The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

"call!"

Uehara Shusuke let out a long breath.

"Once you've entered the field, you've met the basic requirements for forging the Skeleton Emperor. It takes about ten days to complete the smelting of the main material, but it's still a bit slow."

"But it's unlikely that this chakra fusion technique can be improved significantly in a short period of time."

"Therefore, it is most appropriate for me to begin forging the Skeleton Emperor now."

As he walked out of the forging room, Uehara Shu was starving.

"Senior Haruko, is there anything else to eat?"

Haruko looked back at the ingredients, then at Osamu Uehara's condition.

"Is noodles okay?"

Noodles are probably the quickest dish to make, and Haruko Biwa thinks that Osamu Uehara probably doesn't want to wait too long right now.

"can."

"Please wait a moment, it will be ready in a few minutes."

Uehara Osamu entered the restaurant and sat down.

Before long, a fragrant aroma wafted from the direction of the kitchen.

Uehara Shu immediately felt that the hunger in his stomach was relieved to some extent.

"Having someone who specializes in cooking is definitely a good thing for Forging Island."

"It can significantly improve the happiness of the island's residents."

This is also a good thing for Haruko Biwa.

With the resources of Pipa Shizang, making a living would be absolutely no problem.

An elite Jonin is, in the world of ninjas, one of the highest-income earners.

However, people always have things they want to do.

Haruko Biwa is better off staying on Forging Island than at home alone.

At least here, you can often see the Loquat Juzo.

In addition, compared to other places in Kirigakure, Forging Island is much safer.

The situation with the Kaguya clan and the current state of the Hozuki clan have made the village of Kirigakure somewhat unstable.

Moreover, this job can provide Haruko Biwa with a generous income.

"Xiu, the noodles are here."

"Thank you, Haruko-senpai."

"It's what I should do."

Uehara Shu took the noodles, first drank some soup to warm his stomach, and then picked up his chopsticks to put the noodles into his mouth.

The soup base is made with shrimp and crab, giving it a fresh and delicious seafood flavor.

As for the meat, it's beef.

A type of water buffalo that can dive into the sea and eat seaweed.

Because it is well-suited to the environment of Kirigakure and has a large meat yield, it has been identified by Kirigakure as the main breeding species for beef-producing projects.

"Xiu, how does it taste?"

"very nice."

Uehara Osamu was generous with his praise.

In fact, the cooking skills in this noodle dish are only average, but it is clean, hygienic, and uses high-quality ingredients.

Therefore, the taste won't be too bad.

Haruko looked at Osamu Uehara and smiled.

It wasn't because Uehara Osamu approved of Hibiki Haruko's cooking.

It's because of the ten treasures of loquat.

After the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist suffered a crushing defeat, Haruko Biwa was well aware of Juzo Biwa's condition at that time.

It's like he's become a completely different person.

He was filled with intense negative emotions.

Self-blame, guilt, and resentment

Haruko tried all sorts of methods, but none of them could get her Juzo out of there.

It was as if Pipa Juzo had fallen into an abyss.

Until, under the arrangement of the Third Mizukage, Juzo Biwa arrived at the Forging Island.

Haruko noticed that Juzo Biwa's condition had finally changed slightly.

Then, he gained the recognition of the Blue Rose Sword.

And not long ago, there was the battle with Sunagakure Hakura.

Kizuki was seriously injured, but Haruko knew that Kizuki was very happy.

very happy.

Haruko felt that Juzo Biwa was back to the time before he was defeated by that Konoha genin.

No, it's an even better state than that time.

Positive, goal-oriented, and full of energy.

Haruko Biwa knew that all of this was brought to Juzo Biwa by Osamu Uehara.

Therefore, Haruko Hibiki was very grateful to Osamu Uehara.

"Xiu, Lord Mizukage is here."

Qing arrived at the restaurant entrance.

Just then, Uehara Shu finished the last bite of noodles, picked up the bowl, and took a sip of soup.

"Lord Mizukage?"

Uehara Shu quickly got up and wiped his mouth.

"Senior Haruko, please pack your things. Senior Ao and I are going to see Lord Mizukage."

"Go ahead, I'll take care of it."

When Uehara Shu entered the conference room, which had been converted from an empty house on Forging Island, he noticed that besides the Third Mizukage, there was another figure sitting there.

A fat man.

Long red hair, with an orange tint.

It has serrated teeth, a characteristic of many Kirigakure ninjas.

Green stripes were painted on her face.

He exuded an aura that suggested he was not to be trifled with.

It's like they've just experienced something bad; they're in a low mood.

A name surfaced in Uehara Osamu's mind.

"Sugar Water Pufferfish Demon!"

Uehara Shu recalled the other party's information.

Like Juzo Biwa, he was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Like Juzo Biwa, he also narrowly escaped when facing Might Guy. The other one was Raiga Kurosuki.

However, his mentality is better than that of Hibiki Juzo and Kurosuki Raiga.

Despite such a crushing defeat, he was still able to work normally after returning to the village.

In the original storyline, Suigetsu Hozuki was killed by Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame Hoshigaki overheard Suigetsu Hozuki betraying the village.

This was also confirmed by the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura.

Kisame Hoshigaki, who had just killed his comrades and even jumped off a cliff himself to carry out a mission, could not accept that Suigetsu Hozuki had betrayed the village.

That's why we took action.

However, Uehara Shu couldn't be sure if it was true that Suigetsu Hobutaki had betrayed the village.

After all, the Fourth Mizukage was involved in this.

It is confirmed that the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Obito Uchiha using genjutsu.

He's different from Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha's intentions towards Kirigakure were more about exploiting them.

Obito Uchiha's actions towards Kirigakure were motivated not only by exploitation but also by revenge.

"Mizukage-sama."

The Third Mizukage pointed at Suigetsu Hozuki.

“Xiu, this is Suigetsu Hozuki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.”

"Pufferfish Demon Senior".

The Third Mizukage then introduced Suigetsu Hozuki to him.

"This is Uehara Osamu, the head of the forging department, and also the forger of Kiriichimonji, the Blue Rose Sword, and the Dragon Bone."

"Minister Uehara."

The Third Mizukage's gaze returned to Uehara Shu.

"Xiu, is the nautilus still there?"

"Still."