and mastered all seven swords, and Fuguki was killed and replaced by his subordinate, Kisame Hoshigaki. In the manga, it is only known that Fuguki survived, while in the anime, Jūzō and Raiga also survived along with him. The team was rescued by Might Duy, who fought all seven using the Eight Gates Released Formation. Some time after the Third Shinobi World War, the Seven Swordsmen of the time ( Fuguki Suikazan, Jinin Akebino, Kushimaru Kuriarare, Raiga Kurosuki, Jūzō Biwa, and two others) cornered a Konoha team. They're considered mystical blades, and together, the Seven Swordsmen are capable of bringing down an entire nation, regarded as being the strongest shinobi in the village behind the Mizukage. The swords of the Seven Swordsmen are passed down from generation to generation since the First Mizukage's era.

There can only be seven members at a time - hence the name. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist ( 霧の忍刀七人衆, Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shū) was an organisation consisting of only the greatest blade-wielding shinobi of their generation that Kirigakure can produce.

Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist ( 霧の忍刀七人衆, Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shū)
